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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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3273
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number) |
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39-4989597
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
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Sidney Burke
Stephen P. Alicanti DLA Piper LLP (US) 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 Tel: (212) 335-4500 |
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Suncrete, Inc.
324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I Palm Beach, Florida 33480 Tel: (212) 616-9600 |
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Matthew L. Fry
Rachel O’Donnell Haynes and Boone, LLP 2801 N. Harwood Street, Suite 2300 Dallas, TX 75201 Tel: (214) 651-5000 |
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| | Large accelerated filer | | | ☐ | | | Accelerated filer | | | ☐ | |
| | Non-accelerated filer | | | ☒ | | | Smaller reporting company | | | ☒ | |
| | | | | | | | Emerging growth company | | | ☒ | |
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Exact Name of Co-Registrant as Specified in its Charter(1)(2)
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Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization |
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Standard Industrial Classification Code Number |
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Concrete Partners Holding, LLC
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| | | | Delaware | | | | | | 3273 | | | | | | 26-2336482 | | |
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Compensation
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Terms
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Sponsor
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PubCo Class A Common Stock
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| | The Sponsor holds 797,600 private placement units, consisting of 398,800 private placement warrants (provided, that such warrants will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement) and 797,600 private placement shares, acquired at an aggregate purchase price of $7,976,000. | |
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Compensation
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| | | | | | | The Sponsor also paid an aggregate of $25,000 for 5,750,000 SPAC Founder Shares (provided, that 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement). Haymaker has also issued certain promissory notes to the Sponsor in connection with certain working capital expenses and in connection with the extension of the date by which Haymaker must consummate its initial business combination, which notes are repayable upon the consummation of the Business Combination. As of September 30, 2025, Haymaker owed an aggregate of $1,880,000 to the Sponsor pursuant to such notes. Additionally, Haymaker has agreed to pay $20,000 per month to an affiliate of its vice president for general and administrative services from the commencement of Haymaker’s IPO, payable upon consummation of the Business Combination. Haymaker has also agreed to pay $20,000 per month to an affiliate of its Chief Financial Officer for certain services from the commencement of Haymaker’s IPO, payable upon consummation of the Business Combination. Further, the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on SPAC’s behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, each of Andrew Heyer and Christopher Bradley are entitled to receive 200,000 and 100,000 PubCo restricted stock units (“RSUs”), respectively, upon Closing. | |
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Dothan Independent
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PubCo Class B Common Stock, Assumed SPAC Warrants
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| | Pursuant to the Sponsor Subscription Agreement, Dothan Independent agreed to contribute $500,000 in cash to Sponsor in exchange for 10 Class Z Units of Sponsor in order to loan and fund certain extension costs to the SPAC. At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Sponsor will distribute the Dothan Founder Shares and the Dothan Assumed Warrants to Dothan Independent, and following the Business Combination, as a result of its investment in Sponsor, Dothan Independent will receive 2,800,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock (which has 10 votes per share) and 398,800 Assumed SPAC Warrants. In addition, the Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, on the Closing Date, PubCo will issue 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Independent. | |
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Dothan Concrete
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PubCo Class B Common Stock
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| | The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, on the Closing Date, Dothan Concrete will receive shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock in exchange for each Company Common Unit and Company Preferred Unit held by Dothan Concrete. All other members of Suncrete holding Company Common Units and/or Company Preferred Units will receive PubCo Class A Common Stock (which has one vote per share). | |
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Rollover Holders (excluding Dothan
Concrete)(1) |
| | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 22.4% | | | | | | 6.0% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 23.8% | | | | | | 6.1% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 25.4% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 27.3% | | | | | | 6.3% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 29.4% | | | | | | 6.4% | | |
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Public Shareholders (excluding Sponsor)
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| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 28.8% | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 17,959,813 | | | | | | 17,959,813 | | | | | | 24.3% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 13,291,727 | | | | | | 13,291,727 | | | | | | 19.2% | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 8,623,641 | | | | | | 8,623,641 | | | | | | 13.4% | | | | | | 3.1% | | | | | | 3,955,556 | | | | | | 3,955,556 | | | | | | 6.6% | | | | | | 1.4% | | |
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Sponsor
|
| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.6% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.9% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | |
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PIPE Investors
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| | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 14.3% | | | | | | 3.8% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 15.2% | | | | | | 3.9% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 16.2% | | | | | | 4.0% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 17.4% | | | | | | 4.0% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 18.7% | | | | | | 4.1% | | |
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Dothan Concrete
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| | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 23.4% | | | | | | 63.1% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 24.9% | | | | | | 64.1% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 26.6% | | | | | | 65.2% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 28.5% | | | | | | 66.2% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 30.7% | | | | | | 67.4% | | |
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Dothan Independent
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| | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 6.7% | | | | | | 18.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.2% | | | | | | 18.4% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 18.7% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.2% | | | | | | 19.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.8% | | | | | | 19.4% | | |
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Total
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| | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 292,090,049 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 73,920,138 | | | | | | 287,421,963 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 69,252,052 | | | | | | 282,753,877 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 64,583,966 | | | | | | 278,085,791 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | | | | | 273,417,706 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | |
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Assuming No Redemptions
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Rollover Holders (excluding Dothan Concrete)(1)
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| | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 22.4% | | | | | | 6.0% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 23.8% | | | | | | 6.1% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 25.4% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 27.3% | | | | | | 6.3% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 29.4% | | | | | | 6.4% | | |
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Public Shareholders (excluding Sponsor)
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| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 28.8% | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 17,959,813 | | | | | | 17,959,813 | | | | | | 24.3% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 13,291,727 | | | | | | 13,291,727 | | | | | | 19.2% | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 8,623,641 | | | | | | 8,623,641 | | | | | | 13.4% | | | | | | 3.1% | | | | | | 3,955,556 | | | | | | 3,955,556 | | | | | | 6.6% | | | | | | 1.4% | | |
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Sponsor
|
| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.6% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.9% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | |
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PIPE Investors
|
| | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 14.3% | | | | | | 3.8% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 15.2% | | | | | | 3.9% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 16.2% | | | | | | 4.0% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 17.4% | | | | | | 4.0% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 18.7% | | | | | | 4.1% | | |
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Dothan Concrete
|
| | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 23.4% | | | | | | 63.1% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 24.9% | | | | | | 64.1% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 26.6% | | | | | | 65.2% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 28.5% | | | | | | 66.2% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 30.7% | | | | | | 67.4% | | |
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Dothan Independent
|
| | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 6.7% | | | | | | 18.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.2% | | | | | | 18.4% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 18.7% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.2% | | | | | | 19.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.8% | | | | | | 19.4% | | |
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Total
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| | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 292,090,049 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 73,920,138 | | | | | | 287,421,963 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 69,252,052 | | | | | | 282,753,877 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 64,583,966 | | | | | | 278,085,791 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | | | | | 273,417,706 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | |
| | | |
Compensation
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| |
Terms
|
|
|
Sponsor
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| | PubCo Class A Common Stock | | | The Sponsor holds 797,600 private placement units, consisting of 398,800 private placement warrants (provided, that such warrants will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement) and 797,600 private placement shares, acquired at an aggregate purchase price of $7,976,000. The Sponsor also paid an aggregate of $25,000 for 5,750,000 SPAC Founder Shares (provided, that 2,800,000 SPAC Founder Shares will be conveyed to Dothan Independent in the Sponsor Distribution, as provided in the Sponsor Subscription Agreement). Haymaker has also issued certain promissory notes to the Sponsor in connection with certain working capital expenses and in connection with the extension of the date by which Haymaker must consummate its initial business combination, which notes are repayable upon the consummation of the Business Combination. As of September 30, 2025, Haymaker owed an aggregate of $1,880,000 to the Sponsor pursuant to such notes. Additionally, Haymaker has agreed to pay $20,000 per month to an affiliate of its vice president for general and administrative services from the commencement of Haymaker’s IPO, payable upon consummation of the Business Combination. Haymaker has also agreed to pay $20,000 per month to an affiliate of its Chief Financial Officer for certain services from the commencement of Haymaker’s IPO, payable upon consummation of the Business Combination. Further, the Sponsor and SPAC’s officers, directors and advisors will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on SPAC’s behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, each of Andrew Heyer and Christopher Bradley are entitled to receive 200,000 and 100,000 PubCo RSUs, respectively, upon Closing. | |
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Dothan Independent
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| | PubCo Class B Common Stock, Assumed SPAC Warrants | | | Pursuant to the Sponsor Subscription Agreement, Dothan Independent agreed to contribute $500,000 in cash to Sponsor in exchange for 10 Class Z Units of Sponsor in order to loan and fund certain extension costs to the SPAC. At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Sponsor will distribute the Dothan Founder Shares and the Dothan Assumed Warrants to Dothan Independent, and following the Business Combination, as a result of its investment in Sponsor, Dothan Independent will receive 2,800,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock (which has 10 votes per share) and 398,800 Assumed SPAC Warrants. In addition, the Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, on the Closing Date, PubCo will issue 2,500,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock to Dothan Independent. | |
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Dothan Concrete
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| | PubCo Class B Common Stock | | | The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, on the Closing Date, Dothan Concrete will receive shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock in exchange for each Company Common Unit and Company Preferred Unit held by Dothan Concrete. All other members of Suncrete holding Company Common Units and/or Company Preferred Units will receive PubCo Class A Common Stock (which has one vote per share). | |
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Assuming No Redemptions
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Assuming 50% Redemptions
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Assuming 75% Redemptions
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Rollover Holders
(excluding Dothan Concrete)(1) |
| | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 22.4% | | | | | | 6.0% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 23.8% | | | | | | 6.1% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 25.4% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 27.3% | | | | | | 6.3% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 29.4% | | | | | | 6.4% | | |
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Public Shareholders
(excluding Sponsor) |
| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 28.8% | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 17,959,813 | | | | | | 17,959,813 | | | | | | 24.3% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 13,291,727 | | | | | | 13,291,727 | | | | | | 19.2% | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 8,623,641 | | | | | | 8,623,641 | | | | | | 13.4% | | | | | | 3.1% | | | | | | 3,955,556 | | | | | | 3,955,556 | | | | | | 6.6% | | | | | | 1.4% | | |
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Sponsor
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| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.6% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.9% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | |
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PIPE Investors
|
| | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 14.3% | | | | | | 3.8% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 15.2% | | | | | | 3.9% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 16.2% | | | | | | 4.0% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 17.4% | | | | | | 4.0% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 18.7% | | | | | | 4.1% | | |
|
Dothan Concrete
|
| | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 23.4% | | | | | | 63.1% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 24.9% | | | | | | 64.1% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 26.6% | | | | | | 65.2% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 28.5% | | | | | | 66.2% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 30.7% | | | | | | 67.4% | | |
|
Dothan
Independent |
| | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 6.7% | | | | | | 18.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.2% | | | | | | 18.4% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 18.7% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.2% | | | | | | 19.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.8% | | | | | | 19.4% | | |
|
Total
|
| | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 292,090,049 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 73,920,138 | | | | | | 287,421,963 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 69,252,052 | | | | | | 282,753,877 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 64,583,966 | | | | | | 278,085,791 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | | | | | 273,417,706 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | |
| | | |
No
Redemptions |
| |
25%
Redemptions |
| |
50%
Redemptions |
| |
75%
Redemptions |
| |
Maximum
Contractual Redemptions |
| |||||||||||||||
|
Initial public offering price per share of Haymaker
|
| | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
|
As adjusted net tangible book
value(1) |
| | | $ | 341,441 | | | | | $ | 288,925 | | | | | $ | 236,409 | | | | | $ | 183,893 | | | | | $ | 131,377 | | |
| | | |
No
Redemptions |
| |
25%
Redemptions |
| |
50%
Redemptions |
| |
75%
Redemptions |
| |
Maximum
Contractual Redemptions |
| |||||||||||||||
|
As adjusted total shares(2)
|
| | | | 40,392,166 | | | | | | 35,724,080 | | | | | | 31,055,994 | | | | | | 26,387,908 | | | | | | 21,719,823 | | |
|
Haymaker’s adjusted net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2025
|
| | | $ | 8.45 | | | | | $ | 8.09 | | | | | $ | 7.61 | | | | | $ | 6.97 | | | | | $ | 6.05 | | |
|
Dilution per share to the existing Haymaker shareholders
|
| | | $ | 1.55 | | | | | $ | 1.91 | | | | | $ | 2.39 | | | | | $ | 3.03 | | | | | $ | 3.95 | | |
|
Change in net tangible book value per share attributable to Haymaker’s shareholders(3)
|
| | | $ | 8.86 | | | | | $ | 8.50 | | | | | $ | 8.02 | | | | | $ | 7.38 | | | | | $ | 6.46 | | |
| | | |
No
Redemptions(1) |
| |
25%
Redemptions(2) |
| |
50%
Redemptions(3) |
| |
75%
Redemptions(4) |
| |
Maximum
Contractual Redemptions(5) |
| |||||||||||||||
|
As adjusted net tangible book value per
share |
| | | $ | 8.45 | | | | | $ | 8.09 | | | | | $ | 7.61 | | | | | $ | 6.97 | | | | | $ | 6.05 | | |
| Numerator adjustments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Haymaker’s net tangible book value as of September 30, 2025
|
| | | $ | (11,955) | | | | | $ | (11,955) | | | | | $ | (11,955) | | | | | $ | (11,955) | | | | | $ | (11,955) | | |
|
Transaction costs attributable to Haymaker(6)
|
| | | | (6,748) | | | | | | (6,748) | | | | | | (6,748) | | | | | | (6,748) | | | | | | (6,748) | | |
|
PIPE Offering
|
| | | | 105,500 | | | | | | 105,500 | | | | | | 105,500 | | | | | | 105,500 | | | | | | 105,500 | | |
|
Funds released from trust
|
| | | | 254,644 | | | | | | 202,128 | | | | | | 149,612 | | | | | | 97,096 | | | | | | 44,580 | | |
|
As adjusted net tangible book value
|
| | | $ | 341,441 | | | | | $ | 288,925 | | | | | $ | 236,409 | | | | | $ | 183,893 | | | | | $ | 131,377 | | |
| Denominator adjustments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares subject
to possible redemption |
| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 17,959,813 | | | | | | 13,291,727 | | | | | | 8,623,641 | | | | | | 3,955,556 | | |
|
SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares not subject to redemption(7)
|
| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 797,600 | | |
|
SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares(8)
|
| | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | |
|
PIPE Investor Shares
|
| | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | |
|
As adjusted total shares
|
| | | | 40,392,166 | | | | | | 35,724,080 | | | | | | 31,055,994 | | | | | | 26,387,908 | | | | | | 21,719,823 | | |
| | | |
No
Redemptions |
| |
25%
Redemptions |
| |
50%
Redemptions |
| |
75%
Redemptions |
| |
Maximum
Contractual Redemptions |
| |||||||||||||||
| | | |
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Initial public offering price per share of Haymaker
|
| | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
|
As adjusted Haymaker shares outstanding
|
| | | | 40,392,166 | | | | | | 35,724,080 | | | | | | 31,055,994 | | | | | | 26,387,908 | | | | | | 21,719,823 | | |
|
Dothan Founder Shares
|
| | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | | | 2,500,000 | | |
|
Sponsor forfeited shares
|
| | | | (333,333) | | | | | | (333,333) | | | | | | (333,333) | | | | | | (333,333) | | | | | | (333,333) | | |
|
Shares issued to Suncrete shareholders
in Business Combination(1) |
| | | | 36,029,391 | | | | | | 36,029,391 | | | | | | 36,029,391 | | | | | | 36,029,391 | | | | | | 36,029,391 | | |
|
Number of shares after giving effect to the Business Combination
|
| | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 73,920,138 | | | | | | 69,252,052 | | | | | | 64,583,966 | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | |
|
Value of combined company upon Closing of the Business Combination
|
| | | $ | 785,882 | | | | | $ | 739,201 | | | | | $ | 692,521 | | | | | $ | 645,840 | | | | | $ | 599,159 | | |
| | | |
No
Redemptions |
| |
25%
Redemptions |
| |
50%
Redemptions |
| |
75%
Redemptions |
| |
Maximum
Redemptions |
| |||||||||||||||
| | | |
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Summary Unaudited Pro Forma
Condensed Combined Statement of Operations Data for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted
|
| | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 73,920,138 | | | | | | 69,252,052 | | | | | | 64,583,966 | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per
share |
| | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | |
| | | |
No
Redemptions |
| |
25%
Redemptions |
| |
50%
Redemptions |
| |
75%
Redemptions |
| |
Maximum
Redemptions |
| |||||||||||||||
| | | |
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Summary Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations Data for the Year Ended December 31, 2024
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net loss
|
| | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted
|
| | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 73,920,138 | | | | | | 69,252,052 | | | | | | 64,583,966 | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net loss per share
|
| | | $ | (0.14) | | | | | $ | (0.15) | | | | | $ | (0.16) | | | | | $ | (0.17) | | | | | $ | (0.18) | | |
| | | |
No
Redemptions |
| |
25%
Redemptions |
| |
50%
Redemptions |
| |
75%
Redemptions |
| |
Maximum
Redemptions |
| |||||||||||||||
| | | |
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Summary Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet Data as of September 30, 2025
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 668,261 | | | | | $ | 615,745 | | | | | $ | 563,229 | | | | | $ | 510,713 | | | | | $ | 458,197 | | |
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | |
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
| | | $ | 422,753 | | | | | $ | 370,237 | | | | | $ | 317,721 | | | | | $ | 265,205 | | | | | $ | 212,689 | | |
| | | |
No
Redemptions |
| |
25%
Redemptions |
| |
50%
Redemptions |
| |
75%
Redemptions |
| |
Maximum
Redemptions |
| |||||||||||||||
| | | |
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations Data for the nine months ended September 30, 2025
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted
|
| | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 73,920,138 | | | | | | 69,252,052 | | | | | | 64,583,966 | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per share
|
| | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | |
| | | |
No
Redemptions |
| |
25%
Redemptions |
| |
50%
Redemptions |
| |
75%
Redemptions |
| |
Maximum
Redemptions |
| |||||||||||||||
| | | |
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations Data for the year ended December 31, 2024
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss
|
| | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted
|
| | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 73,920,138 | | | | | | 69,252,052 | | | | | | 64,583,966 | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per share
|
| | | $ | (0.14) | | | | | $ | (0.15) | | | | | $ | (0.16) | | | | | $ | (0.17) | | | | | $ | (0.18) | | |
| | | |
No
Redemptions |
| |
25%
Redemptions |
| |
50%
Redemptions |
| |
75%
Redemptions |
| |
Maximum
Redemptions |
| | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|
| | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet Data as of September 30, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 668,261 | | | | | $ | 615,745 | | | | | $ | 563,229 | | | | | $ | 510,713 | | | | | $ | 458,197 | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | $ | 245,508 | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
| | | $ | 422,753 | | | | | $ | 370,237 | | | | | $ | 317,721 | | | | | $ | 265,205 | | | | | $ | 212,689 | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
| | | |
Suncrete
(Historical) |
| |
Suncrete
(Pro Forma Combined) |
| |
Haymaker
(As Adjusted) |
| |
Pro Forma
Combined (No Redemptions) |
| |
Pro Forma
Combined (25% Redemptions) |
| |
Pro Forma
Combined (50% Redemptions) |
| |
Pro Forma
Combined (75% Redemptions) |
| |
Pro Forma
Combined (Maximum Redemptions) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Book (deficit) value per
share |
| | | $ | (0.08) | | | | | $ | (0.12) | | | | | $ | (0.41) | | | | | $ | 5.38 | | | | | $ | 5.01 | | | | | $ | 4.59 | | | | | $ | 4.11 | | | | | $ | 3.55 | | |
|
Weighted average units outstanding – basic and diluted
|
| | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 73,920,138 | | | | | | 69,252,052 | | | | | | 64,583,966 | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | |
|
Net income (loss) per unit or share – basic and diluted
|
| | | $ | (0.04) | | | | | $ | (0.06) | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | |
| | | |
No Redemptions
|
| |
Maximum Redemptions
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Equity Capitalization Summary
|
| |
Shares
|
| |
%
Ownership |
| |
% Voting
Power |
| |
Shares
|
| |
% Ownership
|
| |
% Voting
Power |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Rollover Holders(1)
|
| | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 22.4% | | | | | | 6.0% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 29.4% | | | | | | 6.4% | | |
|
Dothan Independent GP, LP
|
| | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 6.8% | | | | | | 18.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 8.8% | | | | | | 19.4% | | |
|
Public Shareholders of SPAC
|
| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 28.8% | | | | | | 7.8% | | | | | | 3,955,556 | | | | | | 6.6% | | | | | | 1.5% | | |
|
Dothan Concrete
|
| | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 23.4% | | | | | | 63.1% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 30.8% | | | | | | 67.4% | | |
|
PIPE Investors
|
| | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 14.3% | | | | | | 3.8% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 18.7% | | | | | | 4.1% | | |
|
Haymaker Initial Shareholders
|
| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | |
|
Total(2)
|
| | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | |
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined (See Note l) |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified (See Note m) |
| |
No Redemptions
|
| |
Maximum Redemptions
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro
Forma Combined |
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro Forma
Combined |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 5,833 | | | | | $ | 7 | | | | | $ | 254,644 | | | | | | (a) | | | | | $ | 287,664 | | | | | $ | (210,064) | | | | | | (f) | | | | | $ | 77,600 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (10,530) | | | | | | (b) | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (19,700) | | | | | | (c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 105,500 | | | | | | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (26,590) | | | | | | (e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,500) | | | | | | (j) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (10,000) | | | | | | (k) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 42,484 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 42,484 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 42,484 | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 8,847 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,847 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,847 | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | 1,497 | | | | | | 60 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,557 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,557 | | |
|
Total current assets
|
| | | | 58,661 | | | | | | 67 | | | | | | 281,824 | | | | | | | | | | | | 340,552 | | | | | | (210,064) | | | | | | | | | | | | 130,488 | | |
| Property, plant and equipment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Property, plant & equipment, at cost
|
| | | | 114,369 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 114,369 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 114,369 | | |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | (11,638) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,638) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,638) | | |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
| | | | 102,731 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 102,731 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 102,731 | | |
|
Goodwill
|
| | | | 114,037 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 114,037 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 114,037 | | |
|
Customer relationships, net
|
| | | | 84,814 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 84,814 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 84,814 | | |
|
Trade name
|
| | | | 24,122 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,122 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,122 | | |
|
Cash and securities held in Trust
Account |
| | | | — | | | | | | 254,644 | | | | | | (254,644) | | | | | | (a) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
| | | | 2,005 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,005 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,005 | | |
|
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 386,370 | | | | | $ | 254,711 | | | | | $ | 27,180 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 668,261 | | | | | $ | (210,064) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 458,197 | | |
|
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE MEZZANINE EQUITY, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 13,106 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 13,106 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 13,106 | | |
|
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | 8,621 | | | | | | 1,492 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,113 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,113 | | |
|
WCL Promissory Note – related
party |
| | | | — | | | | | | 755 | | | | | | (755) | | | | | | (b) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Deferred payment liability
|
| | | | 21,845 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,845 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,845 | | |
|
Current portion of lease liabilities
|
| | | | 332 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 332 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 332 | | |
|
Extension promissory note
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1,125 | | | | | | (1,125) | | | | | | (b) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Long-term debt, current portion
|
| | | | 6,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,500 | | |
|
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 50,404 | | | | | | 3,372 | | | | | | (1,880) | | | | | | | | | | | | 51,896 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 51,896 | | |
|
Deferred underwriting fee payable
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 8,650 | | | | | | (8,650) | | | | | | (b) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | 50 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | |
|
Long-term lease liability
|
| | | | 1,486 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,486 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,486 | | |
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined (See Note l) |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified (See Note m) |
| |
No Redemptions
|
| |
Maximum Redemptions
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro
Forma Combined |
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro Forma
Combined |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Long-term debt, net
|
| | | | 192,076 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 192,076 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 192,076 | | |
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 244,016 | | | | | | 12,022 | | | | | | (10,530) | | | | | | | | | | | | 245,508 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 245,508 | | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Redeemable mezzanine equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 254,644 | | | | | | (254,644) | | | | | | (f) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Senior Preferred Units
|
| | | | 26,590 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (26,590) | | | | | | (e) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Preferred Units
|
| | | | 127,487 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (127,487) | | | | | | (g) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
PubCo Class A Common Stock
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | (f) | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | (f) | | | | | | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | (g) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | (h) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
PubCo Class B Common Stock
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Class B Ordinary Shares
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | (h) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Members’ Equity (Deficit)
|
| | | | (11,723) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (10,000) | | | | | | (k) | | | | | | (21,723) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (21,723) | | |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 254,642 | | | | | | (f) | | | | | | 444,470 | | | | | | (210,062) | | | | | | (f) | | | | | | 234,408 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (19,700) | | | | | | (c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 105,499 | | | | | | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 127,485 | | | | | | (g) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,956) | | | | | | (i) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,500) | | | | | | (j) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (11,956) | | | | | | 11,956 | | | | | | (i) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
| | | | (11,723) | | | | | | (11,955) | | | | | | 446,431 | | | | | | | | | | | | 422,753 | | | | | | (210,064) | | | | | | | | | | | | 212,689 | | |
|
Total liabilities, redeemable mezzanine equity, and shareholders’ equity
|
| | | $ | 386,370 | | | | | $ | 254,711 | | | | | $ | 27,180 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 668,261 | | | | | $ | (210,064) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 458,197 | | |
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| | | |
Historical
|
| |
Historical
|
| |
Schwarz
Acquisition Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined |
| | ||||||||||||||
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Suncrete
As of September 30, 2025 |
| |
Schwarz
As of September 30, 2025 |
| | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 4,454 | | | | | $ | 1,379 | | | | | $ | 74,300 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | $ | 5,833 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (74,300) | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 24,526 | | | | | | 17,958 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 42,484 | | | | ||
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 5,470 | | | | | | 3,377 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,847 | | | | ||
|
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | (29) | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | 1,468 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | 1,497 | | | | ||
|
Total current assets
|
| | | | 35,918 | | | | | | 22,743 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 58,661 | | | | ||
| Property, plant and equipment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Property, plant & equipment, at cost
|
| | | | 85,280 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 29,089 | | | | | | (3) | | | | | | 114,369 | | | | ||
|
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | (11,638) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,638) | | | | ||
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
| | | | 73,642 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 29,089 | | | | | | | | | | | | 102,731 | | | | ||
|
Property and equipment, net
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 25,296 | | | | | | (25,296) | | | | | | (3) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
| | | |
Historical
|
| |
Historical
|
| |
Schwarz
Acquisition Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined |
| | ||||||||||||||
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Suncrete
As of September 30, 2025 |
| |
Schwarz
As of September 30, 2025 |
| | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Goodwill
|
| | | | 79,505 | | | | | | 5,453 | | | | | | (5,453) | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | 114,037 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34,532 | | | | | | (5) | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Customer relationships, net
|
| | | | 56,813 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 28,001 | | | | | | (6) | | | | | | 84,814 | | | | ||
|
Trade name
|
| | | | 16,800 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,322 | | | | | | (7) | | | | | | 24,122 | | | | ||
|
Right-of-use assets
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1,305 | | | | | | (1,305) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
| | | | 1,985 | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,005 | | | | ||
|
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 264,663 | | | | | $ | 54,817 | | | | | $ | 66,890 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 386,370 | | | | ||
|
LIABILITIES, REEDEMABLE MEZZANINE EQUITY, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 7,643 | | | | | $ | 13,141 | | | | | $ | (7,678) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | $ | 13,106 | | | | ||
|
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | 4,572 | | | | | | 1,291 | | | | | | 4,000 | | | | | | (9) | | | | | | 8,621 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,242) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Deferred payment liability
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21,845 | | | | | | (11) | | | | | | 21,845 | | | | ||
|
Current portion of lease liabilities
|
| | | | 332 | | | | | | 136 | | | | | | (136) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | 332 | | | | ||
|
Long-term debt, current portion
|
| | | | 6,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,500 | | | | ||
|
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 19,047 | | | | | | 14,568 | | | | | | 16,789 | | | | | | | | | | | | 50,404 | | | | ||
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 50 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | | | ||
|
Notes payable to shareholders and members
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 2,147 | | | | | | (2,147) | | | | | | (10) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Long-term lease liability
|
| | | | 1,486 | | | | | | 1,169 | | | | | | (1,169) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | 1,486 | | | | ||
|
Long-term debt, net
|
| | | | 117,776 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 74,300 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | 192,076 | | | | ||
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 138,309 | | | | | | 17,934 | | | | | | 87,773 | | | | | | | | | | | | 244,016 | | | | ||
| Commitments and Contingencies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Redeemable mezzanine equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Senior Preferred Units
|
| | | | 26,590 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 26,590 | | | | ||
|
Preferred Units
|
| | | | 107,487 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20,000 | | | | | | (12) | | | | | | 127,487 | | | | ||
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Common Stock
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | (13) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Noncontrolling interest
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 13,437 | | | | | | (13,437) | | | | | | (14) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Retained earnings
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 23,445 | | | | | | (23,445) | | | | | | (13) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Members’ equity (deficit)
|
| | | | (7,723) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,000) | | | | | | (9) | | | | | | (11,723) | | | | ||
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
| | | | (7,723) | | | | | | 36,883 | | | | | | (40,883) | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,723) | | | | ||
|
Total liabilities, redeemable mezzanine equity, and shareholders’ equity
|
| | | $ | 264,663 | | | | | $ | 54,817 | | | | | $ | 66,890 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 386,370 | | | | ||
| | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
|
Suncrete caption
|
| |
Haymaker Acquisition
Corp. 4 caption |
| |
Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
| |||||||||
| ASSETS | | | ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Current assets:
|
| | Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| |
Cash
|
| | | $ | 7 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 7 | | |
| | | |
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 60 | | | | | | (60) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
|
Suncrete caption
|
| |
Haymaker Acquisition
Corp. 4 caption |
| |
Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
| |||||||||
|
Inventory
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | 60 | | | | | | 60 | | |
|
Total current assets
|
| |
Total current assets
|
| | | | 67 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 67 | | |
| Property, plant and equipment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Property, plant & equipment, at cost
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | Prepaid insurance – non-current | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Goodwill
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Customer relationships, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Trade name
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Cash held in Trust Account
|
| | Cash held in Trust Account | | | | | 254,644 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 254,644 | | |
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total assets
|
| |
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 254,711 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 254,711 | | |
|
LIABILITIES, REEDEMABLE
MEZZANINE EQUITY, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
| |
LIABILITIES, CLASS A
ORDINARY SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Current liabilities:
|
| | Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Accrued expenses
|
| | | $ | 1,492 | | | | | $ | (1,492) | | | | | $ | — | | |
| | | |
Accrued offering costs
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,492 | | | | | | 1,492 | | |
|
WCL Promissory Note – related party
|
| |
WCL Promissory Note – related party
|
| | | | 755 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 755 | | |
|
Extension promissory note
|
| | Extension promissory note | | | | | 1,125 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,125 | | |
|
Long-term debt, current portion
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total current liabilities
|
| |
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 3,372 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,372 | | |
|
Long-term liabilities
|
| | Long-term liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Deferred underwriting fee payable
|
| |
Deferred underwriting fee payable
|
| | | | 8,650 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,650 | | |
|
Long-term lease liability
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Long-term debt, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total liabilities
|
| |
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 12,022 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12,022 | | |
|
Commitments and Contingencies
(Note 14) |
| |
Commitments and Contingencies
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Redeemable mezzanine equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
|
| |
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
|
| | | | 254,644 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 254,644 | | |
|
Senior Preferred Units
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
|
Suncrete caption
|
| |
Haymaker Acquisition
Corp. 4 caption |
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Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
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|
Preferred Units
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
|
| | Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Preference shares
|
| |
Preference shares
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Class A Ordinary Shares
|
| |
Class A Ordinary Shares
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Class B Ordinary shares
|
| |
Class B Ordinary shares
|
| | | | 1 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1 | | |
|
Common units (deficit)
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
| |
Additional paid-in capital
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
| |
Accumulated deficit
|
| | | | (11,956) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (11,956) | | |
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
| |
Total shareholders’ deficit
|
| | | | (11,955) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (11,955) | | |
| | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total liabilities, redeemable
mezzanine equity, and shareholders’ equity |
| |
Total liabilities, Class A
Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption , and shareholders’ equity |
| | |
$
|
254,711
|
| | | |
$
|
—
|
| | | |
$
|
254,711
|
| |
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| | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined (See Note b) |
| |
Haymaker As
Reclassified (See Note c) |
| |
No Redemptions
|
| |
Maximum
Redemptions |
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|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro Forma
Combined |
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| |
Pro Forma
Combined |
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|
Revenues
|
| | | $ | 203,978 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 203,978 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 203,978 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold:
|
| | | | 138,970 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 138,970 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 138,970 | | |
|
Gross profit
|
| | |
|
65,008
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
65,008
|
| | | | | — | | | | |
|
65,008
|
| |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 44,313 | | | | | | 1,670 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 45,983 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 45,983 | | |
|
Acquisition-related costs
|
| | | | 1,967 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,967 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,967 | | |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | (504) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (504) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (504) | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 45,776 | | | | | | 1,670 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 47,446 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 47,446 | | |
|
Operating income
|
| | | | 19,232 | | | | | | (1,670) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,562 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17,562 | | |
| Non-operating expenses (income): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest earned on cash held in Trust
Account |
| | | | — | | | | | | (7,896) | | | | | | 7,896 | | | | | | (a) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Other expense
|
| | | | 330 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 330 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 330 | | |
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | 13,515 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,515 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13,515 | | |
|
Total non-operating expense (income)
|
| | | | 13,845 | | | | | | (7,896) | | | | | | 7,896 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,845 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13,845 | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | $ | 5,387 | | | | | $ | 6,226 | | | | | $ | (7,896) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | |
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
| | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | |
|
Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted
|
| | | $ | (0.06) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | |
| | | |
Historical
|
| |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Suncrete
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 |
| |
Schwarz
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 |
| |
Schwarz
Acquisition Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined |
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|
Revenues
|
| | | $ | 130,777 | | | | | $ | 73,201 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 203,978 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | | 84,883 | | | | | | 63,249 | | | | | | (12,193) | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | 138,970 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 931 | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,100 | | | | | | (3) | | | | | | | | |
|
Gross Profit
|
| | | | 45,894 | | | | | | 9,952 | | | | | | 9,162 | | | | | | | | | | | | 65,008 | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 30,001 | | | | | | 2,618 | | | | | | 12,193 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | 44,313 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (499) | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | | | |
|
Acquisition-related costs
|
| | | | 1,967 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,967 | | |
|
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | 276 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (780) | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | (504) | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 32,244 | | | | | | 2,618 | | | | | | 10,914 | | | | | | | | | | | | 45,776 | | |
|
Operating income (loss)
|
| | | | 13,650 | | | | | | 7,334 | | | | | | (1,752) | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,232 | | |
| Non-operating expenses (income): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Other expense (income)
|
| | | | 481 | | | | | | (151) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 330 | | |
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (780) | | | | | | 780 | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Interest expense
|
| | | | 7,873 | | | | | | 281 | | | | | | 5,361 | | | | | | (5) | | | | | | 13,515 | | |
|
Total non-operating expense
(income) |
| | | | 8,354 | | | | | | (650) | | | | | | 6,141 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,845 | | |
|
Net income (loss) before income taxes
|
| | | | 5,296 | | | | | | 7,984 | | | | | | (7,893) | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,387 | | |
|
Income tax expense
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 550 | | | | | | (550) | | | | | | (6) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net income (loss) – consolidated
|
| | | | 5,296 | | | | | | 7,434 | | | | | | (7,343) | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,387 | | |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 2,649 | | | | | | (2,649) | | | | | | (7) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest
|
| | | $ | 5,296 | | | | | $ | 4,785 | | | | | $ | (4,694) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,387 | | |
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
| | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
(8)
|
| | | | | 95,700,000 | | |
|
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
|
| | | $ | (0.04) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
(8)
|
| | | | $ | (0.06) | | |
| | | |
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2025 |
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| | | |
Historical
|
| |
Pro Forma
|
| ||||||
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 5,296 | | | | | $ | 5,387 | | |
|
Less: Deemed Dividends on Preferred Stock
|
| | | | (7,655) | | | | | | (9,795) | | |
|
Less: Dividends declared and paid on Senior Preferred Stock
|
| | | | (1,750) | | | | | | (1,750) | | |
|
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders
|
| | | | (4,109) | | | | | | (6,158) | | |
| Common shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Common Shares outstanding – basic
|
| | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | |
|
Dilutive effect of potential Common Shares
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Common Shares outstanding – diluted
|
| | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | |
| Net loss per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Basic
|
| | | $ | (0.04) | | | | | $ | (0.06) | | |
|
Diluted
|
| | | $ | (0.04) | | | | | $ | (0.06) | | |
| | | | | | |
Historical
|
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|
Suncrete caption
|
| |
Haymaker
Acquisition Corp. 4 caption |
| |
Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
| | |||||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | ||
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Gross Profit
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | ||
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| | | |
General and administrative
expenses |
| | | | 1,490 | | | | | | (1,490) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
| | | |
General and administrative
expenses – related party |
| | | | 180 | | | | | | (180) | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,490 | | | | | | 1,670 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 180 | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | | | | 1,670 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,670 | | | | ||
|
Operating income
|
| |
Loss from operations
|
| | |
|
(1,670)
|
| | | | | — | | | | |
|
(1,670)
|
| | | ||
|
Non-operating expenses / (income):
|
| | Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account
|
| |
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account
|
| | | | (7,896) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (7,896) | | | | ||
|
Other expense
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | ||
|
Total non-operating expense / (income)
|
| |
Total other income
|
| | | | (7,896) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (7,896) | | | | ||
|
Net income
|
| | Net income | | | | $ | 6,226 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 6,226 | | | | ||
|
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, basic and diluted
|
| | | | | | | 22,907,316 | | | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 22,907,316 | | | | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
|
| | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | |
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding of non-redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares, basic and diluted |
| | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per share, non-redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares
|
| | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | |
| | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined (See Note c) |
| |
Haymaker As
Reclassified (See Note d) |
| |
No Redemptions
|
| |
Maximum Redemptions
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Pro Forma
Combined |
| |
Transaction
Accounting Adjustments |
| |
Pro Forma
Combined |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | | $ | 277,926 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 277,926 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 277,926 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold:
|
| | | | 191,068 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 191,068 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 191,068 | | |
|
Gross profit
|
| | |
|
86,858
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
86,858
|
| | | | | — | | | | |
|
86,858
|
| |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 58,052 | | | | | | 940 | | | | | | 10,000 | | | | | | (b) | | | | | | 68,992 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 68,992 | | |
|
Other operating expenses
|
| | | | 7,422 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,422 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,422 | | |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | (146) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (146) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (146) | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 65,328 | | | | | | 940 | | | | | | 10,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 76,268 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 76,268 | | |
|
Operating income
|
| | |
|
21,530
|
| | | |
|
(940)
|
| | | | | (10,000) | | | | | | | | | | |
|
10,590
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
10,590
|
| |
| Other expense (income): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (12,264) | | | | | | 12,264 | | | | | | (a) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Other expense
|
| | | | 450 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 450 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 450 | | |
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | 20,960 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,960 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20,960 | | |
|
Total other expense
|
| | | | 21,410 | | | | | | (12,264) | | | | | | 12,264 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,410 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 21,410 | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | $ | 120 | | | | | $ | 11,324 | | | | | $ | (22,264) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (10,820) | | |
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
| | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | |
|
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
|
| | | $ | (0.45) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.14) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.18) | | |
| | | |
Historical
|
| |
Historical
|
| |
Historical
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
|
(In $000’s)
|
| |
Suncrete
As Reported for the period from Inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| |
Combined
Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC and Ram Transportation, LLC for the period January 1, 2024 through July 31, 2024 |
| |
Schwarz
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| |
Concrete
Acquisition Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Schwarz
Acquisition Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
| | | | | | | |
Suncrete
Pro Forma Combined |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | | $ | 79,650 | | | | | $ | 103,661 | | | | | $ | 94,615 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 277,926 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | | 49,419 | | | | | | 65,065 | | | | | | 83,426 | | | | | | 864 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | (16,669) | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | 191,068 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,751 | | | | | | (2) | | | | | | 2,412 | | | | | | (5) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,800 | | | | | | (6) | | | | | | | | |
|
Gross Profit
|
| | | | 30,231 | | | | | | 38,596 | | | | | | 11,189 | | | | | | (4,615) | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,457 | | | | | | | | | | | | 86,858 | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 16,346 | | | | | | 16,883 | | | | | | 5,012 | | | | | | 449 | | | | | | (1) | | | | | | 16,669 | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | 58,052 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,307) | | | | | | (5) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,000 | | | | | | (7) | | | | | | | | |
|
Other operating expenses
|
| | | | 7,422 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,422 | | |
|
Gain on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | (108) | | | | | | 40 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (78) | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | (146) | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 23,660 | | | | | | 16,923 | | | | | | 5,012 | | | | | | 449 | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,284 | | | | | | | | | | | | 65,328 | | |
|
Operating income (loss)
|
| | | | 6,571 | | | | | | 21,673 | | | | | | 6,177 | | | | | | (5,064) | | | | | | | | | | | | (7,827) | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,530 | | |
| Other expense (income): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Other expense (income)
|
| | | | 319 | | | | | | 285 | | | | | | (154) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 450 | | |
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (78) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 78 | | | | | | (8) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Interest expense
|
| | | | 5,173 | | | | | | 924 | | | | | | 961 | | | | | | 7,360 | | | | | | (3) | | | | | | 5,687 | | | | | | (9) | | | | | | 20,960 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 855 | | | | | | (10) | | | | | | | | |
|
Total other expense
|
| | | | 5,492 | | | | | | 1,209 | | | | | | 729 | | | | | | 7,360 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,620 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,410 | | |
|
Net income (loss) before income taxes
|
| | | | 1,079 | | | | | | 20,464 | | | | | | 5,448 | | | | | | (12,424) | | | | | | | | | | | | (14,447) | | | | | | | | | | | | 120 | | |
|
Income tax expense
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 581 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (581) | | | | | | (11) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net income (loss) – consolidated
|
| | | | 1,079 | | | | | | 20,464 | | | | | | 4,867 | | | | | | (12,424) | | | | | | | | | | | | (13,866) | | | | | | | | | | | | 120 | | |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,055 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,055) | | | | | | (12) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest
|
| | | $ | 1,079 | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | | | | $ | 3,812 | | | | | $ | (12,424) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (12,811) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 120 | | |
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
| | | | 66,517,937 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (13) | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | |
|
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
|
| | | $ | (0.49) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (13) | | | | | $ | (0.45) | | |
| | | |
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2024 |
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| | | |
Historical
|
| |
Pro Forma
|
| ||||||
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 1,079 | | | | | $ | 120 | | |
|
Less: Deemed Dividends on Preferred Stock
|
| | | | (33,532) | | | | | | (40,445) | | |
|
Less: Dividends declared and paid on Senior Preferred Stock
|
| | | | (410) | | | | | | (2,346) | | |
|
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders
|
| | | | (32,863) | | | | | | (42,671) | | |
| Common shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Common Shares outstanding – basic
|
| | | | 66,517,937 | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | |
|
Dilutive effect of potential Common Shares
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Common Shares outstanding – diluted
|
| | | | 66,517,937 | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | |
| Net loss per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Basic
|
| | | $ | (0.49) | | | | | $ | (0.45) | | |
|
Diluted
|
| | | $ | (0.49) | | | | | $ | (0.45) | | |
| | | | | | |
Historical
|
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Suncrete caption
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| |
Haymaker
Acquisition Corp. 4 caption |
| |
Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
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|
Revenues
|
| | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Gross Profit
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
General and administrative
|
| | | | 700 | | | | | | (700) | | | | | | — | | |
| | | |
General and administrative
expenses – related party |
| | | | 240 | | | | | | (240) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | 700 | | | | | | 940 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 240 | | | | | | | | |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | | | | 940 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 940 | | |
|
Operating income
|
| |
Loss from operations
|
| | | | (940) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (940) | | |
|
Non-operating expenses / (income):
|
| | Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest earned on cash held in
Trust Account |
| |
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account
|
| | | | 12,264 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12,264 | | |
|
Other expense
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total non-operating expense / (income)
|
| |
Total other income
|
| | | | 12,264 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 12,264 | | |
|
Net income
|
| | Net income | | | | $ | 11,324 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 11,324 | | |
| | | | | | |
Historical
|
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|
Suncrete caption
|
| |
Haymaker
Acquisition Corp. 4 caption |
| |
Haymaker
As Reported |
| |
Reclassification
Adjustments |
| |
Haymaker
As Reclassified |
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|
Weighted average shares
outstanding of Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, basic and diluted |
| | | | | | | 23,000,000 | | | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 23,000,000 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
|
| | | | | | $ | 0.38 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.38 | | |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding of non-redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares, basic and diluted
|
| | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 6,547,600 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per
share, non-redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares |
| | | | | | $ | 0.38 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.38 | | |
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| | | |
As of and for the nine months
ended September 30, 2025 |
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|
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|
| |
No Redemption
(Pro Forma) |
| |
Maximum
Contractual Redemptions (Pro Forma) |
| ||||||
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 3,717 | | | | | $ | 3,717 | | |
|
Stockholders’ equity
|
| | | | 422,753 | | | | | | 212,689 | | |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding of common stock
|
| | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | |
|
Net income per common share, basic and diluted
|
| | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.06 | | |
|
Book value per share
|
| | | $ | 5.38 | | | | | $ | 3.55 | | |
| | | |
Years Ended December 31,
|
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|
($ in millions)
|
| |
2025E
|
| |
2026E
|
| ||||||
|
Organic Revenue
|
| | | $ | 294 | | | | | $ | 498 | | |
|
Acquired Revenue
|
| | | $ | 175 | | | | | $ | 85 | | |
|
Total Revenue
|
| | | $ | 469 | | | | | $ | 583 | | |
|
Organic Revenue Growth
|
| | | | 5.8% | | | | | | 6.4% | | |
|
Organic Gross Profit
|
| | | $ | 96 | | | | | $ | 156 | | |
|
Acquired Gross Profit
|
| | | $ | 58 | | | | | $ | 28 | | |
|
Total Gross Profit
|
| | | $ | 154 | | | | | $ | 184 | | |
|
Gross Profit Margin
|
| | | | 32.8% | | | | | | 31.6% | | |
|
Organic Net Income
|
| | | $ | 28.6 | | | | | $ | 20.9 | | |
|
Organic Adjusted EBITDA(1)
|
| | | $ | 73.6 | | | | | $ | 78.3 | | |
|
Acquired Net Income
|
| | | $ | 11.2 | | | | | $ | 24.2 | | |
|
Acquired Adjusted EBITDA(2)
|
| | | $ | 31.5 | | | | | $ | 51.8 | | |
|
Total Adjusted EBITDA
|
| | | $ | 105 | | | | | $ | 130 | | |
|
Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin
|
| | | | 22.4% | | | | | | 22.3% | | |
|
CapEx
|
| | | $ | 15.3(3) | | | | | $ | 22.5(4) | | |
|
Maintenance CapEx
|
| | | $ | 12 | | | | | $ | 18 | | |
|
Maintenance CapEx as a Percentage of Sales
|
| | | | 3% | | | | | | 3% | | |
|
Free Cash Flow Conversion(5)
|
| | | | 89% | | | | | | 86% | | |
| | | |
Consolidated
2025E |
| |
Consolidated
2026E |
| ||||||
|
Organic Net Income
|
| | | $ | 28.6 | | | | | $ | 20.9 | | |
|
(+) Interest
|
| | | | 12.1 | | | | | | 14.0 | | |
|
(+) Taxes
|
| | | | 8.1 | | | | | | 9.3 | | |
|
(+) D&A
|
| | | | 22.2 | | | | | | 30.9 | | |
|
(+) Management Fees
|
| | | | 2.6 | | | | | | 3.2 | | |
|
(+) Transaction Expenses
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total Organic Adj. EBITDA
|
| | | $ | 73.6 | | | | | $ | 78.3 | | |
|
Acquired Net Income
|
| | | $ | 11.2 | | | | | $ | 24.2 | | |
|
(+) Incremental Interest for Acquisitions
|
| | | | 5.3 | | | | | | 7.9 | | |
|
(+) Acquired Income Taxes
|
| | | | 3.0 | | | | | | 6.4 | | |
|
(+) Acquired D&A
|
| | | | 7.0 | | | | | | 10.9 | | |
|
(+) Transaction Expenses
|
| | | | 5.0 | | | | | | 2.4 | | |
|
Total Acquired Adj. EBITDA
|
| | | $ | 31.5 | | | | | $ | 51.8 | | |
|
Total Adj. EBITDA
|
| | | $ | 105.1 | | | | | $ | 130.1 | | |
| | | |
2026E
EBITDA Margin |
| |
2026E
FCF Conversion(1) |
| |
2026E
Revenue Growth |
| |
2026E
EBITDA Growth |
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| Industry Consolidators | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
|
| | | | 14.4% | | | | | | 88.6% | | | | | | 10.0% | | | | | | 10.2% | | |
|
Quanta Services, Inc.
|
| | | | 10.3% | | | | | | 81.6% | | | | | | 12.8% | | | | | | 14.4% | | |
|
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.
|
| | | | 9.3% | | | | | | 90.8% | | | | | | 4.9% | | | | | | 10.8% | | |
| Median | | | | | 10.3% | | | | | | 88.6% | | | | | | 10.0% | | | | | | 10.8% | | |
| U.S. Heavy Materials Providers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Eagle Materials Inc.
|
| | | | 35.1% | | | | | | 41.7% | | | | | | 3.3% | | | | | | 4.2% | | |
|
Martin Marrietta Materials, Inc.
|
| | | | 33.8% | | | | | | 71.4% | | | | | | 8.5% | | | | | | 11.2% | | |
|
Vulcan Materials Company
|
| | | | 31.0% | | | | | | 71.6% | | | | | | 7.3% | | | | | | 10.6% | | |
|
CRH public limited company
|
| | | | 20.5% | | | | | | 63.2% | | | | | | 5.2% | | | | | | 7.1% | | |
|
Knife River Corporation
|
| | | | 17.0% | | | | | | 64.5% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 15.2% | | |
| Median | | | | | 31.0% | | | | | | 64.5% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 10.6% | | |
| | | |
TEV / 2026E
EBITDA |
| |
TEV / 2026E
FCF(1) |
| ||||||
| Industry Consolidators | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
|
| | | | 22.3x | | | | | | 25.2x | | |
|
Quanta Services, Inc.
|
| | | | 20.9x | | | | | | 25.6x | | |
|
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.
|
| | | | 14.5x | | | | | | 16.0x | | |
| Median | | | | | 20.9x | | | | | | 25.2x | | |
| U.S. Heavy Materials Providers | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Martin Marrietta Materials, Inc.
|
| | | | 16.8x | | | | | | 23.5x | | |
|
Vulcan Materials Company
|
| | | | 16.8x | | | | | | 23.4x | | |
|
CRH public limited company
|
| | | | 11.9x | | | | | | 18.8x | | |
|
Eagle Materials Inc.
|
| | | | 10.5x | | | | | | 25.2x | | |
|
Knife River Corporation
|
| | | | 9.7x | | | | | | 15.1x | | |
| Median | | | | | 11.9x | | | | | | 23.4x | | |
| | | |
Assuming No Redemptions
|
| |
Assuming 25% Redemptions
|
| |
Assuming 50% Redemptions
|
| |
Assuming 75% Redemptions
|
| |
Assuming Maximum Redemptions
|
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| | | |
Shares
|
| |
Votes
|
| |
% of
Oustanding Shares |
| |
% of
Voting Power |
| |
Shares
|
| |
Votes
|
| |
% of
Oustanding Shares |
| |
% of
Voting Power |
| |
Shares
|
| |
Votes
|
| |
% of
Oustanding Shares |
| |
% of
Voting Power |
| |
Shares
|
| |
Votes
|
| |
% of
Oustanding Shares |
| |
% of
Voting Power |
| |
Shares
|
| |
Votes
|
| |
% of
Oustanding Shares |
| |
% of
Voting Power |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Rollover Holders (excluding
Dothan Concrete)(1) |
| | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 22.4% | | | | | | 6.0% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 23.8% | | | | | | 6.1% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 25.4% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 27.3% | | | | | | 6.3% | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 17,606,966 | | | | | | 29.4% | | | | | | 6.4% | | |
|
Public Shareholders (excluding
Sponsor) |
| | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 22,627,899 | | | | | | 28.8% | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 17,959,813 | | | | | | 17,959,813 | | | | | | 24.3% | | | | | | 6.2% | | | | | | 13,291,727 | | | | | | 13,291,727 | | | | | | 19.2% | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 8,623,641 | | | | | | 8,623,641 | | | | | | 13.4% | | | | | | 3.1% | | | | | | 3,955,556 | | | | | | 3,955,556 | | | | | | 6.6% | | | | | | 1.4% | | |
|
Sponsor
|
| | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.6% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 4.9% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.3% | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 3,414,267 | | | | | | 5.7% | | | | | | 1.2% | | |
|
PIPE Investors
|
| | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 14.3% | | | | | | 3.8% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 15.2% | | | | | | 3.9% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 16.2% | | | | | | 4.0% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 17.4% | | | | | | 4.0% | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 11,216,667 | | | | | | 18.7% | | | | | | 4.1% | | |
|
Dothan Concrete
|
| | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 23.4% | | | | | | 63.1% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 24.9% | | | | | | 64.1% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 26.6% | | | | | | 65.2% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 28.5% | | | | | | 66.2% | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 184,224,250 | | | | | | 30.7% | | | | | | 67.4% | | |
|
Dothan Independent
|
| | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 6.7% | | | | | | 18.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.2% | | | | | | 18.4% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 7.7% | | | | | | 18.7% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.2% | | | | | | 19.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 53,000,000 | | | | | | 8.8% | | | | | | 19.4% | | |
|
Total
|
| | | | 78,588,224 | | | | | | 292,090,049 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 73,920,138 | | | | | | 287,421,963 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 69,252,052 | | | | | | 282,753,877 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 64,583,966 | | | | | | 278,085,791 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 59,915,881 | | | | | | 273,417,706 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 100.0% | | |
|
Name
|
| |
Age
|
| |
Position
|
| |||
| Executive Officers | | | | | | | | | | |
| Randall Edgar | | | | | 69 | | | |
Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
|
| Tommy Wentroth | | | | | 44 | | | | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Non-Employee Directors | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ned N. Fleming, III | | | | | 65 | | | | Executive Chairman | |
| Andrew R. Heyer | | | | | 68 | | | | Director | |
| William Holden | | | | | 74 | | | | Director | |
| Bretton Johnston | | | | | 64 | | | | Director | |
| Mark R. Matteson | | | | | 62 | | | | Director | |
| David Rees-Jones | | | | | 33 | | | | Director | |
|
Provision
|
| |
Existing Organizational Documents
|
| |
Proposed PubCo Organizational
Documents |
|
|
Authorized Share Capital
(Proposal 4A)
|
| | The authorized share capital of Haymaker is US$55,100 divided into 500,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, (iii) 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, and (ii) 1,000,000 Preference Shares, par value US$0.0001 per share. | | | The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation authorizes 510,000,000 shares, divided into three classes consisting of (i) 400,000,000 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock, (ii) 100,000,000 shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock and (iii) 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. | |
|
Voting Power
(Proposal 4B)
|
| |
Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any share, every shareholder present in person and every person representing a shareholder by proxy shall, at a general meeting of Haymaker, have one vote for each share of which he or the person represented by proxy is the holder.
|
| | The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share and shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock will be entitled to 10 votes per share. | |
|
Provision
|
| |
Existing Organizational Documents
|
| |
Proposed PubCo Organizational
Documents |
|
|
Director Removal
(Proposal 4C)
|
| |
Directors may be appointed either to fill a vacancy on the board of directors or as an additional director by the board of directors of Haymaker or by ordinary resolution (being the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the holders of shares entitled to vote, voting in person or by proxy at a general meeting of Haymaker or a resolution passed in writing by all of the holders of the shares).
Prior to the initial business combination, Haymaker may by an ordinary resolution of the holders of the Class B Ordinary Shares (being the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the holders of Class B Ordinary Shares entitled to vote, voting in person or by proxy at a general meeting of Haymaker or a resolution passed in writing by all of the holders of Class B Ordinary Shares) appoint any person to be a director. Any director appointed in accordance with the Existing Organizational Documents shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred and until the director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation, death or removal.
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| | The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that, subject to the rights of the New Suncrete Preferred Stock, directors may be removed from office at any time either with or without cause by the affirmative vote of a majority in voting power of all outstanding shares of stock of PubCo entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class; provided, however, that once no shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, any such director or all such directors may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 662∕3% in voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of stock of PubCo entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class. | |
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Voting Requirement to Amend the Organizational Documents
(Proposal 4D)
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| | Subject to the Companies Act, Haymaker may by special resolution alter or amend the Existing Organizational Documents in whole or in part. Save to the extent that a variation of rights may affect the ability of the Company to carry out a Class B Ordinary Share Conversion (as defined in the Existing Organizational Documents), if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of | | | The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that once no shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the following provisions may be amended, altered, repealed or rescinded, in whole or in part, or any provision inconsistent therewith or herewith may be adopted, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 662∕3% in voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of stock of | |
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Provision
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Existing Organizational Documents
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Proposed PubCo Organizational
Documents |
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| | | | shares, all or any of the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied without the consent of the holders of the issued shares of that class where such variation is considered by the directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two thirds of the issued shares of that class (other than with respect to a waiver of the provisions of the Class B Ordinary Share Conversion of the Existing Organizational Documents, which as stated therein shall only require the consent in writing of the holders of a majority of the issued shares of that class), or with the approval of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. | | |
PubCo entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class: Article V (Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws), Article VI (Board of Directors), Article VII (Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting; Special Meetings of Stockholders), Article VIII (Limitation of Director And Officer Liability; Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses), Article IX (Competition and Corporate Opportunities), Article X (DGCL and Business Combinations) and Article XI (Forum for Adjudication of Disputes).
Additionally, the Proposed PubCo Bylaws provide that the New Suncrete Board is expressly authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind, in whole or in part, the Proposed PubCo Bylaws without the assent or vote of the stockholders.
The Proposed PubCo Bylaws also provide that for so long as shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of stock of PubCo entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, shall be required in order for the stockholders of PubCo to alter, amend, repeal or rescind, in whole or in part, any provision of the Proposed PubCo Bylaws or to adopt any provision inconsistent therewith.
Once no shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 662∕3% in voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of stock of PubCo entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, generally shall be
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Existing Organizational Documents
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Proposed PubCo Organizational
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| | | | | | | required in order for the stockholders of PubCo to alter, amend, repeal or rescind, in whole or in part, any provision of the Proposed PubCo Bylaws or to adopt any provision inconsistent therewith. | |
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Exclusive Forum
(Proposal 4E)
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| | Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that Haymaker may have, each shareholder acknowledges that damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the selection of the courts of the Cayman Islands as exclusive forum and that accordingly Haymaker shall be entitled, without proof of special damages, to the remedies of injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of the selection of the courts of the Cayman Islands as exclusive forum. The provisions of the Existing Organizational Documents with respect to exclusive jurisdiction shall not apply to any action or suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, or any claim for which federal district courts of the United States of America are, as a matter of the laws of the United States, the sole and exclusive forum for determination of such a claim. | | |
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that, unless PubCo consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of PubCo, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of PubCo or the stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be a state court located within the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware), provided in each such case that such court has personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants.
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation also provides that unless PubCo consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
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Provision
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Existing Organizational Documents
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Proposed PubCo Organizational
Documents |
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Action by Written Consent or Resolution of Stockholders / Shareholders
(Proposal 4F)
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| | A company’s articles of association may allow shareholders to pass special and ordinary resolutions in writing. Special resolutions passed in writing must be approved by all the members entitled to vote at a general meeting of the company. Ordinary resolutions passed in writing may be approved by such number of shareholders as prescribed by the company’s articles of association. The Existing Organizational Documents require an ordinary resolution in writing to be adopted unanimously. | | |
The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation provides that for as long as shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of PubCo may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
Once no shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of PubCo must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such holders; provided, however, that any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of New Suncrete Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable certificate of designation relating to such series of New Suncrete Preferred Stock.
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Existing Organizational Documents
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Proposed PubCo Organizational
Documents |
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Perpetual Existence
(Proposal 4G)
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| | The Existing Organizational Documents provide that, in the event that Haymaker does not consummate an initial business combination within 24 months from the consummation of its initial public offering, (the “Deadline Date”), the board of directors, in its discretion, upon written notice to Haymaker, may extend the Deadline Date by one month on up to twelve occasions, for up to twelve additional months, but in no event later than July 28, 2026. In the event Haymaker does not consummate an initial business combination by the applicable Deadline Date, or such earlier time as the directors may approve in accordance with the Existing Organizational Documents, Haymaker will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, redeem the public shares payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in Trust Account in accordance with the provisions of the Existing Organizational Documents, and subject to the approval of Haymaker’s remaining shareholders and directors, will liquidate and dissolve, subject to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. | | | The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation eliminates the requirement to dissolve the post-business combination company and will allow PubCo to continue as a corporate entity with perpetual existence following consummation of the Business Combination. | |
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Provisions Related to Status as a Blank Check Company
(Proposal 4H)
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| | The Existing Organizational Documents prohibit Haymaker from entering into an initial business combination with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations, and includes certain other provisions relating to its operation as a blank check company prior to the consummation of an initial business combination, including redemption rights. | | | The Proposed PubCo Certificate of Incorporation eliminates provisions related to status as a blank check company, which will no longer apply upon consummation of the Business Combination as PubCo will not be a blank check company. | |
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Dollar value(1)
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Number of Restricted
Stock Units(2) |
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Non-Employee Directors
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| | | $ | 3,414,000.00 | | | | | | 300,000 | | |
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
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Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
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Net income
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| | | $ | 1,079 | | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | | | | $ | 26,975 | | |
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Net income margin
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| | | | 1.4% | | | | | | | 19.7% | | | | | | 18.7% | | |
| Plus: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest expense, net
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| | | | 5,173 | | | | | | | 924 | | | | | | 878 | | |
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Depreciation & amortization expense
|
| | | | 6,740 | | | | | | | 4,827 | | | | | | 6,087 | | |
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
| | | | 32 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Acquisition-related costs(1)
|
| | | | 7,422 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Acquisition bonuses(2)
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| | | | 1,000 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Public company readiness(3)
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| | | | 353 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Adjusted EBITDA
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| | | $ | 21,799 | | | | | | $ | 26,215 | | | | | $ | 33,940 | | |
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Adjusted EBITDA margin
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| | | | 27.4% | | | | | | | 25.3% | | | | | | 23.5% | | |
| | | |
Successor
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Predecessor
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Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 |
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Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
| | |
Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Net income (loss)
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| | | $ | 5,296 | | | | | $ | (2,977) | | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | |
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Net income margin
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| | | | 5.5% | | | | | | (8.9)% | | | | | | | 19.7% | | |
| Plus: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | 7,873 | | | | | | 2,192 | | | | | | | 924 | | |
|
Depreciation & amortization expense
|
| | | | 12,682 | | | | | | 2,667 | | | | | | | 4,827 | | |
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
| | | | 407 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Acquisition-related costs(1)
|
| | | | 1,967 | | | | | | 7,422 | | | | | | | | | |
|
Public company readiness(2)
|
| | | | 534 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | |
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Adjusted EBITDA
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| | | $ | 28,759 | | | | | $ | 9,304 | | | | | | $ | 26,215 | | |
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Adjusted EBITDA margin
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| | | | 22.0% | | | | | | 27.9% | | | | | | | 25.3% | | |
| | | |
Successor
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Predecessor
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Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
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Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
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Revenues
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| | | $ | 79,650 | | | | | | $ | 103,661 | | | | | $ | 144,279 | | |
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Cost of goods sold
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| | | | 49,419 | | | | | | | 65,065 | | | | | | 93,093 | | |
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Gross profit
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| | | | 30,231 | | | | | | | 38,596 | | | | | | 51,186 | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 16,346 | | | | | | | 16,883 | | | | | | 22,665 | | |
|
Acquisition-related costs
|
| | | | 7,422 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | (108) | | | | | | | 40 | | | | | | 197 | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 23,660 | | | | | | | 16,923 | | | | | | 22,862 | | |
|
Operating income
|
| | | | 6,571 | | | | | | | 21,673 | | | | | | 28,324 | | |
| Other expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Other expenses
|
| | | | (319) | | | | | | | (285) | | | | | | (471) | | |
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | (5,173) | | | | | | | (924) | | | | | | (878) | | |
|
Total other expense
|
| | | | (5,492) | | | | | | | (1,209) | | | | | | (1,349) | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | 1,079 | | | | | | | 20,464 | | | | | | 26,975 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
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Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
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Dollars
|
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As a
percentage of revenue |
| | |
Dollars
|
| |
As a
percentage of revenue |
| |
Dollars
|
| |
As a
percentage of revenue |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Cost of goods sold
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| | | | 49,419 | | | | | | 62.0% | | | | | | | 65,065 | | | | | | 62.8% | | | | | | 93,093 | | | | | | 64.5% | | |
| | | |
Successor
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| | |
Predecessor
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Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |
Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
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Dollars
|
| |
As a
percentage of revenue |
| | |
Dollars
|
| |
As a
percentage of revenue |
| |
Dollars
|
| |
As a
percentage of revenue |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross Profit
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| | | | 30,231 | | | | | | 38.0% | | | | | | | 38,596 | | | | | | 37.2% | | | | | | 51,186 | | | | | | 35.5% | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
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| | | |
Nine months
ended September 30, 2025 |
| |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
| | |
Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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Revenues
|
| | |
$
|
130,777
|
| | | | $ | 33,403 | | | | | | $ | 103,661 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | | 84,883 | | | | | | 20,646 | | | | | | | 65,065 | | |
|
Gross profit
|
| | | | 45,894 | | | | | | 12,757 | | | | | | | 38,596 | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 30,001 | | | | | | 5,951 | | | | | | | 16,883 | | |
|
Acquisition-related costs
|
| | | | 1,967 | | | | | | 7,422 | | | | | |
|
—
|
| |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | 276 | | | | | | (158) | | | | | | | 40 | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 32,244 | | | | | | 13,215 | | | | | | | 16,923 | | |
|
Operating income (loss)
|
| | | | 13,650 | | | | | | (458) | | | | | | | 21,673 | | |
| Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Other expenses
|
| | | | (481) | | | | | | (327) | | | | | | | (285) | | |
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | (7,873) | | | | | | (2,192) | | | | | | | (924) | | |
|
Total other income (expense)
|
| | | | (8,354) | | | | | | (2,519) | | | | | | | (1,209) | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | | 5,296 | | | | | | (2,977) | | | | | | | 20,464 | | |
|
Distributions to senior preferred unitholders
|
| | | | (1,750) | | | | | | (410) | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accretion of redeemable preferred units to redemption
value |
| | | | (7,655) | | | | | | (30,078) | | | | | |
|
—
|
| |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders
|
| | | $ | (4,109) | | | | |
$
|
(33,465)
|
| | | | | $ | 20,464 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
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| | | |
Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 |
| |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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| | | |
Dollars
|
| |
As a
percentage of revenue |
| |
Dollars
|
| |
As a
percentage of revenue |
| | |
Dollars
|
| |
As a
percentage of revenue |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Cost of Goods Sold
|
| | | | 84,883 | | | | | | 64.9% | | | | | | 20,646 | | | | | | 61.8% | | | | | | | 65,065 | | | | | | 62.8% | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 |
| |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
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| | | |
Dollars
|
| |
As a
percentage of revenue |
| |
Dollars
|
| |
As a
percentage of revenue |
| | |
Dollars
|
| |
As a
percentage of revenue |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Gross Profit
|
| | | | 45,894 | | | | | | 35.1% | | | | | | 12,757 | | | | | | 38.2% | | | | | | | 38,596 | | | | | | 37.2% | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| | |
Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |
Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Operating activities
|
| | | $ | 10,798 | | | | | | $ | 17,650 | | | | | $ | 32,226 | | |
|
Investing activities
|
| | | | (192,669) | | | | | | | (14,743) | | | | | | (7,581) | | |
|
Financing activities
|
| | | | 185,976 | | | | | | | (5,693) | | | | | | (22,815) | | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 4,105 | | | | | | $ | (2,786) | | | | | $ | 1,830 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 |
| |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Operating activities
|
| | | $ | 17,753 | | | | | $ | 8,072 | | | | | | $ | 17,650 | | |
|
Investing activities
|
| | | | (14,884) | | | | | | (189,659) | | | | | | | (14,743) | | |
|
Financing activities
|
| | | | (6,825) | | | | | | 191,226 | | | | | | | (5,693) | | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | (3,956) | | | | | $ | 9,639 | | | | | | $ | (2,786) | | |
| |
September 30, 2024 through September 30, 2025
|
| | | $ | 1,625.0 | | |
| |
December 31, 2025 through September 30, 2026
|
| | | $ | 2,563.5 | | |
| |
September 30, 2026 through September 30, 2027
|
| | | $ | 3,843.8 | | |
| |
September 30, 2027 and thereafter
|
| | | $ | 5,125.0 | | |
|
Acquired Company
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| |
Date
|
| |
Description
|
|
| Cherokee Ready | | | July 2016 | | | Bolt-on operation in eastern OK with 2 plants and 12 mixer trucks. | |
| Cooper | | | August 2019 | | | Bolt-on operation in AR with 1 plant. | |
| Shelton Ready Mix | | | April 2022 | | | Large bolt-on operation near Tulsa, OK with 2 plants and 43 mixer trucks. | |
| SMG Assets | | | January 2024 | | | Large bolt-on operation in northeastern OK with 15 plants and 53 mixer trucks. | |
| Lottman Ready Mix | | | May 2025 | | | Bolt-on operation in northwest AR with 1 plant and 7 mixer trucks. | |
| Schwarz Ready Mix | | | October 2025 | | | Large bolt-on operation in OK with 20 plants and 115 mixer trucks. | |
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Year
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| |
Bill
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| |
Description
|
| |
Funding Amount
|
|
| 2025 | | | SB 1125 | | |
ROADS Fund allocation for statewide transportation improvements
|
| | $590 million | |
| 2025 | | | SB 1125 | | |
State Transportation Fund increased including industrial access and public transit
|
| | $216 million | |
| 2025 | | | SB 1125 | | |
RETRO Fund for rural transportation upgrades
|
| | $200 million | |
| 2025 | | | HB 3113 | | |
Authorized up to $500 million in federal transportation loans (not yet issued)
|
| | $500 million | |
| 2025 | | | HB 2758 (PACT Fund) | | |
$75 million annually for county infrastructure; two-thirds for roads, one-third for bridges
|
| | $75 million | |
| 2024 | | | ODOT’s Eight-Year Construction Work Plan | | |
State and federal investments in highway improvements for federal FY 2025 – 2032
|
| | $9 billion | |
| | | | | | |
TOTAL
|
| | $10.6 billion | |
|
Year
|
| |
Bill
|
| |
Description
|
| |
Funding Amount
|
|
| 2025 | | | Federal Appropriations | | |
Federal earmarks including $59 million for Springdale Northern Bypass and $26 million for
water / sewer projects |
| | $147 million | |
| 2025 | | | HB 1681 (Act 812) | | |
Creates grant program with $25 million annually for 3 years
|
| | $75 million | |
| 2025 | | | USDOT Allocation | | |
Statewide infrastructure improvements, including roads, bridges, and tunnels
|
| | $800 million | |
| 2025 | | | SB 421 (Act 578) | | |
Proposes $500 million in long-term funding via 2026 ballot initiative
|
| | $500 million | |
| | | | | | |
TOTAL
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| | $1.5 billion | |
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Plants
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Total
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Location
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Owned
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Leased
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Oklahoma
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| | | | 32 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | 43 | | |
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Arkansas
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| | | | 4 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 7 | | |
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Total
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| | | | 36 | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | 50 | | |
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Name
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Age
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Position
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| Christopher Bradley* | | | | | 47 | | | | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Class III Director and Chairman | |
| Andrew R. Heyer* | | | | | 67 | | | | Vice President | |
| Brian Shimko(1)(2)(3) | | | | | 39 | | | | Class I Director | |
| Roger Meltzer(1)(2)(3) | | | | | 74 | | | | Class II Director | |
| Walter F. McLallen(1)(2)(3) | | | | | 59 | | | | Class II Director | |
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Individual
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Entity
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Affiliation
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| Christopher Bradley | | | Mistral Equity Partners | | | Managing Director | |
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The Beacon Consumer Incubator Fund
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| | Chief Executive Officer, Director | |
| | | | Roth CH Acquisition Co. | | | Director | |
| | | | Insomnia Cookies Holdings, LLC | | | Director | |
| | | | Carnegie Park Capital | | | Advisory Board Membeer | |
| | | | CSLM Digital Acquisition Corp III, Ltd. | | | Director | |
| Andrew R. Heyer | | | ARKO Holdings Ltd. | | | Director | |
| | | | biote Corp. | | | Director | |
| | | | OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. | | | Director | |
| | | | The Lovesac Company, Inc. | | | Director | |
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Mistral Equity Partners Officer, Founder
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| | Chief Executive | |
| Brian Shimko | | | Maywic Select Investments | | | General Partner | |
| | | | Hungry Harvest Inc. | | | Director | |
| | | | Fortis Security Products, LLC | | | Director | |
| | | | Lake Ridge Academy | | | Director | |
| Roger Meltzer | | | New York University Law School | | | Board of Trustees | |
| | | | Ubicquia LLC | | | Director | |
| | | | MSP Recovery, Inc. | | | Director | |
| | | | Aearo Holding LLC | | | Director | |
| | | | Empatan Public Limited Company | | | Director | |
| | | | AID Holdings II | | | Director | |
| | | | Klein Hersh | | | Director | |
| | | | Cyxtera Technologies, Inc | | | Director | |
| | | | John C. Heath, Attorney at Law PC d/b/a/ Lexington Law | | | Director | |
| | | | Elixir | | | Director | |
| | | | SK Neptune Husky Intermediate I S.a.r.l. and related affiliates | | | Director | |
| | | | Careismatic Brands Inc. | | | Director | |
| | | | Audacy Inc. | | | Director | |
| | | | CQC Impact Investors LLC | | | Director | |
| | | | ATD New Holdings, Inc. | | | Director | |
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Individual
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Entity
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Affiliation
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| Walter F. McLallen | | | Meritage Capital Advisors | | | Managing Member | |
| | | | The Lovesac Company, Inc. | | | Director | |
| | | | OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. | | | Director | |
| | | | Tomahawk Strategic Solutions | | | Founder and Co-Chairman | |
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Name and Position
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Fiscal Year
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Salary
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Bonus
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Stock
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Randall Edgar,
Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | 2025 | | | | | | 360,780 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 360,780 | | |
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Tommy Wentroth,
Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | 2025 | | | | | | 216,934 | | | | | | 180,873 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 397,807 | | |
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Name
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Age
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Position
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| Executive Officers | | | | | | | |
| Randall Edgar | | | 69 | | |
Chief Executive Officer and Director
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| Tommy Wentroth | | | 44 | | | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Non-Employee Directors | | | | | | | |
| Ned N. Fleming, III | | | 65 | | | Executive Chairman | |
| Andrew R. Heyer | | | 68 | | | Director | |
| William Holden | | | 74 | | | Director | |
| Bretton Johnston | | | 64 | | | Director | |
| Mark R. Matteson | | | 62 | | | Director | |
| David Rees-Jones | | | 33 | | | Director | |
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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General Vote Required for Combinations with Interested Stockholders/Shareholders
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| | Under the DGCL, unless a Delaware corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws (original, or approved by stockholders) provide otherwise, Delaware corporations that have a class of voting stock listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by 2,000 or more persons are prohibited from entering into any “business combination” with any “interested stockholder” for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder. The DGCL generally defines a “business combination” as (i) certain mergers and consolidations; (ii) sales, leases, exchanges, mortgages, pledges, transfers or other dispositions of assets | | | No similar provision | | | The Company LLC Agreement requires the prior approval of both the Suncrete Board and Dothan Concrete for certain transactions with an interested member (or its affiliate), including any merger, consolidation, or a sale of all or substantially all of Suncrete’s assets, or entry into any contract between Suncrete and an interested member of Suncrete. | |
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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having an aggregate market value of 10% or more of either the consolidated assets or the outstanding stock of a company; (iii) certain transactions that would result in the issuance or transfer of stock of the corporation to an interested stockholder; (iv) certain transactions that have the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of stock of the corporation which is owned by the interested stockholder, subject to exceptions; and (v) any receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly, of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation, subject to certain exceptions.
“Interested stockholder” is generally defined as a person (including the affiliates and associates of such person) that is directly or indirectly a beneficial owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a Delaware corporation or is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation at any time within the three-year period before the date on which it is sought to be determined whether
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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such person is an interested stockholder, and the affiliates and associates of such person, in each case subject to certain exceptions.
The DGCL provides an exception to this prohibition if: (i) the corporation’s board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction in which the interested stockholder became an interested stockholder prior to the date the interested stockholder became an interested stockholder; (ii) the interested stockholder acquired at least 85% of the voting stock of that company (excluding shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and employee stock plans in which participants do not have the right to determine whether shares will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer) in the transaction in which it became an interested stockholder; or (iii) the business combination is approved by the board of directors and the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by disinterested stockholders at an annual or special meeting (and not by written consent).
A corporation may expressly elect in its
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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| | | | certificate of incorporation to not be governed by this statute. | | | | | | | |
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Appraisal Rights
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Under the DGCL, a stockholder or “beneficial owner” (as defined in Section 262 of the DGCL) of a corporation that is a constituent in a merger, consolidation, conversion, domestication, transfer, or continuance may, under certain circumstances, be entitled to appraisal rights pursuant to which the stockholder may receive cash in the amount of the fair market value of their shares as determined by a Delaware court.
Under the DGCL, stockholders have no appraisal rights in the event of a merger, consolidation, conversion, domestication, transfer or continuance if (i) prior to the effective time of the transaction the stock of the corporation is listed on a national securities exchange or is held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders, and (ii) in the merger, consolidation conversion, domestication, transfer or continuance, they receive solely shares of stock of the surviving corporation or entity or of any other corporation that at the effective date of the merger or consolidation
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| | Under the Companies Act and subject to certain exceptions, shareholders that dissent from a merger are entitled to be paid the fair market value of their shares, which, if necessary, may ultimately be determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands. | | | Under the DLLCA, members of a Delaware limited liability company are not entitled to appraisal rights, and the Company LLC Agreement does not provide for appraisal rights. However, the Company LLC Agreement provides for a contractual appraisal procedure to determine the fair market value of a member’s units in certain circumstances where the parties are unable to agree on a value, such as in connection with the exercise of certain repurchase rights. | |
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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| | | | will be either listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders. | | | | | | | |
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Requirements for Stockholder/Shareholder Approval
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| | Under the DGCL, a majority in voting power of the outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote thereon generally must approve fundamental changes, such as: (i) certain mergers or consolidations; (ii) a sale, lease, or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation’s assets (provided that no stockholder authorization or consent is required (a) to mortgage or pledge the corporation’s property and assets unless the certificate of incorporation so requires or (b) where the property or assets in the sale, lease or exchange is collateral that secures a mortgage or is pledged to a secured party and certain additional conditions are met); (iii) dissolution; (iv) conversion of a domestic corporation to other entities; and (v) transfer, domestication or continuance of a domestic corporation to a foreign jurisdiction. Most other matters requiring stockholder approval require a majority of those present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, provided a quorum is present. The | | | Subject to the articles of association, matters which require shareholder approval, whether under Cayman Islands statute or the company’s articles of association, are determined (subject to quorum requirements, the Cayman Islands Companies Act (as revised), applicable law and the relevant articles of association) by ordinary resolution, being the approval of the holders of a majority of the shares, who, being present in person or proxy and entitled to vote, vote at the meeting of shareholders or by “special resolution” (such as the amendment of the company’s constitutional documents), being the approval of the holders of at least 662∕3% of the shares who, being present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, vote at the meeting of shareholders | | |
Unless otherwise provided in the Company LLC Agreement and except as set forth below, any matter submitted to a vote of the members must be approved by members of Suncrete holding a majority of the Units entitled to vote on such matter. The Company LLC Agreement requires a higher threshold for certain actions, such as amendments to key provisions of the Company LLC Agreement, which also require Dothan Concrete approval.
The consent of the Suncrete board and Dothan Concrete is required for certain major decisions including, without limitation, the following: (i) altering the business purpose of Suncrete and its subsidiaries or engaging in any new or different business; (ii) issuing additional units that would dilute the existing members; (iii) selling all or substantially all of the assets of Suncrete or its subsidiaries or merging, consolidating or otherwise combining the operations with any other person; (iv) making an initial public offering of
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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certificate of incorporation may contain provisions requiring for any corporate action the vote of a larger portion of the stock or of any class or series thereof than is required by the DGCL.
There is no specific quantity or percentage that definitively governs whether a given portion of assets to be sold constitutes substantially all of assets. Instead, the inquiry hinges on a fact-intensive evaluation of whether the assets to be sold are quantitatively and qualitatively vital to the business of the corporation.
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| | | | | Suncrete’s securities; (v) pledging assets of Suncrete or its subsidiaries by way of security agreement, pledge, or guaranty except in the ordinary course of business; (vi) instituting bankruptcy proceedings; (vii) declaring dividends or distributions (other than certain preferred distributions); (viii) causing Suncrete or its subsidiaries to incur indebtedness in excess of $100,000; (ix) approving capital budget or business plans of Suncrete or its subsidiaries; (x) entering into, amending or modifying certain agreements that require consideration for goods or services payable to or by Suncrete or its subsidiaries in excess of $250,000; (xi) filing or initiating any lawsuit by or on behalf of Suncrete or any of its subsidiaries against any party for claims in excess of $100,000; (xii) converting Suncrete or any of its subsidiaries from its existing form of entity to another form of entity in connection with an initial public offering; (xiii) engaging in any line of business that would subject Suncrete, any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective members (or their affiliates) to any new form of regulation; (xiv) adopting or | |
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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| | | | | | | | | | amending any executive compensation program or material benefit plan on behalf of Suncrete or any of its subsidiaries; (xv) adopting significant accounting policies on behalf of Suncrete or any of its subsidiaries; (xvi) terminating any existing independent auditor or appointing any new independent auditor of Suncrete or its subsidiaries; and (xvii) entering into or amending contracts by and between Suncrete or any of subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any manager, member or any affiliates thereof, on the other hand. | |
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Requirement for Quorum
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| | Under the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of a Delaware corporation may specify the number of shares and/or the amount of other securities having voting power the holders of which must be present or represented by proxy at any meeting in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, but in no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting, except that, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a quorum shall consist of no less than one-third of the shares of such class or series or classes or series. | | | Quorum is set in the company’s articles of association. | | | The Company LLC Agreement provides that a quorum for a meeting of the members shall consist of members holding at least 50% of the total percentage interests entitled to vote. | |
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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| | | | In the absence of such specification in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, a majority in voting power of the shares entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders, and, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or series or classes or series, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. | | | | | | | |
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Stockholder/Shareholder Consent to Action Without Meeting
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| | Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, stockholders may act by written consent. | | | A company’s articles of association may allow shareholders to pass special and ordinary resolutions in writing. Special resolutions passed in writing must be approved by all the members entitled to vote at a general meeting of the company. Ordinary resolutions passed in writing may be approved by such number of shareholders as prescribed by the company’s articles of association. The articles of association may provide that shareholders may not act by written resolutions. | | | The Company LLC Agreement permits Suncrete’s members to take action by written consent without a meeting, provided that the consent is signed by members holding the number of units that would be necessary to approve such action at a meeting. | |
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Inspection of Books and Records
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| | Under the DGCL, any stockholder may inspect, and make copies and extracts from, a | | | Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies have no general rights | | | The Company LLC Agreement provides that members who hold 5% or more of the total | |
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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Delaware corporation’s books and records during normal business hours for any proper purpose (defined to mean a purpose reasonably related to the stockholder’s interest as a stockholder) upon written demand under oath stating the purpose of the inspection. The DGCL defines “books and records” to mean a specific set of materials that includes, without limitation, the governing documents, certain agreements with stockholders, minutes of certain board and stockholder meetings, certain communications with stockholders generally, certain actions by written consent of the board and stockholders, annual financial statements for the past three years and director independence questionnaires. The stockholder may only inspect books and records if the stockholder’s demand is made in good faith, is for a proper purpose, and describes with reasonable particularity the stockholder’s purpose and the books and records sought.
The DGCL provides that the corporation may impose reasonable restrictions on the confidentiality, use, and distribution of books and records and may require the stockholder to stipulate that any
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| | under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders of these companies (other than copies of their memorandum and articles of association, register of mortgages and charges, and any special resolutions). Under Cayman Islands law, the names of an exempted company’s current directors can be obtained from a search conducted at the Registrar of Companies. | | | percentage interests may inspect and copy Suncrete’s books and records during normal business hours upon at least five business days’ prior written notice. The Suncrete Board may condition such inspection on the member agreeing not to disclose any confidential information. | |
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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books and records received are deemed incorporated by reference in any follow-on complaint in a plenary action relating to the subject matter of the demand.
If a Delaware corporation refuses to permit inspection or does not reply to the demand within five business days after the demand has been made, the stockholder may apply to a Delaware court for an order to compel such inspection.
Delaware courts may not order inspection of any documents beyond those defined as “books and records” unless either of two exceptions applies. First, if the corporation does not have certain materials defined as “books and records,” a Delaware court may order the production of their functional equivalent only if and to the extent the stockholder has met other requirements of the books and records statute and only to the extent necessary and essential to fulfill the stockholder’s proper purpose. Second, a Delaware court may order production of additional materials only if (i) the stockholder has met other requirements of the books and records statute, (ii) the stockholder made a showing of compelling
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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| | | | need for such materials, and (iii) the stockholder has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that such materials are necessary and essential to further their proper purpose. | | | | | | | |
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Stockholder/Shareholder Lawsuits
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| | A stockholder may bring a derivative suit subject to procedural requirements (including adopting Delaware as the exclusive forum as per the Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals). | | |
In the Cayman Islands, the decision to institute proceedings on behalf of a company is generally taken by the company’s board of directors. A shareholder may be entitled to bring a derivative action on behalf of the company only in certain limited circumstances (e.g., where a company acts or proposes to act illegally or ultra vires (beyond the scope of its authority); the act complained of, although not ultra vires, could be effected if duly authorized by a special resolution that has not been obtained; and those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority”).
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| | A member or an assignee of a limited liability company may bring a derivative action as permitted under and in accordance with the DLLCA. However, the Company LLC Agreement eliminates the fiduciary duties of the Suncrete Board, managers, and members to the fullest extent permitted by law, which limits the basis on which a member may bring a lawsuit. Additionally, under the terms of the Company LLC Agreement, Suncrete may not initiate any lawsuit involving a claim in excess of $100,000 without the prior approval of the Suncrete Board and Dothan Concrete. | |
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Removal of Directors
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| | Any director or the entire board may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, except as follows: (1) unless the certificate of incorporation otherwise provides, in the case of a corporation with a classified board, stockholders may effect such removal only for cause; or (2) in the case | | | A company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide that a director may be removed for any or no reason and that, in addition to shareholders, directors may be granted the power to remove a director. | | | Under the Company LLC Agreement, a manager of Suncrete may be removed by the member(s) that designated such manager. | |
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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| | | | of a corporation having cumulative voting, if less than the entire board is to be removed, no director may be removed without cause if the votes cast against such director’s removal would be sufficient to elect such director if then cumulatively voted at an election of the entire board. | | | | | | | |
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Number of Directors
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| | Under the DGCL, the number of directors shall be fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the bylaws, unless the certificate of incorporation fixes the number of directors. If the certificate of incorporation fixes the number of directors, then a change in the number of directors shall be made only by amendment of the certificate of incorporation. | | | Subject to the memorandum and articles of association, the board of directors may increase the size of the board and fill any vacancies. | | | The Company LLC Agreement provides that the Suncrete Board shall consist of three managers — two designated by Dothan Concrete and one designated by the Eagle Members (as defined in the Company LLC Agreement). Dothan Concrete has the sole discretion to increase the size of the board. | |
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Classified or Staggered Boards
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| | Classified boards are permitted. | | | Classified boards are permitted. | | | The Company LLC Agreement does not provide for a classified or staggered Board of Managers. | |
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Fiduciary Duties of Directors
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In Delaware, fiduciary duties are generally developed by case law.
In general, directors and officers are subject to the fiduciary duties of care and loyalty (which further include the duties of good faith, oversight, and disclosure).
The duty of care requires directors not to act with gross negligence, including, depending on the facts
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| | The fiduciary duties of a director of a Cayman Islands exempted company are not codified, however the courts of the Cayman Islands have held that a director owes the following fiduciary duties (a) a duty to act in what the director bona fide considers to be in the best interests of the company, (b) a duty to exercise their powers for the purposes they were conferred, (c) a | | | The Company LLC Agreement eliminates the fiduciary duties of managers (including the duties of care and loyalty) to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing cannot be waived. | |
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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and circumstances, by being well-informed and gathering and considering reasonably available relevant information.
The duty of loyalty requires directors to act in good faith and under the belief that their actions will be best for the corporation and its stockholders.
Directors are “fully protected” if they rely in good faith upon the records of the corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the corporation by any of the corporation’s officers or employees, or committees of the board of directors, or by any other person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the corporation.
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| | duty to avoid fettering his or her discretion in the future and (d) a duty to avoid conflicts of interest and of duty. In addition to fiduciary duties, directors owe a duty of care, diligence and skill. Such duties are owed to the company but may be owed directly to creditors or shareholders in certain limited circumstances. | | | | |
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Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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| | Under the DGCL, a Delaware corporation is permitted to indemnify any person who is a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other | | | Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of directors and officers, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification | | | The Company LLC Agreement provides that Suncrete will indemnify its managers, members, and officers against losses, except for losses resulting from such person’s own fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct. | |
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
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enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, to which such director, officer, employee or agent may be a party or threatened to be made a party, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed was in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and in the case of a criminal proceeding, that he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
In connection with any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation involving a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, a Delaware corporation has the power to indemnify such a person who is a party
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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| | | | or is threatened to be made a party for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit: (i) if such person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (ii) if such person is found liable to the corporation, only to the extent the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought determined that in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. This is not exclusive of any other indemnification rights that may be granted by a Delaware corporation to its directors, officers, employees or agents. | | | | | | | |
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Limited Liability of Directors and Officers
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| | Under the DGCL, a Delaware corporation is permitted to adopt a provision in its certificate of incorporation eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director or officer to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, provided that such | | | Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may limit the liability of directors and officers, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as limiting liability for fraud or willful default. | | | Pursuant to the Company LLC Agreement, Suncrete’s managers and officers are not liable for monetary damages to Suncrete or its members, unless their actions or omissions constitute fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct. | |
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Provision
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Delaware Corporation
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Cayman Islands
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Delaware Limited Liability
Company |
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provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of: (i) a director or officer breaching the duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii) a director or officer failing to act in good faith or engaging in intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) a director declaring an illegal dividend or approving an illegal stock purchase or redemption; (iv) a director or officer obtaining an improper personal benefit from the corporation; or (v) an officer in any action by or in the right of a Delaware corporation.
The DGCL further provides that controlling stockholders and control groups, in their capacity as such, cannot be liable for monetary damages for breach of the fiduciary duty of care.
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Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC(2)(3)
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| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 3.4% | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 22.2% | | |
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Christopher Bradley(3)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Andrew R. Heyer(2)(3)
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| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 3.4% | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 22.2% | | |
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Walter F. McLallen(3)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Roger Meltzer, Esq.(3)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Brian Shimko(3)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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All executive officers and directors as a group (6 individuals)(2)(3)
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| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 3.4% | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 22.2% | | |
| Other 5% Shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Wealthspring Parties(4)
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| | | | 2,231,759 | | | | | | 9.4% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7.6% | | |
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First Trust Parties(5)
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| | | | 2,049,276 | | | | | | 8.6% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6.9% | | |
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HGC Investment Management Inc.(6)
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| | | | 1,995,000 | | | | | | 8.4% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6.8% | | |
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Fort Baker Parties(7)
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| | | | 1,310,641 | | | | | | 5.5% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4.4% | | |
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Post-Business Combination
(Assuming No Redemptions) |
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Post-Business Combination
(Assuming Maximum Redemptions) |
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Name of Beneficial Owner(1)
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Shares of
PubCo Class A Common Stock |
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Percentage
of PubCo Class A Common Stock |
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Shares of
PubCo Class B Common Stock |
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Percentage
of Class B Common Stock |
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Combined
Voting Power(2) |
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Shares of
PubCo Class A Common Stock |
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Percentage
of PubCo Class A Common Stock |
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Shares of
PubCo Class B Common Stock |
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Percentage
of Class B Common Stock |
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Combined
Voting Power(2) |
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Five Percent Holders of PubCo
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Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC(3)
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| | | | 3,527,517 | | | | | | 6.4% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,527,517 | | | | | | 9.7% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.3% | | |
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Dothan Independent GP, LP(4)
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| | | | 398,800 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 22.3% | | | | | | 18.3% | | | | | | 398,800 | | | | | | 1.1% | | | | | | 5,300,000 | | | | | | 22.3% | | | | | | 19.5% | | |
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Dothan Concrete Investors, LLC(5)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 77.7% | | | | | | 63.1% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 77.7% | | | | | | 67.4% | | |
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Eaglesnest Investments, LLC(6)
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| | | | 4,810,831 | | | | | | 8.8% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.6% | | | | | | 4,810,831 | | | | | | 13.3% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.8% | | |
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Directors and Executive Officers of Pubco
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Randall Edgar(7)
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| | | | 4,810,831 | | | | | | 8.8% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.6% | | | | | | 4,810,831 | | | | | | 13.3% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.8% | | |
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Ned N. Fleming, III(8)
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| | | | 398,800 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 23,722,425 | | | | | | 100% | | | | | | 81.2% | | | | | | 398,800 | | | | | | 1.1% | | | | | | 23,722,425 | | | | | | 100% | | | | | | 86.8% | | |
| | | |
Post-Business Combination
(Assuming No Redemptions) |
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Post-Business Combination
(Assuming Maximum Redemptions) |
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Name of Beneficial Owner(1)
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Shares of
PubCo Class A Common Stock |
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Percentage
of PubCo Class A Common Stock |
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Shares of
PubCo Class B Common Stock |
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Percentage
of Class B Common Stock |
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Combined
Voting Power(2) |
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Shares of
PubCo Class A Common Stock |
| |
Percentage
of PubCo Class A Common Stock |
| |
Shares of
PubCo Class B Common Stock |
| |
Percentage
of Class B Common Stock |
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Combined
Voting Power(2) |
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Andrew R. Heyer(3)
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| | | | 3,527,517 | | | | | | 6.4% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | 3,527,517 | | | | | | 9.7% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.3% | | |
|
William Holden(9)
|
| | | | 225,606 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | | | | | 225,606 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
|
Bretton Johnston
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Mark R. Matteson(10)
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 77.7% | | | | | | 63.1% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18,422,425 | | | | | | 77.7% | | | | | | 67.4% | | |
|
David Rees-Jones
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Tommy Wentroth(11)
|
| | | | 451,211 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | | | | | 451,211 | | | | | | 1.2% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
|
All PubCo directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons)
|
| | | | 9,413,965 | | | | | | 17.0% | | | | | | 23,722,425 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 84.3% | | | | | | 9,413,965 | | | | | | 25.6% | | | | | | 23,722,425 | | | | | | 100.0% | | | | | | 90.0% | | |
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| ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cash
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| | | $ | 101,126 | | | | | $ | 205,975 | | |
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Prepaid expenses
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| | | | 181,367 | | | | | | 257,810 | | |
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Total current assets
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| | | | 282,493 | | | | | | 463,785 | | |
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Prepaid insurance – non-current
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| | | | — | | | | | | 143,737 | | |
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Cash held in Trust Account
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| | | | 249,760,654 | | | | | | 237,496,857 | | |
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TOTAL ASSETS
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| | | $ | 250,043,147 | | | | | $ | 238,104,379 | | |
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LIABILITIES, CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:
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| Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Accrued expenses
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| | | $ | 392,388 | | | | | $ | 92,158 | | |
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Accrued offering costs
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| | | | ― | | | | | | 85,000 | | |
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WCL Promissory Note – related party
|
| | | | 400,000 | | | | | | ― | | |
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Total current liabilities
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792,388
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177,158
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Deferred underwriting fee payable
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| | | | 8,650,000 | | | | | | 8,650,000 | | |
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Total Liabilities
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| | | | 9,442,388 | | | | | | 8,827,158 | | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value,
23,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023 at redemption values of $10.86 and $10.33 per share, respectively |
| | | | 249,760,654 | | | | | | 237,496,857 | | |
| Shareholders’ Deficit: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023
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Class A Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 797,600 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 23,000,000 shares subject to possible redemption) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023
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| | | | 80 | | | | | | 80 | | |
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Class B Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares
authorized; 5,750,000 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 |
| | | | 575 | | | | | | 575 | | |
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Additional paid-in capital
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Accumulated deficit
|
| | | | (9,160,550) | | | | | | (8,220,291) | | |
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Total Shareholders’ Deficit
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| | | | (9,159,895) | | | | | | (8,219,636) | | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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| | | $ | 250,043,147 | | | | | $ | 238,104,379 | | |
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For the Year Ended
December 31, 2024 |
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For the Period
from March 7, 2023 (Inception) Through December 31, 2023 |
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General and administrative expenses
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| | | $ | 700,259 | | | | | $ | 391,308 | | |
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General and administrative expenses – related party
|
| | | | 240,000 | | | | | | 104,516 | | |
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Loss from operations
|
| | | | (940,259) | | | | | | (495,824) | | |
| Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account
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| | | | 12,263,797 | | | | | | 5,196,857 | | |
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Total other income
|
| | | | 12,263,797 | | | | | | 5,196,857 | | |
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Net income
|
| | | $ | 11,323,538 | | | | | $ | 4,701,033 | | |
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Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, basic and diluted
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| | | | 23,000,000 | | | | | | 12,000,000 | | |
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Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A Ordinary Shares subject
to possible redemption |
| | | $ | 0.38 | | | | | $ | 0.31 | | |
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Weighted average shares outstanding of non-redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares, basic and diluted
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| | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 3,012,293 | | |
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Basic and diluted net income per share, non-redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares
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| | | $ | 0.38 | | | | | $ | 0.31 | | |
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Ordinary Shares
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Additional
Paid-in Capital |
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Accumulated
Deficit |
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Total
Shareholders’ Deficit |
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Class A
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Class B
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Shares
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Amount
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Shares
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Amount
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Balance at December 31, 2023
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| | | | 797,600 | | | | | $ | 80 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | $ | 575 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (8,220,291) | | | | | $ | (8,219,636) | | |
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Accretion of Class A Ordinary Shares
to redemption amount |
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (12,263,797) | | | | | | (12,263,797) | | |
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Net income
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11,323,538 | | | | | | 11,323,538 | | |
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Balance at December 31, 2024
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| | | | 797,600 | | | | | $ | 80 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | $ | 575 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (9,160,550) | | | | | $ | (9,159,895) | | |
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Ordinary Shares
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Additional
Paid-in Capital |
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Accumulated
Deficit |
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Total
Shareholders’ Deficit |
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Class A
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Class B
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Shares
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Amount
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Shares
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Amount
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Balance at March 7, 2023 (inception)
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| | | | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
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Issuance of Class B Ordinary Shares to Sponsor
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 575 | | | | | | 24,425 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 25,000 | | |
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Sale of 797,600 Private Placement Units
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| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 80 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,975,920 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,976,000 | | |
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Fair value of Public Warrants at issuance
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,242,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,242,000 | | |
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Allocation of issuance costs
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (98,295) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (98,295) | | |
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Accretion of Class A Ordinary Shares to redemption amount
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (9,144,050) | | | | | | (12,921,324) | | | | | | (22,065,374) | | |
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Net income
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,701,033 | | | | | | 4,701,033 | | |
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Balance at December 31, 2023
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| | | | 797,600 | | | | | $ | 80 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | $ | 575 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (8,220,291) | | | | | $ | (8,219,636) | | |
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For the Year
Ended December 31, 2024 |
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For the Period from
March 7, 2023 (Inception) Through December 31, 2023 |
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| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 11,323,538 | | | | | $ | 4,701,033 | | |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account
|
| | | | (12,263,797) | | | | | | (5,196,857) | | |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Prepaid expenses
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| | | | 76,443 | | | | | | (257,810) | | |
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Prepaid insurance
|
| | | | 143,737 | | | | | | (143,737) | | |
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Accrued expenses
|
| | | | 300,230 | | | | | | 92,158 | | |
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
| | | | (419,849) | | | | | | (805,213) | | |
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Investment into Trust Account
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (232,300,000) | | |
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Net cash used in investing activities
|
| | | | — | | | | |
|
(232,300,000)
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| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts paid
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| | | | — | | | | | | 226,000,080 | | |
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Proceeds from sale of Option Units
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 7,975,920 | | |
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Proceeds from WCL Promissory Note – related party
|
| | | | 400,000 | | | | | | 300,000 | | |
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Repayment of IPO Promissory Note – related party
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (372,550) | | |
|
Payment of offering costs
|
| | | | (85,000) | | | | | | (592,262) | | |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
| | | | 315,000 | | | | | | 233,311,188 | | |
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Net Change in Cash
|
| | | | (104,849) | | | | | | 205,975 | | |
|
Cash – Beginning of period
|
| | | | 205,975 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Cash – End of period
|
| | | $ | 101,126 | | | | | $ | 205,975 | | |
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Offering costs included in accrued offering costs
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 85,000 | | |
|
Offering costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Founder Shares
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 24,425 | | |
|
Deferred underwriting fee payable
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 8,650,000 | | |
|
Offering costs paid by Sponsor as a draw to the IPO Promissory Note
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 72,550 | | |
| |
Gross proceeds
|
| | | $ | 230,000,000 | | |
| | Less: | | | | | | | |
| |
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants
|
| | | | (1,242,000) | | |
| |
Issuance costs allocated to Class A Ordinary Shares
|
| | | | (13,326,517) | | |
| | Plus: | | | | | | | |
| |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
|
| | | | 22,065,374 | | |
| |
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2023
|
| | | | 237,496,857 | | |
| | Plus: | | | | | | | |
| |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
|
| | | | 12,263,797 | | |
| |
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2024
|
| | | $ | 249,760,654 | | |
| | | |
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2024 |
| |
For the Period from
March 7, 2023 (Inception) Through December 31, 2023 |
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| | | |
Redeemable
Class A |
| |
Non-Redeemable
Class A And Class B |
| |
Redeemable
Class A |
| |
Non-Redeemable
Class A And Class B |
| ||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income per Ordinary Share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Numerator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Allocation of net income, as adjusted
|
| | | $ | 8,814,299 | | | | | $ | 2,509,239 | | | | | $ | 3,757,747 | | | | | $ | 943,286 | | |
| Denominator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Basic and diluted weighted average Ordinary Shares outstanding
|
| | | | 23,000,000 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 12,000,000 | | | | | | 3,012,293 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per Ordinary Share
|
| | | $ | 0.38 | | | | | $ | 0.38 | | | | | $ | 0.31 | | | | | $ | 0.31 | | |
| | | |
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2024 |
| |
For the Period from
March 7, 2023 (Inception) Through December 31, 2023 |
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|
Trust Account
|
| | | $ | 249,760,654 | | | | | $ | 237,496,857 | | |
|
Cash
|
| | | $ | 101,126 | | | | | $ | 205,975 | | |
| | | |
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2024 |
| |
For the Period from
March 7, 2023 (Inception) Through December 31, 2023 |
| ||||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
| | | $ | 940,259 | | | | | $ | 495,824 | | |
|
Interest earned on the Trust Account
|
| | | $ | 12,263,797 | | | | | $ | 5,196,857 | | |
| | | |
September 30,
2025 |
| |
December 31,
2024 |
| ||||||
| | | |
(Unaudited)
|
| | | | | | | |||
| ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash
|
| | | $ | 6,704 | | | | | $ | 101,126 | | |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 59,527 | | | | | | 181,367 | | |
|
Total current assets
|
| | | | 66,231 | | | | | | 282,493 | | |
|
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
|
| | | | 254,644,430 | | | | | | 249,760,654 | | |
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
| | | $ | 254,710,661 | | | | | $ | 250,043,147 | | |
|
LIABILITIES, CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| | | $ | 1,491,479 | | | | | $ | 392,388 | | |
|
WCL Promissory Note – related party
|
| | | | 755,000 | | | | | | 400,000 | | |
|
Extension Promissory Note
|
| | | | 1,125,000 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total current liabilities
|
| | |
|
3,371,479
|
| | | |
|
792,388
|
| |
|
Deferred underwriting fee payable
|
| | | | 8,650,000 | | | | | | 8,650,000 | | |
|
Total Liabilities
|
| | | | 12,021,479 | | | | | | 9,442,388 | | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value,
22,627,899 and 23,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 at redemption values of $11.25 and $10.86 per share, respectively |
| | | | 254,644,430 | | | | | | 249,760,654 | | |
| Shareholders’ Deficit: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Class A Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares
authorized; 797,600 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 22,627,899 and 23,000,000 shares subject to possible redemption) as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively |
| | | | 80 | | | | | | 80 | | |
|
Class B Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares
authorized; 5,750,000 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 |
| | | | 575 | | | | | | 575 | | |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
| | | | (11,955,903) | | | | | | (9,160,550) | | |
|
Total Shareholders’ Deficit
|
| | | | (11,955,248) | | | | | | (9,159,895) | | |
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES, CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
|
| | | $ | 254,710,661 | | | | | $ | 250,043,147 | | |
| | | |
For the Three Months
Ended September 30, |
| |
For The Nine Months
Ended September 30, |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
2025
|
| |
2024
|
| |
2025
|
| |
2024
|
| ||||||||||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
| | | $ | 946,561 | | | | | $ | 217,491 | | | | | $ | 1,490,353 | | | | | $ | 531,587 | | |
|
General and administrative expenses – related party
|
| | | | 60,000 | | | | | | 60,000 | | | | | | 180,000 | | | | | | 180,000 | | |
|
Loss from operations
|
| | | | (1,006,561) | | | | | | (277,491) | | | | | | (1,670,353) | | | | | | (711,587) | | |
| Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
|
| | | | 2,597,546 | | | | | | 3,154,569 | | | | | | 7,895,697 | | | | | | 9,397,868 | | |
|
Total other income, net
|
| | | | 2,597,546 | | | | | | 3,154,569 | | | | | | 7,895,697 | | | | | | 9,397,868 | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 1,590,985 | | | | | $ | 2,877,078 | | | | | $ | 6,225,344 | | | | | $ | 8,686,281 | | |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, basic and diluted
|
| | | | 22,724,969 | | | | | | 23,000,000 | | | | | | 22,907,316 | | | | | | 23,000,000 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption
|
| | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.10 | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | $ | 0.29 | | |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding of non-redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares, basic and diluted
|
| | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per share, non-redeemable
Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares |
| | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.10 | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | $ | 0.29 | | |
| | | |
Ordinary Shares
|
| |
Additional
Paid-in Capital |
| |
Accumulated
Deficit |
| |
Total
Shareholders’ Deficit |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Class A
|
| |
Class B
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Shares
|
| |
Amount
|
| |
Shares
|
| |
Amount
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at December 31, 2024
|
| | | | 797,600 | | | | | $ | 80 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | $ | 575 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (9,160,550) | | | | | $ | (9,159,895) | | |
|
Accretion of Class A Ordinary Shares to redemption amount
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,634,676) | | | | | | (2,634,676) | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,275,706 | | | | | | 2,275,706 | | |
|
Balance at March 31, 2025 (unaudited)
|
| | |
|
797,600
|
| | | |
|
80
|
| | | |
|
5,750,000
|
| | | |
|
575
|
| | | | | — | | | | |
|
(9,519,520)
|
| | | |
|
(9,518,865)
|
| |
|
Accretion of Class A Ordinary Shares to redemption amount
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,663,475) | | | | | | (2,663,475) | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,358,653 | | | | | | 2,358,653 | | |
|
Balance at June 30, 2025 (unaudited)
|
| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 80 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 575 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (9,824,342) | | | | | | (9,823,687) | | |
|
Accretion of Class A Ordinary Shares to redemption amount
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,722,546) | | | | | | (3,722,546) | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,590,985 | | | | | | 1,590,985 | | |
|
Balance at September 30, 2025 (unaudited)
|
| | | | 797,600 | | | | | $ | 80 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | $ | 575 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (11,955,903) | | | | | $ | (11,955,248) | | |
| | | |
Ordinary Shares
|
| |
Additional
Paid-in Capital |
| |
Accumulated
Deficit |
| |
Total
Shareholders’ Deficit |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Class A
|
| |
Class B
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Shares
|
| |
Amount
|
| |
Shares
|
| |
Amount
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at December 31, 2023
|
| | | | 797,600 | | | | | $ | 80 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | $ | 575 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (8,220,291) | | | | | $ | (8,219,636) | | |
|
Accretion of Class A Ordinary Shares to redemption amount
|
| | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | (3,103,752) | | | | | | (3,103,752) | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,866,208 | | | | | | 2,866,208 | | |
|
Balance at March 31, 2024 (unaudited)
|
| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 80 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 575 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (8,457,835) | | | | | | (8,457,180) | | |
|
Accretion of Class A Ordinary Shares to redemption amount
|
| | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | (3,139,547) | | | | | | (3,139,547) | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,942,995 | | | | | | 2,942,995 | | |
|
Balance at June 30, 2024 (unaudited)
|
| | | | 797,600 | | | | | | 80 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | | 575 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (8,654,387) | | | | | | (8,653,732) | | |
|
Accretion of Class A Ordinary Shares to redemption amount
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,154,569) | | | | | | (3,154,569) | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,877,078 | | | | | | 2,877,078 | | |
|
Balance at September 30, 2024 (unaudited)
|
| | | | 797,600 | | | | | $ | 80 | | | | | | 5,750,000 | | | | | $ | 575 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (8,931,878) | | | | | $ | (8,931,223) | | |
| | | |
For the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2025 |
| |
For the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
| ||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 6,225,344 | | | | | $ | 8,686,281 | | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
|
| | | | (7,895,697) | | | | | | (9,397,868) | | |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 121,840 | | | | | | 13,583 | | |
|
Prepaid insurance
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 143,737 | | |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| | | | 1,099,091 | | | | | | 299,107 | | |
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
| | | | (449,422) | | | | | | (255,160) | | |
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Payment of extension fee into Trust Account
|
| | | | (1,125,000) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account in connection with redemption
|
| | | | 4,136,921 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net cash provided by investing activities
|
| | | | 3,011,921 | | | | | | — | | |
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Proceeds from promissory notes – related party
|
| | | | 1,480,000 | | | | | | 150,000 | | |
|
Payment of offering costs
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (85,000) | | |
|
Redemption of common stock
|
| | | | (4,136,921) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
| | | | (2,656,921) | | | | | | 65,000 | | |
|
Net Change in Cash
|
| | | | (94,422) | | | | | | (190,160) | | |
|
Cash – Beginning of period
|
| | | | 101,126 | | | | | | 205,975 | | |
|
Cash – End of period
|
| | | $ | 6,704 | | | | | $ | 15,815 | | |
| |
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2024
|
| | | $ | 249,760,654 | | |
| | Plus: | | | | | | | |
| |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
|
| | | | 2,634,676 | | |
| |
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, March 31, 2025
|
| | | | 252,395,330 | | |
| | Plus: | | | | | | | |
| |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
|
| | | | 2,663,475 | | |
| |
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, June 30, 2025
|
| | | | 255,058,805 | | |
| | Less: | | | | | | | |
| |
Redemption
|
| | | | (4,136,921) | | |
| | Plus: | | | | | | | |
| |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
|
| | | | 3,722,546 | | |
| |
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, September 30, 2025
|
| | | $ | 254,644,430 | | |
| | | |
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
|
| |
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
2025
|
| |
2024
|
| |
2025
|
| |
2024
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Redeemable
Class A |
| |
Non-Redeemable
Class A and Class B |
| |
Redeemable
Class A |
| |
Non-Redeemable
Class A and Class B |
| |
Redeemable
Class A |
| |
Non-Redeemable
Class A and Class B |
| |
Redeemable
Class A |
| |
Non-Redeemable
Class A and Class B |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Numerator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Allocation of net income,
as adjusted |
| | | $ | 1,235,118 | | | | | $ | 355,867 | | | | | $ | 2,239,532 | | | | | $ | 637,546 | | | | | $ | 4,841,498 | | | | | $ | 1,383,846 | | | | | $ | 6,761,445 | | | | | $ | 1,924,836 | | |
| Denominator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
| | | | 22,724,969 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 23,000,000 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 22,907,316 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | | | | | 23,000,000 | | | | | | 6,547,600 | | |
|
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share
|
| | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.05 | | | | | $ | 0.10 | | | | | $ | 0.10 | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | $ | 0.21 | | | | | $ | 0.29 | | | | | $ | 0.29 | | |
| | | |
September 30,
2025 |
| |
December 31,
2024 |
| ||||||
|
Trust Account
|
| | | $ | 254,644,430 | | | | | $ | 249,760,654 | | |
|
Cash
|
| | | $ | 6,704 | | | | | $ | 101,126 | | |
| | | |
For the Three
Months Ended September 30, 2025 |
| |
For the Three
Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
| ||||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
| | | $ | 1,006,561 | | | | | $ | 277,491 | | |
|
Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
|
| | | $ | 2,597,546 | | | | | $ | 3,154,569 | | |
| | | |
For the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2025 |
| |
For the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
| ||||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
| | | $ | 1,670,353 | | | | | $ | 711,587 | | |
|
Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
|
| | | $ | 7,895,697 | | | | | $ | 9,397,868 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||
| | | |
As of
December 31, 2024 |
| | |
As of
December 31, 2023 |
| ||||||
| Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 8,410 | | | | | | $ | 7,091 | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 19,774 | | | | | | | 16,952 | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 5,007 | | | | | | | 3,866 | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | 1,241 | | | | | | | 852 | | |
|
Total current assets
|
| | | | 34,432 | | | | | | | 28,761 | | |
| Property, plant and equipment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
|
| | | | 70,965 | | | | | | | 68,000 | | |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | (4,072) | | | | | | | (30,486) | | |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
| | | | 66,893 | | | | | | | 37,514 | | |
|
Goodwill
|
| | | | 79,505 | | | | | | | 11,502 | | |
|
Customer relationships, net
|
| | | | 61,636 | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Trade name
|
| | | | 16,800 | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
| | | | 980 | | | | | | | 767 | | |
|
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 260,246 | | | | | | $ | 78,544 | | |
|
Liabilities, Redeemable Mezzanine Equity and Common Unitholder Equity (Deficit)
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 5,094 | | | | | | $ | 7,500 | | |
|
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | 3,044 | | | | | | | 2,165 | | |
|
Current portion of lease liabilities
|
| | | | 361 | | | | | | | 217 | | |
|
Long-term debt, current portion
|
| | | | 6,500 | | | | | | | 3,801 | | |
|
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 14,999 | | | | | | | 13,683 | | |
|
Long-term lease liability
|
| | | | 361 | | | | | | | 566 | | |
|
Long-term debt, net
|
| | | | 122,485 | | | | | | | 21,052 | | |
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 137,845 | | | | | | | 35,301 | | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Redeemable mezzanine equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Redeemable senior preferred units, 26,000,000 units issued and outstanding (at redemption value)
|
| | | | 26,590 | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Redeemable preferred units, 95,700,000 units issued and outstanding
(at redemption value) |
| | | | 99,832 | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Common unitholder equity (deficit), 95,700,000 units issued and outstanding
|
| | | | (4,021) | | | | | | | 43,243 | | |
|
Total liabilities, redeemable mezzanine equity and common unitholder equity (deficit)
|
| | | $ | 260,246 | | | | | | $ | 78,544 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| | |
Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |
Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
| |||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | |
$
|
79,650
|
| | | | | $ | 103,661 | | | | | $ | 144,279 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | | 49,419 | | | | | | | 65,065 | | | | | | 93,093 | | |
|
Gross profit
|
| | | | 30,231 | | | | | | | 38,596 | | | | | | 51,186 | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses(1)
|
| | | | 16,346 | | | | | | | 16,883 | | | | | | 22,665 | | |
|
Acquisition-related costs(2)
|
| | | | 7,422 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | (108) | | | | | | | 40 | | | | | | 197 | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 23,660 | | | | | | | 16,923 | | | | | | 22,862 | | |
|
Operating income
|
| | | | 6,571 | | | | | | | 21,673 | | | | | | 28,324 | | |
| Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Other expenses
|
| | | | (319) | | | | | | | (285) | | | | | | (471) | | |
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | (5,173) | | | | | | | (924) | | | | | | (878) | | |
|
Total other income (expense)
|
| | | | (5,492) | | | | | | | (1,209) | | | | | | (1,349) | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | 1,079 | | | | | | | 20,464 | | | | | | 26,975 | | |
|
Distributions to senior preferred unitholders
|
| | | | (410) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accretion of redeemable preferred units to redemption
value |
| | | | (33,532) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net income attributable to common unitholders
|
| | | $ | (32,863) | | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | | | | $ | 26,975 | | |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
| | | | 66,517,937 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Basic and diluted loss per common share
|
| | | $ | (0.49) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | |
Mezzanine Equity
|
| | |
Common
Unitholder Equity Units |
| |
Common
Unitholder Equity (Deficit) ($) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Senior
Preferred Units |
| |
Senior
Preferred ($) |
| |
Preferred
Units |
| |
Preferred
($) |
| | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance, January 1, 2023
(Predecessor) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 35,274 | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26,975 | | |
|
Distributions
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (19,006) | | |
|
Balance, December 31, 2023
(Predecessor) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43,243 | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,464 | | |
|
Distributions
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (13,378) | | |
|
Balance, July 29, 2024 (Predecessor)
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 50,329 | | |
|
Issuance of preferred and common units for cash
|
| | | | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | 57,900,000 | | | | | $ | 40,718 | | | | | | | 57,900,000 | | | | | $ | 17,182 | | |
|
Issuance of senior preferred units, preferred units, common units for concrete acquisition
|
| | | | 26,000,000 | | | | | | 26,000 | | | | | | 37,800,000 | | | | | | 26,582 | | | | | | | 37,800,000 | | | | | | 11,218 | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,079 | | |
|
Accretion to redemption value
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 32,532 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | (33,532) | | |
|
Distributions
|
| | | | | | | | | | (410) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Share-based compensation
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | | | | 32 | | |
|
Balance, December 31, 2024
(Successor) |
| | | | 26,000,000 | | | | | $ | 26,590 | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | $ | 99,832 | | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | $ | (4,021) | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| | |
Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |
Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
| |||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 1,079 | | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | | | | $ | 26,975 | | |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
| | | | 6,740 | | | | | | | 4,827 | | | | | | 6,087 | | |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | (108) | | | | | | | 40 | | | | | | 197 | | |
|
Non-cash lease expense
|
| | | | (13) | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 23 | | |
|
Non-cash share-based compensation
|
| | | | 32 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Non-cash debt issuance cost amortization
|
| | | | 253 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 4 | | |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects
of acquisitions: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 5,201 | | | | | | | (8,023) | | | | | | (3,674) | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 250 | | | | | | | (916) | | | | | | (890) | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | (89) | | | | | | | (300) | | | | | | (93) | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | | (1,651) | | | | | | | (1,084) | | | | | | 3,492 | | |
|
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | (896) | | | | | | | 2,626 | | | | | | 105 | | |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
| | | | 10,798 | | | | | | | 17,650 | | | | | | 32,226 | | |
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | (3,617) | | | | | | | (1,047) | | | | | | (9,194) | | |
|
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | 5 | | | | | | | 176 | | | | | | 1,613 | | |
|
Insurance proceeds on property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | 158 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net cash paid for acquisitions
|
| | | | (189,215) | | | | | | | (13,872) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
| | | | (192,669) | | | | | | | (14,743) | | | | | | (7,581) | | |
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Borrowings of debt
|
| | | | 136,200 | | | | | | | 11,097 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Repayment of debt
|
| | | | (5,250) | | | | | | | (2,457) | | | | | | (4,629) | | |
|
Payment of debt issuance costs
|
| | | | (2,464) | | | | | | | (59) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Proceeds from issuance of preferred and common
units |
| | | | 57,900 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Distributions to members
|
| | | | (410) | | | | | | | (14,274) | | | | | | (18,186) | | |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
| | | | 185,976 | | | | | | | (5,693) | | | | | | (22,815) | | |
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | | 4,105 | | | | | | | (2,786) | | | | | | 1,830 | | |
|
Beginning cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | | 4,305 | | | | | | | 7,091 | | | | | | 5,261 | | |
|
Ending cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 8,410 | | | | | | $ | 4,305 | | | | | $ | 7,091 | | |
|
Asset Category
|
| |
Estimated Useful Life
|
|
| Land | | |
Not Depreciated
|
|
| Buildings | | |
30 years
|
|
| Plant & Equipment | | |
7 – 10 years
|
|
| Vehicles | | |
5 years
|
|
| Office Equipment & Software | | |
5 – 7 years
|
|
| | Consideration: | | | | | | | |
| |
Cash
|
| | | $ | 189,215 | | |
| |
Common units
|
| | | | 11,218 | | |
| |
Preferred units
|
| | | | 26,582 | | |
| |
Senior preferred units
|
| | | | 26,000 | | |
| |
Total consideration
|
| | | $ | 253,015 | | |
| | Fair value of assets acquired: | | | | | | | |
| |
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 4,305 | | |
| |
Accounts receivable – trade
|
| | | | 24,955 | | |
| |
Accounts receivable – other
|
| | | | 20 | | |
| |
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 1,152 | | |
| |
Inventory
|
| | | | 5,257 | | |
| |
Property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | 66,981 | | |
| |
Customer relationships
|
| | | | 64,300 | | |
| |
Trade name
|
| | | | 16,800 | | |
| |
Goodwill
|
| | | | 79,505 | | |
| |
Right-of-use assets
|
| | | | 873 | | |
| |
Amounts attributable to assets acquired
|
| | | $ | 264,148 | | |
| | Fair value of liabilities assumed: | | | | | | | |
| |
Accounts payable – trade
|
| | | $ | 6,416 | | |
| |
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | 3,844 | | |
| |
Lease liabilities
|
| | | | 873 | | |
| |
Amounts attributable to liabilities assumed
|
| | | $ | 11,133 | | |
| |
Total identifiable net assets
|
| | | $ | 253,015 | | |
| | | |
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2024 |
| |
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 |
| ||||||
|
Pro forma revenues
|
| | | $ | 183,311 | | | | | $ | 144,279 | | |
|
Pro forma net income
|
| | | $ | 24,423 | | | | | $ | 26,974 | | |
| | Consideration: | | | | | | | |
| |
Cash
|
| | | $ | 13,872 | | |
| |
Total consideration
|
| | | $ | 13,872 | | |
| | Fair value of assets acquired: | | | | | | | |
| |
Inventory
|
| | | | 475 | | |
| |
Property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | 13,070 | | |
| |
Goodwill
|
| | | | 327 | | |
| |
Right-of-use assets
|
| | | | 173 | | |
| |
Amounts attributable to assets acquired
|
| | | $ | 14,045 | | |
| | Fair value of liabilities assumed: | | | | | | | |
| |
Lease liabilities
|
| | | $ | 173 | | |
| |
Amounts attributable to liabilities assumed
|
| | | $ | 173 | | |
| |
Total identifiable net assets
|
| | | $ | 13,872 | | |
| | | |
December 31,
|
| ||||||||||
| | | |
2024
(Successor) |
| | |
2023
(Predecessor) |
| ||||||
| Customer Relationships | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Gross carrying amount
|
| | | $ | 64,300 | | | | | | $ | — | | |
|
Accumulated amortization
|
| | | | (2,664) | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net carrying amount
|
| | | $ | 61,636 | | | | | | $ | — | | |
| Trade Names | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Gross carrying amount
|
| | | $ | 16,800 | | | | | | $ | — | | |
|
Year Ending December 31,
|
| | | | | | |
|
2025
|
| | | $ | 6,430 | | |
|
2026
|
| | | | 6,430 | | |
|
2027
|
| | | | 6,430 | | |
|
2028
|
| | | | 6,430 | | |
|
2029
|
| | | | 6,430 | | |
|
Thereafter
|
| | | | 29,486 | | |
|
Total
|
| | | $ | 61,636 | | |
| |
Balance as of January 1, 2024 (Predecessor)
|
| | | $ | 11,502 | | |
| |
Goodwill acquired – SMG Acquisition
|
| | | | 327 | | |
| |
Balance as of July 29, 2024 (Predecessor)
|
| | | | 11,829 | | |
| |
Balance as of May 22, 2024 (Successor opening balance)
|
| | | | — | | |
| |
Goodwill acquired – Concrete Acquisition
|
| | | | 79,505 | | |
| |
Balance as of December 31, 2024 (Successor)
|
| | | $ | 79,505 | | |
| | | |
December 31,
|
| ||||||||||
| | | |
2024
(Successor) |
| | |
2023
(Predecessor) |
| ||||||
|
Raw materials
|
| | | $ | 2,863 | | | | | | $ | 1,916 | | |
|
Parts and supplies
|
| | | | 1,934 | | | | | | | 1,774 | | |
|
Fuel
|
| | | | 210 | | | | | | | 176 | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | $ | 5,007 | | | | | | $ | 3,866 | | |
| | | |
December 31,
|
| ||||||||||
| | | |
2024
(Successor) |
| | |
2023
(Predecessor) |
| ||||||
|
Prepaid insurance
|
| | | $ | 732 | | | | | | $ | 283 | | |
|
Other prepaids and deposits
|
| | | | 296 | | | | | | | 400 | | |
|
Other
|
| | | | 213 | | | | | | | 169 | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | $ | 1,241 | | | | | | $ | 852 | | |
| | | |
December 31,
|
| ||||||||||
| | | |
2024
(Successor) |
| | |
2023
(Predecessor) |
| ||||||
|
Buildings
|
| | | $ | 6,411 | | | | | | $ | 2,059 | | |
|
Land
|
| | | | 3,204 | | | | | | | 2,314 | | |
|
Plant and equipment
|
| | | | 55,913 | | | | | | | 55,997 | | |
|
Vehicles
|
| | | | 2,651 | | | | | | | 3,392 | | |
|
Other property and equipment
|
| | | | 2,786 | | | | | | | 4,238 | | |
|
Gross property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | 70,965 | | | | | | | 68,000 | | |
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | (4,072) | | | | | | | (30,486) | | |
|
Net property, plant and equipment
|
| | | $ | 66,893 | | | | | | $ | 37,514 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |
Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
| |||||||||
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | $ | 3,694 | | | | | | $ | 4,304 | | | | | $ | 5,405 | | |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 382 | | | | | | | 523 | | | | | | 682 | | |
|
Total depreciation
|
| | | $ | 4,076 | | | | | | $ | 4,827 | | | | | $ | 6,087 | | |
| | | |
December 31,
|
| ||||||||||
| | | |
2024
(Successor) |
| | |
2023
(Predecessor) |
| ||||||
|
Term loan
|
| | | $ | 126,750 | | | | | | $ | — | | |
|
Revolving loan
|
| | | | 4,200 | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Predecessor loans
|
| | | | — | | | | | | | 24,889 | | |
|
Total debt, including current portion, net
|
| | | | 130,950 | | | | | | | 24,889 | | |
|
Less: long-term debt, current portion
|
| | | | (6,500) | | | | | | | (3,801) | | |
|
Long-term debt
|
| | | | 124,450 | | | | | | | 21,088 | | |
|
Less: debt issuance costs
|
| | | | (1,965) | | | | | | | (36) | | |
|
Long-term debt, net
|
| | | $ | 122,485 | | | | | | $ | 21,052 | | |
| |
2025
|
| | | $ | 6,500 | | |
| |
2026
|
| | | | 7,313 | | |
| |
2027
|
| | | | 9,750 | | |
| |
2028
|
| | | | 13,000 | | |
| |
2029
|
| | | | 94,387 | | |
| |
Total
|
| | | $ | 130,950 | | |
| |
September 30, 2024 through September 30, 2026
|
| | | $ | 1,625 | | |
| |
December 31, 2026 through December 31, 2027
|
| | | $ | 2,438 | | |
| |
March 31, 2028 and thereafter
|
| | | $ | 3,250 | | |
| |
2025
|
| | | $ | 537 | | |
| |
2026
|
| | | | 513 | | |
| |
2027
|
| | | | 481 | | |
| |
2028
|
| | | | 441 | | |
| |
2029
|
| | | | 230 | | |
| |
Total
|
| | | $ | 2,202 | | |
| | | |
# of Units Issued
|
| |
Fair Value at Closing Date
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Preferred
|
| |
Common
|
| |
Preferred
|
| |
Common
|
| |
Combined
|
| |||||||||||||||
|
Issued for cash
|
| | | | 57,900 | | | | | | 57,900 | | | | | $ | 40,718 | | | | | $ | 17,182 | | | | | $ | 57,900 | | |
|
Issued in Concrete Acquisition
|
| | | | 37,800 | | | | | | 37,800 | | | | | | 26,582 | | | | | | 11,218 | | | | | | 37,800 | | |
| Total | | | | | 95,700 | | | | | | 95,700 | | | | | $ | 67,300 | | | | | $ | 28,400 | | | | | $ | 95,700 | | |
| | | |
Number of
Incentive Units (in thousands) |
| |
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value |
| ||||||
|
Non-vested at May 22, 2024
|
| | | | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
|
Granted
|
| | | | 16,325 | | | | | | 0.16 | | |
|
Forfeited
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Vested
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Non-vested at December 31, 2024
|
| | | | 16,325 | | | | | $ | 0.16 | | |
| |
Expected term (in years)
|
| | | | 1.3 | | |
| |
Expected volatility
|
| | | | 70.0% | | |
| |
Expected distribution yield
|
| | | | 0.0% | | |
| |
Risk-free interest rate
|
| | | | 4.1% | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |
Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
| |||||||||
|
Infrastructure
|
| | | $ | 10,204 | | | | | | $ | 12,566 | | | | | $ | 16,611 | | |
|
Commercial
|
| | | | 40,137 | | | | | | | 51,565 | | | | | | 69,812 | | |
|
Residential
|
| | | | 29,309 | | | | | | | 39,530 | | | | | | 57,856 | | |
|
Total Revenue
|
| | | $ | 79,650 | | | | | | $ | 103,661 | | | | | $ | 144,279 | | |
| | | |
December 31,
|
| ||||||||||
| | | |
2024
(Successor) |
| | |
2023
(Predecessor) |
| ||||||
|
Accrued payroll and benefits
|
| | | $ | 1,384 | | | | | | $ | 262 | | |
|
Accrued sales tax
|
| | | | 915 | | | | | | | 772 | | |
|
Other accruals
|
| | | | 745 | | | | | | | 1,131 | | |
|
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | $ | 3,044 | | | | | | $ | 2,165 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |
Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
| |||||||||
|
Operating lease costs
|
| | | $ | 138 | | | | | | $ | 128 | | | | | $ | 304 | | |
|
Short-term lease costs
|
| | | $ | 78 | | | | | | $ | 226 | | | | | $ | 103 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |
Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
| |||||||||
|
Cash outflows for operating lease liabilities
|
| | | $ | 181 | | | | | | $ | 139 | | | | | $ | 315 | | |
|
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
|
| | | | 2.35 | | | | | | | 2.83 | | | | | | 3.54 | | |
|
Weighted-average discount rate
|
| | | | 8.95% | | | | | | | 3.65% | | | | | | 3.65% | | |
| |
2025
|
| | | $ | 364 | | |
| |
2026
|
| | | | 327 | | |
| |
2027
|
| | | | 100 | | |
| |
2028
|
| | | | 11 | | |
| |
Total lease payments
|
| | | $ | 802 | | |
| |
Less: lease payments representing interest
|
| | | | (80) | | |
| |
Present value of lease liabilities
|
| | | $ | 722 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |
Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
| |||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | | $ | 79,650 | | | | | | $ | 103,661 | | | | | $ | 144,279 | | |
| Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cost of sales
|
| | | | (36,755) | | | | | | | (48,000) | | | | | | (68,780) | | |
|
Plant & delivery expenses
|
| | | | (14,984) | | | | | | | (19,578) | | | | | | (29,567) | | |
|
Fixed expenses
|
| | | | (14,171) | | | | | | | (15,619) | | | | | | (18,957) | | |
|
Corporate and unallocated(1)
|
| | | | (12,661) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 1,079 | | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | | | | $ | 26,975 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |
Year ended
December 31, 2023 |
| |||||||||
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest paid
|
| | | $ | 4,906 | | | | | | $ | 925 | | | | | $ | 985 | | |
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Information:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
| | | | 97 | | | | | | | 342 | | | | | | 12 | | |
|
Issuance of senior preferred units in business combination
|
| | | | 26,000 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Issuance of preferred and common units in business combination
|
| | | | 37,800 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| |||
|
(in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)
|
| |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through December 31, 2024 |
| |||
| Numerator | | | | | | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | $ | 1,079 | | |
|
Less: accretion of redeemable preferred units to Redemption value
|
| | | | (33,532) | | |
|
Less: distributions to senior preferred unitholders
|
| | | | (410) | | |
|
Basic and Diluted Net income attributable to Common Units
|
| | | $ | (32,863) | | |
| Denominator | | | | | | | |
|
Basic and Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
| | | | 66,517,937 | | |
|
Basic and Diluted net loss per Common Unit
|
| | |
$
|
(0.49)
|
| |
| | | |
September 30, 2025
(unaudited) |
| |
December 31,
2024 |
| ||||||
| Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 4,454 | | | | | $ | 8,410 | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 24,526 | | | | | | 19,774 | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 5,470 | | | | | | 5,007 | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | 1,468 | | | | | | 1,241 | | |
|
Total current assets
|
| | | | 35,918 | | | | | | 34,432 | | |
| Property, plant and equipment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
|
| | | | 85,280 | | | | | | 70,965 | | |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | (11,638) | | | | | | (4,072) | | |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
| | | | 73,642 | | | | | | 66,893 | | |
|
Goodwill
|
| | | | 79,505 | | | | | | 79,505 | | |
|
Customer relationships, net
|
| | | | 56,813 | | | | | | 61,636 | | |
|
Trade name
|
| | | | 16,800 | | | | | | 16,800 | | |
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
| | | | 1,985 | | | | | | 980 | | |
|
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 264,663 | | | | | $ | 260,246 | | |
|
Liabilities, Redeemable Mezzanine Equity and Common Unitholder Equity (Deficit)
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 7,643 | | | | | $ | 5,094 | | |
|
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | 4,572 | | | | | | 3,044 | | |
|
Current portion of lease liabilities
|
| | | | 332 | | | | | | 361 | | |
|
Long-term debt, current portion
|
| | | | 6,500 | | | | | | 6,500 | | |
|
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 19,047 | | | | | | 14,999 | | |
|
Long-term lease liability
|
| | | | 1,486 | | | | | | 361 | | |
|
Long-term debt, net
|
| | | | 117,776 | | | | | | 122,485 | | |
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 138,309 | | | | | | 137,845 | | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Redeemable mezzanine equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Redeemable senior preferred units, 26,000,000 units issued and outstanding
(at redemption value) |
| | | | 26,590 | | | | | | 26,590 | | |
|
Redeemable preferred units, 95,700,000 units issued and outstanding (at redemption value)
|
| | | | 107,487 | | | | | | 99,832 | | |
|
Common unitholder equity (deficit), 95,700,000 units issued and
outstanding |
| | | | (7,723) | | | | | | (4,021) | | |
|
Total liabilities, redeemable mezzanine equity and common unitholder equity
(deficit) |
| | | $ | 264,663 | | | | | $ | 260,246 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Nine months
ended September 30, 2025 |
| |
Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
| | |
Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |||||||||
|
Revenues
|
| | |
$
|
130,777
|
| | | | $ | 33,403 | | | | | | $ | 103,661 | | |
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | | 84,883 | | | | | | 20,646 | | | | | | | 65,065 | | |
|
Gross profit
|
| | | | 45,894 | | | | | | 12,757 | | | | | | | 38,596 | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses(1)
|
| | | | 30,001 | | | | | | 5,951 | | | | | | | 16,883 | | |
|
Acquisition-related costs(2)
|
| | | | 1,967 | | | | | | 7,422 | | | | | |
|
—
|
| |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | 276 | | | | | | (158) | | | | | | | 40 | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 32,244 | | | | | | 13,215 | | | | | | | 16,923 | | |
|
Operating income (loss)
|
| | | | 13,650 | | | | | | (458) | | | | | | | 21,673 | | |
| Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Other expenses
|
| | | | (481) | | | | | | (327) | | | | | | | (285) | | |
|
Interest expense, net
|
| | | | (7,873) | | | | | | (2,192) | | | | | | | (924) | | |
|
Total other income (expense)
|
| | | | (8,354) | | | | | | (2,519) | | | | | | | (1,209) | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | | 5,296 | | | | | | (2,977) | | | | | | | 20,464 | | |
|
Distributions to senior preferred unitholders
|
| | | | (1,750) | | | | | | (410) | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Accretion of redeemable preferred units to redemption
value |
| | | | (7,655) | | | | | | (30,078) | | | | | |
|
—
|
| |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders
|
| | | $ | (4,109) | | | | | $ | (33,465) | | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
| | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | | 46,023,664 | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Basic and diluted loss per Common share
|
| | | $ | (0.04) | | | | | $ | (0.73) | | | | | | | — | | |
| | | |
Mezzanine Equity
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Senior
Preferred Units |
| |
Senior
Preferred ($) |
| |
Preferred
Units |
| |
Preferred ($)
|
| | |
Common
Unitholder Equity Units |
| |
Common
Unitholder Equity (Deficit) ($) |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance, January 1, 2025 (Successor)
|
| | | | 26,000,000 | | | | | | 26,590 | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | | 99,832 | | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | $ | (4,021) | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,296 | | |
|
Accretion to redemption value
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1,750 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,655 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | (9,405) | | |
|
Distributions
|
| | | | | | | | | | (1,750) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Share-based compensation
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | | | | 407 | | |
|
Balance, September 30, 2025
(Successor) |
| | | | 26,000,000 | | | | | $ | 26,590 | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | $ | 107,487 | | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | $ | (7,723) | | |
| | | |
Mezzanine Equity
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Senior
Preferred Units |
| |
Senior
Preferred ($) |
| |
Preferred
Units |
| |
Preferred
($) |
| | |
Common
Unitholder Equity Units |
| |
Common
Unitholder Equity (Deficit) ($) |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance, May 22, 2024 (Successor)
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | | |
$
|
—
|
| |
|
Issuance of preferred and common units for cash
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 57,900,000 | | | | | | 40,718 | | | | | | | 57,900,000 | | | | | | 17,182 | | |
|
Issuance of senior preferred units, preferred units, common units for concrete acquisition
|
| | | | 26,000,000 | | | | | | 26,000 | | | | | | 37,800,000 | | | | | | 26,582 | | | | | | | 37,800,000 | | | | | | 11,218 | | |
|
Net loss
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,977) | | |
|
Accretion to redemption
value |
| | | | — | | | | | | 410 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 30,078 | | | | | | | — | | | | | | (30,488) | | |
|
Distributions
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (410) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Balance, September 30, 2024 (Successor)
|
| | | | 26,000,000 | | | | | $ | 26,000 | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | $ | 97,378 | | | | | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | $ | (5,065) | | |
| | | |
Common
Unitholder Equity (Deficit) |
| |||
|
Balance, January 1, 2024 (Predecessor)
|
| | | $ | 43,243 | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | | 20,464 | | |
|
Distributions
|
| | | | (13,378) | | |
|
Balance, July 29, 2024 (Predecessor)
|
| | | $ | 50,329 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Nine months
ended September 30, 2025 |
| |
Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
| | |
Period from
January 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | $ | 5,296 | | | | | $ | (2,977) | | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
| | | | 12,682 | | | | | | 2,667 | | | | | | | 4,827 | | |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
|
| | | | 276 | | | | | | (158) | | | | | | | 40 | | |
|
Non-cash lease expense
|
| | | | 91 | | | | | | (10) | | | | | | | 10 | | |
|
Non-cash share-based compensation
|
| | | | 407 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Non-cash debt issuance cost amortization
|
| | | | 366 | | | | | | 94 | | | | | | | 6 | | |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | (4,752) | | | | | | 1,498 | | | | | | | (8,023) | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | | (463) | | | | | | 116 | | | | | | | (916) | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | (227) | | | | | | (4) | | | | | | | (300) | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | | 2,549 | | | | | | 520 | | | | | | | (1,084) | | |
|
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | 1,528 | | | | | | 6,326 | | | | | | | 2,626 | | |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
| | | | 17,753 | | | | | | 8,072 | | | | | | | 17,650 | | |
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | (15,117) | | | | | | (612) | | | | | | | (1,047) | | |
|
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | 233 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | 176 | | |
|
Insurance proceeds on property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 158 | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net cash paid for acquisitions
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (189,216) | | | | | | | (13,872) | | |
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
| | | | (14,884) | | | | | | (189,659) | | | | | | | (14,743) | | |
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Borrowings of debt
|
| | | | 4,000 | | | | | | 136,200 | | | | | | | 11,097 | | |
|
Repayment of debt
|
| | | | (9,075) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | (2,457) | | |
|
Payment of debt issuance costs
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (2,464) | | | | | | | (59) | | |
|
Proceeds from issuance of preferred and common units
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 57,900 | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Distributions
|
| | | | (1,750) | | | | | | (410) | | | | | | | (14,274) | | |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
| | | | (6,825) | | | | | | 191,226 | | | | | | | (5,693) | | |
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | | (3,956) | | | | | | 9,639 | | | | | | | (2,786) | | |
|
Beginning cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | | 8,410 | | | | | | 4,300 | | | | | | | 7,091 | | |
|
Ending cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 4,454 | | | | | $ | 13,939 | | | | | | $ | 4,305 | | |
|
Asset Category
|
| |
Estimated Useful Life
|
|
|
Land
|
| |
Not Depreciated
|
|
|
Buildings
|
| |
30 years
|
|
|
Plant & Equipment
|
| |
7 – 10 years
|
|
|
Vehicles
|
| |
5 years
|
|
|
Office Equipment & Software
|
| |
5 – 7 years
|
|
| | Consideration: | | | | | | | |
| |
Cash
|
| | | $ | 189,215 | | |
| |
Common units
|
| | | | 11,218 | | |
| |
Preferred units
|
| | | | 26,582 | | |
| |
Senior preferred units
|
| | | | 26,000 | | |
| |
Total consideration
|
| | | $ | 253,015 | | |
| | Fair value of assets acquired: | | | | | | | |
| |
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 4,305 | | |
| |
Accounts receivable – trade
|
| | | | 24,955 | | |
| |
Accounts receivable – other
|
| | | | 20 | | |
| |
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 1,152 | | |
| |
Inventory
|
| | | | 5,257 | | |
| |
Property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | 66,981 | | |
| |
Customer relationships
|
| | | | 64,300 | | |
| |
Trade name
|
| | | | 16,800 | | |
| |
Goodwill
|
| | | | 79,505 | | |
| |
Right-of-use assets
|
| | | | 873 | | |
| |
Amounts attributable to assets acquired
|
| | | $ | 264,148 | | |
| | Fair value of liabilities assumed: | | | | | | | |
| |
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 6,416 | | |
| |
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | 3,844 | | |
| |
Lease liabilities
|
| | | | 873 | | |
| |
Amounts attributable to liabilities assumed
|
| | | $ | 11,133 | | |
| |
Total identifiable net assets
|
| | | $ | 253,015 | | |
| | Consideration: | | | | | | | |
| |
Cash
|
| | | $ | 13,872 | | |
| |
Total consideration
|
| | | $ | 13,872 | | |
| | Fair value of assets acquired: | | | | | | | |
| |
Inventory
|
| | | | 475 | | |
| |
Property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | 13,070 | | |
| |
Goodwill
|
| | | | 327 | | |
| |
Right-of-use assets
|
| | | | 173 | | |
| |
Amounts attributable to assets acquired
|
| | | $ | 14,045 | | |
| | Fair value of liabilities assumed: | | | | | | | |
| |
Lease liabilities
|
| | | $ | 173 | | |
| |
Amounts attributable to liabilities assumed
|
| | | $ | 173 | | |
| |
Total identifiable net assets
|
| | | $ | 13,872 | | |
| | As of September 30, | | | | | | | |
| |
2025
|
| | | $ | 1,607 | | |
| |
2026
|
| | | | 6,430 | | |
| |
2027
|
| | | | 6,430 | | |
| |
2028
|
| | | | 6,430 | | |
| |
2029
|
| | | | 6,430 | | |
| |
Thereafter
|
| | | | 29,486 | | |
| |
Total
|
| | | $ | 56,813 | | |
| | | |
September 30, 2025
|
| |
December 31, 2024
|
| ||||||
|
Raw materials
|
| | | $ | 3,103 | | | | | $ | 2,863 | | |
|
Parts and supplies
|
| | | | 2,052 | | | | | | 1,934 | | |
|
Fuel
|
| | | | 315 | | | | | | 210 | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | $ | 5,470 | | | | | $ | 5,007 | | |
| | | |
September 30, 2025
|
| |
December 31, 2024
|
| ||||||
|
Buildings
|
| | | $ | 8,660 | | | | | $ | 6,411 | | |
|
Land
|
| | | | 5,277 | | | | | | 3,204 | | |
|
Plant and equipment
|
| | | | 63,283 | | | | | | 55,913 | | |
|
Vehicles
|
| | | | 2,911 | | | | | | 2,651 | | |
|
Other property and equipment
|
| | | | 5,149 | | | | | | 2,786 | | |
|
Gross property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | 85,280 | | | | | | 70,965 | | |
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | (11,638) | | | | | | (4,072) | | |
|
Net property, plant and equipment
|
| | | $ | 73,642 | | | | | $ | 66,893 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 |
| |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |||||||||
|
Cost of goods sold
|
| | | $ | 7,124 | | | | | $ | 1,511 | | | | | | $ | 4,304 | | |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 736 | | | | | | 99 | | | | | | | 523 | | |
|
Total depreciation
|
| | | $ | 7,860 | | | | | $ | 1,610 | | | | | | $ | 4,827 | | |
| | | |
September 30, 2025
|
| |
December 31, 2024
|
| ||||||
|
Term loan
|
| | | $ | 121,875 | | | | | $ | 126,750 | | |
|
Revolving loan
|
| | | | 4,000 | | | | | | 4,200 | | |
|
Total debt, including current portion, net
|
| | | | 125,875 | | | | | | 130,950 | | |
|
Less: long-term debt, current portion
|
| | | | (6,500) | | | | | | (6,500) | | |
|
Long-term debt
|
| | | | 119,375 | | | | | | 124,450 | | |
|
Less: debt issuance costs – term loan
|
| | | | (1,599) | | | | | | (1,965) | | |
|
Long-term debt, net
|
| | | $ | 117,776 | | | | | $ | 122,485 | | |
| |
2025
|
| | | $ | 1,625 | | |
| |
2026
|
| | | | 7,313 | | |
| |
2027
|
| | | | 9,750 | | |
| |
2028
|
| | | | 13,000 | | |
| |
2029
|
| | | | 94,187 | | |
| |
Total
|
| | | $ | 125,875 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| ||||||||||||
| | | |
Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 |
| |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |||||||||
|
Infrastructure
|
| | | $ | 19,515 | | | | | $ | 4,592 | | | | | | $ | 12,566 | | |
|
Commercial
|
| | | | 61,253 | | | | | | 16,571 | | | | | | | 51,565 | | |
|
Residential
|
| | | | 50,009 | | | | | | 12,240 | | | | | | | 39,530 | | |
|
Total Revenue
|
| | | $ | 130,777 | | | | | $ | 33,403 | | | | | | $ | 103,661 | | |
| | | |
Successor
|
| |
Successor
|
| | |
Predecessor
|
| |||||||||
| | | |
Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 |
| |
Period from Inception
(May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
| | |
Period from January 1,
2024 through July 29, 2024 |
| |||||||||
|
Revenue
|
| | | $ | 130,777 | | | | | $ | 33,403 | | | | | | $ | 103,661 | | |
| Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cost of sales
|
| | | | (61,474) | | | | | | (15,155) | | | | | | | (48,000) | | |
|
Plant & delivery expenses
|
| | | | (26,222) | | | | | | (6,275) | | | | | | | (19,578) | | |
|
Fixed expenses
|
| | | | (27,460) | | | | | | (5,307) | | | | | | | (15,619) | | |
|
Corporate and unallocated(1)
|
| | | | (10,325) | | | | | | (9,643) | | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | $ | 5,296 | | | | | $ | (2,977) | | | | | | $ | 20,464 | | |
|
(in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)
|
| |
Successor
|
| |
Successor
|
| ||||||
| |
Nine months
ended September 30, 2025 |
| |
Period from
Inception (May 22, 2024) through September 30, 2024 |
| ||||||||
| Numerator | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | $ | 5,296 | | | | | $ | (2,977) | | |
|
Less: accretion of redeemable preferred units to Redemption value
|
| | | | (7,655) | | | | | | (30,078) | | |
|
Less: distributions to senior preferred unitholders
|
| | | | (1,750) | | | | | | (410) | | |
|
Basic and Diluted Net income attributable to Common Units
|
| | |
$
|
(4,109)
|
| | | | $ | (33,465) | | |
| Denominator | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Basic and Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
| | | | 95,700,000 | | | | | | 46,023,664 | | |
|
Basic and Diluted net loss per Common Unit
|
| | | $ | (0.04) | | | | | $ | (0.73) | | |
| | Consideration (preliminary): | | | | | | | |
| |
Cash
|
| | | $ | 74,300 | | |
| |
Preferred units (provisional fair value)
|
| | | | 20,000 | | |
| |
Deferred payment
|
| | | | 21,845 | | |
| |
Total consideration
|
| | | $ | 116,145 | | |
| | Preliminary fair value of assets acquired: | | | | | | | |
| |
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 1,378 | | |
| |
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 17,958 | | |
| |
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 29 | | |
| |
Inventory
|
| | | | 3,377 | | |
| |
Property, plant and equipment
|
| | | | 29,090 | | |
| |
Customer relationships
|
| | | | 28,001 | | |
| |
Trade name
|
| | | | 7,322 | | |
| |
Goodwill
|
| | | | 34,532 | | |
| |
Other long-term assets
|
| | | | 20 | | |
| |
Amounts attributable to assets acquired
|
| | | $ | 121,707 | | |
| | Preliminary fair value of liabilities assumed: | | | | | | | |
| |
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 5,463 | | |
| |
Accrued liabilities
|
| | | | 49 | | |
| |
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | 50 | | |
| |
Amounts attributable to liabilities assumed
|
| | | $ | 5,562 | | |
| |
Total identifiable net assets
|
| | | $ | 116,145 | | |
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
| Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash
|
| | | $ | 3,672,792 | | | | | $ | 426,699 | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful of $81,222, and $83,106,
respectively |
| | | | 11,125,580 | | | | | | 9,331,430 | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 3,420,090 | | | | | | 3,738,122 | | |
|
Income taxes receivable
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 133,884 | | |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 655,686 | | | | | | 552,098 | | |
|
Total current assets
|
| | | | 18,874,148 | | | | | | 14,182,233 | | |
|
Other long-term assets
|
| | | | 20,000 | | | | | | 20,000 | | |
|
Goodwill
|
| | | | 5,453,386 | | | | | | 5,453,386 | | |
|
Right-of-use assets
|
| | | | 1,305,300 | | | | | | 1,430,178 | | |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
| | | | 27,446,470 | | | | | | 25,372,773 | | |
|
Total long-term assets
|
| | | | 34,225,156 | | | | | | 32,276,337 | | |
|
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 53,099,304 | | | | | $ | 46,458,570 | | |
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 5,097,486 | | | | | $ | 3,539,468 | | |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| | | | 821,401 | | | | | | 1,420,045 | | |
|
Customer deposits
|
| | | | 3,240,302 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Income taxes payable
|
| | | | 546,344 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Line of credit
|
| | | | 137,955 | | | | | | 849,408 | | |
|
Current maturities of lease liabilities
|
| | | | 136,225 | | | | | | 124,878 | | |
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
| | | | 2,733,501 | | | | | | 3,945,887 | | |
|
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 12,713,214 | | | | | | 9,879,686 | | |
| Long-term liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | 50,000 | | | | | | 50,000 | | |
|
Notes payable to shareholders and members
|
| | | | 8,263,000 | | | | | | 9,213,000 | | |
|
Long-term lease liabilities, net of current maturities
|
| | | | 1,169,075 | | | | | | 1,305,300 | | |
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
|
| | | | 1,454,435 | | | | | | 1,427,602 | | |
|
Total long-term liabilities
|
| | | | 10,936,510 | | | | | | 11,995,902 | | |
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 23,649,724 | | | | | | 21,875,588 | | |
| Stockholders’ Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Common stock – $1 par value, 100,000 authorized shares; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding
|
| | | | 1,000 | | | | | | 1,000 | | |
|
Retained earnings
|
| | | | 18,660,616 | | | | | | 14,848,969 | | |
|
Total stockholders’ equity – Schwarz Ready Mix
|
| | |
|
18,661,616
|
| | | |
|
14,849,969
|
| |
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
| | | | 10,787,964 | | | | | | 9,733,013 | | |
|
Total equity
|
| | | | 29,449,580 | | | | | | 24,582,982 | | |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
| | | $ | 53,099,304 | | | | | $ | 46,458,570 | | |
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
|
Revenues earned
|
| | | $ | 94,614,840 | | | | | $ | 97,587,247 | | |
|
Cost of revenues earned
|
| | | | 83,425,787 | | | | | | 84,740,382 | | |
|
Gross profit
|
| | | | 11,189,053 | | | | | | 12,846,865 | | |
|
General and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 5,011,600 | | | | | | 7,137,337 | | |
|
Income from operations
|
| | | | 6,177,453 | | | | | | 5,709,528 | | |
|
Other income (expense)
|
| | | | (961,477) | | | | | | (778,299) | | |
|
Interest expense
|
| | | | 78,083 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
| | | | 153,720 | | | | | | 95,994 | | |
|
Other income
|
| | | | (729,674) | | | | | | (682,305) | | |
|
Net income before income taxes
|
| | | | 5,447,779 | | | | | | 5,027,223 | | |
|
Income tax expense
|
| | | | (581,181) | | | | | | (818,102) | | |
|
Net income – consolidated
|
| | | | 4,866,598 | | | | | | 4,209,121 | | |
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
| | | | 1,054,951 | | | | | | 1,919,336 | | |
|
Net income – Schwarz Ready Mix
|
| | | $ | 3,811,647 | | | | | $ | 2,289,785 | | |
| | | |
Common
Stock |
| |
Retained Earnings
(Deficit) |
| |
Total
Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit) |
| |
Noncontrolling
Interest |
| |
Total Equity
|
| |||||||||||||||
|
Balance, January 1, 2023
|
| | | $ | 1,000 | | | | | $ | 12,559,184 | | | | | $ | 12,560,184 | | | | | $ | 7,813,677 | | | | | $ | 20,373,861 | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 2,289,785 | | | | | | 2,289,785 | | | | | | 1,919,336 | | | | | | 4,209,121 | | |
|
Balance, December 31, 2023
|
| | | | 1,000 | | | | | | 14,848,969 | | | | | | 14,849,969 | | | | | | 9,733,013 | | | | | | 24,582,982 | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 3,811,647 | | | | | | 3,811,647 | | | | | | 1,054,951 | | | | | | 4,866,598 | | |
|
Balance, December 31, 2024
|
| | | $ | 1,000 | | | | | $ | 18,660,616 | | | | | $ | 18,661,616 | | | | | $ | 10,787,964 | | | | | $ | 29,449,580 | | |
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
| Reconciliation of net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 4,866,598 | | | | | $ | 4,209,121 | | |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Depreciation and amortization of fixed and right-of-use assets
|
| | | | 5,445,495 | | | | | | 4,989,450 | | |
|
Bad debt
|
| | | | 28,639 | | | | | | 89,014 | | |
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
| | | | (78,083) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities net:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts receivable
|
| | | | (1,822,789) | | | | | | 157,682 | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 318,032 | | | | | | (731,225) | | |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | (103,588) | | | | | | 34,376 | | |
|
Income tax receivable
|
| | | | 680,228 | | | | | | (133,884) | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | | 1,558,018 | | | | | | (2,024,173) | | |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| | | | (598,644) | | | | | | 618,858 | | |
|
Customer deposits
|
| | | | 3,240,302 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
| | | | 13,534,208 | | | | | | 7,209,219 | | |
| Investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
| | | | (7,316,231) | | | | | | (4,424,067) | | |
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
| | | | (7,316,231) | | | | | | (4,424,067) | | |
| Financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Proceeds from the line of credit
|
| | | | 137,955 | | | | | | 849,408 | | |
|
Payments on the line of credit
|
| | | | (849,408) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Proceeds from notes payable to members
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 2,210,000 | | |
|
Payment on lease liabilities
|
| | | | (124,878) | | | | | | (140,576) | | |
|
Payments to notes to members
|
| | | | (950,000) | | | | | | (1,375,000) | | |
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
| | | | 5,004,938 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Principal payments on long-term debt
|
| | | | (6,190,491) | | | | | | (5,955,233) | | |
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
| | | | (2,971,884) | | | | | | (4,411,401) | | |
|
Net change in cash
|
| | | | 3,246,093 | | | | | | (1,626,249) | | |
|
Cash at beginning of year
|
| | | | 426,699 | | | | | | 2,052,948 | | |
|
Cash at end of year
|
| | | $ | 3,672,792 | | | | | $ | 426,699 | | |
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information and non cash investing and
financing activities |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest paid
|
| | | $ | 992,599 | | | | | $ | 814,248 | | |
|
Income taxes paid
|
| | | $ | 200,000 | | | | | $ | 603,692 | | |
| |
Building and leasehold improvements
|
| | 39 years | |
| |
Machinery and equipment
|
| | 3 – 10 years | |
| |
Transportation equipment
|
| | 3 – 7 years | |
| |
Office equipment
|
| | 3 years | |
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
|
Land and land improvements
|
| | | $ | 7,835,643 | | | | | $ | 7,345,390 | | |
|
Buildings
|
| | | | 4,171,167 | | | | | | 4,095,252 | | |
|
Leasehold improvements
|
| | | | 100,000 | | | | | | 100,000 | | |
|
Machinery and equipment
|
| | | | 29,114,220 | | | | | | 22,187,936 | | |
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
|
Transportation equipment
|
| | | | 35,818,074 | | | | | | 33,210,518 | | |
|
Office equipment
|
| | | | 220,552 | | | | | | 220,557 | | |
|
Construction in-process
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 4,714,466 | | |
| | | | | | 77,259,656 | | | | | | 71,874,119 | | |
|
Less accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | (49,813,186) | | | | | | (46,501,346) | | |
|
Net property and equipment
|
| | | $ | 27,446,470 | | | | | $ | 25,372,773 | | |
| | |||||||||||||
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Intangible assets
|
| | | $ | 1,213,364 | | | | | $ | 1,344,320 | | |
|
State tax credits
|
| | | | (177,271) | | | | | | (47,696) | | |
|
Miscellaneous temporary differences
|
| | | | 49,583 | | | | | | 54,121 | | |
|
Valuation allowance
|
| | | | 502,919 | | | | | | (6,905) | | |
|
Total deferred tax asset
|
| | | | 1,588,595 | | | | | | 1,343,840 | | |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Property and equipment basis differences
|
| | | | (1,588,595) | | | | | | (1,343,840) | | |
|
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
| | | | (1,588,595) | | | | | | (1,343,840) | | |
| | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
|
Current tax expense (benefit)
|
| | | $ | 581,181 | | | | | $ | 768,474 | | |
|
Deferred tax benefit
|
| | | | 477,031 | | | | | | 16,711 | | |
|
Valuation allowance
|
| | | | (477,031) | | | | | | (16,711) | | |
| | | | | $ | 581,181 | | | | | $ | 768,474 | | |
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2022
|
| ||||||
|
Computed “expected” tax (expense) benefit
|
| | | $ | 1,029,512 | | | | | $ | 942,838 | | |
|
Decrease (increase) in income taxes resulting from:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Reverse non-controlling interest
|
| | | | (221,540) | | | | | | (402,226) | | |
|
Permanent difference
|
| | | | 137,554 | | | | | | 136,353 | | |
|
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
|
| | | | 94,896 | | | | | | 121,775 | | |
|
Fuel tax and other credits applied
|
| | | | (49,458) | | | | | | (40,788) | | |
|
Other
|
| | | | 67,247 | | | | | | 27,233 | | |
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
| | | | (477,031) | | | | | | (16,711) | | |
| | | | | $ | 581,180 | | | | | $ | 768,474 | | |
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
|
Note payable to bank for $4,500,000, with interest at 4.75%, payable in monthly
principal and interest installments of $63,225 beginning May 2018 and maturing April 2025. Collateralized by equipment. |
| | | $ | 309,048 | | | | | $ | 1,040,873 | | |
|
Note payable to Metro Ready Mix for $6,000,000, with interest at 3.5%, payable
in monthly principal and interest installments of $80,639 beginning May 2018 and maturing April 2025. Guaranteed by owners of Company. |
| | | | 320,217 | | | | | | 1,258,790 | | |
|
Note payable to Metro Ready Mix, LLC, for $2,500,000, with interest at 3.5%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $33,600 beginning May 2018 and maturing April 2025. Guaranteed by owners of Company.
|
| | | | 133,423 | | | | | | 524,495 | | |
|
Note payable to bank for $2,900,000, with interest at 3.75%, payable in monthly
principal and interest installments of $53,155 beginning August 2020 and maturing July 2025. Collateralized by equipment. |
| | | | 265,502 | | | | | | 978,970 | | |
|
Note payable to bank for $230,000, with interest at .90%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $4,880 beginning July 2020 and maturing 2024. Collateralized by equipment.
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 24,346 | | |
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
|
Note payable to bank for $669,327, with interest at 1.90%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $11,703 beginning August 2020 and maturing July 2025. Guaranteed by owners of Company.
|
| | | | 81,260 | | | | | | 218,866 | | |
|
Note payable to equipment financing company for $488,555, with interest at 0%,
payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $19,511 beginning August 2022 and maturing August 2023. Collateralized by equipment. |
| | | | — | | | | | | 162,852 | | |
|
Note payable to bank for $2,500,000, with interest at 3.5%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $73,319 beginning March 2022 and maturing March 2025. Collateralized by equipment.
|
| | | | 219,706 | | | | | | 1,075,253 | | |
|
Note payable to equipment financing company for $427,412, with interest at 0%,
payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $17,809 beginning May 2022 and maturing May 2023. Collateralized by equipment. |
| | | | — | | | | | | 89,044 | | |
|
Note payable to equipment financing company for $419,300, with interest at 3.99% payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $9,466 beginning September 2024 and maturing August 2028. Collateralized by equipment.
|
| | | | 387,025 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Note payable to equipment financing company for $281,015, with interest at 0%,
payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $7,807 beginning March 2024 and maturing February 2027. Collateralized by equipment. |
| | | | 218,567 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Note payable to bank for $3,000,000, with interest at 8%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $94,154 beginning April 2024 and maturing March 2027. Collateralized by equipment.
|
| | | | 989,062 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Note payable to equipment financing company for $766,651 with interest at 5.99%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $14,818 beginning April 2024 and maturing March 2029. Collateralized by equipment.
|
| | | | 742,854 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Note payable to equipment financing company for $537,971 with interest at 5.99%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $10,398 beginning April 2024 and maturing March 2029. Collateralized by equipment.
|
| | | | 521,272 | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | $ | 4,187,936 | | | | | $ | 5,373,489 | | |
|
Current maturities
|
| | | | 2,733,501 | | | | | | 3,945,887 | | |
|
Long-term maturities
|
| | | | 1,454,435 | | | | | | 1,427,602 | | |
| |
2025
|
| | | $ | 2,733,501 | | |
| |
2026
|
| | | | 451,672 | | |
| |
2027
|
| | | | 426,224 | | |
| |
2028
|
| | | | 515,298 | | |
| |
2029
|
| | | | 61,241 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,187,936 | | |
| | Right-of-use assets: | | | | | | | |
| |
January 1, 2024
|
| | | $ | 1,430,178 | | |
| |
Amortization
|
| | | | (124,878) | | |
| |
Total lease assets
|
| | | $ | 1,305,300 | | |
| | Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
| |
January 1, 2024
|
| | | $ | 1,430,178 | | |
| |
Lease payments
|
| | | | (156,000) | | |
| |
Interest accretion
|
| | | | 31,122 | | |
| |
Total lease liabilities
|
| | | $ | 1,305,300 | | |
| |
Lease cost at December 31, 2024
|
| | | $ | 1,305,300 | | |
| |
Operating cash flows for lease
|
| | | $ | 124,878 | | |
| |
Remaining lease term
|
| |
1 – 13 Years
|
| |||
| |
Discount rate
|
| |
2.25% – 2.60%
|
| |||
| |
2025
|
| | | | 174,000 | | |
| |
2026
|
| | | | 174,000 | | |
| |
2027
|
| | | | 174,000 | | |
| |
Thereafter
|
| | | | 1,324,000 | | |
| |
Total Lease Payments
|
| | | | 1,846,000 | | |
| |
Less: imputed interest
|
| | | | (540,700) | | |
| |
Present value of lease liabilities
|
| | | | 1,305,300 | | |
| |
Less: current obligations under leases
|
| | | | (136,225) | | |
| |
Total
|
| | | $ | 1,169,075 | | |
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
|
Balance at beginning of year
|
| | | $ | 50,000 | | | | | | 50,000 | | |
|
Accretion expense
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Balance at end of year
|
| | | $ | 50,000 | | | | | $ | 50,000 | | |
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
| Accounts receivable | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Schwarz Paving Company, Inc.
|
| | | $ | 156,600 | | | | | $ | 812,515 | | |
| Accounts payable: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Schwarz Paving Company, Inc.
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 24,500 | | |
| | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 24,500 | | |
| Revenues received from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Schwarz Asphalt Company, Inc.
|
| | | $ | 176 | | | | | $ | 7,897 | | |
|
Schwarz Paving Company, Inc.
|
| | | | 2,646,070 | | | | | | 2,473,569 | | |
| | | | | $ | 2,646,246 | | | | | $ | 2,481,466 | | |
| Expenses paid to: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Schwarz Asphalt Company, Inc.
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 9,736 | | |
|
Schwarz Paving Company, Inc.
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 296,582 | | |
| | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 306,318 | | |
| | | |
Schwarz
Sand, LLC |
| |
SRM
Leasing, LLC and Subsidiary |
| ||||||
|
Cash
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,566,665 | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 421,256 | | | | | | 3,500 | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | 384,648 | | | | | | 103,705 | | |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
| | | | 8,113,846 | | | | | | 11,946,837 | | |
| | | | | $ | 8,919,750 | | | | | $ | 13,620,707 | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 4,915,628 | | | | | $ | 67,789 | | |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| | | | 338,374 | | | | | | 1,254,563 | | |
|
Long-term debt
|
| | | | 3,576,139 | | | | | | 1,550,000 | | |
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | 50,000 | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | $ | 8,880,141 | | | | | $ | 2,872,352 | | |
|
Members’ equity
|
| | | | 39,609 | | | | | | 10,748,355 | | |
|
Total liabilities and members’ equity
|
| | | $ | 8,919,750 | | | | | $ | 13,620,707 | | |
| | | |
Schwarz
Sand, LLC |
| |
SRM
Leasing, LLC and Subsidiary |
| ||||||
|
Cash
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 426,699 | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 681,600 | | | | | | 65,250 | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | 231,440 | | | | | | 14,174 | | |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
| | | | 6,836,079 | | | | | | 11,613,294 | | |
| | | | | $ | 7,749,119 | | | | | $ | 12,119,417 | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 3,467,344 | | | | | $ | 337,824 | | |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| | | | 222,519 | | | | | | 625,000 | | |
|
Long-term debt
|
| | | | 3,078,866 | | | | | | 2,353,970 | | |
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | 50,000 | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | $ | 6,818,729 | | | | | $ | 3,316,794 | | |
|
Members’ equity
|
| | | | 930,390 | | | | | | 8,802,623 | | |
|
Total liabilities and members’ equity
|
| | | $ | 7,749,119 | | | | | $ | 12,119,417 | | |
| | | |
Schwarz Ready
Mix |
| |
Schwarz Sand,
LLC |
| |
SRM Leasing
LLC and Subsidiary |
| |
Eliminating
|
| |
Total
|
| |||||||||||||||
| Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash
|
| | | $ | 2,106,127 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,566,665 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 3,672,792 | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
|
| | | | 15,493,116 | | | | | | 421,256 | | | | | | 3,500 | | | | | | (4,792,292) | | | | | | 11,125,580 | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 3,036,864 | | | | | | 383,226 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,420,090 | | |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 550,559 | | | | | | 1,422 | | | | | | 103,705 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 655,686 | | |
|
Total current assets
|
| | | | 21,186,666 | | | | | | 805,904 | | | | | | 1,673,870 | | | | | | (4,792,292) | | | | | | 18,874,148 | | |
|
Other long-term assets
|
| | | | 20,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 20,000 | | |
|
Goodwill
|
| | | | 5,453,386 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,453,386 | | |
|
Right-of-use assets
|
| | | | 1,305,300 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,305,300 | | |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
| | | | 7,385,787 | | | | | | 8,113,846 | | | | | | 11,946,837 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 27,446,470 | | |
|
Total long-term assets
|
| | | | 14,164,473 | | | | | | 8,113,846 | | | | | | 11,946,837 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 34,225,156 | | |
|
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 35,351,139 | | | | | $ | 8,919,750 | | | | | $ | 13,620,707 | | | | | $ | (4,792,292) | | | | | $ | 53,099,304 | | |
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 4,906,361 | | | | | $ | 4,915,628 | | | | | $ | 67,789 | | | | | $ | (4,792,292) | | | | | $ | 5,097,486 | | |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| | | | 799,571 | | | | | | 21,830 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 821,401 | | |
|
Income taxes payable
|
| | | | 546,344 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 546,344 | | |
|
Customer deposits
|
| | | | 3,240,302 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,240,302 | | |
|
Line of credit
|
| | | | 137,955 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 137,955 | | |
|
Current maturities of lease liabilities
|
| | | | 136,225 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 136,225 | | |
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
| | | | 1,162,394 | | | | | | 316,544 | | | | | | 1,254,563 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,733,501 | | |
|
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 10,929,152 | | | | | | 5,254,002 | | | | | | 1,322,352 | | | | | | (4,792,292) | | | | | | 12,713,214 | | |
| Long-term liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 50,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 50,000 | | |
|
Notes payable to shareholders and members
|
| | | | 3,863,000 | | | | | | 2,850,000 | | | | | | 1,550,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,263,000 | | |
|
Long-term lease liabilities
|
| | | | 1,169,075 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,169,075 | | |
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
|
| | | | 728,296 | | | | | | 726,139 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,454,435 | | |
|
Total long-term liabilities
|
| | | | 5,760,371 | | | | | | 3,626,139 | | | | | | 1,550,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10,936,510 | | |
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 16,689,523 | | | | | | 8,880,141 | | | | | | 2,872,352 | | | | | | (4,792,292) | | | | | | 23,649,724 | | |
| Stockholders’ Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Common stock – $1 par value, 100,000 authorized shares;
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
1,000 shares issued and outstanding
|
| | | | 1,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,000 | | |
|
Retained earnings
|
| | | | 18,660,616 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 18,660,616 | | |
|
Members capital
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 39,609 | | | | | | 10,748,355 | | | | | | (10,787,964) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total stockholders’ equity – Schwarz Ready Mix
|
| | | | 18,661,616 | | | | | | 39,609 | | | | | | 10,748,355 | | | | | | (10,787,964) | | | | | | 18,661,616 | | |
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 10,787,964 | | | | | | 10,787,964 | | |
|
Total equity
|
| | | | 18,661,616 | | | | | | 39,609 | | | | | | 10,748,355 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 29,449,580 | | |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
| | | $ | 35,351,139 | | | | | $ | 8,919,750 | | | | | $ | 13,620,707 | | | | | $ | (4,792,292) | | | | | $ | 53,099,304 | | |
| | | |
Schwarz Ready
Mix |
| |
Schwarz Sand,
LLC |
| |
SRM Leasing
LLC and Subsidiary |
| |
Eliminating
|
| |
Total
|
| |||||||||||||||
|
Revenues earned
|
| | | $ | 91,904,864 | | | | | $ | 4,898,406 | | | | | $ | 4,203,458 | | | | | $ | (6,391,888) | | | | | $ | 94,614,840 | | |
|
Cost of revenues earned
|
| | | | 82,305,363 | | | | | | 5,436,260 | | | | | | 1,990,252 | | | | | | (6,306,088) | | | | | | 83,425,787 | | |
|
Gross profit
|
| | | | 9,599,501 | | | | | | (537,854) | | | | | | 2,213,206 | | | | | | (85,800) | | | | | | 11,189,053 | | |
|
General and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 4,948,167 | | | | | | 126,777 | | | | | | 22,456 | | | | | | (85,800) | | | | | | 5,011,600 | | |
|
Income from operations
|
| | | | 4,651,334 | | | | | | (664,631) | | | | | | 2,190,750 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,177,453 | | |
| Other income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest expense
|
| | | | (441,786) | | | | | | (251,345) | | | | | | (268,346) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (961,477) | | |
|
Gain (loss) on sale of assets
|
| | | | 48,500 | | | | | | 23,583 | | | | | | 6,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 78,083 | | |
|
Other income
|
| | | | 134,780 | | | | | | 1,612 | | | | | | 17,328 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 153,720 | | |
| | | | | | (258,506) | | | | | | (226,150) | | | | | | (245,018) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (729,674) | | |
|
Net income before income taxes
|
| | | | 4,392,828 | | | | | | (890,781) | | | | | | 1,945,732 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,447,779 | | |
|
Income tax expense
|
| | | | (581,181) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (581,181) | | |
|
Net income – consolidated
|
| | | | 3,811,647 | | | | | | (890,781) | | | | | | 1,945,732 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,866,598 | | |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
| | | | — | | | | | | (890,781) | | | | | | 1,945,732 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,054,951 | | |
|
Net income – Schwarz Ready Mix
|
| | | $ | 3,811,647 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 3,811,647 | | |
| | | |
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2025 |
| |
December 31,
2024 |
| ||||||
| Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash
|
| | | $ | 1,378,454 | | | | | $ | 3,672,792 | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful of $81,222, and $83,106,
respectively |
| | | | 17,958,343 | | | | | | 11,125,580 | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 3,376,762 | | | | | | 3,420,090 | | |
|
Income taxes receivable
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 28,902 | | | | | | 655,686 | | |
|
Total current assets
|
| | | | 22,742,461 | | | | | | 18,874,148 | | |
|
Other long-term assets
|
| | | | 20,000 | | | | | | 20,000 | | |
|
Goodwill
|
| | | | 5,453,386 | | | | | | 5,453,386 | | |
|
Right-of-use assets
|
| | | | 1,305,300 | | | | | | 1,305,300 | | |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
| | | | 25,296,019 | | | | | | 27,446,470 | | |
|
Total long-term assets
|
| | | | 32,074,705 | | | | | | 34,225,156 | | |
|
Total assets
|
| | | $ | 54,817,166 | | | | | $ | 53,099,304 | | |
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 13,140,905 | | | | | $ | 5,097,486 | | |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| | | | 943,926 | | | | | | 821,401 | | |
|
Customer deposits
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 3,240,302 | | |
|
Income taxes payable
|
| | | | 380,377 | | | | | | 546,344 | | |
|
Line of credit
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 137,955 | | |
|
Current maturities of lease liabilities
|
| | | | 136,225 | | | | | | 136,225 | | |
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 2,733,501 | | |
|
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 14,601,433 | | | | | | 12,713,214 | | |
| Long-term liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | 50,000 | | | | | | 50,000 | | |
|
Notes payable to shareholders and members
|
| | | | 2,147,000 | | | | | | 8,263,000 | | |
|
Long-term lease liabilities, net of current maturities
|
| | | | 1,169,075 | | | | | | 1,169,075 | | |
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 1,454,435 | | |
|
Total long-term liabilities
|
| | | | 3,366,075 | | | | | | 10,936,510 | | |
|
Total liabilities
|
| | | | 17,967,508 | | | | | | 23,649,724 | | |
| Stockholders’ Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Common stock – $1 par value, 100,000 authorized shares; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding
|
| | | | 1,000 | | | | | | 1,000 | | |
|
Retained earnings
|
| | | | 23,412,012 | | | | | | 18,660,616 | | |
|
Total stockholders’ equity – Schwarz Ready Mix
|
| | |
|
23,413,012
|
| | | |
|
18,661,616
|
| |
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
| | | | 13,436,646 | | | | | | 10,787,964 | | |
|
Total equity
|
| | | | 36,849,658 | | | | | | 29,449,580 | | |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
| | | $ | 54,817,166 | | | | | $ | 53,099,304 | | |
| | | |
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2025 |
| |
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2024 |
| ||||||
| Revenues earned | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cost of revenues earned
|
| | | $ | 73,200,993 | | | | | $ | 70,112,971 | | |
|
Gross profit
|
| | | | 63,249,113 | | | | | | 61,260,787 | | |
| | | | | | 9,951,880 | | | | | | 8,852,184 | | |
|
General and administrative expenses
|
| | | | 2,618,491 | | | | | | 2,565,342 | | |
|
Income from operations
|
| | | | 7,333,389 | | | | | | 6,286,842 | | |
| Other income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest expense
|
| | | | (281,347) | | | | | | (738,582) | | |
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
| | | | 780,437 | | | | | | 78,083 | | |
|
Other income
|
| | | | 150,783 | | | | | | 76,078 | | |
| | | | | | 649,873 | | | | | | (584,421) | | |
|
Net income before income taxes
|
| | | | 7,983,262 | | | | | | 5,702,421 | | |
|
Income tax expense
|
| | | | (583,184) | | | | | | (329,669) | | |
|
Net income – consolidated
|
| | | | 7,400,078 | | | | | | 5,372,752 | | |
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
| | | | 2,648,682 | | | | | | 662,249 | | |
|
Net income – Schwarz Ready Mix
|
| | | $ | 4,751,396 | | | | | $ | 4,710,503 | | |
| | | |
Common Stock
|
| |
Retained
Earnings (Deficit) |
| |
Total
Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit) |
| |
Noncontrolling
Interest |
| |
Total Equity
|
| |||||||||||||||
|
Balance, January 1, 2025
|
| | | $ | 1,000 | | | | | $ | 18,660,616 | | | | | $ | 18,661,616 | | | | | $ | 10,787,964 | | | | | $ | 29,449,580 | | |
|
Net income (loss) January 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 4,751,396 | | | | | | 4,751,396 | | | | | | 2,648,682 | | | | | | 7,400,078 | | |
|
Balance, September 30, 2025
|
| | | $ | 1,000 | | | | | $ | 23,412,012 | | | | | $ | 23,413,012 | | | | | $ | 13,436,646 | | | | | $ | 36,849,658 | | |
|
Balance, January 1, 2024
|
| | | $ | 1,000 | | | | | $ | 14,848,969 | | | | | $ | 14,849,969 | | | | | $ | 9,733,013 | | | | | $ | 24,582,982 | | |
|
Net income (loss)
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 4,710,503 | | | | | | 4,710,503 | | | | | | 662,249 | | | | | | 5,372,752 | | |
|
Balance, September 30, 2024
|
| | | $ | 1,000 | | | | | $ | 19,559,472 | | | | | $ | 19,560,472 | | | | | $ | 10,395,262 | | | | | $ | 29,955,734 | | |
| | | |
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2025 |
| |
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2024 |
| ||||||
| Reconciliation of net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net income
|
| | | $ | 7,400,078 | | | | | $ | 5,372,752 | | |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Depreciation and amortization of fixed and right-of-use assets
|
| | | | 3,722,582 | | | | | | 3,783,356 | | |
|
Bad debt
|
| | | | 12,425 | | | | | | (30,428) | | |
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
| | | | (780,437) | | | | | | (78,083) | | |
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities net:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts receivable
|
| | | | (6,845,188) | | | | | | (3,466,819) | | |
|
Inventory
|
| | | | 43,328 | | | | | | 92,092 | | |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
| | | | 626,784 | | | | | | 311,283 | | |
|
Income tax
|
| | | | (165,967) | | | | | | 329,566 | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | | 8,043,419 | | | | | | 3,575,289 | | |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| | | | 122,525 | | | | | | 667,696 | | |
|
Customer deposits
|
| | | | (3,240,302) | | | | | | — | | |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
| | | | 8,939,247 | | | | | | 10,556,704 | | |
| Investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
| | | | (1,597,131) | | | | | | (7,334,257) | | |
|
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
|
| | | | 805,437 | | | | | | 199,129 | | |
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
| | | | (791,694) | | | | | | (7,135,128) | | |
| Financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Proceeds from the line of credit
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Payments on the line of credit
|
| | | | (137,955) | | | | | | (849,408) | | |
|
Proceeds from notes payable to members
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Payment on lease liabilities
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Payments to notes to members
|
| | | | (6,116,000) | | | | | | (900,000) | | |
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
| | | | 315,727 | | | | | | 2,004,936 | | |
|
Principal payments on long-term debt
|
| | | | (4,503,663) | | | | | | (261,083) | | |
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
| | | | (10,441,891) | | | | | | (5,555) | | |
|
Net change in cash
|
| | | | (2,294,338) | | | | | | 3,416,021 | | |
|
Cash at beginning of year
|
| | | | 3,672,792 | | | | | | 426,699 | | |
|
Cash at end of period
|
| | | $ | 1,378,454 | | | | | $ | 3,842,720 | | |
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information and non cash investing and
financing activities |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest paid
|
| | | $ | 312,469 | | | | | $ | 769,704 | | |
|
Income taxes paid
|
| | | $ | 550,000 | | | | | $ | 100,000 | | |
| |
Building and leasehold improvements
|
| | 39 years | |
| |
Machinery and equipment
|
| | 3 – 10 years | |
| |
Transportation equipment
|
| | 3 – 7 years | |
| |
Office equipment
|
| | 3 years | |
| | | |
September 30,
2025 |
| |
December 31,
2024 |
| ||||||
|
Land and land improvements
|
| | | $ | 7,816,428 | | | | | $ | 7,835,643 | | |
|
Buildings
|
| | | | 3,842,940 | | | | | | 4,171,167 | | |
|
Leasehold improvements
|
| | | | 100,000 | | | | | | 100,000 | | |
|
Machinery and equipment
|
| | | | 27,472,412 | | | | | | 29,114,220 | | |
|
Transportation equipment
|
| | | | 34,182,351 | | | | | | 35,818,074 | | |
|
Office equipment
|
| | | | 30,504 | | | | | | 220,552 | | |
|
Construction in-process
|
| | | | 294,549 | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | 73,739,184 | | | | | | 77,259,656 | | |
|
Less accumulated depreciation
|
| | | | (48,443,165) | | | | | | (49,813,186) | | |
|
Net property and equipment
|
| | | $ | 25,296,019 | | | | | $ | 27,446,470 | | |
| | | |
September 30,
2025 |
| |
December 31,
2024 |
| ||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Intangible assets
|
| | | $ | 1,115,146 | | | | | $ | 1,213,364 | | |
|
State tax credits
|
| | | | (177,271) | | | | | | (177,271) | | |
|
Miscellaneous temporary differences
|
| | | | 49,583 | | | | | | 49,583 | | |
|
Valuation allowance
|
| | | | 993,107 | | | | | | 502,919 | | |
|
Total deferred tax asset
|
| | | | 1,980,565 | | | | | | 1,588,595 | | |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Property and equipment basis differences
|
| | | | (1,980,565) | | | | | | (1,588,595) | | |
|
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
| | | | (1,980,565) | | | | | | (1,588,595) | | |
| | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| | | |
September 30,
2025 |
| |
September 30,
2024 |
| ||||||
|
Current tax expense (benefit)
|
| | | $ | 583,184 | | | | | $ | 329,669 | | |
|
Deferred tax benefit
|
| | | | 471,382 | | | | | | 391,780 | | |
|
Valuation allowance
|
| | | | (471,382) | | | | | | (391,780) | | |
| | | | | $ | 583,184 | | | | | $ | 329,669 | | |
| | | |
September 30,
2025 |
| |
September 30,
2024 |
| ||||||
|
Computed “expected” tax (expense) benefit
|
| | | $ | 1,634,637 | | | | | $ | 1,198,138 | | |
| Decrease (increase) in income taxes resulting from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Reverse non-controlling interest
|
| | | | (556,223) | | | | | | (139,072) | | |
|
Permanent difference
|
| | | | 24,427 | | | | | | (478,648) | | |
|
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 55,189 | | |
|
Fuel tax and other credits applied
|
| | | | (37,094) | | | | | | (37,094) | | |
|
Other
|
| | | | (11,181) | | | | | | 122,936 | | |
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
| | | | (471,382) | | | | | | (391,780) | | |
| | | | | $ | 583,184 | | | | | $ | 329,669 | | |
| | | |
September 30,
2025 |
| |
December 31,
2024 |
| ||||||
|
Note payable to bank for $4,500,000, with interest at 4.75%, payable in
monthly principal and interest installments of $63,225 beginning May 2018 and maturing April 2025. Collateralized by equipment |
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 309,048 | | |
|
Note payable to Metro Ready Mix for $6,000,000, with interest at
3.5%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $80,639 beginning May 2018 and maturing April 2025. Guaranteed by owners of Company |
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 320,217 | | |
|
Note payable to Metro Ready Mix, LLC, for $2,500,000, with interest
at 3.5%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $33,600 beginning May 2018 and maturing April 2025. Guaranteed by owners of Company |
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 133,423 | | |
|
Note payable to bank for $2,900,000, with interest at 3.75%, payable in
monthly principal and interest installments of $53,155 beginning August 2020 and maturing July 2025. Collateralized by equipment |
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 265,502 | | |
|
Note payable to bank for $669,327, with interest at 1.90%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $11,703 beginning August 2020 and maturing July 2025. Guaranteed by owners of Company
|
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 81,260 | | |
|
Note payable to bank for $2,500,000, with interest at 3.5%, payable in
monthly principal and interest installments of $73,319 beginning March 2022 and maturing March 2025. Collateralized by equipment |
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 219,706 | | |
|
Note payable to equipment financing company for $419,300, with interest at 3.99% payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $9,466 beginning September 2024 and maturing August 2028. Collateralized by equipment
|
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 387,025 | | |
|
Note payable to equipment financing company for $281,015, with
interest at 0%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $7,807 beginning March 2024 and maturing February 2027. Collateralized by equipment |
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 218,567 | | |
|
Note payable to bank for $3,000,000, with interest at 8%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $94,154 beginning April 2024 and maturing March 2027. Collateralized by
equipment |
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 989,062 | | |
|
Note payable to equipment financing company for $766,651 with interest at 5.99%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $14,818 beginning April 2024 and maturing March 2029. Collateralized by equipment
|
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 742,854 | | |
|
Note payable to equipment financing company for $537,971 with interest at 5.99%, payable in monthly principal and interest installments of $10,398 beginning April 2024 and maturing March 2029. Collateralized by equipment
|
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 521,272 | | |
| | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 4,187,936 | | |
|
Current maturities
|
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 2,733,501 | | |
|
Long-term maturities
|
| | |
|
—
|
| | | | | 1,454,435 | | |
| | Right-of-use assets: | | | | | | | |
| |
January 1, 2024
|
| | | $ | 1,430,178 | | |
| |
Amortization
|
| | | | (124,878) | | |
| |
Total lease assets
|
| | | $ | 1,305,300 | | |
| | Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
| |
January 1, 2024
|
| | | $ | 1,430,178 | | |
| |
Lease payments
|
| | | | (156,000) | | |
| |
Interest accretion
|
| | | | 31,122 | | |
| |
Total lease liabilities
|
| | | $ | 1,305,300 | | |
| |
Lease cost at December 31, 2024
|
| | | $ | 1,305,300 | | |
| |
Operating cash flows for lease
|
| | | $ | 124,878 | | |
| |
Remaining lease term
|
| |
1 – 13 Years
|
| |||
| |
Discount rate
|
| |
2.25% – 2.60%
|
| |||
| |
2025
|
| | | | 174,000 | | |
| |
2026
|
| | | | 174,000 | | |
| |
2027
|
| | | | 174,000 | | |
| |
Thereafter
|
| | | | 1,324,000 | | |
| |
Total Lease Payments
|
| | | | 1,846,000 | | |
| |
Less: imputed interest
|
| | | | (540,700) | | |
| |
Present value of lease liabilities
|
| | | | 1,305,300 | | |
| |
Less: current obligations under leases
|
| | | | (136,225) | | |
| |
Total
|
| | | $ | 1,169,075 | | |
| | | |
September 30,
2025 |
| |
December 31,
2024 |
| ||||||
|
Balance at beginning of year
|
| | | $ | 50,000 | | | | | | 50,000 | | |
|
Accretion expense
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Balance at end of year
|
| | | $ | 50,000 | | | | | $ | 50,000 | | |
| | | |
September 30,
2025 |
| |
December 31,
2024 |
| ||||||
| Accounts receivable | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Schwarz Paving Company, Inc.
|
| | | $ | 212,527 | | | | | $ | 156,600 | | |
| | | |
September 30,
2025 |
| |
September 30,
2024 |
| ||||||
| Revenues received from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Schwarz Asphalt Company, Inc.
|
| | | $ | 284,116 | | | | | $ | — | | |
|
Schwarz Paving Company, Inc.
|
| | | | 2,886,016 | | | | | | 2,067,460 | | |
| | | | | $ | 3,170,132 | | | | | $ | 2,067,460 | | |
| Expenses paid to: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Schwarz Paving Company, Inc.
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 2,399 | | |
| | | |
Schwarz
Sand, LLC |
| |
SRM
Leasing, LLC and Subsidiary |
| ||||||
|
Cash
|
| | | $ | (2,219,649) | | | | | $ | 60,465 | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 811,725 | | | | | | 1,701,693 | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | 412,128 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
| | | | 7,346,025 | | | | | | 10,887,677 | | |
| | | | | $ | 6,350,229 | | | | | $ | 12,649,835 | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 5,462,600 | | | | | $ | 1,504 | | |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| | | | 49,314 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Long-term debt
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | 50,000 | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | $ | 5,561,914 | | | | | $ | 1,504 | | |
|
Members’ equity
|
| | | | 788,315 | | | | | | 12,648,331 | | |
|
Total liabilities and members’ equity
|
| | | $ | 6,350,229 | | | | | $ | 12,649,835 | | |
| | | |
Schwarz
Sand, LLC |
| |
SRM
Leasing, LLC and Subsidiary |
| ||||||
|
Cash
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,566,665 | | |
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
| | | | 421,256 | | | | | | 3,500 | | |
|
Other current assets
|
| | | | 384,648 | | | | | | 103,705 | | |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
| | | | 8,113,846 | | | | | | 11,946,837 | | |
| | | | | $ | 8,919,750 | | | | | $ | 13,620,707 | | |
|
Accounts payable
|
| | | $ | 4,915,628 | | | | | $ | 67,789 | | |
|
Accrued expenses
|
| | | | 338,374 | | | | | | 1,254,563 | | |
|
Long-term debt
|
| | | | 3,576,139 | | | | | | 1,550,000 | | |
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
| | | | 50,000 | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | $ | 8,880,141 | | | | | $ | 2,872,352 | | |
|
Members’ equity
|
| | | | 39,609 | | | | | | 10,748,355 | | |
|
Total liabilities and members’ equity
|
| | | $ | 8,919,750 | | | | | $ | 13,620,707 | | |
| | ASSETS | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Current Assets
|
| | | $ | — | | |
| |
TOTAL ASSETS
|
| | | $ | — | | |
| | LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT | | | | | | | |
| |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
| | | $ | 519 | | |
| |
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
| | | | 519 | | |
| | Commitments and Contingencies | | | | | | | |
| | STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT | | | | | | | |
| |
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000 shares authorized, 100 issued and outstanding
|
| | | | 10 | | |
| |
Stock subscription receivable
|
| | | | (10) | | |
| |
Additional paid-in capital
|
| | | | — | | |
| |
Accumulated deficit
|
| | | | (519) | | |
| |
Total Stockholder’s Deficit
|
| | | | (519) | | |
| |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT
|
| | | $ | — | | |
| |
General and administrative expenses
|
| | | $ | 519 | | |
| |
Loss from operations
|
| | | | (519) | | |
| |
Net loss
|
| | | $ | (519) | | |
| |
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted
|
| | | | 1,000 | | |
| |
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock
|
| | | $ | (0.52) | | |
| | | |
Common Stock
|
| |
Share
Subscription Receivable |
| |
Additional
Paid-in Capital |
| |
Accumulated
Deficit |
| |
Total
Stockholder’s Deficit |
| | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Shares
|
| |
Amount
|
| | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance – September 30, 2025 (inception)
|
| | | | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
|
Issuance of common stock
|
| | | | 1,000 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | (10) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | |
|
Net loss
|
| | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | |
|
—
|
| | | | | (519) | | | | | | (519) | | | | | |
|
Balance – September 30, 2025 (inception)
|
| | | | 1,000 | | | | | $ | 10 | | | | | $ | (10) | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (519) | | | | | $ | (519) | | | | | |
| | Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | | | | | | | |
| |
Net loss
|
| | | $ | (519) | | |
| | Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations: | | | | | | | |
| |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
| | | | | | |
| |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
| | | | 519 | | |
| |
Net cash used in operating activities
|
| | | | — | | |
| |
Net Change in Cash
|
| | | | — | | |
| |
Cash – Beginning of period
|
| | | | — | | |
| |
Cash – End of period
|
| | | $ | — | | |
| | | |
September 30,
2025 (inception) |
| |||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
| | | $ | 519 | | |
| | | |
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| | Exhibit A | | | Form of Amended and Restated PubCo Certificate of Incorporation | |
| | Exhibit B | | | Form of Amended and Restated PubCo Bylaws | |
| | Exhibit C | | | Form of Omnibus Incentive Plan | |
| | Exhibit D | | | Form of ESPP | |
| | Exhibit E | | | Form of Dothan Management Agreement Amendment | |
| | Exhibit F | | | Sponsor Support Agreement | |
| | Exhibit G | | | Company Equityholder Support Agreement | |
| | Schedule A | | | Company Knowledge Parties | |
| | Schedule B | | | PubCo Director Nominees | |
| | Schedule I | | | Sponsor Knowledge Parties | |
| | Schedule II | | | SPAC Director and Officer Resignations | |
| | Schedule III | | | Director Designee Terms | |
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Defined Term
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Location of Definition
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| 2025 Balance Sheet | | | §4.07(b) | |
| 2025 Balance Sheet Date | | | §4.07(b) | |
| Acquisition Closing | | | §2.05(b) | |
| Acquisition Merger | | | Recitals | |
| Acquisition Merger Effective Time | | | §2.05(a) | |
| Action | | | §4.09(a) | |
| Agreement | | | Preamble | |
| Alternative Transaction | | | §7.01(a) | |
| Amended and Restated PubCo Bylaws | | | Recitals | |
| Amended and Restated PubCo Charter | | | Recitals | |
| Antitrust Laws | | | §7.12(a) | |
| Assumed SPAC Warrant | | | §3.01(a)(iv) | |
| Attorney-Client Communications | | | §10.15(b) | |
| Audited Annual Financial Statements | | | §4.07(a) | |
| Available Cash | | | §8.03(i) | |
| Blue Sky Laws | | | §4.05(b) | |
| Certificate of Domestication | | | §2.02(a) | |
| Certificates | | | §3.02(b) | |
| Change in Recommendation | | | §7.04(b) | |
| Claims | | | §6.03 | |
| Closing Date | | | §2.05(b) | |
| COBRA | | | §4.10(e) | |
| Code | | | §3.02(h) | |
| Companies Act | | | Recitals | |
| Company | | | Preamble | |
| Company Board | | | Recitals | |
| Company D&O Insurance | | | §7.07(c) | |
| Company Disclosure Schedule | | | Article IV | |
| Company Group | | | §10.14 | |
| Company Interested Party Transaction | | | §4.20 | |
| Company Permit | | | §4.05(b) | |
| Confidentiality Agreement | | | §7.05(b) | |
| Contracting Parties | | | §10.13 | |
| D&O Indemnitees | | | §7.07(a) | |
| D&O Insurance | | | §7.07(c) | |
| Data Security Requirements | | | §4.13(j) | |
| Debt Financing | | | §7.20 | |
| DGCL | | | Recitals | |
| DLA | | | §7.14(c) | |
| DLLCA | | | Recitals | |
| Domestication | | | §2.02(a) | |
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Location of Definition
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| Domestication Condition | | | §8.01(g) | |
| Domestication Effective Time | | | §2.02(a) | |
| Dothan Founder Shares | | | Recitals | |
| Dothan Independent | | | Recitals | |
| Dothan Independent Closing Shares | | | §3.01(b)(ix) | |
| Dothan Independent Subscription Agreement | | | Recitals | |
| Dothan Management | | | §7.21 | |
| Dothan Management Agreement | | | §7.21 | |
| Dothan Management Agreement Amendment | | | §7.22 | |
| Environmental Permits | | | §4.14(p) | |
| ERISA Affiliate | | | §4.10(c) | |
| ESPP | | | §7.05(b) | |
| Exchange Agent | | | §3.02(a) | |
| Exchange Fund | | | §3.02(a) | |
| Financial Statements | | | §4.07(b) | |
| GAAP | | | §4.07(a) | |
| Governmental Authority | | | §4.05(b) | |
| H&B | | | §10.14 | |
| Health Plan | | | §4.10(j) | |
| Information Security Reviews | | | §4.13(o) | |
| Initial Closing | | | §2.05(b) | |
| Initial Merger | | | Recitals | |
| Initial Merger Effective Time | | | §2.05(a) | |
| Initial Proxy Statement | | | §7.02(a) | |
| Initial Registration Statement | | | §7.02(a) | |
| Insurance Policies | | | §4.17 | |
| IRS | | | §4.10(b) | |
| Lease | | | §4.12(b) | |
| Lease Documents | | | §4.12(b)(i) | |
| Letter of Transmittal | | | §3.02(b) | |
| Lock-Up Agreements | | | Recitals | |
| Management Aggregator Distribution | | | §2.03(a) | |
| Material Contracts | | | §4.16(a) | |
| Material Customers | | | §4.16(b) | |
| Material Suppliers | | | §4.16(b) | |
| Maximum Annual Premium | | | §7.07(c) | |
| Merger Materials | | | §7.02(a) | |
| Merger Subs | | | Preamble | |
| Merger Sub I | | | Preamble | |
| Merger Sub II | | | Preamble | |
| Merger Sub I Common Stock | | | §5.03(b) | |
| Merger Sub II Units | | | §5.03(c) | |
| Mergers | | | Recitals | |
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Defined Term
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Location of Definition
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| Nonparty Affiliates | | | §10.13 | |
| Omnibus Incentive Plan | | | §7.05(b) | |
| Outside Date | | | §9.01(b) | |
| Parties or Party | | | Preamble | |
| PCAOB Financial Statements | | | §7.17(b) | |
| PIPE Financing Shortfall | | | §7.09(c) | |
| PIPE Investment Amount | | | Recitals | |
| Plans | | | §4.10(a) | |
| PPACA | | | §4.10(j) | |
| Privileged Communications | | | §10.14 | |
| Proxy Statement | | | §7.02(a) | |
| PubCo | | | Preamble | |
| Registration Rights Agreement | | | Recitals | |
| Registration Statement | | | §7.02(a) | |
| Remedies Exceptions | | | §4.03(d) | |
| Representatives | | | §7.05(a) | |
| Required SPAC Proposals | | | §7.02(a) | |
| Rollover Equity Award | | | §3.01(b)(iv) | |
| SEC | | | §5.07(a) | |
| Securities Act | | | §4.05(b) | |
| Specified SPAC Equityholders | | | §10.15(a) | |
| SPAC | | | Preamble | |
| SPAC Alternative Transaction | | | §7.01(a) | |
| SPAC Board | | | Recitals | |
| SPAC Delaware Bylaws | | | Recitals | |
| SPAC Delaware Charter | | | Recitals | |
| SPAC D&O Indemnitees | | | §7.07(a) | |
| SPAC D&O Insurance | | | §7.07(d) | |
| SPAC Disclosure Schedule | | | Article V | |
| SPAC Extension Vote | | | §7.19 | |
| SPAC Group | | | §10.15(b) | |
| SPAC Intervening Event Notice | | | §7.04(b) | |
| SPAC Intervening Event Notice Period | | | §7.04(b) | |
| SPAC Material Contracts | | | §5.19(a) | |
| SPAC Recommendation | | | §7.04(a) | |
| SPAC SEC Reports | | | §5.07(a) | |
| SPAC Shareholders’ Meeting | | | §7.02(a) | |
| SPAC Tail Policy | | | §7.07(d) | |
| Sponsor | | | Recitals | |
| Surviving Corporation | | | Recitals | |
| Surviving Corporation Organizational Documents | | | §2.08(a) | |
| Surviving Subsidiary Company | | | Recitals | |
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Defined Term
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Location of Definition
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| Surviving Subsidiary Company Organizational Documents | | | §2.08(b) | |
| Terminating Company Breach | | | §9.01(e) | |
| Terminating SPAC Breach | | | §9.01(f) | |
| Trust Account | | | §5.13 | |
| Trust Agreement | | | §5.13 | |
| Trust Fund | | | §5.13 | |
| Trustee | | | §5.13 | |
| Unaudited Annual Financial Statements | | | §4.07(b) | |
| WARM Act | | | §4.11(e) | |
| Written Consent | | | §7.02(e) | |
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Affiliate
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| | in respect of a person, means any other person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person, and (a) in the case of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law and father-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, whether by blood, marriage or adoption or anyone residing in such person’s home, a trust for the benefit of any of the foregoing, a company, partnership or any natural person or entity wholly or jointly owned by any of the foregoing and (b) in the case of an entity, shall include a partnership, a corporation or any natural person or entity which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity. | |
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Applicable Law
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| | means, with respect to any person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments, decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable to such person. | |
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Articles
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| | means these amended and restated articles of association of the Company. | |
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Audit Committee
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| | means the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee. | |
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Auditor
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| | means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any). | |
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Business Combination
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| | means a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (the “target business”), which Business Combination: (a) as long as the securities of the Company are listed on a Designated Stock Exchange, must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80 per cent of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of the definitive agreement to enter into such Business Combination; and (b) must not be solely effectuated with another blank cheque company or a similar company with nominal operations. | |
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business day
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| | means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorised or obligated by law to close in New York City. | |
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Clearing House
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| | means a clearing house recognised by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such jurisdiction. | |
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Class A Share
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| | means a Class A ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company. | |
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Class B Share
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| | means a Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company. | |
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Company
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| | means the above named company. | |
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Company’s Website
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| | means the website of the Company and/or its web-address or domain name (if any). | |
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Compensation Committee
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| | means the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee. | |
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Designated Stock Exchange
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| | means any United States national securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed for trading, including The New York Stock Exchange. | |
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Directors
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| | means the directors for the time being of the Company. | |
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Dividend
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| | means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles. | |
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Electronic Communication
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| | means a communication sent by electronic means, including electronic posting to the Company’s Website, transmission to any number, address or internet website (including the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or other electronic delivery methods as otherwise decided and approved by the Directors. | |
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Electronic Record
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| | has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Act. | |
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Electronic Transactions Act
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| | means the Electronic Transactions Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands. | |
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Equity-linked Securities
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| | means any debt or equity securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Shares issued in a financing transaction in connection with a Business Combination, including but not limited to a private placement of equity or debt. | |
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Exchange Act
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| | means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar U.S. federal statute and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time. | |
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Founders
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| | means all Members immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO. | |
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Independent Director
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| | has the same meaning as in the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange or in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, as the case may be. | |
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IPO
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| | means the Company’s initial public offering of securities. | |
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Member
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| | has the same meaning as in the Statute. | |
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Memorandum
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| | means the amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company. | |
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Nominating Committee
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| | means the nominating committee of the board of directors of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee. | |
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Officer
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| | means a person appointed to hold an office in the Company. | |
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Ordinary Resolution
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| | means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles. | |
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Ordinary Share
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| | means an ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company. | |
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Over-Allotment Option
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| | means the option of the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 15 per cent of the firm units issued in the IPO at a price equal to US$10 per unit, less underwriting discounts and commissions. | |
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Preference Share
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| | means a preference share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company. | |
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Public Share
|
| | means a Class A Share issued as part of the units (as described in the Articles) issued in the IPO. | |
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Redemption Notice
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| | means a notice in a form approved by the Company by which a holder of Public Shares is entitled to require the Company to redeem its Public Shares, subject to any conditions contained therein. | |
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Register of Members
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| | means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any branch or duplicate register of Members. | |
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Registered Office
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| | means the registered office for the time being of the Company. | |
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Representative
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| | means a representative of the Underwriters. | |
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Seal
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| | means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal. | |
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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| | means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. | |
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Share
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| | means a Class A Share, a Class B Share, an Ordinary Share or a Preference Share and includes a fraction of a share in the Company. | |
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Special Resolution
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| | subject to Article 29.4, has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution. | |
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Sponsor
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| | means Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors or assigns. | |
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Statute
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| | means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands. | |
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Tax Filing Authorised Person
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| | means such person as any Director shall designate from time to time, acting severally. | |
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Treasury Share
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| | means a Share held in the name of the Company as a treasury share in accordance with the Statute. | |
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Trust Account
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| | means the trust account established by the Company upon the consummation of the IPO and into which a certain amount of the net proceeds of the IPO, together with a certain amount of the proceeds of private placement of units simultaneously with the closing date of the IPO, will be deposited. | |
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Underwriter
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| | means an underwriter of the IPO from time to time and any successor underwriter. | |
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| | | | | SUNCRETE, INC. | |
| | Date: | | |
By:
Name:
Its: |
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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| | 10.2 | | | Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 25, 2023, by and among SPAC, the Sponsor and the holders party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the SPAC’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 31, 2023). | |
| | 10.3* | | | Form of Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, by and among New Suncrete and Sponsor. | |
| | 10.4* | | | Form of Registration Rights Agreement, by and among New Suncrete, Dothan Concrete, Dothan Indpendent and Eaglesnest Investments, LLC. | |
| | 10.5 | | | | |
| | 10.6 | | | | |
| | 10.7 | | | | |
| | 10.8 | | | | |
| | 10.9†** | | | | |
| | 10.10†** | | | | |
| | 10.11†* | | | | |
| | 10.12* | | | | |
| | 10.13* | | | | |
| | 10.14*# | | | | |
| | 10.15*# | | | | |
| | 21.1** | | | | |
| | 23.1* | | | | |
| | 23.2* | | | | |
| | 23.3* | | | | |
| | 23.4* | | | | |
| | 23.5* | | | | |
| | 23.6* | | | Consent of Grant Thornton LLP with respect to the financial statements of Concrete Partners Holding, LLC. | |
| | 23.7* | | | |
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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| | 24.1** | | | | |
| | 99.1* | | | | |
| | 99.2* | | | | |
| | 99.3** | | | | |
| | 99.4** | | | | |
| | 99.5** | | | | |
| | 99.6** | | | | |
| | 99.7** | | | | |
| | 99.8** | | | | |
| | 99.9** | | | | |
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107*
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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*
Andrew Heyer
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Director
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February 4, 2026
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/s/ Christopher Bradley
Christopher Bradley
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Director
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February 4, 2026
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Tommy Wentroth
Tommy Wentroth
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Principal Financial Officer
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February 4, 2026
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/s/ Randall Nerger
Randall Nerger
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Principal Accounting Officer
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February 4, 2026
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/s/ Ned N. Fleming, III
Ned N. Fleming, III
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Manager
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February 4, 2026
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*
Mark R. Matteson
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Manager
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February 4, 2026
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Randall Edgar
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Manager
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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February 4, 2026
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Exhibit 2.2
EQUITY AND ASSET PURCHASE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
among
Eagle RedI-Mix Concrete, LLC,
srm, Inc. DBA Schwarz Ready Mix,
SRM Leasing, LLC,
Schwarz Sand, LLC,
SRM, Inc., solely in its capacity as Sellers Representative,
THE SS SELLERS,
The Owners, and
The Transaction Beneficiaries
Dated as of October 17, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
| Article I. DEFINITIONS | 3 | |
| Article II. PURCHASE AND SALE OF EQUITY INTERESTS AND ACQUIRED ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF ASSUMED LIABILITIES | 3 | |
| 2.1 | Purchase and Sale of the Acquired Assets and Equity Interests | 3 |
| 2.2 | Excluded Assets | 5 |
| 2.3 | Assumption of Liabilities | 6 |
| 2.4 | Excluded Liabilities | 6 |
| 2.5 | Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties | 7 |
| 2.6 | Proration of Certain Expenses | 9 |
| 2.7 | Receivables; Misdirected Payments | 10 |
| 2.8 | Account Transition | 10 |
| 2.9 | Withholding | 11 |
| Article III. CONSIDERATION | 11 | |
| 3.1 | Consideration | 11 |
| 3.2 | Payment of Purchase Price and Escrow Amounts; Issuance of Rollover Securities | 11 |
| 3.3 | Deferred Payment Financing Restrictions; Interest on Late Payments | 12 |
| 3.4 | Purchase Price Adjustment | 13 |
| 3.5 | Tax Treatment; Purchase Price Allocation | 15 |
| 3.6 | Inventory Count | 16 |
| 3.7 | Conveyance of Owned Real Property | 17 |
| 3.8 | Deferred Payment | 18 |
| Article IV. CLOSING | 18 | |
| 4.1 | Closing Date | 18 |
| 4.2 | Sellers’ Deliveries on the Closing Date | 18 |
| 4.3 | Purchaser Deliveries on the Closing Date | 20 |
| Article V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLING PARTIES | 21 | |
| 5.1 | Organization and Good Standing | 21 |
| 5.2 | Subsidiaries | 21 |
| 5.3 | Authorization of Agreement; Ownership of the Companies | 21 |
| 5.4 | Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties | 22 |
| 5.5 | Financial Statements | 23 |
| 5.6 | No Undisclosed Liabilities; Other Indebtedness | 23 |
| 5.7 | Title to Acquired Assets; Sufficiency; Fair Consideration | 24 |
| 5.8 | Absence of Certain Developments | 24 |
| 5.9 | Taxes | 26 |
| 5.10 | Real Property | 28 |
| 5.11 | Personal Property | 30 |
| 5.12 | Intellectual Property | 31 |
| 5.13 | Material Contracts | 32 |
| 5.14 | Employee Benefits | 34 |
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| 5.15 | Labor and Employment Matters | 35 |
| 5.16 | Litigation | 37 |
| 5.17 | Compliance with Laws; Permits | 37 |
| 5.18 | Environmental Matters | 38 |
| 5.19 | Insurance | 39 |
| 5.20 | Accounts and Notes Receivable and Payable; Inventory | 40 |
| 5.21 | Related Party Transactions | 40 |
| 5.22 | Banks | 40 |
| 5.23 | Financial Advisors | 41 |
| 5.24 | Certain Payments | 41 |
| 5.25 | Terms of Service; Product Liability | 41 |
| 5.26 | Customers and Suppliers | 42 |
| 5.27 | Investment Matters | 43 |
| 5.28 | Sanctions | 43 |
| 5.29 | Export Controls | 43 |
| 5.30 | Government Contracts | 43 |
| Article VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER | 43 |
| 6.1 | Organization and Good Standing | 43 |
| 6.2 | Authorization of Agreement | 43 |
| 6.3 | Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties | 44 |
| 6.4 | Litigation | 44 |
| 6.5 | Financial Advisors | 44 |
| 6.6 | Solvency | 44 |
| Article VII. COVENANTS | 44 |
| 7.1 | Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; Confidentiality | 44 |
| 7.2 | Preservation of Records | 46 |
| 7.3 | Publicity | 46 |
| 7.4 | Use of Name | 47 |
| 7.5 | Bonding | 47 |
| 7.6 | Warranty Work. | 47 |
| 7.7 | Post-Closing Insurance Matters | 47 |
| 7.8 | Cooperation on Financial Statements | 48 |
| 7.9 | Counsel | 48 |
| 7.10 | Representations and Warranties Insurance | 48 |
| 7.11 | Post Closing Environmental Obligations | 49 |
| 7.12 | SS Sellers’ Release | 50 |
| Article VIII. EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS | 51 |
| 8.1 | Employment | 51 |
| 8.2 | Standard Procedure | 52 |
| 8.3 | COBRA; Continuation Benefits | 52 |
| 8.4 | No Third-Party Beneficiaries | 52 |
| Article IX. INDEMNIFICATION | 53 |
| 9.1 | Survival of Representations and Warranties | 53 |
| 9.2 | Indemnification | 53 |
| 9.3 | Indemnification Procedures | 55 |
| 9.4 | Limitations on Indemnification for Breaches of Representations and Warranties | 57 |
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| 9.5 | Indemnity Escrow | 58 |
| 9.6 | Right to Setoff | 58 |
| 9.7 | Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments | 59 |
| 9.8 | Exclusive Remedy | 60 |
| 9.9 | Sellers Representative | 60 |
| 9.10 | No Double-Counting | 62 |
| 9.11 | No Extrinsic Representations and Warranties | 62 |
| 9.12 | Pursuit of R&W Insurance | 62 |
| Article X. TAXES | 63 |
| 10.1 | Transfer Taxes | 63 |
| 10.2 | Prorations | 63 |
| 10.3 | Cooperation on Tax Matters | 63 |
| 10.4 | Tax Clearance Certificates | 64 |
| 10.5 | Schwarz Sand Tax Returns | 64 |
| 10.6 | Apportionment of Schwarz Sand Taxes | 64 |
| 10.7 | Schwarz Sand Tax Contests | 64 |
| 10.8 | Purchaser Restrictions | 65 |
| 10.9 | Refunds | 65 |
| Article XI. MISCELLANEOUS | 66 |
| 11.1 | Expenses | 66 |
| 11.2 | Specific Performance | 66 |
| 11.3 | Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers | 66 |
| 11.4 | Venue | 66 |
| 11.5 | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 67 |
| 11.6 | Governing Law | 67 |
| 11.7 | Service of Process | 67 |
| 11.8 | Notices | 67 |
| 11.9 | Severability | 68 |
| 11.10 | Binding Effect; Assignment | 68 |
| 11.11 | Non-Recourse | 69 |
| 11.12 | Counterparts | 69 |
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Annexes and Exhibits
Annex 1 – Definitions, Definitional and Interpretive Matters
Exhibit A – Ownership of Sellers
Exhibit B – Accounting Principles
Exhibit C – Purchase Price Allocation Methodologies
Exhibit D – Pro Rata Shares
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EQUITY AND ASSET PURCHASE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This EQUITY AND ASSET PURCHASE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of October 17, 2025, is being entered into by and among:
| A. | Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Purchaser”); |
| B. | SRM, Inc. DBA Schwarz Ready Mix, an Oklahoma corporation (“Schwarz Ready Mix”) and SRM Leasing, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company (“SRM Leasing” together with Schwarz Ready Mix, each an “Asset Seller” and, collectively, the “Asset Sellers”); |
| C. | Schwarz Sand, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability Company (“Schwarz Sand”, together with the Asset Sellers, each a “Company” and collectively, the “Companies”); |
| D. | Each equity holder of the Asset Sellers listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (each an “Owner” and, collectively, the “Owners”); |
| E. | Each equity holder of Schwarz Sand listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (each a “SS Seller” and, collectively, the “SS Sellers” and together, with the Asset Sellers, each a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”); |
| F. | Each of Charles Schwarz, Philip Schwarz, Gene Schwarz, Ron Schwarz, Paul D. Schwarz and George Schwarz (each a “Transaction Beneficiary” and collectively, the “Transaction Beneficiaries”, and together with the Sellers and the Owners, the “Selling Parties”); and |
| G. | Schwarz Ready Mix, in its capacity as representative of the Selling Parties (“Sellers Representative”). |
Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Selling Parties, on the other hand, is each a “Party” and, collectively, they are sometimes referred to as the “Parties.”
W I T N E S S E T H:
| A. | The Asset Sellers and Schwarz Sand are in the business of (i) concrete manufacturing, concrete production, concrete sales, and trucking for their concrete operations (including trucking of concrete, sand, rock, cement, and flyash for use in concrete manufacturing and production), and (ii) extraction, processing, and distribution of sand for concrete manufacturing and production (collectively, the “Business”). |
| B. | The SS Sellers, collectively, are the sole record and beneficial owners of all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Schwarz Sand (the “Equity Interests”). |
| C. | Upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, (i) the SS Sellers desire to sell all of the Equity Interests held by the SS Sellers (other than the Contributed Units) (the “Purchased Units”) to Purchaser; (ii) (A) each SS Seller desires to contribute the Contributed Units held by such SS Seller to HoldCo, pursuant to a transaction intended to be governed by Section 721(a) of the Code and (B) HoldCo desires to issue the Rollover Securities to the SS Sellers in exchange for the Contributed Units; (iii) Schwarz Ready Mix desires to sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Purchaser its respective portion of the Acquired Assets; and (iii) SRM Leasing desires to sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Purchaser its respective portion of the Acquired Assets. |
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| D. | The Owners and SS Sellers own, directly or indirectly, all of the equity securities of the Asset Sellers and Schwarz Sand, as further provided on Exhibit A attached hereto, have approved the Asset Sellers and Schwarz Sand entering into this Agreement and the performance of their respective obligations hereunder, and the Selling Parties will derive substantial benefits as a result the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. |
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, representations, warranties, and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Article I.
DEFINITIONS
The terms defined in Annex 1, whenever used herein, shall have the meanings set forth on Annex 1 for all purposes of this Agreement. The definitions in Annex 1 and the other definitional and interpretive matters in Annex 1 are incorporated into this Agreement as if fully set forth herein.
Article II.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF EQUITY INTERESTS AND ACQUIRED ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF ASSUMED LIABILITIES
2.1 Purchase and Sale of the Acquired Assets and Equity Interests. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement: (i) each SS Seller hereby transfers and assigns to Purchaser (which shall be deemed to be a contribution from each SS Seller to HoldCo followed by a contribution from HoldCo to Concrete Partners, LLC, followed by a contribution from Concrete Partners, LLC to Eagle Concrete Holdings, LLC, followed by a contribution from Eagle Concrete Holdings, LLC to Purchaser) free and clear of any Liens, and Purchaser hereby accepts and receives from the SS Sellers the Contributed Units, together with all rights and advantages attaching thereto, in exchange for the Rollover Securities (the “Rollover Transaction”); (ii) Purchaser hereby purchases, acquires and accepts from the SS Sellers all of the Purchased Units and the SS Sellers hereby sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Purchaser all of the Purchased Units, free and clear of all Liens; (iii) Purchaser hereby purchases, acquires and accepts from SRM Leasing, and SRM Leasing hereby sells, transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to Purchaser, all right, title and interest in, to and under its respective portion of the Acquired Assets, free and clear of all Liens; and (iv) Purchaser hereby purchases, acquires and accepts from Schwarz Ready Mix and Schwarz Ready Mix hereby sells, transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to Purchaser, all right, title and interest in, to and under its respective portion of the Acquired Assets, free and clear of all Liens (Sections 2.1(ii) – (iv), the “Sale Transaction”). Except for the items set forth on Schedule 2.2(d), to the extent that any Owner or Affiliate of any Owner owns any assets used in, or associated with, the Business, such assets shall be deemed to be Acquired Assets for all purposes hereof. The “Acquired Assets” means all of the business, assets, properties, contractual rights, goodwill, going concern value, rights and claims of any Asset Seller related to the Business, wherever situated and of whatever kind and nature, real or personal, tangible or intangible, whether or not reflected on the books and records of any Asset Seller (other than the Excluded Assets), including each of the following assets:
(a) all accounts receivable of any Asset Seller, including all trade receivables and vendor receivables;
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(b) all inventory and supplies used or purported to be used in connection with the Business, including raw materials, work in progress, finished goods, manufacturing supplies, office supplies, packaging and related materials, including any stored on behalf of or in transit to any Asset Seller;
(c) all personal property of any Asset Seller used or purported to be used in connection with the Business, including Furniture and Equipment;
(d) all deposits (including vendor deposits, customer deposits and security for rent, electricity, telephone or otherwise), claims for refunds, prepaid charges and expenses, including any prepaid rent, rights of offset in respect thereof and all retentions or holdbacks of any Asset Seller;
(e) all rights of any Asset Seller under each Real Property Lease, together with all improvements, fixtures and other appurtenances thereto and rights in respect thereof;
(f) the Owned Real Property of any Asset Seller;
(g) the Acquired Intellectual Property and the Acquired Technology of any Asset Seller;
(h) all rights of any Asset Seller under the Acquired Contracts, including all claims, counterclaims, cross claims, defenses, rights, recourse, or causes of action in respect thereof, except to the extent that the same relate to the Excluded Liabilities, subject to such Asset Seller’s duty to coordinate with Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.5(e) when exercising any such claims, counterclaims, cross claims, defenses, rights, recourse, or causes of action in respect thereof;
(i) all Documents of any Asset Seller that are related to the Business, including Documents relating to products, services, marketing, advertising, promotional materials, Acquired Intellectual Property, Acquired Technology, personnel files for Transferred Employees (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) and all files, customer files and Documents (including credit information), supplier lists, records, literature and correspondence, copies of books, records and other documentation of any Asset Seller relating to Taxes or associated Tax Returns, in each case whether or not physically located on any of the premises referred to in clause (e) or (f) of this Section 2.1;
(j) all Permits (or applications in progress), including Environmental Permits, used by any Asset Seller in connection with the Business (which includes all Permits necessary to conduct the Business as currently conducted) and all rights, and incidents of interest therein, but only to the extent such Permits may be transferred under applicable Law;
(k) all rights of any Asset Seller under non-disclosure or confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation agreements, intellectual property assignment, non-disparagement, repayment or property return agreements or similar agreements with Former Employees, Employees and agents of any Asset Seller or with third parties to the extent relating to the Business or the Acquired Assets (or any portion thereof);
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(l) all rights of any Asset Seller under or pursuant to all warranties, representations and guarantees made by suppliers, manufacturers and contractors to the extent relating to products sold or services provided to any Asset Seller or to the extent affecting any Acquired Assets;
(m) all claims, counterclaims, causes of action, rights or recourse of any Asset Seller against third parties relating to the Acquired Assets or Assumed Liabilities, whether choate or inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or non-contingent;
(n) all savings, deposit, bank and other accounts of any Asset Seller, including but not limited to, those set forth on Schedule 5.22 (the “Transferred Accounts”); and
(o) all goodwill and other intangible assets of any Asset Seller associated with the Business, including the goodwill associated with the Acquired Intellectual Property and the Seller Marks.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the transfer of Acquired Assets pursuant to this Agreement shall not include the assumption of any Liability related to the Acquired Assets unless Purchaser expressly assumes such Liability pursuant to Section 2.3.
2.2 Excluded Assets. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to sell, transfer, assign or convey the Excluded Assets to Purchaser, and the Asset Sellers hereby retain all right, title and interest to, in and under the Excluded Assets. The “Excluded Assets” means each of the following assets:
(a) the Contracts listed on Schedule 2.2(a) (the “Excluded Contracts”);
(b) all minute books, Organizational Documents, stock registers and such other books and records of any Asset Seller as they pertain to the ownership, organization or existence of any Seller and duplicate copies of records as are necessary to enable any Asset Seller to file Tax Returns and reports;
(c) all rights of Asset Sellers under this Agreement and any Seller Document to which such Asset Seller is a party;
(d) all Plans, all amounts deposited in and the assets of all Plans and all rights in connection with any trusts, insurance arrangements, or other assets held pursuant to, or set aside to fund the obligations of any Asset Seller under, any Plans and all books and records related thereto;
(e) the items set forth on Schedule 2.2(d);
(f) all Tax credits, prepayments, overpayments, claims for and rights to receive refunds, rebates or similar payments of Taxes (“Tax Assets”) of the Asset Sellers with respect to Tax periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date to the extent not taken into account pursuant to Section 10.2; provided, however, Excluded Assets shall not include Tax Assets related to the Acquired Assets arising on or after the Closing;
(g) all Privileged Materials, as further described in Section 7.9;
(h) all employee-related or employee benefit-related files or records, other than personnel files of Transferred Employees, and any other books and records, in each case, which any Seller is prohibited from disclosing or transferring to Purchaser under applicable Law and is required by applicable Law to retain;
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(i) all insurance policies of any Asset Seller and all rights to applicable claims and proceeds thereunder;
(j) all claims, counterclaims, causes of action, rights or recourse of any Asset Seller against third parties, to the extent relating to the Excluded Assets or the Excluded Liabilities, whether choate or inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or non-contingent, subject to such Seller’s duty to coordinate with Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.5(e) when exercising any such claims, counterclaims, causes of action or rights of recourse; and
(k) all Contracts and other similar arrangements between any Seller, on the one hand, and any current or former direct or indirect member, Affiliate, director, officer or controlling Person of any Asset Seller, on the other hand.
2.3 Assumption of Liabilities. At the Closing, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser hereby assumes only the following liabilities of any Asset Seller (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”), and hereby agrees to timely pay, perform, and satisfy in due course all such Assumed Liabilities:
(a) all Liabilities of any Asset Seller under the Acquired Contracts that have been made available to the extent arising out of underlying events, actions or failures to act first occurring during the period from and after the Closing, but only to the extent such Liabilities did not arise out of any breach or violation of, or default under or noncompliance with (with or without notice or lapse of time), the Acquired Contracts by any Selling Party;
(b) all trade accounts payable of any Asset Seller in the amount and to the extent included as a current liability in the calculation of the Closing Working Capital;
(c) the items set forth on Schedule 2.3(c); and
(d) all liabilities and obligations for (i) Taxes in the amount and to the extent included as a current liability in the calculation of the Closing Working Capital, as finally determined and (ii) Taxes for which Purchaser is liable pursuant to Section 3.7(b), Section 10.1, and Section 10.2.
2.4 Excluded Liabilities. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, Purchaser shall not assume, succeed to, be liable for, be subject to, or be obligated for, nor shall the Acquired Assets be subject to, any Excluded Liabilities. Each Asset Seller shall, and shall cause each of its Affiliates to, timely perform, satisfy and discharge, in accordance with their respective terms, all Excluded Liabilities, and shall maintain a net worth sufficient to satisfy its Liabilities. “Excluded Liabilities” means all Liabilities of any Asset Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities, including the following Excluded Liabilities (individually, each an “Excluded Liability”):
(a) all Liabilities arising out of or otherwise related to the Excluded Assets;
(b) except to the extent specifically provided in Article VIII, all Liabilities arising out of, relating to or with respect to (i) any Employees or Former Employees, officers, directors, retirees, Independent Contractors, or former independent contractors or consultants of any Asset Seller or any of their respective Affiliates, including, without limitation, any Liabilities associated with any claims for misclassification, wages or other benefits, bonuses, accrued vacation, severance, retention, termination or other payments arising or in any way related to the period prior to the Closing; (ii) any decision not to hire, the employment or performance of services, or termination of employment or services by any Asset Seller or any of their Affiliates of any individual prior to the Closing, (iii) the WARN Act arising prior to or on the Closing Date, assuming that Purchaser complies with its obligations in Section 8.1(a); (iv) workers’ compensation claims against any Asset Seller that relate to the period prior to the Closing, irrespective of whether such claims are made prior to or after the Closing, or (v) any Plan;
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(c) all Liabilities arising out of, under or in connection with Contracts that are not Acquired Contracts and, with respect to Acquired Contracts, Liabilities in respect of a breach by or default of any Asset Seller accruing under such Contracts with respect to any period prior to the Closing;
(d) all Liabilities arising out of, under or in connection with any Indebtedness or any Transaction Expenses;
(e) all Liabilities for (i) Taxes of any Asset Seller except to the extent allocated to Purchaser under this Agreement, including pursuant to Section 3.7(b), Section 10.1 and Section 10.2, (ii) Taxes for which any Asset Seller is liable pursuant to Section 10.1, and (iii) Taxes that relate to the Acquired Assets or the Assumed Liabilities allocable to any Asset Seller pursuant to Section 10.2;
(f) all Liabilities in respect of any pending or threatened Legal Proceeding, or any claim arising out of, relating to or otherwise in respect of (i) any Selling Party or the Business, but only to the extent such Legal Proceeding or claim relates to any event, condition, circumstance, activity, practice, incident, action, omission or plan initially existing or occurring, or alleged to have occurred, prior to the Closing, or (ii) any Excluded Asset;
(g) all Liabilities relating to any sales commissions and similar compensatory payments through the Closing;
(h) all Liabilities relating to accruals and obligations with respect to any bonuses for any period before the Closing or any retention, severance, change in control, transaction bonus or similar payments to any individual in connection with or related to the transactions contemplated herein; and
(i) all Liabilities relating to any dispute with any client or customer of the Business existing as of the Closing Date or to the extent they are based upon, relating to or arising out of events, actions, or failures to act prior to the Closing.
2.5 Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties.
(a) From time to time following the Closing and except as prohibited by Law, each Selling Party shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, make available to Purchaser such data in personnel records of Transferred Employees as is reasonably necessary for Purchaser to transition such Employees.
(b) From time to time following the Closing, each Selling Party and Purchaser shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, execute, acknowledge and deliver all such further conveyances, notices, assumptions, releases and acquittances and such other instruments, and shall take such further actions, as may be necessary or appropriate to assure fully to Purchaser and its successors or assigns, all of the properties, rights, titles, interests, estates, remedies, powers and privileges intended to be conveyed to Purchaser under this Agreement, the Seller Documents and the Owner Documents and to assure fully to the Sellers and their respective Affiliates and successors and assigns, the assumption of the liabilities and obligations intended to be assumed by Purchaser under this Agreement, the Seller Documents and the Owner Documents, and to otherwise make effective the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
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(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if Purchaser discovers that any asset (including any asset owned by any Owner that is deemed to be an Acquired Asset pursuant to Section 2.1) was not delivered or transferred at the Closing to Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then, subject to any required consents or notice periods, each Selling Party and Purchaser shall, at Purchaser’s election, cooperate in good faith, at the Purchaser’s expense (unless otherwise provided in this Agreement), to complete such delivery or transfer.
(d) Nothing in this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be construed as an attempt or agreement to assign any Acquired Asset, including any Contract, Permit, Real Property Lease, certificate, approval, authorization or other right, that by its terms or by Law is nonassignable without the consent of a third party or a Governmental Body or is cancelable by a third party in the event of an assignment (“Nonassignable Assets”) unless and until such consent shall have been obtained. Each Asset Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Purchaser at its request in endeavoring to obtain such consents promptly. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, in the event consents to the assignment thereof cannot be obtained, such Nonassignable Assets shall be held, as of and from the Closing, by such Asset Seller or the applicable Affiliate of such Asset Seller in trust for Purchaser, and the covenants and obligations thereunder shall be performed by Purchaser in such Asset Seller’s or such Affiliate’s name and all benefits and obligations existing thereunder shall be for Purchaser’s account. Such Asset Seller shall take or cause to be taken such actions in such Asset Seller’s name or otherwise, with the cooperation of Purchaser, as Purchaser may reasonably request so as to provide Purchaser with the benefits of the Nonassignable Assets and to effect collection of money or other consideration that becomes due and payable under the Nonassignable Assets, and such Asset Seller or the applicable Affiliate of such Asset Seller shall promptly pay over to Purchaser all money or other consideration received by it in respect of all Nonassignable Assets. As of and from the Closing, each Asset Seller on behalf of itself and its Affiliates authorizes Purchaser, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and the terms of the Nonassignable Assets to perform all the obligations and receive all the benefits of such Asset Seller or its Affiliates under the Nonassignable Assets and appoints Purchaser its attorney-in-fact to act in its name on its behalf or in the name of the applicable Affiliate of such Asset Seller and on such Affiliate’s behalf with respect thereto. To the extent that Purchaser or its Affiliates are provided the benefits on or after the Closing of any Nonassignable Asset pursuant to this Section 2.5(d), Purchaser or such Affiliate shall pay, perform and discharge fully, promptly when due, on behalf of Asset Sellers for the benefit of the other party or parties thereto, the obligations of Asset Sellers or their respective relevant Affiliate thereunder or in connection therewith or, if more advantageous to the Parties, to take actions to enable Asset Sellers or their respective Affiliates to pay, perform and discharge fully such obligations.
(e) If after Closing any Asset Seller desires to initiate a claim or other Legal Proceeding in connection with an Excluded Asset or an Excluded Liability that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect Purchaser, the Business, or Purchaser’s or Schwarz Sand’s relationship with any of the Business’s employees, customers, salespersons, dealers, suppliers, vendors, independent contractors, or other Person transacting business with Purchaser, such Asset Seller shall provide Purchaser with prompt written notice thereof, including all material information related to such claim or other Legal Proceeding, and consult with Purchaser regarding the potential impact on Purchaser's business. An Asset Seller shall not initiate such claim or cause of action unless such Asset Seller first receives Purchaser’s prior written consent, which Purchaser agrees not to unreasonably withhold, condition, or delay, and if Purchaser provides consent but the facts or circumstances relating to the claim or other Legal Proceeding upon which Purchaser provided consent materially change, the Asset Sellers shall obtain Purchaser’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed) before taking further actions with respect to such rights. It shall be deemed reasonable for Purchaser to withhold its consent if it reasonably determines that a claim or cause of action brought by an Asset Seller is reasonably likely to materially and adversely impact Purchaser, the Business, or Purchaser’s or Schwarz Sand’s relationship with any of the Business’s employees, customers, salespersons, dealers, suppliers, vendors, independent contractors, or other Person transacting business with Purchaser. If such a claim or cause of action is initiated, Asset Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate and alleviate any Losses to, or other adverse effect on, Purchaser, Schwarz Sand, and the Business arising from Asset Sellers’ pursuit of such claim. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) such commercially reasonable efforts shall not require any Asset Seller to divulge any information to Purchaser that would reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of any attorney-client privilege; provided, that the Asset Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make alternative arrangements to disclose such privileged information in a manner that does not waive or violate such privilege, and (ii) nothing in this Section 2.5(e) shall prohibit Seller from defending itself against a claim or other Legal Proceeding initiated by a third party in connection with an Excluded Asset or an Excluded Liability.
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(f) The Selling Parties shall take all actions necessary to ensure that each Asset Seller will (i) continue in existence after Closing and (ii) not make any distributions or transfers (whether in the form of dividends, redemptions, repurchases, returns of capital, or otherwise) to its equity holders or Affiliates unless, after giving effect to such distribution or transfer, in the reasonable discretion of the governing body or authority of the Asset Seller, such Asset Seller would have a net worth at least equal to the amount of its remaining actual and reasonably anticipated obligations and liabilities under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, except with the prior written consent of Purchaser, in each case, for such period of time that such Asset Seller continues to have outstanding obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, but in any event no longer than six (6) years after Closing.
2.6 Proration of Certain Expenses. All expenses and other payments in respect of all rents and other payments (including any prepaid amounts) due under the Real Property Leases and any other leases constituting part of the Acquired Assets and the Schwarz Sand Assets shall be prorated between such obligated Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, as of the Closing Date. The Sellers shall be responsible for all rents (including any percentage rent, additional rent and any accrued Tax and operating expense reimbursements and escalations), charges and other payments of any kind accruing during any period under the Real Property Leases or any such other leases up to and including the Closing Date. Purchaser shall be responsible for all such rents, charges and other payments accruing during any period under the Real Property Leases or any such other leases after the Closing Date. Purchaser shall pay the full amount of any invoices received by it and shall submit a request for reimbursement to Sellers Representative for any Seller’s share of such expenses, and each of the Sellers shall be jointly and severally liable for, and pay the full amount of any invoices received by it and Purchaser shall reimburse Sellers Representative (for the benefit of the applicable Sellers) for Purchaser’s share of such expenses.
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2.7 Receivables; Misdirected Payments. From and after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have the sole right and authority to collect for the account of Purchaser all accounts receivable related to the Business. For a period of twelve months (the “A/R Recovery Period”) following Closing, Purchaser will undertake commercially reasonable means to collect the accounts receivable of the Business existing as of Closing (the “Pre-Closing A/R”) (for the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser will not be required to (a) undertake collection efforts that would impair, or would be reasonably likely to impair, Purchaser’s goodwill or relationships with its customers, (b) initiate any lawsuit or similar proceeding or asset claims against the obligors or (c) take any collection action outside Sellers’ ordinary course of business). During the A/R Recovery Period, if, after the final determination of Closing Working Capital, Purchaser or any Affiliate of Purchaser receives payment in respect of or related to any Pre-Closing A/R that (i) is not included as a current asset in the final determination of Closing Working Capital and (ii) if included as a current asset in the final determination of Closing Working Capital would have resulted in a positive adjustment to the Aggregate Adjustment Amount (regardless of whether the Aggregate Adjustment Amount is a positive or negative number), then the Purchaser shall promptly forward (or cause to be forwarded) such payment (net of Purchaser’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs of recovery) to Sellers Representative. The Selling Parties shall provide reasonable assistance to Purchaser in the collection of accounts receivable, but the Selling Parties shall not be required to threaten litigation or otherwise assert any claims against the obligors. If any Selling Party or any Affiliate of any Selling Party receives payment in respect of or related to any of the Acquired Assets (including any accounts receivable that are included in the Acquired Assets) or the Business (other than in respect of the Excluded Assets), then the Selling Parties shall promptly forward (or cause to be forwarded) such payment to Purchaser.
2.8 Account Transition. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(a) Transition Accounts; Completion of Transfer. The Parties acknowledge that the Transferred Accounts listed on Schedule 2.8 (the “Transition Accounts”) may not be transferred to Purchaser or placed under Purchaser’s sole control as of the Closing. The Selling Parties shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to complete, as promptly as practicable following the Closing and in any event no later than 30 days after the Closing (or such later date as Purchaser may designate in writing), all actions necessary or reasonably requested by Purchaser to (i) transfer ownership and control of the Transition Accounts to Purchaser (including updating authorized signatories to Purchaser’s designees).
(b) Custody; No Use; Redirection. From and after the Closing until the Transition Accounts are transferred to Purchaser: (i) all funds in or deposited to any Transition Account shall be deemed the sole property of Purchaser, except to the extent Purchaser reasonably agrees in writing that such funds are Excluded Assets or the proceeds from an Excluded Asset; (ii) the Selling Parties shall not make, and shall have no right to make, any withdrawals or transfers from any Transition Account other than as directed in writing by Purchaser (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include (A) direction to pay funds to an applicable Selling Party’s account to the extent such funds are deemed Excluded Assets or the proceeds from an Excluded Asset pursuant to Section 2.8(b)(i) and (B) transfers addressed in Section 2.8(c)); and (iii) the Selling Parties acknowledge that Purchaser may notify all customers and other payors to remit all payments that are not Excluded Assets or proceeds from Excluded Assets to accounts designated by Purchaser and the Selling Parties shall cooperate with Purchaser in updating all remittance instructions, invoices and payment portals accordingly.
(c) Mandatory Sweeps of Transition Accounts. The Selling Parties shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, initiate and complete a transfer or wire of all funds received in any Transition Account to one or more accounts designated by Purchaser (net only of customary, de minimis bank transfer fees) as promptly as practicable and, in all events, no later than the close of business on the third (3rd) Business Day following the date of receipt of such funds.
(d) No Setoff; No Commingling. The Selling Parties shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates not to, (i) setoff, pledge, encumber or otherwise permit any Lien (other than Permitted Exceptions) on any funds in any Transition Account, or (ii) direct or permit any application of such funds for any purpose other than transfers directed by Purchaser, as provided herein. The Selling Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to, and shall cause their Affiliates to use commercially reasonable efforts not to, commingle any funds in any Transition Account with funds relating to Excluded Assets.
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(e) Audit Rights. The Selling Parties shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, permit Purchaser and its representatives, upon reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours, to access and audit the Transition Accounts and related records (including bank statements and transaction histories) to verify compliance with the covenants set forth in this Section 2.8. The Selling Parties shall provide, and shall cause their Affiliates to provide, all reasonably requested cooperation and assistance in connection with any such audit or review.
(f) Cooperation with Lenders. To the extent required by Purchaser’s lenders, the Selling Parties shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, reasonably cooperate with Purchaser and its lenders in implementing other cash management mechanics with respect to the Transition Accounts, including executing customary documentation required by the applicable depository institutions and Purchaser’s lenders to facilitate the foregoing.
2.9 Withholding. Purchaser and any agent of Purchaser shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from amounts otherwise payable to any Seller pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required by applicable Tax Law to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law; provided, however, that, prior to deducting or withholding any amount (other than amounts taxable as wages) from any such payments made after the Closing Date, the Person intending to withhold shall provide reasonable prior notice to the payee in writing that such Person intends to so deduct or withhold and shall cooperate in good faith with the payee to reduce or eliminate such deduction or withholding, including by considering any appropriate Tax forms, including IRS Form W-9 or any similar information, provided by any Seller or such other payee. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and timely paid to the appropriate Taxing Authority, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to any Seller or other payee in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
Article III.
CONSIDERATION
3.1 Consideration. The aggregate consideration for the Acquired Assets and Equity Interests shall be an amount comprised of: (a) $97,000,000 in cash (the “Cash Portion”), to be delivered pursuant to Sections 3.2(a) – 3.2(e) and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.4; (b) 20,000,000 Preferred Holdco Units (the “Rollover Securities”) (such amount resulting from (a) and (b), the “Purchase Price”); and (c) the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities (together with the Purchase Price, the “Total Consideration”).
3.2 Payment of Purchase Price and Escrow Amounts; Issuance of Rollover Securities. Purchaser is hereby delivering (or causing to be delivered) or, with respect to Section 3.2(b) and Section 3.2(g), shall deliver:
(a) to the Asset Sellers and SS Sellers, their Closing Cash Pro Rata Share of $62,327,148.13, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in the amounts and to the accounts set forth on Schedule 3.2, with such aggregate amount being determined as follows: (i) the Cash Portion, minus (ii) the Deferred Payment, minus (iii) the Estimated Closing Indebtedness, minus (iv) the Estimated Transaction Expenses, minus (v) the Adjustment Escrow Amount, minus the (vi) Indemnity Escrow Amount;
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(b) to SRM Leasing, on the date or dates required pursuant to Section 3.8, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, any and all amounts owed by Purchaser to SRM Leasing pursuant to Section 3.8;
(c) to the creditors identified in the Pay-Off Letters, in accordance with the terms thereof, the amounts set forth therein in respect of each Company’s Indebtedness, which, in the aggregate, shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Companies’ Indebtedness;
(d) to the other payees identified in the Pay-Off Letters, in accordance with the terms thereof, the amounts set forth therein in respect of the Transaction Expenses;
(e) to the Escrow Agent, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to the aggregate of the Adjustment Escrow Amount and the Indemnity Escrow Amount, to be held in separate accounts in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement;
(f) to the SS Sellers, the Rollover Securities; and
(g) to Schwarz Ready Mix on the date required pursuant to Section 3.4, any and all amounts that may be owed by Purchaser to it pursuant to Section 3.4.
3.3 Deferred Payment Financing Restrictions; Interest on Late Payments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Purchaser shall not be obligated to pay all or any portion of the Deferred Payment pursuant to Section 3.8, subject to any adjustments made pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 9.6), on the date such payment is otherwise due hereunder if and to the extent that the payment of such amount on a pro forma basis (a) is not permitted at such time under the provisions of any of Purchaser’s (or any of its Affiliates’) senior or subordinated debt financing agreements (the “Financing Agreements”), (b) is not permitted under applicable Law or would result in personal liability to any of the managers, directors or officers of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, or (c) would result in a default under any of the Financing Agreements or a default exists thereunder at the time of such contemplated payment, provided, however, that any such unpaid portion of the Deferred Payment shall be subordinated obligations to the Financing Agreements. If any portion of the Deferred Payment is not made because of the restrictions set forth in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above, the Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate those restrictions and shall pay any amounts it is obligated to pay under this Section 3.3, as applicable, as soon as the restrictions set forth in clauses (a), (b) or (c) no longer restrict the payment of the portion of the Deferred Amount that has not been made. The Selling Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) any failure by the Purchaser to pay all or any portion of the Deferred Payment on the date otherwise due hereunder by virtue of the circumstances described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above shall not in and of itself constitute a default under or a breach of this Agreement for any reason, and (ii) the Financing Agreements in effect on the Closing Date will prohibit the payment of all or any portion of the Deferred Payment at any time an event of default under such Financing Agreements is in existence or would be caused by the payment of any portion of the Deferred Payment. If for any reason any portion of the Deferred Payment, as adjusted pursuant to this Agreement and excluding any amounts in respect of Adjustment Unresolved Claims, is not made on or before May 1, 2026, such unpaid portion of the Deferred Payment shall, for the period beginning on March 31, 2026 and ending on the date such unpaid portion of the Deferred Payment is paid, accrue simple interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum calculated on the basis of a 365 day year. SS Sellers will execute a subordination agreement and other related documents, in each case acknowledged and agreed to by applicable Selling Parties, as reasonably requested by the lenders of Purchaser or its Affiliates from time to time with respect to the payment of the Deferred Payment.
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3.4 Purchase Price Adjustment.
(a) Closing Date Purchase Price Adjustment. Prior to the Closing Date, Sellers Representative shall have provided Purchaser with an estimated consolidated balance sheet of the Companies as of the Measurement Time (the “Estimated Closing Balance Sheet”), a statement of the estimated Closing Cash (“Estimated Closing Cash”), estimated Closing Working Capital (“Estimated Closing Working Capital”), estimated Indebtedness of the Companies as of the Closing, without giving effect to the repayments of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.2(c) (“Estimated Closing Indebtedness”), and estimated Transaction Expenses (“Estimated Transaction Expenses”). The Estimated Closing Indebtedness and the Estimated Closing Working Capital shall be reasonably detailed and prepared by Sellers Representative in good faith. The Estimated Closing Working Capital shall be prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles set forth on Exhibit B.
(b) Post-Closing Date Purchase Price Adjustment.
(i) Following the Closing, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted and finally determined as provided in this Section 3.4(b) to reflect an amount (such aggregate amount, whether positive or negative, being referred to as the “Aggregate Adjustment Amount”) equal to:
(A) the Closing Cash;
(B) plus the excess, if any, of Closing Working Capital over the Target Working Capital;
(C) minus the excess, if any, of the Target Working Capital over the Closing Working Capital;
(D) plus the excess, if any, of the Estimated Closing Indebtedness over the Closing Indebtedness;
(E) minus, the excess, if any, of the Closing Indebtedness over the Estimated Closing Indebtedness;
(F) plus the excess, if any, of the Estimated Transaction Expenses over the Closing Transaction Expenses; and
(G) minus, the excess, if any, of the Closing Transaction Expenses over the Estimated Transaction Expenses.
(ii) Within 90 days after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall cause to be prepared and delivered to Sellers Representative a consolidated balance sheet of the Companies as of the Closing (the “Closing Balance Sheet”), a statement (the “Adjustment Statement”) of the Closing Cash, Closing Working Capital, the Indebtedness of the Companies as of the Closing, without giving effect to the repayments of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.2(c) (“Closing Indebtedness”), Transaction Expenses as of the Closing (the “Closing Transaction Expenses”), and the Aggregate Adjustment Amount. The Adjustment Statement and the components thereof shall be prepared in good faith in accordance with the Accounting Principles. If Purchaser does not timely deliver the Adjustment Statement as provided in this Section 3.4(b)(ii), then Sellers Representative may in its sole discretion by written notice to Purchaser elect to deliver an Adjustment Statement within an additional 30 days thereafter on the same terms and subject to the same standards set forth in this Section 3.4. If Sellers Representative elects to prepare the Adjustment Statement in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, then (except for the last sentence of Section 3.4(b)(iii)) all subsequent references in Section 3.4(b)(iii) to Purchaser and Sellers Representative will be deemed to be references to Sellers Representative and Purchaser, respectively.
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(iii) The Adjustment Statement (and the components thereof) delivered by Purchaser to Sellers Representative shall be conclusive and binding upon the Parties unless Sellers Representative, within 45 days after delivery to Sellers Representative of the Adjustment Statement, notifies Purchaser in writing that Sellers Representative disputes any of the amounts set forth therein, specifying each item in dispute and the nature of the dispute and the basis therefor (the “Dispute Notice”). Within such 45-day period (and during the subsequent resolution of any disputed items in accordance with this Section 3.4(b)(iii)) following delivery of a Dispute Notice (if any), upon Sellers Representative’s request, Purchaser shall make available to Sellers Representative copies of supporting documents and records used in preparing the Closing Balance Sheet and Adjustment Statement and Purchaser’s determinations of Closing Cash, Closing Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, and Closing Transaction Expenses and, based thereon, the Aggregate Adjustment Amount, in each case, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice following the delivery of the Adjustment Statement. Except for such items that are specifically disputed in the Dispute Notice (the “Disputed Matters”), the amounts set forth on the Adjustment Statement shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties shall in good faith attempt to resolve the Disputed Matters and, if the Parties so resolve all Disputed Matters, the Adjustment Statement (and the components thereof), as amended to the extent necessary to reflect the resolution of the Disputed Matters, shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties. If the Parties do not reach agreement in resolving all of the Disputed Matters within 30 days after notice is given by Sellers Representative to Purchaser pursuant to the second preceding sentence, Sellers Representative or Purchaser (without the consent or agreement of the other parties) may submit the dispute to the Resolution Accountants for resolution. At the time of submission of such dispute to the Resolution Accountants, Sellers Representative (on behalf of itself and the other Parties) and Purchaser will be required to represent to each other in writing that such Party has no material business or familial relationship with the Resolution Accountants. Within five Business Days after submission of the Disputed Matters to the Resolution Accountants, Purchaser and Sellers Representative shall each deliver a Settlement Offer to the Resolution Accountants. Purchaser and Sellers Representative shall provide the Resolution Accountants with reasonable access to the books and records of Purchaser and the Companies with respect to the Business and Sellers’ accountant to discuss the preparation of the Adjustment Statement and the calculation of the Aggregate Adjustment Amount, as applicable. Purchaser and Sellers Representative hereby agree not to engage in any ex parte communications with the Resolution Accountants and to include such other party in all such communications. The Resolution Accountants, acting as experts and not arbitrators, will resolve the Disputed Matters (and only the Disputed Matters) within 30 days after the date on which the Resolution Accountants are engaged or as soon thereafter as possible based solely on written submissions by Purchaser and Sellers Representative and the terms of this Agreement, and not by independent review, and shall render a written report as to the resolution of the dispute and the resulting computation of the Closing Cash, Closing Working Capital, the Closing Indebtedness, the Closing Transaction Expenses, and the Aggregate Adjustment Amount, and all components thereof, in each case as applicable with respect to the Disputed Matters, which shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Parties absent fraud or manifest error. In resolving any disputed item, the Resolution Accountants shall not assign a value to any Disputed Matter greater than the greatest value for such Disputed Matter claimed by either party or less than the smallest value for such item claimed by either party, as set forth in each Settlement Offer. The fees and expenses of the Resolution Accountants will be allocated and payable by Purchaser, on the one hand, and by Sellers, on the other hand, in proportion to the amounts by which the proposals of Purchaser and Sellers Representative, respectively, differed from the Resolution Accountants’ final determination of such Disputed Matters, and Purchaser and Sellers Representative shall instruct the Resolution Accountants to determine such proportions in the Resolution Accountants’ final determination pursuant to this Section 3.4(b); provided that if any Party fails to deliver a Settlement Offer in accordance with this Section 3.4(b), such cost shall be borne by such Party.
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(iv) Upon final determination of the Adjustment Statement (and the components thereof) as provided in Section 3.4(b)(iii), if the Aggregate Adjustment Amount is a positive number, (A) the Aggregate Adjustment Amount shall be added to the Deferred Payment and paid in accordance with Section 3.2(b), and (B) Purchaser and Sellers Representative will deliver a joint written instruction to the Escrow Agent instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse Schwarz Ready Mix all of the Adjustment Escrow Amount.
(v) Upon final determination of the Adjustment Statement (and the components thereof) as provided in Section 3.4(b)(iii) if the Aggregate Adjustment Amount is a negative number (any such deficit, the “Price Decrease”), then:
(A) if the Price Decrease exceeds the Adjustment Escrow Amount, then (I) Purchaser and Sellers Representative will deliver a joint written instruction to the Escrow Agent instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse the Adjustment Escrow Amount to the account or accounts designated in writing by Purchaser and (II) Purchaser shall offset and deduct the amount of any remaining excess from the Deferred Payment, and
(B) if the Price Decrease is less than or equal to the Adjustment Escrow Amount, then Purchaser and Sellers Representative will deliver a joint written instruction to the Escrow Agent instructing the Escrow Agent to (I) disburse the amount of the Price Decrease to the account or accounts designated in writing by Purchaser and (II) disburse any amount remaining in the Adjustment Escrow Account to Schwarz Ready Mix.
3.5 Tax Treatment; Purchase Price Allocation.
(a) The Parties intend and agree to treat, for all income Tax purposes, (i) the transfer of Schwarz Ready Mix’s portion of the Acquired Assets from Schwarz Ready Mix to Purchaser as the taxable sale by Schwarz Ready Mix to HoldCo in exchange for the amount of the Cash Portion received by or on behalf of Schwarz Ready Mix in a transaction governed by Code Section 1001, (ii) the transfer of SRM Leasing’s portion of the Acquired Assets from SRM Leasing to Purchaser as the taxable sale by SRM Leasing to HoldCo in exchange for the amount of the Cash Portion and the Deferred Payment received by or on behalf of SRM Leasing in a transaction governed by Code Section 1001 and (iii) pursuant to Situation 2 of IRS Revenue Ruling 99-6 and Code Section 707(a)(2)(B), (A) the transfer of Equity Interests (other than Contributed Units) from any SS Seller to Purchaser in exchange for the amount of the Cash Portion received by or on behalf of such SS Seller as the taxable sale of partnership interests by such SS Seller to HoldCo in a transaction governed by Code Section 741, (B) the transfer of Contributed Units from any SS Seller to HoldCo in exchange for Rollover Securities as the contribution of partnership interests by such SS Seller in a transaction governed by Code Section 721(a), and (C) the acquisition by Purchaser of the Equity Interests in exchange for the amount of the Cash Portion and the Rollover Securities received by or on behalf of SS Sellers as (1) the purchase of an undivided interest in each of the Schwarz Sand Assets by HoldCo in a transaction governed by Code Section 1001, and (2) the contribution from SS Sellers to HoldCo of an undivided interest in each of the Schwarz Sand Assets in a transaction governed by Code Section 721(a), such that the partnership formed by Schwarz Sand with SS Sellers as partners shall terminate for income Tax purposes as of the end of the Closing Date, in each case, subject to any adjustments made pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 9.6)) (clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) the “Intended Tax Treatment”).
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(b) Within 60 days following the final determination of the Closing Working Capital, Purchaser shall deliver to Sellers Representative a statement allocating the Total Consideration as adjusted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (and any other amounts treated as taxable consideration for federal income tax purposes) among the Acquired Assets, the Schwarz Sand Assets and the covenants described in Section 7.1 (the “Purchase Price Allocation Statement”), which shall be consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment and the principles of Code Section 1060 and prepared in accordance with the methodologies set forth on Exhibit C. If within 30 days of receiving the Purchase Price Allocation Statement, Sellers Representative has not objected, the Purchase Price Allocation Statement shall be final and binding. If Sellers Representative disagrees with the proposed Purchase Price Allocation Statement, Sellers Representative may, within 30 days of receipt of the proposed Purchase Price Allocation Statement, notify Purchaser of its disagreement. Purchaser and Sellers Representative shall, during the 15 days following any such notification of disagreement, use commercially reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the Purchase Price Allocation Statement. If Purchaser and Sellers Representative are unable to agree within such period, the Parties shall retain the Resolution Accountants to settle their dispute, provided that the Resolution Accountants shall be instructed to utilize the methodologies for determining fair market value as set forth on Exhibit C. The determination of the Resolution Accountants shall be final and binding on all Parties absent fraud or manifest error. The costs of the Resolution Accountants shall be shared equally by Purchaser, on the one hand, and Sellers, on the other hand. Purchaser and Sellers Representative shall agree in good faith to revisions to the Purchase Price Allocation Statement to reflect the Deferred Payment, subject to any adjustments made pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 9.6), paid to the SS Sellers or other adjustments to the Total Consideration. All Tax Returns and reports filed by Purchaser and the Selling Parties shall be prepared consistently with the Purchase Price Allocation Statement (as finally determined and revised in accordance with this Section 3.5(b)). No Party shall take or permit others to take on its behalf any position for Tax purposes that is inconsistent with the Purchase Price Allocation Statement unless required to do so pursuant to a final “determination” as defined in Section 1313(a) of the Code (or corresponding provision of state, local, or foreign Law).
3.6 Inventory Count. Purchaser and its agents, including Purchaser’s independent accountants, will take or cause to be taken a physical count of the quantities of Inventory of each Company promptly following the Closing Date, followed by an ASC 805 Valuation of such Inventory (the “Inventory Count”). The results of the Inventory Count shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties, used for the purposes of the calculation of the final Closing Working Capital, and any discrepancies identified as part of the Inventory Count shall be deemed to have occurred pre-Closing. No data, information or knowledge obtained (or that could have been obtained) by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or agents pursuant to this Section 3.6 or otherwise shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation, warranty or agreement made by any Party under this Agreement or affect or limit the rights of Purchaser Indemnified Parties to indemnification or any other remedy under this Agreement.
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3.7 Conveyance of Owned Real Property.
(a) At the Closing, each Asset Seller shall convey to Purchaser the Owned Real Property owned by it, and in connection therewith, shall deliver to Purchaser prior to or at the Closing, with respect to each such parcel of Owned Real Property:
(i) a special warranty deed in a form reasonably agreed to by Purchaser, executed by the Asset Seller owning such parcel of Owned Real Property and conveying to Purchaser good and marketable fee simple absolute title to each parcel of the Owners Real Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Exceptions (and the Asset Seller owning such parcel of Owned Real Property will also execute and deliver any tax or recording form required to be submitted to the clerk of the Official Records in order to record the deeds, and Purchaser shall deliver an affidavit to be attached to each such deed pursuant to 60 Okla. Stat. § 121);
(ii) A seller or owner’s affidavit and any applicable mechanics’ lien indemnity, and/or any other instrument reasonably requested by the Title Company to issue one or more Title Policies covering the Owned Real Property, including, but not limited to, affidavits requested by the Title Company to extinguish any claim to the “surface” title (each a “Title Policy Affidavit”);
(iii) A Title Policy insuring Purchaser’s title to the Owned Real Property, subject only to Permitted Exceptions; and
(iv) such other documents as Purchaser or the Title Company may reasonably request for the purpose of facilitating the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) The Parties shall be liable for, and shall deliver or cause to be delivered, on behalf of the applicable payors to the applicable payees (without duplication of Section 3.2(d)) costs and expenses in connection with the transfer of the Owned Real Property as set forth below (the “Real Property Transfer Costs”):
(i) the Asset Sellers shall be liable for (A) any excise or stamp Taxes assessed with respect to the transfer of the Owned Real Property and (B) costs associated with updating the title abstracts for the Owned Real Property;
(ii) Purchaser shall be liable for the cost of endorsements to the Title Policies; and
(iii) the Asset Sellers, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, shall each be liable for 50% of (A) any and all recording fees and expenses of such conveyance instrument or instruments; (B) any costs to file or correct any such instruments, (C) any settlement or closing fee charged by the title insurance agent or closing agent to such Asset Seller owning such parcel of Owned Real Property, and (D) any costs associated with obtaining the Title Policies.
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(c) The Asset Sellers shall be responsible for timely filing all necessary documents with respect to such stamp and documentary taxes, to the extent applicable.
3.8 Deferred Payment.
(a) Subject to Section 3.3, on March 31, 2026, Purchaser will pay, or cause to be paid, to SRM Leasing an amount, which shall not be less than $0, equal to (i) the Deferred Payment, subject to any adjustments made pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 3.4 and Section 9.6, minus (ii) if the Aggregate Adjustment Amount has not been finally determined in accordance with Section 3.4, Purchaser in good faith estimates there is a Price Decrease, and such Price Decrease exceeds the amount of the Adjustment Escrow Amount, an amount equal to the amount by which such estimated Price Decrease exceeds the Adjustment Escrow Amount (but, for the avoidance of doubt, in each case without duplication of any existing offset against the Deferred Payment) (subsection (ii), “Adjustment Unresolved Claims”).
(b) Subject to Section 3.3, with respect to any remaining balance attributable to Unresolved Claims and not otherwise subject to offset, Purchaser will pay, or cause to be paid, to SRM Leasing amounts not to exceed such balance in the aggregate, promptly, but in any event within ten (10) Business Days (to the extent not utilized to satisfy any such Unresolved Claims resolved in favor of Purchaser) of the resolution of any such Unresolved Claim.
Article IV.
CLOSING
4.1 Closing Date. The consummation of the Rollover Transaction, and the Sale Transaction and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities provided for in Article II hereof (the “Closing”) is taking place concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents via exchange of executed signature pages by electronic means (including email of documents in portable document format (.pdf)) with original documents being exchanged contemporaneously with or promptly after the Closing where applicable and necessary (the “Closing Date”). The Rollover Transaction shall be deemed to have been consummated prior to the Sale Transaction. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all proceedings to be taken and all documents to be executed and delivered by all Parties at the Closing will be deemed to have been taken and executed simultaneously, and no proceedings will be deemed to have been taken nor documents executed or delivered until all have been taken, executed, and delivered.
4.2 Sellers’ Deliveries on the Closing Date. The Sellers are hereby delivering (or causing to be delivered), in each case in a form reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser:
(a) the notices, consents, approvals, Orders and authorizations of, or registrations, declarations or filings with, any Person or Governmental Body required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, that are listed on Schedule 4.2(a) (each a “Required Consent”);
(b) an IRS Form W-9 completed by each Seller;
(c) (i) landlord waivers with respect to each Real Property Lease; (ii) landlord estoppels and consents for the Real Property Leases listed on Schedule 4.2(c)-1 and (iii) an assignment and assumption agreement with respect to each Real Property Lease identified on Schedule 4.2(c)-2, duly executed by such applicable Seller (each a “Real Property Lease Assignment”);
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(d) (i) certificates dated as of a date not earlier than the fifth Business Day prior to the Closing Date as to the good standing and payment of all applicable Taxes by each Company, executed by the appropriate official of the state of its organization and each jurisdiction in which such Company is licensed or qualified to do business; and (ii) Tax Clearance Certificates requested by Purchaser pursuant to Section 10.4 dated not more than ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date with respect to each Company;
(e) written evidence that each Company has obtained the issuance, reissuance or transfer of all Permits (including Environmental Permits) required under Law to conduct the operations of the Business as of the Closing Date, and written evidence that such Company has satisfied all property transfer requirements and permitting reliance thereon by such Seller’s lenders arising under Law (including Environmental Laws);
(f) transfer documentation duly executed by the applicable Persons evidencing the transfer of the domain names set forth on Schedule 4.2(f);
(g) a bill of sale conveying the Acquired Assets to Purchaser, duly executed by each Asset Seller (each a “Bill of Sale”);
(h) an assignment and assumption agreement, duly executed by each Asset Seller (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”);
(i) (i) payoff letters reflecting the amount required in order to pay in full any Indebtedness of the Companies as of the Closing or Transaction Expenses and provide that upon payment in full of the amounts indicated thereon (A) all Liens of such Persons in and to the properties and assets of any Company shall be irrevocably terminated and of no further force and effect or (B) Purchaser shall be permitted to file, or cause its representatives to file, the appropriate UCC financing amendments (termination statements) to irrevocably terminate and release all Liens of such Persons in and to the properties and assets of any Company (the “Pay-Off Letters”) and (ii) all instruments and documents necessary to release any and all Liens on the Acquired Assets, including appropriate UCC financing statement amendments (termination statements);
(j) a certificate of an officer of each Company certifying as to (i) the resolutions of the board of directors or board of managers of such Company and of the Owners or SS Sellers (as applicable) approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) an incumbency and signature certificate regarding the officer(s) signing this Agreement and each Seller Document on behalf of such Seller, (iii) the certificate of incorporation or formation, as amended and/or restated, certified as of the most recent practicable date by the Secretary of State of the State of Oklahoma of each Company, and (iv) the bylaws or operating agreement (as applicable) of each Company, as amended and/or restated (each a “Company Officer Certificate”);
(k) the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Sellers Representative;
(l) evidence satisfactory to Purchaser that the Asset Sellers (i) have named Purchaser as an additional insured under its Occurrence Policies pursuant to Section 7.7(a) and (ii) secured the Tail Policies pursuant to Section 7.7(b);
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(m) (i) a joinder to the Limited Liability Company Agreement of HoldCo (the “A&R LLC Agreement”), (ii) a subscription agreement in respect of the Rollover Securities, and (iii) a Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement, in each case, duly executed by each applicable Selling Party;
(n) each item listed in Section 3.7;
(o) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser that each Company, as applicable, has terminated the Contracts set forth on Schedule 4.2(o);
(p) any certificates of title necessary to effect or record the transfer of any Acquired Assets for which ownership is evidenced by a certificate of title;
(q) a waiver, in form and substance reasonable satisfactory to Purchaser, duly executed by the Vital Tenant evidencing waiver of the right of first refusal held by the Vital Tenant, pursuant to the terms of the Vital Lease;
(r) the Boneyard License Agreement, duly executed by SRM Leasing;
(s) unit transfer powers, duly executed by each SS Seller and such other documentation as is reasonably required to transfer the Equity Interests to Purchaser, free and clear of all Liens;
(t) written resignations of each of the officers and managers of Schwarz Sand; and
(u) such other documents as Purchaser may reasonably request.
4.3 Purchaser Deliveries on the Closing Date. At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver (or cause to be delivered):
(a) to the parties entitled thereto, the deliveries set forth in Section 3.2;
(b) to the Sellers Representative, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and Boneyard License Agreement, duly executed by Purchaser;
(c) to the Sellers Representative and Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by Purchaser and the Escrow Agent;
(d) to the Sellers Representative, a certificate of an officer of Purchaser certifying as to (i) the resolutions of the sole member of Purchaser approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) an incumbency and signature certificate regarding the officer(s) signing this Agreement; and
(e) to the Sellers Representative, evidence of the issuance of the R&W Insurance Policy by the R&W Insurance Provider.
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Article V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLING PARTIES
The Selling Parties hereby represent and warrant to Purchaser that:
5.1 Organization and Good Standing. Each Company is an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Oklahoma and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted. Each Company is duly qualified or authorized to do business and is in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases real property and each other jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties requires such qualification or authorization (each such jurisdiction is set forth on Schedule 5.1). Sellers have delivered to Purchaser true, complete and correct copies of each Company’s Organizational Documents as in effect on the date hereof.
5.2 Subsidiaries. No Company has any Subsidiaries and, except as set forth on Schedule 5.2, has never had any Subsidiaries.
5.3 Authorization of Agreement; Ownership of the Companies.
(a) Each Seller and Schwarz Sand has all requisite power and authority and has taken all corporate action to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated by this Agreement to be executed by such Seller or Schwarz Sand, as applicable, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Seller Documents”), to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Each Owner, except Paul D. Schwarz who is an individual residing in the State of Oklahoma, and each SS Seller is a trust duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation. Each Owner has all requisite legal capacity or authority, as applicable to execute, deliver, and perform its or his obligations under this Agreement and each other agreement, document, instrument, or certificate contemplated by this Agreement to be executed by it or him in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Owner Documents”). Each Transaction Beneficiary is an individual residing in the State of Oklahoma and in each case has all requisite legal capacity to execute, deliver, and perform his obligations under this Agreement and each other agreement, document, instrument, or certificate contemplated by this Agreement to be executed by him or her in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Beneficiary Documents”). The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, each of the Seller Documents, each of the Owner Documents, and each of the Beneficiary Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized and approved by all requisite action on the part of the applicable Selling Parties. This Agreement, each of the Seller Documents, each of the Owner Documents, and each of the Beneficiary Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Seller, each Transaction Beneficiary, or the Owners, as applicable, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Purchaser) this Agreement, each of the Seller Documents, each of the Owner Documents, and each of the Beneficiary Documents constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Selling Parties enforceable against the Selling Parties in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
(b) The Owners are the record and beneficial owners of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of each Asset Seller or securities convertible or exercisable into capital stock or other equity interests of such Asset Seller, as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. No other Person owns or asserts ownership of any percentage interest, warrant, option, equity or other interest in any Asset Seller, including any right to receive any such equity interest upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of any other interest in such Asset Seller.
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(c) The SS Sellers are the record and beneficial owners of all of the Equity Interests, as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. All of the Equity Interests have been duly authorized for issuance, validly issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities Laws, are fully paid, and were not issued in violation of any purchase or call option, right of first refusal, subscription right, preemptive right or any similar right. No other Person owns or asserts ownership of any percentage interest, warrant, option, equity or other interest in Schwarz Sand, including any right to receive any such equity interest upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of any other interest in Schwarz Sand. There are no outstanding equity appreciation, phantom equity, profit participation or similar rights with respect to Schwarz Sand. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness of Schwarz Sand having the right to vote or consent (or, convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote or consent) on any matters on which members (or other equity holders) of Schwarz Sand may vote. There are no voting trusts, irrevocable proxies or other Contracts or understandings to which Schwarz Sand or any SS Seller is a party or is bound with respect to the voting or consent of any equity interests of Schwarz Sand.
5.4 Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.4(a), none of the execution and delivery by the Selling Parties of this Agreement, the Seller Documents, the Owner Documents, or the Beneficiary Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or compliance by the Selling Parties with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, will conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, conflict with or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a material benefit under, or give rise to any obligation of the Selling Parties to make any payment under, or give rise to the increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements of any Person under, or result in the creation of any Liens upon any of the properties or assets of any Company under any provision of (i) the Organizational Documents of any Company; (ii) any Contract or Permit to which any Company is a party or by which any of the properties or assets of any Company are bound; (iii) any Order applicable to any Company or by which any of the properties or assets of any Company are bound; or (iv) any applicable Law.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.4(b), no consent, waiver, approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Person or Governmental Body is required on the part of the Selling Parties in connection with (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Seller Documents, the Owner Documents, or the Beneficiary Documents, the compliance by any Selling Party with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or the taking by any Selling Party of any other action contemplated hereby or thereby, or (ii) the continuing validity and effectiveness immediately following the Closing of any Contract or Permit of any Company.
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5.5 Financial Statements.
(a) Sellers have delivered to Purchaser copies of (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Companies as at December 31, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and the related audited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Companies for the twelve-month periods then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Schwarz Ready Mix as at August 31, 2025 (the “Interim Balance Sheet,” and such date being referred to as “Interim Balance Sheet Date”) and the related consolidated statement of income of the Companies for the eight-month period then ended (such statements referred to in subsection (ii), the “Interim Financial Statements,” and, together with such financial statements referred to in subsection (i) immediately above and attached hereto as Schedule 5.5(a)-1, including the related notes and schedules thereto, are referred to herein as the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements (A) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied by the Companies without material modification of the accounting principles used in the preparation thereof (except as necessary to comply with GAAP), throughout the periods presented, except as set forth on Schedule 5.5(a)-2, and (B) are complete in all material respects (as determined according to GAAP) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position, results of operations, and (excluding the Interim Financial Statements) cash flows of each Company as at the dates and for the periods indicated therein except, in the case of the Interim Financial Statements, for the absence of footnotes and subject to immaterial normal recurring year-end adjustments. The audited consolidated balance sheet of Schwarz Ready Mix as at December 31, 2024 is referred to herein as the “Balance Sheet” and December 31, 2024 is referred to herein as the “Balance Sheet Date.”
(b) All books, records and accounts of each Company from which the Financial Statements and Estimated Closing Balance Sheet were derived are accurate and complete in all material respects, and are maintained in all material respects in accordance with reasonable business practice and all applicable Laws. Each Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets and compliance with applicable Laws, including the FCPA; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the actual levels at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(c) No Company has made an assignment in favor of its creditors or a proposal in bankruptcy to its creditors or any class thereof or had any petition for a receiving order presented in respect of it. No Company has initiated proceedings with respect to a compromise or arrangement with its creditors or for its winding up, liquidation or dissolution. No receiver has been appointed in respect of any Company or any of the property or assets of any Company, and no execution or distress has been levied upon any of the property or assets of any Company. No act or proceeding has been taken or authorized by or against any Company with respect to any merger, consolidation, arrangement or reorganization of, or relating to, any Company nor have any such proceedings been authorized by any other Person.
5.6 No Undisclosed Liabilities; Other Indebtedness.
(a) No Company has Indebtedness or Liabilities other than those (a) incurred in connection with the transactions required under this Agreement, (b) specifically reflected in, fully reserved against or otherwise described in the Interim Balance Sheet or the notes thereto, (c) Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since the Interim Balance Sheet Date (none of which is a Liability relating to a Legal Proceeding or for breach of contract, tort, warranty, violation of Law, infringement, or misappropriation), (d) any executory obligations arising under Material Contracts or other Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business (none of which is a Liability relating to a Legal Proceeding or for breach of contract, tort, warranty, violation of Law, infringement, or misappropriation), (e) that are immaterial to such Seller, or (f) set forth on Schedule 5.6(a). Schedule 5.6(a) sets forth, in each case or instance of Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Indebtedness”, the (i) identity of such holder of Indebtedness and (ii) original and outstanding amounts. Giving effect to the Closing, the Sellers do not have any outstanding Indebtedness, and all outstanding Indebtedness has been repaid at Closing pursuant to the Pay-Off Letters.
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(b) All Indebtedness listed on Schedule 5.6(b) has been paid in full, including any such Indebtedness that was reflected on the Balance Sheet and outstanding at the Balance Sheet Date, but paid in full prior to the Interim Balance Sheet, and (i) no asset of any Company is subject to any Lien with respect to such Indebtedness, (ii) all documents, notes, and other agreements executed in connection with such Indebtedness have terminated and (iii) no Company owes any amounts or has any other continuing Liabilities relating to such Indebtedness. Each Selling Party hereby irrevocably authorizes Purchaser, or its agent or designee, to file termination statements or other instruments terminating any Liens in favor of such Selling Party, as secured party, in respect of any Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 5.6(a) or Schedule 5.6(b).
5.7 Title to Acquired Assets; Sufficiency; Fair Consideration. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.7, the Companies (either individually or collectively, as applicable) own and have valid, marketable and legal title to each of the Acquired Assets and Schwarz Sand Assets, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Exceptions. No Selling Party other than a Company owns any assets used in, or associated with, the Business. The Acquired Assets and the Schwarz Sand Assets constitute all of the assets used in or held for use in the Business and are sufficient for Purchaser to conduct the Business from and after the Closing Date without interruption and in the Ordinary Course of Business, as it has been conducted by the Companies, and to complete any and all work required by the Acquired Contracts. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.7, none of the Acquired Assets or the Schwarz Sand Assets require material repairs or other maintenance, other than ordinary or routine maintenance and repairs that are not material in nature or cost (which, for purposes of this Agreement, shall include costs for any repairs to any particular piece of equipment that, individually or in the aggregate, exceed $10,000), and any maintenance or compliance records of Schwarz Sand or transferred by the Asset Sellers to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement accurately reflect the condition of the Acquired Assets and the Schwarz Sand Assets as of the Closing Date. No Asset Seller has any legal obligation, absolute or contingent, to any other Person to sell any of the Acquired Assets or to enter into any agreement with respect to the Acquired Assets. Sellers have determined, in good faith, that the Purchase Price is equal to or greater than the fair value of the Acquired Assets and Equity Interests. No Seller is entering into the transactions contemplated hereby with intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors.
5.8 Absence of Certain Developments. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 5.8, since the Balance Sheet Date, (A) each Company has conducted its Business only in the Ordinary Course of Business, (B) there has not been any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that has had, or could reasonably be expected to become, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Change, and (C) no Company has:
(a) (i) increased the salary or other compensation of any director, manager, officer or Employee, except for annual raises granted in the Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) granted any unusual or extraordinary bonus, benefit or other direct or indirect compensation to any director, manager, officer, Employee or consultant, (iii) materially increased the coverage or benefits available under any (or create any new) Plan, or (iv) entered into any employment, deferred compensation, equity, equity-based, or incentive compensation, severance, retention, change in control, special pay, consulting, non-competition or similar agreement or arrangement with any directors, managers, officers, Independent Contractors or Employees of such Company (or amend any such agreement) to which such Company is a party;
(b) (i) issued, created, incurred, assumed, guaranteed, endorsed or otherwise became liable or responsible with respect to (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness; (ii) except in the Ordinary Course of Business, paid, repaid, discharged, purchased, repurchased or satisfied any Indebtedness of any Company; or (iii) modified the terms of any Indebtedness;
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(c) subjected itself to any Lien or otherwise encumbered or permitted, allowed or suffered to be encumbered, any of the properties or assets (whether tangible or intangible) of, or used by, any Company, except for Permitted Exceptions;
(d) acquired any material properties or assets or sold, assigned, licensed, transferred, conveyed, leased or otherwise disposed of any of the material properties or assets of, or used by, any Company, other than for fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(e) entered into or agreed to enter into any merger or consolidation with any corporation or other entity, or engaged in any new business or invested in, made a loan, advance or capital contribution to, or otherwise acquired the securities, of any other Person;
(f) canceled or compromised any debt or claim or waived or released any material right of Company except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(g) entered into any commitment for capital expenditures of any Company in excess of $10,000 individually, or $50,000 in the aggregate, except as set forth on Schedule 5.8(g);
(h) entered into, modified or terminated any labor or collective bargaining agreement of any Company or, through negotiation or otherwise, made any commitment or incurred any Liability to any labor organization with respect to any Company;
(i) made (i) any material adverse change to the Business, taken as a whole, (ii) any material and fundamental change in the nature of their products or services, or, (iii) other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, any material change in Product specifications or prices or terms of distributions of such Products or material change in its pricing, discount, allowance or return policies or grant any pricing, discount, allowance or return terms for any customer or supplier not in accordance in all material respects with such policies;
(j) entered into any transaction or entered into, modified or renewed any Contract which by reason of its size, nature or otherwise is not in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(k) except for transfers of cash pursuant to normal cash management practices in the Ordinary Course of Business, made any investments in or loans to, or paid any fees or expenses to, or entered into or modified any Contract with any Related Persons;
(l) made a change in its accounting or Tax reporting principles, methods or policies;
(m) (i) made, changed or revoked any material Tax election, or (ii) settled or compromised any material Tax claim or Liability or entered into a settlement or compromise with respect to material Taxes, in each case, with respect to the Acquired Assets or the Business;
(n) entered into any Contract, understanding or commitment that restrains, restricts, limits or impedes the ability of any Company to compete with or conduct the Business or line of business in any geographic area or solicit the employment of any persons;
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(o) terminated, amended, restated, supplemented, abandoned or waived any rights under any (i) Material Contract, Real Property Lease, Personal Property Lease or Intellectual Property License, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or (ii) Permit;
(p) settled or compromised any pending or threatened Legal Proceeding or any claim or claims;
(q) changed or modified its credit, collection or payment policies, procedures or practices, including acceleration of collections or receivables (whether or not past due) or failed to pay or delayed payment of payables or other liabilities;
(r) took any action which may adversely affect the ability of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(s) has experienced any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its property or assets, including, without limitation, the Real Property, in excess of $10,000;
(t) agreed to do anything (i) which would make any of the representations and warranties of any Company in this Agreement or any of the Seller Documents, the Owner Documents, or the Beneficiary Documents untrue or incorrect in any material respect or could result in any of the conditions to the Closing not being satisfied or (ii) that could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Change; or
(u) taken or omitted to take action that would result in the occurrence of any of the foregoing or entered into a contract, agreement or understanding to do or engage in any of the foregoing after the date hereof.
5.9 Taxes.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.9(a), (i) All income Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of Schwarz Sand, and all other material Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of any Company have been duly and timely filed with the appropriate Taxing Authority in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are required to be filed (after giving effect to any valid extensions of time in which to make such filings), and all such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects; and (ii) all material Taxes payable by or on behalf of any Company have been fully and timely paid. With respect to any period for which Tax Returns have not yet been filed or for which Taxes are not yet due or owing, each Company has made due and sufficient accruals for such Taxes in the Financial Statements and its books and records.
(b) Each Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes and has duly and timely withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority all material amounts required to be so withheld and paid under all applicable Laws. Each Company has properly collected and paid all material sales Taxes and similar Taxes required to be collected and paid in any jurisdictions where the Products and services are sold or used and has timely filed all material Tax Returns with respect thereto.
(c) Each Company has made available to Purchaser complete copies of (i) all federal, state, local and foreign Tax Returns of such Company relating to the taxable periods since January 1, 2022 and (ii) any audit report issued since the Lookback Date relating to any Taxes due from or with respect to such Company. Each Company has identified those Tax Returns that have been examined by the relevant Taxing Authority or with respect to which the statute of limitations has expired.
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(d) Schedule 5.9(d) lists (i) all types of Taxes paid, and all types of Tax Returns filed by or on behalf of each Company with respect to the Acquired Assets, and (ii) all of the jurisdictions that impose such Taxes or with respect to which any Company has a duty to file such Tax Returns, in each case with respect to the Acquired Assets. No written claim has been made by a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where any Company does not file Tax Returns such that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(e) Except as set forth in Schedule 5.9(e), there are no audits or investigations by any Taxing Authority in progress, nor has any Company received any notice in writing from any Taxing Authority that it intends to conduct such an audit or investigation. No issue has been raised by a Taxing Authority in any prior examination of any Company that, by application of the same or similar principles, could reasonably be expected to result in a proposed deficiency for any subsequent taxable period.
(f) There are no Liens, other than Liens that are Permitted Exceptions, as a result of any unpaid Taxes upon any of the Acquired Assets, the Schwarz Sand Assets or the Equity Interests.
(g) All of the property of the Companies and their respective Affiliates that is subject to property Tax has been properly listed and described on the property tax rolls of the appropriate Taxing Authority.
(h) Schwarz Sand does not have a request for a private letter ruling, a request for administrative relief, a request for technical advice, a request for a change of any method of accounting, or other request pending with any Governmental Body that relates to the Taxes or Tax Returns of Schwarz Sand. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.9(h), no power of attorney granted by Schwarz Sand with respect to any Taxes is currently in force. Schwarz Sand has not executed or filed with any Governmental Body any agreement or other document extending or having the effect of extending the statute of limitations for assessment, collection or other imposition of any Tax (other than the filing of an extension to file any Tax Return in ordinary course).
(i) Schwarz Sand has not engaged in any “listed transaction” (or a substantially similar transaction) within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) (irrespective of the effective dates).
(j) Schwarz Sand is not subject to a material Tax holiday or Tax incentive or grant in any jurisdiction that based on applicable Law could be subject to recapture at or following the Closing.
(k) Schwarz Sand is (and has been for its entire existence) classified as a partnership for all income Tax purposes and no election has been made (or is pending) to change such treatment.
(l) Schwarz Sand is not required to include any item of income, or exclude any item of deduction, for any period after the Closing Date (determined with and without regard to the transactions contemplated hereby) as a result of (i) an installment sale transaction occurring before the Closing governed by Code Section 453 (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Laws); (ii) a transaction occurring before the Closing reported as an open transaction for U.S. federal income Tax purposes (or any similar doctrine under state, local, or non-U.S. Laws); (iii) any prepaid amounts or deferred revenue; (iv) a change in method of accounting with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period (or as a result of an impermissible method used in a Pre-Closing Tax Period); or (v) an agreement entered into with any Governmental Body (including a “closing agreement” under Code Section 7121) on or prior to the Closing Date.
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(m) Schwarz Sand does not currently use the cash method of accounting for income Tax purposes.
5.10 Real Property.
(a) Schedule 5.10(a) sets forth the address (including city, county, state and zip code) and description of each parcel of real property owned (each an “Owned Real Property”, collectively the “Owned Real Property”) by any Company, which description includes the name of the applicable Company who is the owner. With respect to each parcel of Owned Real Property:
(i) Such Company has good title to such Owned Real Property, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Exceptions;
(ii) Except as set forth in Schedule 5.10(b)(ii), such Company has not leased or otherwise granted to any Person the right to use or occupy such Owned Real Property or any portion thereof (in each case that is currently in effect), and there are no parties in possession of any portion of the Owned Real Property except such Company;
(iii) there are no lease brokerage agreements, leasing commission agreements, or other agreements entered into by any Company providing for payments of any amounts for leasing activities or procuring tenants with respect to the Owned Real Property;
(iv) there are no outstanding options, rights of first offer or rights of first refusal granted to any third party to purchase such Owned Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein;
(v) each such parcel is in good operating condition without structural defects, normal wear and tear excepted, is in sufficient condition to support the current and contemplated operations of the Business of such Company in all material respects and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no condition exists requiring material repairs, alterations, or corrections;
(vi) there are no unpaid charges, costs or expenses for improvements to the Owned Real Property which could give rise to any mechanic’s or materialmen’s or other statutory liens;
(vii) no portion of the Owned Real Property is subject to assessment or collection of additional Taxes for prior years based on a change in land usage or ownership;
(viii) all utilities (including water, sewer, gas, electricity, trash removal, and telephone service) are available to and connected with the Owned Real Property in sufficient quantities to adequately serve the same;
(ix) no Selling Party has received any written notice of any pending condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Owned Real Property or any portion thereof, and to the Knowledge of Seller, no such threatened proceeding exists;
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(x) the Owned Real Property includes legal, valid rights of ingress, egress and access (by way of sufficient title to such easements, rights of way and other rights appurtenant to the Owned Real Property that are necessary to permit ingress, egress and access), and Seller is not aware of any fact or condition that exists which would result in the termination of any such ingress, egress or access;
(xi) to Seller’s Knowledge, unless otherwise disclosed to Purchaser by the Companies or otherwise disclosed in the Title Policies, there are no written development agreements or development obligations with any Governmental Body or third-party required in connection with the development of the Owned Real Property that remain incomplete, and there are no offsite or subdivision improvements required by any applicable Governmental Body or third-party for the intended use and occupancy of the Owned Real Property that remain incomplete;
(xii) the Owned Real Property is properly zoned to permit the continued use of the Owned Real Property for conduct of Business, and, to Seller’s Knowledge, there are no pending amendments to any applicable zoning ordinance which are likely to curtail or to interfere with such continued use; and
(xiii) the Owned Real Property is not subject to any use restrictions, exceptions, reservations or limitations which interfere with or material impair the present and continued used thereof as currently used by the Companies in the conduct of the Business.
(b) Schedule 5.10(b) sets forth a complete list of all real property and interests in real property leased by any Company (such leases individually, a “Real Property Lease” and collectively, the “Real Property Leases” and such properties and interests in real property, each a “Leased Real Property”) as lessee, lessor, subtenant, licensor, licensee or occupant, including a description of each such Real Property Lease (including the address (including city, county, state and zip code) where such leased property is located, the name of the third party lessor, lessee, subtenant, licensor, licensee or occupant, the date of the lease, sublease license or occupancy agreement and all amendments thereto). No Company is obligated under any leases, rights of first refusal, options to purchase, rights of occupancy or other contractual right to purchase, acquire, sell, assign or dispose of any real estate or any portion thereof or interest therein, except the Real Property Leases set forth on Schedule 5.10(b). The Companies have a valid, binding and enforceable leasehold interest under each of the Real Property Leases under which it is a lessee, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Exceptions. Each of the Real Property Leases is in full force and effect. No Company is in default under any Real Property Lease and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no event has occurred and no circumstance exists that, if not remedied, and whether with or without notice or the passage of time or both, would result in such a default. No Company has received or given any notice of any default or event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by any Company under any of the Real Property Leases and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no other party is in default thereof, and no party to any Real Property Lease has exercised any termination rights with respect thereto. Each Company has possession and quiet enjoyment of the premises under the Real Property Lease and there are no disputes between any Company and the other party to any Real Property Lease. There are no arrears of rent with respect to any Real Property Lease. There are no unpaid commissions due to or payable by any Company to any other becoming due after the Closing Date under the Real Property Leases. With respect to each parcel of Leased Real Property:
(i) The Companies have all certificates of occupancy and Permits of any Governmental Body necessary or useful for the current use and operation of each Leased Real Property, and the Companies have fully complied with all material conditions of the Permits applicable to them. No default or violation, or event that with or without notice or the lapse of time or giving of notice or both would become a default or violation, has occurred in the due observance of any Permit.
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(ii) There does not exist any actual or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened or contemplated condemnation or eminent domain proceedings that affect any Leased Real Property or any part thereof, and no Company has received any notice, oral or written, of the intention of any Governmental Body or other Person to take or use all or any part thereof.
(iii) No Company owns or holds, nor is any Company obligated under or a party to, any option, right of first refusal or other contractual right to purchase, acquire, sell, assign or dispose of any real estate or any portion thereof or interest therein.
(iv) No tenant under the Real Property Leases has exercised any option, right of first refusal or other contractual right to purchase, acquire, sell, assign or dispose of any real estate or any portion thereof or interest therein.
(v) No Company has received any notice from any insurance company that has issued a policy with respect to any Leased Real Property requiring performance of any structural or other repairs or alterations to such Leased Real Property.
(vi) No security deposit of portion thereof deposited with respect to any Real Property Lease has been applied (and remains deficient) in respect of a breach or default of payment of obligations under such Real Property Lease.
(vii) All utilities (including water, sewer, gas, electricity, trash removal and telephone service) are available to and connected with the premises subject to the Real Property Leases in quantities (if any) necessary for the continued operation of such Business as such Business is currently conducted on the premises.
(viii) All construction or renovation work done for any Selling Party or construction materials furnished to any Selling Party, with respect to any premises subject to a Real Property Lease, has been paid for in full or will be paid in full and discharged by the Closing Date in accordance with applicable Laws.
5.11 Personal Property.
(a) Schedule 5.11(a) sets for a list of all items of tangible assets and other personal property used in the Business. Each Company (collectively or individually) has good and marketable title to all of the items of personal property used in the Business (except as sold or disposed of subsequent to the date hereof in the Ordinary Course of Business and not in violation of this Agreement), including, without limitation, the Acquired Assets, free and clear of any and all Liens, other than Permitted Exceptions. Schedule 5.11(a) sets out a complete and accurate list of all locations where the property and assets of any Company is situated.
(b) Schedule 5.11(b) sets forth all leases of personal property (“Personal Property Leases”) relating to personal property used in the Business or to which any Company is a party or by which the properties or assets of any Company are bound. All of the items of personal property under the Personal Property Leases are in good condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and are suitable for the purposes used, and such property is in the condition required of such property by the terms of the lease applicable thereto during the term of the lease. The Sellers have delivered to Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of the Personal Property Leases, together with all amendments, modifications or supplements thereto.
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(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.11(c), the personal property owned and leased by any Company (i) has been maintained in all material respects in accordance with customary and reasonable business practices of such Company’s business, including with respect to regularly scheduled maintenance at regular service intervals, customary refurbishment, and consistent with manufacturer’s recommendations and the terms of any applicable lease agreements relating to such personal property, (ii) is in all material respects in good condition and repair, subject to normal wear and tear (including aging and ordinary course deterioration from regular use), ongoing repairs or refurbishments in the Ordinary Course of Business and obsolescence in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (iii) is suitable in all material respects for the purposes for which it is used; provided, however, that the existence of more up-to-date technology shall not bear on the suitability or adequacy of such property for its use unless the use of such “up-to-date technology” is otherwise required by applicable Law. The Companies have a valid, binding and enforceable leasehold interest under each of the Personal Property Leases under which it is a lessee. Each of the Personal Property Leases is in full force and effect and no Company has received or given any notice of any default or event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by any Company under any of the Personal Property Leases and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no other party is in default thereof, and no party to the Personal Property Leases has exercised any termination rights with respect thereto.
5.12 Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule 5.12(a) sets forth an accurate and complete list of all Internet domain names, Patents, registered Marks, pending applications for registration of Marks, unregistered Marks, registered Copyrights, pending applications for registration of Copyrights, and material unregistered Copyrights (including Software) included in the Acquired Intellectual Property. Schedule 5.12(a) lists (i) the jurisdictions in which each such item of Acquired Intellectual Property has been issued, registered, otherwise arises or in which any such application for such issuance and registration has been filed and (ii) the registration or application number and date, as applicable. All Acquired Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable. No interference, opposition, reissue, re-examination, post-grant review, or other Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened, in which the scope, validity, or enforceability of any Acquired Intellectual Property is being, has been, or could reasonably be expected to be contested or challenged.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12(b), the Companies are the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to all of the Acquired Technology and Acquired Intellectual Property, free and clear of all Liens or obligations to others. The Companies has valid and continuing rights to use, sell and license, as the case may be, all other Intellectual Property and Technology related to or used in connection with the Business as the same is used, sold and licensed in the Business as presently conducted and proposed to be conducted, free and clear of all Liens or obligations to others. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in the loss or impairment of Purchaser’s right to own or use any of the Acquired Intellectual Property or Acquired Technology.
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(c) The Acquired Intellectual Property and Acquired Technology, the design, development, manufacturing, licensing, marketing, distribution, offer for sale, sale or use or maintenance of any Products and services in connection with the Business as presently and as currently proposed to be conducted, and the present and currently proposed business practices, methods and operations of any Company do not infringe, constitute an unauthorized use of, misappropriate, dilute or violate any Intellectual Property or other right of any Person, and there are no pending or threatened claims against any Company regarding any of the foregoing. To the Knowledge of Seller, no Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, and no Person is currently infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Acquired Intellectual Property.
(d) No Trade Secret has been disclosed by any Company to any Person other than pursuant to a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement or other legally binding obligation of confidentiality or non-disclosure. Each Company has taken adequate security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all the Trade Secrets included in the Acquired Assets, which measures are reasonable in the industry in which such Company operates. Each Company has executed valid written agreements with all Persons who have contributed to the development of Acquired Intellectual Property pursuant to which each such Person has assigned to Company all of their rights in and to such Intellectual Property.
(e) The information technology systems of each Company, including the relevant Software and Hardware, are adequate for such Company’s Business as presently conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted, including with respect to expected increases in business volume. No information technology systems of any Company have suffered any material failure since the Lookback Date and are reasonably secure against intrusion. No Company has suffered any security breaches since the Lookback Date that have resulted in a third party obtaining access to any Confidential Information of any Company or any of its customers or suppliers or otherwise relating to the Business.
(f) Each Company is in compliance with any posted privacy policies and any Laws or regulations relating to personally identifiable information. No Company has received any written complaint regarding the collection, use or disclosure of personal information. To the Knowledge of Company, no Company has experienced any breach of security or unauthorized access by third parties to personal information in any Company’s possession, custody or control.
5.13 Material Contracts.
(a) Schedule 5.13(a) sets forth, by reference to the applicable subsection of this Section 5.13(a), all of the following Contracts to which any Company is a party and for which there are continuing obligations as of or following the Closing Date or by which any Company or any Company’s assets or properties are bound (collectively, the “Material Contracts”):
(i) Contracts with any current or former officer, director, equity holder, manager, member or Affiliate of any Company;
(ii) Contracts with any labor Union or association representing any Employee of any Company;
(iii) Contracts for the sale of any of the assets of any Company other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or for the grant to any Person of any preferential rights to purchase any of its assets;
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(iv) Contracts for joint ventures, strategic alliances, partnerships, licensing arrangements, or sharing of profits or proprietary information;
(v) Contracts containing: (A) covenants of any Company not to compete in any line of business or with any Person in any geographical area or not to solicit or hire any Person or (B) covenants of any other Person not to compete with any Company in any line of business or in any geographical area or not to solicit or hire any Person;
(vi) Contracts relating to the acquisition (by merger, purchase of equity or assets or otherwise) by any Company of any operating business or material assets or the capital stock of any other Person;
(vii) Contracts relating to the incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any Indebtedness or imposing a Lien on any of the assets of Company, including indentures, guarantees, loan or credit agreements, sale and leaseback agreements, purchase money obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, mortgages, pledge agreements, security agreements, or conditional sale or title retention agreements;
(viii) Contracts (A) providing for payments by or to any Company in excess of $25,000 in any fiscal year or $50,000 in the aggregate during the term thereof or (B) that involve delivery of 5,000 yards or more of product;
(ix) Contracts providing for severance, retention, any bonus, change in control or other similar payments;
(x) Contracts for the employment of any individual on a full-time, part-time or consulting or other basis, excluding offer letters whereby any Company employs an individual on an “at-will” basis that are terminable without prior notice or penalty;
(xi) material management Contracts and Contracts with Independent Contractors or consultants (or similar arrangements) that are not cancelable without penalty or further payment and without more than 30 days’ notice;
(xii) outstanding Contracts of guaranty, surety or indemnification, direct or indirect, by any Company;
(xiii) all Contracts obligating any Company to provide or obtain products or services for a period of one year or more or containing any minimum purchase requirements, take-or-pay provisions, exclusivity requirement, exclusive-dealing provision, requirements contracts or any “most-favored nation”, “most favored pricing” or similar clause in favor of any Person; and
(xiv) Required Bonds.
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(b) Each of the Material Contracts is in full force and effect and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the applicable Company and, to the Knowledge of Seller, of the other parties thereto and enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms and, upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall, except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 5.13(b), continue in full force and effect without penalty or other adverse consequence. No Company is in breach of or default under any Material Contract, nor, to the Knowledge of Seller, is any other party to any Material Contract in breach of or default thereunder, and no event has occurred that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute a breach or default by any Company or, to the Knowledge of Seller, any other party thereunder. No party to any of the Material Contracts has exercised, nor, to the Knowledge of Seller threatened to exercise, any termination rights with respect thereto, and no party has given written, or to the Knowledge of Sellers, other notice of any significant dispute with respect to any Material Contract. Subject to obtaining the consents listed on Schedule 5.4(a), the Companies have and will transfer to Purchaser at the Closing, good and valid title to the Material Contracts, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Exceptions. The Sellers have delivered to Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of all of the Material Contracts, together with all amendments, modifications or supplements thereto. Since the Balance Sheet Date, no Company has released or waived any material rights under any Material Contract.
5.14 Employee Benefits.
(a) Schedule 5.14(a) contains a true and complete list of all Plans. Neither any Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has at any time contributed to or has or has had any obligation to contribute to or has any Liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to any “multiemployer plan,” as that term is defined in Section 4001 of ERISA or any “employee benefit plan” subject to Title IV of ERISA or Code Section 412 or that could result in a Lien attaching to the Acquired Assets. No Plan is a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA, a “voluntary employee’s beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code, or a “non-qualified deferred compensation plan” as described in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code.
(b) Each of the Plans and its administration is in material compliance and has complied in all material respects with ERISA and the Code and all other applicable Laws and with the terms of each such Plan and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, in each case, in all material respects, and no statement, either written or oral, has been made by any Company, any ERISA Affiliate or any Person with regard to any Plan that is not in accordance with the terms of such Plan. Each Company has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it under, is not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and to the Knowledge of Seller, there has not been any material default or violation by any party to, any Plan. There are no pending, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened claims or Legal Proceedings, by or on behalf of any Plan, or by any Person covered thereby, other than ordinary claims for benefits submitted by participants or beneficiaries, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no fact or event exists that could give rise to any such claim or Legal Proceeding.
(c) Sellers have delivered to Purchaser:
(i) all documents that set forth the terms of each Plan and of any related trust, including, as applicable, (A) all plan documents and any amendments thereto, plan descriptions and summary plan descriptions, and any corresponding summary of material modifications of Plans for any Company is required to prepare, file, and distribute plan documents, plan descriptions and summary plan descriptions, (B) all summaries and descriptions furnished to participants and beneficiaries regarding Plans for which a plan document, plan description or summary plan description is not required, and (C) all insurance policies or other funding mechanism which were purchased by or to provide benefits under any Plan currently in force or for which any Company currently has any Liability;
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(ii) with respect to each Plan that is a “group health plan” (as defined in Code Section 4980B(g)), a list of the names and contact information for each individual who: (1) is currently receiving health care continuation coverage under COBRA, (2) is eligible to receive health care continuation coverage under COBRA and with respect to whom the “election period” (as defined in Code Section 4980B(f)(5)) has not expired, or (3) will otherwise be an “M&A Qualified Beneficiary” (as such phrase is defined in Section 54.4980B-9, Q&A-4 of the Treasury Regulations) in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement;
(iii) a written description of any Plan that is not otherwise in writing;
(iv) copies of all nonroutine (A) notices that were given by the IRS, the PBGC, or the DOL to any Company, any ERISA Affiliate, or any Plan and (B) notices or reports that were given by any Company, any ERISA Affiliate, or any Plan to the IRS, the PBGC, the DOL, or other Governmental Body, in each case, since the Lookback Date;
(v) with respect to Plans that are intended to be “qualified” under Code Section 401(a) (a “Qualified Plan”), the most recent IRS determination letter (or, if such Plan is a master, prototype, or volume submitter plan, the opinion or advisory letter issued by the IRS for such master, prototype, or volume submitter plan), for each such Plan and nondiscrimination, minimum coverage, and top heavy testing results for each Qualified Plan for the prior three plan years;
(vi) annual reports, summary of benefits and coverage, summary annual reports, form of COBRA communications, employee handbooks, and any other material written communications or required notices with respect to any of the Plans; and
(vii) nondiscrimination, coverage, and any other required annual testing for the three most recent plan years.
(d) Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will, either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional events, (i) result in the payment, vesting, or acceleration of any benefit, (ii) entitle any Person to change-of-control, retention, severance or other similar payments, or (iii) trigger any funding obligation under any Plan or applicable Law, and there is no Contract, agreement, plan, arrangement, or understanding covering any Person that, individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible by Purchaser, any Company or any of their respective Affiliates by reason of Code Section 280G.
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5.15 Labor and Employment Matters.
(a) Schedule 5.15(a)(i) sets forth a true, correct and complete list of each Person who is an Employee of any Company as of the date hereof, including any Employee who is on a leave of absence of any nature, paid or unpaid, authorized or unauthorized, and sets forth for each such individual the following: (i) name; (ii) title or position; (iii) date of hire or commencement of service; (iv) whether full-time or part-time; (v) whether classified as exempt or non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act; (vi) whether covered by the terms of an employment agreement; (vii) whether absent from active employment or service and if so, the date such absence commenced and the anticipated date of return to active employment or active service; (viii) if paid by salary, annual salary or if paid by the hour, regular hourly rate, and, if applicable, target bonus and other incentive compensation, such salary or hourly rate and other compensation data to include current information and such information for the prior twelve (12) month period; (ix) as of the date hereof, accrued unused vacation, sick days and other paid days off; and (x) the employer Company. Schedule 5.15(a)(ii) sets forth a true, correct and complete list of each Independent Contractor of any Company as of the date hereof, including (i) name; (ii) date of engagement or commencement of service; (iii) whether covered by the terms of a written agreement; (iv) a general description of the type of services provided by the Independent Contractor to the applicable Company; (v) a statement of the applicable termination of engagement terms in place with the Independent Contractor; (vi) a general description of the payment structure with such Independent Contractor (i.e. a certain monthly fee, a certain fee per load, etc.); and (vii) any Company that has engaged the Independent Contractor. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.15(a)(i) or (ii) and for current liabilities factored into the calculation of Closing Working Capital, as finally determined pursuant to Section 3.4, as of the date hereof, all compensation, including wages, commissions, bonuses, fees and other compensation, payable to all Employees and Independent Contractors of any Company for services performed on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full and there are no outstanding agreements, understandings or commitments of any Company to any Employee or Independent Contractor with respect to any compensation, commissions, bonuses or fees. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.15(a)(i) or (ii), as of the date of this Agreement, no Employee or Independent Contractor has given notice to any Company of such Employee’s or Independent Contractor’s intention to resign from employment or end engagement, as applicable, with any Company.
(b) No Company is, nor has been since the Lookback Date, a party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a union, works council or labor organization (collectively, “Union”), and no Employees are represented by any labor organization. No labor organization or group of Employees has made a pending demand for recognition; there have been no such demands for recognition since the Lookback Date; there are no representation proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened to be brought or filed, with the National Labor Relations Board or other labor relations tribunal; and there have been no representation proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding since the Lookback Date. To the Knowledge of Seller, there is no organizing activity involving any Employees of any Company pending or threatened by any labor organization or group of Employees.
(c) There is not, nor has there been any threat of, any (i) strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns, lockouts or arbitrations or (ii) material grievances or other labor disputes pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against or involving any Company. There are no unfair labor practice charges, grievances or complaints pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened by or on behalf of any Employee or group of Employees.
(d) There are no complaints, charges or claims against any Company pending or, to Knowledge of Seller, threatened that could be brought or filed, with any Governmental Body based on, arising out of, in connection with or otherwise relating to the employment or termination of employment of or failure to employ, any individual. Each Company is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all Laws relating to the employment of labor and employment practices, including, without limitation, all such Laws relating to hiring, promotion, termination, equal employment opportunities, fair employment practices, wages, hours, leaves of absence, paid sick leave, unemployment insurance, WARN and any similar state or local “mass layoff” or “plant closing” Law, collective bargaining, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, reasonable accommodation, leave, reinstatement from leave, use of consumer reports, drug testing, training, disability rights or benefits, immigration, civil rights, working conditions, privacy, safety and health, and workers’ compensation. There has been no “mass layoff” or “plant closing” (as defined by WARN), each Company has complied with the WARN Act, and no Company has plans to undertake any action that would trigger the WARN Act.
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(e) All individuals characterized and treated by any Company as Independent Contractors are and have been properly treated as Independent Contractors under all applicable Laws. All Employees classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state and local wage and hour Laws are properly classified. All Employees have provided documentation indicating that they are legally entitled to work in the jurisdiction in which such Employee is employed.
(f) There are no actions against any Company pending, or to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened to be brought or filed, by or with any Governmental Body or arbitrator in connection with the employment, engagement or failure to hire any current or former applicant, Employee, Former Employee, Independent Contractor, former independent contractor, intern or volunteer. No Company has received a report of sexual harassment or sexual assault involving or concerning any Employee.
(g) No Company has paid nor will it be required to pay any bonus, fee, distribution, remuneration, or other compensation to any Person (other than salaries, wages or bonuses paid or payable in the Ordinary Course of Business in accordance with current compensation levels and practices as set out on Schedule 5.15(a)(i)) as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any contractual right triggered by any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.16 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.16, there is no, and since the Lookback Date there has not been any, Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against any Company (or to the Knowledge of Sellers, pending or threatened, against any of the officers, managers, directors or key Employees of any Company with respect to their business activities on behalf of any Company), or to which any Company is otherwise a party; nor to the Knowledge of Seller is there any reasonable basis for any such Legal Proceeding. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.16, no Company is subject to any Order, and no Company is in breach or violation of any Order. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.16, no Company is engaged in any Legal Proceeding to recover monies due it or for damages sustained by it. There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against any Company or to which any Company is otherwise a party relating to this Agreement, any Seller Document, any Owner Document, or any Beneficiary Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
5.17 Compliance with Laws; Permits.
(a) Each Company has complied in all material respects at all times during the five (5) years prior to the Closing Date, and is in compliance in all material respects, with all Laws applicable to its operations or the Acquired Assets or the Business. No Company has during the five (5) years prior to the Closing Date received any written or other notice of or been charged with the violation of any Laws. To the Knowledge of Seller, no Company is under investigation with respect to the violation of any Laws and there are no facts or circumstances that could form the basis for any such violation. No Company has violated any Law concerning the export or re-export of any products or services or the prohibited boycott of any country.
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(b) Schedule 5.17(b) contains a list of all Permits that are required for the operation of the Business as presently conducted and as presently intended to be conducted (“Company Permits”), other than those the failure of which to possess is immaterial. The Sellers (collectively or individually) currently have all Permits that are required for the operation of the Business as presently conducted and as presently intended to be conducted, other than those the failure of which to possess is immaterial. All Company Permits are in full force and effect, and no Company is in default or violation, and no event has occurred which, with or without notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or violation, in any material respect of any term, condition or provision of any Company Permit and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there are no facts or circumstances that could form the basis for any such default or violation. There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened, relating to the suspension, revocation or modification of any Company Permit. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.17(b), no Company Permit will be impaired or in any way affected by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.18 Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.18 hereto:
(a) the operations of any Company and the Business are and have during the five (5) years prior to the Closing Date been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes obtaining, maintaining in good standing and complying with all Environmental Permits and no Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened to revoke, modify or terminate any such Environmental Permit, and, no applications to obtain, renew or modify any Environmental Permit are pending; to the Knowledge of Seller, no facts, circumstances or conditions currently exist that could materially and adversely affect such continued compliance with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits or require currently unbudgeted capital expenditures to achieve or maintain such continued compliance with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; to the extent required to be filed prior to Closing in order to maintain the effectiveness of any Environmental Permit during the pendency of renewal, Company has filed or caused to be filed an application to renew all such Environmental Permits;
(b) no Company, the Business or the Acquired Assets are the subject of any outstanding written Order or Contract with any Governmental Body or Person with respect to Environmental Laws, Hazardous Materials, or any Release or threatened Release of a Hazardous Material, and no Company has received any request for information or notification alleging responsibility under CERCLA or an analogous state Law;
(c) during the five (5) years prior to the Closing Date, (i) no claim has been made or is pending, or to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against any Company, the Business or with respect to the Acquired Assets alleging either or both that any Company, the Business or the Acquired Assets may be in violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, or may have any Liability under any Environmental Law, and (ii) no Company has received any notice or communication relating to any alleged, actual, or potential violation of Environmental Law, or of any alleged, actual, or potential obligation to undertake or bear the cost of any liability under Environmental Law with respect to or affecting any Company, the Business, the Acquired Assets, or any Real Property;
(d) no Company has Released or threatened to Release and there has been no Release or threatened Release by any other Person, of any Hazardous Materials on, at, under, to or about (i) the Real Property or any other property currently owned, operated or leased by any Company or used in connection with the Business, (ii) any property formerly owned, operated or leased by any Company or in connection with the Business during the time of any Company’s or the Business’ ownership, operation or lease, or (iii) any location where Hazardous Materials from the operations or activities of any Company or the Business have come to be located; and, to each Selling Party’s current actual knowledge without further inquiry, no facts, circumstances or conditions exist with respect to any Company or any property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased by any Company or any property to which any Company arranged for the disposal or treatment of Hazardous Materials that would result in the imposition of any Liabilities on any Company under Environmental Law;
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(e) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened, investigations of any Company, its operations or any currently or formerly owned, operated or leased property that could lead to the imposition of Liabilities or Liens under Environmental Law;
(f) neither any Company nor the Business have assumed, undertaken or provided an indemnity with respect to any liability of any other Person relating to Environmental Law or Hazardous Materials;
(g) the transactions contemplated hereunder do not require the consent of or filings with any Governmental Body with jurisdiction over any Company with respect to environmental matters; and
(h) the Sellers have provided to Purchaser all environmentally related Permits, governmental submissions, audits, studies, reports, analyses, and results of investigations that have been performed with respect to the currently or previously owned, operated or leased properties of any Company or that are included within the Acquired Assets or with respect to the compliance of any Company, the Business or the Acquired Assets with Environmental Law, in each case that have been obtained or submitted during the five (5) years prior to the Closing Date.
5.19 Insurance. The Companies have insurance policies in full force and effect (a) for such amounts as are sufficient for all requirements of Law and all agreements to which any Company is a party or by which it is bound and (b) which are in such amounts, with such deductibles and against such risks and losses, as are reasonable for the business, assets and properties of any Company. Set forth on Schedule 5.19(a) is a list of all insurance policies and all fidelity bonds held by or applicable to any Company setting forth, in respect of each such policy, the policy name, policy number, carrier, term, type and amount of coverage and annual premium, whether the policies may be terminated upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and if and to what extent events being notified to the insurer after the Closing Date are generally excluded from the scope of the respective policy. To the Knowledge of Seller, no event relating to any Company has occurred that could reasonably be expected to result in a retroactive upward adjustment in premiums under any such insurance policies or that could reasonably be expected to result in a prospective upward adjustment in such premiums. Excluding insurance policies that have expired and been replaced in the Ordinary Course of Business, no insurance policy has been cancelled since the Lookback Date and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no threat has been made to cancel any insurance policy of any Company during such period. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19(b), all such insurance will remain in full force and effect immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No event has occurred, including the failure by any Company to give any notice or information, or any Company giving any inaccurate or erroneous notice or information, that limits or impairs the rights of any Company under any such insurance policies. The Companies have notified all potentially applicable insurers of each claim of which any Company has knowledge, and where such notice is allowed under the insurance policy, of each circumstance or event or fact that might give rise to a claim under said policy in the future. Schedule 5.19(c) contains a list of each claim that any Company has made against any of their insurers for each insurance policy since the Lookback Date, including for each claim, the insurance policy to which the claim was made, the date and description of the type of claim, the current status of the claim, and, to the extent made available to the Companies, the amount of money that has been paid with respect to each claim or that has been reserved for future payment with respect to said claim.
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5.20 Accounts and Notes Receivable and Payable; Inventory.
(a) A complete and accurate list of the accounts receivable of the Companies as of the date that is two Business Days preceding the Closing Date, showing the aging thereof, is included on Schedule 5.20. All accounts and notes receivable of any Company have arisen from bona fide transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice and are payable on ordinary trade terms. All accounts and notes receivable of any Company reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet are good and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, collectible at the aggregate recorded amounts thereof, net of any applicable reserve for returns or doubtful accounts reflected thereon or taken in the calculation of the Closing Working Capital, as finally determined pursuant to Section 3.4, which reserves are adequate and were calculated in a manner consistent with past practice and in accordance with GAAP. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.20, all accounts and notes receivable arising after the Interim Balance Sheet Date are good and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, collectible at the aggregate recorded amounts thereof within 90 days after the day on which it first becomes due and payable, net of any applicable reserve for returns or doubtful accounts or amounts taken into account in the calculation Closing Working Capital, as finally determined pursuant to Section 3.4, which reserves are proper and were calculated in a manner consistent with past practice and in accordance with GAAP. None of the accounts or the notes receivable of any Company (i) are subject to any setoffs or counterclaims or (ii) represent obligations for goods sold on consignment, on approval or on sale-or-return basis or subject to any other repurchase or return arrangement.
(b) All accounts payable of any Company reflected in the Interim Balance Sheet or arising after the Interim Balance Sheet Date are the result of bona fide transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business and have been paid or are not yet due and payable.
(c) The inventory of each Company, whether or not reflected in the Financial Statements, including raw materials, supplies, work-in-process, finished goods, and other materials (collectively, the “Inventory”), (i) are in good, merchantable, and useable condition, (ii) are reflected in the Interim Balance Sheet and will be reflected in the calculation of the Estimated Closing Working Capital at cost (first-in, first-out method) in accordance with GAAP, and (iii) are, in the case of finished goods, of a quality and quantity saleable in the Ordinary Course of Business and are, in the case of all other Inventory, of a quality and quantity useable in the Ordinary Course of Business. The Companies maintain inventory obsolescence policies which are reasonable for the nature of the Products sold and the marketing methods used by the Companies, the reserve for inventory obsolescence contained in the Interim Balance Sheet fairly reflects the amount of obsolete Inventory as of Interim Balance Sheet Date.
5.21 Related Party Transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.21, no Employee, officer, director, manager, equity holder, partner or member of any Company, any member of his or her immediate family or any of their respective Affiliates (“Related Persons”) (a) owes any amount to any Company nor does any Company owe any amount to, or has any Company committed to make any loan or extend or guarantee credit to or for the benefit of, any Related Person, (b) is involved in the Business arrangement or other relationship with any Company (whether written or oral), (c) owns any property or right, tangible or intangible, that is used by any Company, (d) has any claim or cause of action against any Company or (e) owns any direct or indirect interest of any kind in, or controls or is a director, manager, officer, employee or partner of, or consultant to, or lender to or borrower from or has the right to participate in the profits of, any Person that is a competitor, supplier, service provider, customer, client, landlord, tenant, creditor or debtor of any Company.
5.22 Banks. Schedule 5.22 contains a complete and correct list of (a) the names and locations of all banks in which any Company has accounts or safe deposit boxes, (b) the account numbers of all such accounts and (c) the names of all persons authorized to draw thereon or to have access thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22, no Person holds a power of attorney to act on behalf of any Company.
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5.23 Financial Advisors. No Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial advisor for any Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no Person is or will be entitled to any fee or commission or like payment in respect thereof.
5.24 Certain Payments.
(a) Since the Lookback Date, neither any Company nor its directors, officers, managers, employees, agents or third-party representatives (i) has made, authorized, solicited or received any bribe, unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, or kickback, (ii) has established or maintained, or is maintaining, any unlawful fund of corporate monies or properties, (iii) has used or is using any corporate funds for any illegal contributions, gifts, entertainment, hospitality, travel, or other unlawful expenses, (iv) has violated or is violating in any respect any Anti-Corruption Laws, or (v) has, directly or indirectly, made, offered, authorized, facilitated, received, or promised to make or receive, any payment, contribution, gift, entertainment, bribe, rebate, kickback, financial or other advantage, or anything else of value, regardless of form or amount, to or from any official of a Governmental Body or any other Person in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws, in each case (i) - (v), in connection with or relating to the Business.
(b) To Seller’s Knowledge, in connection with or relating to the Business, no Company nor its respective directors, officers, managers, employees, agents or third-party representatives is or has been the subject of any investigation, inquiry or enforcement proceedings by any Governmental Body regarding any offense or alleged offense under Export Control Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws (including by virtue of having made any disclosure relating to any offense or alleged offense), and no such investigations, inquiries or proceedings are pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, have been threatened, and to Seller’s Knowledge there is no basis likely to give rise to any such investigation, inquiry or proceeding.
5.25 Terms of Service; Product Liability.
(a) Each Product or service manufactured, sold, delivered, distributed or provided by or on behalf of any Company has been sold, delivered, distributed or provided in conformity in all material respects with all contractual commitments of any Company and all express and implied warranties, and in compliance in all material respects with all Laws. No Company currently has, nor has since the Lookback Date had, any material Liability for replacement or repair of any such Product or service or other damages in connection therewith, subject only to any reserve for warranty claims set forth on the face of the Interim Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) as adjusted for the passage of time in accordance with the past custom and practice of any Company. Attached to Schedule 5.25 are copies of the standard terms and conditions of sale, lease, or service for each Company (containing applicable guaranty, warranty and indemnity provisions). No Product manufactured, sold, leased or delivered or any service provided by any Company is subject to any guaranty, warranty or indemnity beyond the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale, lease, or service.
(b) There has not been, since the Lookback Date, any written notice, demand, claim, action or suit, or investigation of a civil, criminal or administrative nature, in any such case, by or before any Governmental Body against any Company, involving a product manufactured, produced, distributed or sold by or on behalf of any Company (a “Product”), which is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened on behalf of the ultimate purchaser of any Product, resulting from (i) an alleged defect in design, manufacture, materials or workmanship of any Product (excluding Product returns on a case-by-case basis in the Ordinary Course of Business), or (ii) any alleged failure to warn.
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(c) There has not been, since the Lookback Date, any recall or post-sale warning applicable in general to Products (and not to Product returns on a case-by-case basis) conducted by or on behalf of any Company.
5.26 Customers and Suppliers.
(a) Set forth on Schedule 5.26(a) are each Company’s 20 largest customers, by dollar volume, during the 12-month period ending December 31, 2023, December 31, 2024 and the eight-month period ending August 31, 2025 (each a “Significant Customer” and collectively, the “Significant Customers”) and set forth opposite the name of each such customer is the dollar amount of sales attributable to such customer for such periods. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.26(a), no Company is engaged in any Legal Proceeding or material dispute with any Significant Customer. Since the Balance Sheet Date, no Significant Customer has terminated, canceled, or substantially reduced the quantity of Products or services it purchases from such Company (other than as a result of the completion of a project on behalf of such Significant Customer or otherwise in the Ordinary Course of Business) or modified the commercial terms of its relationship (whether related to payment, price or otherwise) with any Company in a manner materially adverse to such Company. (i) To the Knowledge of Seller, no Significant Customer has notified any Company that such Significant Customer intends to terminate, cancel, or substantially reduce the quantity of Products or services it purchases from such Company (other than in connection with the completion of a project on behalf of such Significant Customer or otherwise in the Ordinary Course of Business) or modify the commercial terms of its relationship with any Company in a manner materially adverse to such Company and (ii) no Company has received any written or, to the Knowledge of Seller, oral material complaint or other correspondence from any Significant Customer regarding the foregoing. To Seller’s Knowledge, no Significant Customer is bankrupt or insolvent or has filed or threatened to file for bankruptcy or appointed a receiver.
(b) Set forth on Schedule 5.26(b) are each Company’s 20 largest vendors, by dollar volume, during the 12-month period ending December 31, 2023, December 31, 2024 and the eight-month period ending August 31, 2025 (each a “Significant Vendor” and collectively, the “Significant Vendors”) and set forth opposite the name of each such Significant Vendor is the dollar amount of purchases attributable to such Significant Vendor for such periods. No Company is engaged in any Legal Proceeding or material dispute with any Significant Vendor. Since the Balance Sheet Date, no Significant Vendor has terminated, canceled, or substantially reduced the quantity of Products or services it provides to any Company (other than as directed by such Company in the Ordinary Course of Business or for a termination resulting from the expiration of a Contract in accordance with its terms) or modified the commercial terms of its relationship (whether related to payment, price or otherwise) with any Company in a manner materially adverse to such Company. (i) To the Knowledge of Seller, no Significant Vendor intends to terminate, cancel or substantially reduce the quantity of Products or services it provides to any Company (other than in the Ordinary Course of Business) or materially modify the commercial terms of its relationship (whether related to payment, price or otherwise) with any Company in a manner adverse to such Company and (ii) no Company has received any written or, to the Knowledge of Seller, oral material complaint or other material correspondence from any Significant Vendor regarding the foregoing. To the Knowledge of Seller, no Significant Vendor is bankrupt or insolvent or has filed or threatened to file for bankruptcy or appointed a receiver.
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5.27 Investment Matters. The Selling Parties receiving Rollover Securities are acquiring the Rollover Securities for their own account with the present intention of holding the Rollover Securities for investment purposes and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any public distribution of such securities in violation of any federal or state securities Laws. Each of the Selling Parties receiving Rollover Securities is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 501 of Regulation D, as presently in effect, and has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Rollover Securities, and is capable of bearing the economic risks of such investment, including a complete loss of its investment in the Rollover Securities. Each of the Selling Parties receiving Rollover Securities acknowledges that the Rollover Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities Law and understand and agree that it may not sell or dispose of any of the Rollover Securities except pursuant to a registered offering in compliance with, or in a transaction exempt from, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable federal, state or foreign securities Laws.
5.28 Sanctions. No Company or its respective directors, officers, managers, employees, agents or third-party representatives is currently or has since the Lookback Date been: (a) a Sanctioned Person; (b) operating in, organized in, conducting business with, or otherwise engaging in dealings with or for the benefit of any Sanctioned Person or in any Sanctioned Country; or (c) otherwise in violation of any Sanctions Laws.
5.29 Export Controls. The Business does not export any Products, items, Technology or controlled items under any import/export Law of any foreign jurisdiction.
5.30 Government Contracts. The Companies have complied in all material respects with all material terms and conditions of all Government Contracts and all Laws applicable thereto.
Article VI.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Sellers that:
6.1 Organization and Good Standing. Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Oklahoma and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted.
6.2 Authorization of Agreement. Purchaser has full limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated by this Agreement or to be executed by Purchaser in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (the “Purchaser Documents”), and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement and each Purchaser Document have been duly authorized by all necessary action on behalf of Purchaser. This Agreement and each Purchaser Document have been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto) this Agreement and each Purchaser Document constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
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6.3 Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 6.3 hereto, none of the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and of the Purchaser Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will conflict with, or result in violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination or cancellation under any provision of (i) the Organizational Documents of Purchaser; (ii) any Contract or Permit to which Purchaser is a party or by which any of the properties or assets of Purchaser are bound; (iii) any Order of any Governmental Body applicable to Purchaser or by which any of the properties or assets of Purchaser are bound; or (iv) any applicable Law.
(b) No consent, waiver, approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Person or Governmental Body is required on the part of Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Purchaser Documents or the compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, except for such consents, waivers, approvals, Orders, Permits, authorizations, declarations, filings or notifications that, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.4 Litigation. There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened that are reasonably likely to prohibit or restrain the ability of Purchaser to enter into this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.5 Financial Advisors. No Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial advisor for Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no Person is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment in respect thereof.
6.6 Solvency. Immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the payment of the Purchase Price, (a) Purchaser will not be insolvent or left with unreasonably small capital, (b) the fair saleable value of the assets of Purchaser will exceed the amount of its liabilities, and (c) Purchaser will be able to pay its debts and obligations as they become due in the ordinary course of business.
Article VII.
COVENANTS
7.1 Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; Confidentiality.
(a) The Selling Parties agree that each of the Selling Parties through this Agreement is selling the goodwill of each of the Companies. During the Restricted Period, the Selling Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, own, establish, manage, engage in, in any capacity, including as a partner, shareholder, member, employee, principal, agent, trustee or consultant, operate, control, provide financial support to, work for, consult with, render services for, do business with, maintain an interest in (proprietary, financial or otherwise) or participate in the ownership, establishment, management, operation or control of, the Business (other than Purchaser), whether in corporate, proprietorship or partnership form or otherwise, engaged in the Restricted Business in the Restricted Area. Notwithstanding the restrictions contained in this Section 7.1(a), the Selling Parties may, as applicable: (i) own, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, securities of any Person traded on any national securities exchange if such Seller is not a controlling Person of, or a member of a group which controls, such Person and does not, directly or indirectly, own 1% or more of any class of securities of such Person; (ii) own the Rollover Securities; and (iii) engage in the activities described in clause (ii) of the definition of Business as long as the sole customer for which such sand is extracted, processed, or distributed is Purchaser and its successors and approved Affiliates.
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(b) During the Restricted Period and in the Restricted Area, the Selling Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Affiliates or their respective officers, managers, directors and employees to, directly or indirectly: (i) (A) cause, solicit, induce or encourage any employees or contractors of the Business or employees or contractors of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, or any individual who was employed by or engaged with Purchaser or any of its Affiliates at any time within 12 months before such solicitation, inducement or encouragement to leave such employment or engagement or (B) hire, employ or otherwise engage any such individual; or (ii) cause, solicit, induce or encourage any client, customer, supplier, or licensor of the Business, any Company or Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or any other Person who has a material business relationship with the Business, any Company, Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, to terminate or modify any such actual or prospective relationship therewith or to do business with a Restricted Business in the Restricted Area.
(c) From and after the Closing Date, the Selling Parties shall not and shall cause their Affiliates and their respective officers, managers, directors and employees not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge or communicate to any Person (other than authorized officers, managers, directors and employees of Purchaser and legal, accounting and tax advisors, who, in each case, need to know such information in connection with their representation of the Selling Parties and are bound by a duty of confidentiality with respect to such Confidential Information), or use or otherwise exploit for Selling Party’s own benefit or for the benefit of anyone other than the Purchaser, any Confidential Information. The Selling Parties and their officers, managers, directors and Affiliates shall not have any obligation to keep confidential any Confidential Information if and to the extent disclosure thereof is specifically required by applicable Law; provided, that in the event disclosure is required by applicable Law, the Selling Parties shall, to the extent reasonably possible, provide Purchaser with prompt notice of such requirement prior to making any disclosure so that Purchaser may seek an appropriate protective order and cooperate with Purchaser in any attempt by Purchaser to seek and obtain an appropriate protective order.
(d) The Selling Parties shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates and their respective officers, managers, directors and employees not to, directly or indirectly, disparage, criticize, or initiate negative publicity about Purchaser or any of its Affiliates in any way that adversely and substantially impacts the goodwill, reputation or business relationships of the Business, Purchaser or any of its Affiliates with the public generally, or with any of their customers, suppliers, independent contractors or employees.
(e) The Selling Parties acknowledge and agree that the Business is or could be conducted in the Restricted Area and that the restrictions contained in this Section 7.1 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of Purchaser and constitute a material inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that any covenant contained in this Section 7.1 should ever be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment to exceed the time, geographic, product or service or other limitations permitted by applicable Law in any jurisdiction, then such court is expressly empowered to reform such covenant, and such covenant shall be deemed reformed, in such jurisdiction to the maximum time, geographic, product or service or other limitations permitted by applicable Law. The covenants contained in this Section 7.1 and each provision hereof are severable and distinct covenants and provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any such covenant or provision as written shall not invalidate or render unenforceable the remaining covenants or provisions hereof, and any such invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such covenant or provision in any other jurisdiction. In addition, in the event of an alleged breach or violation by any Selling Party of this Section 7.1, the five year period described in clause (a) and (b) above shall be tolled with respect to such Selling Party until such breach or violation has been duly cured.
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(f) The Selling Parties acknowledge that a breach or threatened breach of this Section 7.1 would give rise to irreparable harm to Purchaser, for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by the Selling Parties of any such obligations, Purchaser shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to equitable relief, including a temporary restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction (without any requirement to post bond).
(g) The rights and remedies provided by this Section 7.1 are cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies that Purchaser may have hereunder or at law or in equity. In the event that Purchaser were to seek damages for any breach of this Section 7.1, the portion of the Purchase Price that is allocated by the Parties to the foregoing covenant shall not be considered a measure of or limit on such damages.
(h) No claim against Purchaser, any Company or any of their respective Affiliates under this Agreement or otherwise shall constitute a defense to the enforcement by Purchaser of the covenants and obligations in this Section 7.1. In the event of any actual or threatened violation of any of the covenants or obligations under this Section 7.1 by any Selling Party, Purchaser shall be entitled to recover from such Selling Party its reasonable attorneys’ and witness fees and all costs and expenses associated with the enforcement of any provision of this Section 7.1 in addition to any other available legal or equitable remedies.
7.2 Preservation of Records. The Selling Parties and Purchaser agree that each of them shall preserve and keep the records held by them or their Affiliates relating to the Business for a period of seven years from the Closing Date and shall, subject to Section 7.9, make such records and personnel available to the other as may be reasonably required by such Party in connection with, among other things, any insurance claims by, Legal Proceedings against or governmental investigations of the Selling Parties or Purchaser or any of their Affiliates or in order to enable the Selling Parties or Purchaser to comply with their respective obligations under this Agreement and each other agreement, document or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby. In the event the Selling Parties or Purchaser wishes to destroy (or permit to be destroyed) such records after that time, such Party shall first give 90 days prior written notice to the other and such other Party shall have the right at its option and expense, upon prior written notice given to such Party within that ninety-day period, to take possession of the records within 180 days after the date of such notice.
7.3 Publicity. Any public announcements, reports, statements or press releases by any Party or any of its Affiliates or Representatives regarding the Transaction Documents must be approved in advance (as to form, content, timing and manner of distribution) by each of Purchaser and Sellers’ Representative, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, unless required by applicable Law (in the reasonable opinion of counsel) in which case each other Party shall have the right to review such press release, announcement or communication prior to its issuance, distribution or publication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser and its Affiliates shall be permitted, without prior written approval of, or notice to, the Selling Parties, to make filings and disclosures as is necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable securities Laws (including the rules or requirements of any stock exchange on which securities of Purchaser or its Affiliates are listed); provided, however, that, prior to the Closing, Purchaser shall keep Sellers Representative reasonably apprised of any such filings and disclosures made or to be made to comply with applicable securities Laws.
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7.4 Use of Name. The Selling Parties hereby agree that Purchaser shall have the sole right to the use of the name “Schwarz Ready Mix”, “Schwarz Sand”, “SRM Leasing”, or similar names, and any service marks, trademarks, trade names, d/b/a names, fictitious names, identifying symbols, logos, emblems, signs or insignia related thereto or containing or comprising the foregoing, or otherwise used in the Business, including any name or mark confusingly similar thereto (collectively, the “Seller Marks”); provided that this Section 7.4 does not mandate that the entities listed on Schedule 7.4 change the names listed in such schedule or otherwise cease using such names. Within two Business Days of the Closing Date, each Asset Seller shall (a) change its name to no longer include the name “Schwarz Ready Mix”, “SRM Leasing” or any variation thereof and (b) file a Withdrawal of Trade Name Report with the Oklahoma Secretary of State. Except as permitted by the first sentence of this Section 7.4, the Selling Parties shall not, and shall not permit any Affiliate to, use such name or any variation or simulation thereof or any of the Seller Marks.
7.5 Bonding. All Required Bonds are in place and shall remain in place unmodified following the Closing. Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain bonds from its own surety company securing obligations of types and amounts substantially similar to those secured by the Required Bonds with respect to any Acquired Contract or otherwise assume the Required Bonds. The Selling Parties shall retain all indemnity obligations with respect to the Required Bonds to the extent that the matter giving rise to any such obligation is attributable to the Selling Parties’ acts or omissions, or events, conditions or circumstances arising or existing before the Closing. All Parties shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts through their respective agents to secure arrangements with their sureties to effect the agreements in this Section 7.5.
7.6 Warranty Work. In the event that a Selling Party is required to perform any work after the Closing arising from corrective measures, warranty obligations or similar circumstances pursuant to applicable Law or Contract (“Warranty Work”), Purchaser shall perform such Warranty Work for such Selling Party, and the Selling Parties shall pay to Purchaser as compensation therefor an amount equal to Purchaser’s cost of performing the Warranty Work (including the cost of materials, labor, freight, and calculated using Purchaser’s normal accounting methods), plus a profit margin of 35%.
7.7 Post-Closing Insurance Matters.
(a) The Selling Parties shall reasonably cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Purchaser to cause any carrier that has underwritten any primary, umbrella and or excess insurance policies that provide insurance coverage to the Companies on an “occurrence” basis (the “Occurrence Policies”) to continue to make coverage available to the Companies following the Closing Date for claims arising out of occurrences prior to the Closing Date. The Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prosecute insurance claims under said insurance policies that arise post-transaction and shall remit the proceeds of such claim to Purchaser to the extent that the Sellers are required under Section 9.2(a) to indemnify the Purchaser Indemnified Parties with respect to such claim and also to the extent the insurance payment is reimbursement of Liabilities that Purchaser has incurred or paid for which the Sellers are required under Section 9.2 to indemnify the Purchaser Indemnified Parties. In connection with the foregoing, the Sellers shall cause Purchaser and Purchaser’s lenders to be named as an additional insured under each of Seller’s Occurrence Policies effective immediately upon the Closing.
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(b) Effective as of the Closing (or as promptly as practicable following the Closing, but retroactively effective to the Closing Date), the Selling Parties shall have caused the Companies to purchase a tail insurance policy or an extended reporting period for any of any Company’s employment practices liabilities policies (the “Tail Policies”) providing coverage in force as of the date hereof and for a period of not less than six (6) years for any claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred on or prior to the Closing Date (including in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby). The premiums, costs, Taxes and expenses to purchase the Tail Policies shall be borne by Sellers.
7.8 Cooperation on Financial Statements. The Sellers shall coordinate, and shall cause their internal and external accounting personnel to coordinate, with Purchaser’s auditors to prepare and deliver to Purchaser the audited and unaudited financial statements of the Business and Acquired Assets as may be required for the filing of any registration statements, Form 8-Ks or other required filings of Purchaser or its Affiliates with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; provided, that any reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses payable by Sellers to an unaffiliated third party as a result of such coordination and cooperation shall be reimbursed by Purchaser reasonably promptly after Sellers Representative submits to Purchaser a reasonably detailed invoice therefor. Any financial statements of the Business and Acquired Assets provided by Sellers will (a) will be prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of the unaudited statements, as permitted by Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the SEC), and (b) will fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and the results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Business and Acquired Assets as at the respective dates of and for the periods referred to in such financial statements, all in accordance with GAAP.
7.9 Counsel.
(a) All communications between the Selling Parties, on the one hand, and Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (“Existing Counsel”), on the other hand, relating to the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and Existing Counsel’s files related to the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Privileged Materials”) shall be Excluded Assets that do not pass to, nor may be claimed by, Purchaser. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from and after the Closing, the Selling Parties (and not Purchaser) shall be the sole holders of the attorney-client privilege with respect to the Privileged Materials, and Purchaser shall not be a holder thereof. Existing Counsel shall have no duty whatsoever to reveal or disclose any such Privileged Materials to Purchaser by reason of any attorney-client relationship between Existing Counsel and the Selling Parties or otherwise.
(b) From and after the Closing, Purchaser shall not knowingly or intentionally access any Privileged Materials. Purchaser, together with any of its Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors, or assigns agree that they shall not use or rely on any of the Privileged Materials, whether located in the records or email server of the Purchaser, or otherwise (included in the knowledge of their officers and employees) in any Legal Proceeding against or involving any of the Parties after the Closing Date; and Purchaser agrees not to assert that the privilege has been waived as to such Privileged Materials that may be located in the records or email server (or in the knowledge of the officers and employees) of Purchaser.
(c) This Section 7.9 is intended for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, Existing Counsel.
7.10 Representations and Warranties Insurance.
(a) Purchaser’s Obligations Regarding R&W Insurance Policy.
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(i) Purchaser has by the R&W Binder Agreement bound the R&W Insurance Policy and delivered a copy of the R&W Binder Agreement to Sellers Representative.
(ii) Purchaser shall: (A) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions necessary for the issuance and uninterrupted continuance of coverage under the R&W Insurance Policy as set forth in the R&W Binder Agreement; (B) use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause coverage under the R&W Insurance Policy to be issued and remain in full force and effect following the Closing except to the extent its limits are depleted through the payment of claims; and (C) cause the costs associated with obtaining the R&W Insurance Policy to be paid pursuant to the terms of the Policy (the Purchase Price having been reduced to fund the Sellers’ portion of such costs) and provide to Sellers Representative a copy of the issued R&W Insurance Policy.
(iii) Purchaser covenants and agrees to not (and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to) amend, modify, waive, vary, cancel, or redeem the R&W Insurance Policy or the rights of any party thereunder to be modified, changed, amended, terminated, cancelled, or waived in a manner that would allow the R&W Insurer to subrogate, seek contribution from, or otherwise make or bring any claim against any of the Selling Parties or any director, officer, manager, or trustee of the Selling Parties, or any of their respective representatives or Affiliates, based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or any Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby, except as expressly set forth in the R&W Insurance Policy on the date hereof with respect to claims for Fraud.
(b) Sellers’ Obligations Regarding R&W Insurance Policy. Sellers shall cooperate with Purchaser’s efforts and provide assistance as reasonably requested by Purchaser to obtain the R&W Binder Agreement and the R&W Insurance Policy.
7.11 Post Closing Environmental Obligations. The Sellers shall, (x) for Section 7.11(a) – (c), within sixty (60) days of Closing, and (y) for Section 7.11(d), as promptly as practicable following Closing, in each case at the Sellers’ sole cost and expense:
(a) Complete the raising of the dike associated with the process wastewater impoundment, in connection with the Notice of Deficiency sent to Schwarz Ready Mix from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”), and associated process wastewater discharge permit renewal for the real property asset located at 14500 S. Meridian Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73173, to ODEQ’s satisfaction, as evidenced by ODEQ’s communication of approval and issuance of the associated process wastewater discharge permit.
(b) Complete removal of the unpermitted above ground diesel storage tank on the real property asset located at 7201 Newcastle Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73173, to Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction.
(c) Complete the development and drafting of spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (“SPCC”) plans pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part 112 and Section 311(j)j(1)(C) of the Clean Water Act, where such SPCC plan is not in place as of Closing to Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction.
(d) Complete remediation of the sand mine referred to as the Douglas Sand Pit, Douglas Sand Lease, and Douglas Sand Plant (“Douglas Sand”) located at that certain real property described as: E/2 of NE/4 of Section 26 and the NW/4 and a portion of W/2 of the W/2 of NE/4 of Section 25, Township 13 North, Range 2 West, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, containing approximately 249 acres, and previously operated pursuant to the mining permit issued by the Oklahoma Department of Mines (“ODM”), Permit No. L.E.- 2054-B, in accordance with the remediation plan approved by ODM and applicable law that results in a written confirmation of compliance/closure from ODM and a release of the associated bond by ODM. Company shall keep complete records and submit such records to ODM as required.
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7.12 SS Sellers’ Release.
(a) Release. Each of the SS Sellers, on behalf of himself or itself and his or its Affiliates (other than Schwarz Sand) and their respective successors, assigns, heirs and legal representatives (such Person, his or its Affiliates (other than Schwarz Sand) and their successors, assigns, heirs and legal representatives, each a “Releasing Party”), irrevocably waives, relinquishes, releases, and forever discharges Schwarz Sand and Purchaser and any of Purchaser’s Affiliates (including, following Closing, Schwarz Sand), and their respective past, current and future managers, officers, directors, employees, agents, members, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties,” and such release, remise and discharge, the “SS Seller Releases”) from any and all claims (whether at law, in equity or otherwise), obligations and liabilities (of any nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known or unknown, or otherwise) that such Releasing Party ever had, now has, or may ever have against any of the Released Parties in any capacity, including in their capacity as a manager, director, officer or employee, as applicable, whether directly or derivatively through any of the Companies, and whether asserted contemporaneously with, prior to, or after the Closing, on account of or arising out of (i) any acts, omissions, transactions, matters, causes or events occurring prior to, contemporaneously with or up to and including the Closing related to or arising from Schwarz Sand, and (ii) the approval or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or any Transaction Document, including any alleged breach of any duty by any officer, director, employee or manager of Schwarz Sand or any claims under any of the Organizational Documents of Schwarz Sand; provided, however, that nothing in the foregoing SS Seller Releases shall (x) limit in any manner the ability of any SS Seller or any other Releasing Party to enforce its rights under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which such SS Seller is a party, including any rights to claims for indemnification hereunder, or (y) affect any right to accrued and vested but unpaid compensation and employee benefits of any Releasing Party in his capacity as an employee of Schwarz Sand. However, by signing this Agreement, SS Seller represents, agrees and warrants that SS Seller has been paid all compensation and employee benefits owed to SS Seller as an employee of Schwarz Sand through the Schwarz Sand pay period immediately prior to the Closing. The releases granted in this Section 7.12(a) shall not include any future claims that may arise under or in respect of any errors and omissions insurance, directors and officers insurance, or employment practices or benefits liability insurance maintained by or for the benefit of Schwarz Sand as a means for duly indemnifying or reimbursing persons serving as a manager, officer, director, trustee, or similar capacity of any of the Companies from claims arising against them in their official capacity as such a manager, officer, director, trustee, or similar capacity.
(b) No Prior Assignment. Each SS Seller (on behalf of himself or itself and his or its Affiliates and Representatives) represents to the Released Parties that such SS Seller has not assigned or transferred or purported to assign to transfer to any Person all or any part of, or any interest in, any claim, contention, demand, cause of action (at law or in equity) or liability of any nature, character or description whatsoever, which is or which purports to be released or discharged hereby.
(c) Continuance; Assumption of Risk. Each SS Seller (on behalf of himself or itself and his or its Affiliates and Representatives) (i) represents that such SS Seller understands and acknowledges that he or it may hereafter discover facts and legal theories concerning the subject matter hereof in addition to or different from those of which such Seller now believes to be true and hereby agrees that the SS Seller Releases shall remain effective in all respects notwithstanding those additional or different facts and legal theories or the discovery of those additional or different facts or legal theories and (ii) assumes the risk of any mistake of fact or law with regard to any potential claim or with regard to any such facts that are now unknown to such SS Seller.
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Article VIII.
EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
8.1 Employment.
(a) At or prior to Closing, Purchaser shall make offers of employment (on an “at-will” basis) to all Employees of the Asset Sellers, subject to such Employees satisfying Purchaser’s pre-employment conditions. Such Employees who accept such offers of employment, and actually commence employment with Purchaser, as well as each active employee of Schwarz Sand as of the Closing Date, and who remains employed by Schwarz Sand on the day immediately following the Closing Date, shall be deemed “Transferred Employees” after the Closing Date. Any Employee who does not accept Purchaser’s offer of employment or does not actually commence employment for Purchaser is hereinafter referred to as an “Excluded Employee.” Subject to applicable Laws, after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have the right to dismiss any or all Transferred Employees at any time, with or without cause, and to change the terms and conditions of their employment (including compensation and employee benefits provided to them).
(b) With respect to any employee benefit plan maintained by Purchaser or any Affiliate of Purchaser (collectively, “Purchaser Benefit Plans”) for the benefit of any Transferred Employee, effective as of the Closing, subject to the satisfaction of any eligibility and enrollment requirements, Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to recognize, or cause its Affiliate to recognize, all service of the Transferred Employees, as if such service were with Purchaser, for vesting, eligibility to participate and, solely for purposes of such Purchaser Benefit Plans that provide for vacation and paid time off, accrual purposes; provided, however, that service shall not be recognized to the extent that (x) such recognition would result in a duplication of benefits, or (y) such service was not recognized under a comparable Plan immediately prior to the Closing.
(c) Effective as soon as practicable following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause the defined contribution retirement plan maintain by Purchaser (the “Purchaser 401(k) Plan”) to accept rollovers of distributions (including participant loan balances) from the defined contribution retirement plan maintained by Schwarz Paving Co., Inc. (the “Seller 401(k) Plan”) to the extent timely elected, and (ii) effective as of the Closing, cause all Transferred Employees who were eligible to participate in the Seller 401(k) Plan immediately prior to the Closing to be eligible to participate in the Purchaser 401(k) Plan. In addition, the Companies shall take all necessary actions in accordance with applicable Law to cause the employees of Schwarz Sand and their eligible dependents to cease their participation in all Plans, to be effective immediately prior to the Closing. Sellers shall, as soon as practicable following Closing (but in any event no later than 10 Business Days following Closing) amend the Seller 401(k) Plan to allow for in-kind distributions, and cause their third party administrator to include in any notice to Seller 401(k) Plan participants the ability for such participants to rollover their participant loans (if necessary, contingent upon adoption of the Seller 401(k) Plan amendment allowing for in-kind distributions.
(d) Asset Sellers will remain liable for and shall pay at or as promptly as practicable following Closing, all compensation (including all applicable wages and taxes), bonuses and benefits, severance, retention, change in control, paid time off, and vacation earned or accrued by any Employee or Former Employee on or prior to Closing.
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(e) Each Seller shall be solely responsible for, comply with, and retain any and all liabilities under the WARN Act arising prior to or on the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to create an obligation for Purchaser to provide any notices under the WARN Act with respect to any Excluded Employee or to suggest that any Excluded Employees are or shall be employees of Purchaser under the WARN Act or any other statute or regulation.
8.2 Standard Procedure. Pursuant to the “Standard Procedure” provided in Section 5 of Revenue Procedure 2004-53, 2004-34 I.R.B. 320, (a) Purchaser and each Asset Seller shall report on a predecessor/successor basis as set forth therein, (b) no Asset Seller will be relieved from filing a Form W-2 with respect to any Asset Seller Transferred Employees, and (c) Purchaser will undertake to file (or cause to be filed) a Form W-2 for each such Asset Seller Transferred Employee only with respect to the portion of the year during which such Employees are employed by the Purchaser that includes the Closing Date, excluding the portion of such year that such Employee was employed by any Asset Seller.
8.3 COBRA; Continuation Benefits. Purchaser or its Affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide COBRA continuation coverage for the Companies’ current and former employees who have a COBRA qualifying event (due to termination of employment with such Seller or otherwise) prior to or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including “M&A Qualified Beneficiaries”, as such phrase is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 54.4980B-9, Q&A-4 or applicable state Law), and the Selling Parties shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser for all costs, liabilities, claims or expenses incurred by Purchaser or its Affiliates associated with providing such continuation coverage in excess of cost of COBRA continuation coverage premiums payable by such COBRA-eligible former employees and their eligible dependants.
8.4 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Article VIII shall be binding upon and are solely for the benefit of the Parties, and no Employee, Former employee, officer, director or any other individual shall have any rights or remedies whatsoever by reason of this Article VIII, or be regarded for any purpose as a third-party beneficiary by reason of this Article VIII or have any cause of action or claim based on this Article VIII. In no event shall the terms of this Agreement be deemed to: (a) establish, amend or modify any Plan or any other benefit or compensation plan, program, policy, Contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding maintained or sponsored by Seller, Purchaser, or any of their respective Affiliates; (b) alter or limit the ability of any Seller, Purchaser, or any of their respective Affiliates, as applicable, to: (i) amend, modify, or terminate any Plan or any other benefit or compensation plan, program, policy, Contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding or (ii) terminate the employment or service of any Person at any time for any or no reason; or (c) confer upon any current or former Employee, officer, director or any other Person any right to employment or service with Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or continued employment, benefits or service with any of the Sellers, Purchaser, or any of their respective Affiliates.
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Article IX.
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement, any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or any Seller Document, Owner Document, Beneficiary Document or Purchaser Document shall survive the Closing through and including the 18th month following the Closing Date (the “General Survival Period”); provided, that (a) the Fundamental Representations shall survive the Closing through and including the six-year anniversary of the Closing Date except for those representations and warranties contained in Section 5.9 (Taxes), which shall survive until the date that is 60 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, and (b) any claim with respect to Fraud will survive and can be made by a Purchaser Indemnified Party, or Seller Indemnified Party, as applicable, indefinitely (in each case, the “Survival Period”), provided, that (x) nothing herein shall limit, restrict or otherwise act as a waiver of Purchaser’s rights to receive payment, to make a claim or to otherwise seek coverage under the R&W Insurance Policy. The respective covenants and agreements of any of the Selling Parties and Purchaser made in or pursuant to this Agreement will survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing for the respective term specified in such covenant or agreement or, if not specified, until fully performed in accordance with their respective terms; provided, that, any claim for breach of such covenant or agreement may be also brought within the longer of the two-year period following such Survival Period and the applicable statute of limitations in respect of the breach thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.1, the indemnification obligations pursuant to this Article IX shall not terminate with respect to any indemnification claim made in good faith by a Purchaser Indemnified Party or a Seller Indemnified Party, as the case may be, prior to the expiration of the applicable Survival Period, until such claim is resolved. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the expiration of any Survival Period hereunder shall not be construed in a manner that would make any Excluded Liability an Assumed Liability for purposes of this Agreement.
9.2 Indemnification.
(a) Joint and Several Indemnification Obligations. Subject to this Article IX, the Selling Parties hereby agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold Purchaser, HoldCo, their respective Affiliates and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, equity holders, members, partners, agents, attorneys, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Purchaser Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against, and pay to the applicable Purchaser Indemnified Parties the amount of, any and all losses, liabilities, claims, obligations, deficiencies, demands, judgments, damages, interest, fines, penalties, claims, suits, actions, causes of action, assessments, awards, costs and expenses ((x) including out-of-pocket costs of investigation and defense and attorneys’ and other professionals’ fees and (y) including those arising under Environmental Law), whether or not involving a Third Party Claim (individually, a “Loss” and, collectively, “Losses”) based upon, attributable to or resulting from:
(i) any breach of the representations or warranties made by any of the Selling Parties in this Agreement or in the Specified Ancillary Agreements; provided, that Section 9.2(a)(i) shall not apply to breaches of Fundamental Representations after the Retention has been satisfied (or fully eroded in accordance with the R&W Insurance Policy);
(ii) any breach of any covenant or other agreement on the part of any of the Selling Parties under Section 7.1;
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(b) Modified Several Indemnification Obligations. Subject to this Article IX, (x) each Owner, Transaction Beneficiary, and SS Seller, in accordance with its or his Modified Several Owner/SS Seller Liability, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Purchaser Indemnified Parties harmless from and against, and pay to the applicable Purchaser Indemnified Parties the amount of, any and all Losses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the matters set forth in Sections 9.2(b)(i) – (vi) and (y) each Asset Seller shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold Purchaser Indemnified Parties harmless from and against, and pay to the applicable Purchaser Indemnified Parties the amount of, any and all Losses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the matters set forth in Section 9.2(b)(i)(B), Section 9.2(b)(ii)(B) and Sections 9.2(b)(iii) – (vi):
(i) to the extent the Retention has been satisfied (or fully eroded in accordance with the R&W Insurance Policy), (A) any breach of the Fundamental Representations made by such Owner, Transaction Beneficiary, or SS Seller in this Agreement or in the Specified Ancillary Agreements and (B) any breach of the Fundamental Representations made by any Asset Seller in this Agreement or in the Specified Ancillary Agreements;
(ii) any breach of any covenant or other agreement, (A) on the part of such Owner, Transaction Beneficiary, or SS Seller under this Agreement (other than Section 7.1) or in any Seller Document, Owner Document, or Beneficiary Document (excluding the subscription agreement in respect of the Rollover Securities and the A&R LLC Agreement) and (B) on the part of an Asset Seller in this Agreement or in any Seller Document;
(iii) any Transferred Employee resulting from or based upon (A) any employment-related liability (statutory or otherwise) with respect to employment or termination of employment, in any case on or prior to the Closing Date, (B) any liability relating to, arising under or in connection with any Plan, including any liability under COBRA, whether arising prior to, on or after the Closing Date and (C) any liability under WARN;
(iv) any Excluded Asset, Excluded Liability, Excluded SS Liability, Excluded Employee, or SS Indemnified Taxes;
(v) any Indebtedness of any Company or Transaction Expenses, in each case, to the extent Purchaser does not receive a duplicate recovery therefor after taking into account the adjustments made pursuant to Section 3.4, and provided further that Purchaser Indemnified Party shall not, in connection with such indemnification claim, be entitled to contest any determinations of the Resolution Accountants validly made within the scope of their authority pursuant to Section 3.4(b); and
(vi) any matter set forth on Schedule 9.2(b)(vi ).
(c) Subject to this Article IX, Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Selling Parties and their Affiliates and their respective equity holders, directors, managers, officers, employees, members, partners, trustees, agents, attorneys, representatives, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “Seller Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against, and pay to the applicable Seller Indemnified Parties the amount of, any and all Losses based upon, attributable to or resulting from:
(i) any breach of the representations or warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement or in the Specified Ancillary Agreements;
(ii) any breach of any covenant or other agreement on the part of Purchaser under this Agreement or any Purchaser Document (excluding the subscription agreement in respect of the Rollover Securities and the A&R LLC Agreement);
(iii) any Assumed Liability or any SS Assumed Liability;
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(iv) the Utility Bond, to the extent that such Loss is attributable to or results from any action or omission of Purchaser on or after the Closing; and
(v) Schwarz Ready Mix or Philip Schwarz’s guaranty obligations under the Pole Road Lease, to the extent that such Loss is attributable to or results from any action or omission of Purchaser on or after the Closing.
(d) The right to indemnification or any other remedy based on representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement, or in any Seller Document, Owner Document, Beneficiary Document or Purchaser Document shall not be affected by any investigation conducted at any time, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of, or compliance with, any such representation, warranty, covenant or agreement. The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or agreement, will not affect the right to indemnification or any other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants and agreements.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Seller Indemnified Parties’ right to indemnification pursuant to Section 9.2(c) will apply to the extent of those Losses that (i) are incurred by a Seller Indemnified Party in its capacity as such, but not to the extent incurred indirectly in such Seller Indemnified Party’s capacity as an equityholder of Purchaser, HoldCo, or their respective Affiliates, and (ii) would not be otherwise indemnifiable by a Selling Party pursuant to Section 9.2(a) or Section 9.2(b) (without regard to any threshold, materiality qualifiers or caps, deductibles or other indemnity limitations hereunder).
(f) THE INDEMNITY OBLIGATION IN SECTIONS 9.2(a), 9.2(b), and 9.2(c) IS INTENDED TO ALLOCATE LIABILITY ACCORDING TO ITS TERMS FOR, WITHOUT LIMITATION, (I) ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OR ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE OF ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY AND (II) STATUTORY AND COMMON LAW NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY CLAIMS AS WELL AS NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS ARISING UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, INCLUDING CERCLA.
9.3 Indemnification Procedures.
(a) Direct Claims.
(i) A claim for indemnification for any matter not involving a Third Party Claim (a “Direct Claim”) may be asserted by notice to the party from whom indemnification is sought; provided, that failure to so notify the indemnifying party, or any failure to include the information required in this Section 9.3(a), shall not preclude the indemnified party from any indemnification that it may claim in accordance with this Article IX except to the extent that the indemnifying party can demonstrate actual and material loss and prejudice as a result of such failure. Such notice by the indemnified party shall describe the claim in reasonable detail (to the extent known), include a reasonably detailed explanation of the events giving rise to such claim (to the extent then ascertainable), and indicate, if reasonably determinable, the estimated amount of the Losses that have been or may be sustained by such indemnified party. The additional procedures in Schedule 9.2(b)(vi) shall apply to the matters listed therein.
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(ii) With respect to any Direct Claim, the indemnifying person shall have 30 days after receipt of notice of such claim pursuant to Section 9.3(a), to object in good faith in writing to any claims by the indemnified person made in such notice. During such 30-day period, the indemnified party shall allow the indemnifying party and its professional advisors to conduct a commercially reasonable investigation into the matter or circumstance alleged to give rise to the claim to ascertain whether and to what extent any amount is payable by the indemnifying party in respect of such claim, and the indemnified party shall provide commercially reasonable assistance to the indemnifying party’s investigation (at the indemnifying party’s sole cost and expense) by giving such information and assistance, including access to the indemnified party’s personnel and the right to examine and copy such accounts, documents and records (subject to customary confidentiality obligations and withholding of information as reasonably required to preserve any attorney-client privilege) as the indemnifying party and any of its professional advisors may reasonably request. If no such written objection is received by the indemnified party within such 30-day period, the indemnifying party shall be deemed to have accepted such claim. If the indemnifying party objects in good faith and delivers written notice of such objection to the indemnified party within such 30-day period, the indemnified party and the indemnifying party shall attempt in good faith for 30 days after the indemnified party’s receipt of such written objection to resolve such objection. If the indemnified party, the indemnifying party and, if required by the R&W Insurance Policy, the R&W Insurer shall so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by all such parties.
(b) Third Party Claims. In the event that any Legal Proceedings shall be instituted or that any claim or demand shall be asserted by any third party in respect of which indemnification may be sought under Section 9.2 hereof (regardless of the limitations set forth in Section 9.4) (a “Third Party Claim”), the indemnified party shall promptly cause written notice of the assertion of any Third Party Claim of which it has knowledge that is covered by this indemnity to be forwarded to the indemnifying party. The failure of the indemnified party to give reasonably prompt notice of any Third Party Claim shall not release, waive or otherwise affect the indemnifying party’s obligations with respect thereto except to the extent that the indemnifying party can demonstrate actual and material loss and prejudice as a result of such failure. Such notice by the indemnified party shall describe the claim in reasonable detail (to the extent known), include copies of all material written evidence thereof (to the extent then available), and indicate, if reasonably determinable, the estimated amount of the Losses that have been or may be sustained by such indemnified party. Subject to the provisions of this Section 9.3, the indemnifying party shall have the right, at its sole expense, to be represented by counsel of its choice, which must be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, and to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Third Party Claim that relates to any Losses indemnified against by it hereunder. If the indemnifying party elects to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Third Party Claim that relates to any Losses indemnified against by it hereunder, it shall within five days of the indemnified party’s written notice of the assertion of such Third Party Claim (or sooner, if the nature of the Third Party Claim so requires) notify the indemnified party of its intent to do so; provided, that the indemnifying party must conduct its defense of the Third Party Claim actively and diligently thereafter in order to preserve its rights in this regard. If the indemnifying party elects not to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Third Party Claim that relates to any Losses indemnified against by it hereunder, fails to notify the indemnified party of its election as herein provided or contests its obligation to indemnify the indemnified party for such Losses under this Agreement, the indemnified party may defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with such Third Party Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the indemnified party shall be entitled to engage counsel of its choice (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the indemnifying party) and assume the defense of or otherwise control the handling of a Third Party Claim, in each case, at the expense of the indemnifying party by notifying the indemnifying party if (i) so requested by the indemnifying party (ii) in the good faith reasonable opinion of counsel to the indemnified party, an unresolvable conflict or potential conflict exists between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party that would make such representation by the indemnified party advisable, (iii) except as provided in Schedule 9.2(b)(vi), such Third Party Claim is brought by a Governmental Body for violation of Law (excluding for this purpose any civil Tax claim), (iv) such Third Party Claim is asserted directly by or on behalf of a supplier or customer of the Business or Purchaser after Closing, (v) such Third Party Claim seeks an injunction or other equitable relief, (vi) the indemnified party would be reasonably likely to be liable for a higher amount of Losses than the Losses suffered by the indemnifying party (assuming the indemnifying party were to make all indemnification payments to the indemnified party required by this Article IX, after applying all applicable limitations specified in Article IX), if such claim was unfavorably decided to the indemnified party, or (vii) in the case of a Third Party Claim against a Purchaser Indemnified Party, with respect to which the assumption of the defense by the indemnifying party would cause any Purchaser Indemnified Party to lose coverage under the R&W Insurance Policy. Each Party hereto agrees to provide reasonable access to each other Party to such documents and information as may be reasonably requested in connection with the defense, negotiation or settlement of any such Third Party Claim. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9.3 to the contrary, neither the indemnifying party nor the indemnified party shall, without the prior written consent of the other Party, settle or compromise any Third Party Claim or permit a default or consent to entry of any judgment unless (x) the claimant (or claimants) and such Party provide to such other Party an unqualified release from all Liability in respect of the Third Party Claim or (y) such settlement or compromise with respect to such Third Party Claim, with respect to Taxes, could not reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on Purchaser, HoldCo or any Seller.
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(c) After any final decision, judgment or award has been rendered by a Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of the time in which to appeal therefrom, or a settlement has been consummated, or the indemnified party and the indemnifying party have arrived at a mutually binding agreement, in each case with respect to any claim made pursuant to Article IX, including, without limitation, any Third-Party Claim made hereunder, the indemnified party shall forward to the indemnifying party notice of any sums due and owing by the indemnifying party pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such matter and the indemnifying party shall pay all of such remaining sums so due and owing to the indemnified party in accordance with Section 9.5.
9.4 Limitations on Indemnification for Breaches of Representations and Warranties.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for purposes of determining the failure of any representations or warranties to be true and correct and calculating Losses hereunder, any materiality, material adverse effect, Material Adverse Change, or similar materiality qualifications or phrases contained herein that have the effect of limiting such representations or warranties (the “Materiality Qualifications”) shall be disregarded; provided that this Section 9.4(a) (i) shall not apply to the Materiality Qualifications in the following provisions: Section 5.8 (as it pertains to the used of “Material Adverse Change” therein), Section 5.13(a)(vi), and Section 5.13(a)(xi), and (ii) shall not eliminate or disregard references to material or materiality in the definition of “Material Adverse Change,” and (iii) shall not be deemed to turn references to “Material Adverse Change” to “Adverse Change” or “Material Contract” to “Contract”.
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(b) An indemnifying party shall not have any liability under Section 9.2(a)(i), Section 9.2(b)(i), or Section 9.2(c)(i) unless the aggregate amount of Losses incurred by (i) with respect to liabilities under Section 9.2(a)(i) and Section 9.2(b)(i), the Purchaser Indemnified Parties, and (ii) with respect to liabilities under Section 9.2(c)(i), the Seller Indemnified Parties, as applicable, exceeds 50% of the Retention (such amount in effect from time to time being referred to as the (the “Deductible”); provided, that the Deductible limitation shall not apply to Losses related to Fundamental Representations or claims arising out of Fraud of the indemnifying party.
(c) Neither the Selling Parties nor Purchaser shall be required to indemnify any Person under (i) with respect to Selling Parties, Section 9.2(a)(i) or Section 9.2(b)(i), and (ii) with respect to Purchaser, Section 9.2(c)(i), for an aggregate amount of Losses incurred by the Seller Indemnified Parties or the Purchaser Indemnified Parties, as applicable, exceeding an amount equal to 50% of the Retention (such amount in effect from time to time being referred to as the “General R&W Cap”); provided, further that (i) the General R&W Cap shall in no event exceed the amount of the Deductible and (ii) the General R&W Cap shall not apply with respect to Losses related to Fundamental Representations or claims arising out of Fraud of the Selling Parties or Purchaser (as applicable). The Selling Parties (considered collectively) shall not be required to indemnify Purchaser Indemnified Parties under Section 9.2(a)(i) or Section 9.2(b)(i), for an aggregate amount of Losses attributable to breaches of the Selling Parties’ Fundamental Representations that, when combined with all Losses for which such Selling Parties have indemnified the Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 9.2(a)(i) and Section 9.2(b)(ii), exceed the Purchase Price. Purchaser shall not be required to indemnify Seller Indemnified Parties under Section 9.2(c)(i) for an aggregate amount of Losses attributable to breaches of Purchaser’s Fundamental Representations that, when combined with all Losses for which Purchaser has indemnified the Seller Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 9.2(c)(i), exceed the Purchase Price.
(d) The Owners or Transaction Beneficiaries shall have no right of contribution or other recourse against Schwarz Sand or its directors, managers, officers, Employees, Affiliates, agents, attorneys, managers, members, representatives, assigns or successors for any third-party claims asserted by Purchaser Indemnified Parties; it being acknowledged and agreed that the covenants and agreements of any Seller are solely for the benefit of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties.
9.5 Indemnity Escrow. On the Closing Date, Purchaser shall, on behalf of the Sellers, pay to the Escrow Agent in immediately available funds, to the account designated by the Escrow Agent (the “Indemnity Escrow Account”), an amount equal to $321,750 (the “Indemnity Escrow Amount”), in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement. On the expiration of the General Survival Period, and upon delivery of a written direction by Purchaser and Sellers Representative, the Escrow Agent shall release the Indemnity Escrow Amount (to the extent not utilized to pay Purchaser for any indemnification claim) to Schwarz Ready Mix, except that the Escrow Agent shall retain an amount (up to the total amount then held by the Escrow Agent) equal to the amount of claims for indemnification under this Article IX asserted prior to the expiration of the General Survival Period but not yet resolved (“Unresolved Claims”). The Indemnity Escrow Amount retained for Unresolved Claims shall be released by the Escrow Agent (to the extent not utilized to pay Purchaser for any such claims resolved in favor of Purchaser) upon their resolution in accordance with this Article IX and the Escrow Agreement.
9.6 Right to Setoff.
(a) Any payment any Selling Party is obligated to make to any Purchaser Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article IX shall be paid at Purchaser’s discretion (but without duplication), (i) by releasing such sum due and owing to such Purchaser Indemnified Parties from the Indemnity Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, (ii) through an offset against (A) the Deferred Payment and/or (B) the Rollover Securities in accordance with Section 9.6(c), and/or (iii) by the Selling Parties by wire transfer of immediately available funds within five Business Days after the date notice of any sums due and owing is given to any Selling Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any amount of the Deferred Payment is outstanding as of the time that any Selling Party becomes obligated to make a payment to any Purchaser Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article IX, then Purchaser must first offset such payment against the Deferred Payment before it may seek recovery by means of one of the other methods specified above in this Section 9.6(a).
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(b) If any Party breaches its obligation to pay any amount hereunder, such amount shall bear interest from and including the payment due date but excluding the date of payment at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate, with such interest payable at the same time as the payment to which it relates and calculated daily on the basis of a year of 365 days and the actual number of days elapsed.
(c) Without limiting any other rights or remedies available to it, and subject to the limitations and conditions thereon in this Article IX, including Section 9.12, (x) Purchaser shall be entitled to offset any claim for a Loss incurred by a Purchaser Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article IX or any payments due and payable under this Agreement from a Selling Party to a Purchaser Indemnified Party against payments payable by any Purchaser Indemnified Party to any Seller Indemnified Party (including under Section 3.2(b)), and (b) Selling Parties shall be entitled to offset any claim for a Loss incurred by a Seller Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article IX or any payments due and payable under this Agreement from Purchaser to a Seller Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement against payments payable by any Seller Indemnified Party to any Purchaser Indemnified Party. If Selling Parties fail to pay any remaining sums due within five Business Days, Purchaser and HoldCo may proceed against any securities or other property owned by the Selling Parties, including the Rollover Securities or any other equity of Purchaser or HoldCo owned directly or indirectly by the Selling Parties or their transferees, and each Selling Party agrees to take any and all action, including granting any powers of attorney or other authorizations, to permit such recourse. In the case of the preceding sentence, (i) the number of any Preferred HoldCo Units subject to surrender shall be an amount equal to the quotient of (A) the amount of such Losses, divided by (B) the Per Unit Price, and (ii) HoldCo shall be entitled to make such transfers on behalf of such holders in accordance with the terms of the A&R LLC Agreement. Any good faith exercise of a Party’s right to setoff as provided above against any amounts due and payable pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach or an event of default under this Agreement.
(d) So long as the Selling Parties have indemnification obligations under this Article IX, none of Schwarz Ready Mix, its Owners, or any Transaction Beneficiary shall, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, and except as may be permitted under the A&R LLC Agreement, issue, sell, assign, transfer, exchange, gift, bequeath, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of or encumber, directly, indirectly or synthetically (by Contract or otherwise), whether by operation of law or otherwise, any Preferred HoldCo Unit or any interest in any Asset Seller. The foregoing covenants shall not limit or abridge any more restrictive obligations or transfer prohibitions binding upon the Selling Parties under the A&R LLC Agreement.
9.7 Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments. The Selling Parties and Purchaser agree to treat any indemnity payment made pursuant to this Article IX as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for all Tax purposes unless otherwise required by Law.
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9.8 Exclusive Remedy. After the Closing, except for the remedies provided in Section 3.4, Section 11.2, or otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, and any remedies that may be available under law or equity to enforce the terms and conditions of Section 7.1 or the A&R LLC Agreement, this Article IX will provide the exclusive legal remedy for any and all claims for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Specified Ancillary Agreement, except for claims based upon, attributable to, or arising out of Fraud. This Article IX will not affect any equitable remedy available to any Party.
9.9 Sellers Representative.
(a) Schwarz Ready Mix is hereby constituted and appointed as the Sellers Representative. On behalf of himself /itself and his/its successors and assigns, each Selling Party appoints and constitutes the Sellers Representative as his or its agent and true and lawful attorney-in-fact with the powers and authority as set forth in this Agreement. The Sellers Representative shall be the exclusive agent for and on behalf of the Selling Parties to (i) enter into the Escrow Agreement; (ii) give and receive notices and communications to or from Schwarz Ready Mix, SRM Leasing and Schwarz Sand (on behalf of itself or any other Seller Indemnified Party) and/or the Escrow Agent relating to this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents; (iii) authorize deliveries to Purchaser of cash or other property from the Adjustment Escrow Account and the Indemnification Escrow Account (including obligations to deliver such cash that arise in accordance with Article IX and the Escrow Agreement from the failure of the Sellers Representative to take an action) and legally bind each Selling Party to pay cash directly to Purchaser in satisfaction of claims pursuant to the terms of Article IX; (iv) resolve Third Party Claims in accordance with Section 9.3; (v) consent or agree to, negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and demand arbitration and comply with Orders with respect to, such Third Party Claims; (vi) make all determinations and resolve all matters under Section 3.4, (vii) receive funds and payments under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents on behalf of any Selling Party; (viii) take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Sellers Representative for the accomplishment of the foregoing, in each case without having to seek or obtain the consent of any Person under any circumstance and (ix) in accordance with Section 11.3, execute for and on behalf of each Selling Party any amendment to this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or any exhibit, annex or schedule hereto or thereto (including for the purpose of amending addresses). This appointment of agency and this power of attorney is coupled with an interest and will be irrevocable and will not be terminated by any Selling Party or by operation of Law, whether by the death or incapacity of any Owner, the dissolution of any Seller, or the occurrence of any other event, and any action taken by Sellers Representative will be as valid as if such death, incapacity, dissolution or other event had not occurred, regardless of whether or not any Selling Party or Sellers Representative will have received any notice thereof.
(b) Sellers Representative shall be the sole and exclusive means of asserting or addressing any of the actions set forth in (i) through (ix) in Section 9.9(a), and no Selling Party shall have any right to act on its own behalf with respect to any such matters, other than any claim or dispute against Sellers Representative. Any notice or communication given or received by, and any decision, action, failure to act within a designated period of time, agreement, consent, settlement, resolution or instruction of, Sellers Representative that is within the scope of Sellers Representative’s authority pursuant to Section 9.9(a) (a “Representative’s Decision”) shall constitute a notice or communication to or by, or a decision, action, failure to act within a designated period of time, agreement, consent, settlement, resolution or instruction of all Selling Parties and shall be final, binding and conclusive upon each of them. For so long as Schwarz Ready Mix remains Sellers Representative, each of Purchaser and Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any Representative’s Decision received from Philip Schwarz, Eugene Schwarz, or Ronald Schwarz as being a Representative’s Decision of Sellers Representative. Each of Purchaser and the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any Representative’s Decision as being a notice or communication to or by, or a decision, action, failure to act within a designated period of time, agreement, consent, settlement, resolution or instruction of, each and every such Selling Party. Each of Purchaser and the Escrow Agent are unconditionally and irrevocably relieved from any liability to any Person for any acts done by them in compliance with any Representative’s Decision. A notice by Purchaser to the Sellers Representative shall constitute a notice to each of the Selling Parties.
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(c) The agency of Sellers Representative may be changed, and the Person serving as Sellers Representative may be replaced from time to time, by the vote or consent of the Owners of each Asset Seller representing a majority of the Owner Pro Rata Share upon not less than ten days’ prior written notice to Purchaser. A vacancy in the position of Sellers Representative may be filled by the vote or consent of the Owners of each Asset Seller representing a majority of the Owner Pro Rata Share. If Sellers Representative refuses or is no longer capable of serving as Sellers Representative hereunder, then the Owners of each Asset Seller representing a majority of the Owner Pro Rata Share will promptly appoint a successor Sellers Representative who will thereafter be a successor Sellers Representative hereunder, and Sellers Representative will serve until such successor is duly appointed and qualified to act hereunder. In the event of a vacancy in the position of Sellers Representative, or refusal or incapability of Sellers Representative to serve, which continues for more than 30 days, Purchaser may appoint a successor Sellers Representative who will thereafter be a successor Sellers Representative hereunder. If there is not a Sellers Representative at any time, any obligation to provide notice to Sellers Representative will be deemed satisfied if such notice is delivered to each of the Owners at their addresses last known to Purchaser.
(d) All expenses, if any, incurred by Sellers Representative in connection with the performance of his duties as Sellers Representative (the “Representative Expenses”) will be borne by the Owners. Sellers Representative may recover Representative Expenses directly from the Owners. No bond will be required of Sellers Representative, and Sellers Representative will not receive any compensation for its services. The limitation of liability provisions of Section 9.9(e) shall survive the resignation of the Sellers Representative.
(e) Sellers Representative shall not, by reason of this Agreement, have a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Selling Party. Sellers Representative shall not be liable to any Selling Party for any action taken or omitted by the Sellers Representative hereunder or in connection herewith, other than any liability imposed by Law for gross negligence or willful misconduct. Sellers Representative may rely, and shall be fully protected in acting, upon any statement, certificate, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, or other paper believed by Sellers Representative to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties or, in the case of telecopies and electronic mail, to have been sent by the proper party or parties. Each Selling Party acknowledges and agrees that Sellers Representative shall not be obligated to take any actions and shall be entitled to take such actions as the Sellers Representative deems appropriate in its sole discretion. Sellers Representative shall not be liable to any Selling Party for any act done or omitted hereunder as Sellers Representative while acting in good faith and any act done or omitted in accordance with the advice of counsel or other expert shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith. The Selling Parties shall severally and not jointly indemnify Sellers Representative and hold Sellers Representative harmless against any Losses incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Sellers Representative and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of Sellers Representative’s duties hereunder. Each Selling Party acknowledges and agrees that such rights to indemnity and to be held harmless shall apply without regard to the negligence of Sellers Representative.
(f) Sellers Representative shall have reasonable access to information about Purchaser for purposes of performing Sellers Representative’s duties and exercising Sellers Representative’s rights hereunder, except that no Purchaser Indemnified Party shall be required to provide any information that is subject to a legal privilege or a protective Order or the disclosure of which would violate any Laws. The Sellers Representative shall treat confidentially and not use or disclose the terms of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any nonpublic information from or about Purchaser or any Purchaser Indemnified Party to anyone, except that Sellers Representative may disclose the terms or information to the Selling Parties or Sellers Representative’s employees, attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, agents or authorized representatives on a need-to-know basis, as long as the Person agrees to treat such information confidentially. If reasonably requested by Purchaser, Sellers Representative shall enter into a separate customary confidentiality agreement before being provided access to such information.
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(g) The initial Sellers Representative hereby accepts the appointment contained in this Agreement, and agrees to act as Sellers Representative and to discharge the duties and responsibilities of Sellers Representative pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
9.10 No Double-Counting.
(a) Post-Closing Adjustments. Losses to be indemnified by the Selling Parties pursuant to Section 9.2(a) or Section 9.2(b), or by Purchaser pursuant to Section 9.2(c), shall not include any amounts actually taken into account as a reduction in, or an offset reducing the value resulting from, the calculation of the Aggregate Purchase Price in accordance with Section 3.4 (it being understood and agreed that the intent of this Section 9.10 is to avoid duplication or “double counting” of the same liability hereunder).
(b) Third-Party Recoveries. If the amount of any indemnifiable Loss is actually recovered by a Purchaser Indemnified Party by recovery, settlement, or otherwise under or pursuant to any insurance coverage or pursuant to any recovery, settlement, or payment by or against any other third party (other than an Affiliate of a Purchaser Indemnified Party), in each case, excluding the R&W Insurance Policy, the amount of such actual recovery, less any costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith (including, without duplication, (i) any increase in premiums, retroactive premiums, and premium adjustments attributable to such Loss, and (ii) any deductible or retention amounts incurred in obtaining such recovery) (the “Third Party Recovery”), shall reduce such indemnifiable Loss on a dollar-for-dollar basis and, if a Selling Party shall have previously made an indemnification payment in respect of such Loss, then Purchaser shall reasonably promptly refund to such Selling Party the lesser of (x) the amount of such indemnification payment made by such Selling Party, and (y) the applicable Third Party Recovery. It is the intention of the Parties that no insurer or third party shall be entitled to any benefits or rights that such insurer or third party would not be entitled to receive in the absence of this Section 9.10(b).
9.11 No Extrinsic Representations and Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article V or in any Transaction Document, none of any Company, other Selling Party, or any of their respective Representatives, or any other Person, has made, or shall be deemed to have made, any representation or warranty to Purchaser, express or implied, at Law or in equity, with respect to any Company or the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and Purchaser hereby disclaims any reliance upon such representations or warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article VI or in any Transaction Document, none of Purchaser or any of its respective Representatives, or any other Person, has made, or shall be deemed to have made, any representation or warranty to any Selling Party, express or implied, at Law or in equity, with respect to Purchaser, HoldCo, their Affiliates or the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Selling Parties hereby disclaim any reliance upon such representations or warranties. Nothing in this Section 9.11 shall prevent or impair a claim for Fraud.
9.12 Pursuit of R&W Insurance. Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek recovery of all available amounts under the R&W Insurance Policy with respect all Losses for which a Purchaser Indemnified Party makes an indemnification claim under this Article IX that may reasonably be brought as an indemnification claim pursuant to Section 9.2(a)(i); provided that the Indemnified Party shall not have any obligation to file any Legal Proceeding with a Governmental Body to collect such proceeds; provided, further, that this Section 9.12 shall not restrict a Purchaser Indemnified Party from providing written notice of any claim pursuant to Section 9.3 or from pursuing or obtaining a recovery from the Selling Parties for a claim (to the extent permitted under this Article IX) to the extent coverage under the R&W Insurance Policy is denied or exhausted. If a Selling Party shall have previously made an indemnification payment in respect of a Loss, and such Loss is actually recovered by a Purchaser Indemnified Party by recovery, settlement, or otherwise under or pursuant to the R&W Insurance Policy, then Purchaser shall reasonably promptly refund to such Selling Party the lesser of (x) the amount of such indemnification payment made by such Selling Party, and (y) the applicable recovery under or pursuant to the R&W Insurance Policy.
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Article X.
TAXES
10.1 Transfer Taxes. Sellers shall, except as otherwise set forth in Section 3.7(b) in respect of Real Property Transfer Costs (which costs shall be allocated in accordance with Section 3.7(b)), (a) be responsible for and shall pay or cause to be paid any and all sales, use, stamp, documentary, filing, recording, transfer, real estate transfer, stock transfer, gross receipts, registration, duty, securities transactions or similar fees or Taxes or governmental charges (together with any interest or penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed) as levied by any Taxing Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, “Transfer Taxes”), regardless of the Person liable for such Transfer Taxes under applicable Law, up to a maximum aggregate Transfer Taxes amount of $100,000, and (b) timely file or caused to be filed all necessary documents (including all Tax Returns) with respect to Transfer Taxes. Any Tax Returns with respect to Transfer Taxes shall be submitted to Purchaser for review and comment at least ten (10) days prior to the due date of the applicable Tax Return, and if the aggregate amount of Transfer Taxes (for all jurisdictions) would exceed $100,000, Sellers shall incorporate any reasonable comments of Purchaser in the final Tax Return to be filed. Purchaser shall be liable for any Transfer Taxes in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate. The Parties shall cooperate with respect to Transfer Taxes (including with respect to any Tax Returns with respect to Transfer Taxes) in accordance with Section 10.3.
10.2 Prorations. All real property taxes, personal property taxes, or ad valorem obligations and similar recurring taxes and fees on the Acquired Assets for any Straddle Period shall be prorated between Purchaser and the applicable Asset Seller as of the Closing Date. The applicable Asset Seller shall be responsible for all such Taxes and fees on the Acquired Assets accruing during any taxable period (or portion of a Straddle Period) up to and including the Closing Date except to the extent included in Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses or Closing Working Capital, as finally determined. Purchaser shall be responsible for all such Taxes and fees on the Acquired Assets accruing during any taxable period (or portion of a Straddle Period) beginning after the Closing Date. If one Party remits to the appropriate Taxing Authority payment for Taxes, which are subject to proration under this Section 10.2, and such payment includes the other Party’s share of such Taxes, such other Party shall promptly reimburse the remitting Party for its share of such Taxes.
10.3 Cooperation on Tax Matters. Purchaser and the Selling Parties shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each other, as promptly as practicable upon written request, such information and assistance relating to the Acquired Assets and the Assumed Liabilities as is reasonably necessary for the preparation and filing of any Tax Return, claim for refund or other filings relating to Tax matters, for the preparation for any Tax audit, for the preparation for any Tax protest, for the prosecution or defense of any Legal Proceeding relating to Tax matters. Purchaser and the Selling Parties further agree, upon written request, to use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any Taxing Authority or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce, or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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10.4 Tax Clearance Certificates. The Companies shall notify the Oklahoma Tax Commission of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the form and manner required by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, if the failure to make such notifications or receive any available tax clearance certificate (“Tax Clearance Certificate”) could subject Purchaser or HoldCo to liability for any Taxes of any Seller. If, in respect to any application for Tax Clearance Certificates made pursuant to this Section 10.4, the Oklahoma Tax Commission asserts that any Company is liable for any Tax, such Company shall promptly pay any and all such amounts and shall have provided evidence to Purchaser that such liabilities have been paid in full or otherwise satisfied.
10.5 Schwarz Sand Tax Returns. The Sellers Representative, at the sole cost and expense of SS Sellers, shall (a) prepare and timely file IRS Form 1065 (and any comparable state and local Tax Returns) of Schwarz Sand for any Pre-Closing Tax Period; and (b) timely pay all Taxes that are shown as payable with respect to any such Tax Returns except to the extent included in Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses or Closing Working Capital, as finally determined. Each such Tax Return shall be prepared in accordance with existing procedures and practices and accounting methods of Schwarz Sand, except as otherwise required by Law, and shall be submitted to Purchaser for review and comment at least thirty (30) days prior to the due date of the Tax Return. The Sellers Representative shall incorporate all reasonable comments of Purchaser into the final form to be filed. Purchaser shall cause Schwarz Sand to prepare and timely file all Tax Returns of Schwarz Sand due after Closing (other than those Tax Returns prepared by the Sellers Representative pursuant to this Section 10.5). To the extent that any such Tax Return relates to a taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date, such Tax Return shall be prepared on a basis consistent with existing procedures and practices and accounting methods of Schwarz Sand, except as otherwise required by Law. Each Tax Return of Schwarz Sand prepared by Purchaser that includes a Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be submitted to the Sellers Representative for review and comment at least thirty (30) days prior to the due date of the Tax Return if such Tax Return is an income Tax Return, and within a reasonable time prior to the due date of the Tax Return if such Tax Return is a non-income Tax Return. Purchaser shall incorporate any reasonable comments made by the Sellers Representative in the final Tax Return prior to filing. No failure or delay of Purchaser in providing Tax Returns for the Sellers Representative to review shall reduce or otherwise affect the obligations or liabilities of SS Sellers pursuant to this Agreement.
10.6 Apportionment of Schwarz Sand Taxes. For purposes of determining whether the following Taxes are attributable to a Pre-Closing Tax Period, Purchaser and the Selling Parties agree as follows: (a) in the case of property Taxes and other similar Taxes imposed on a periodic basis for a Straddle Period, the amounts that are attributable to the portion of the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date shall be determined by multiplying the Taxes for the entire Straddle Period by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days in the portion of the period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of calendar days in the entire Straddle Period; and (b) in the case of all other Taxes for a Straddle Period (including income Taxes, employment Taxes, and sales and use Taxes) the amount attributable to the portion of the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date shall be determined as if Schwarz Sand filed a separate Tax Return with respect to such Taxes for the portion of the Straddle Period ending as of the end of the day on the Closing Date using a “closing of the books methodology.” For purposes of clause (b), any item determined on an annual or periodic basis (including amortization and depreciation deductions and the effects of graduated rates) shall be allocated to the portion of the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date based on the mechanics set forth in clause (a) for periodic Taxes.
10.7 Schwarz Sand Tax Contests. If any Governmental Body issues to Schwarz Sand a written notice of its intent to audit or conduct another Legal Proceeding with respect to Taxes or Tax Returns of Schwarz Sand for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or a written notice of deficiency for Taxes for any Pre-Closing Tax Period (a “Tax Contest”), Purchaser shall notify the Sellers Representative of its receipt of such communication from the Governmental Body within twenty (20) days of receipt. No failure or delay of Purchaser in the performance of the foregoing shall reduce or otherwise affect the obligations or liabilities of SS Sellers pursuant to this Agreement except to the extent Sellers are actually and materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. Sellers Representative shall control any Tax Contest related to a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that (a) Purchaser, at Purchaser’s sole cost and expense, shall have the right to participate in any such Tax Contest; and (b) Sellers Representative shall not settle or otherwise resolve any Tax Contest without the written consent of Purchaser (which will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned). Purchaser shall control any audit or controversy with respect to Taxes other than a Tax Contest controlled by Sellers Representative (“Other Tax Contest”); provided, however, that (a) Sellers Representative, at Sellers’ sole cost and expense, shall have the right to participate in any such Other Tax Contest to the extent it involves a Pre-Closing Tax Period; and (b) Purchaser shall not settle or otherwise resolve any such Other Tax Contest involving a Pre-Closing Tax Period without the written consent of the Sellers Representative (which will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Schwarz Sand shall make a “push-out” election under Code Section 6226, as applicable, with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period in the sole discretion of Purchase. To the extent there is any inconsistency between the provisions of Section 9.3 and this Section 10.7, the provisions of this Section 10.7 shall govern.
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10.8 Purchaser Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything in any Transaction Document to the contrary, without the written consent of Sellers Representative (which will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned), Purchaser and its Affiliates (including, after the Closing, Schwarz Sand) shall not (a) except as otherwise permitted by Section 10.5, file any Tax Return or amended Tax Return for Schwarz Sand with respect to any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date, (b) make any Tax election with respect to Schwarz Sand that relates to, or is retroactive to any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date, (c) voluntarily disclose any item or otherwise initiate communication with any Governmental Body with respect to Taxes shown or required to be shown on any Tax Return of Schwarz Sand for any Pre-Closing Tax Period, (d) file any ruling or request with any Governmental Body that relates to Tax Returns or Taxes shown or required to be shown on a Tax Return of Schwarz Sand for any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date; or (e) except through the extension of time to file any Tax Return in the ordinary course, waive or otherwise extend any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes of Schwarz Sand shown or required to be shown on any Tax Return for any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date.
10.9 Refunds. SS Sellers shall be entitled to the amount of any Tax refund (or credit in lieu of refund) in respect of Taxes of Schwarz Sand with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the portion of any Straddle Period through the Closing Date, determined in accordance with the principles under Section 10.6), to the extent any such Tax refund is actually received by, or credited to, Purchaser or Schwarz Sand, or any of their Affiliates during a period of three (3) years following the Closing Date. Purchaser will forward or pay (or caused to be forwarded or paid) to SS Sellers the amount of any such Tax refund (or credit in lieu of refund) (without interest, other than interest received from the applicable Governmental Body thereon) to which it is entitled, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, net of any reasonable, direct out-of-pocket costs, including Taxes, attributable to receipt of such Tax refund (or credit in lieu of refund), within ten (10) days after receipt or entitlement thereto. Purchaser and its Affiliates shall, if SS Sellers so reasonably request, cause Schwarz Sand to file for and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any Tax refund for any Pre-Closing Tax Period that is allocable to SS Sellers pursuant to this Section 10.9. Purchaser shall, upon reasonable request, permit Sellers Representative to participate in the prosecution of any such claim. Nothing in this Section 10.9 shall require Purchaser to make any payment with respect to any refund for a Tax (and such refunds shall be for the benefit of Purchaser and Schwarz Sand) that is with respect to (i) any refund of Tax that is the result of the carrying back of any Tax attribute or Tax credit incurred in a taxable period (or portion of any Straddle Period) beginning after the Closing Date); (ii) any refund for Tax that is reflected as a current asset (or offset to a current liability) on the Closing Working Capital, as finally determined; or (iii) any refund for Tax that gives rise to a payment obligation by Schwarz Sand to any Person under applicable Law or pursuant to a provision of a contract or other agreement entered (or assumed) by Schwarz Sand on or prior to the Closing Date.
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Article XI.
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the Selling Parties and Purchaser shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
11.2 Specific Performance. The Parties acknowledge and agree that a breach of this Agreement would cause irreparable damage to the other Parties and that such other Parties will not have an adequate remedy at law. Therefore, the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement, including Selling Parties’ obligation to sell, contribute and transfer the Acquired Assets and Equity Interests to Purchaser, and Purchaser’s obligation to pay for such Acquired Assets and Equity Interests, shall be enforceable by a decree of specific performance issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, and appropriate injunctive relief may be applied for and granted in connection therewith. Such remedies shall, however, be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies that any Party may have under this Agreement or otherwise.
11.3 Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits hereto), the Seller Documents, the Owner Documents and the Purchaser Documents represent the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by Purchaser and Sellers Representative. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including any investigation by or on behalf of any Party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein. The waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Except as provided in Section 9.8, all remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by Law.
11.4 Venue. Except for disputes, controversies or claims arising under Section 3.4, and Section 3.5 (which will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions set forth therein), or as otherwise explicitly set forth in a Transaction Document, the Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware for the purpose of any Legal Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) brought by any Party, and each Party hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense, or otherwise, in any such Legal Proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that the Legal Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Legal Proceeding is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any of the above-named courts.
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11.5 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, FOR ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING WHICH IS PERMITTED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO BE FILED IN A COURT, EACH PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN SUCH LEGAL PROCEEDING, INCLUDING THOSE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, CONSENT, WAIVER, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THEM OR ARISING FROM ANY RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY AGREES THAT IN ANY SUCH LEGAL PROCEEDING, THE MATTERS SHALL BE TRIED TO A COURT AND NOT TO A JURY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY SUCH LEGAL PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.5.
11.6 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws principles of any jurisdiction.
11.7 Service of Process. Each Party irrevocably consents to the service of summons and complaint and any other process outside the territorial jurisdiction of the courts referred to in Section 11.4 in any Legal Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement by sending or delivering a copy of the process to the Party to be served at the address of the Party and in the manner provided for the giving of notices in Section 11.8 (except that email shall not be permitted delivery means pursuant to this Section 11.7). Nothing herein shall affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law.
11.8 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice or document sent by any Party pursuant to Article III or by the Resolution Accountants pursuant to Article III) under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) on the date of delivery if delivered personally to the Party to whom notice is to be given; (ii) on the day of transmission if sent via e-mail to the e-mail address given below (provided no delivery failure message is received by the sender); (iii) the day following the day (except if not a Business Day, then the next Business Day) after delivery to Federal Express or similar overnight courier or the Express Mail service maintained by the United States Postal Service; or (iv) on the fifth day after mailing, if mailed to the Party to whom notice is to be given, by first class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid and properly addressed, to the Party as follows:
If to the Selling Parties, on behalf of any Seller or Owner, to:
SRM, Inc.
8251 W. Reno Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73127
Attention: Philip Schwarz
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With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
500 N. Akard Street
Suite 4000
Dallas, Texas 75201-6605
Email: rkibby@munsch.com
Attention: Robert Kibby
If to Purchaser, to:
c/o SunTX Capital Partners
5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1000
Dallas, Texas 75240
Email: BBruce@suntx.com
Attention: Barrett Bruce
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Haynes and Boone, LLP
98 San Jacinto Boulevard, Suite 1500
Austin, TX 78701
Email: kellie.bobo@haynesboone.com; bryan.diebels@haynesboone.com
Attention: Kellie Bobo; Bryan Diebels
11.9 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms or provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
11.10 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a party to this Agreement except for HoldCo and as provided in Section 9.2 and this Section 11.10. No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any Seller or Purchaser (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Parties and any attempted assignment without the required consents shall be void; provided, that Purchaser may assign this Agreement and any or all rights or obligations hereunder (including Purchaser’s rights to seek indemnification hereunder) to any Affiliate of Purchaser, any Person from which it has borrowed money or any Person to which Purchaser or any of its Affiliates proposes to sell all or substantially all of the assets relating to the Business; and provided further that, subject to the consent of Purchaser, which it shall not unreasonably withhold, condition, or delay, any Seller may assign any rights to payments pursuant to this Agreement to any Owner, and any Owner may thereupon assign any rights to payments pursuant to this Agreement to any Transaction Beneficiary that is an Affiliate of such Owner. Upon any such permitted assignment, the references in this Agreement to Purchaser shall also apply to any such assignee unless the context otherwise requires. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any investigation or examination conducted, or any knowledge possessed or acquired, by or on behalf of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, (A) it is expressly acknowledged and agreed that Purchaser and its Affiliates shall be entitled to rely on any written instructions executed by any Seller to assign any rights to payments of such Seller pursuant to this Section 11.10, without any obligation to investigate or verify any information received relating thereto, and to make payments in accordance therewith and (B) each of the Selling Parties, on behalf of himself or itself and his or its Affiliates (other than Schwarz Sand) and their respective successors, assigns, heirs and legal representatives, irrevocably waives, relinquishes, releases, and forever discharges Purchaser and any of Purchaser’s Affiliates, and their respective past, current and future managers, officers, directors, employees, agents, members, representatives, successors and assigns from any and all claims (whether at law, in equity or otherwise), obligations and liabilities (of any nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known or unknown, or otherwise) relating thereto.
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11.11 Non-Recourse. No past, present or future director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, equity holder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of a Party or its Affiliates who is not a Party shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents of or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
11.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. The Parties intend to treat as an original any document signed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any counterpart to this Agreement or any related document that is delivered by electronic transmission, including by facsimile, PDF, photo static copy, or otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers, as of the date first written above.
| PURCHASER: | ||
| Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Randall Edgar | |
| Name: | Randall Edgar | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers, as of the date first written above.
| ASSET SELLERS: | ||
| srm, Inc. DBA Schwarz Ready Mix | ||
| By: | /s/ Philip J. Schwarz | |
| Name: | Philip J. Schwarz | |
| Title: | President | |
| srm leasing, llc | ||
| By: | /s/ Philip J. Schwarz | |
| Name: | Philip J. Schwarz | |
| Title: | Manager | |
| SCHWARZ SAND: | ||
| SCHWARZ SAND, llc | ||
| By: | /s/ Philip J. Schwarz | |
| Name: | Philip J. Schwarz | |
| Title: | Manager | |
| SELLERS REPRESENTATIVE: | ||
| srm, Inc. DBA Schwarz Ready Mix | ||
| By: | /s/ Philip J. Schwarz | |
| Name: | Philip J. Schwarz | |
| Title: | President | |
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Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
| OWNERS AND SS SELLERS, as applicable: | |
| /s/ Charles P. Schwarz | |
| Charles P. Schwarz, Trustee of the Charles P. Schwarz Living Trust, U/T/A dated April 15, 1999 | |
| /s/ Philip J. Schwarz | |
| Philip J. Schwarz, Trustee of the Philip J. Schwarz Living Trust dated February 8, 1996 | |
| /s/ Eugene J. Schwarz | |
| Eugene J. Schwarz, Trustee of the Eugene J. Schwarz Living Trust dated September 12, 1994 | |
| /s/ Ronald E. Schwarz | |
| Ronald E. Schwarz, Trustee of the Ronald Schwarz Revocable Trust dated June 15, 2012 | |
| /s/ George T. Schwarz | |
| George T. Schwarz, Trustee of the George T. Schwarz Living Trust dated June 11, 2002 | |
| /s/ Paul D. Schwarz | |
| Paul D. Schwarz |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
| TRANSACTION BENEFICIARIES: | |
| /s/ Charles P. Schwarz | |
| Charles P. Schwarz | |
| /s/ Philip J. Schwarz | |
| Philip J. Schwarz | |
| /s/ Eugene J. Schwarz | |
| Eugene J. Schwarz | |
| /s/ Ronald E. Schwarz | |
| Ronald E. Schwarz | |
| /s/ George T. Schwarz | |
| George T. Schwarz | |
| /s/ Paul D. Schwarz | |
| Paul D. Schwarz |
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ANNEX 1
DEFINITIONS, DEFINITIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE MATTERS
| A. | Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the definitions and other interpretive matters are set forth on this Annex 1. |
“A&R LLC Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(m).
“ A/R Recovery Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
“Accounting Principles” means the principles, practices, policies, and methodologies set forth on Exhibit B.
“Acquired Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Acquired Contracts” means all Contracts related to the Business other than the Excluded Contracts.
“Acquired Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property owned by any Company related to or used in connection with the Business. For the avoidance of doubt, Acquired Intellectual Property will not include Intellectual Property owned by a third party that is not an Affiliate of any Company and is licensed to any Company.
“Acquired Technology” means all Technology owned by any Company related to or used in connection with the Business. For the avoidance of doubt, Acquired Technology will not include Technology owned by a third party that is not an Affiliate of any Company and is licensed to any Company.
“Adjustment Escrow Account” means an escrow account established pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement into which the Adjustment Escrow Amount will be deposited.
“Adjustment Escrow Amount” means $1,000,000.
“Adjustment Unresolved Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
“Adjustment Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b)(ii).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, and the term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities having the ability to appoint a majority of the members of the governing body of such Person, by contract or otherwise.
“Aggregate Adjustment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b)(i).
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means applicable Laws related to corruption and bribery, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the UK Bribery Act of 2010, the anti-corruption and anti-bribery legislation of the European Union, as adopted and made applicable by its member states, legislation adopted in furtherance of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or any Law that prohibits bribery, corruption, fraud, or other improper payments.
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“ASC 805 Valuation” means the fair value assessment conducted under the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 805 Business Combinations.
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(h).
“Assumed Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Assumed SS Liabilities” means all (a) Liabilities of Schwarz Sand under the Acquired Contracts that have been made available to the extent arising out of underlying events, actions or failures to act first occurring during the period from and after the Closing, but only to the extent such Liabilities did not arise out of any breach or violation of, or default under or noncompliance with (with or without notice or lapse of time), the Acquired Contracts by any Selling Party; (b) accounts payable and other current liabilities of Schwarz Sand in the amount and to the extent included as a current liability in the calculation of the Closing Working Capital; and (c) liabilities and obligations for (i) Taxes in the amount and to the extent included as a current liability in the calculation of the Closing Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, and Closing Transaction Expenses as finally determined and (ii) Taxes for which Purchaser is liable pursuant to Section 3.7(b), Section 10.1, and Section 10.2.
“Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
“Balance Sheet Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
“Beneficiary Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Bill of Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(g).
“Boneyard License Agreement” means that certain Boneyard License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Purchaser and Schwarz Paving Co., Inc.
“Business” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Business Day” means any day of the year other than a Saturday or Sunday or any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or Dallas is closed.
“Cash Portion” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, as amended.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
“Closing Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b)(ii).
“Closing Cash” means any and all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Companies plus in-transit deposits and similar credits as of the Measurement Time, but solely to the extent such in-transit deposits and similar credits are not otherwise reflected in the Closing Working Capital as a current asset, determined in accordance with the Accounting Principles, less Excluded Cash.
“Closing Cash Pro Rata Share” means the percentage for each Asset Seller and SS Seller set forth on Exhibit D.
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“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
“Closing Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b)(ii).
“Closing Transaction Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b)(ii).
“Closing Working Capital” means (i) the current assets of the Companies, excluding Closing Cash and Tax assets, less (ii) the current liabilities of the Companies, excluding Tax liabilities, in each case determined as of the Measurement Time and in accordance with the Accounting Principles; provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between this definition and the Accounting Principles, the Accounting Principles shall control.
“COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company Officer Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(j).
“Company Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(b).
“Confidential Information” means any information with respect to any Company or otherwise relating to the Business, including methods of operation, customer lists, customer upcoming needs, customer contact information, customer discounts, Products, prices, fees, costs, Technology, inventions, trade secrets, know-how, Software, marketing methods, plans, personnel, suppliers, competitors, markets or other specialized information or proprietary matters. “Confidential Information” does not include, and there shall be no obligation hereunder with respect to, information that (i) is generally available to the public on the date of this Agreement or (ii) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure not otherwise permissible hereunder.
“Contract” means any contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, loan, instrument, lease, license, commitment, purchase order, bids, quotations, offers or solicitations (including, without limitation, all “low bidder” and quotation rights), or other arrangement, understanding, undertaking, commitment or obligation, whether written or oral.
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“Contributed Units” means the Units of Schwarz Sand under the heading “Contributed Units” set forth opposite from each SS Seller’s name below:
| SS Seller | Total Units | Contributed Units | Rollover
Securities Received |
| Charles P. Schwarz, Trustee of the Charles P. Schwarz Living Trust, U/T/A dated April 15, 1999 | 25 Units | 24.49276582 Units | 5,850,000 Preferred Holdco Units |
| Philip J. Schwarz, Trustee of the Philip Schwarz Living Trust dated February 8, 1996 | 25 Units | 24.49276582 Units | 5,850,000 Preferred Holdco Units |
| Eugene J. Schwarz, Trustee of the Eugene J. Schwarz Living Trust dated September 12, 1994 | 12.5 Units | 8.37359515 Units | 2,000,000 Preferred Holdco Units |
| Ronald E. Schwarz, Trustee of the Ronald Schwarz Revocable Trust dated June 15, 2012 | 12.5 Units | 4.18679758 Units | 1,000,000 Preferred Holdco Units |
| George T. Schwarz, Trustee of the George T. Schwarz Living Trust dated June 11, 2002 | 25 Units | 22.19002715 Units | 5,300,000 Preferred Holdco Units |
| Total | 100 Units | 83.73595152 Units | 20,000,000 Preferred Holdco Units |
“Copyrights” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
“Deductible” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(b).
“Deferred Payment” means $22,700,000.
“Dispute Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b)(iii).
“Disputed Matters” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b)(iii).
“Documents” means all files, documents, communications and correspondence, instruments, papers, books, reports, records, tapes, microfilms, photographs, letters, budgets, forecasts, ledgers, journals, title policies, lists of past, present and/or prospective customers, supplier lists, regulatory filings, operating data and plans, technical documentation (design specifications, functional requirements, operating instructions, logic manuals, flow charts, etc.), user documentation (installation guides, user manuals, training materials, release notes, working papers, etc.), marketing documentation (sales brochures, flyers, pamphlets, web pages, etc.), and other similar materials related to the Business and the Acquired Assets, in each case whether or not in electronic form.
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“DOL” means the U.S. Department of Labor.
“Employee” means any individual who is an employee, whether by contract, common law or otherwise, of any Company.
“Environmental Law” or “Environmental Laws” means any Law as now or hereafter in effect in any way relating to protection of human health and safety, public welfare, the environment, or natural resources, including those Laws relating to the storage, handling and use of chemicals, hazardous substances (as that term is defined by CERCLA) and other hazardous materials, those relating to the generation, processing, labeling, treatment, storage, transport, disposal or other management of chemicals, hazardous substances (as that term is defined by CERCLA), hazardous materials or waste materials of any kind, those Laws relating to the release, reporting, discharge, investigation, or remediation of waste materials, hazardous substances (as that term is defined by CERCLA), hazardous materials or waste materials of any kind, those Laws related to the withdrawal of water from surface or subsurface sources or right to use water resources, and those Laws relating to the protection of threatened or endangered species or environmentally sensitive areas. Environmental Law includes the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. App. § 1801 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), and analogous state or local Laws, as each has been or may be amended, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
“Environmental Permit” means any Permit required by Environmental Laws for the operation of the Business.
“Equity Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is or at any time preceding the date of this Agreement would have been treated as a “single employer” with any Company under Code Section of 414(b), (c), (m), or (o).
“Escrow Agent” means Western Alliance Bank, an Arizona corporation, as agent to Purchaser and the Sellers.
“Escrow Agreement” means the escrow agreement, executed as of the date hereof, among Purchaser, Sellers Representative and the Escrow Agent.
“Estimated Closing Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
“Estimated Closing Cash” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
“Estimated Closing Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
“Estimated Closing Working Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
“Estimated Transaction Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
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“Excluded Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Excluded Cash” means (a) the aggregate cash amounts of the Companies as are necessary to satisfy any uncleared checks, wire transfers, drafts or similar in-transit items issued by any Company and outstanding as of the Measurement Time plus (b) cash or cash equivalents of the Companies transferred (or declared as a distribution or other payment to its direct or indirect equityholders) between the Measurement Time and the Closing, determined in accordance with the Accounting Principles.
“Excluded Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Excluded Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).
“Excluded Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“Excluded SS Liabilities” means all Liabilities of Schwarz Sand to the extent arising out of underlying events, actions or failures to act first occurring during the period prior to the Closing, other than the Assumed SS Liabilities. “Excluded SS Liabilities” includes, without limitation, Liabilities of Schwarz Sand that would have been a Liability described in Section 2.4(b) - (i) if Schwarz Sand had been an Asset Seller hereunder.
“Existing Counsel” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(a).
“Export Control Laws” means all applicable Laws relating to the export or re-export of commodities, technologies, or services including the Export Administration Act of 1979, 24 U.S.C. §§ 2401-2420, the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, 50 U.S.C. §§ 4801-4843, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-1706, the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1 et. seq., the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. §§ 2778 and 2779, and the International Boycott Provisions of Code Section 999, and Laws related to the authorization to hold an ownership interest in a business located in a country other than the United States.
“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
“Financing Agreements” has meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“Former Employee” means any individual who was employed by any Company but who is no longer so employed.
“Fraud” shall mean Delaware common law fraud committed with actual and knowing (e.g., not reckless, negligent or constructive) intent to deceive (a) by any Selling Party with respect to the making of any of the representations and warranties in Article V or (b) by Purchaser, with respect to the making of representations and warranties in Article VI.
“Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties (a) of the Selling Parties set forth in Sections 5.1 (Organization and Good Standing), 5.3 (Authorization of Agreement; Ownership of the Sellers), 5.4(a) (Conflicts), the first sentence of 5.7 (Title to Acquired Assets), 5.9 (Taxes), the first sentence of 5.10(a) (Real Property), and 5.23 (Financial Advisors) and (b) of Purchaser set forth in Sections 6.1 (Organization and Good Standing), 6.2 (Authorization of Agreement) and 6.5 (Financial Advisors).
“Furniture and Equipment” means all furniture, fixtures, furnishings, machinery, tools, equipment, vehicles, rolling stock, leasehold improvements, and other personal property of every kind owned, leased or used by any Company in the conduct of the Business (wherever located, including customer locations), including all artwork, desks, chairs, tables, Hardware, copiers, telephone lines and numbers, fax machines and other telecommunication equipment, cubicles and miscellaneous office furnishings and supplies, together with any maintenance records and other documents relating thereto.
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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as of the date hereof, applied on a consistent basis.
“General R&W Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(c).
“General Survival Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
“Government Bid” means any bid, proposal, offer or quote made by any Company prior to the Closing Date, and all amendments, modifications or supplements thereto, which, if accepted, or selected for award, would result in a Government Contract.
“Government Contract” means any Contract, including any individual task order, letter contract, service agreement, consulting agreement, purchase order, delivery order, shipping order or blanket purchase agreement, subcontract, or any financial assistance agreement or other transaction agreement, between (a) any Seller, on the one hand, and any Governmental Body, on the other hand, or (b) any Company and any prime contractor, higher-tier subcontractor, or reseller to any Governmental Body. “Government Contract” includes all amendments, modifications, and options relating to any of the foregoing or any other vehicle whatsoever pursuant to which funding is provided to any Company by any Governmental Body, including through a prime contractor or higher-tiered subcontractor.
“Governmental Body” means any government or governmental or regulatory body thereof, or political subdivision thereof, whether federal, state, local or foreign, or any agency, instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or arbitrator (public or private).
“Hardware” means any and all computer and computer-related hardware, including, but not limited to, computers, file servers, facsimile servers, scanners, color printers, laser printers and networks.
“Hazardous Material” or “Hazardous Materials” means any substance, material or waste that is regulated because of its effect or potential effect on public health or the environment, including any material, substance or waste that is recycled, or that is defined as a “hazardous waste,” “hazardous material,” “hazardous substance,” “extremely hazardous waste,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “solid waste,” “pollutant or contaminant,” “toxic waste” or “toxic substance” under any provision of Environmental Law, and including petroleum or any fraction thereof, petroleum products, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas or synthetic gas, asbestos, mold, asbestos-containing material, urea formaldehyde, PFAS, and polychlorinated biphenyls.
“HoldCo” means Concrete Partners Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
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“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (i) the principal, accreted value, accrued and unpaid interest, prepayment and redemption premiums or penalties (if any), unpaid fees or expenses and other monetary obligations in respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds (other than Liabilities evidenced by the Required Bonds (to the extent no claim has been made against any such Required Bond as of Closing)) or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable; (ii) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued current liabilities arising in the Ordinary Course of Business, other than the current liability portion of any indebtedness for borrowed money); (iii) all obligations of such Person under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP; (iv) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction (but not contingent liabilities for amounts undrawn under letters of credit); (v) all obligations of such Person under interest rate or currency swap transactions (valued at the termination value thereof); (vi) the liquidation value, accrued and unpaid dividends, prepayment or redemption premiums and penalties (if any), unpaid fees or expenses and other monetary obligations in respect of any redeemable preferred stock (or other equity) of such Person; (vii) amounts received in advance for products or services to be provided, including customer deposits and deferred revenue, to the extent such deposits represent work not yet completed or services not yet performed as of the Closing; (viii) with respect to Schwarz Sand, all Liabilities for compensation (including all applicable wages and taxes), bonuses and benefits, severance, retention, change in control, paid time off, and vacation earned or accrued by any Employee or Former Employee of Schwarz Sand on or prior to Closing; (ix) all obligations of any Schwarz Sand with respect to intercompany balances owed to any Asset Seller (including the costs, expenses and other liabilities (including Taxes) of Schwarz Sand with respect to the settlement or termination of any such intercompany balances), but excluding trade accounts payable of Schwarz Sand in the amount and to the extent included as a current liability in the calculation of the Closing Working Capital; (x) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (ix) of any Persons for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise, including guarantees of such obligations; and (xi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (x) of other Persons secured by (or for which the holder of such obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person). For the avoidance of doubt no item of Indebtedness shall be deemed a current liability to be included in the calculation of Closing Working Capital, so as to avoid double-counting.
“Indemnity Escrow Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.
“Indemnity Escrow Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.
“Independent Contractor” means a Person who is not an Employee that is engaged or retained as an independent contractor, consultant or freelancer providing services or skills to any Company on the date hereof.
“Intellectual Property” means all right, title and interest in or relating to intellectual property, whether protected, created or arising under the laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction, including: (i) patents and applications therefor, including continuations, divisionals, and continuations-in-part thereof and patents issuing thereon, along with all reissues, reexaminations and extensions thereof (collectively, “Patents”); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, brand names, trade dress rights, corporate names, trade styles, logos and other source or business identifiers and general intangibles of a like nature, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, along with all applications, registrations, renewals and extensions thereof (collectively, “Marks”); (iii) Internet domain names; (iv) copyrights and mask work, database and design rights, whether or not registered or published, all registrations and recordations thereof and all applications in connection therewith, along with all reversions, extensions and renewals thereof (collectively, “Copyrights”); (v) trade secrets and other proprietary Confidential Information (“Trade Secrets”); (vi) other intellectual property rights arising from or relating to Technology, and (vii) Contracts granting any right relating to or under the foregoing.
“Interim Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
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“Interim Balance Sheet Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
“Intellectual Property Licenses” means (i) any grant by any Company to another Person of any right relating to or under the Acquired Intellectual Property and (ii) any grant by another Person to any Company of any right relating to or under any third Person’s Intellectual Property.
“Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).
“Inventory” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.20(c).
“Inventory Count” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service and, to the extent relevant, the United States Department of Treasury.
“Knowledge of Seller” or “Seller’s Knowledge” means the knowledge, after due inquiry, of the Transaction Beneficiaries.
“Law” means any foreign, federal, state or local law (including common law), statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, Order or other requirement.
“Leased Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b).
“Legal Proceeding” means any judicial, administrative or arbitral action, suit, dispute, mediation, investigation, inquiry, hearing, inspection, demand, proceeding, claim (including any counterclaim), charge, or threatened action.
“Liability” or “Liabilities” means any debt, loss, damage, adverse claim, fine, penalty, liability or other obligation (whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured, determined or determinable, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due, and whether in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise), and including all costs and expenses relating thereto (including all fees, disbursements and expenses of legal counsel, experts, engineers and consultants and costs of investigation).
“Lien” means any lien, encumbrance, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, claim, lease, charge, option, right of first refusal, easement, servitude, proxy, voting trust or agreement, transfer restriction under any equity holder or similar agreement, encumbrance or any other restriction or limitation whatsoever, including any Contract granting any of the foregoing.
“Loss” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).
“Lookback Date” means the date that is three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement.
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“Material Adverse Change” when used in connection with the Sellers means any change, event, violation, condition, or circumstance the effect of which would be, or would reasonably be anticipated to be, both material and adverse to the condition, business, assets, liabilities, or results of operations of Sellers or the Business or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the ability of the Purchaser to operate the Business immediately after Closing substantially in the manner as the Business was operated immediately prior to the Closing; provided, however, that no change, event, violation, condition, or circumstance relating to, resulting from or attributable to any of the following shall be deemed to constitute nor taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Change: any adverse event or circumstance arising from or relating to (i) changes in applicable Laws or GAAP, (ii) the taking of any action or omission of action at the written request or instruction of Purchaser, (iii) changes attributable to conditions generally affecting the overall economies in the market(s) of the Business, taken as a whole, the U.S. economy as a whole, or the global economy, including but not limited to political, social, credit, currency, financial, banking or capital markets, interest rates, exchange rates or market conditions, (iv) any natural disasters, hurricanes, storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, tornados, power outage, epidemics, pandemics (including COVID-19 or any COVID-19 measures), public health emergencies, global, national or regional political conditions, including hostilities, civil disturbance, political instability, acts of terrorism, mass shooting, active shooter, military action, or war, or other acts of God or force majeure events or the escalation or worsening thereof, (v) the negotiation, execution, announcement, or performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or transactions related hereto, or (vi) the failure of Sellers to meet any projections, budgets, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial results for any period ending on or after the Closing Date (provided that the underlying causes of such failures will not be excluded); provided, however, that this clause (vi) shall not be construed as implying that Sellers are making any representation or warranty with respect to any projections, budgets, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial results for any period except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, or (vii) changes generally in the industry in which Sellers or Purchaser operate, but excluding in each of the cases described in subclauses (i), (iii), (iv), and (vii) above, any effect to the extent arising from a change, event, violation, condition or circumstance that has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Sellers or the Business as compared to other participants in the industries in which Sellers or the Business operate.
“Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(a).
“Materiality Qualifications” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(a).
“Marks” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
“Measurement Time” means 12:01 a.m., Central Time, on the Closing Date.
“Modified Several Owner/SS Seller Liability” means, (a) (i) for Liabilities with respect to the Owners or the SS Sellers, that each Owner and SS Seller, as applicable, shall be severally and not jointly liable for such Liability and (ii) for Liabilities with respect to an Asset Seller or Company, that each Owner shall be severally, in accordance with his, her, or its Owner Pro Rata Share, and not jointly liable for such Liability; and (b) for Liabilities with respect to the Transaction Beneficiaries, Owners, and SS Sellers, as applicable, each Transaction Beneficiary shall be jointly and severally liable with any trust Owner or SS Seller, as applicable, of which such Transaction Beneficiary is a “Settlor,” “Grantor,” or “Trustor” (as applicable) to the extent of such Owner’s or SS Seller’s Liabilities under subsection (a) of this sentence.
“Nonassignable Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(d).
“Occurrence Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a).
“ODEQ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.11(a).
“Official Records” means the official land records of the county or counties in which the Owned Real Property is located.
“Order” means any order, injunction, judgment, doctrine, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or arbitration award of a Governmental Body.
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“Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary and usual course of normal day-to-day operations of the Business as conducted by any Seller, through the date hereof consistent with past practice.
“Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any entity, such entity’s (a) certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation or similar charter document, and (b) bylaws, limited liability company agreement or similar agreement, in each case with all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto.
“Owned Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(a).
“Owner” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Owner Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Owner Pro Rata Share” means the percentage for each Owner and Transaction Beneficiary (as applicable) set forth on Exhibit D.
“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Patents” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
“Pay-Off Letters” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(i).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Per Unit Price” means, with respect to the Preferred HoldCo Units, $1.00, plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.
“Permits” means any approvals, authorizations, certifications, consents, licenses, registrations, variances, certificates of occupancy, permits or certificates granted by or obtained from a Governmental Body, and applications therefor and renewals thereof.
“Permitted Exceptions” means (i) statutory Liens for current Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided an appropriate reserve has been established therefor in the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP or otherwise accounted for in the determination of the adjusted Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.4; (ii) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’ and repairers’ Liens arising or incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business that are not material to the business, operations and financial condition of the Company Property so encumbered and that are not resulting from a breach, default or violation by any Company of any Contract or Law; (iii) zoning, entitlement and other land use and environmental regulations by any Governmental Body, provided, that such regulations have not been violated; and (iv) any easement or covenant, zoning or other similar restriction on the Real Property that are recorded in the real property records where the applicable real property is located and, together with all other Permitted Encumbrances, does not prohibit or materially impair the current use, occupancy, value, or marketability of title of the property subject thereto; provided, however, no Encumbrance on the Affiliated Real Property given to secure the payment of Indebtedness owed by the Real Property Party shall be a Permitted Encumbrance, and all such Encumbrances shall be paid in full and satisfied at Closing.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Body or other entity.
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“Personal Property Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(b).
“PFAS” shall mean that class of chemicals commonly known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. PFAS includes all chemicals defined as PFAS by 40 CFR 705.3.
“Plan” or “Plans” means (i) all “employee benefit plans” as defined by Section 3(3) of ERISA, all specified fringe benefit plans as defined in Code Section 6039D, and all other bonus, incentive compensation, deferred compensation, profit sharing, stock option, stock appreciation right, stock bonus, stock purchase, employee stock ownership, phantom equity, savings, severance, retention, change in control, supplemental unemployment, layoff, salary continuation, retirement, pension, health, life insurance, dental, disability, accident, group insurance, vacation, paid holiday, paid sick leave, fringe benefit or welfare plan, and any other employee compensation or benefit plan, agreement, policy, practice, commitment, Contract, or understanding (whether qualified or nonqualified, written or unwritten, whether subject to ERISA), and any trust, escrow, insurance policy or other agreement or funding mechanism related thereto, that currently is sponsored, established, maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed by any Company or for which any Company has any Liability, contingent or otherwise, including, without limitation, by or through an ERISA Affiliate and (ii) all “multiemployer plans,” as that term is defined in Section 4001 of ERISA and all “employee benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that are subject to Title IV of ERISA or Code Section 412 which any Company or any ERISA Affiliate has maintained or contributed to or been required to contribute to at any time prior to the Closing Date or with respect to which, to any Company or any ERISA Affiliate has any Liability, contingent or otherwise.
“Pole Road Lease” means that certain Lease Agreement dated February 1, 2025, by and between Pole Road Lessor, as landlord, and Schwarz Ready Mix, as tenant, and Philip Schwarz and Schwarz Ready Mix, as guarantors.
“Pre-Closing A/R” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any taxable period that ends on or before the Closing Date and the portion of any Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date.
“Preferred Holdco Units” means Preferred Units of Holdco as defined in the A&R LLC Agreement.
“Price Decrease” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b)(v).
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest published by The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition, from time to time as the “prime rate” at the large U.S. money center banks.
“Privileged Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(a).
“Product” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.25(b).
“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Purchase Price Allocation Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(b).
“Purchased Units” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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“Purchaser 401(k) Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c).
“Purchaser Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).
“Purchaser Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
“Purchaser Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).
“Qualified Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(c)(v).
“R&W Binder Agreement” means the bindable quotation and agreement to bind the R&W Insurance Policy that shall remain open and bindable through the Closing Date.
“R&W Insurance Policy” means that certain Buyer-Side Representations and Warranties Insurance Policy, Master Policy #RPMA05010818 in substantially the form provided to Sellers’ Representative.
“R&W Insurance Provider” means (i) Arch Specialty Insurance Company, (ii) Fireman’s Fund Indemnity Corporation, (iii) HDI Global Specialty SE, Sweden Branch (CDK01179-25, (iv) Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company, (v) Ascot Specialty Insurance Company and (vi) any other insurer under the R&W Insurance Policy.
“Real Property” means, collectively, the Owned Real Property and the Leased Real Property.
“Real Property Lease” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(b).
“Real Property Lease Assignment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(c).
“Related Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.21.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, deposit, dumping, emptying, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration.
“Representative’s Decision” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.9(b).
“Representative Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.9(d).
“Required Bonds” means all payment, performance, bid, reclamation, utility, and other bonds required under or pursuant to Acquired Contracts or other Acquired Assets or Schwarz Sand Assets as of the Closing Date.
“Required Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
“Resolution Accountants” means BDO USA P.C., or if Sellers Representative or Purchaser shall discover a bona fide conflict with respect to such firm or if such firm resigns or refuses for any reason to resolve any dispute in accordance with Section 3.4(b), an independent nationally recognized accounting firm (which shall not have any material relationship with any Selling Party or Purchaser) mutually agreed to in writing by Sellers Representative and Purchaser.
“Restricted Area” means each of the following counties: Oklahoma County, Canadian County, Cleveland County, Kingfisher County, Logan County, and any counties contiguous thereto.
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“Restricted Business” means (i) the Business; and (ii) any line of business that competes with, is similar to, or is likely to compete with, the Business.
“Restricted Period” means a period of five years commencing on the Closing Date or for as long as the Purchaser or any other person deriving title to the Seller’s goodwill carries on a like business, whichever time period is shorter.
“Retention” has the meaning set forth in the R&W Insurance Policy, including any applicable reduction thereof in connection with the Retention Dropdown Date (as defined in the R&W Insurance Policy).
“Rollover Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Rollover Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Sale Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Sanctioned Country” means any country or region that is, or has been in the last five (5) years, the subject or target of a comprehensive embargo under Sanctions Laws or Export Control Laws.
“Sanctioned Person” means any Person that is the subject or target of sanctions or restrictions under Sanctions Laws or Export Control Laws, including: (i) any Person listed on any applicable U.S. or non-U.S. sanctions or export-related restricted party list, including OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, the Entity List, or the Debarred Persons List; (ii) any Person that is, in the aggregate, fifty percent (50%) or greater owned, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controlled by a Person or Persons described in clause (i) so as to subject the Person to sanctions; (iii) any Person acting on behalf of or at the direction of any Person described in clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) any Person that is organized, resident, or located in a Sanctioned Country.
“Sanctions Laws” means all U.S. and non-U.S. Laws, statutes, measures, orders, and regulations relating to economic or trade sanctions, including the making or receiving of international payments and conduct of international transactions, administered or enforced by the United States (including by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Commerce), or any other relevant Governmental Body.
“Schwarz Ready Mix” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Schwarz Sand” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Schwarz Sand Assets” means the assets owned, used or held for use by Schwarz Sand in connection with the Business.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Seller” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Seller 401(k) Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c).
“Seller Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Seller Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(c).
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“Seller Marks” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.
“Seller Property” means properties and interests in the Owned Real Property and Leased Real Property.
“Sellers Representative” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Selling Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Settlement Offer” means a written statement offered by Sellers Representative or Purchaser, as applicable, pursuant to Section 3.4(b) setting forth its calculation of the Aggregate Adjustment Amount, in connection with a dispute regarding the Adjustment Statement.
“Significant Customer” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(a).
“Significant Vendor” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(b).
“Software” means any and all (i) computer programs, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code; (ii) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise; (iii) descriptions, flow-charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons; and (iv) all documentation, including user manuals and other training documentation related to any of the foregoing.
“SPCC” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.11(c).
“Specified Ancillary Agreements” means each Bill of Sale, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, each Company Officer Certificate, each Real Property Lease Assignment, and each Title Policy Affidavit.
“SRM Leasing” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“SS Indemnified Taxes” means, without duplication (in each case, whether imposed, assessed, due or otherwise payable directly, as a successor or transferee, jointly and/or severally, pursuant to a Tax sharing agreement entered (or assumed) by Schwarz Sand on or prior to the Closing Date, in connection with the filing of a Tax Return, as a result of an assessment or adjustment by any Governmental Body, by means of withholding, or for any other reason and whether disputed or not): (i) all Taxes of any SS Seller; and (ii) all Taxes of Schwarz Sand for any Pre-Closing Tax Period. SS Indemnified Taxes shall exclude Taxes to the extent actually included as a liability in the computation of the Closing Working Capital, Closing Transaction Expenses, and Closing Indebtedness, each as finally determined.
“SS Seller” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Straddle Period” means any taxable period that includes, but does not end on, the Closing Date.
“Subsidiary” means any Person of which (i) a majority of the outstanding share capital, voting securities or other equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by any Company or (ii) any Company is entitled, directly or indirectly, to appoint a majority of the board of directors or managers or comparable supervisory body of such Person.
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“Survival Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
“Tail Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(b).
“Target Working Capital” means $9,650,000.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means (i) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other assessments, including all income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, goods and services, harmonized sales, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property, escheat, unclaimed or abandoned property and estimated taxes, customs duties, fees, assessments and charges, in each case that may be assessed by a Taxing Authority ; (ii) any interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Taxing Authority in connection with any item described in clause (i); and (iii) any Liability in respect of any items described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) payable by reason of Contract, assumption, transferee liability, operation of law, Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6(a) (or any predecessor or successor thereof or any analogous or similar provision of Law) or otherwise.
“Tax Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(f).
“Tax Clearance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4.
“Tax Return” means any return, report or statement required to be filed with respect to any Tax (including any elections, declarations, schedules or attachments thereto, and any amendment thereof), including any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax, and including, where permitted or required, combined, consolidated or unitary returns for any group of entities that includes the Sellers, or any of its Affiliates, including any combination thereof.
“Taxing Authority” means the IRS and any other Governmental Body responsible for the administration of any Tax.
“Technology” means, collectively, Software, information, designs, source code, formulae, algorithms, procedures, methods, techniques, ideas, know-how, research and development, technical data, tools, specifications, processes, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), apparatus, creations, improvements, works of authorship and other similar materials, and all recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses, and other writings and registered domain names, website pages and other website development, and other tangible embodiments of the foregoing, in any form whether or not specifically listed herein, and all related technology.
“Third Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b).
“Third Party Recovery” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10(b).
“Title Company” means First American Title Insurance Company National Commercial Services.
“Title Policy” means, which respect to each parcel of Owned Real Property, an owner’s policy of title insurance in the standard form in use in the state of Oklahoma, naming the Purchaser (or its designee) as the insured, in the amounts set forth on Schedule 1.1(b), effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions, taxes not yet due and payable (as applicable), with such endorsements and modifications to the promulgated policy form as may have been requested by Purchaser and agreed to by the Title Company prior to the Closing Date.
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“Title Policy Affidavit” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a)(ii).
“Total Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Trade Secrets” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
“Transaction Beneficiaries” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Seller Documents, the Owner Documents, the Beneficiary Documents, and the Purchaser Documents.
“Transaction Expenses” means all of the fees and expenses of any Company payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i) fees and expenses of counsel, advisors, brokers, investment banks, accountants, actuaries and experts engaged by or on behalf of any Company, (ii) any amounts payable to any Employee or Former Employee resulting from or arising out of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (such as severance, retention, termination, change of control, success bonuses or other incentive and compensatory arrangements), (iii) any costs (including premiums, Taxes and expenses) to purchase the Tail Policies, (iv) 50% of the any costs (including premiums, Taxes and expenses) associated with obtaining the R&W Insurance Policy,(v) the amounts set forth in Section 3.7(b) for which the Sellers or Schwarz Sand are liable, and (vi) Transfer Taxes (except as otherwise set forth as payable by Purchaser in Section 3.7(b) in respect of Real Property Transfer Costs or in Section 10.1).
“Transfer Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.
“Transferred Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(n).
“Transferred Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).
“Transition Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a).
“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.
“Union” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(b).
“Unresolved Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.
“Utility Bond” means Bond No. 9111205, with an effective date of August 1, 2013 in the penalty of $24,605, in favor of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company.
“Vital Lease” means that certain Lease, dated as of January 1, 2015, by and between SRM Leasing and Vital Outdoor Advertising, Inc (the “Vital Tenant”).
“Warranty Work” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.
“WARN” or “WARN Act” means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, and any other same or similar applicable Law.
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| B. | Other Definitional and Interpretive Matters. |
| a. | Unless otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation shall apply: |
Calculation of Time Period. When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.
Dollars. Any reference in this Agreement to $ means U.S. dollars.
Exhibits/Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall be defined as set forth in this Agreement.
Gender and Number. Any reference in this Agreement to gender shall include all genders, and words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa.
Headings. The provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to any “Section” are to the corresponding Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
Herein. The words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise requires.
Including. The word “including” or any variation thereof means “including, without limitation” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it.
Provided or Made Available. The phrases “provided” or “made available” with respect to any information or document to be furnished or provided by any Selling Party shall be deemed satisfied only if a true and complete copy of such information or document (for the avoidance of doubt, including all amendments, waivers, exhibits and schedules thereto) is available for Purchaser to download from the online data site maintained by any Seller or its representatives on behalf of any Company by the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the date hereof.
To the Extent. References herein to the phrase “to the extent” means “the degree by which” and not “if.”
| b. | The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. |
| c. | The Parties intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any Party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) that such Party has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that the Party is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant. |
Annex 1-18
Exhibit 5.1

Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4
324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
February 4, 2026
| RE: | Haymaker
Acquisition Corp. 4 Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-291473) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special United States counsel to Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Haymaker” or the “Company”), in connection with the proposed issuance of (i) 47,156,125 shares (the “Class A Shares”) of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), of Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of Haymaker (“PubCo”), (ii) 24,055,758 shares (the “Class B Shares”) of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of PubCo (the “Class B Common Stock”) to be issued in connection with the business combination (the “Business Combination”) contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, PubCo, Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub I”), Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub II” and together with Merger Sub I, the “Merger Subs”), and Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Suncrete”), (iii) 24,055,758 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Class B Shares (the “Conversion Shares” and together with the Class A Shares and the Class B Shares, the “Shares”), (iv) 11,898,800 warrants to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock (the “PubCo Warrants”), which warrants were originally issued by the Company pursuant to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2023 (the “Original Warrant Agreement”), between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“CST”), as warrant agent (as assumed by PubCo pursuant to the Warrant Agreement Amendment (as defined below), the “Warrant Agreement”), and (iv) 11,898,800 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement (the “PubCo Warrant Shares”). The Class A Shares, the Class B Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the PubCo Warrant Shares are included in a registration statement on Form S-4 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 12, 2025 (File No. 333-291473) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”).
In connection with the Business Combination, among other things, the Company will change its jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands and domesticating as a Delaware corporation pursuant to Section 388 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”), subject to the approval thereof by the shareholders of the Company. Immediately following the Domestication, Merger Sub I will merge with and into Haymaker (the “Initial Merger”), with Haymaker surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (c) immediately following the Initial Merger, Merger Sub II will merge with and into Suncrete (the “Acquisition Merger” and, together with the Initial Merger, the “Mergers” and the time at which the Acquisition Merger becomes effective, the “Effective Time”), with Suncrete surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo.
This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K of the General Rules and Regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”).
In rendering the opinions stated herein, we have examined and relied upon the following:
(a) the Registration Statement;
(b) an executed copy of the Business Combination Agreement;
(c) the form of Certificate of Incorporation of PubCo, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement (the “Certificate of Incorporation”);
(d) the form of By-laws of PubCo, filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Registration Statement (the “By-Laws”);
(e) an executed copy of the Warrant Agreement; and
(f) the form of Warrant Agreement Amendment to become effective as of the Closing, filed as Annex I to the Registration Statement (the “Warrant Agreement Amendment”).
We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions stated below.
In our examination, we have assumed, without independent investigation or verification, the genuineness of all signatures, including electronic signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the completeness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the completeness and conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photocopied copies or by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission or which we obtained from the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”) or other sites on the internet, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to any facts relevant to the opinions stated herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have, to the extent deemed appropriate, relied without independent investigation or verification upon, and assumed the accuracy and completeness of, statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others and of public officials.
We do not express any opinion with respect to the laws of any jurisdiction other than (i) the internal laws of the State of New York (excluding those of counties, cities and other municipalities) and (ii) the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), which, in the case of each of the laws referred to in clauses (i) and (ii), in the experience of our attorneys who are members of the bar in New York, in the exercise of customary professional diligence, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated in the Warrant Agreement, but without our having made any special investigation concerning any other law, rule or regulation, in each case in effect on the date hereof.
With respect to our opinions based on the DGCL, our examination has been limited to a review of the DGCL as reported in an official version of the State of Delaware statutory code available at https://delcode.delaware.gov. Our review of the Delaware laws referred to in this paragraph has been limited to review of statutory code provisions and has not included commentary, regulations, or case law. The individual lawyers within our firm who have devoted significant attention to this matter on behalf of the Company are not members of the bar in Delaware and do not purport to be experts on the laws of the State of Delaware generally. With your permission, such opinions are based solely upon such limited review.
The opinions stated in paragraphs 1 through 3 below presume that:
1. Prior to effecting the Domestication: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), will have become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) the shareholders of the Company will have approved, among other things, the Domestication, including the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, (iii) the warrant holders of the Company will have approved the Warrant Agreement Amendment, and (iv) all other necessary action will have been taken under the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to authorize, approve and permit the Domestication, and any and all consents, approvals and authorizations from applicable Cayman Islands and other governmental and regulatory authorities required to authorize and permit the Domestication will have been obtained;
2. A duly authorized and executed Certificate of Domestication (the “Certificate of Domestication”) will be duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “DE Secretary of State”) in accordance with Sections 103 and 388 of the DGCL, that no other certificate or document, other than the Certificate of Incorporation, has been, or prior to the filing of such Certificate of Domestication will be, filed by or in respect of the Company with the DE Secretary of State and that the Company will pay any fees and other charges required to be paid in connection with the filing of such Certificate of Domestication;
3. The Certificate of Incorporation, in the form filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement, without alteration or amendment (other than identifying the appropriate date), will be duly authorized and executed and thereafter be duly filed with the DE Secretary of State in accordance with Sections 103 and 388 of the DGCL, that no other certificate or document, other than the Certificate of Domestication, has been, or prior to the filing of the Certificate of Incorporation will be, filed by or in respect of the Company with the DE Secretary of State and that the Company will pay any fees and other charges required to be paid in connection with the filing of the Certificate of Incorporation; and
4. The By-Laws, in the form attached as Exhibit 3.3 to the Registration Statement, without alteration or amendment (other than identifying the appropriate date), will become effective upon the Effective Time.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. Upon the Effective Time, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
2. Upon the Effective Time, any issued and outstanding Warrants not redeemed pursuant to the Warrant Agreement will constitute valid and binding obligations of PubCo, enforceable against PubCo in accordance with their terms under the laws of the State of New York.
3. Upon the Effective Time, the PubCo Warrant Shares underlying any issued and outstanding Warrants not redeemed pursuant to the Warrant Agreement will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
The opinions stated herein are subject to the following qualifications:
(a) we do not express any opinion with respect to the effect on the opinions stated herein of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer, preference and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and the opinions stated herein are limited by such laws and by general principles of equity (including, without limitation, principles of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing) and limitations on the availability of equitable remedies (including, without limitation, specific performance, injunctive relief or any other equitable remedy), regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law;
(b) we do not express any opinion with respect to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to any party to the Warrant Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any such party or any of its affiliates as a result of the specific assets or business operations of such party or such affiliates;
(c) we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision contained in the Warrant Agreement relating to any indemnification, contribution, non-reliance, exculpation, release, limitation or exclusion of remedies, waiver or other provisions having similar effect that may be contrary to public policy or violative of federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, or to the extent any such provision purports to, or has the effect of, waiving or altering any statute of limitations;
(d) we call to your attention that irrespective of the agreement of the parties to the Warrant Agreement, a court may decline to hear a case on grounds of forum non conveniens or other doctrine limiting the availability of such court as a forum for resolution of disputes; in addition, we call to your attention that we do not express any opinion with respect to the subject matter jurisdiction of the federal courts of the United States of America in any action arising out of or relating to the Warrant Agreement;
(e) we have assumed that the Warrant Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of CST, enforceable against CST in accordance with its terms; and
(f) to the extent that any opinion relates to the enforceability of the choice of New York law and choice of New York forum provisions contained in the Warrant Agreement, the opinions stated herein are subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be subject to, in each case, (i) the exceptions and limitations in New York General Obligations Law sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 and (ii) principles of comity and constitutionality.
In addition, in rendering the foregoing opinions we have assumed that, at all applicable times:
(a) the Company (i) is, and as of February 4, 2026 was, duly incorporated and validly existing and in good standing, (ii) has and as of February 4, 2026 had, requisite legal status and legal capacity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (iii) has complied and will comply with all aspects of the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization in connection with the Domestication and the transactions contemplated by, and the performance of its obligations under, the Warrant Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement;
(b) the Company has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all its obligations under each of the Warrant Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement;
(c) each of the Warrant Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company, subject to approval and adoption of the Domestication by the Company’s shareholders;
(d) none of (i) the execution and delivery by the Company of the Warrant Agreement or the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder or (iii) consummation of the Domestication: (w) conflicted or will conflict with the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company or other comparable organizational documents of the Company, (x) constituted or will constitute a violation of, or a default under, any lease, indenture, instrument or other agreement to which the Company or its property is subject, (y) contravened or will contravene any order or decree of any governmental authority to which the Company or its property is subject, or (z) violated or will violate any law, rule or regulation to which the Company or its property is subject; and
(e) none of (i) the execution and delivery by the Company of the Warrant Agreement or the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder or (iii) consummation of the Domestication, required or will require the consent, approval, licensing or authorization of, or any filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority under any law, rule or regulation of any jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you hereafter of any changes in law, facts, circumstances, events or developments hereafter occurring or coming to our attention which may alter, affect or modify the opinions expressed herein.
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ DLA Piper LLP (US) |
Exhibit 8.1
![]() | DLA Piper LLP (US) 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020-1104 |
February 3, 2026
Suncrete, Inc.
c/o Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4
324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300-I
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
Concrete Partners Holding, LLC
817 E. 4th Street
Tulsa, OK 74120
| Re: | Business Combination Agreement by and among Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, Suncrete, Inc., Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc., Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC, and Concrete Partners Holding, LLC |
To the Boards of Directors:
We have acted as counsel to Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”) in connection with the Business Combination, as defined and described in the Business Combination Agreement dated as of October 9, 2025 (the “Agreement”) by and among: (i) SPAC, (ii) Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct Subsidiary of SPAC (“PubCo”), (iii) Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct Subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub I”), (iv) Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned Subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub II”, and together with Merger Sub I, the “Merger Subs”), and (v) Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”). This opinion is being delivered in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by PubCo with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term not defined herein has the meaning ascribed to it in the Registration Statement.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined and are familiar with originals and copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the (i) the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) the Registration Statement, (iii) the letters of representation issued to us by SPAC and the Company and dated as of February 3, 2026 (the “Tax Representation Letters”), (iv) documentation provided as part of the diligence performed on the Company, and (v) such other documents as we deem necessary or appropriate in order to enable us to render this opinion. In all our examinations, we have assumed, or will assume, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies or drafts.
In rendering our opinion, we have assumed, with your permission, that (i) the Business Combination will be effected in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement and that no amendment or waiver of material terms will occur, (ii) the information set forth in the Registration Statement, Business Combination Agreement, Tax Representation Letters and documents provided as part of the diligence process is true, complete and correct and will remain true, complete and correct at all times up to and including the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, (iii) the parties have complied with, and if applicable, will continue to comply with, the covenants contained in the Business Combination Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and (iv) any documents, where relevant, have been or will be properly executed, timely filed, and legally enforceable. We have also assumed that any representations made in the Business Combination Agreement or the Tax Representation Letters “to the knowledge of” or based upon the belief of SPAC, PubCo, or the Company, or otherwise similarly qualified, are true, correct, and complete and will remain true, correct and complete at all times up to and including the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, in each case without such qualification.
In rendering our opinion, the analysis herein is based on our interpretation of (i) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) as in effect on the date hereof, (ii) the applicable Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code (the “Treasury Regulations”) as in effect the date hereof, (iii) current administrative interpretations the of the Code and the Treasury Regulations, (iv) existing judicial decisions, all of which are subject to change or modification at any time and (v) such other authorities as we deemed relevant. The Code and Treasury Regulations, and interpretations thereof, are subject to change, which could adversely affect the analysis. Should there be any change, including any change having retroactive effect, in the Code, the Regulations, and administrative guidance issued thereunder, or in the prevailing judicial interpretation of the foregoing, the conclusions expressed herein would necessarily have to be reevaluated in light of such change.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that: (i) the Domestication, and (ii) the Mergers contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, as set forth under the heading “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,” and subject to the limitations and qualifications therein, will qualify as (i) a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code, and (ii) an exchange pursuant to Section 351 of the Code, respectively.
We express no opinion on the potential United States federal income tax consequences of the Business Combination not specifically addressed herein.
The foregoing opinion reflects our best professional judgment as to the correct United States federal income tax consequences of the matters that it addresses. Our opinion is expressly conditioned on, among other things, the accuracy of all facts, information, statements and representations referred to, set forth or assumed herein, in the Business Combination Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Tax Representation Letters and other documentation provided. Any material change in the law, authorities, or such facts, information, statements or representations could affect the conclusions stated herein. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof and is prospective, and we are under no obligation to supplement or revise our opinion to reflect any changes (including changes that have retroactive effect) in (i) applicable law or (ii) factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof that would cause any statement, representation or assumption herein to no longer be true or correct. The conclusions are not binding on the Internal Revenue Service, and there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service would not take contrary positions to these conclusions and would not be successful in sustaining such contrary positions.
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Except as set forth above, we express no opinion as to the tax consequences, whether U.S. federal, state, local or foreign, of the Business Combination or any other transaction, including any other transaction undertaken in connection with the Business Combination or contemplated by the terms of the Business Combination Agreement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name and the discussion of our opinion under the caption “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ DLA Piper LLP (US)
DLA Piper LLP (US)
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Exhibit 10.3
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], 2026, is made and entered into by and among Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor” and, collectively with any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement, the “Holders” and each individually a “Holder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2023 (the “Original Agreement”), with the Sponsor and certain other parties thereto;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among SPAC, Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Company and Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, SPAC (i) domesticated from a Cayman Islands exempted company to a Delaware corporation and (ii) merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with SPAC surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (collectively, the “Transactions”);
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Company has succeeded to the rights and obligations of SPAC under the Original Agreement;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, the Sponsor holds shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, the parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety to provide the Sponsor with certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined herein) as set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Original Agreement may be amended upon the written consent of SPAC (or its successor) and the Holders (as defined in the Original Agreement) of a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Original Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor is the holder of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities (as defined in the Original Agreement) as of the date hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Article I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Business Combination Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Commission” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.
“Common Stock Lock-up Period” shall mean the period as described in that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025, by and among SPAC, the Company, the Sponsor and the other parties signatory thereto.
“Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Form S-1” means a Registration Statement on Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at such time.
“Form S-3” means a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration statement that may be available at such time.
“Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
“Original Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Permitted Transferees” shall mean any person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Common Stock Lock-up Period or any other lock-up period, as the case may be, under this Agreement and any other applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company, and to any transferee thereafter.
“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“Registrable Security” shall mean (a) any shares of Common Stock held by the Holder as of the date hereof, and (b) any other equity securities of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (ii) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (iv) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission) without volume or other restrictions or limitations.
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“Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.
“Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:
(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;
(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any underwriter in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);
(C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;
(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; and
(E) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration.
“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“SPAC” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
Article II
REGISTRATIONS
2.1 Shelf Registration. The Company agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days after the date hereof, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to file with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or, if available, Form S-3) providing for the resale of all Registrable Securities held by the Holder(s) (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such submission or filing) on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (a “Shelf Registration Statement”).
2.2 Effectiveness. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable after filing and to remain effective until the earlier of (a) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold, or (b) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without volume or other restrictions or limitations; provided, however, that the Company’s obligations to include such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement are contingent upon such Holder furnishing in writing to the Company such information regarding such Holder, the securities of the Company held by such Holder and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of such Holder’s Registrable Securities, and such Holder shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling shareholder in similar situations.
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2.3 Effect on Prior Rights. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement supersedes and replaces the Original Agreement in its entirety, and the Holder shall have no rights under the Original Agreement, including any underwritten demand registration rights or piggyback registration rights previously provided thereunder.
Article III
COMPANY PROCEDURES
3.1 General Procedures. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:
3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be requested by the Holders of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until the earlier of (a) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold, or (b) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without volume or other restrictions or limitations;
3.1.2 prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;
3.1.3 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;
3.1.4 cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
3.1.5 provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
3.1.6 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;
3.1.7 at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities and its counsel, including, without limitation, providing copies promptly upon receipt of any comment letters received with respect to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus;
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3.1.8 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.3 hereof;
3.1.9 permit a representative of the Holders (such representative to be selected by a majority of the participating Holders) and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information; and provided further, the Company may not include the name of any Holder or any information regarding any Holder in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any response to any comment letter, without the prior written consent of such Holder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, and providing each such Holder a reasonable amount of time to review and comment on such applicable document, which comments the Company shall include unless contrary to applicable law;
3.1.10 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), and which requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act; and
3.1.11 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.
3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.
3.3 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until he, she or it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than thirty (30) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.3.
3.4 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
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Article IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
4.1 Indemnification.
4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein.
4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (plus local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
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4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Article V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: Suncrete, Inc., 817 E. 4th Street, Tulsa, OK 74120, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, with copy to: Haynes and Boone, LLP, 2801 N. Harwood Street, Suite 2300, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention: Matthew L. Fry and Rachel O’Donnell, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address or contact information as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.
5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.
5.2.2 Prior to the expiration of the Common Stock Lock-up Period, the Sponsor shall not assign or delegate its rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities by the Sponsor to a Permitted Transferee but only if such Permitted Transferee agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement by executing a joinder hereto. After the expiration of the Common Stock Lock-up Period, the Sponsor may assign or delegate its rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any transferee.
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5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.
5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 hereof.
5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.
5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.
5.4 Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY MAY BE INSTITUTED IN THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN EACH CASE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
5.5 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in his, her or its capacity as a holder of the capital shares of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
5.6 Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (ii) the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission)) or (B) the Holders of all Registrable Securities are permitted to sell the Registrable Securities without registration pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities Act with no volume or other restrictions or limitations. The provisions of Section 3.4 and Article IV shall survive any termination.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
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COMPANY:
SUNCRETE, INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| Name: | Randall Edgar | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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HOLDERS:
HAYMAKER SPONSOR IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| Name: | Andrew Heyer | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
Exhibit 10.4
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], 2026, is made and entered into by and among Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Dothan Independent GP, LP, a Texas limited partnership (“Dothan Independent”), Dothan Concrete Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Dothan Concrete”), and Eaglesnest Investments, LLC, a [●] limited liability company (“Eaglesnest” and, collectively with Dothan Independent and Dothan Concrete, and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2, the “Holders” and each individually, a “Holder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on October 9, 2025, the Company, Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), , Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub I”), Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub II”), and Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Target”), entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (as amended, the “Business Combination Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, on the date hereof, among other things, (a) SPAC changed its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”), (b) Merger Sub I merged with and into SPAC (the “Initial Merger”), with SPAC surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and (c) immediately after the Initial Merger, Merger Sub II merged with and into the Target (the “Acquisition Merger”), with the Target surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the Acquisition Merger, together with the Initial Merger, the “Mergers” and, collectively with the Domestication, the “Business Combination”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, the Holders received shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), as applicable; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Holders desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Article I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (a) would be required to be made in (i) any Registration Statement in order for the applicable Registration Statement not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any Prospectus in order for the applicable Prospectus not to include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (b) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, declared effective or used, as the case may be, and (c) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Block Trade” shall have the meaning given to it in subsection 2.4.1.
“Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Combination” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Business Combination Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Class A Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Class B Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Commission” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble and includes the Company’s successors by recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction.
“Demanding Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.5.
“Demand Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.5.
“Dothan Concrete” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Dothan Independent” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Eaglesnest” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning given in subsection 3.1.1.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Financial Counterparty” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.4.1.
“Form S-1” means a Registration Statement on Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at such time.
“Form S-3” means a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration statement that may be available at such time.
“Holder Indemnified Persons” shall have the meaning given in subsection 4.1.1.
“Holder Information” shall have the meaning given in subsection 4.1.2.
“Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Initial Merger” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.6.
“Merger Sub I” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Merger Sub II” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Mergers” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
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“Minimum Underwritten Offering Threshold” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.5.
“Misstatement” shall mean, in the case of a Registration Statement, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and in the case of a Prospectus, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
“Other Coordinated Offering” shall have the meaning given to it in subsection 2.4.1.
“Permitted Transferees” shall mean (a) the members of a Holder’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse, the siblings of such person and his or her spouse, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person and his or her spouses and siblings), (b) any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of a Holder or the immediate family of a Holder, (c) if a Holder is a trust, to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (d) any officer, director, general partner, limited partner, shareholder, member or owner of similar equity interests in a Holder or (e) any affiliate of a Holder or the immediate family of such affiliate.
“Piggyback Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.
“Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.
“Pro Rata” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.6.
“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“Registrable Security” shall mean (a) any outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (including the shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) held by a Holder immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination, (b) any shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock issued to a Holder pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and (c) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any Registrable Security by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (ii) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred to a person who is not entitled to the registration and other rights hereunder, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (iv) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 and Rule 145 (as applicable) promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission) without volume or other restrictions or limitations; or (v) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.
“Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any such registration statement having been declared effective by, or become effective pursuant to the rules promulgated by, the Commission.
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“Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:
(a) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and any national securities exchange on which the shares of Class A Common Stock are then listed);
(b) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);
(c) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;
(d) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;
(e) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration or Underwritten Offering; and
(f) the fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any Underwritten Offerings or other offering involving an Underwriter.
“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement under the Securities Act that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.5.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“Shelf Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.
“SPAC” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.
“Suspension Period” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.5.
“Target” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in the foregoing clause (a) or (b).
“Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal or as broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to a Registration and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.
“Underwritten Demand” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.5.
“Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.
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Article II
REGISTRATIONS
2.1 Registration.
2.1.1 Shelf Registration. The Company agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days after the date hereof, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a Registration Statement registering the resale or other disposition of all of the Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such submission or filing) on Form S-1 (a “Shelf Registration”) on a delayed or continuous basis. Such Shelf Registration shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall maintain a Shelf Registration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf Registration continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. In the event the Company files a Shelf Registration on Form S-1, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the Shelf Registration on Form S-1 (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) to a Shelf Registration on Form S-3 as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible to use Form S-3. The Company’s obligation under this subsection 2.1.1 shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.
2.1.2 Effective Registration. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective by the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable after the initial filing of the Registration Statement, but no later than the earlier of (a) sixty (60) calendar days (or ninety (90) calendar days if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” such Shelf Registration) following the initial filing date thereof and (b) ten (10) business days after the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Shelf Registration will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. Subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, the Company shall effect any Shelf Registration on such appropriate registration form of the Commission (a) as shall be selected by the Company and (b) as shall permit the resale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities by the Holders. If at any time a Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to subsection 2.1.1 is effective and a Holder provides written notice to the Company that it intends to effect an offering of all or part of the Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to amend or supplement such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such offering to take place in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
2.1.3 Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Registration Statement ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall, subject to Section 3.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Registration Statement to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or file an additional Registration Statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement”) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such filing) from time to time, and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (a) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form. The Company’s obligation under this subsection 2.1.3, shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.
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2.1.4 Additional Registrable Securities. Subject to Section 3.4, in the event that any Holder holds Registrable Securities that are not registered for resale on a delayed or continuous basis, the Company, upon written request of such Holder, shall promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the resale of such Registrable Securities to be covered, at the Company’s option, by any then available Registration Statement (including by means of a post-effective amendment) or by filing a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement and cause the same to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and such Registration Statement or Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be subject to the terms hereof; provided, however, that the Company shall only be required to cause such Registrable Securities to be so covered twice per calendar year for each Holder.
2.1.5 Underwritten Offering. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.6, Section 2.5 and Section 3.4, any Holder or group of Holders (any such Holder or group of Holders being in such case, a “Demanding Holder”) may make a written demand for an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration filed with the Commission in accordance with subsection 2.1.1 (an “Underwritten Demand”); provided, that the Company shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Offering if such offering shall include Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Holder, either individually or together with other Demanding Holders, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) (the “Minimum Underwritten Offering Threshold”). The Demanding Holder shall have the responsibility to engage an underwriter(s), which shall consist of one or more reputable, nationally recognized investment banks; provided that such selection shall be subject to the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and the Company shall have no responsibility for engaging any underwriter(s) for an Underwritten Offering. The Company shall, within five (5) business days of the Company’s receipt of the Underwritten Demand, notify, in writing (such notice, the “Demand Notice”), all other Holders of such demand, and each Holder who thereafter requests to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to such Underwritten Demand (each such Holder, a “Requesting Holder”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within two (2) days (one (1) day if such offering is an overnight or bought Underwritten Offering) after the receipt by such Holder of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s), such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to such Underwritten Demand. All Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through such Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.5 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Demanding Holders initiating such Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not obligated to effect more than two (2) Underwritten Offerings demanded by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.1.5 in any twelve (12) month period and is not obligated to effect an Underwritten Offering pursuant to this subsection 2.1.5 within ninety (90) days after the closing of an Underwritten Offering, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering.
2.1.6 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering, pursuant to an Underwritten Demand, in good faith, advises or advise the Company, the Demanding Holders, the Requesting Holders and other persons or entities holding Registrable Securities or other equity securities of the Company that were requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other securities which the Company desires to sell and the shares of Common Stock or other securities, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggyback registration rights held by other equity holders of the Company who desire to sell (if any) that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities or other equity securities of the Company requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities of the Company that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (a) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities then owned by each such Demanding Holder (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a), the Registrable Securities of the Requesting Holders, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (c) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company that the Company desires to sell and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (d) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company held by other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to include pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
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2.1.7 Withdrawal. Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such Underwritten Offering, a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating an Underwritten Offering pursuant to subsection 2.1.5 shall have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Offering for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification (a “Withdrawal Notice”) to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Offering; provided that a Holder may elect to have the Company continue an Underwritten Offering if the Minimum Underwritten Offering Threshold would still be satisfied by the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Offering by such Holder. If withdrawn, a demand for an Underwritten Offering shall constitute a demand for an Underwritten Offering by the withdrawing Demanding Holder for purposes of subsection 2.1.5, unless either (i) such Demanding Holder has not previously withdrawn any Underwritten Offering or (ii) such Demanding Holder reimburses the Company for all Registration Expenses with respect to such Underwritten Offering (or, if there is more than one Demanding Holder, a pro rata portion of such Registration Expenses based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering). Following the receipt of any Withdrawal Notice, the Company shall promptly forward such Withdrawal Notice to any other Holders that had elected to participate in such Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with an Underwritten Demand prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.7, other than if a Demanding Holder elects to pay such Registration Expenses pursuant to clause (ii) of the second sentence of this subsection 2.1.7.
2.2 Piggyback Registration.
2.2.1 Piggyback Rights. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2.2 and Section 2.5, if, at any time on or after the date hereof, the Company proposes to consummate an Underwritten Offering for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed action as soon as practicable to all Holders (the “Piggyback Notice”), which notice shall (a) describe the amount and type of securities to be included, the intended method(s) of distribution and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, and (b) offer to all of the Holders the opportunity to include such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within two (2) days (one (1) day if such offering is an overnight or bought Underwritten Offering), in each case after receipt of such written notice (such Registration, a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Piggyback Registration and to permit the resale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All Holders proposing to include Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.
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2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company, if any, as to which the Underwritten Offering has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which a Piggyback Registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 and (iii) the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company, if any, as to which inclusion in the Underwritten Offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:
(a) If the Underwritten Offering is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Underwritten Offering (i) first, the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Registrable Securities of Holders requesting a Piggyback Registration pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company, if any, as to which inclusion in the Underwritten Offering has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggyback registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;
(b) If the Underwritten Offering is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Underwritten Offering (i) first, the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Registrable Securities of Holders requesting a Piggyback Registration pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iv) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; or
(c) If the Underwritten Offering is pursuant to a request by Holder(s) of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1, then the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering securities in the priority set forth in subsection 2.1.6.
2.2.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities (other than a Demanding Holder, whose right to withdraw from an Underwritten Offering, and related obligations, shall be governed by subsection 2.1.7) shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the commencement of the Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as a result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to written contractual obligations) may withdraw an Underwritten Offering undertaken for the Company’s account at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement.
2.2.4 Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, subject to subsection 2.1.7, any Piggyback Registration or Underwritten Offering effected pursuant to Section 2.2 shall not be counted as an Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand effected under Section 2.1.
2.3 Market Stand Off. In connection with any Underwritten Offering (other than a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering), if requested by the managing Underwriter or Underwriters, each Holder of Registrable Securities that participates and sells Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering (and for which it is customary for such a Holder to agree to a lock-up) agrees that it shall not Transfer any shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company (other than those included in such offering pursuant to this Agreement), including a Transfer pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), without the prior written consent of the managing Underwriter or Underwriters, during the period beginning on the date of pricing of such offering and expiring on the earlier of (a) ninety (90) days thereafter and (b) the date agreed to by the directors, officers and all one percent (1%) or greater stockholders of the Company and as set forth in such party’s lock-up agreement. Each such Holder that participates and sells Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering agrees to execute a customary lock-up agreement in favor of the Underwriters to such effect (in each case on substantially the same terms and conditions as all such Holders that execute a lock-up agreement).
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2.4 Block Trades; Other Coordinated Offerings.
2.4.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article II, but subject to Section 3.4, at any time and from time to time when an effective Registration Statement is on file with the Commission, if a Demanding Holder notifies the Company that such Demanding Holder wishes to engage in (a) an underwritten registered offering not involving a “roadshow,” an offer commonly known as a “block trade” (a “Block Trade”) or (b) an “at the market” or similar registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal (an “Other Coordinated Offering”), in each case, (x) with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in the aggregate or (y) with respect to all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder, then such Demanding Holder only needs to notify the Company of the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering at least five (5) business days prior to the day such offering is to commence and, if so requested by such Demanding Holder, the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering; provided that the Demanding Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and any Underwriters or brokers, sales agents or placement agents (each, a “Financial Counterparty”) prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering.
2.4.2 Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to submit a written notification to the Company, the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) and Financial Counterparty (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.4.2.
2.4.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Section 2.2 shall not apply to a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering initiated by a Demanding Holder pursuant to Section 2.4.
2.4.4 The Demanding Holder in a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to select the Underwriters and Financial Counterparty (if any) for such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering (in each case, which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks).
2.4.5 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not obligated to effect more than an aggregate of two (2) Block Trades or Other Coordinated Offerings demanded by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.4 in any twelve (12) month period and is not obligated to effect a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering pursuant to this Section 2.4 within ninety (90) days after the closing of an Underwritten Offering, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering. For the avoidance of doubt, any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering effected pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Offering pursuant to subsection 2.1.5.
2.5 Restrictions on Registration Rights. If the Holders have requested an Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand and in the good faith judgment of the Board such Underwritten Offering would be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the undertaking of such Underwritten Offering at such time, then in each case the Company shall furnish to such Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously detrimental to the Company to undertake such Underwritten Offering in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the undertaking of such Underwritten Offering (any such period, a “Suspension Period”). In such event, the Company shall have the right to defer such offering for a period of not more than ninety (90) days in any twelve-month period; provided, however, that the Company shall not defer its obligations in this manner more than once in any twelve (12) month period.
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Article III
COMPANY PROCEDURES
3.1 General Procedures. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration or Underwritten Offering to permit the resale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof (and including all manners of distribution in such Registration Statement as Holders may reasonably request in connection with the filing of such Registration Statement and as permitted by law, including distribution of Registrable Securities to a Holder’s members, securityholders or partners), and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible and to the extent applicable:
3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective in accordance with Section 2.1, including filing a replacement Registration Statement, if necessary, until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (such period, the “Effectiveness Period”);
3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by any Holder that holds at least five percent (5%) of the Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement (provided that such Holders of Registrable Securities may demand that the Company prepare and file with the Commission not more than two (2) amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and supplements to the Prospectus in any twelve (12) month period) or any Underwriter or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or have ceased to be Registrable Securities;
3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters or Financial Counterparty, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or Underwritten Offering or Block Trade, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or Underwritten Offering or the legal counsel for any such Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders; provided that the Company will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this subsection 3.1.3 that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system;
3.1.4 prior to any Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may reasonably request (or provide evidence satisfactory to such Holders that the Registrable Securities are exempt from such registration or qualification) and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;
3.1.5 use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
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3.1.6 provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement or Underwritten Offering;
3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;
3.1.8 during the Effectiveness Period, furnish a conformed copy of each filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, promptly after such filing of such documents with the Commission to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel; provided that the Company will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this subsection 3.1.8 that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system;
3.1.9 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4;
3.1.10 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering, or sale by a Financial Counterparty pursuant to such Registration, permit a representative of the Holders (such representative to be selected by a majority of the Holders), the Underwriters or other Financial Counterparty facilitating such Underwritten Offering, Block Trade, Other Coordinated Offering or other sale pursuant to such Registration, if any, and any attorney, consultant or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s or entity’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, Financial Counterparty, attorney, consultant or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriters or Financial Counterparty agree to confidentiality arrangements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;
3.1.11 obtain a comfort letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade or sale by a Financial Counterparty pursuant to such Registration (subject to such Financial Counterparty providing such certification or representation reasonably requested by the Company’s independent registered public accountants and the Company’s counsel), in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters as the managing Underwriter or Underwriters may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;
3.1.12 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a Financial Counterparty pursuant to such Registration, on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the participating Holders, the Financial Counterparty, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the participating Holders, Financial Counterparty or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters;
3.1.13 in the event of an Underwritten Offering or a Block Trade, or an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a Financial Counterparty pursuant to such Registration to which the Company has consented, to the extent reasonably requested by such Financial Counterparty in order to engage in such offering, allow the Financial Counterparty to conduct customary “underwriter’s due diligence” with respect to the Company;
3.1.14 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a Financial Counterparty pursuant to such Registration, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting or other purchase or sales agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter or Underwriters or the Financial Counterparty of such offering or sale;
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3.1.15 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), and which requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act;
3.1.16 with respect to an Underwritten Offering pursuant to subsection 2.1.5, use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and
3.1.17 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the participating Holders, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with such Registration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any documents or information to an Underwriter or Financial Counterparty if such Underwriter or Financial Counterparty has not then been named with respect to the applicable Underwritten Offering or other offering involving a registration as an Underwriter or Financial Counterparty, as applicable.
3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses in respect of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees and Underwriter marketing costs.
3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Holder does not timely provide the Company with its requested Holder Information, the Company may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities from the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus if the Company determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such information is necessary to effect the registration and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information. No person or entity may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person or entity (a) agrees to sell such person’s or entity’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (b) timely completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. For the avoidance of doubt, the exclusion of a Holder’s Registrable Securities as a result of this Section 3.3 shall not affect the registration of the other Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration.
3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains or includes a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Registration Statement or Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the time of such notice), or until he, she or it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Registration Statement or Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration or Underwritten Offering at any time would (a) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, (b) require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control or (c) in the good faith judgment of the majority of the Board such Registration be seriously detrimental to the Company and the majority of the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer such filing, initial effectiveness or continued use at such time, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders (which notice shall not specify the nature of the event giving rise to such delay or suspension), delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose; provided, however, that the Company may not delay or suspend a Registration Statement, Prospectus or Underwritten Offering on more than two (2) occasions, for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than one hundred-twenty (120) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve (12)-month period. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentences in this Section 3.4, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notices referred to in this Section 3.4, their use of the Registration Statement or Prospectus in connection with any resale or other disposition of Registrable Securities. In addition, the Company may delay or suspend continued use of a Registration Statement or Prospectus in respect of a Registration or Underwritten Offering in order to file and make effective a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement in connection with the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4; provided, that each Holder hereby (i) acknowledges that such notice referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall constitute confidential information of the Company and (ii) agrees to maintain in strict confidence and not to disclose to any person any information contained in such notice (including, without limitation, the fact that the Company has delivered such notice to the Holders).
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3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to use commercially reasonable efforts to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to resell or otherwise dispose of shares of Registrable Securities held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any customary legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
Article IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
4.1 Indemnification.
4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers, directors, employees, advisors, agents, representatives, members and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) (collectively, the “Holder Indemnified Persons”) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses resulting from any Misstatement or alleged Misstatement, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained or included in any information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder Indemnified Person specifically for use therein.
4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (the “Holder Information”) and, to the extent permitted by law, shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify the Company, its officers, directors, employees, advisors, agents, representatives and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses resulting from any Misstatement or alleged Misstatement, but only to the extent that the same are made in reliance on and in conformity with information relating to the Holder so furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for use therein. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
4.1.3 Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (a) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (b) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim or there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement includes a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
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4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director, employee, advisor, agent, representative, member or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall to the extent permitted by law contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by a court of law by reference to, among other things, whether the Misstatement or alleged Misstatement relates to information supplied by such indemnifying party or such indemnified party and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Article V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (a) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (b) delivery in person or by courier service or sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, in each case providing evidence of delivery or (c) transmission by facsimile or email. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third (3rd) business day following the date on which it is mailed, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, or overnight mail at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation, and in the case of notices delivered by facsimile or email, at such time as it is successfully transmitted to the addressee. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to Suncrete, Inc., 817 E. 4th Street, Tulsa, OK 74120, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, or by email at Randall@eagleredimix.com, with copy to: Haynes and Boone, LLP, 2801 N. Harwood Street, Suite 2300, Dallas Texas 75201, Attention: Matthew L. Fry and Rachel O’Donnell, or by email at Matt.Fry@haynesboone.com and Rachel.ODonnell@haynesboone.com, or if to any Holder, to the address as it appears on the applicable registrar for the Registrable Securities or such other address as may be designated in writing by such holder.
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Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.
5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.
5.2.2 Subject to Section 5.2.4 and Section 5.2.5, this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of a Holder hereunder may be transferred or assigned in connection with a Transfer of Registrable Securities to (a) any affiliate of a Holder, (b) any subsidiary, parent, general partner, limited partner, stockholder or member of a Holder, (c) any family member or trust for the benefit of any Holder, or (d) any person for which the Company has provided its prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such rights may only be transferred or assigned if (i) such Transfer is effected in accordance with applicable securities laws; (ii) such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to become subject to the terms of this Agreement; and (iii) the Company is given written notice by such Holder of such Transfer, stating the name and address of the transferee or assignee and identifying the Registrable Securities with respect to which such rights are being transferred or assigned.
5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors, which shall include Permitted Transferees.
5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (a) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 and (b) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any Transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.
5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.
5.4 Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG DELAWARE RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION AND THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
5.5 Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
5.6 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of (a) the Company and (b) the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities held by the Holders at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects any Holder, solely in his, her or its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of each such Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
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5.7 Other Registration Rights. From and after the date hereof, other than pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, Haymaker Sponsor IV LLC and the other parties thereto, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any current or future holder of any securities of the Company that would allow such current or future holder to require the Company to include securities in any Registration Statement filed by the Company for such Holders on a basis other than pari passu with, or expressly subordinate to, the piggyback rights of the Holders hereunder; provided, that in no event shall the Company enter into any agreement that would permit another holder of securities of the Company to participate on a pari passu basis (in terms of priority of cut-back based on advice of underwriters) with a Demanding Holder in an Underwritten Offering. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 5.7 shall have any affect on any registration rights granted to persons prior to the date hereof.
5.8 Term. This Agreement shall terminate, with respect to any Holder, on the date as of which such Holder ceases to hold any Registrable Securities. The provisions of Article IV shall survive any termination.
5.9 Holder Information. Each Holder agrees, if requested in writing, to promptly represent to the Company the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in order for the Company to make determinations hereunder.
5.10 Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
5.11 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire agreement and understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, relating to such subject matter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
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COMPANY:
SUNCRETE, INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| By: | ||
| Name: | Randall Edgar | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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HOLDERS:
DOTHAN INDEPENDENT GP, LP, a Delaware limited partnership |
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| By: | Dothan Sponsor, LLC, | ||
| its general partner | |||
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Name: Ned N. Fleming, III Title: Manager |
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| DOTHAN CONCRETE INVESTORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | |||
| By: | Dothan Concrete Manager, LLC, | ||
| its managing member | |||
| By: SunTx Capital Management Corp., | |||
| its managing member | |||
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By: |
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| Name: Ned N. Fleming, III | |||
| Title: President | |||
| EAGLESNEST INVESTMENTS, LLC, a [●] limited liability company | ||
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| Name: | ||
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
Exhibit 10.11
FORM OF
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [●] by and between Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [●] (“Indemnitee”).
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve as directors or officers or in other capacities for corporations unless they are provided with insurance or indemnification that adequately protects them from the inordinate risk of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of such corporations;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities;
WHEREAS, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (the “Bylaws”) provide for the indemnification of the directors and officers of the Company, as well as persons serving in various other capacities, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and state that these indemnification provisions are in addition to any other rights to which an indemnitee may be entitled under any other agreement;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protections available under the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and the Company’s insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as an officer or director of the Company and its subsidiaries without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company to contractually obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that Indemnitee will serve or continue to serve the Company and its subsidiaries free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries on the condition that Indemnitee be so indemnified; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and the Company’s insurance and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s agreement to serve or continue to serve as an officer and/or director of the Company or its subsidiaries from and after the date hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Indemnity of Indemnitee. The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality thereof:
(a) Proceedings Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 1(a) if, by reason of Indemnitee’s Covered Status (as hereinafter defined), Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company, which is governed by Section 1(b). Pursuant to this Section 1(a), Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses (as hereinafter defined), judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee, or on Indemnitee’s behalf, in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, as applicable, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
(b) Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 1(b) if, by reason of Indemnitee’s Covered Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company. Pursuant to this Section 1(b), Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee, or on Indemnitee’s behalf, in connection with such Proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, if applicable law so provides, no indemnification against such Expenses shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter in such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company, unless and to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall determine that such indemnification may be made.
(c) Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Covered Status, a party to and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time, against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section 1(c) and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
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(d) Indemnification of Appointing Stockholder. If (i) Indemnitee is or was affiliated with one or more entities that has invested in the Company (each, an “Appointing Stockholder”), and (ii) the Appointing Stockholder is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding relating to or arising by reason of Appointing Stockholder’s position as a stockholder of, or lender to, the Company, or Appointing Stockholder’s appointment of or affiliation with Indemnitee or any other director, including without limitation any alleged misappropriation of a Company asset or corporate opportunity, any claim of misappropriation or infringement of intellectual property relating to the Company, any alleged false or misleading statement or omission made by the Company (or on its behalf) or its employees or agents, or any allegation of inappropriate control or influence over the Company or its Board members, officers, equity holders or debt holders, then the Appointing Stockholder will be entitled to indemnification hereunder for Expenses to the same extent as Indemnitee, and the terms of this Agreement as they relate to procedures for indemnification of Indemnitee and advancement of Expenses shall apply to any such indemnification of Appointing Stockholder. The rights provided to the Appointing Stockholder under this Section 1(d) shall (i) be suspended during any period during which the Appointing Stockholder does not have a representative on the Company’s Board and (ii) terminate on an initial public offering of the Company’s Common Stock; provided, however, that in the event of any such suspension or termination, the Appointing Stockholder’s rights to indemnification will not be suspended or terminated with respect to any Proceeding based in whole or in part on facts and circumstances occurring at any time prior to such suspension or termination regardless of whether the Proceeding arises before or after such suspension or termination. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Appointing Stockholder is an express third party beneficiary of the terms of this Section 1(d).
2. Additional Indemnity. In addition to, and without regard to any limitations on, the indemnification provided for in Section 1, the Company shall and hereby does indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf if, by reason of Indemnitee’s Covered Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company), including, without limitation, all liability arising out of the negligence or active or passive wrongdoing of Indemnitee. The only limitation that shall exist upon the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall be that the Company shall not be obligated to make any payment to Indemnitee that is finally determined (under the procedures, and subject to the presumptions, set forth in Sections 6 and 7) to be unlawful.
3. Contribution.
(a) Whether or not the indemnification provided in Sections 1 and 2 is available, in respect of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Company shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any judgment or settlement of such Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have against Indemnitee. The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.
(b) Without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Company set forth in Section 3(a), if, for any reason, Indemnitee shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any judgment or settlement in any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company or the Covered Entities other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction or events from which such Proceeding arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by reference to the relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company or the Covered Entities other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the transaction or events that resulted in such Expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other equitable considerations which applicable law may require to be considered. The relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company or the Covered Entities, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the degree to which their actions were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary and the degree to which their conduct is active or passive.
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(c) The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless from any claims of contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company or the Covered Entities, other than Indemnitee, who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.
(d) To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and the directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company or the Covered Entities) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).
4. Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Covered Status, a witness, or is made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests, in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.
5. Advancement of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding by reason of Indemnitee’s Covered Status within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses. Any advances and undertakings to repay pursuant to this Section 5 shall be unsecured and interest free.
6. Procedures and Presumptions for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. It is the intent of this Agreement to secure for Indemnitee rights of indemnity that are as favorable as may be permitted under the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and public policy of the State of Delaware. Accordingly, the parties agree that the following procedures and presumptions shall apply in the event of any question as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement:
(a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure of Indemnitee to provide such a request to the Company, or to provide such a request in a timely fashion, shall not relieve the Company of any liability that it may have to Indemnitee unless, and to the extent that, such failure actually and materially prejudices the interests of the Company.
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(b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 6(a), a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case by one of the following five methods, which, except for the fourth method in the event of a Change of Control as defined in Section 13, shall be at the election of the Board: (i) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, (ii) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, (iii) if there are no Disinterested Directors or if the Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel (as hereinafter defined) in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, (iv) in the event of a Change of Control, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee or (v) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Company.
(c) If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 6(b), the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 6(c). The Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising Indemnitee of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. Indemnitee may, within 10 days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 13, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion.
Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 6(a), no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or other court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by Indemnitee to the Company’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 6(b). The Company shall pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel incurred by such Independent Counsel in connection with acting pursuant to Section 6(b), and the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the procedures of this Section 6(c), regardless of the manner in which such Independent Counsel was selected or appointed.
(d) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence. Neither the failure of the Company (including the Disinterested Directors, a committee of such directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination, prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement, that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by the Disinterested Directors, a committee of such directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
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(e) Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise (as hereinafter defined), including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. Whether or not the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(e) are satisfied, it shall in any event be presumed that Indemnitee has at all times acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.
(f) If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6 to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(f) shall not apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement and if (A) within 15 days after receipt by the Company of the request for such determination, the Board or the Disinterested Directors, if appropriate, resolve to submit such determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of stockholders is called within 15 days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within 60 days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat.
(g) Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any Independent Counsel or member of the Board shall act reasonably and in good faith in making a determination regarding the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
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(h) The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such Proceeding with or without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such Proceeding. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.
(i) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
7. Remedies of Indemnitee.
(a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 6 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification is made pursuant to Section 6(b) within 90 days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to this Agreement within 10 days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor or (v) payment of indemnification is not made within 10 days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or such determination is deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 6, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court of the State of Delaware, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 7(a). The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication.
(b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of the adverse determination under Section 6(b).
(c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s misstatement not materially misleading in connection with the application for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.
(d) In the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 7, seeks a judicial adjudication of Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, or to recover under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, the Company shall pay on Indemnitee’s behalf, in advance, any and all expenses (of the types described in the definition of “Expenses” in Section 13 of this Agreement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in such judicial adjudication, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance recovery.
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(e) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within 10 days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, such expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of Expenses or insurance recovery, as the case may be.
(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.
8. Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation; Primacy of Indemnification.
(a) The rights of indemnification as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, under the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders, a resolution of the Board or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Covered Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that an amendment or modification of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, whether by law, amendment or otherwise, or an amendment to Delaware law permits greater indemnification than would be afforded currently under the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.
(b) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries of the Company or the Covered Entities, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary under such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) Except as provided in Section 8(f), in the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.
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(d) Except as provided in Section 8(f), the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
(e) Except as provided in Section 8(f), the Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of Expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.
(f) Notwithstanding anything set forth to the contrary in this Agreement including, without limitation, Sections 8(c), 8(d) and 8(e) above, the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that in the event the Indemnitee has certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the Original Stockholder Indemnitors, (i) the Company is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Original Stockholder Indemnitors to advance Expenses or to provide indemnification for the same Expenses or Losses, as defined in Section 13, incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) the Company shall be required to advance the full amount of Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses and Losses as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights such Indemnitee may have against the Original Stockholder Indemnitors, and (iii) the Company irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Original Stockholder Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Original Stockholder Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Original Stockholder Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Original Stockholder Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Original Stockholder Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 8.
9. Exception to Right of Indemnification. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:
(a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, provided, that the foregoing shall not affect the rights of Indemnitee or the Original Stockholder Indemnitors set forth in Section 8(f); or
(b) for (i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law or (ii) any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or any clawback policy adopted by the Company, including clawback provisions adopted to comply with Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act and applicable stock exchange listing requirements, or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); or
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(c) in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any such part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law.
10. Duration of Agreement. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue for so long as Indemnitee may have any liability or potential liability by virtue of serving as an officer or director of the Company or the Covered Entities and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any Proceeding (or any proceeding commenced under Section 7) by reason of Indemnitee’s Covered Status, whether or not Indemnitee is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives.
11. Security. To the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.
12. Enforcement.
(a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumes the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as an officer or director of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as an officer or director of the Company.
(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.
(c) The Company shall not seek from a court, or agree to, a “bar order” which would have the effect of prohibiting or limiting the Indemnitee’s rights to receive advancement of Expenses under this Agreement.
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13. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) the acquisition after the date of this Agreement by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 15% or more of either the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that none of the following acquisitions will constitute a Change of Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company or any Controlled Affiliate, as defined below, of the Company; (B) any acquisition by the Company or any Controlled Affiliate of the Company; (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Controlled Affiliate of the Company; (D) any acquisition by any Original Stockholder Indemnitor, or any entity or person that may be an affiliate of any Original Stockholder Indemnitor; or (E) any acquisition by any entity or its security holders pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (iii) of this definition;
(ii) individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual who becomes a director of the Company subsequent to the date of this Agreement and whose election or appointment by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the then Incumbent Directors will be considered as an Incumbent Director, unless such individual’s initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person or entity other than the Company;
(iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or an acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each a “Business Combination”) unless, in each case, following such Business Combination (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including a corporation that, as a result of such Business Combination, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no person or entity (excluding (x) any entity resulting from such Business Combination or (y) any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly 15% or more of either the then- outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to such Business Combination, and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
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(iv) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(b) “Controlled Affiliate” means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other Enterprise, whether or not for profit, that is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management or policies of an Enterprise, whether through the ownership of voting securities, through other voting rights, by contract or otherwise.
(c) “Covered Entities” shall have the meaning given such term in the definition of Covered Status.
(d) “Covered Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, partner, trustee, member, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, including the Company’s subsidiaries (collectively, the “Covered Entities”), that such person is or was serving at the express written request of the Company.
(e) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
(f) “Enterprise” shall mean, as the context requires, the Company or the Covered Entities.
(g) “Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, participating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding, or responding to, or objecting to, a request to provide discovery in any Proceeding. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.
(h) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of public companies, fiduciary duties, indemnity matters and corporation law, and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.
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(i) “Losses” means any loss, liability, judgments, damages, amounts paid in settlement, fines (including excise taxes and penalties assessed with respect to employee benefit plans), penalties (whether civil, criminal or otherwise) and all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of any of the foregoing.
(j) “Original Stockholder Indemnitors” shall mean (i) SunTx Capital Management Corp. and its affiliates and (ii) solely for purposes of Sections 8 and 9 hereof, Haymaker Acquisition Sponsor IV, LLC and its affiliates.
(k) “Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or any predecessor, subsidiary or affiliated company or otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, legislative, investigative or other nature, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, as a witness or otherwise, by reason of Indemnitee’s Covered Status, by reason of any action taken by Indemnitee or of any inaction on Indemnitee’s part while acting in Indemnitee’s Covered Status; in each case whether or not Indemnitee is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement; including any pending on or before the date of this Agreement, but excluding any initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section 7 to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
14. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. Further, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof as to either Indemnitee or Appointing Stockholder shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any provision hereof as to the other. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement is intended to confer upon Indemnitee indemnification rights to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws. In the event any provision hereof conflicts with any applicable law, such provision shall be deemed modified, consistent with the aforementioned intent, to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict.
15. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification, termination or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
16. Notice By Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with or otherwise receiving any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification covered hereunder. The failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise unless and only to the extent that such failure or delay materially prejudices the Company.
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17. Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, (c) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent:
| (a) | To Indemnitee at: | ||
| (b) | To the Company at: | ||
| Suncrete, Inc. | |||
| 817 E. 4th Street | |||
| Tulsa, OK 74210 | |||
| Attn: Chief Financial Officer | |||
or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.
18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
19. Headings. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
20. Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (d) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Indemnification Agreement on and as of the date first above written.
| SUNCRETE, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| INDEMNITEE | ||
| Name: | ||
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Exhibit 10.12
MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT
July 29, 2024
This Management and Consulting Agreement (this “Agreement”) shall confirm the agreement among Dothan Concrete Investments Management, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Consultant”), and Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holding”), pursuant to which Consultant shall render to the Company Group (as defined below) certain management and consulting services in connection with the development activities and the operation and conduct of the Company Group’s business. Holding and its direct and indirect subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as the “Company Group” and each individually as a “Company.” Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holding, dated as of the date first written above (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or waived from time to time, the “LLC Agreement”).
1. Services. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law or regulation, Consultant shall render to the Company Group advice and assistance concerning any and all aspects of the operations, strategic and capital planning and financing of the Company Group as needed from time to time and conduct relations on behalf of the Company Group with accountants, attorneys, financial advisors and other professionals. Services provided by Consultant may include, without limitation, the following:
(a) general executive and management services;
(b) identification, support, negotiation and analysis of acquisitions and dispositions by the Company Group;
(c) negotiating and recommending entering into, modifying and terminating contracts and agreements to which any Company is (or is to become) a party;
(d) support, negotiation and analysis of financing alternatives, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions, capital expenditures and refinancing of existing indebtedness;
(e) finance functions, including assistance in the preparation of financial projections, and monitoring and compliance with financing arrangements;
(f) marketing functions, including monitoring of marketing plans and strategies;
(g) human resources functions, including searching and recommending hiring of executives; and
(h) other services for the Company Group upon which the Board and Consultant agree.
Subject to the limitations set forth herein, Consultant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause their employees and agents to provide the Company Group the benefit of their special knowledge, skill and business expertise to the extent relevant to the Company Group’s business and affairs.
2. Board Supervision. The activities of Consultant to be performed under this Agreement shall be subject to the supervision of the Board to the extent required by applicable law or regulation and subject to reasonable written policies not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement adopted by the Board and promptly delivered to Consultant from time to time. Where not required by applicable law or regulation and not subject to such written policies, no prior approval of the Board shall be required for Consultant to perform its duties under this Agreement.
3. Compensation of Consultant.
(a) During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall receive quarterly with respect to the management of the business and operations of the Company Group a base cash fee (the “Compensation”). The amount of the quarterly fees paid by the Company Group during calendar year 2024 will be equal to 1/4th of 3.0% of TTM EBITDA (as defined below), with TTM EBITDA measured on the last day of such calendar quarter. The amount of the quarterly fees paid by the Company Group beginning on January 1, 2025, and continuing for the remainder of the term of this Agreement will be equal to 1/4th of 5.0% of TTM EBITDA (as defined below), with TTM EBITDA measured on the last day of such calendar quarter. The next Compensation payment shall be due on September 30, 2024, and future amounts with respect to each calendar quarter shall be payable in arrears on the last day of each quarter thereafter during the term of this Agreement. The Compensation shall accrue daily and be prorated for any partial calendar quarter during which Consultant performs services hereunder. For purposes hereof, “TTM EBITDA” shall mean the Company Group’s consolidated EBITDA (as defined below) for the trailing twelve (12) month period from the date of measurement; provided, that if a Company was not owned by Holding, directly or indirectly, during the full trailing twelve (12) months, TTM EBITDA with respect to such Company shall be calculated taking into account periods where such Company was under prior ownership as well as under Holding’s ownership; and “EBITDA” shall have the meaning given to such term in that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company Group and the other parties thereto (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Initial Credit Agreement”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the aggregate Compensation paid during any calendar year shall not exceed $3,200,000 in the aggregate and (ii) payment of the Compensation by the Company Group may be deferred as set forth in Section 3.2 of the LLC Agreement.
(b) For purposes of determining the amount of the Compensation payable with respect to any calendar quarter during 2024, the Company Group may, at the time, make a payment of $400,000. For purposes of determining the amount of the Compensation payable with respect to any calendar quarter beginning on January 1, 2025, and continuing for the remainder of the term of this Agreement, the Company Group may, at the time, make a payment of $700,000. At the end of each fiscal year during the term of this Agreement, the parties shall then make appropriate adjustments to the aggregate amount of the Compensation paid to Consultant with respect to such prior fiscal year based on the actual calculation of TTM EBITDA with respect to such prior fiscal year as a result of the preparation the Company Group’s financial statements.
(c) During the term of this Agreement, with respect to each acquisition transaction (whether such acquisition is consummated via merger, stock acquisition, asset acquisition, or otherwise) or any recapitalization, reorganization, debt or equity financings by the Company or any of its affiliates (each, an “Add-On Acquisition”) with respect to which Consultant provides diligence and integration services (the “Diligence and Integration Services”), in light of the significant additional time and effort involved on the part of Consultant and Consultant’s personnel in connection with such Add-On Acquisition, the Company Group shall compensate Consultant, or cause Consultant to be compensated, for such Diligence and Integration Services in an amount equal to 2.0% of the enterprise value of such Add-On Acquisition (the “Diligence and Integration Fees”). Diligence and Integration Fees related to an Add-On Acquisition may be paid from time to time during the performance of the related Diligence and Integration Services, and shall in any event be due and payable to Consultant no later than the date of the closing of such Add-On Acquisition. For the avoidance of doubt, the Diligence and Integration Fees will be payable in connection with a Sale of the Company.
(d) On the date hereof, and in consideration of the services provided by Consultant and certain of its Affiliates in connection with the acquisition by Buyer of certain equity interests in Holding and the financing thereof, including but not limited to (i) the support, due diligence, negotiation and analysis of the SMG Add-on Acquisition, (ii) sourcing and negotiating the terms of debt and equity financing, and (iii) due diligence, financial analysis and projections, Holding shall pay to Consultant an amount equal to $5,000,000.
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(e) If at any time when a payment of Compensation or Diligence and Integration Fees are due under this Agreement the Company Group (i) does not have sufficient available cash to make such payment or (ii) is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of any credit, loan, or similar agreement to which any Company is party that has been approved by the Board, including the Initial Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Credit Agreements”), part or all of such payment, as the case may be, shall be deferred. Any amount so deferred shall accrue interest at a rate equal to nine percent (9%) per annum, compounded quarterly, and shall be added to the amount due under this Agreement in the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the amount was deferred. Deferred fees shall be immediately due and payable as soon as there is sufficient available cash and the payment is no longer prohibited under the Credit Agreements or any subordination agreements that Consultant is required to execute and deliver pursuant to the Credit Agreements.
4. Reimbursement of Expenses. Upon evidence submitted to the Board substantiating such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Consultant and in addition to any Diligence and Integration Fees, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreements, the Company Group shall promptly pay (or reimburse) Consultant (or its respective designees) for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Consultant or any of Consultant’s Affiliates or any of its members, partners, officers, employees, agents and representatives incurred in connection with the services performed hereunder or otherwise on behalf of any Company or with respect to Consultant’s Affiliate’s investment in the Company Group, including, without limitation, (i) fees and expenses incurred for attending Board or other meetings of the Company Group, (ii) costs of forming and maintaining Consultant’s Affiliates to the extent incurred in connection with their investment in the Company Group, and (iii) costs incurred in connection with the negotiation and consummation of future Company Group acquisitions, dispositions, financings and/or other corporate finance transactions, regardless of whether consummated. All such obligations or expenses incurred by any of the foregoing persons (including, but not limited to, legal, accounting and other advisors’ fees and expenses) in the performance of Consultant’s duties under this Agreement shall be for the account of, on behalf of and at the expense of the Company Group. The Company Group will also reimburse Consultant for all out-of-pocket expenses and payroll costs of in-house legal counsel incurred by Consultant or its affiliates in connection with the services provided pursuant to this Agreement and will pay all local, state and federal taxes resulting from its purchase or use of such services. Consultant shall not be obligated to make any advance to or for the account of any Company or to pay any sums, except out of funds held in accounts maintained by any Company, nor shall Consultant be obligated to incur any liability or obligation for the account of any Company without assurance that the necessary funds for the discharge of such liability or obligation shall be provided.
5. Future Companies. It is understood and agreed that the Company Group may acquire one or more other Persons and, upon the agreement of Consultant and any such other Person, such Person may become party to this Agreement as a “Company” subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.
6. Independent Contractor. Consultant shall be an independent contractor, retaining control over and responsibility for its own operations and personnel. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to: (a) create a partnership or joint venture between any Company and Consultant or any of its Affiliates; (b) cause Consultant to be responsible in any way for the debts, liabilities or obligations of any Company or any other party; (c) impose any obligation or duty upon Consultant or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective employees, members, officers, representatives or agents, other than the express contractual obligations of Consultant set forth herein (with all such other obligations and duties being expressly disclaimed); or (d) constitute Consultant or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective employees, members, officers, representatives or agents becoming employees, members, officers, representatives or agents of any Company.
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7. Other Activities of Consultant. Each Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that neither Consultant nor any of its Affiliates, nor any of their respective employees, officers, directors, affiliates or associates, shall be required to devote full time and business efforts to the duties of Consultant specified in this Agreement, but instead shall devote only so much time and such efforts as Consultant reasonably deems necessary. Each Company further acknowledge and agree that Consultant and its Affiliates are engaged in the business of investing in, acquiring and/or managing businesses for Consultant’s own account, for the account of its Affiliates and associates and for the account of unaffiliated parties, and understands that Consultant and its Affiliates plan to continue to be engaged in such business (and other business or investment activities) during the term of this Agreement. No aspect or element of such activities shall be deemed to be engaged in for the benefit of any Company or to constitute a conflict of interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to the following sentence, a Consultant shall be required to bring only those investment and/or business opportunities to the attention of the Company Group that Consultant, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, and nothing herein shall restrict a Consultant or any of its Affiliates from investing or directly or indirectly engaging in competitive businesses.
8. Liability; Standard of Care. No Consultant (including any person or entity acting for or on behalf of a Consultant) shall be liable for any mistakes of fact, errors of judgment, losses sustained by any Company, or any acts or omissions of any kind (including acts or omissions of a Consultant or any of its employees or agents), unless and except to the extent that a Company’s losses (including expenses, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) are finally and judicially determined to have resulted primarily from the gross negligence, material breach of this Agreement in bad faith or willful misconduct of Consultant, and in such case, only Consultant shall be liable for such losses. Each Company recognizes and confirms that Consultant will, from time to time, in acting pursuant to this engagement, be using information in reports and other information provided by others, including, without limitation, information provided by or on behalf of any Company, and that Consultant does not assume responsibility for and may rely, without independent verification, on the accuracy and completeness of any such reports and information. Each Company hereby warrants that any information relating to the Company Group that is furnished to Consultant by or on behalf of the Company Group will be fair, accurate and complete and will not contain any material omissions or misstatements of fact. Each Company agrees that any information or advice rendered by Consultant or any of its representatives in connection with this engagement is for the confidential use of the Board only, and, except as otherwise required by law, no Company shall, and no Company shall permit any third party to, disclose or otherwise refer to such advice or information in any manner without Consultant’s prior written consent.
9. Indemnification of Consultant. The Company Group, jointly and severally, shall indemnify and hold harmless Consultant and its present and future Affiliates and its respective officers, directors, partners, employees and agents (each an “Indemnified Party” and collectively the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses and damages (or actions in respect thereof), in any way related to or arising out of the performance by such Indemnified Party of services under this Agreement, and to advance and reimburse each Indemnified Party on a monthly basis for reasonable legal and other expenses incurred by it in connection with or relating to investigating, preparing to defend or defending any actions, claims or other proceeding (including any investigation or inquiry) arising in any manner out of or in connection with such Indemnified Party’s performance or non-performance under this Agreement (whether or not such Indemnified Party is a named party in such proceedings); provided, that no Company shall be responsible under this Section 9 for any claims, liabilities, losses, damages or expenses to the extent that they are finally judicially determined to result primarily from actions taken by such Indemnified Party that constitute gross negligence, material breach of this Agreement in bad faith or willful misconduct. The Company Group’s indemnification obligations under this Section 9 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, whether pursuant to Section 10 or Section 11, or otherwise.
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10. Term. Unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on December 31, 2034.
11. Termination.
(a) Consultant may terminate this Agreement in the event of the breach of any of the material terms or provisions of this Agreement by such other party, which breach is not cured within ten (10) business days after written notice of the same is given to the party alleged to be in breach. In addition, Consultant may deliver to Holding a written letter of resignation signed by Consultant, which Consultant may do in its sole discretion, at any time, for any reason or no reason. If this Agreement is terminated by Consultant because of the breach of any of the material terms or provisions hereof by any Company, Consultant shall be entitled to recover damages from the Company Group on a joint and several basis.
(b) With respect to each Company individually, this Agreement shall also terminate with respect to such Company immediately upon the effectiveness of a transaction whereby such Company is no longer a subsidiary of Holding.
(c) No termination of this Agreement, whether pursuant to Section 10, this Section 11 or otherwise, shall affect the Company Group’s obligations with respect to (x) fees, costs and expenses earned or incurred by Consultant and not paid or reimbursed by the Company Group as of the effective date of such termination, or (y) any of the provisions of Section 6 through Section 9 hereof, this Section 11(c) or Section 12 through Section 18 hereof.
12. No Assignment. No Company shall, without the prior written consent of Consultant, assign, transfer or convey any rights, duties or interest under this Agreement, nor shall any Company delegate to any Person any of the obligations or duties required to be kept or performed by them hereunder. No Consultant shall, without the prior written consent of Holding, assign, transfer or convey any rights, duties or interests under this Agreement; provided, that Consultant may assign any or all of its rights and obligations hereunder to any Affiliate of Consultant or any direct or indirect partner, member, director or employee of any private investment company that is an Affiliate of Consultant.
13. Notices. All notices, demands, consents, approvals and requests given by any party to the others hereunder shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses:
If to any Company:
c/o Concrete Partners Holding, LLC
5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1000
Dallas, Texas 75240
Attention: Chairman of the Board
If to Consultant:
c/o Dothan Concrete Investments Management, LLC
5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1000
Dallas, Texas 75240
Attention: Barrett Bruce
14. Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns, nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended, or will be construed, to confer upon or give any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, that the Affiliates of Consultant and the respective employees, officers, directors, Affiliates, representatives, agents or associates of Consultant and such Affiliates, as well as the Indemnified Parties, are third party beneficiaries of Section 9 with rights to enforce the provisions thereof.
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15. Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or enforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the matters herein contained. This Agreement shall not be modified or amended without the prior written consent of each party hereto. No waiver of the terms or conditions hereof shall be binding upon a party unless approved in writing by an authorized representative of such party.
17. Governing Laws. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to the laws of any other state.
18. Counterparts; Delivery by Electronic Transmission. This Agreement may be executed on separate counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an original and all of which taken together constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, to the extent signed and delivered by means of .pdf or other electronic transmission, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.
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If the foregoing is acceptable to you, please sign this letter in the space provided below and return it to the undersigned.
| CONSULTANT | ||
| Dothan Concrete Investments Management, LLC | ||
| By: | SunTX Capital Management Corp., | |
| its sole member | ||
| By: | /s/ Ned N. Fleming,III | |
| Name: | Ned N. Fleming,III | |
| Title: | Managing Partner | |
| COMPANY GROUP | ||
| Concrete Partners Holding, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Ned N. Fleming,III | |
| Name: | Ned N. Fleming,III | |
| Title: | Managing Partner | |
[Signature Page to Management and Consulting Agreement]
Exhibit 10.13
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) dated as of [●] (the “Amendment Date”), to the Management and Consulting Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2024 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and among Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holding”), Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which, prior to the Domestication (as defined in the BCA), was a Cayman Islands exempted company) (“PubCo”), and Dothan Concrete Investments Management, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Consultant”). Each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Agreement.
WHEREAS, Section 16 of the Agreement provides, in pertinent part, that the Agreement may be amended if such amendment is approved in writing by an authorized representative of each of the parties;
WHEREAS, on October 9, 2025, Holding entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “BCA”) with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), PubCo, and the other parties thereto;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.22 of the BCA, Holding has agreed to assign to PubCo, and PubCo has agreed to assume, and to perform and discharge all of the obligations of the Company under, the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms set forth in the BCA, the parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein, effective as of the Closing (as defined in the BCA).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Amendments to the Agreement.
(a) The last sentence of the first paragraph of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holding, dated as of the date first written above (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or waived from time to time, the “LLC Agreement”) or, if not defined in the LLC Agreement, shall have the meanings given to such terms in that certain Business Combination Agreement, by and among Holding, Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of SPAC (“PubCo”) and the other parties thereto (the “BCA”).
(b) Section 3(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall receive quarterly with respect to the management of the business and operations of the Company Group a base cash fee (the “Compensation”).
(i) Compensation Payments. The amount of the quarterly fees paid by the Company Group beginning on January 1, 2026, and continuing for the remainder of the term of this Agreement will equal 1/4th of the Annual Compensation Amount (as defined below), adjusted each year by the CPI Adjustment Factor (as defined below). Compensation payments with respect to each quarter shall be payable in arrears on the last day of such quarter during the term of this Agreement. The Compensation shall accrue daily and be prorated for any partial calendar quarter during which Consultant performs services hereunder. Any quarterly payments made during the 2026 calendar year and prior to the Amendment Date shall be adjusted to equal 1/4th of the Annual Compensation Amount, and the amount of any such adjustment(s) shall be applied to the next quarterly payment due following the Amendment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate Compensation paid during any calendar year shall equal the Annual Compensation Amount for such year.
(ii) Definitions. For purposes hereof, “Annual Compensation Amount” shall mean (a) $3,500,000 in the aggregate for calendar year 2026, and (b) for each calendar year thereafter, the Annual Compensation Amount for the prior calendar year (“Year X”) multiplied by the CPI Adjustment Factor; “CPI Adjustment Factor” shall mean a fraction, the numerator of which is the CPI for Year X, and the denominator of which is the CPI for the calendar year immediately preceding Year X; and “CPI” means the All Items inflation rate according to the CPI-U for the trailing twelve months.
(c) Section 3(b) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(d) Section 3(c) of the Agreement is hereby renumbered as Section 3(b), and amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
During the term of this Agreement, with respect to each acquisition or disposition transaction (whether such acquisition or disposition is consummated via merger, stock acquisition, asset acquisition, or otherwise) (each, an “Acquisition”) or any recapitalization, reorganization, debt or equity financings by the Company or any of its affiliates (each, a “Financing,” and any Acquisition or Financing is referred to as an “Add-On Acquisition”) with respect to which Consultant provides diligence and integration services (the “Diligence and Integration Services”), in light of the significant additional time and effort involved on the part of Consultant and Consultant’s personnel in connection with such Add-On Acquisition, the Company Group shall compensate Consultant, or cause Consultant to be compensated, for such Diligence and Integration Services in an amount equal to (i) 2.0% of the enterprise value of such Acquisition or (ii) 2.0% of the gross amount of cash raised in such Financing (clauses (i) and (ii), the “Diligence and Integration Fees”); provided that no fee shall be payable pursuant to clause (ii) for any Financing where the proceeds of such Financing are used in whole or in part in connection with an Acquisition if a fee is payable under clause (i) with respect to such Acquisition. Diligence and Integration Fees related to an Add-On Acquisition shall be due and payable to Consultant on the date of the closing of such Add-On Acquisition.
(e) Section 3(d) of the Agreement is hereby renumbered as Section 3(c).
(f) A new Section 3(d) is hereby inserted to read as follows:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at the Acquisition Closing (as defined in the BCA), PubCo shall make, or cause to be made, the cash payments to Consultant in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 7.22 of the BCA, in full satisfaction of (i) any fees payable pursuant to Section 3(d) of this Agreement (renumbered as Section 3(c) pursuant Amendment #1 to the Agreement) and (ii) any Diligence and Integration Fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by the BCA.
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(g) Section 10 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date that is ten years from the Closing Date (as defined in the BCA).
(h) Section 13 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the notice information for the Company Group, and replacing it with the following notice information for PubCo:
[●]
[●]
[●]
Attention: [●]
Section 2. Assignment and Assumption. Effective as of the Amendment Date, Holding hereby grants, conveys, and transfers to PubCo all of Holding’s right, title, and interest in and to the Agreement, and PubCo unconditionally accepts such assignment and assumes all of Holding’s duties, liabilities, and obligations under the Agreement and agrees to pay, perform, and discharge, as and when due, all of the obligations of Holding under the Agreement accruing on and after the Amendment Date.
Section 3. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly provided for in this Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. This Amendment is limited as written and shall not be deemed to be an amendment, modification or supplement of, or a consent to or waiver of any other term or condition of the Agreement or any other document.
Section 4. Conflict. In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the Agreement, this Amendment shall govern and prevail in all respects.
Section 5. Effect of Amendment; References. From and after the Amendment Date, (i) any reference to the Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment; and (ii) unless the context indicates otherwise, any reference in the Agreement to Holding shall be deemed to be a reference to PubCo, and any reference to the Company Group shall be deemed to include PubCo and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
Section 6. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE PARTIES RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT AND ENFORCED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR (TO THE EXTENT SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION EXISTS THEREFOR) THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE, AND THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF BOTH SUCH COURTS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
Section 7. Headings and Captions. All headings and captions contained in this Amendment are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed a part of this Amendment.
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Section 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Amendment may be executed and delivered via facsimile or other form of electronic delivery by the parties, which shall be deemed for all purposes as an original.
Section 9. Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is expressly conditioned upon, and will become effective only upon the consummation of all of the transactions contemplated by the BCA.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, have duly executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
| Concrete Partners Holding, LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Dothan Concrete Investments Management, LLC | ||
| By: SunTX Capital Management Corp., its sole member | ||
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| Suncrete, Inc. | ||
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Signature Page – Amendment No. 1 to Dothan Management and Consulting Agreement
Exhibit 10.14
Published CUSIP Numbers:
Deal: 20670EAA4
Revolver: 20670EAB2
Term: 20670EAC0
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 29, 2024
among
CONCRETE PARTNERS HOLDING, LLC, as Holdings and a Guarantor,
CONCRETE PARTNERS, LLC, as the Borrower,
THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER PARTY HERETO,
as Guarantors,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and
L/C Issuer,
and
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO
PNC Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent,
SUNFLOWER BANK, N.A., as Documentation Agent,
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
as a Joint Lead Arranger and as Sole Bookrunner,
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, as a Joint Lead Arranger
and
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Joint Lead Arranger and as Syndication Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | |||
| Article I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS | 1 | ||
| 1.01 | Defined Terms | 1 | |
| 1.02 | Other Interpretive Provisions | 39 | |
| 1.03 | Accounting Terms | 40 | |
| 1.04 | Rounding | 41 | |
| 1.05 | Times of Day | 41 | |
| 1.06 | Letter of Credit Amounts | 41 | |
| 1.07 | Interest Rates | 41 | |
| 1.08 | UCC Terms | 42 | |
| Article II COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS | 42 | ||
| 2.01 | Loans | 42 | |
| 2.02 | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans | 43 | |
| 2.03 | Letters of Credit | 44 | |
| 2.04 | Swingline Loans | 53 | |
| 2.05 | Prepayments | 55 | |
| 2.06 | Termination or Reduction of Commitments | 58 | |
| 2.07 | Repayment of Loans | 59 | |
| 2.08 | Interest and Default Rate | 59 | |
| 2.09 | Fees | 60 | |
| 2.10 | Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate | 61 | |
| 2.11 | Evidence of Debt | 61 | |
| 2.12 | Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback | 62 | |
| 2.13 | Sharing of Payments by Lenders | 64 | |
| 2.14 | Cash Collateral | 65 | |
| 2.15 | Defaulting Lenders | 66 | |
| 2.16 | Increase in Revolving Facility | 68 | |
| Article III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY | 69 | ||
| 3.01 | Taxes | 69 | |
| 3.02 | Illegality | 73 | |
| 3.03 | Inability to Determine Rates | 74 | |
| 3.04 | Increased Costs | 76 | |
| 3.05 | Compensation for Losses | 77 | |
| 3.06 | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | 77 | |
| 3.07 | Survival | 78 | |
| Article IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS | 78 | ||
| 4.01 | Conditions of Initial Credit Extension | 78 | |
| 4.02 | Conditions to all Credit Extensions | 81 | |
| Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 82 | ||
| 5.01 | Existence, Qualification and Power | 82 | |
| 5.02 | Authorization; No Contravention | 82 | |
| 5.03 | Governmental Authorization; Other Consents | 82 | |
| 5.04 | Binding Effect | 82 | |
| 5.05 | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | 83 | |
| 5.06 | Litigation | 83 | |
| 5.07 | No Default | 84 | |
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| 5.08 | Ownership of Property | 84 | |
| 5.09 | Environmental Matters | 84 | |
| 5.10 | Insurance | 85 | |
| 5.11 | Taxes | 85 | |
| 5.12 | ERISA Compliance | 85 | |
| 5.13 | Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act | 86 | |
| 5.14 | Disclosure | 87 | |
| 5.15 | Compliance with Laws | 87 | |
| 5.16 | Solvency | 87 | |
| 5.17 | Casualty, Etc. | 87 | |
| 5.18 | Sanctions Concerns and Anti-Corruption Laws | 87 | |
| 5.19 | [Intentionally Omitted] | 88 | |
| 5.20 | Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties | 88 | |
| 5.21 | Collateral Representations | 88 | |
| 5.22 | EEA Financial Institutions | 90 | |
| 5.23 | Covered Entities | 90 | |
| 5.24 | Beneficial Ownership Certification | 90 | |
| 5.25 | Designation as Senior Indebtedness | 90 | |
| 5.27 | Labor Matters | 91 | |
| 5.28 | Closing Date Acquisition Documents | 91 | |
| Article VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 92 | ||
| 6.01 | Financial Statements | 92 | |
| 6.02 | Certificates; Other Information | 93 | |
| 6.03 | Notices | 96 | |
| 6.04 | Payment of Obligations | 96 | |
| 6.05 | Preservation of Existence, Etc. | 97 | |
| 6.06 | Maintenance of Properties | 97 | |
| 6.07 | Maintenance of Insurance | 97 | |
| 6.08 | Compliance with Laws | 98 | |
| 6.09 | Books and Records | 98 | |
| 6.10 | Inspection Rights | 98 | |
| 6.11 | Use of Proceeds | 99 | |
| 6.12 | Material Contracts | 99 | |
| 6.13 | Covenant to Guarantee Obligations | 99 | |
| 6.14 | Covenant to Give Security | 99 | |
| 6.15 | Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions | 100 | |
| 6.16 | Further Assurances | 101 | |
| 6.17 | Post-Closing Obligations | 101 | |
| Article VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 101 | ||
| 7.01 | Liens | 101 | |
| 7.02 | Indebtedness | 103 | |
| 7.03 | Investments | 104 | |
| 7.04 | Fundamental Changes | 105 | |
| 7.05 | Dispositions | 106 | |
| 7.06 | Restricted Payments | 106 | |
| 7.07 | Change in Nature of Business | 108 | |
| 7.08 | Transactions with Affiliates | 108 | |
| 7.09 | Burdensome Agreements | 108 | |
| 7.10 | Use of Proceeds | 108 | |
| 7.11 | Financial Covenants | 108 | |
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| 7.12 | Amendments of Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation; Form of Entity and Accounting Changes | 109 | |
| 7.13 | Sale and Leaseback Transactions | 110 | |
| 7.14 | Subordinated Debt Payments | 110 | |
| 7.15 | Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness | 110 | |
| 7.16 | Amendment, Etc. of Indebtedness | 110 | |
| 7.17 | Sanctions | 110 | |
| 7.18 | Anti-Corruption Laws | 111 | |
| 7.19 | Holding Company Status | 111 | |
| 7.20 | Preferred Equity | 111 | |
| Article VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES | 112 | ||
| 8.01 | Events of Default | 112 | |
| 8.02 | Remedies upon Event of Default | 114 | |
| 8.03 | Borrower’s Right to Cure | 115 | |
| 8.04 | Application of Funds | 116 | |
| Article IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | 117 | ||
| 9.01 | Appointment and Authority | 117 | |
| 9.02 | Rights as a Lender | 118 | |
| 9.03 | Exculpatory Provisions | 118 | |
| 9.04 | Reliance by Administrative Agent | 119 | |
| 9.05 | Delegation of Duties | 120 | |
| 9.06 | Resignation of Administrative Agent | 120 | |
| 9.07 | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Other Lenders | 121 | |
| 9.08 | No Other Duties, Etc. | 122 | |
| 9.09 | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding | 122 | |
| 9.10 | Collateral and Guaranty Matters | 123 | |
| 9.11 | Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements | 124 | |
| 9.12 | Certain ERISA Matters | 125 | |
| 9.13 | Recovery of Erroneous Payments | 126 | |
| Article X CONTINUING GUARANTY | 126 | ||
| 10.01 | Guaranty | 126 | |
| 10.02 | Rights of Lenders | 127 | |
| 10.03 | Certain Waivers | 127 | |
| 10.04 | Obligations Independent | 127 | |
| 10.05 | Subrogation | 127 | |
| 10.06 | Termination; Reinstatement | 128 | |
| 10.07 | Stay of Acceleration | 128 | |
| 10.08 | Condition of Borrower | 128 | |
| 10.09 | Appointment of Borrower | 128 | |
| 10.10 | Right of Contribution | 128 | |
| 10.11 | Keepwell | 129 | |
| Article XI MISCELLANEOUS | 129 | ||
| 11.01 | Amendments, Etc. | 129 | |
| 11.02 | Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications | 131 | |
| 11.03 | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement | 133 | |
| 11.04 | Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver | 134 | |
| 11.05 | Payments Set Aside | 136 | |
| 11.06 | Successors and Assigns | 136 | |
| 11.07 | Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality | 141 | |
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| 11.08 | Right of Setoff | 142 | |
| 11.09 | Interest Rate Limitation | 143 | |
| 11.10 | Integration; Effectiveness | 143 | |
| 11.11 | Survival of Representations and Warranties | 143 | |
| 11.12 | Severability | 143 | |
| 11.13 | Replacement of Lenders | 144 | |
| 11.14 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. | 145 | |
| 11.15 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 146 | |
| 11.16 | Subordination | 146 | |
| 11.17 | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | 147 | |
| 11.18 | Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts | 147 | |
| 11.19 | USA Patriot Act Notice | 148 | |
| 11.20 | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 148 | |
| 11.21 | Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs | 149 |
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BORROWER PREPARED SCHEDULES
| Schedule 5.10 | Insurance |
| Schedule 5.12 | Pension Plans |
| Schedule 5.20(a) | Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Other Equity Investments |
| Schedule 5.20(b) | Loan Parties |
| Schedule 5.21(b)(i) | Intellectual Property |
| Schedule 5.21(b)(ii) | Internet Domain Names |
| 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) | Properties |
| Schedule 5.21(h) | Material Contracts |
| Schedule 6.17 | Post-Closing Obligations |
| Schedule 7.01 | Existing Liens |
| Schedule 7.02 | Existing Indebtedness |
| Schedule 7.03 | Existing Investments |
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PREPARED SCHEDULES
| Schedule 1.01(a) | Certain Addresses for Notices |
| Schedule 1.01(b) | Initial Commitments and Applicable Percentages |
EXHIBITS
| 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 | [Reserved] |
| Exhibit G | Form of Revolving Note |
| Exhibit H | Form of Secured Party Designation Notice |
| Exhibit I | Form of Solvency Certificate |
| Exhibit J | Form of Swingline Loan Notice |
| Exhibit K | Form of Term Note |
| Exhibit L | Form of Officer’s Certificate |
| Exhibit M | Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates |
| Exhibit N | Form of Funding Indemnity Letter |
| Exhibit O | Form of Landlord Waiver |
| Exhibit P | Form of Financial Condition Certificate |
| Exhibit Q | Form of Authorization to Share Insurance Information |
| Exhibit R | Form of Notice of Loan Prepayment |
| Exhibit S | Form of Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement |
| Exhibit T | Form of Permitted Acquisition Certificate |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of July 29, 2024, among Concrete Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
WHEREAS, the Loan Parties (as hereinafter defined) have requested that the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer make loans and other financial accommodations to the Loan Parties in an aggregate amount of up to $145,000,000.
WHEREAS, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer have agreed to make such loans and other financial accommodations to the Loan Parties on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
Article I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Acquisition” means the acquisition, whether through a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of (a) 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, expenses 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, expenses and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that Additional Secured Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.
“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
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“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 Borrower 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.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, including all schedules, exhibits and annexes hereto.
“Applicable Law” means, as to any Person, all applicable Laws binding upon such Person or to which such a Person is subject.
“Applicable Percentage” means (a) in respect of the Term Facility, with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term Facility represented by (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, such Term Lender’s Term Commitment at such time and (ii) thereafter, the outstanding principal amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans at such time, and (b) in respect of the Revolving Facility, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Facility represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15. If the Commitment of all of the Revolving 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 Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Lender in respect of the Revolving Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Lender in respect of Revolving Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination. The Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility 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 2.16, as applicable.
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the applicable Level then in effect (based on the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio), it being understood that the Applicable Rate for (a) Loans that are Base Rate Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Loans” and “Base Rate”, (b) Loans that are Term SOFR Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Loans” and “Term SOFR & Letter of Credit Fee”, (c) the Letter of Credit Fee shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Loans” and “Term SOFR & Letter of Credit Fee”, and (d) the commitment fee shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Commitment Fee”:
Applicable Rate
| Level | Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio |
Term SOFR & Letter of Credit Fee |
Base Rate | Commitment Fee |
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| 1 | < 2.00:1.00 | 2.75 | % | 1.75 | % | 0.35 | % | |||||
| 2 | > 2.00:1.00 but < 2.50:1.00 | 3.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.40 | % | |||||
| 3 | > 2.50:1.00 but < 3.00:1.00 | 3.25 | % | 2.25 | % | 0.45 | % | |||||
| 4 | > 3.00:1.00 | 3.50 | % | 2.50 | % | 0.50 | % |
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Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with Section 6.02(b), then, upon the request of the Required Lenders, Level 4 shall apply, in each case as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and in each case shall remain in effect until the first Business Day following the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered whereupon the Applicable Rate shall be adjusted based upon the calculation of the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio contained in such Compliance Certificate.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, (i) the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b) and (ii) the initial Applicable Rate and commitment fee shall be set at Level 4 until the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b) for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2024 to the Administrative Agent. Any adjustment in the Applicable Rate shall be applicable to all Credit Extensions then existing or subsequently made or issued.
“Applicable Revolving Percentage” means with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Revolving Facility at such time.
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such Facility or holds a Loan under such Facility at such time, (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 Revolving Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swingline Sublimit, (i) the Swingline Lender and (ii) if any Swingline Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a), the Revolving 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.
“Arrangers” means (a) BofA Securities, Inc., in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and as sole bookrunner, (b) PNC Capital Markets LLC, in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and (c) Capital One, National Association, in its capacity as a joint lead arranger.
“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 an electronic documentation form generated by use of an 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.
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“Audited Financial Statements” means the most recent audited Consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto delivered in accordance with the terms of Section 6.01(a).
“Authorization to Share Insurance Information” means the authorization substantially in the form of Exhibit Q (or such other form as required by each of the Loan Party’s insurance companies).
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b).
“Availability Period” means, in respect of the Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (iii) the date of termination of the Commitment of each Revolving 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.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate of interest 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 publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Term SOFR plus 1.00%, subject to the interest rate floors set forth therein; provided that if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’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 announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
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“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Borrowing” means a Revolving Borrowing, a Swingline Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located.
“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 normal replacements and maintenance which are properly charged to current operations).
“Capitalized Lease” means any lease that has been or is required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded, classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease or financing lease.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender (as applicable) or the Lenders, as Collateral for L/C Obligations, the Obligations in respect of Swingline Loans, or obligations of the Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans (as the context may require), (a) cash or deposit account balances, (b) backstop letters of credit entered into on terms, from issuers and in amounts satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, and/or (c) if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender 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 Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender (as applicable). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such Cash Collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any of its 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;
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(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 Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 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, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party or any Subsidiary, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, 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.
“CFC” means a Person that is a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of the Code in which the Borrower or any Loan Party is a United States shareholder within the meaning of Section 951(b) 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, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof 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, issued or implemented.
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“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:
(a) Permitted Holders shall cease to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, more than 56% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings on a fully diluted basis (which for this purpose shall exclude all Equity Interests that have not yet vested); or
(b) Permitted Holders shall cease to have the ability to elect (either through share ownership or contractual voting rights) a majority of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of Holdings; or
(c) Holdings shall cease to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower; or
(d) Borrower shall cease to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Term Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment or Term Commitment.
“Closing Date” means the date hereof.
“Closing Date Acquisition” means the acquisition by Eagle Concrete of (i) 100% of the membership interests of Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC and (ii) 100% of the membership interests of Ram Transportation, LLC pursuant to the Closing Date MIPA.
“Closing Date Acquisition Documents” means (i) the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of July 29, 2024 by and among (a) the members of Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC and Ram Transportation, LLC, (b) Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC, (c) Ram Transportation, LLC and (d) Eagle Concrete (the “Closing Date MIPA”) and (ii) all other agreements, documents and instruments delivered in connection therewith, including all annexes, appendices, exhibits and schedules thereto.
“Closing Date Equity Contribution” means a cash capital contribution to the Borrower made by Holdings on the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not less than $57,900,000, the proceeds of which shall be used to fund a portion of the Closing Date Acquisition.
“Closing Date Targets” means Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC and RAM Transportation, LLC.
“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.
“Co-Investors” means (a) the Management Group, and (b)(i) any Person (other than the Sponsor or the Management Group) who is a holder of Equity Interests in Holdings (or any of the direct or indirect parent companies of Holdings) on the Closing Date (including as a result of any rollover equity) and (ii) an Affiliate of any such Person.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” 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 Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Collateral Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(q)(i).
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“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Perfection Certificate, the Qualifying Control Agreements, each Joinder Agreement, each of the collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements, account control agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative 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 Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Commitment” means a Term Commitment or a Revolving Commitment, as the context may require.
“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.
“Communication” means this Agreement, any Loan Document and any document, any amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “SOFR”, “Term SOFR” and “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).
“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 the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with the consolidation principles of GAAP.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, for Holdings and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP:
(a) Consolidated Net Income for the most recently completed Measurement Period plus
(b) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (without duplication):
(i) Consolidated Interest Charges,
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(ii) the provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, federal, state, franchise, excise and similar taxes paid or accrued for such period (after giving effect to any tax credit or tax refunds for such period),
(iii) depreciation and amortization expense,
(iv) non-cash charges, non-cash expenses or non-cash losses (including, without limitation, non-cash compensation expenses arising from the issuances of Equity Interests, options to purchase Equity Interests and Equity Interest appreciation rights to management but excluding (A) any non-cash charge, loss or expense that is an accrual of a reserve for a cash expense or payment to be made, or anticipated to be made, in a future period and (B) any expenses or charges related to the write-down or write-off of accounts receivable and other current assets);
(v) the amount of any management fees and any expenses paid to the Management Entity pursuant to the Management Agreement for such period to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement;
(vi) to the extent expensed, Transaction Costs;
(vii) to the extent incurred after the Closing Date and expensed, reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with (A) any amendments, consents or waivers to or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the negotiation, execution and delivery of additional Loan Documents, (B) any Permitted Acquisition during such period (whether or not consummated), provided that the amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA with respect to unconsummated Permitted Acquisitions shall not exceed (x) $1,000,000 during any Fiscal Year or (y) $3,000,000 during the term of this Agreement;
(viii) proceeds from business interruption insurance received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in such period in an amount representing the earnings for such period that such proceeds are intended to replace (to the extent (A) not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income and (B) that the related loss was deducted (and not added back) in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income);
(ix) any non-recurring charges, costs and expenses incurred in connection with restructuring projects, the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, and termination, severance and reduction in work force expenses; provided, that, the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this clause (ix) for any period shall not exceed an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (determined prior to giving effect to such add-back);
(x) the Specified Ready Mix EBITDA Addbacks; and
(xi) other add-backs to Consolidated Net Income as agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in a writing signed after the Closing Date less
(c) without duplication and to the extent reflected as a gain or otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period, non-cash gains (excluding any such non-cash gains to the extent (i) there were cash gains with respect to such gains in past accounting periods or (ii) there is a reasonable expectation that there will be cash gains with respect to such gains in future accounting periods).
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing of this definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, the sum of the amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA in reliance on clauses (b)(iv), (b)(v), (b)(vii), (b)(viii), (b)(ix), (b)(x) and (b)(xi), of this definition shall not exceed, in the aggregate during any four (4) Fiscal Quarter period, 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated prior to adding back any amounts in reliance on clauses (b)(iv), (b)(v), (b)(vii), (b)(viii), (b)(ix), (b)(x) and (b)(xi) of this definition).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing of this definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any applicable period, Consolidated EBITDA for each of the Fiscal Quarters identified in the following table will be deemed to be the amount set forth opposite such Fiscal Quarter in such table:
| Fiscal Quarter Ending | Consolidated EBITDA | |||
| September 30, 2023 | $ | 11,494,118 | ||
| December 31, 2023 | $ | 10,935,048 | ||
| March 31, 2024 | $ | 10,074,100 | ||
| June 30, 2024 | $ | 12,100,335 | ||
provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, such amounts described in the foregoing of this sentence shall not be subject to any further adjustment pursuant to the foregoing clauses (b) or (c) of this definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”.
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA less (ii) the aggregate amount of all non-financed cash Capital Expenditures (other than the Specified Capital Expenditures and expenditures made with Net Cash Proceeds of Dispositions of other fixed assets or casualty to fixed assets, in each case, which such Net Cash Proceeds are permitted to be reinvested by the terms of this Agreement) to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Charges to the extent paid in cash, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all redemptions or similar acquisitions for value of outstanding debt for borrowed money, regularly scheduled principal payments on Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (determined without giving effect to any reduction of such scheduled principal payments resulting from the application of any voluntary or optional prepayments made during such period), but excluding any such payments to the extent refinanced through the incurrence of additional Indebtedness otherwise expressly permitted under Section 7.02, (iii) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments consisting of dividends and other distributions paid to Preferred Equity Holders, (iv) the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments including Permitted Tax Distributions, earnouts and management fees paid in cash to the Management Entity, (v) the aggregate amount of federal, state, local and foreign income taxes paid in cash, in each case, of or by Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed Measurement Period; provided that when determining the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the first, second and third full Fiscal Quarters after the Closing Date, each such item set forth in clauses (b)(i) – (v) shall be determined for the period commencing with the first full Fiscal Quarter after the Closing Date through the last day of the Fiscal Quarter then being tested, and multiplied by a factor of 4, 2 or 4/3, respectively, provided further that, that for purposes of determining clause (a)(ii) when determining the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of the first, second and third full Fiscal Quarters after the Closing Date, such item shall be the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures paid in cash for the Measurement Period most recently ended on or prior to such date, and (y) the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures paid in cash in the period commencing with the first full Fiscal Quarter after the Closing Date through the last day of the Fiscal Quarter then being tested, and multiplied by a factor of 4, 2 or 4/3, respectively.
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“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the sum of: (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) all purchase money Indebtedness; (c) the maximum amount available to be drawn under issued and outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments; (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business); (e) all Attributable Indebtedness; (f) all obligations to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment prior to the Maturity Date in respect of any Equity Interests 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; (g) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (f) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and (h) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which Holdings or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to Holdings or such Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” shall exclude obligations with respect to Preferred Equity.
“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any Measurement Period, 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, in each case, of or by Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, at any date of determination, the net income (or loss) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall exclude (a) extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses for such Measurement Period, (b) the net income of any Subsidiary during such Measurement Period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument or Law applicable to such Subsidiary during such Measurement Period, except that Holdings’ equity in any net loss of any such Subsidiary for such Measurement Period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income, and (c) any income (or loss) for such Measurement Period of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary, except that Holdings’ equity in the net income of any such Person for such Measurement Period shall be included in Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such Measurement Period to Holdings or a Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (and in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such amount to Holdings as described in clause (b) of this proviso).
“Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date minus (b) Subordinated Debt of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, as of such date.
“Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed Measurement Period.
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“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.
“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) the value of the Equity Interests of Holdings or any Subsidiary to be transferred in connection with such Acquisition, (b) the amount of any cash and fair market value of other property (excluding property described in clause (a) and the unpaid principal amount of any debt instrument) given as consideration in connection with such Acquisition, (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 Holdings or any Subsidiary in connection with such Acquisition, (d) all additional purchase price amounts in the form of earnouts and other contingent obligations that should be recorded on the financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP in connection with such Acquisition, (e) all amounts paid in respect of covenants not to compete and consulting agreements that should be recorded on the financial statements of Holdings and its 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 Holdings or any Subsidiary in connection with such Acquisition. For purposes of determining the Cost of Acquisition for any transaction, the Equity Interests of Holdings shall be valued in accordance with GAAP.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).
“Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).
“Debt Issuance” means the issuance by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted under clauses (a) through (f) of Section 7.02.
“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%) 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.
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“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.15(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 Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, 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 2.15(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 Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
“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 by any Loan Party or Subsidiary (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.
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“Disqualified Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b) is redeemable or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Affiliates at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date; provided that, any such Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Borrower or an Affiliate thereof to repurchase or redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests so long as the terms of such Equity Interests provide that such repurchase or redemption is (i) not required unless permitted under this Agreement or (ii) subject to the prior payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the Aggregate Commitments.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Eagle Concrete” means Eagle Concrete Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.
“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)).
“Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetland, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the Environment (to the extent related to exposure to hazardous materials), including those relating to the manufacture, generation, handling, transport, storage, treatment, Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
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“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law, directly or indirectly relating to (a) any violation of an Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, certification, registration, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“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 on any date of determination.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Sections 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the 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 the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent; (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; (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 the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or (i) a failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of a Pension Plan, whether or not waived, or the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
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“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Excluded Property” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any contract rights (other than rights relating to the proceeds of accounts and rights to payments of any nature) to the extent and for so long as such contractual right, by its terms or because of applicable law, prohibits the creation or granting of a security interest (but only to the extent any such prohibition is not rendered ineffective by, or is not otherwise unenforceable under, the UCC or other applicable Law), (b) any owned or leased real property and any fixtures located thereon or affixed thereto, unless requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, provided that no such request shall be permitted to the extent such owned or leased property has a fair market value of less than $2,000,000, (c) unless requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, any Intellectual Property for which a perfected Lien thereon is not effected either by filing of a UCC financing statement or by appropriate evidence of such Lien being filed in either the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (d) the Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary of any Loan Party to the extent not required to be pledged to secure the Secured Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (e) any property which, subject to the terms of Section 7.02(c), is subject to a Lien of the type described in Section 7.01(i) pursuant to documents that prohibit such Loan Party from granting any other Liens in such property and (f) any of the following accounts (collectively, “Excluded Accounts”) and the amounts properly contained therein or credited thereto: (i) any payroll accounts, (ii) any pension and pension reserve accounts, and (iii) any employee benefit accounts; provided that any amount improperly deposited in the Excluded Accounts shall nevertheless constitute Collateral.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty 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 any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (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 Guaranty 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 Guaranty 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 the 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(b) or (d), 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(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
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“Extraordinary Receipt” means any cash received by or paid to or for the account of any Person not in the ordinary course of business, including tax refunds, pension plan reversions, proceeds of insurance (other than proceeds of business interruption insurance to the extent such proceeds constitute compensation for lost earnings and proceeds of Involuntary Dispositions), indemnity payments and any purchase price adjustments; provided, however, that an Extraordinary Receipt shall not include cash receipts from proceeds of insurance or indemnity payments to the extent that such proceeds, awards or payments are received by any Person in respect of any third party claim against such Person and applied to pay (or to reimburse such Person for its prior payment of) such claim and the costs and expenses of such Person with respect thereto.
“Facility” means the Term Facility or the Revolving Facility, as the context may require.
“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, and any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities (and related fiscal or regulatory legislation, or related official rules or practices) implementing the foregoing.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated as of July 25, 2023, between SunTx Capital III Management Corp., a Texas corporation, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger, as amended pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated March 18, 2024.
“Financial Covenants” means the covenants set forth in Section 7.11(a) and Section 7.11(b).
“Fiscal Quarter” means any of the quarterly accounting periods of Holdings and the Subsidiaries ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, which period shall be the 12-month period ending on December 31 of each year.
“Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
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“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“FSHCO” means any Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which constitute the Equity Interests and/or Indebtedness of one or more Subsidiaries that are CFCs.
“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 N.
“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 Accounting Standards Codification, 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, without limitation, any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Governmental Requirement” means any law, statute, code, ordinance, order, determination, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction, franchise, permit, certificate, license, rules of common law, authorization or other directive or requirement, whether now or hereinafter in effect, of any Governmental 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.
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“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) Holdings, the Subsidiaries of Holdings (other than the Borrower) as are or may from time to time become parties to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.13, and (b) with respect to Additional Secured Obligations owing by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and any Swap Obligation of a Specified Loan Party (determined before giving effect to Sections 10.01 and 10.11) under the Guaranty, the Borrower.
“Guaranty” 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.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, natural gas, natural gas liquids, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, toxic mold, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances, wastes, chemicals, pollutants, contaminants or compounds of any nature in any form regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedge Bank” means any Person in its capacity as a party to a Swap Contract that, at the time it enters into a Swap Contract not prohibited under Articles VI or VII, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, 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.
“Holdings” means Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Holdings LLC Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings dated as of July 29, 2024 (as in effect on the date hereof or as modified in accordance with Section 7.12(a) of this Agreement).
“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;
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(b) 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 which have been earned and remain unpaid) 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 not past due for more than ninety (90) 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 or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. 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. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Indebtedness” shall exclude obligations with respect to Preferred Equity.
“Indemnified Taxes” means all (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.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07(a).
“Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Intercompany Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(d).
“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR 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 or Swingline Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.
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“Interest Period” means as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the date one, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Loan Notice, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the Borrower and consented to by all the Appropriate Lenders and the Administrative Agent (in the case of each requested Interest Period, subject to availability); 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, in the case of a Term SOFR Loan, 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 pertaining to a Term SOFR Loan 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.
“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 debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person (including any partnership or joint venture 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.
“Involuntary Disposition” means any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP” means the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“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 the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D executed and delivered in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.13.
“Landlord Waiver” means a landlord or warehouse waiver substantially in the form of Exhibit O.
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“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving 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 Commitment” means, with respect to the L/C Issuer, the commitment of the L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. The initial amount of the L/C Issuer’s L/C Commitment is set forth on Schedule 1.01(b). The L/C Commitment of the L/C Issuer may be modified from time to time by agreement between the L/C Issuer and the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent.
“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 Disbursement” means a payment made by the L/C Issuer pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“L/C Issuer” means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“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 and, unless the context requires otherwise, includes the Swingline Lender.
“Lender Party” and “Lender Recipient Party” means collectively, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer.
“Lending Office” means, as to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, the office or offices of such Person described as such in such Person’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as such Person may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; which office may include any Affiliate of such Person or any domestic or foreign branch of such Person or such Affiliate.
“Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder.
“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.
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“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is seven (7) days prior to the Maturity Date (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(m).
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Facility. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.
“Leverage Step-Up” has the meaning specified in Section 7.11(a).
“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 the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan, a Revolving Loan or a Swingline Loan.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) the Guaranty, (d) the Collateral Documents, (e) the Fee Letter, (f) each Issuer Document, (g) each Joinder Agreement, (h) the Management Fee Subordination Agreement, (i) the Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement, (j) any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14, and (k) all other certificates, agreements and instruments executed and delivered, in each case, by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to the foregoing (but specifically excluding any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Secured Cash Management Agreement) and any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto or to any other Loan Document or waivers hereof or to any other Loan Document; provided, however, that for purposes of Section 11.01, “Loan Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Guaranty and the Collateral Documents.
“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 Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit E or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.
“Management Agreement” means that certain Management and Consulting Agreement between Management Entity and Holdings dated as of July 29, 2024.
“Management Entity” means Dothan Concrete Investments Management, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, or any Sponsor-Controlled successor entity.
“Management Fee Subordination Agreement” means the management fee subordination agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by the Management Entity, Borrower and Holdings in favor of the Administrative Agent.
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“Management Group” shall mean the group consisting of the directors, managers, executive officers and other management personnel of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or Holdings, as the case may be, on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions.
“Master Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Swap Contract.”
“Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition for which the Cost of Acquisition paid by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries is equal to or greater than $25,000,000.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (b) a material adverse effect on (i) the ability of any Loan Party to perform its Obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party or (iii) the rights, remedies and benefits available to, or conferred upon, the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Documents.
“Material Contract” means, with respect to any Person, each contract or agreement (a) to which such Person is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by such Person of the Threshold Amount or more or (b) otherwise material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of such Person or (c) any other contract, agreement, permit or license, written or oral, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Maturity Date” means July 29, 2029; provided, however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Measurement Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four (4) Fiscal Quarters (or, for purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance, the most recently completed four (4) Fiscal Quarters for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01).
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (b) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer in their sole discretion.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“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 the 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 Cash Proceeds” means the aggregate cash or Cash Equivalents proceeds received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any Disposition, or Involuntary Disposition, net of (a) direct costs incurred in connection therewith (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions), (b) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof and (c) in the case of any Disposition or any Involuntary Disposition, the amount necessary to retire any Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien (ranking senior to any Lien of the Administrative Agent) on the related property; it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in any Disposition or Involuntary Disposition.
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“New Revolving Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(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, or all Lenders or all affected Lenders in a Facility, 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-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b).
“Note” means a Term Note or a Revolving Note, as the context may require.
“Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).
“Notice of Loan Prepayment” means a notice of prepayment with respect to a Loan, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit R or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“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, expenses 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, expenses and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, the 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.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate substantially the form of Exhibit L or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the charter or 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, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture 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).
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“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court 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 11.13).
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, as the case may be, 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 the 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).
“Patriot Act” has the meaning specified in Section 11.19.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum funding standards with respect to Pension Plans and set forth in Sections 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 the Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Perfection Certificate” means the perfection and information certificate, executed in favor of the Administrative Agent by the Loan Parties.
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“Permitted Acquisition” means an Acquisition by a Loan Party (the Person or division, line of business or other business unit of the Person to be acquired in such Acquisition shall be referred to herein as the “Target”), in each case that is a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case so long as:
(a) no 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, (i) the Loan Parties are in Pro Forma Compliance and (ii) the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio shall be at least 0.25 to 1.0 less than the then applicable level set forth in Section 7.11(a) (after giving effect to any Leverage Step-Up to the extent the Borrower elects to have a Leverage Step-Up with respect to a Material Acquisition), calculated using the same Measurement Period used to determine Pro Forma Compliance;
(c) the Administrative 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;
(d) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received not less than thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of any such Acquisition (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 and for any Fiscal Quarters ended within the Fiscal Year to date, (iii) Consolidated projected income statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (giving effect to such Acquisition), and (iv) not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition with a purchase price in excess of $10,000,000, a Permitted Acquisition Certificate, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that such Permitted Acquisition complies with the requirements of this Agreement;
(e) the Target shall have earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the four (4) Fiscal Quarter period prior to the acquisition date in an amount greater than $0;
(f) such Acquisition shall not be a "hostile" Acquisition and shall have been approved by the board of directors (or equivalent) and/or shareholders (or equivalent) of the applicable Loan Party and the Target;
(g) after giving effect to such Acquisition and any Borrowings made in connection therewith, the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans available to be borrowed under Section 2.01(b) hereof shall be at least $2,000,000; and
(h) the Cost of Acquisition paid by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (i) in connection with any single Acquisition shall not exceed $20,000,000 and (ii) for all Acquisitions made during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $50,000,000; provided, further, that any earnouts or similar deferred or contingent obligations of any Borrower in connection with such Acquisition shall be subordinated to the Obligations in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Acquisition Certificate” means a certificate substantially the form of Exhibit T or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Equipment Financings” means Indebtedness of the Loan Parties to any Lender party hereto incurred on or after the Closing Date and all extensions and renewals of any such Indebtedness, which Indebtedness shall finance certain equipment purchases of applicable Loan Parties; provided that (a) the stated maturity of such Indebtedness shall not be earlier than the date that is six (6) months after the Maturity Date, (b) any Liens granted with respect to such equipment securing the Secured Obligations that are required to be subordinated to the Liens granted with respect to such equipment securing such Indebtedness shall be subordinated on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (c) to the extent that such Lender requires a grant of a Lien over Collateral that is broader than such equipment financed by such Indebtedness, such Lien shall be subordinated to the Liens granted under the Loan Documents on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, including, but not limited to, by executing an intercreditor agreement, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
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“Permitted Holders” means (a) Sponsor, (b) Co-Investors, (c) any spouse, and any parent, child, grandparent, sibling, parent-in-law or child-in-law of any of the foregoing Persons, (d) the estate of any of the foregoing Persons, (e) any trust or family partnership established by any part of the foregoing Persons primarily for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons and Controlled by any such Person, and (f) any other Person for which Holdings provides Administrative Agent notice of a proposed transfer by a holder of Equity Interests in Holdings to such Person at least fifteen (15) days prior to such transfer and the Required Lenders have approved such transfer in their sole discretion.
“Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.
“Permitted Tax Distributions” means:
(a) for any taxable period in which the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a consolidated, combined or similar income tax group of which a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), distributions by Borrower to such direct or indirect parent of Borrower to pay federal, foreign, state and local income Taxes of such Tax Group that are attributable to the taxable income of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries; provided that, for each taxable period, the amount of such payments made in respect of such taxable period in the aggregate shall not exceed the amount that the Borrower and the Subsidiaries would have been required to pay as a stand-alone Tax Group, reduced by any portion of such income Taxes directly paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(b) with respect to any taxable year (or portion thereof) with respect to which each of the Borrower and Holdings is a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax purposes and Holdings is a direct owner of Borrower, distributions by the Borrower to Holdings and by Holdings to its direct members to allow the direct and indirect owners of Holdings to pay any U.S. federal, state and local income Taxes to the extent such Taxes are attributable to the taxable income or gain of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (that are classified a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax purposes); provided that the amount of such distributions by the Borrower to Holdings and/or by Holdings to its members with respect to any Tax period shall not exceed the amount of Tax distributions payable to the direct members of Holdings with respect to such Tax period under Section 3.4 of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, as in effect on the Closing Date; provided further that for purposes of computing the net taxable income or gain allocated to any direct or indirect owner of Holdings for any Tax period (or portion thereof), such income or gain shall be reduced by any cumulative net taxable loss with respect to all prior taxable periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the date hereof (determined as if all such periods were one period) to the extent such cumulative net taxable loss is of a character (ordinary or capital) that would permit such loss to be deducted against the income of the taxable year in question (or portion thereof);
provided further that, distributions made pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above shall not constitute “Permitted Tax Distributions” if a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described above or would result therefrom.
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“Permitted Transfers” means (a) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; 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 Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (e) the sale or disposition of Cash Equivalents for fair market value.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, 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 Loan Party or any such Plan to which any Loan Party 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.
“Preferred Equity” means the “Senior Preferred Units” and the “Preferred Units” as each is defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement as of any date of determination.
“Preferred Equity Holder’s Unreturned Contributions” means the “Unreturned Senior Preferred Contributions” and the “Unreturned Preferred Equity Contributions” with respect to each Preferred Equity Holder as each is defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement as of the any date of determination
“Preferred Equity Holders” means the Senior Preferred Members and the Preferred Members.
“Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement” means that certain Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement of even date herewith, by and among Borrower, the Preferred Equity Holders and Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Preferred Members” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Holdings LLC Agreement as of any date of determination
“Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” mean, with respect to compliance with any term hereunder for an applicable period of measurement, that all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith 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 the 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 the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period;
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(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 the 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 the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period.
“Pro Forma Compliance” means, with respect to any transaction, that such transaction does not cause, create or result in a Default after giving Pro Forma Effect, based upon the results of operations for the most recently completed Measurement Period to (a) such transaction and (b) all other transactions which are contemplated or required to be given Pro Forma Effect hereunder that have occurred on or after the first day of the relevant Measurement Period.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02(p).
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.
“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 Administrative Agent, which agreement is in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and which provides the Administrative 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.
“Quarterly Senior Preferred Distribution” means a regularly scheduled quarterly dividend payment not to exceed the Senior Preferred Rate paid to the Senior Preferred Members as and when due and payable on a non-accelerated basis in respect of a Senior Preferred Member’s Unreturned Senior Preferred Contributions.
“Recipient” means the Administrative 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).
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the FRB, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
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“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors, consultants, service providers and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into the Environment, or into, from or through any building, structure or facility.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swingline Loan, a Swingline Loan Notice.
“Required Class Lenders” means, at any time with respect to any Class of Loans or Commitments, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures with respect to such Class representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders of such Class. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender with respect to such Class shall be disregarded in determining Required Class Lenders at any time.
“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 amount of any participation in any Swingline Loan and 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 Swingline Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination; provided further that, this definition is subject to Section 3.03.
“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.12(b)(ii).
“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(a).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(b), the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. 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 and to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, appropriate authorization documentation, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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“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 the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (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 the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, 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) any payment with respect to any earnout obligation and (e) any payment or reimbursement by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any management, monitoring, advising, consulting, investment banking or similar fees, costs or expenses to any Affiliate of any Loan Party, the Management Entity, the Sponsor or any Affiliate, director, manager, member, officer or employee of the Sponsor, whether pursuant to a management agreement or otherwise, including any payment of management fees under the Management Agreement.
“Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b), (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swingline Loans, 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 “Revolving 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. The Revolving Commitment of all of the Revolving Lenders on the Closing Date shall be $15,000,000.
“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 and Swingline Loans at such time.
“Revolving Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Commitments at such time.
“Revolving Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(d).
“Revolving Lender” means, at any time, (a) so long as any Revolving Commitment is in effect, any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment at such time or (b) if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, any Lender that has a Revolving Loan or a participation in L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans at such time.
“Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Lender evidencing Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans, as the case may be, made by such Revolving Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means, with respect to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, 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.
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“Sanction(s)” means any 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 (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority.
“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
“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 required by or not prohibited 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 Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, the Indemnitees and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative 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 Closing Date, executed in favor of the Administrative Agent by each of the Loan Parties as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Senior Preferred Rate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Holdings LLC Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Senior Preferred Members” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Holdings LLC Agreement as of any date of determination.
“Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).
“SOFR Adjustment” means 0.10% (10 basis points).
“Solvency Certificate” means a solvency certificate in substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
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“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 Capital Expenditures” means those Capital Expenditures made by Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC or RAM Transportation, LLC prior to the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $14,102,465.
“Specified Equity Contribution” means, at any time, without duplication, (a) the amount of cash proceeds received by Holdings as a cash capital contribution from one or more holders of the Equity Interests of Holdings, or (b) the amount of cash proceeds received from the issuance of common Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) issued by Holdings to one or more of the holders of the Equity Interests of Holdings and, in each case of (a) and (b) promptly contributed in cash to the Borrower by Holdings, which is made for the purpose of curing a failure to comply with a Financial Covenant that would otherwise occur, pursuant to the exercise of a cure right pursuant to Section 8.03.
“Specified Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is not then an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 10.11).
“Specified Ready Mix EBITDA Addbacks” means the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense improvements, synergies, restructurings, and cost savings initiatives (net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions) related to the Specified Ready Mix Plant Assets that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower), in an amount equal to $1,000,000 for the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2024, $500,00 for the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2024 and $0 for the fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2024.
“Specified Ready Mix Plant Assets” means the assets purchased by Eagle Concrete pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement and Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Standard Materials Group, Inc., Eagle Concrete and CRH Americas Materials, Inc., dated as of January 5, 2024.
“Specified Transaction” means any Permitted Acquisition, any Disposition, any Investment, any incurrence of Indebtedness, any Restricted Payment or any other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with a test or covenant, calculation as to Pro Forma Effect with respect to a financial definition, test or covenant or requires such financial definition, test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Sponsor” means SunTx Capital Management Corp., a Texas corporation and its Affiliates.
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“Subordinated Debt” means any Indebtedness incurred by any Loan Party which by its terms (a) is subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment of the Obligations and (b) contains other terms, including, without limitation, standstill, interest rate, maturity and amortization, and insolvency-related provisions, in all respects acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Subordinated Debt Documents” means any agreements (including, without limitation intercreditor agreements, instruments and other documents) pursuant to which Subordinated Debt has been or will be issued or otherwise setting forth the terms of any Subordinated Debt.
“Subordinated Provisions” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(m).
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, 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 Holdings.
“Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
“Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.
“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).
“Swingline Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Swingline Commitment” means, as to any Lender (a) the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01(b) hereof or (b) if such Lender has entered into an Assignment and Assumption or has otherwise assumed a Swingline Commitment after the Closing Date, the amount set forth for such Lender as its Swingline Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.06(c).
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“Swingline Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans, or any successor swingline lender hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
“Swingline Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swingline Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit J or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Swingline Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Facility. The Swingline Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.
“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 (including any minority interest transactions that function primarily as a borrowing) 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).
“Target” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition.”
“Target Non-GAAP Accounting Methodology” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03(d).
“Tax Group” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted Tax Distributions”.
“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 Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01(b) under the caption “Term Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The Term Commitment of all of the Term Lenders on the Closing Date shall be $130,000,000.
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“Term Facility” means, at any time, (a) on or prior to the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of the Term Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all Term Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term Lender” means (a) at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has a Term Commitment at such time and (b) at any time after the Closing Date, any Lender that holds Term Loans at such time.
“Term Loan” means an advance made by any Term Lender under the Term Facility.
“Term Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Lender evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit K.
“Term SOFR” means:
(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for 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 Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such date with a term of one month commencing that day, provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such term;
provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, the Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of Term SOFR.
“Term SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
“Threshold Amount” means, at any date of determination, the greater of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings most recently ended as of such date of determination for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable.
“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments, Revolving Exposure and Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans of such Lender at such time.
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“Total Revolving Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the unused Commitments and Revolving Exposure of such Revolving Lender at such time.
“Total Revolving Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations.
“Transaction Costs” means the reasonable and documented costs, fees and expenses incurred on or before the date that is sixty (60) days after Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the Closing Date Acquisition in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000.
“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Closing Date Acquisition Documents and this Agreement to be consummated on the Closing Date and the Loans to be made on the Closing Date.
“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR 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 the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(f).
“Unreturned Senior Preferred Contributions” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Holdings LLC Agreement as of any date of determination.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.
“U.S. Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof for the District of Columbia.
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“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(f)(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.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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, amended and restated, 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, rule or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law, rule 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.
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(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.
(d) Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).
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, (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower 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, (ii) all liability amounts shall be determined excluding any liability relating to any operating lease, all asset amounts shall be determined excluding any right-of-use assets relating to any operating lease, all amortization amounts shall be determined excluding any amortization of a right-of-use asset relating to any operating lease, and all interest amounts shall be determined excluding any deemed interest comprising a portion of fixed rent payable under any operating lease, in each case to the extent that such liability, asset, amortization or interest pertains to an operating lease under which the covenantor or a member of its consolidated group is the lessee and would not have been accounted for as such under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2015, and (iii) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC Topic 825 “Financial Instruments” (or any other financial accounting standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein. For purposes of determining the amount of any outstanding Indebtedness, no effect shall be given to any election by the Borrower to measure an item of Indebtedness using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825–10–25 (formerly known as FASB 159) or any similar accounting standard).
(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 Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower 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 Borrower 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.
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(c) Pro Forma Treatment. Each Specified Transaction that is consummated during any Measurement Period shall, for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 and for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate, be given Pro Forma Effect as of the first day of such Measurement Period.
(d) Closing Date Acquisition. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, until such time as audited financial statements are delivered for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2024 pursuant to Section 6.01(a), for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement, all accounting terms herein shall be construed in conformity with and prepared in conformity with, acceptable accounting standards applied in a manner consistent with that used in the quality of earnings report prepared by Grant Thornton in connection with the Closing Date Acquisition (the “Target Non-GAAP Accounting Methodology”).
1.04 Rounding.
Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower 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).
1.05 Times of Day.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Central time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
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.
1.07 Interest Rates.
The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
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1.08 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.
Article II
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
2.01 Loans.
(a) Term Borrowing. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make a single loan to the Borrower, in Dollars, on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed such Term Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Term Facility. The Term Borrowing shall consist of Term Loans made simultaneously by the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Term Facility. Term Borrowings repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein; provided, however, any Term Borrowing 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 Borrower delivers a Funding Indemnity Letter not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Term Borrowing.
(b) Revolving Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrower, 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 Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Facility, and (ii) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Within the limits of each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow Revolving Loans, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(b). Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR 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 Borrower delivers a Funding Indemnity Letter not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Revolving Borrowing.
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2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(a) Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) a Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Loan Notice. Each such Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) two (2) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR 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 Term SOFR Loans having an Interest Period other than one, three or six 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. four 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., three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(f) and 2.04(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 shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails 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 Term SOFR Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.
(b) Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Borrowing, each 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, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America 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 Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date the Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans upon determination of such interest rate.
(e) After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than seven (7) Interest Periods in effect with respect to Loans.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.
(g) With respect to SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
2.03 Letters of Credit.
(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in addition to the Loans provided for in Section 2.01, the Borrower may request that the L/C Issuer, in reliance on the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, issue, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for its own account or the account of any of its Subsidiaries in such form as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer in its reasonable determination. Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute utilization of the Revolving Commitments.
(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension, Reinstatement or Renewal.
(i) To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment of the terms and conditions, extension of the terms and conditions, extension of the expiration date, or reinstatement of amounts paid, or renewal of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall deliver (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the L/C Issuer) to the L/C Issuer and to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two (2) 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 a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, extended, reinstated or renewed, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with clause (d) of this Section 2.03), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, extend, reinstate or renew such Letter of Credit. If requested by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement on the L/C Issuer’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the L/C Issuer relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
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(ii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application (or the amendment of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit shall permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-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-month period to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the L/C Issuer at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the 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 Revolving 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 expiration date not later than the date permitted pursuant to Section 2.03(d); provided, that the L/C Issuer shall not (A) permit any such extension if (1) 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 extended form under the terms hereof (except that the expiration date may be extended to a date that is no more than one (1) year from the then-current expiration date) or (2) it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (B) be obligated to permit such extension if it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(c) Limitations on Amounts, Issuance and Amendment. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, extended, reinstated or renewed only if (and upon issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (w) the aggregate amount of the outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer shall not exceed its L/C Commitment, (x) the aggregate L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (y) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed its Revolving Commitment and (z) the Total Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the total Revolving Commitments.
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(i) 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 such 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 $250,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit;
(D) any Revolving 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 the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.15(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; or
(E) the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.
(ii) 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 the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.
(d) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall have a stated expiration date no later than the earlier of (x) the date twelve (12) months after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any extension of the expiration date thereof, whether automatic or by amendment, twelve months after the then-current expiration date of such Letter of Credit) and (y) the Letter of Credit Expiration Date.
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(e) Participations.
(i) By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount or extending the expiration date thereof), and without any further action on the part of the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, the L/C Issuer hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from the L/C Issuer, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this clause (e) in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments.
(ii) In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for account of the L/C Issuer, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each L/C Disbursement made by the L/C Issuer not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the notice provided by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.03(f) until such L/C Disbursement is reimbursed by the Borrower or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason, including after the Maturity Date. Such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each such payment shall be made in the same manner as provided in Section 2.02 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.02 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.03), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the L/C Issuer the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03(f), the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the L/C Issuer or, to the extent that the Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this clause (e) to reimburse the L/C Issuer, then to such Lenders and the L/C Issuer as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this clause (e) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any L/C Disbursement shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement.
(iii) Each Revolving Lender further acknowledges and agrees that its participation in each Letter of Credit will be automatically adjusted to reflect such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at each time such Lender’s Commitment is amended pursuant to the operation of Sections 2.16 as a result of an assignment in accordance with Section 11.06 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement.
(iv) If any Revolving 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(e), 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 Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (e)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(f) Reimbursement. If the L/C Issuer shall make any L/C Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in respect of such L/C Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice of such L/C Disbursement, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m. or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time, provided that, if such L/C Disbursement is not less than $1,000,000, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.02 or Section 2.04 that such payment be financed with a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Swingline Loan. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable L/C Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof (the “Unreimbursed Amount”) and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount pursuant to Section 2.03(e)(ii), subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the aggregate Revolving Commitments. Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(f) may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(g) Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse L/C Disbursements as provided in clause (f) of this Section 2.03 shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Letter of Credit, or any term or provision herein or therein;
(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary 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, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement in such draft or other document 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 the Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;
(v) honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit required that demand be in the form of a draft;
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(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) payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply strictly 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 event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.03, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.
(h) Examination. The 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 the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The 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.
(i) Liability. None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit by the L/C Issuer or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the L/C Issuer; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by Applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the L/C Issuer’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the L/C Issuer (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination, and that:
(i) the L/C Issuer may replace a purportedly lost, stolen, or destroyed original Letter of Credit or missing amendment thereto with a certified true copy marked as such or waive a requirement for its presentation;
(ii) the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit and without regard to any non-documentary condition in such Letter of Credit;
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(iii) the L/C Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and
(iv) this sentence shall establish the standard of care to be exercised by the L/C Issuer when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the parties hereto hereby waive, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, any standard of care inconsistent with the foregoing).
Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of (i) any presentation that includes forged or fraudulent documents or that is otherwise affected by the fraudulent, bad faith, or illegal conduct of the beneficiary or other Person, (ii) the L/C Issuer declining to take-up documents and make payment, (A) against documents that are fraudulent, forged, or for other reasons by which that it is entitled not to honor or (B) following a Borrower’s waiver of discrepancies with respect to such documents or request for honor of such documents or (iii) the L/C Issuer retaining proceeds of a Letter of Credit based on an apparently applicable attachment order, blocking regulation, or third-party claim notified to the L/C Issuer.
(j) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued by it, (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 the Borrower for, and the L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the 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.
(k) Benefits. 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 (i) 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 (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
(l) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any standby 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 (i) payable on the first Business Day following 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 and (ii) accrued through and including the last day of each calendar quarter in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.
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(m) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum equal to the percentage separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the L/C Issuer, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable no later than the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in the most recently- ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Maturity 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, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(n) Disbursement Procedures. The L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall, within the time allowed by Applicable Laws or the specific terms of the Letter of Credit following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit. The L/C Issuer shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing of such demand for payment if the L/C Issuer has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the L/C Issuer and the Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement.
(o) Interim Interest. If the L/C Issuer for any standby Letter of Credit shall make any L/C Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement in full on the date such L/C Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such L/C Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such L/C Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to Base Rate Loans; provided that if the Borrower fails to reimburse such L/C Disbursement when due pursuant to clause (f) of this Section 2.03, then Section 2.08(b) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this clause (o) shall be for account of the L/C Issuer, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to clause (f) of this Section 2.03 to reimburse the L/C Issuer shall be for account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(p) Replacement of the L/C Issuer. The L/C Issuer may be replaced at any time by written agreement between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced L/C Issuer and the successor L/C Issuer. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the L/C Issuer. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(m). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by it thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to include such successor or any previous L/C Issuer, or such successor and all previous L/C Issuer, as the context shall require. After the replacement of the L/C Issuer hereunder, the replaced L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
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(q) Cash Collateralization.
(i) If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with L/C Obligations representing at least 66-2/3% of the total L/C Obligations) demanding the deposit of Cash Collateral pursuant to this clause (q), the Borrower shall promptly deposit into an account established and maintained on the books and records of the Administrative Agent (the “Collateral Account”) an amount in cash equal to 103% of the total L/C Obligations as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, provided that the obligation to deposit such Cash Collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (f) of Section 8.01. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing or clause (d) of this Section 2.03, if any L/C Obligations remain outstanding after the expiration date specified in said clause (d), the Borrower shall promptly deposit into the Collateral Account an amount in cash equal to 103% of such L/C Obligations as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
(ii) The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the Collateral Account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in the Collateral Account. Moneys in the Collateral Account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the L/C Issuer for L/C Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed, together with related fees, costs, and customary processing charges, and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the L/C Obligations at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with L/C Obligations representing 66-2/3% of the total L/C Obligations), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of Cash Collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.
(r) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit as if such Letter of Credit had been issued solely for the account of the Borrower. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.
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(s) 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.
2.04 Swingline Loans.
(a) The Swingline. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, may in its sole discretion make loans to the Borrower (each such loan, a “Swingline Loan”). Each such Swingline Loan may be made, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to the Borrower, 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 the Swingline Sublimit; provided, however, that (i) after giving effect to any Swingline Loan, (A) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Facility at such time, and (B) the Revolving Exposure of any Revolving Lender at such time shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (ii) the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swingline Loan to refinance any outstanding Swingline Loan, and (iii) the Swingline Lender shall not be under any obligation to make any Swingline Loan if it shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that it has, or by such Credit Extension may have, Fronting Exposure. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swingline Loan shall bear interest only at a rate based on the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate. Immediately upon the making of a Swingline Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swingline Lender a risk participation in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage times the amount of such Swingline Loan.
(b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swingline Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by: (i) telephone or (ii) a Swingline Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Swingline Loan Notice. Each such Swingline Loan Notice must be received by the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (A) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (B) the requested date of the Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day). Promptly after receipt by the Swingline Lender of any Swingline Loan Notice, the Swingline Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swingline Loan Notice and, if not, the Swingline Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swingline Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swingline Borrowing (1) directing the Swingline Lender not to make such Swingline Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (2) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender may make the amount of its Swingline Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swingline Lender in immediately available funds.
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(c) Refinancing of Swingline Loans.
(i) The Swingline Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Facility and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swingline Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount specified in such Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swingline Loan) for the account of the Swingline Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swingline Lender.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, if for any reason any Swingline Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i) (including, without limitation, the failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 4.02), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swingline Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swingline Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swingline Loan and each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
(iii) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swingline Lender 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 Swingline Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swingline Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swingline Lender 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 funded participation in the relevant Swingline Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (c)(iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(iv) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(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 Swingline Lender, the 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 Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Loan Notice). No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swingline Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after any Revolving Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swingline Loan, if the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of such Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Revolving Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swingline Lender.
(ii) If any payment received by the Swingline Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swingline Loan is required to be returned by the Swingline Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swingline Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Swingline Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swingline Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) Interest for Account of Swingline Lender. The Swingline Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swingline Loans. Until each Revolving Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of any Swingline Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Revolving Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swingline Lender.
(f) Payments Directly to Swingline Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swingline Loans directly to the Swingline Lender.
2.05 Prepayments.
(a) Optional.
(i) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Loan Prepayment, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans and Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty subject to Section 3.05; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, (A) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (1) two (2) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans and (2) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any voluntary prepayment of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 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 date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR 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 (based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility). If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower 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 any Term SOFR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to the principal repayment installments thereof in inverse order of maturity. Subject to Section 2.15, such prepayments shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages in respect of each of the relevant Facilities.
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(ii) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swingline Lender pursuant to delivery to the Swingline Lender of a Notice of Loan Prepayment (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swingline Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Swingline Lender, (A) such notice must be received by the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (B) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess hereof (or, if less, the entire principal thereof then outstanding). Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.
(b) Mandatory.
(i) Dispositions and Involuntary Dispositions. The Borrower shall prepay the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereinafter provided in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary from all Dispositions (other than Permitted Transfers) and Involuntary Dispositions within five (5) Business Days of the date of such Disposition or Involuntary Disposition; provided, however, that so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (A) the Loan Parties may receive up to $2,000,000 in the aggregate of such Net Cash Proceeds in any Fiscal Year without making the prepayment described in this Section 2.05(b), and (B) such Net Cash Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied at the election of the Borrower to the extent such Loan Party or such Subsidiary reinvests all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds (which reinvested amount shall not count against the $2,000,000 in clause (i)(A) above) in assets (other than cash and cash equivalents, inventory and accounts receivable) used or useful in the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or to be contractually committed to be so reinvested within twelve (12) months following such Disposition or Involuntary Disposition, provided, that such Net Cash Proceeds that have been contractually committed to be reinvested during such twelve (12) month period shall be reinvested within 180 days after the expiration of such twelve (12) month period; provided further that, if such Net Cash Proceeds shall have not been so reinvested, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be immediately applied to prepay the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations.
(ii) Specified Equity Contribution. Immediately upon the receipt by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Specified Equity Contribution, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans as hereinafter provided in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds.
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(iii) Debt Issuance. Immediately upon the receipt by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Issuance, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereinafter provided in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds.
(iv) Extraordinary Receipts. Immediately upon receipt by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Extraordinary Receipt in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate for any Fiscal Year, received by or paid to or for the account of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereinafter provided in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom; provided that with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds of an Extraordinary Receipt, at the election of the Borrower, and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such Loan Party or such Subsidiary may (A) utilize any Net Cash Proceeds constituting proceeds of casualty insurance to promptly repair or rebuild, as applicable, any property damaged to the comparable state of such property prior to the casualty event, or (B) reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in fixed capital or operating assets, in each case of clause (A) or (B) so long as (x) within 180 days after receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, such repair, rebuilding or reinvestment shall have been consummated (or a definitive agreement to so reinvest shall have been executed), and (y) if a definitive agreement to so repair, rebuild or reinvest has been executed within such 180-day period, then such repair, rebuilding or reinvestment shall have been consummated within 180 days after the entering into of such definitive agreement; and provided further that any Net Cash Proceeds not subject to such definitive agreement or so reinvested shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05(b).
(v) Application of Payments. Each prepayment of Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied, first, to the principal repayment installments of the Term Loan in inverse order of maturity, including, without limitation, the final principal repayment installment on the Maturity Date and, second, to the Revolving Facility in the manner set forth in clause (vi) of this Section 2.05(b). Subject to Section 2.15, such prepayments shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages in respect of the relevant Facilities.
(vi) Revolving Outstandings. If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the Revolving Facility at such time, the Borrower shall promptly prepay Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) unless, after the prepayment of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the Revolving Facility at such time.
(vii) Application of Other Payments. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.15, prepayments of the Revolving Facility made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b), first, shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings and the Swingline Loans, second, shall be applied to the outstanding Revolving Loans, and, third, shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations and the amount remaining, if any, after the prepayment in full of all L/C Borrowings, Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans outstanding at such time and the Cash Collateralization of the remaining L/C Obligations in full may be retained by the Borrower for use in the ordinary course of its business. 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 Borrower or any other Loan Party or any Defaulting Lender that has provided Cash Collateral) to reimburse the L/C Issuer or the Revolving Lenders, as applicable.
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Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans and then to Term SOFR Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 2.05(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 through the date of prepayment.
2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Optional. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline 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 $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Revolving Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Facility, (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, or (C) the Swingline Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swingline Loans would exceed the Swingline Sublimit.
(b) Mandatory.
(i) The aggregate Term Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the date of the Term Borrowing.
(ii) If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of Revolving Commitments under this Section 2.06, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit exceeds the Revolving Facility at such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.
(c) 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, Swingline Sublimit or the Revolving Commitment under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be reduced by such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of such reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Revolving Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
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2.07 Repayment of Loans.
(a) Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Term Lenders the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on last day of each calendar quarter beginning on September 30, 2024 in the respective amounts set forth opposite such periods (which amounts shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05), unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 8.02;
| Payment Dates | Principal Repayment Installments | |||
| September 30, 2024 through September 30, 2026 | $ | 1,625,000 | ||
| December 31, 2026 through December 31, 2027 | $ | 2,437,500 | ||
| March 31, 2028 and thereafter | $ | 3,250,000 | ||
provided, however, that (i) the final principal repayment installment of the Term Loans shall be repaid on the Maturity Date and in any event shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on such date, (ii) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Borrower (other than principal repayment installments on Term SOFR Loans) shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be and (iii) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Borrower on a Term SOFR Loan shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such principal repayment installment into another calendar month, in which event such principal repayment installment shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day.
(b) Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.
(c) Swingline Loans. The Borrower shall repay each Swingline Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten (10) Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date.
2.08 Interest and Default Rate.
(a) Interest. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Term SOFR Loan 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 Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Loan 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; and (iii) each Swingline Loan 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. To the extent that any calculation of interest or any fee required to be paid under this Agreement shall be based on (or result in) a calculation that is less than zero, such calculation shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
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(b) Default Rate.
(i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), 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 Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), 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 (including a payment default), all outstanding Obligations (including Letter of Credit Fees) may accrue at a fluctuating interest 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.
2.09 Fees.
In addition to certain fees described in clauses (l) and (m) of Section 2.03:
(a) Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by which the Revolving Facility exceeds the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15. For the avoidance of doubt, the Outstanding Amount of Swingline Loans shall not be counted towards or considered usage of the Revolving Facility for purposes of determining the commitment fee. 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. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
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(b) Other Fees.
(i) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent and BofA Securities, LLC 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 Borrower shall pay to the Lenders 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.
2.10 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 Term SOFR) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 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 three hundred sixty (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 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 2.12(a), bear interest for one (1) day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b) Financial Statement Adjustments or Restatements. If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries or for any other reason, Holdings, or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio as calculated by Holdings as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This clause (b) shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under any provision of this Agreement to payment of any Obligations hereunder at the Default Rate or under Article VIII. The Borrower’s obligations under this clause (b) shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.
2.11 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 in the ordinary course of business. The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register in accordance with Section 11.06(c). The accounts or records maintained by each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Register, the Register shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
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(b) Maintenance of Records. In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(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 and Swingline Loans. 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.
2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
(a) General. All payments to be made by the Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) 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 and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. Subject to Section 2.07(a) and as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the 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 Term SOFR 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 Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower 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 Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower 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 Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
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(ii) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously 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 Rescindable 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 Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this clause (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 Borrower 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 Term Loans and Revolving Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans 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.
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(f) Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (i) each Borrowing (other than Swingline Borrowings) shall be made from the Appropriate Lenders, each payment of fees under Section 2.09 and clauses (l) and (m) of Section 2.03 shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Commitments shall be applied to the respective Commitments of the Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments; (ii) each Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Commitments (in the case of the making of Revolving Loans) or their respective Loans that are to be included in such Borrowing (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans); (iii) each payment or prepayment of principal of Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Loans held by them; and (iv) each payment of interest on Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Appropriate Lenders.
2.13 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 Facilities 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 the Obligations in respect of the Facilities 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 Facilities 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 Facilities 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 the Obligations in respect of the Facilities 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 Facilities 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 sub-participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans 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 Facilities then due and payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as the case may be, provided that:
(i) if any such participations or sub-participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or sub-participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(ii) the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.14, or (C) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or sub-participations in L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans 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 2.13 shall apply).
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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.
2.14 Cash Collateral.
(a) Obligation to Cash Collateralize. At any time there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.
(b) Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, 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 2.14(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative 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 Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (determined in the case of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to Section 2.15(a)(v), after giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(v) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. The Borrower 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 2.14 or Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.15 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 Revolving 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 Revolving Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 11.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative 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.
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2.15 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 pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C’s Issuer Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.14; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which 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 Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata 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 2.14; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender 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 Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower 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 (x) 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 (y) 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 and Swingline Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv). 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 2.15(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
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(iii) Certain Fees.
(A) Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower 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 2.14.
(C) Defaulting Lender Fees. With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (B) above, the Borrower 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 or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (2) pay to the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s or Swingline Lender’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 and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Revolving Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Subject to Section 11.20, 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 exposure following such reallocation.
(v) Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swingline Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under Applicable Law, (A) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (B) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.14.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender 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 and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with their Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.15(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 Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
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(c) New Swingline Loans/Letters of Credit. So long as any Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swingline Loan and (ii) the L/C Issuer shall not be required to issue, extend, increase, reinstate or renew any letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.
2.16 Increase in Revolving Facility.
(a) Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Revolving Lenders), the Borrower may from time to time, request an increase in the Revolving Facility by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $35,000,000 (an “Incremental Facility”); provided that (i) any such request for an Incremental Facility shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and in increments of $5,000,000 in excess thereof, or, if less, in an amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent, and (ii) the Borrower may make a maximum of three (3) such requests. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Revolving Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten (10) Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Revolving Lenders).
(b) Lender Elections to Increase. Each Revolving Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Revolving Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Revolving Percentage of such requested increase. Any Revolving Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Revolving Commitment.
(c) Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Revolving Lender of the Revolving 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, the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender, the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Revolving Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement (“New Revolving Lenders”) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(d) Effective Date and Allocations. If the Revolving Facility is increased in accordance with this Section 2.16, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Revolving Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Revolving Lenders and the New Revolving Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Revolving Increase Effective Date.
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(e) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to such increase, the Borrower 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 the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct, on and as of the Revolving Increase Effective Date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.16, the representations and warranties contained in clauses (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, and (B) both before and after giving effect to the Incremental Facility, no Default exists. The Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Revolving Commitments under this Section 2.16.
(f) Conflicting Provisions. This Section 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 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 Revolving Facility.
Article III
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01 Taxes.
(a) Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA and the term “Lender” includes any L/C Issuer.
(b) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes. 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 an applicable withholding agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the applicable withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then 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.
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(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. 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.
(d) 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 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 (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(ii) Each Lender 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 (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 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 against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent 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 hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (d)(ii).
(e) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f) 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 Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower 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 Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower 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(f)(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.
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(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the 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 about 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), executed copies 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 about 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, executed copies of IRS Form W–8BEN–E (or W–8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W–8BEN–E (or W–8BEN, as applicable) 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) executed copies 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 M–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) executed copies of IRS Form W–8BEN–E (or W–8BEN, as applicable); or
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(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W–8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W–8ECI, IRS Form W–8BEN–E (or W–8BEN, as applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit M–2 or Exhibit M–3, IRS Form W–9, and/or other certification documents from each 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 M–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 about 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 copies 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, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for the purposes of this clause (f)(ii)(D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(iii) 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 update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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(g) 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 have any obligation to pay to any Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender. 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 clause (g), in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to such Loan Party pursuant to this clause (g) 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 clause (g) shall not be construed to require any 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.
(h) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
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 applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR or Term SOFR, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR or Term SOFR, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term SOFR Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR 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 Term SOFR 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 Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR 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 Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Term SOFR 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 SOFR. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.
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3.03 Inability to Determine Rates.
(a) If in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan or a conversion of Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or a continuation of any such Loans, as applicable, (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 3.03(b), and the circumstances under clause (i) of Section 3.03(b) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable) or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason that Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.03(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods) 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 and (ii) any outstanding Term SOFR Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately at the end of their respective applicable Interest Period.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined (which determination likewise shall be conclusive absent manifest error), that:
(i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(ii) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”);
then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “Term SOFR Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Successor Rate”).
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If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments will be payable on a quarterly basis.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 3.03(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 3.03 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternate benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a “Successor Rate”. Any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.
The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.
Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
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3.04 Increased Costs.
(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 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 any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Term SOFR 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 (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 Borrower 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 or Swingline Loans 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 Borrower 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 clause (a) or (b) of this Section 3.04 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower 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 Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 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 Borrower 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).
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3.05 Compensation for Losses.
Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower 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 Borrower (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 Borrower; or
(c) any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower 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 Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
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 Borrower 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 Borrower, 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. The 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 Borrower is 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 Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.13.
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3.07 Survival.
All of the Borrower’s 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 CREDIT EXTENSIONS
4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension.
The obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(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, (ii) for the account of each Lender requesting a Note, a Note executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, (iii) counterparts of the Security Agreement and each other Collateral Document, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Parties and a duly authorized officer of each other Person party thereto, as applicable, (iv) counterparts of the Management Fee Subordination Agreement, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Parties, a duly authorized officer of the Management Entity and a duly authorized officer of each other Person party thereto, as applicable and (v) counterparts of any other Loan Document, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Party and a duly authorized officer of each other Person party thereto.
(b) Officer’s Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate dated the Closing Date, certifying as to 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), the resolutions of the governing body of each Loan Party, the good standing, existence or its equivalent of each Loan Party and of 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 (including, if requested by the Administrative Agent, local counsel 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) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received copies of (i) a quality of earnings report prepared by Grant Thornton in connection with the Closing Date Acquisition, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and updated to include the latest quarterly results of the Closing Date Targets and their subsidiaries for the quarter ending immediately prior to the Closing Date; and (ii) pro forma consolidated financial statements as to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, giving effect to all elements of the Transactions to be effected on, or prior to, the Closing Date, and forecasts prepared by management of Holdings, each in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements on an annual basis for the five years following the Closing Date, each in form and substance satisfactory to each of them.
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(e) Personal Property Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) (A) searches of UCC filings in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of each Loan Party and each jurisdiction where any Collateral is located or where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens and (B) tax lien, judgment and bankruptcy searches;
(ii) searches of ownership of Intellectual Property in the appropriate governmental offices and such patent/trademark/copyright filings as requested by the Administrative Agent in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Intellectual Property;
(iii) completed UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;
(iv) stock or membership certificates, if any, evidencing the Pledged Equity and undated stock or transfer powers duly executed in blank; in each case to the extent such Pledged Equity is certificated;
(v) subject to Section 6.17, in the case of any personal property Collateral located at premises leased by a Loan Party and set forth on Schedule 5.21(g), such estoppel letters, consents and waivers from the landlords of such real property to the extent required to be delivered in connection with Section 6.14 (such letters, consents and waivers shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, it being acknowledged and agreed that any Landlord Waiver is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);
(vi) to the extent required to be delivered, filed, registered or recorded pursuant to the terms and conditions 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 create and perfect the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in the Collateral; and
(vii) Qualifying Control Agreements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to the extent required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.14.
(f) Liability, Casualty, Property, Terrorism and Business Interruption Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of insurance policies, declaration pages, certificates, and endorsements of insurance or insurance binders 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 an Authorization to Share Insurance Information.
(g) Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Solvency Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to the financial condition, solvency and related matters of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the initial Borrowings under the Loan Documents and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
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(h) Financial Condition Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate or certificates executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as of the Closing Date, as to certain financial matters, substantially in the form of Exhibit P.
(i) Loan Notice. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Notice with respect to the Loans to be made on the Closing Date.
(j) Existing Indebtedness of the Loan Parties. All of the existing Indebtedness for borrowed money of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness permitted to exist pursuant to Section 7.02) shall be repaid in full and all security interests related thereto shall be terminated on or prior to the Closing Date.
(k) Anti-Money-Laundering; Beneficial Ownership. Upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least seven (7) days prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have provided to such Lender at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, and such Lender shall be reasonably satisfied with, the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act, and any Loan Party that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall have delivered to each Lender that so requests, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Loan Party.
(l) Consents. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that all members, boards of directors, governmental, shareholder and third party consents and approvals necessary, or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable, in connection with the Transaction, the Loan Documents and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been obtained, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any authority that could restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse condition on the Loan Parties and their subsidiaries or such Transaction, or that could seek or threaten any of the foregoing, and no law or regulation shall be applicable which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, could have such effect.
(m) Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel (including any local counsel) for the Administrative Agent), if any, owing pursuant to the Fee Letter and Section 2.09.
(n) Due Diligence. The Lenders shall have completed a due diligence investigation of Holdings, the Closing Date Targets and each of their respective Subsidiaries in scope, and with results, satisfactory to the Lenders.
(o) Closing Date Equity Contribution. The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that Closing Date Equity Contribution has been made.
(p) Consummation of the Transactions under the Closing Date Acquisition Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received executed copies of Closing Date Acquisition Documents, which in each case shall be form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. All conditions precedent to the Closing Date Acquisition Documents shall have been met and the transactions under the Closing Date Acquisition Documents shall have been consummated in accordance with all applicable requirements of Law and the terms of the Closing Date Acquisition Documents, as applicable (without any amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions thereof that would be materially adverse to the Lenders or Administrative Agent without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent).
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(q) Preferred Equity Documents. The Preferred Equity shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including dividend rate and any mandatory redemption date, if applicable, that exceeds the Maturity Date by at least six (6) months). The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement.
(r) Term Loans. After giving effect to the Term Loans to be made on the Closing Date, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis shall not be greater than 3.00:1.00.
(s) Other Documents. All other documents provided for herein or which the Administrative Agent or any other Lender may reasonably request or require.
(t) Additional Information. Such additional information and materials which the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender shall reasonably request or require.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.03(c), for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this 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 shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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 Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article II, Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be (i) with respect to representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, true and correct as of the date of such Credit Extension 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 of such Credit Extension, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in Section 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.
(b) Default. No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.
(c) Request for Credit Extension. The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.
Each Request for Credit Extension submitted by the Borrower 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.
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Article V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as of the date made or deemed made, that:
5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power.
Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (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 would 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.
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) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of (or the requirement to create) 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 (c) violate any Applicable Law.
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.
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.
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5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) Audited Financial Statements. After the Closing Date (commencing with the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2024), the Audited Financial Statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) (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 Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations, cash flows and changes in Shareholders’ Equity 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 Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. After the Closing Date, the unaudited Consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries most recently delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(b), and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, Shareholders’ Equity 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 Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations, cash flows and changes in Shareholders’ Equity 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) Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2023, 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.
(d) Forecasted Financials. The Consolidated forecasted balance sheets, statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 6.01 were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were fair in light of the conditions existing at the time of delivery of such forecasts, and represented, at the time of delivery, the Borrower’s best estimate of its future financial condition and performance.
(e) Quality of Earnings Report. The quality of earnings report prepared by Grant Thornton LLP and dated March 31, 2024, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (i) fairly presents the financial condition of Persons described therein as of the date thereof and their results of operations and cash flows for the period covered thereby; and (ii) shows all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of Persons described therein as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.
5.06 Litigation.
There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties after due and diligent investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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5.07 No Default.
Neither any Loan Party 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.
5.08 Ownership of Property.
Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries 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 Permitted Liens and such defects in title as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.09 Environmental Matters.
Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in any Material Adverse Effect on any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective subsidiaries:
(i) (A) None of the properties currently or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is listed or formally 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; (B) there are no, and to the knowledge of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries 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, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best of the knowledge of the Loan Parties, on any property formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material on, at or in any property currently owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, where, given the condition of such asbestos or asbestos-containing material, there is a present obligation to remove such material under Environmental Law; (D) Hazardous Materials have not been released, discharged or disposed of on, at, under or from any property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise arising from the operations, of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries except in material compliance with Environmental Law or otherwise known to applicable regulatory authorities and subject to (and in compliance with) remedial measures or the assumption of indemnity obligations by such authorities; and (E) no Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries has become subject to any Environmental Liability or knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any Environmental Liability;
(ii) (A) Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is undertaking, and has not 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, on, under, or from any site, location or operation, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law; and (B) all Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries have been disposed of in a manner which could not reasonably expected to result in liability to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; and
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(iii) The Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries: (A) are, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (B) hold all Environmental Permits (each of which is in full force and effect) required for any of their current or intended operations or for any property owned, leased, or otherwise operated by any of them; (C) are, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all of their Environmental Permits; (D) to the extent within the control of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, will timely renew and comply with each of their Environmental Permits and any additional Environmental permits that may be required of any of them without material expense, and timely comply with any current, future or potential Environmental Law without material expense; and (E) are not aware of any requirements proposed for adoption or implementation under any Environmental Law.
5.10 Insurance.
The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts, 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 or the applicable Subsidiary operates. The general liability, casualty, property, terrorism and business interruption 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 Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, 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.
5.11 Taxes.
Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed (taking into account automatic extensions of time to file obtained in the ordinary course of business) all federal and state income tax returns and all other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have timely paid all federal and state income and all other material Taxes (whether or not shown on a tax return), including in its capacity as a withholding agent, levied or imposed upon it or its 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. No tax Lien has been filed, and there is no proposed (in writing) tax assessment against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any tax sharing agreement applicable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
5.12 ERISA Compliance.
(a) Except as could not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state laws; (ii) each Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, and to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.
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(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 non-exempt 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 or Multiemployer Plan that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) 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 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; (iii) no Loan Party nor 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; (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (v) 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) No Loan Party maintains or contributes to, or has any unsatisfied obligation to contribute to, or liability under, any active or terminated Pension Plan other than (i) on the Closing Date, those listed on Schedule 5.12 hereto and (ii) thereafter, Pension Plans not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.
(e) The Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that the Borrower is not and will not be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to the Borrower’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement.
5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) Margin Regulations. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U), 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 twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of the assets (either of the Borrower only or of the Borrower and its 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 the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries 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.
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(b) Investment Company Act. None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
5.14 Disclosure.
The Borrower has 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.
5.15 Compliance with Laws.
Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof is in compliance with the requirements of all Applicable 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.
5.16 Solvency.
Each Loan Party is, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, Solvent.
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.
5.18 Sanctions Concerns and Anti-Corruption Laws.
(a) Sanctions Concerns. No Loan Party, nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by one or more individuals or entities that are (i) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (ii) included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals or HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets, or any similar list enforced by any other relevant sanctions authority or (iii) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Sanctions and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such Sanctions.
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(b) Anti-Corruption Laws. The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have conducted their business in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other applicable anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.
5.19 [Intentionally Omitted].
5.20 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties.
(a) Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, 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 of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14: (i) a complete and accurate list of all Subsidiaries, joint ventures and partnerships and other equity investments of the Loan Parties as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, (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 (i.e., 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 or any Subsidiary thereof, 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, or as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, (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, (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.
5.21 Collateral Representations.
(a) Collateral Documents. The provisions of the Collateral Documents are effective to create in favor of the Administrative 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.
(b) Intellectual Property. (i) Set forth on Schedule 5.21(b)(i), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a list of all registered or issued Intellectual Property (including all applications for registration and issuance) owned by each of the Loan Parties or that each of the Loan Parties has the right to (including the name/title, current owner, registration or application number, and registration or application date and such other information as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent). (ii) Set forth on Schedule 5.21(b)(ii), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14 contains a true and complete description of (A) each internet domain name registered to such Loan Party or in which such Loan Party has ownership, operating or registration rights, (B) the name and address of the registrar for such internet domain name, (C) the registration identification information for such internet domain name, (D) the name of each internet website operated (whether individually or jointly with others) by such Loan Party, (E) the name and address of each internet service provider through whom each such website is operated, (F) the name and address of each operator of each other internet site, internet search engine, internet directory or Web browser with whom such Loan Party maintains any advertising or linking relationship which is material to the operation of or flow of internet traffic to such Loan Party’s website and (G) each technology licensing and other agreement that is material to the operation of such Loan Party’s website or to the advertising and linking relationship described in (H), and the name and address of each other party to such agreement.
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(c) Documents, Instrument, and Tangible Chattel Paper. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(c), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule 5.21(c) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a description of all Documents, Instruments, and Tangible Chattel Paper (each 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).
(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 of the last date such Schedule 5.21(d)(i) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02 and 6.14, is a description of all deposit accounts and securities accounts 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 zero balance account or a payroll account, and (C) in the case of a securities account, the securities intermediary 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 of the last date such Schedule 5.21(d)(ii) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a description of all Electronic Chattel Paper (as defined in the UCC) and Letter-of-Credit Rights (as defined in the UCC) of the Loan Parties, including the name of (A) the applicable Loan Party, (B) in the case of Electronic Chattel Paper (as defined in the UCC), the account debtor and (C) in the case of Letter-of-Credit Rights (as defined in the UCC), 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 of the last date such Schedule 5.21(e) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a description of all Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in the UCC) of the Loan Parties (detailing such Commercial Tort Claim in such detail as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent).
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(f) Pledged Equity Interests. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(f), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule 5.21(f) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a list of (i) all Pledged Equity and (ii) all other Equity Interests required to be pledged to the Administrative 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 (i.e., voting, non-voting, preferred, etc.)).
(g) Properties. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(g), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule 5.21(g) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, 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 (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)).
(h) Material Contracts. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(h), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule 5.21(h) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
5.22 EEA Financial Institutions.
No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.
5.23 Covered Entities.
No Loan Party is a Covered Entity.
5.24 Beneficial Ownership Certification.
The information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if applicable, is true and correct in all respects.
5.25 Designation as Senior Indebtedness.
The Obligations constitute “Designated Senior Indebtedness” or any similar designation (with respect to indebtedness that having the maximum rights as “senior debt”) under and as defined in any agreement governing any Subordinated Debt and the subordination provisions set forth in each such agreement are legally valid and enforceable against the parties thereto.
5.26 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, trade secrets, know-how, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights that are used in the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the knowledge of the Borrower, neither the operation of the business, nor any product, service, process, method, substance, part or other material now used, or now contemplated to be used, by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates upon any rights held by any other Person. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, there has been no unauthorized use, access, interruption, modification, corruption or malfunction of any information technology assets or systems (or any information or transactions stored or contained therein or transmitted thereby) owned or used by the any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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5.27 Labor Matters.
There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five (5) years preceding the Closing Date.
5.28 Closing Date Acquisition Documents.
(a) Delivery. The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent true, complete and correct copies of (i) each Closing Date Acquisition Document and of all annexes, appendices, exhibits and schedules thereto as of the date hereof, any agreement required to be delivered in connection with any Closing Date Acquisition Document at or prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by such Closing Date Acquisition Documents (including any side letter executed or otherwise required by any of the parties thereto), and (ii) copies of any material amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to or waiver under each Closing Date Acquisition Document entered into after the date hereof (including any such modification accomplished via a side letter or any other document).
(b) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties given by any Loan Party in any Closing Date Acquisition Document is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of any earlier date to which such representation and warranty specifically relates); provided that such materiality qualifier shall not apply to any representations and warranties to the extent already qualified or modified by materiality or similar concept in the text thereof. Notwithstanding anything in the Closing Date Acquisition Documents to the contrary, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in this Section 5.28 shall, solely for purposes hereof, survive the Closing Date for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Lender.
(c) Governmental Requirements. All Governmental Requirements and all other authorizations, approvals and consents of any other Person required by the Closing Date Acquisition Documents or necessary to consummate the Closing Date Acquisition have been obtained and are in full force and effect.
(d) Conditions Precedent. On the Closing Date, all of the conditions to effecting or consummating Closing Date Acquisition set forth in the Closing Date MIPA have been duly satisfied or waived by the Administrative Agent (to the extent any such conditions could reasonably be expected to be adverse to the Lenders or Administrative Agent), and the Closing Date Acquisition has been consummated or will be consummated substantially concurrently herewith, in accordance with the Closing Date Acquisition Documents and all applicable laws.
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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 its Subsidiaries to:
6.01 Financial Statements.
Deliver to the Administrative Agent (and, if requested in writing by the Administrative Agent, with copies for each Lender), in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(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 Holdings (commencing with the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2024), a Consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related Consolidated and consolidating statements of income or operations, changes in Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows 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, (i) such Consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally or regionally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, including Grant Thornton LLP, which is 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, and (ii) such consolidating statements to be certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller that is a Responsible Officer of Holdings to the effect that such statements are fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the Consolidated financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries.
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year of Holdings (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2025), a Consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and for the portion of Holdings’ Fiscal Year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter of the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all 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 Holdings as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
(c) 2024 Quarterly Financial Statements. From the Closing Date through the Fiscal Quarter ended December 31, 2024, as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of Holdings (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2024), a Consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and for the portion of Holdings’ Fiscal Year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter of the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with the Target Non-GAAP Accounting Methodology 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 Holdings as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
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(d) Business Plan and Budget. As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Holdings (commencing with the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2024), an annual business plan and budget of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, including forecasts prepared by management of Holdings, in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, of Consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or operations and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a yearly basis for the immediately following Fiscal Year.
As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(g), Holdings shall not be separately required to furnish such information under Section 6.01(a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of Holdings to furnish the information and materials described in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.
6.02 Certificates; Other Information.
Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:
(a) Intentionally Omitted.
(b) Compliance Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) commencing with the delivery of the financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2024, (i) a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller which is a Responsible Officer of Holdings. Unless the Administrative Agent or a Lender requests executed originals, delivery of the Compliance Certificate may be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original and authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes.
(c) Updated Schedules. Concurrently with the delivery of the Compliance Certificate referred to in Section 6.02(b), the following updated Schedules to this Agreement (which may be attached to the Compliance Certificate) to the extent required to make the representation related to such Schedule true and correct as of the date of such Compliance Certificate: Schedules 1.01(c), 5.10, 5.20(a), 5.20(b), 5.21(b), 5.21(c), 5.21(d)(i), 5.21(d)(ii), 5.21(e), 5.21(f), 5.21(g) and 5.21(h).
(d) 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 (which may be included in such Compliance Certificate) including (i) the amount of all Restricted Payments, Investments (including Acquisitions), Dispositions, Capital Expenditures and Debt Issuances that were made during the prior Fiscal Year and (ii) amounts received in connection with any Extraordinary Receipt during the prior Fiscal Year.
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(e) Changes in Entity Structure. Within ten (10) days prior to any merger, consolidation, dissolution or other change in entity structure of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to the terms hereof, provide notice of such change in entity 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.
(f) Audit Reports; Management Letters; Recommendations. Promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of any Loan Party by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any audit of any of them.
(g) 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 the Borrower, and to the extent applicable, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;.
(h) 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 or of any of its Subsidiaries 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 6.02.
(i) SEC Notices. Promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof.
(j) Notices. Not later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, 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 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.
(k) Environmental Notice. Not later than ten (10) Business Days after a Loan Party’s receipt of written notice thereof, notice of any action or proceeding against or of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Anti-Money-Laundering; Beneficial Ownership Regulation. Promptly following any request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act and under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
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(m) Additional Information. Promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial, legal or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
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 (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 1.01(a); or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s 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 or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (x) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (y) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by fax transmission or e-mail transmission) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by e-mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. 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 Borrower 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 Borrower hereby acknowledges that (i) 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 Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”) and (ii) 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 Borrower or its 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 Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (A) 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; (B) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, any Affiliate thereof, the 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 the 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); (C) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (D) the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate thereof and the Arrangers shall be entitled to 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.”
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6.03 Notices.
Promptly, but in any event within three (3) Business Days, notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a) of any Loan Party obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any Default;
(b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including any of the following (to the extent it could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect): (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) any action, suit, dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension involving any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws;
(c) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,500,000;
(d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, including any determination by Holdings or the Borrower referred to in Section 2.10(b); and
(e) of any (i) occurrence of any Disposition of property or assets for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i), (ii) Debt issuance for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii), and (iii) receipt of any Extraordinary Receipt for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iv).
Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and to the extent applicable, stating what action the 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.
6.04 Payment of Obligations.
Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its material tax and all other obligations and liabilities, including (a) all material 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 Borrower or such Subsidiary; (b) all material lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property, 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 Loan Parties; 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.
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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;
(b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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 and obsolescence excepted; and
(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.
6.07 Maintenance of Insurance.
(a) Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, 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 and all such insurance shall (i) provide for not less than thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent of termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance, (ii) name the Administrative Agent as mortgagee (in the case of property insurance) or additional insured on behalf of the Secured Parties (in the case of liability insurance) or loss payee (in the case of property insurance), as applicable, (iii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, include a breach of warranty clause and (iv) be reasonably satisfactory in all other respects to the Administrative Agent.
(b) Evidence of Insurance. Cause the Administrative 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) lender’s loss payable endorsement if the Administrative 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 an Authorization to Share Insurance Information.
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6.08 Compliance with Laws.
Comply with the requirements of all Applicable 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.
6.09 Books and Records. 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, as the case may be.
6.10 Inspection Rights.
(a) Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired up to two (2) times in each Fiscal Year provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice; provided further that, so long as no Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days’ notice prior to any discussions with the Loan Parties’ independent public accountants, and, if the Borrower desires to participate in such discussions, the Borrower shall so notify the Administrative Agent during such five-Business-Day period; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to postpone such discussions in order to permit the Borrower to participate.
(b) If requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, permit the Administrative Agent and its representatives, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower, to conduct, at the expense of the Borrower, an annual (i) personal property asset appraisal on personal property Collateral of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (ii) real estate appraisal on real estate Collateral of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (iii) field exam on the accounts receivable, inventory, payables, controls and systems of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(c) If requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, permit the Administrative Agent, and its representatives, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower, to conduct an annual audit of the Collateral at the expense of the Borrower.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, no Loan Party will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (b) in respect of which access or inspection by, or disclosure to, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law (provided, such Loan Party shall make the Administrative Agent aware that information is being withheld (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to communicate the relevant information in a way that does not violate such applicable Law), or (c) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product (provided, such Loan Party shall make the Administrative Agent aware that information is being withheld and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to communicate the relevant information in a way that does not violate such attorney-client or similar privilege).
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6.11 Use of Proceeds.
(a) On the Closing Date, use the proceeds of the Term Loans only to refinance certain existing Indebtedness of the Loan Parties, to partially finance the Closing Date Acquisition, to pay transaction expenses incurred in connection with the Closing Date Acquisition and this Agreement.
(b) Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.
6.12 Material Contracts.
Perform and observe all the terms and provisions of each Material Contract to be performed or observed by it in all material respects, maintain each such Material Contract in full force and effect, enforce each such Material Contract in accordance with its terms, take all such action to such end as may be from time to time reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and, upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, make to each other party to each such Material Contract such demands and requests for information and reports or for action as any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled to make under such Material Contract, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so.
6.13 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations.
The Loan Parties will cause each of their Subsidiaries (other than any CFC, FSHCO or Subsidiary that is held directly or indirectly by a CFC) 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 Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to become a Guarantor to the extent such Guaranty would result in a material adverse tax consequence for any Loan Party. In connection therewith, the Loan Parties shall give notice to the Administrative Agent not less than ten (10) days prior to creating a Subsidiary (or such shorter period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), 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(b), (c), (e), (f), (k) and 6.14 and such other documents or agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, including without limitation, updated Schedules 1.01(c), 5.10, 5.20(a), 5.20(b), 5.21(b)(i), 5.21(c), 5.21(d)(i), 5.21(d)(ii), 5.21(e), 5.21(f), 5.21(g) and 5.21(h).
6.14 Covenant to Give Security.
Except with respect to Excluded Property:
(a) Equity Interests and Personal Property. 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 Administrative 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 opinions of counsel and any filings and deliveries reasonably necessary in connection therewith to perfect the security interests therein, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or such deliveries may be waived with respect to immaterial personal property by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
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(b) Landlord Waivers. Subject to Section 6.17, in the case of (i) each headquarter location of the Loan Parties, each other location where any significant administrative or governmental functions are performed and each other location where the Loan Parties maintain any books or records (electronic or otherwise) and (ii) any other premises leased by a Loan Party containing personal property Collateral with a value in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the total value of the Collateral, the Loan Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Administrative Agent with such estoppel letters, consents and waivers from the landlords on such real property to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent (such letters, consents and waivers shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, it being acknowledged and agreed that any Landlord Waiver is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
(c) Account Control Agreements. 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 (i) accounts that are deposit accounts are held at Bank of America, (ii) deposit accounts that are maintained at all times with depositary institutions as to which the Administrative Agent shall have received a Qualifying Control Agreement within 90 days of the Closing Date or any Permitted Acquisition (or Administrative Agent shall have received a Qualifying Control Agreement prior to or substantially contemporaneously with the opening of such deposit account), (iii) securities accounts that are maintained at all times with financial institutions as to which the Administrative Agent shall have received a Qualifying Control Agreement, (iv) deposit accounts established solely as payroll and other zero balance accounts.
(d) Updated Schedules. Concurrently with the delivery of any Collateral pursuant to the terms of this Section 6.14, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with the applicable updated Schedule(s): 5.20(a), 5.21(b)(i), 5.21(c), 5.21(d)(i), 5.21(d)(ii), 5.21(e), 5.21(f), 5.21(g) and 5.21(h).
(e) Further Assurances. At any time upon request of the Administrative Agent, promptly execute and deliver any and all further instruments and documents and take all such other action as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable to maintain in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Liens and insurance rights on the Collateral that are duly perfected in accordance with the requirements of, or the obligations of the Loan Parties under, the Loan Documents and all Applicable Laws.
6.15 Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions.
Conduct its business in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other applicable anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and with all applicable Sanctions, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and Sanctions.
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6.16 Further Assurances.
Promptly upon request by the Administrative 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, 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.
6.17 Post-Closing Obligations.
Execute and deliver the documents, and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 6.17, within the time frames listed thereon.
Article VII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Loan Parties hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter until the Facility Termination Date, no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
7.01 Liens.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its 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 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 Liens for Taxes 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;
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(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; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
(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), 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 Section 7.02(c); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being financed on the date of the financed acquisition or lease, or the date of completion of the financed construction, repair or improvement, as applicable, and (iii) such Liens attach to such property concurrently with or within ninety (90) days after (A) the financed acquisition thereof, or (B) the date of commencement of the financed lease, construction, repair or improvement thereof, as applicable;
(j) 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 Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any Lender, 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;
(k) 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;
(l) any Lien imposed as a result of a taking under the exercise of the power of eminent domain by any Governmental Authority or by any Person acting under Governmental Authority;
(m) 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; and
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(n) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4–210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection;
provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, none of the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.01 shall permit any Lien (other than any Liens pursuant to clauses (a), (c), (d), (f), (g), (l) and (m) of this Section 7.01) to exist on any owned real property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
7.02 Indebtedness.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist 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;
(c) Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations, Permitted Equipment Financings, purchase money obligations or Indebtedness financing the construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of fixed or capital assets, so long as such purchase money obligation or other Indebtedness is incurred by Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary prior to or within 90 days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacements, lease or improvement of the applicable asset and are otherwise within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(i); provided, however, (x) that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under Permitted Equipment Financings) at any one time outstanding shall not exceed $10,000,000 (y) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Equipment Financings shall not exceed $20,000,000 any time;
(d) Unsecured Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Borrower owed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, which Indebtedness shall (i) to the extent required by the Administrative Agent, be evidenced by promissory notes which shall be pledged to the Administrative Agent as Collateral for the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement, (ii) be on terms (including subordination terms) acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (iii) be otherwise permitted under the provisions of Section 7.03 (“Intercompany Debt”);
(e) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in a Permitted Acquisition, in each case, constituting earnouts or other similar adjustments to the purchase price in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20,000,000;
(f) Indebtedness of Loan Parties under Cash Management Agreements and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections, employee credit card programs and other cash management and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business and any Guarantees thereof, or the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business so long as such Indebtedness is extinguished within 15 Business Days of its incurrence; provided that such Loan Parties shall not guarantee or otherwise be responsible under such agreements, arrangements, protections or programs for obligations of any Person that is not a Loan Party;
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(g) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(h) any Swap Contract and guarantees of Swap Contracts of any other Subsidiary entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate interest rate risks, commodity price risks or other risks to which Loan Parties are exposed in the conduct of their business or the management of their liabilities, and not for speculative purposes; and
(i) Guarantees of the Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Borrower or any other Guarantor.
7.03 Investments.
Make or hold any Investments, except:
(a) Investments held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(b) advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 at any time outstanding, for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes;
(c) employee loans or advances that do not exceed $200,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding and are made in the ordinary course of business consistent with practices existing on the Closing Date;
(d) (i) Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries outstanding on the date hereof, (ii) additional Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in Loan Parties, (iii) additional Investments by Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Loan Parties in other Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and (iv) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Investment, additional Investments by the Loan Parties in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in an aggregate amount invested from the date hereof not to exceed $1,000,000;
(e) 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;
(f) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment,
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(g) Investments with respect to any Swap Contract permitted under Section 7.02(h);
(h) promissory notes, securities and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted hereunder;
(i) cash deposits required by any Governmental Authority or public utilities;
(j) Guarantees permitted by Section 7.02;
(k) Investments existing on the date hereof (other than those referred to in Section 7.03(c)(i)) and set forth on Schedule 7.03; and
(l) (i) 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)); and (ii) other Acquisitions approved by the Required Lenders in writing;
provided, however, that after giving effect to the making of any loans, advances or deposits permitted by clauses (c), (f), (i) or (l) of this Section, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
7.04 Fundamental Changes.
Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or 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, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:
(a) any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries, provided that when any Loan Party (other than Borrower or Holdings) is merging with another Subsidiary, a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(b) any Loan Party (other than Borrower or Holdings) may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Loan Party;
(c) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may dispose of all or substantially all its assets (including any Disposition that is in the nature of a liquidation) to (i) another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or (ii) to a Loan Party;
(d) in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, any Subsidiary of the 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 the Borrower and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving Person; and
(e) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, each of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries 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 the Borrower is a party, the Borrower is the surviving Person and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving Person.
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7.05 Dispositions.
Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:
(a) Permitted Transfers;
(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 applied to the purchase price of such replacement property in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(i);
(d) Dispositions resulting from any taking or condemnation of any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary by any Governmental Authority or any assets subject to a casualty;
(e) Dispositions resulting from the sale, issuance or other transfer of the Equity Interests of any Loan Party to any other Loan Party (and provided that Holdings may issue Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) so long as no Change of Control would occur);
(f) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04;
(g) Dispositions of accounts receivables to a third party in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements so long as (i) the account debtor with respect thereto has instituted or consented to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law and (ii) all such Dispositions do not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year; and
(h) other Dispositions so long as (i) at least 75% of 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 a sale or other 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 7.05, (iii) 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 Borrower shall not exceed the Threshold Amount, and (iv) the proceeds of such Disposition shall be applied as a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) to the extent required thereunder.
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 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 Borrower and Holdings may make Permitted Tax Distributions;
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(c) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in common Equity Interests of such Person;
(d) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments, not exceeding $2,000,000 during any Fiscal Year pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Borrower and such Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, to any member of the “Employee Group” as defined in the Organizational Documents of Holdings;
(e) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may make any “net down payments” involving the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Borrower or such Subsidiary held by any employee in connection with vesting of equity awards, in order to satisfy any tax withholding obligations;
(f) the Borrower may pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Borrowers held by any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of such Loan Party or make Restricted Payments in the form of distributions to allow the Borrower to pay principal or interest on promissory notes that were issued to any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of such Borrower in lieu of cash payments for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of such Equity Interests of the Borrower held by such Persons; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (f) shall not exceed $1,000,000; and
(g) subject to the Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement, Holdings may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable to the Preferred Equity Holders with respect to Preferred Equity as set forth in the Amended and Restated Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, provided, that, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the making of such dividend payment or other distribution (and to any Borrowing(s) or other incurrence(s) of Indebtedness made substantially concurrently or in connection therewith):
(i) no Default or Event of Default exists or would arise therefrom; and
(ii) solely with respect to any such payment or distribution (or with respect to the applicable portion of a payment or distribution) other than a Quarterly Senior Preferred Distribution:
(A) the Loan Parties are in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.11(b);
(B) the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, shall be less than 2.50 to 1.00; and
(h) subject to the Management Fee Subordination Agreement, the Borrower may pay the management fee under the Management Agreement; provided that (i) at the time of each such payment, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result upon giving pro forma effect thereto and (ii) after giving effect to the payment of any such Restricted Payment, Borrower is in compliance with Section 7.11; provided further that during the continuance of a Default, any such fees may continue to be accrued in favor of Management Entity and upon the waiver or rescission of any such Default, any and all such accrued fees may immediately be paid to the Management Entity.
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7.07 Change in Nature of Business.
Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto; provided, however, this provision is not intended to restrict the ability of any Loan Party to develop and sell additional products that are complimentary to its current line of business.
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 transactions which are entered into in the ordinary course of such Person’s business 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.
7.09 Burdensome Agreements.
Enter into, or permit to exist, any Contractual Obligation (except for this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) that (a) encumbers or restricts the ability of any such Person to (i) to 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 (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.
7.10 Use of Proceeds.
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 Regulation U) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.
7.11 Financial Covenants.
(a) Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio as of the end of any Measurement Period ending as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower, to be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:
| Measurement Period Ending | Ratio | |
| Closing Date through September 30, 2024 | 3.75 to 1.00 | |
| December 31, 2024 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter | 3.50 to 1.00 |
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provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio level may, at the irrevocable election of the Borrower and upon written notice to the Administrative Agent prior to the consummation of a Material Acquisition, be increased by 0.25x for the first four (4) Fiscal Quarters ending after such Material Acquisition (“such increase, the “Leverage Step-Up”), provided, further that (A) in any event, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio for any period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters shall not be increased to be greater than 3.75 to 1.00, (B) the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio levels shall not be increased pursuant to the foregoing proviso on more than one occasion during the term of the Facility and (C) any such increase of the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio levels pursuant to the foregoing proviso shall apply only with respect to the calculation of the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining compliance with this covenant (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, for determination of the Applicable Rate).
(b) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of any Measurement Period ending as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower to be less than 1.25:1.00.
7.12 Amendments of Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation; Form of Entity and Accounting Changes.
(a) Amend or modify any of its Organization Documents in any way which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the interests of the Lenders without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, provided that any amendment or modification of the provisions of Holdings Organizational Documents relating to or regarding Preferred Equity shall be subject to the Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement;
(b) amend, modify or waive the Management Agreement in a manner adverse to the rights or interests of the Lenders, including to (A) increase the amount of the management fees payable under the terms thereof, (B) impose any additional management, consulting, investment, banking, refinancing, transaction or other similar fees, (C) require the payment of interest on any deferred management fees or other fees payable thereunder (other than the accrual of interest at a rate equal to nine percent per annum on deferred management fees pursuant to Section 3(e) of the Management Agreement as in effect on the date hereof), or (D) change the time of payment of any management fees or other fees payable thereunder;
(c) Amend, modify or waive any of the Closing Date Acquisition Documents, to the extent any such amendment, modification or waiver would be adverse to the interests of the Lenders without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent;
(d) change its Fiscal Year;
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(e) without providing ten (10) 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 organization or principal place of business; or
(f) make any change in accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP.
7.13 Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
Enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
7.14 Subordinated Debt Payments. Pay, prepay, redeem, purchase, repurchase, defease, retire or extinguish, or otherwise satisfy, or obligate itself or any other Loan Party or Subsidiary to do any of the foregoing, in respect of any Subordinated Debt, except that so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would arise therefrom, the Borrower may make payments of regularly scheduled principal, interest, accrued fees and expenses and customary indemnification obligations, and other required payments at the scheduled maturity thereof; provided, in each case with respect to Subordinated Debt, that any such payment is in compliance with the terms of any applicable subordination agreement entered into with the Administrative Agent on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
7.15 Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness. Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy or obligate itself to do so prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (including by the exercise of any right of setoff), or make any payment in violation of any subordination, standstill or collateral sharing terms of or governing any Indebtedness, except (a) the prepayment of the Credit Extensions in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (b) regularly scheduled or required repayments or redemptions of Indebtedness under the Indebtedness set forth in Schedule 7.02 and refinancings and refundings of such Indebtedness in compliance with Section 7.02(b).
7.16 Amendment, Etc. of Indebtedness.
(a) Amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of any Subordinated Debt Document or give any consent, waiver or approval thereunder;
(b) take any other action in connection with any Subordinated Debt Document that would impair the value of the interest or rights of any Loan Party thereunder or that would impair the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
(c) amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness arising under the Loan Documents) if such amendment or modification would add or change any terms in a manner adverse to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or shorten the final maturity or average life to maturity or require any payment to be made sooner than originally scheduled or increase the interest rate applicable thereto.
7.17 Sanctions.
Directly or indirectly, use any Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension to any Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer, Swingline Lender, or otherwise) of Sanctions.
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7.18 Anti-Corruption Laws.
Directly or indirectly, use any Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions.
7.19 Holding Company Status.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Holdings shall not:
(a) incur, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness or any other obligation or liability whatsoever other than the Obligations and any other obligation under any Loan Document;
(b) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by it (other than Liens pursuant to any Loan Documents);
(c) create or acquire any direct Subsidiary or make or own any direct Investment in any Person other than in the Borrower and cash and Cash Equivalents;
(d) fail to hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from all other Persons; or
(e) engage in any business or activity, hold any assets or incur any other liabilities, other than (i) the performance of its obligations as a Guarantor, (ii) the direct or indirect ownership of all outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iii) maintaining its corporate or other organizational existence, (iv) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative activities as a member of the consolidated group of companies including the Loan Parties, (v) executing, delivering and performing rights and obligations under the Loan Documents and any documents and agreement to any Acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder to which it is a party, (vi) making any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.06, (vii) making capital contributions to the Borrower, (viii) executing, delivering and performing rights and obligations under any employment agreements and any documents related thereto, (ix) incurrence of any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by Holdings under Section 7.01, (x) activities necessary or advisable to consummate the Transactions, (xi) any issuance or sale of its Equity Interests, (xii) providing indemnification to officers and directors in the ordinary course of business, and (xiii) any activities incidental or reasonably related to the foregoing clauses (i) – (xii).
7.20 Preferred Equity.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Preferred Equity, except:
(a) the Preferred Equity outstanding on the Closing Date; and
(b) additional Preferred Equity issued after the Closing Date so long as:
(i) no Default or Event of Default exists or would arise from the issuance thereof;
(ii) on the date of the issuance thereof, (x) the Loan Parties are in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.11(b) and (y) the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, shall be less than 2.50 to 1.00;
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(iii) the terms of such Preferred Equity shall (x) be the same as the Preferred Equity outstanding on the Closing Date or (y) be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including dividend rate and any mandatory redemption date, if applicable, that exceeds the Maturity Date by at least six (6) months);
(iv) the proceeds of such additional Preferred Equity are used solely to consummate a Permitted Acquisition; and
(v) each Preferred Equity Holder of such additional Preferred Equity is at all times subject to the terms of the Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement.
Article VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
8.01 Events of Default.
Any of the following shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”):
(a) Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails 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 five (5) days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or
(b) Specific Covenants. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05, 6.08, 6.10, 6.11, 6.15, Article VII or Article X; 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 this Agreement or any Loan other Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) the first day on which any Loan Party obtains knowledge of such failure or (ii) written notice thereof has been given to any Loan Party by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower 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 in any material respect (or any such representation, warranty, certification or statement that is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be incorrect or misleading in any respect) when made or deemed made; or
(e) Cross-Default. (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (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, 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; or (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 or any Subsidiary 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 or any Subsidiary thereof is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or
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(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof 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 or any Subsidiary thereof 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 or any Subsidiary thereof (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 to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the 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
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(j) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any payment provision, any financial covenant or any other material 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 it is or becomes unlawful for a Loan Party to perform any of its obligations under the Loan Documents; or
(k) Collateral Documents. Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents shall for any reason cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, or any Loan Party shall assert the invalidity of such Liens; or
(l) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or
(m) Subordination. (i) Any of the subordination, standstill, payover and insolvency related provisions of any of the Subordinated Debt Documents (the “Subordinated Provisions”) shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of the applicable Subordinated Debt; or (ii) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, disavow or contest in any manner (A) the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Subordinated Provisions, (B) that the Subordinated Provisions exist for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties or (C) that all payments of principal of or premium and interest on the applicable Subordinated Debt, or realized from the liquidation of any property of any Loan Party, shall be subject to any of the Subordinated 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.
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 Borrower;
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(c) require that the Borrower 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 event described in Section 8.01(f) with respect to the Borrower, the Commitment 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 Borrower 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.
8.03 Borrower’s Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 8.01 or 8.02:
(a) Solely for the purpose of determining whether an Event of Default has occurred as a result of the failure to comply with any Financial Covenants, the Borrower may on one or more occasions designate a Specified Equity Contribution as a dollar-for-dollar increase to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable Fiscal Quarter; provided that (A) such Specified Equity Contribution (i) is actually received by Borrower after the end of such Fiscal Quarter and on or prior to the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such applicable Fiscal Quarter (the “Cure Expiration Date”) and (ii) does not exceed the aggregate amount necessary to cure any Event of Default resulting from the failure to comply with any Financial Covenant as of such date, (B) the Borrower shall have provided an irrevocable notice (the “Notice of Intent to Cure”) to the Administrative Agent during such 10 Business Day period that such amounts are designated as a Specified Equity Contribution and (C) the Borrower shall prepay the Loans with such net cash proceeds pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) on or prior to the Cure Expiration Date. The Specified Equity Contribution shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable Fiscal Quarter and included in any Measurement Period that includes such Fiscal Quarter.
(b) The parties hereby acknowledge that any Specified Equity Contribution pursuant this Section 8.03 may not be relied on for any purposes of calculating any financial ratio-based covenants, tests or conditions, determining pricing and any baskets with respect to the covenants contained in the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any based on Consolidated EBITDA) other than for determining actual compliance with the Financial Covenants and shall not result in any adjustment to any amounts with respect to the Fiscal Quarter with respect to which such Specified Equity Contribution was made (or the period after such Fiscal Quarter but before delivery of the Notice of Intent to Cure) other than the amount of and for the purposes of the Consolidated EBITDA referred to in Section 8.03(a) above.
(c) In furtherance of Section 8.03(a) above, (i) upon actual receipt and designation of the Specified Equity Contribution by Borrower and the prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii), the Financial Covenants with respect to such Fiscal Quarter shall be deemed retroactively cured with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply with the Financial Covenants with respect to such Fiscal Quarter and any Event of Default or Default under Section 7.11(a) or (b) with respect to such Fiscal Quarter shall be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) no Lender or L/C Issuer shall be required to make any Credit Extension hereunder during the ten (10) Business Day period referred to above unless Borrower has actually received the proceeds of the Specified Equity Contribution (and prepaid the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii)), (iii) no Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof shall be permitted to make any Restricted Payments during the ten (10) Business Day period referred to above unless Borrower has actually received the proceeds of the Specified Equity Contribution (and prepaid the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii)) and no Restricted Payments shall be made with the proceeds of any Specified Equity Contribution and (iv) unless necessary to prevent fraud, material impairment of the rights of the Administrative Agent or Lenders under this Agreement or the tolling of an applicable statute of limitations, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender may exercise any rights or remedies under Section 8.02 (or under any other Loan Document) solely on the basis of any Default or Event of Default resulting from the failure to comply with any Financial Covenants with respect to such Fiscal Quarter following receipt of a Notice of Intent to Cure until the earlier of (i) the Cure Expiration Date has occurred without the Specified Equity Contribution having been received (or the Loans not being prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii)) and (ii) the Borrower provide written notice to the Administrative Agent of its intent not to further comply with its obligations to exercise its rights under this Section 8.03.
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(d) (i) In each period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters, there shall be at least two Fiscal Quarters in which no cure right set forth in this Section 8.03 is exercised, (ii) in each Fiscal Year, there shall not be more than one (1) cure right exercised pursuant to this Section 8.03, (iii) there shall be no exercise of the cure right set forth in this Section 8.03 in consecutive Fiscal Quarters and (iv) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness (through either netting of cash or the prepayment of the Loans) with the Specified Equity Contribution for determining compliance the Financial Covenants for the Fiscal Quarter with respect to which such Specified Equity Contribution was made.
(e) There can be no more than three (3) Fiscal Quarters in which the cure rights set forth in this Section 8.03 are exercised during the term of this Agreement.
8.04 Application of Funds.
(a) 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 2.14 and 2.15, 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 Second clause 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 Third clause payable to them;
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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 and to the 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 Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.14, in each case ratably among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this Fourth clause held by them; and
Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
(b) Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.14, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to the Fourth clause 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 8.04.
(c) 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
9.01 Appointment and Authority.
(a) Appointment. Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes Bank of America 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. The provisions of this Article IX are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the Borrower 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 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.
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(b) Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Hedge Bank, and a potential Cash Management Bank) and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article XI (including Section 11.04(c), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
9.02 Rights as a Lender.
The Person serving as the Administrative 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 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 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 hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or to provide notice to or consent of the Lenders with respect thereto.
9.03 Exculpatory Provisions.
(a) The Administrative Agent or the Arranger, as applicable, shall not 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, the Administrative Agent or the Arranger, as applicable, and its Related Parties:
(i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii) shall not 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 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 the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative 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; and
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(iii) shall not have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, to any Lender or the L/C Issuer any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates that is communicated to, or in the possession of, the Administrative Agent, Arrangers or any of their Related Parties in any capacity, except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent herein.
(b) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by the Administrative 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 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 non-appealable judgment. The Administrative 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 by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.
(c) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties have any duty or obligation to any Lender or participant 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, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent.
The Administrative 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. The Administrative 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. The Administrative 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 shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objections.
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9.05 Delegation of Duties.
The Administrative 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 the Administrative Agent. The Administrative 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 IX shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Facilities as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not 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 acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent.
(a) Notice. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, 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 gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that in no event shall any successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(b) Effect of Resignation. With effect from the Resignation Effective Date (i) the retiring Administrative 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 Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative 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 as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative 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 Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date), and the retiring Administrative 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 9.06). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article XI and Section 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (A) while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (B) after such resignation for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, (1) acting as collateral agent or otherwise holding any collateral security on behalf of any of the Secured Parties and (2) in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.
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(c) L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender. Any resignation or removal by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.06 shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender. If Bank of America resigns as the 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 outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as the 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). If Bank of America resigns as Swingline Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swingline Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swingline Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment by the Borrower of a successor L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting 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 or Swingline Lender, as applicable, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective 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, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.
9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Other Lenders.
Each Lender and the L/C Issuer expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent nor any of the Arrangers has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent or any of the Arrangers hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger to any Lender or the L/C Issuer as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent or any Arranger have disclosed material information in their (or their Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, 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 of, appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, 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 credit analysis, appraisals and 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, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender or L/C Issuer for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or L/C Issuer, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities.
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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 Arranger, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.
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 Borrower) 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), 2.09, 2.10(b) 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 2.09, 2.10(b) and 11.04.
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(b) Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative 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 to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer or in any such proceeding.
(c) The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Secured Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Secured Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (i) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, (ii) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any 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 receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). In connection with any such bid (A) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (B) to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a)(i) through (ix) of Section 11.01 of this Agreement), and (C) to the extent that Secured Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Secured Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Secured Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Secured Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.
9.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.
(a) 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 Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,
(i) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative 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;
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(ii) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 7.01(i); and
(iii) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents.
(b) Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative 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 Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10. In each case as specified in this Section 9.10, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s 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 Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.10.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall not 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 Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
9.11 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements.
Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Guaranty or any Collateral Document, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefit of the provisions of Section 8.04, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or the 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 Guaranty 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 a Facility Termination Date.
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9.12 Certain ERISA Matters.
(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments, or this agreement,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84–14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95–60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90–1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91–38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96–23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84–14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84–14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84–14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b) In addition, unless either (1) clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
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9.13 Recovery of Erroneous Payments.
Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender Recipient Party, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by the Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender Recipient Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender Recipient Party in immediately available funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by 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. Each Lender Recipient Party irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender Recipient Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender Recipient Party comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.
Article X
CONTINUING GUARANTY
10.01 Guaranty.
Each Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantees, as primary obligor and 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 Secured Obligations (for each Guarantor, subject to the proviso in this sentence, its “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor and (b) the liability of each Guarantor individually with respect to this Guaranty 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. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guaranteed Obligations shall include any such indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities, or portion thereof, which may be or hereafter become unenforceable or compromised or shall be an allowed or disallowed claim under any proceeding or case commenced by or against any debtor under any Debtor Relief Laws. The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the 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 Guaranty 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 Guaranty, 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.
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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 Guaranty or any Secured Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative 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 Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of such Guarantor.
10.03 Certain Waivers.
Each Guarantor waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Secured Obligations.
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 Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.
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 Guaranty until all of the Secured Obligations and any amounts payable under this Guaranty have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and the Commitments and the Facilities 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.
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10.06 Termination; Reinstatement.
This Guaranty 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 Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower 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 Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of each Guarantor under this Section 10.06 shall survive termination of this Guaranty.
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 Borrower 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.
10.08 Condition of Borrower.
Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower and any other guarantor such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower 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 Borrower 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).
10.09 Appointment of Borrower.
Each of the Loan Parties hereby appoints the Borrower to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that (a) the Borrower may execute such documents and provide such authorizations on behalf of such Loan Parties as the Borrower deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Loan Party shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document and/or authorization executed on its behalf, (b) any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or a Lender to the Borrower shall be deemed delivered to each Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, authorization, instrument or agreement executed by the Borrower on behalf of each of the Loan Parties.
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.
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10.11 Keepwell.
Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty 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 10.11 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 10.11 to constitute, and this Section 10.11 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
11.01 Amendments, Etc.
(a) Subject to Section 3.03, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower 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:
(i) 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);
(ii) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees 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;
(iii) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (A) of the second proviso to this Section 11.01) any fees or other amounts payable 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 (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or to reduce any fee payable hereunder;
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(iv) (i) change Section 8.04 or Section 2.13 in a manner that would have the effect of altering the ratable reduction of Commitments, pro rata payments or pro rata sharing of payments required hereunder without the written consent of each Lender or (ii) change Section 2.12(f) in a manner that would alter the pro rata application required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby or (iii) subordinate, or have the effect of subordinating, the Obligations hereunder or the Liens on the Collateral hereunder to any other Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) release, or have the effect of releasing, all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees of the Obligations, in each case, without the written consent of each Lender;
(v) change any provision of this Section 11.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Required Class 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;
(vi) release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;
(vii) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Subsidiary from the Guaranty is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone);
(viii) release the Borrower or permit the Borrower to assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents without the consent of each Lender; or
(ix) directly and materially adversely affect the rights of Lenders holding Commitments or Loans of one Class differently from the rights of Lenders holding Commitments or Loans of any other Class without the written consent of the applicable Required Class Lenders;
and provided, further, that (A) 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; (B) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swingline Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swingline Lender under this Agreement; (C) 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 (D) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) 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 a Facility, may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (A) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (B) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender, or all Lenders or each affected Lender under a Facility, that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender; (ii) 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 (iii) 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.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated, such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the schedules and exhibits thereto), then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
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 clause (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 Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender, to the address, fax 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, fax 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 Borrower).
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 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 clause (b) below shall be effective as provided in such clause (b).
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(b) Electronic Communications.
(i) Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FPML messaging, and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to an electronic communications agreement (or such other procedures approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion); provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender, the Swingline Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender, the Swingline Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article II by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Borrower 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.
(ii) Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (A) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement) and (B) notices and other communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received by the intended recipient 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) indicating that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that for both clauses (A) and (B), if such notice 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 or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to Holdings, the Borrower, 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 the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or through the Internet.
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(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Holdings, Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender may change its address, fax number or telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, fax number or telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender. 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, fax 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 Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal or state securities laws.
(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including, without limitation, telephonic or electronic notices, Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications, Notice of Loan Prepayment and Swingline Loan Notices) 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 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 may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
11.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.
(a) No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative 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.
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(b) 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 or the Swingline Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender, as the case may be) 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 2.13), 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 2.13, 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.
11.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a) Costs and Expenses. The Loan Parties shall pay within ten (10) Business Days of demand therefor (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including, but not limited to, (A) the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of one primary firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (taken as a whole) and (B) due diligence expenses), 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, extension, reinstatement or renewal of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and disbursements of (x) one primary firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and the Lenders, taken as a whole, (y) if reasonably necessary, of one local firm of counsel in any relevant jurisdiction to all such Persons, taken as a whole and (z) solely in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel to all affected parties, taken as a whole), 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 11.04, or (B) in connection with Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
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(b) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related Party 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 fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to one firm of counsel to the Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, solely in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel to all affected Indemnitees, taken as a whole (and, if reasonably necessary, of one local firm of counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to all such Persons, taken as a whole)) for any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrower 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 (including, without limitation, the Indemnitee’s reliance on any Communication executed using an Electronic Signature, or in the form of an Electronic Record), 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, leased or operated by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, 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 the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE INDEMNITEE; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by any Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. 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 clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 11.04 to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender 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), such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), provided, 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 any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).
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(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 clause (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 that are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section 11.04 shall be payable not later than ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor.
(f) Survival. The agreements in this Section 11.04 and the indemnity provisions of Section 11.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.
11.05 Payments Set Aside.
To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative 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 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 upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative 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.
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 Borrower 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 each Lender 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 Section 11.06(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.06(d), or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 11.06(e) (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 Section 11.06(d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
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(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 clause (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swingline Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that (in each case with respect to any 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 any Facility and/or the Loans at the time owing to it (in each case with respect to any Facility) or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds (determined after giving effect to such assignments) that equal at least the amount specified in clause (b)(i)(B) of this Section 11.06 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 clause (b)(i)(A) of this Section 11.06, 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, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Facility, or $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Term Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (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, except that this clause (b)(ii) shall not apply to the Swingline Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swingline Loans.
(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by clause (b)(i)(B) of this Section 11.06 and, in addition:
(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned 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 the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof; and provided, further, that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required during the primary syndication of the Facilities;
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(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (1) any unfunded Term Commitment or any Revolving 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 or (2) any Term Loan to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(C) the consent of the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving 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 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.
(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s 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), (C) to a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated by or for the primary benefit of one or more natural Persons) or (D) any holder of Subordinated Debt.
(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 sub-participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower 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) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. 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 clause (b)(vi), then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
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(vii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.06(c), 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, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a 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 clause (b) 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 Section 11.06(d).
(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower (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 interest amounts) 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 Borrower, 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 Borrower and any Lender (with respect to such Lender’s interest only), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d) Participations.
(i) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of one or more natural Persons, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s 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 and/or Swingline Loans) 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 Borrower, 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. 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.
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(ii) 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 the first proviso to Section 11.01 that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.01(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(f) 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 clause (b) of this Section 11.06; provided that such Participant (A) shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 11.13 as if it were an assignee under clause (b) of this Section 11.06 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 Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 11.13 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 2.13 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 Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and interest amounts) 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 pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note or 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.
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(f) Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Revolving Commitment and Revolving Loans pursuant to clause (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swingline Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America 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 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)). If Bank of America resigns as Swingline Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swingline Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swingline Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swingline Lender, (A) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender, as the case may be, and (B) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.
11.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.
(a) Treatment of Certain Information. Each of the Administrative 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, its auditors and 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 purporting to have 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 11.07, 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 any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.16(c) 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 the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) on a confidential basis to (A) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (B) the provider of any Platform or other electronic delivery service used by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and/or the Swingline Lender to deliver Borrower Materials or notices to the Lenders or (viii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the application, issuance, publishing and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, or (ix) with the consent of the Borrower or to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 11.07, (xi) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or (xii) is independently discovered or developed by a party hereto without utilizing any Information received from the Borrower or violating the terms of this Section 11.07. For purposes of this Section 11.07, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 11.07 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. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Commitments.
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(b) Non-Public Information. Each of the Administrative 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, 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 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 Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event the Loan Parties or such Affiliate 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 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 Sponsor is given reasonable advance notice and the opportunity to consult in any such publication which contains the name, logo or trademark of “SunTx” or reasonably related names, logos or trademarks.
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 Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, the L/C Issuer or such 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 Borrower 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 2.15 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 11.08 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 under Applicable Law. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower 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.
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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 Borrower. 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.
11.10 Integration; Effectiveness.
This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative 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, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successor and assigns.
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.
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 11.12, 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, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
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11.13 Replacement of Lenders.
(a) If the Borrower is 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 Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, 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:
(i) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 11.06(b);
(ii) 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 Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(iii) 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;
(iv) such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Laws; and
(v) 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.
(b) 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 Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
(c) Each party hereto agrees that (i) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 11.13 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and (ii) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to an be bound by the terms thereof; provided, that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender, provided further that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.
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(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 11.13 to the contrary, (A) the Lender that acts as the L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements satisfactory to such Lender (including the furnishing of a backstop standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer or the depositing of Cash Collateral into a Cash Collateral account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer) have been made with respect to such outstanding Letter of Credit and (B) the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.06.
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 BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES 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, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE 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 OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL 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, 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 BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
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(c) WAIVER OF VENUE. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, 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 CLAUSE (b) OF THIS SECTION 11.14. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY 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.
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.
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 Guaranty, 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 11.16, 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.
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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 Borrower, Holdings and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, Holdings, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates, on the other hand, (ii) each of the Borrower, Holdings 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 Borrower, Holdings and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower, Holdings, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, nor any Lender nor any of their respective Affiliates has any obligation to the Borrower, Holdings, 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, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, Holdings, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, nor any Lender nor any of their respective Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, Holdings, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower, Holdings and each other Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transactions contemplated hereby.
11.18 Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts.
This Agreement, any Loan Document and any other Communication, including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each of the Loan Parties and each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender, and each Lender (collectively, each a “Credit Party”) agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered. Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Credit Parties may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document. All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer nor Swingline Lender is under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and/or Swingline Lender has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Credit Parties shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party and/or any Credit Party without further verification and (b) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Credit Party, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart. For purposes hereof, “Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.
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Neither the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer nor Swingline Lender shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s, L/C Issuer’s or Swingline Lender’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means). The Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any Communication (which writing may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution or signed using an Electronic Signature) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker thereof).
Each of the Loan Parties and each Credit Party hereby waives (i) any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document, and (ii) waives any claim against the Administrative Agent, each Credit Party and each Related Party for any liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Credit Party’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures, including any liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Loan Parties to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
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 Borrower and the other Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107–56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and each other Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and each other Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower and each other Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, 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.
11.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.
Solely to the extent any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of a Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
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(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
11.21 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.
To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
11.22 Time of the Essence.
Time is of the essence of the Loan Documents.
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11.23 ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| BORROWER: | CONCRETE PARTNERS, LLC | |
| By: | /s/ Ned N. Fleming, III | |
| Name: | Ned N. Fleming, III | |
| Title: | Executive Chairman | |
| HOLDINGS: | CONCRETE PARTNERS HOLDING, LLC | |
| By: | /s/ Ned N. Fleming, III | |
| Name: | Ned N. Fleming, III | |
| Title: | Executive Chairman | |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement (Concrete Partners)]
| GUARANTORS: | EAGLE CONCRETE HOLDINGS, LLC | |
| By: | /s/ Ned N. Fleming, III | |
| Name: | Ned N. Fleming, III | |
| Title: | Executive Chairman | |
| AFTER GIVING EFFECT TO THE CLOSING DATE ACQUISITION: | ||
| EAGLE REDI-MIX CONCRETE, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Ned N. Fleming, III | |
| Name: | Ned N. Fleming, III | |
| Title: | Executive Chairman | |
| RAM TRANSPORTATION, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Ned N. Fleming, III | |
| Name: | Ned N. Fleming, III | |
| Title: | Executive Chairman | |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement (Concrete Partners)]
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | ||
| as Administrative Agent | ||
| By: | /s/ Teresa Weirath | |
| Name: | Teresa Weirath | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement (Concrete Partners)]
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | ||
| as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Desaree Gutierrez Lopez | |
| Name: | Desaree Gutierrez Lopez | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement (Concrete Partners)]
| LENDERS: | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
| as a Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ R. Ruining Nguyen | |
| Name: | R. Ruining Nguyen | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement (Concrete Partners)]
| LENDERS: | CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
| as a Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Jerry Huang | |
| Name: | Jerry Huang | |
| Title: | Duly Authorized Signatory | |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement (Concrete Partners)]
| LENDERS: | SUNFLOWER BANK, N.A., | |
| as a Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Bradley Haynes | |
| Name: | Bradley Haynes | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement (Concrete Partners)]
| LENDERS: | STIFEL BANK & TRUST | |
| as a Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Juli Van Hook | |
| Name: | Juli Van Hook | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement (Concrete Partners)]
| LENDERS: | TEXAS REGIONAL BANK, | |
| as a Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Hudson H. Marshall | |
| Name: | Hudson H. Marshall | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President | |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement (Concrete Partners)]
Exhibit 10.15
FIRST AMENDMENT AND INCREASE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT AND INCREASE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 17, 2025, by and among Concrete Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors, the banks listed on the signature pages hereof, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer (in its capacity as Administrative Agent, the “Administrative Agent”).
BACKGROUND
A. The Borrower, the Lenders, the Guarantors and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2024 (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Credit Agreement”; the terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall be used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement).
B. The Borrower advised the Administrative Agent that Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC, a Guarantor under the Credit Agreement (the “Purchaser”) intends to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of SRM, Inc. DBA Schwarz Ready Mix, an Oklahoma corporation “Schwarz Ready Mix”) (together with Schwarz Sand, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company [“Schwarz Sand”] and SRM Leasing, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company [“SRM Leasing”], collectively, the “First Amendment Effective Date Seller” and such acquisition, the “First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition”). The assets purchased by the Purchaser in the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition shall be referred to herein as the “First Amendment Effective Date Purchased Assets”.
C. The Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement to (i) increase the existing Revolving Facility by $10,000,000, (ii) increase the existing Term Facility by $75,000,000, (iii) permit the consummation of the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition, (iv) join Schwarz Sand as a Guarantor under the Credit Agreement (the “New Guarantor”); (v) add UMB Bank, N.A., as a Lender under the Credit Agreement (the “New Lender”); (vi) remove SBLA Private Credit Funding LLC, SBLA Private Credit II Funding LLC, and Stifel Bank & Trust as lenders under the Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Exiting Lenders”), and (vii) make certain other amendments thereto, as more fully set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements hereafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are all hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
1. INCREASE IN REVOLVING COMMITMENTS.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and each Lender party hereto (other than the Exiting Lenders) agree that, on the First Amendment Effective Date, the Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders (other than the Exiting Lenders) shall be increased to the amounts set forth on Schedule 1.01(b) attached to Annex II hereto.
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2. ADDITIONAL TERM LOANS.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each First Amendment Incremental Term Lender agree that, on the First Amendment Effective Date each First Amendment Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make a single Additional Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount reflected in a funding notice from the Administrative Agent.
(b) On and after the First Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and each Lender (other than the Exiting Lenders) agree that (i) the Additional Term Loans shall constitute Term Loans for all purposes of the Credit Agreement, (ii) the Additional Term Loans and the existing Term Loans shall constitute a single class of Term Loans under the Credit Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents, and (iii) after giving effect to such Additional Term Loans, the outstanding Term Loans of the Term Lenders (other than the Exiting Lenders) shall be in the amounts set forth on Schedule 1.01(b) attached to Annex II hereto.
3. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT. The Credit Agreement (excluding the Schedules and Exhibits thereto) is hereby amended in its entirety and replaced with the document attached hereto as Annex I.
4. AMENDMENT TO EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES.
(a) Exhibit C. Exhibit C to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety and replaced with the document attached hereto as Exhibit C to Annex II.
(b) Schedules 1.01(b), 5.10, 5.12, 5.20(a), 5.20(b), 5.21(b)(i), 5.21(b)(ii), 5.21(c), 5.21(d)(i), 5.21(d)(ii), 5.21(e), 5.21(f), 5.21(g) and 5.21(h) to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended in their entirety and replaced with the documents attached as Schedules 1.01(b), 5.10, 5.12, 5.20(a), 5.20(b), 5.21(b)(i), 5.21(b)(ii), 5.21(c), 5.21(d)(i), 5.21(d)(ii), 5.21(e), 5.21(f), 5.21(g) and 5.21(h) to Annex II.
(c) A new Schedule 6.18 is hereby added to the Credit Agreement in the form attached hereto as Schedule 6.18 to Annex II.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE; NO EVENT OF DEFAULT. By its execution and delivery hereof, each Loan Party represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this Amendment:
(a) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications are true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof as made on and as of such date, and the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are not subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as made on and as of such date, except (i) in each case to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and (ii) that the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b), respectively, of the Credit Agreement;
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(b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or Event of Default;
(c) (i) (A) the Borrower and the other Loan Parties have the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment, (B) the Borrower has the full power and authority to execute and deliver each Term Note in the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans held by each Term Lender after giving effect to this Amendment (the “Replacement Term Notes”), and (C) the Borrower has the full power and authority to execute and deliver each Revolving Note in the amount of the Revolving Commitments held by each Revolving Lender after giving effect to this Amendment (the “Replacement Revolving Notes”); (ii) (A) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties and (B) each of the Replacement Term Notes and Replacement Revolving Notes has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower; and (iii) this Amendment, the Replacement Term Notes, the Replacement Revolving Notes, and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Loan Parties, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principals of equity;
(d) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, the Replacement Term Notes, the Replacement Revolving Notes, or the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, nor the consummation of any transactions contemplated herein or therein, will (i) contravene the terms of any of the Loan Parties’ Organization Documents; (ii) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of (or the requirement to create) any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (A) 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 (B) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any Applicable Law; and
(e) no approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action by, notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person not previously obtained is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, (i) any Loan Party of this Amendment or (ii) the Borrower of the Replacement Term Notes or the Replacement Revolving Notes.
6. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall be effective when the following are satisfied:
(a) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of this Amendment shall be true and correct;
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(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment executed by each Loan Party, each Lender (including the New Lender) and, for purposes of Section 9 only, the Exiting Lenders;
(c) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Borrower approving or consenting to such increase and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, the Replacement Term Notes and the Replacement Revolving Notes, and (ii) certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement shall have been satisfied; (B) the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are subject to materiality and Material Adverse Effect qualifications are true and correct in all respects and the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are not subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications are true and correct in all material respects, on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and (c) of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement, respectively, and (C) no Default exists;
(d) the Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable opinion of counsel to the Borrower covering the matters set forth in Sections 5(c), 5(d) and with respect to Governmental Authorities, Section 5(e) hereof;
(e) to the extent requested by a First Amendment Incremental Term Lender, the Administrative Agent shall have received a fully-executed Replacement Term Note for each such Lender;
(f) to the extent requested by a Revolving Lender, the Administrative Agent shall have received a fully-executed Replacement Revolving Note for each such Lender;
(g) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received copies of (i) a quality of earnings report prepared by Grant Thornton, LLP in connection with the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and (ii) pro forma consolidated financial statements as to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, giving effect to all elements of the transactions to be effected on, or prior to, the First Amendment Effective Date, and forecasts prepared by management of Holdings, each in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements on an annual basis for the five years following the First Amendment Effective Date, each in form and substance satisfactory to each of them;
(h) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate or certificates executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as of the First Amendment Effective Date, which shall demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition and the Additional Term Loans to be made on the First Amendment Effective Date on a Pro Forma Basis, (i) the Loan Parties are in Pro Forma Compliance, (ii) the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than 3.75:1.00, calculated using the same Measurement Period used to determine Pro Forma Compliance and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans available to be borrowed under Section 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement shall be at least $2,000,000;
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| (i) | The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: |
| (I) | (A) searches of UCC filings in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of the New Guarantor and the First Amendment Effective Date Seller and each jurisdiction where any First Amendment Effective Date Purchased Assets are located or where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens and (B) tax lien, judgment and bankruptcy searches on the New Guarantor and the First Amendment Effective Date Seller; |
| (II) | searches of ownership of First Amendment Effective Date Purchased Assets consisting of Intellectual Property in the appropriate governmental offices and such patent/trademark/copyright filings as requested by the Administrative Agent in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such First Amendment Effective Date Assets; |
| (III) | completed UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the First Amendment Effective Date Purchased Assets; |
| (IV) | stock or membership certificates, if any, evidencing the Pledged Equity of the New Guarantor and undated stock or transfer powers duly executed in blank, in each case to the extent the Pledged Equity is certificated; |
| (V) | subject to Section 6.17 of the Credit Agreement, in the case of any personal property Collateral located at premises leased by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and set forth on Schedule 5.21(g) (as amended by the Amendment), such estoppel letters, consents and waivers from the landlords of such real property to the extent required to be delivered in connection with Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement; |
| (VI) | to the extent required to be delivered, filed, registered or recorded pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents, all instruments, documents and chattel paper in the possession of the Loan Parties, together with allonges or assignments as may be necessary or appropriate to create and perfect the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in the Collateral; and |
| (VII) | subject to Section 6.18 of the Credit Agreement, Qualifying Control Agreements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to the extent required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.14; |
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(j) the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of insurance policies, declaration pages, certificates, and endorsements of insurance or insurance binders evidencing liability, casualty, property, terrorism and business interruption insurance with respect to First Amendment Effective Date Purchased Assets and the New Guarantor meeting the requirements set forth herein or in the Collateral Documents or as required by the Administrative Agent;
(k) the Administrative Agent shall have received a Solvency Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to the financial condition, solvency and related matters of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the Additional Term Loans to be made on the First Amendment Effective Date and the other transactions contemplated hereby;
(l) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a Joinder Agreement executed by a Responsible Officer of the New Guarantor as of the First Amendment Effective Date, and (ii) an Officer’s Certificate dated the First Amendment Effective Date, certifying as to (A) the Organization Documents of the New Guarantor (which, to the extent filed with a Governmental Authority, shall be certified as of a recent date by such Governmental Authority), (B) the resolutions of the governing body of the New Guarantor, (C) the good standing, existence or its equivalent of the New Guarantor, and (D) the incumbency (including specimen signatures) of the Responsible Officers of the New Guarantor;
(m) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that all Indebtedness for borrowed money of the First Amendment Effective Date Seller that is secured by Liens on the First Amendment Effective Date Purchased Assets shall be repaid in full and all security interests on the First Amendment Effective Date Purchased Assets shall be terminated on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date;
(n) the Administrative Agent shall have received a completed Loan Notice with respect to the Additional Term Loans to be made on the First Amendment Effective Date;
(o) upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least seven (7) days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall have provided to such Lender at least three (3) Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, and such Lender shall be reasonably satisfied with, the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act, and any Loan Party that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall have delivered to each Lender that so requests, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Loan Party;
(p) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that all members, boards of directors, governmental, shareholder and third party consents and approvals necessary, or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable, in connection with the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition, this Amendment, the Replacement Term Notes, the Replacement Revolving Notes, or the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or the consummation of any transactions contemplated herein or therein, have been obtained, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any authority that could restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse condition on the Loan Parties and their subsidiaries or such transactions, or that could seek or threaten any of the foregoing, and no law or regulation shall be applicable which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, could have such effect;
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(q) the Lenders shall have completed a due diligence investigation of the First Amendment Effective Date Seller and each of its Subsidiaries in scope, and with results, reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders;
(r) the Administrative Agent shall have received executed copies of First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents, which in each case shall be form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. All conditions precedent to the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents shall have been met and the transactions under the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents shall have been consummated in accordance with all applicable requirements of Law and the terms of the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents, as applicable (without any amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions thereof that would be materially adverse to the Lenders or Administrative Agent without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent);
(s) (i) the Preferred Equity issued or to be issued to the First Amendment Effective Date Rollover Equity shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including dividend rate and any mandatory redemption date, if applicable, that exceeds the Maturity Date by at least six (6) months) and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received an executed Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement by the First Amendment Effective Date Rollover Equity;
(t) the Administrative Agent shall have received for its benefit and for the benefit of each Lender (other than the Exiting Lenders) who consents to this Amendment, the upfront fees in immediately available funds as agreed in the First Amendment Fee Letter;
(u) each Exiting Lender shall have received payment in full in immediately available funds for all amounts due it under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including but not limited to all interest and unused fees due and owing to such Exiting Lender through and including the First Amendment Effective Date;
(v) unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent directly to such counsel to the extent invoiced prior to or on the First Amendment Effective Date;
(w) since December 31, 2024, there shall not have occurred any event or condition that has had or could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and
(x) the Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, such other documents, certificates and instruments as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require.
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7. New Lender Representations and Agreements. (a) The New Lender represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be a Lender under the terms of the Credit Agreement, (iii) from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and 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 Loans and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire such Loans, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents requested by it, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment and to purchase such Loans, and (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 Amendment and join the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as a Lender and to purchase and make, as the case may be, its Applicable Percentage (after giving effect to this Amendment) of the Loans; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the 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. Pursuant to Section 11.06(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, (A) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender hereby (1) consent to the assignment to the New Lender provided for herein and (2) waive any requirement that an Assignment and Assumption or any other documentation be executed in connection with such assignment, and (B) the Administrative Agent waives the payment of any processing and recordation fee to the Administrative Agent.
8. PURCHASE/SALE BY LENDERS. Simultaneously with the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 6 of this Amendment, each Lender shall purchase or sell (as the case may be), without recourse, an amount of the Loans outstanding such that, after giving effect to this Amendment, the amount of each Lender’s Commitments utilized and the amount of Loans owed to each Lender will be equal to its Applicable Percentage thereof after giving effect to the Amendment. The Borrower shall pay each Lender compensation for any losses pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05 of the Credit Agreement as a result of any purchases or sales.
9. EXITING LENDERS. Each entity executing this Amendment under the heading “Exiting Lenders”, in its capacity as an existing Lender under the Credit Agreement, is signing this Amendment for the sole purpose of amending the Credit Agreement and assigning its Commitments and outstanding Loans to the other Lenders party hereto. On the First Amendment Effective Date, the outstanding Loans and Commitments of such Exiting Lender under the Credit Agreement shall be fully assigned at par to the other Lenders party hereto to the extent necessary such that after giving effect thereto, the Commitments (and related Loans) shall be held by the Lenders that are not Exiting Lenders according to Schedule 1.01(b) attached to Annex II, provided that interest and fees that have accrued for the account of such Exiting Lender prior to the First Amendment Effective Date will be paid to such Exiting Lender. Upon satisfaction of the conditions of effectiveness set forth in Section 6 of this Amendment, each of the Exiting Lender shall no longer (a) be a Lender under the Credit Agreement or (b) have any rights, remedies or obligations with respect to being a Lender, except for those that expressly survive termination of the Credit Agreement or termination of any Revolving Commitment thereunder. The assignment effected by this Section shall be an assignment for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and shall be deemed to have been consummated in accordance with Section 11.06 of the Credit Agreement. If any Person identified on the signature pages hereto as an Exiting Lender does not execute this Amendment, this Amendment shall nonetheless become effective without such Lender’s execution in accordance with Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Non-Consenting Lender and is hereby replaced as provided in Section 11.13 of the Credit Agreement.
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10. GUARANTOR’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT. By signing below, each Guarantor (i) acknowledges, consents and agrees to the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment, (ii) ratifies and confirms all of its obligations and liabilities under the Guaranty and the Loan Documents to which it is a party and ratifies and confirms that such obligations and liabilities extend to and continue in effect with respect to, and continue to guarantee and secure the Secured Obligations; (iii) acknowledges and agrees that its obligations in respect of its Guaranty are (x) not released, diminished, waived, modified, impaired or affected in any manner by this Amendment, or any of the provisions contemplated herein and (y) also covers the Revolving Commitments as increased by this Amendment and the Additional Term Loans, (iv) acknowledges and agrees that as of the date hereof, such Guarantor (a) does not have any claim or cause of action against the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or other representatives) under or in connection with its Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and (b) has no offsets against, or defenses or counterclaims to, its Guaranty.
11. REFERENCE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
(a) Upon and during the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.
(b) Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and shall not alter, modify, amend, or in any way affect the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants, or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.
12. COSTS AND EXPENSES. The Borrower shall be obligated to pay the costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11.04 of the Credit Agreement.
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13. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. For purposes of this Amendment, a counterpart hereof (or signature page thereto) signed and transmitted by any Person party hereto to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) by facsimile machine, telecopier or electronic mail is to be treated as an original. The signature of such Person thereon, for purposes hereof, is to be considered as an original signature, and the counterpart (or signature page thereto) so transmitted is to be considered to have the same binding effect as an original signature on an original document.
14. GOVERNING LAW; BINDING EFFECT. THIS AMENDMENT 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 WAIVER 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. This Waiver shall be binding upon the Borrower and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns.
15. HEADINGS. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.
16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED BY THIS AMENDMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREIN AND HEREIN AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
| BORROWER: | CONCRETE PARTNERS, LLC | |
| By: | /s/ Tommy Wentroth | |
| Name: | Tommy Wentroth | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| HOLDINGS: | CONCRETE PARTNERS HOLDING, LLC | |
| By: | /s/ Tommy Wentroth | |
| Name: | Tommy Wentroth | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
[Signature Page to First Amendment and Increase to Credit Agreement (Concrete Partners)]
| GUARANTORS: | EAGLE CONCRETE HOLDINGS, LLC | |
| By: | /s/ Tommy Wentroth | |
| Name: | Tommy Wentroth | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| EAGLE REDI-MIX CONCRETE, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Tommy Wentroth | |
| Name: | Tommy Wentroth | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| RAM TRANSPORTATION, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Tommy Wentroth | |
| Name: | Tommy Wentroth | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| After giving effect to the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition: | ||
| SCHWARZ SAND, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Tommy Wentroth | |
| Name: | Tommy Wentroth | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent | ||
| By: | /s/ Carolyn LaBatte-Leavitt | |
| Name: | Carolyn LaBatte-Leavitt | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
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| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender and as a First Amendment Incremental Term Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Desaree Gutierrez Lopez | |
| Name: | Desaree Gutierrez Lopez | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |
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| PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and as a First Amendment Incremental Term Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Jacob Mandel | |
| Name: | Jacob Mandel | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
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| CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and as a First Amendment Incremental Term Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Jerry Huang | |
| Name: | Jerry Huang | |
| Title: | Duly Authorized Signatory | |
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| SUNFLOWER BANK, N.A., as a Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Bradley Haynes | |
| Name: | Bradley Haynes | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
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| TEXAS REGIONAL BANK, as a Lender and as a First Amendment Incremental Term Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Shannon Bettis | |
| Name: | Shannon Bettis | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking | |
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| UMB BANK, N.A. as the New Lender and as a First Amendment Incremental Term Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Nathaniel Jacks | |
| Name: | Nathaniel Jacks | |
| Title: | SVP | |
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| ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED BY EXITING LENDER FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 9 HEREOF ONLY: |
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| STIFEL BANK & TRUST, | ||
| as an Exiting Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ John H. Phillips | |
| Name: | John H. Phillips | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President | |
| ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED BY EXITING LENDER FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 9 HEREOF ONLY: |
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| SBLA PRIVATE CREDIT FUNDING LLC, | ||
| as an Exiting Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Randolph A. Stuzin | |
| Name: | Randolph A. Stuzin | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
| ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED BY EXITING LENDER FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 9 HEREOF ONLY: |
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| SBLA PRIVATE CREDIT II FUNDING LLC, | ||
| as an Exiting Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Randolph A. Stuzin | |
| Name: | Randolph A. Stuzin | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
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Annex I to First Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement
Execution Version
Published CUSIP Numbers:
Deal: 20670EAA4
Revolver: 20670EAB2
Term: 20670EAC0
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 29, 2024
among
CONCRETE PARTNERS HOLDING, LLC, as Holdings and a Guarantor,
CONCRETE PARTNERS, LLC, as the Borrower,
THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER PARTY HERETO,
as Guarantors,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and
L/C Issuer,
and
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO
PNC Bank, National Association, as a Co-Syndication Agent
UMB BANK, N.A. and SUNFLOWER BANK, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents,
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
as a Joint Lead Arranger and as Sole Bookrunner,
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, as a Joint Lead Arranger
and
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Joint Lead Arranger and as a Co-Syndication Agent
as amended by that certain First Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Article I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS | 1 | |
| 1.01 | Defined Terms | 1 |
| 1.02 | Other Interpretive Provisions | 42 |
| 1.03 | Accounting Terms | 42 |
| 1.04 | Rounding | 43 |
| 1.05 | Times of Day | 44 |
| 1.06 | Letter of Credit Amounts | 44 |
| 1.07 | Interest Rates | 44 |
| 1.08 | UCC Terms | 44 |
| 1.09 | Limited Condition Acquisitions | 45 |
| Article II COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS | 46 | |
| 2.01 | Loans | 46 |
| 2.02 | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans | 47 |
| 2.03 | Letters of Credit | 48 |
| 2.04 | Swingline Loans | 57 |
| 2.05 | Prepayments | 59 |
| 2.06 | Termination or Reduction of Commitments | 62 |
| 2.07 | Repayment of Loans | 63 |
| 2.08 | Interest and Default Rate | 64 |
| 2.09 | Fees | 64 |
| 2.10 | Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate | 65 |
| 2.11 | Evidence of Debt | 66 |
| 2.12 | Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback | 66 |
| 2.13 | Sharing of Payments by Lenders | 68 |
| 2.14 | Cash Collateral | 69 |
| 2.15 | Defaulting Lenders | 70 |
| 2.16 | Increase in Commitments | 72 |
| Article III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY | 76 | |
| 3.01 | Taxes | 76 |
| 3.02 | Illegality | 79 |
| 3.03 | Inability to Determine Rates | 80 |
| 3.04 | Increased Costs | 82 |
| 3.05 | Compensation for Losses | 83 |
| 3.06 | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | 84 |
| 3.07 | Survival | 84 |
| Article IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS | 84 | |
| 4.01 | Conditions of Initial Credit Extension | 84 |
| 4.02 | Conditions to all Credit Extensions | 88 |
| Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 88 | |
| 5.01 | Existence, Qualification and Power | 88 |
| 5.02 | Authorization; No Contravention | 89 |
| 5.03 | Governmental Authorization; Other Consents | 89 |
| 5.04 | Binding Effect | 89 |
| 5.05 | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | 89 |
| 5.06 | Litigation | 90 |
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| 5.07 | No Default | 90 |
| 5.08 | Ownership of Property | 91 |
| 5.09 | Environmental Matters | 91 |
| 5.10 | Insurance | 92 |
| 5.11 | Taxes | 92 |
| 5.12 | ERISA Compliance | 92 |
| 5.13 | Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act | 93 |
| 5.14 | Disclosure | 93 |
| 5.15 | Compliance with Laws | 94 |
| 5.16 | Solvency | 94 |
| 5.17 | Casualty, Etc. | 94 |
| 5.18 | Sanctions Concerns and Anti-Corruption Laws | 94 |
| 5.19 | [Intentionally Omitted] | 95 |
| 5.20 | Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties | 95 |
| 5.21 | Collateral Representations | 95 |
| 5.22 | EEA Financial Institutions | 97 |
| 5.23 | Covered Entities | 97 |
| 5.24 | Beneficial Ownership Certification | 97 |
| 5.25 | Designation as Senior Indebtedness | 97 |
| 5.27 | Labor Matters | 98 |
| 5.28 | Closing Date Acquisition Documents | 98 |
| 5.29 | First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents | 98 |
| Article VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 99 | |
| 6.01 | Financial Statements | 99 |
| 6.02 | Certificates; Other Information | 101 |
| 6.03 | Notices | 103 |
| 6.04 | Payment of Obligations | 104 |
| 6.05 | Preservation of Existence, Etc. | 104 |
| 6.06 | Maintenance of Properties | 105 |
| 6.07 | Maintenance of Insurance | 105 |
| 6.08 | Compliance with Laws | 105 |
| 6.09 | Books and Records | 105 |
| 6.10 | Inspection Rights | 106 |
| 6.11 | Use of Proceeds | 107 |
| 6.12 | Material Contracts | 107 |
| 6.13 | Covenant to Guarantee Obligations | 107 |
| 6.14 | Covenant to Give Security | 107 |
| 6.15 | Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions | 108 |
| 6.16 | Further Assurances | 109 |
| 6.17 | Post-Closing Obligations | 109 |
| 6.18 | First Amendment Effective Date Post-Closing Obligations | 109 |
| Article VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 109 | |
| 7.01 | Liens | 109 |
| 7.02 | Indebtedness | 111 |
| 7.03 | Investments | 113 |
| 7.04 | Fundamental Changes | 114 |
| 7.05 | Dispositions | 114 |
| 7.06 | Restricted Payments | 115 |
| 7.07 | Change in Nature of Business | 117 |
| 7.08 | Transactions with Affiliates | 117 |
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| 7.09 | Burdensome Agreements | 117 |
| 7.10 | Use of Proceeds | 117 |
| 7.11 | Financial Covenants | 117 |
| 7.12 | Amendments of Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation; Form of Entity and Accounting Changes | 119 |
| 7.13 | Sale and Leaseback Transactions | 119 |
| 7.14 | Subordinated Debt Payments | 119 |
| 7.15 | Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness | 119 |
| 7.16 | Amendment, Etc. of Indebtedness | 120 |
| 7.17 | Sanctions | 120 |
| 7.18 | Anti-Corruption Laws | 120 |
| 7.19 | Holding Company Status | 120 |
| 7.20 | Preferred Equity | 121 |
| Article VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES | 122 | |
| 8.01 | Events of Default | 122 |
| 8.02 | Remedies upon Event of Default | 124 |
| 8.03 | Borrower’s Right to Cure | 125 |
| 8.04 | Application of Funds | 126 |
| Article IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | 127 | |
| 9.01 | Appointment and Authority | 127 |
| 9.02 | Rights as a Lender | 128 |
| 9.03 | Exculpatory Provisions | 128 |
| 9.04 | Reliance by Administrative Agent | 129 |
| 9.05 | Delegation of Duties | 130 |
| 9.06 | Resignation of Administrative Agent | 130 |
| 9.07 | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Other Lenders | 131 |
| 9.08 | No Other Duties, Etc. | 132 |
| 9.09 | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding | 132 |
| 9.10 | Collateral and Guaranty Matters | 134 |
| 9.11 | Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements | 134 |
| 9.12 | Certain ERISA Matters | 135 |
| 9.13 | Recovery of Erroneous Payments | 136 |
| Article X CONTINUING GUARANTY | 136 | |
| 10.01 | Guaranty | 136 |
| 10.02 | Rights of Lenders | 137 |
| 10.03 | Certain Waivers | 137 |
| 10.04 | Obligations Independent | 137 |
| 10.05 | Subrogation | 137 |
| 10.06 | Termination; Reinstatement | 138 |
| 10.07 | Stay of Acceleration | 138 |
| 10.08 | Condition of Borrower | 138 |
| 10.09 | Appointment of Borrower | 138 |
| 10.10 | Right of Contribution | 138 |
| 10.11 | Keepwell | 139 |
| Article XI MISCELLANEOUS | 139 | |
| 11.01 | Amendments, Etc. | 139 |
| 11.02 | Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications | 141 |
| 11.03 | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement | 143 |
| 11.04 | Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver | 144 |
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| 11.05 | Payments Set Aside | 146 |
| 11.06 | Successors and Assigns | 146 |
| 11.07 | Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality | 151 |
| 11.08 | Right of Setoff | 153 |
| 11.09 | Interest Rate Limitation | 153 |
| 11.10 | Integration; Effectiveness | 153 |
| 11.11 | Survival of Representations and Warranties | 153 |
| 11.12 | Severability | 154 |
| 11.13 | Replacement of Lenders | 154 |
| 11.14 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. | 155 |
| 11.15 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 156 |
| 11.16 | Subordination | 156 |
| 11.17 | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | 157 |
| 11.18 | Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts | 157 |
| 11.19 | USA Patriot Act Notice | 158 |
| 11.20 | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 159 |
| 11.21 | Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs | 159 |
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| BORROWER PREPARED SCHEDULES | |
| Schedule 5.10 | Insurance |
| Schedule 5.12 | Pension Plans |
| Schedule 5.20(a) | Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Other Equity Investments |
| Schedule 5.20(b) | Loan Parties |
| Schedule 5.21(b)(i) | Intellectual Property |
| Schedule 5.21(b)(ii) | Internet Domain Names |
| 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) | Properties |
| Schedule 5.21(h) | Material Contracts |
| Schedule 6.17 | Post-Closing Obligations |
| Schedule 6.18 | First Amendment Effective Date Post-Closing Obligations |
| Schedule 7.01 | Existing Liens |
| Schedule 7.02 | Existing Indebtedness |
| Schedule 7.03 | Existing Investments |
| ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PREPARED SCHEDULES | |
| Schedule 1.01(a) | Certain Addresses for Notices |
| Schedule 1.01(b) | Commitments and Applicable Percentages |
| EXHIBITS | |
| 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 | [Reserved] |
| Exhibit G | Form of Revolving Note |
| Exhibit H | Form of Secured Party Designation Notice |
| Exhibit I | Form of Solvency Certificate |
| Exhibit J | Form of Swingline Loan Notice |
| Exhibit K | Form of Term Note |
| Exhibit L | Form of Officer’s Certificate |
| Exhibit M | Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates |
| Exhibit N | Form of Funding Indemnity Letter |
| Exhibit O | Form of Landlord Waiver |
| Exhibit P | Form of Financial Condition Certificate |
| Exhibit Q | Form of Authorization to Share Insurance Information |
| Exhibit R | Form of Notice of Loan Prepayment |
| Exhibit S | Form of Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement |
| Exhibit T | Form of Permitted Acquisition Certificate |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of July 29, 2024, among Concrete Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
WHEREAS, the Loan Parties (as hereinafter defined) have requested that the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer make loans and other financial accommodations to the Loan Parties in an aggregate amount of up to $145,000,000.
WHEREAS, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer have agreed to make such loans and other financial accommodations to the Loan Parties on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
(a) Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Acquisition” means the acquisition, whether through a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of (a) 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, expenses 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, expenses and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that Additional Secured Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.
“Additional Term Loans” means the Additional Term Loans made by the First Amendment Incremental Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(c) on the First Amendment Effective Date.
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“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as 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 Borrower 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.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, including all schedules, exhibits and annexes hereto.
“Applicable Law” means, as to any Person, all applicable Laws binding upon such Person or to which such a Person is subject.
“Applicable Percentage” means (a) in respect of the Term Facility, with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term Facility represented by the outstanding principal amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans at such time, and (b) in respect of the Revolving Facility, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Facility represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15. If the Commitment of all of the Revolving 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 Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Lender in respect of the Revolving Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Lender in respect of Revolving Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination. The Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility 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 2.16, as applicable.
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“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the applicable Level then in effect (based on the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio), it being understood that the Applicable Rate for (a) Loans that are Base Rate Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Loans” and “Base Rate”, (b) Loans that are Term SOFR Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Loans” and “Term SOFR & Letter of Credit Fee”, (c) the Letter of Credit Fee shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Loans” and “Term SOFR & Letter of Credit Fee”, and (d) the commitment fee shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Commitment Fee”:
Applicable Rate
| Level | Consolidated Senior
Leverage Ratio | Term SOFR & Letter of Credit Fee | Base Rate | Commitment Fee | ||||||||
| 1 | < 2.00:1.00 | 2.75 | % | 1.75 | % | 0.35 | % | |||||
| 2 | > 2.00:1.00 but < 2.50:1.00 | 3.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.40 | % | |||||
| 3 | > 2.50:1.00 but < 3.00:1.00 | 3.25 | % | 2.25 | % | 0.45 | % | |||||
| 4 | > 3.00:1.00 | 3.50 | % | 2.50 | % | 0.50 | % |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with Section 6.02(b), then, upon the request of the Required Lenders, Level 4 shall apply, in each case as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and in each case shall remain in effect until the first Business Day following the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered whereupon the Applicable Rate shall be adjusted based upon the calculation of the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio contained in such Compliance Certificate.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, (i) the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b) and (ii) from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, the Applicable Rate and commitment fee shall be set at Level 4 until the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b) for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2025 to the Administrative Agent. Any adjustment in the Applicable Rate shall be applicable to all Credit Extensions then existing or subsequently made or issued.
“Applicable Revolving Percentage” means with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Revolving Facility at such time.
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such Facility or holds a Loan under such Facility at such time, (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 Revolving Lenders, and (c) with respect to the Swingline Sublimit, (i) the Swingline Lender and (ii) if any Swingline Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a), the Revolving 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.
“Arrangers” means (a) BofA Securities, Inc., in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and as sole bookrunner, (b) PNC Capital Markets LLC, in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and (c) Capital One, National Association, in its capacity as a joint lead arranger.
“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 an electronic documentation form generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
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“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 most recent audited Consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto delivered in accordance with the terms of Section 6.01(a).
“Authorization to Share Insurance Information” means the authorization substantially in the form of Exhibit Q (or such other form as required by each of the Loan Party’s insurance companies).
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b).
“Availability Period” means, in respect of the Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (iii) the date of termination of the Commitment of each Revolving 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.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate of interest 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 publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Term SOFR plus 1.00%, subject to the interest rate floors set forth therein; provided that if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’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 announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
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“Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Borrowing” means a Revolving Borrowing, a Swingline Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located.
“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 normal replacements and maintenance which are properly charged to current operations).
“Capitalized Lease” means any lease that has been or is required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded, classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease or financing lease.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender (as applicable) or the Lenders, as Collateral for L/C Obligations, the Obligations in respect of Swingline Loans, or obligations of the Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans (as the context may require), (a) cash or deposit account balances, (b) backstop letters of credit entered into on terms, from issuers and in amounts satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, and/or (c) if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender 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 Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender (as applicable). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such Cash Collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens):
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;
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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;
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
Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 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, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party or any Subsidiary, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, 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.
“CFC” means a Person that is a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of the Code in which the Borrower or any Loan Party is a United States shareholder within the meaning of Section 951(b) 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, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof 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, issued or implemented.
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“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:
(a) Permitted Holders shall cease to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, more than 56% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings on a fully diluted basis (which for this purpose shall exclude all Equity Interests that have not yet vested); or
Permitted Holders shall cease to have the ability to elect (either through share ownership or contractual voting rights) a majority of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of Holdings; or
Holdings shall cease to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower; or
Borrower shall cease to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Term Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment or Term Commitment.
“Closing Date” means the date hereof.
“Closing Date Acquisition” means the acquisition by Eagle Concrete of (i) 100% of the membership interests of Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC and (ii) 100% of the membership interests of Ram Transportation, LLC pursuant to the Closing Date MIPA.
“Closing Date Acquisition Documents” means (i) the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of July 29, 2024 by and among (a) the members of Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC and Ram Transportation, LLC, (b) Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC, (c) Ram Transportation, LLC and (d) Eagle Concrete (the “Closing Date MIPA”) and (ii) all other agreements, documents and instruments delivered in connection therewith, including all annexes, appendices, exhibits and schedules thereto.
“Closing Date Equity Contribution” means a cash capital contribution to the Borrower made by Holdings on the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not less than $57,900,000, the proceeds of which shall be used to fund a portion of the Closing Date Acquisition.
“Closing Date Targets” means Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC and RAM Transportation, LLC.
“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.
“Co-Investors” means (a) the Management Group, and (b)(i) any Person (other than the Sponsor or the Management Group) who is a holder of Equity Interests in Holdings (or any of the direct or indirect parent companies of Holdings) on the Closing Date (including as a result of any rollover equity) and (ii) an Affiliate of any such Person.
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“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” 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 Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Collateral Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(q)(i).
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Perfection Certificate, the Qualifying Control Agreements, each Joinder Agreement, each of the collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements, account control agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative 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 Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Commitment” means a Term Commitment, a Revolving Commitment, or an Incremental Commitment, as the context may require.
“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.
“Communication” means this Agreement, any Loan Document and any document, any amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “SOFR”, “Term SOFR” and “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).
“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 the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with the consolidation principles of GAAP.
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“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, for Holdings and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP:
(a) Consolidated Net Income for the most recently completed Measurement Period plus
(b) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (without duplication):
(i) Consolidated Interest Charges,
(ii) the provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, federal, state, franchise, excise and similar taxes paid or accrued for such period (after giving effect to any tax credit or tax refunds for such period),
(iii) depreciation and amortization expense,
(iv) non-cash charges, non-cash expenses or non-cash losses (including, without limitation, non-cash compensation expenses arising from the issuances of Equity Interests, options to purchase Equity Interests and Equity Interest appreciation rights to management but excluding (A) any non-cash charge, loss or expense that is an accrual of a reserve for a cash expense or payment to be made, or anticipated to be made, in a future period and (B) any expenses or charges related to the write-down or write-off of accounts receivable and other current assets);
(v) the amount of any management fees and any expenses paid to the Management Entity pursuant to the Management Agreement for such period to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement;
(vi) to the extent expensed, Transaction Costs incurred during such period;
(vii) to the extent incurred after the Closing Date and expensed, reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with (A) any amendments, consents or waivers to or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the negotiation, execution and delivery of additional Loan Documents, and (B) one time transaction fees and expenses incurred with the closing of the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition and the transactions contemplated thereby, not to exceed $6,000,000 in the aggregate;
(viii) proceeds from business interruption insurance received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in such period in an amount representing the earnings for such period that such proceeds are intended to replace (to the extent (A) not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income and (B) that the related loss was deducted (and not added back) in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income);
(ix) any non-recurring charges, costs and expenses incurred in connection with restructuring projects, integration of acquired business and acquired assets, the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, and termination, severance and reduction in work force expenses; provided, that, the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this clause (ix) for any period shall not exceed an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (determined prior to giving effect to such add-back);
(x) the Specified Ready Mix EBITDA Addbacks; and
(xi) other add-backs to Consolidated Net Income as agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in a writing signed after the Closing Date less
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(c) without duplication and to the extent reflected as a gain or otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period, non-cash gains (excluding any such non-cash gains to the extent (i) there were cash gains with respect to such gains in past accounting periods or (ii) there is a reasonable expectation that there will be cash gains with respect to such gains in future accounting periods).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing of this definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, the sum of the amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA in reliance on clauses (b)(iv), (b)(v), (b)(vi), (b)(vii), (b)(viii), (b)(ix), (b)(x) and (b)(xi), of this definition shall not exceed, in the aggregate during any four (4) Fiscal Quarter period, 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated prior to adding back any amounts in reliance on clauses (b)(iv), (b)(v), (b)(vi), (b)(vii), (b)(viii), (b)(ix), (b)(x) and (b)(xi) of this definition).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing of this definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any applicable period, Consolidated EBITDA for each of the Fiscal Quarters identified in the following table will be deemed to be the amount set forth opposite such Fiscal Quarter in such table:
| Fiscal Quarter Ending | Consolidated EBITDA | |||
| September 30, 2023 | $ | 11,494,118 | ||
| December 31, 2023 | $ | 10,935,048 | ||
| March 31, 2024 | $ | 10,074,100 | ||
| June 30, 2024 | $ | 12,100,335 | ||
provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, such amounts described in the foregoing of this sentence shall not be subject to any further adjustment pursuant to the foregoing clauses (b) or (c) of this definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”.
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA less (ii) the aggregate amount of all non-financed cash Capital Expenditures (other than (x) the Specified Capital Expenditures, (y) expenditures made with Net Cash Proceeds of Dispositions of other fixed assets or casualty to fixed assets, in each case, which such Net Cash Proceeds are permitted to be reinvested by the terms of this Agreement and (z) the Sandplant Deferred Payment) to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Charges to the extent paid in cash, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all redemptions or similar acquisitions for value of outstanding debt for borrowed money, regularly scheduled principal payments on Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (determined without giving effect to any reduction of such scheduled principal payments resulting from the application of any voluntary or optional prepayments made during such period), but excluding any such payments to the extent refinanced through the incurrence of additional Indebtedness otherwise expressly permitted under Section 7.02, (iii) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments consisting of dividends and other distributions paid to Preferred Equity Holders, (iv) the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments including Permitted Tax Distributions, earnouts and management fees paid in cash to the Management Entity (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of the Sandplant Deferred Amount), (v) the aggregate amount of federal, state, local and foreign income taxes paid in cash, in each case, of or by Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed Measurement Period; provided that when determining the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the first, second and third full Fiscal Quarters after the Closing Date, each such item set forth in clauses (b)(i) – (v) shall be determined for the period commencing with the first full Fiscal Quarter after the Closing Date through the last day of the Fiscal Quarter then being tested, and multiplied by a factor of 4, 2 or 4/3, respectively, provided further that, that for purposes of determining clause (a)(ii) when determining the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of the first, second and third full Fiscal Quarters after the Closing Date, such item shall be the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures paid in cash for the Measurement Period most recently ended on or prior to such date, and (y) the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures paid in cash in the period commencing with the first full Fiscal Quarter after the Closing Date through the last day of the Fiscal Quarter then being tested, and multiplied by a factor of 4, 2 or 4/3, respectively.
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“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the sum of: (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) all purchase money Indebtedness; (c) the maximum amount available to be drawn under issued and outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments; (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business); (e) all Attributable Indebtedness; (f) all obligations to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment prior to the Maturity Date in respect of any Equity Interests 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; (g) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (f) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and (h) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which Holdings or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to Holdings or such Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” shall exclude obligations with respect to the Sandplant Deferred Payment, Preferred Equity and Senior Preferred Equity.
“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any Measurement Period, 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, in each case, of or by Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, at any date of determination, the net income (or loss) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall exclude (a) extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses for such Measurement Period, (b) the net income of any Subsidiary during such Measurement Period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument or Law applicable to such Subsidiary during such Measurement Period, except that Holdings’ equity in any net loss of any such Subsidiary for such Measurement Period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income, and (c) any income (or loss) for such Measurement Period of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary, except that Holdings’ equity in the net income of any such Person for such Measurement Period shall be included in Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such Measurement Period to Holdings or a Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (and in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such amount to Holdings as described in clause (b) of this proviso).
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“Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date minus (b) Subordinated Debt of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, as of such date.
“Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed Measurement Period.
“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.
“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) the value of the Equity Interests of Holdings or any Subsidiary to be transferred in connection with such Acquisition, (b) the amount of any cash and fair market value of other property (excluding property described in clause (a) and the unpaid principal amount of any debt instrument) given as consideration in connection with such Acquisition, (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 Holdings or any Subsidiary in connection with such Acquisition, (d) all additional purchase price amounts in the form of earnouts and other contingent obligations that should be recorded on the financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP in connection with such Acquisition, (e) all amounts paid in respect of covenants not to compete and consulting agreements that should be recorded on the financial statements of Holdings and its 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 Holdings or any Subsidiary in connection with such Acquisition. For purposes of determining the Cost of Acquisition for any transaction, the Equity Interests of Holdings shall be valued in accordance with GAAP.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).
“Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).
“Debt Issuance” means the issuance by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted under clauses (a) through (f) of Section 7.02.
“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.
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“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%) 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.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.15(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 Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, 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 2.15(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 Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
“Deferred Payment Certificate” has the meaning given to such term in the Deferred Payment Subordination Agreement.
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“Deferred Payment Subordination Agreement” means that certain Deferred Payment Subordination Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, executed by the Subordinated Creditors (as defined therein), the Administrative Agent, and the Loan Parties and pursuant to which the payment of the Sandplant Deferred Payment is subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment of the Obligations.
“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 by any Loan Party or Subsidiary (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.
“Disqualified Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b) is redeemable or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Affiliates at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date; provided that, any such Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Borrower or an Affiliate thereof to repurchase or redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests so long as the terms of such Equity Interests provide that such repurchase or redemption is (i) not required unless permitted under this Agreement or (ii) subject to the prior payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the Aggregate Commitments.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Eagle Concrete” means Eagle Concrete Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
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“Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.
“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)).
“Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetland, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the Environment (to the extent related to exposure to hazardous materials), including those relating to the manufacture, generation, handling, transport, storage, treatment, Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law, directly or indirectly relating to (a) any violation of an Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, certification, registration, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“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 on any date of determination.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Sections 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
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“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the 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 the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent; (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; (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 the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or (i) a failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of a Pension Plan, whether or not waived, or the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Excluded Property” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any contract rights (other than rights relating to the proceeds of accounts and rights to payments of any nature) to the extent and for so long as such contractual right, by its terms or because of applicable law, prohibits the creation or granting of a security interest (but only to the extent any such prohibition is not rendered ineffective by, or is not otherwise unenforceable under, the UCC or other applicable Law), (b) any owned or leased real property and any fixtures located thereon or affixed thereto, unless requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, provided that no such request shall be permitted to the extent such owned or leased property has a fair market value of less than $2,000,000, (c) unless requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, any Intellectual Property for which a perfected Lien thereon is not effected either by filing of a UCC financing statement or by appropriate evidence of such Lien being filed in either the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (d) the Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary of any Loan Party to the extent not required to be pledged to secure the Secured Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (e) any property which, subject to the terms of Section 7.02(c), is subject to a Lien of the type described in Section 7.01(i) pursuant to documents that prohibit such Loan Party from granting any other Liens in such property, (f) any aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine or related property that is subject to a Lien of the type described in Section 7.01(o) pursuant to documents that prohibit such Loan Party from granting any other Liens in such property and (g) any of the following accounts (collectively, “Excluded Accounts”) and the amounts properly contained therein or credited thereto: (i) any payroll accounts, (ii) any pension and pension reserve accounts, and (iii) any employee benefit accounts; provided that any amount improperly deposited in the Excluded Accounts shall nevertheless constitute Collateral.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty 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 any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (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 Guaranty 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 Guaranty or Lien is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.
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“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 the 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(b) or (d), 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(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Extraordinary Receipt” means any cash received by or paid to or for the account of any Person not in the ordinary course of business, including tax refunds, pension plan reversions, proceeds of insurance (other than proceeds of business interruption insurance to the extent such proceeds constitute compensation for lost earnings and proceeds of Involuntary Dispositions), indemnity payments and any purchase price adjustments; provided, however, that an Extraordinary Receipt shall not include cash receipts from proceeds of insurance or indemnity payments to the extent that such proceeds, awards or payments are received by any Person in respect of any third party claim against such Person and applied to pay (or to reimburse such Person for its prior payment of) such claim and the costs and expenses of such Person with respect thereto.
“Facility” means the Term Facility or the Revolving Facility, as the context may require.
“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, and any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities (and related fiscal or regulatory legislation, or related official rules or practices) implementing the foregoing.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
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“Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated as of July 25, 2023, between SunTx Capital III Management Corp., a Texas corporation, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger, as amended pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated March 18, 2024.
“Financial Covenants” means the covenants set forth in Section 7.11(a) and Section 7.11(b).
“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment and Increase to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2025, by and among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the First Amendment Incremental Term Lenders, the Revolving Lenders, and the other Lenders party thereto.
“First Amendment Effective Date” means the date that all of the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 6 of the First Amendment are satisfied.
“First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition” means the acquisition by Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC of the assets of the First Amendment Effective Date Seller pursuant to the First Amendment Effective Date Asset Purchase Agreement.
“First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents” means (i) the Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement dated as of October 17, 2025 by and among Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC, the First Amendment Effective Date Seller, each equity holder of the First Amendment Effective Date Seller (each an “Owner” and collectively, the “Owners”) and certain other individuals (the “Acquisition Transaction Beneficiaries”) (the “First Amendment Effective Date Asset Purchase Agreement”) and (ii) all other agreements, documents and instruments delivered in connection therewith, including all annexes, appendices, exhibits and schedules thereto.
“First Amendment Effective Date Rollover Equity” means the Preferred Equity being issued in connection with the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition in an aggregate amount not less than $20,000,000.
“First Amendment Effective Date Seller” means SRM, Inc. DBA Schwarz Ready Mix, an Oklahoma corporation (together with one or more of its affiliates).
“First Amendment Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated as of July 14, 2025, between Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Arranger.
“First Amendment Incremental Term Commitment” means, as to each First Amendment Incremental Term Lender, its Incremental Term Commitments effective pursuant to Section 2(a) of the First Amendment. The aggregate amount of all First Amendment Incremental Term Commitments of the First Amendment Incremental Term Lenders on the First Amendment Effective Date shall be $75,0000,000.
“First Amendment Incremental Term Lenders” means those Term Lenders agreeing to make Additional Term Loans on the First Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(c) and the First Amendment.
“Fiscal Quarter” means any of the quarterly accounting periods of Holdings and the Subsidiaries ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, which period shall be the 12-month period ending on December 31 of each year.
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“Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“FSHCO” means any Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which constitute the Equity Interests and/or Indebtedness of one or more Subsidiaries that are CFCs.
“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 N.
“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 Accounting Standards Codification, 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, without limitation, any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Governmental Requirement” means any law, statute, code, ordinance, order, determination, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction, franchise, permit, certificate, license, rules of common law, authorization or other directive or requirement, whether now or hereinafter in effect, of any Governmental Authority.
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“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) Holdings, the Subsidiaries of Holdings (other than the Borrower) as are or may from time to time become parties to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.13 and (b) with respect to Additional Secured Obligations owing by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and any Swap Obligation of a Specified Loan Party (determined before giving effect to Sections 10.01 and 10.11) under the Guaranty, the Borrower.
“Guaranty” 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.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, natural gas, natural gas liquids, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, toxic mold, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances, wastes, chemicals, pollutants, contaminants or compounds of any nature in any form regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedge Bank” means any Person in its capacity as a party to a Swap Contract that, at the time it enters into a Swap Contract not prohibited under Articles VI or VII, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, 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.
“Holdings” means Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Holdings LLC Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings dated as of July 29, 2024 (as in effect on the date hereof or as modified in accordance with Section 7.12(a) of this Agreement).
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“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“Increase Joinder” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).
“Incremental Commitments” means Incremental Revolving Commitments and/or Incremental Term Commitments.
“Incremental Revolving Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“Incremental Term Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).
“Incremental Term Loans” means any loans made pursuant to any Incremental Term Commitments.
“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) 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 which have been earned and remain unpaid) 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 not past due for more than ninety (90) 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 or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. 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. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Indebtedness” shall exclude obligations with respect to Preferred Equity and Senior Preferred Equity.
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“Indemnified Taxes” means all (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.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07(a).
“Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Intercompany Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(d).
“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR 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 or Swingline Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the date one, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Loan Notice, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the Borrower and consented to by all the Appropriate Lenders and the Administrative Agent (in the case of each requested Interest Period, subject to availability); 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, in the case of a Term SOFR Loan, 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 pertaining to a Term SOFR Loan 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.
“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 debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person (including any partnership or joint venture 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.
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“Involuntary Disposition” means any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP” means the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“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 the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D executed and delivered in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.13.
“Landlord Waiver” means a landlord or warehouse waiver substantially in the form of Exhibit O.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving 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 Commitment” means, with respect to the L/C Issuer, the commitment of the L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. The initial amount of the L/C Issuer’s L/C Commitment is set forth on Schedule 1.01(b). The L/C Commitment of the L/C Issuer may be modified from time to time by agreement between the L/C Issuer and the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent.
“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 Disbursement” means a payment made by the L/C Issuer pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“L/C Issuer” means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“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.
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“LCA Test” has the meaning specified in Section 1.09.
“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 and, unless the context requires otherwise, includes the Swingline Lender.
“Lender Party” and “Lender Recipient Party” means collectively, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer.
“Lending Office” means, as to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, the office or offices of such Person described as such in such Person’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as such Person may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; which office may include any Affiliate of such Person or any domestic or foreign branch of such Person or such Affiliate.
“Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder.
“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 seven (7) days prior to the Maturity Date (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(m).
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Facility. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.
“Leverage Step-Up” has the meaning specified in Section 7.11(a).
“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).
“Limited Condition Acquisition” means a Permitted Acquisition by Borrower or another Loan Party that is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan, a Revolving Loan or a Swingline Loan.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) the Guaranty, (d) the Collateral Documents, (e) the Fee Letter and the First Amendment Fee Letter, (f) each Issuer Document, (g) each Joinder Agreement, (h) the Management Fee Subordination Agreement, (i) the Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement, (j) any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14, and (k) all other certificates, agreements and instruments executed and delivered, in each case, by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to the foregoing (but specifically excluding any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Secured Cash Management Agreement) and any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto or to any other Loan Document or waivers hereof or to any other Loan Document; provided, however, that for purposes of Section 11.01, “Loan Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Guaranty and the Collateral Documents.
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“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 Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit E or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.
“Management Agreement” means that certain Management and Consulting Agreement between Management Entity and Holdings dated as of July 29, 2024.
“Management Entity” means Dothan Concrete Investments Management, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, or any Sponsor-Controlled successor entity.
“Management Fee Subordination Agreement” means the management fee subordination agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by the Management Entity, Borrower and Holdings in favor of the Administrative Agent.
“Management Group” shall mean the group consisting of the directors, managers, executive officers and other management personnel of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or Holdings, as the case may be, on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions.
“Master Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Swap Contract.”
“Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition for which the Cost of Acquisition paid by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries is equal to or greater than $25,000,000.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (b) a material adverse effect on (i) the ability of any Loan Party to perform its Obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party or (iii) the rights, remedies and benefits available to, or conferred upon, the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Documents.
“Material Contract” means, with respect to any Person, each contract or agreement (a) to which such Person is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by such Person of the Threshold Amount or more or (b) otherwise material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of such Person or (c) any other contract, agreement, permit or license, written or oral, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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“Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Facility, July 29, 2029, (b) with respect to the Term Facility (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Additional Term Loans), July 29, 2029, and (c) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date; provided, however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Measurement Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four (4) Fiscal Quarters (or, for purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance, the most recently completed four (4) Fiscal Quarters for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01).
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (b) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer in their sole discretion.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“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 the 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 Cash Proceeds” means the aggregate cash or Cash Equivalents proceeds received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any Disposition, or Involuntary Disposition, net of (a) direct costs incurred in connection therewith (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions), (b) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof and (c) in the case of any Disposition or any Involuntary Disposition, the amount necessary to retire any Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien (ranking senior to any Lien of the Administrative Agent) on the related property; it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in any Disposition or Involuntary Disposition.
“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, or all Lenders or all affected Lenders in a Facility, 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-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b).
“Note” means a Term Note or a Revolving Note, as the context may require.
“Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).
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“Notice of Loan Prepayment” means a notice of prepayment with respect to a Loan, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit R or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“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, expenses 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, expenses and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, the 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.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate substantially the form of Exhibit L or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the charter or 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, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture 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 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 11.13).
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, as the case may be, 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 the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.
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“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
“Patriot Act” has the meaning specified in Section 11.19.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum funding standards with respect to Pension Plans and set forth in Sections 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 the Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Perfection Certificate” means the perfection and information certificate, executed in favor of the Administrative Agent by the Loan Parties.
“Permitted Acquisition” means an Acquisition by a Loan Party (the Person or division, line of business or other business unit of the Person to be acquired in such Acquisition shall be referred to herein as the “Target”), in each case that is a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case so long as:
(a) no 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, (i) the Loan Parties are in Pro Forma Compliance and (ii) the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio shall be at least 0.25 to 1.0 less than the then applicable level set forth in Section 7.11(a) (after giving effect to any Leverage Step-Up to the extent the Borrower elects to have a Leverage Step-Up with respect to a Material Acquisition), calculated using the same Measurement Period used to determine Pro Forma Compliance;
(c) the Administrative 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;
(d) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received not less than thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of any such Acquisition (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 and for any Fiscal Quarters ended within the Fiscal Year to date, (iii) Consolidated projected income statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (giving effect to such Acquisition), and (iv) not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition with a purchase price in excess of $10,000,000, a Permitted Acquisition Certificate, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that such Permitted Acquisition complies with the requirements of this Agreement;
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(e) the Target shall have earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the four (4) Fiscal Quarter period prior to the acquisition date in an amount greater than $0;
(f) such Acquisition shall not be a "hostile" Acquisition and shall have been approved by the board of directors (or equivalent) and/or shareholders (or equivalent) of the applicable Loan Party and the Target;
(g) after giving effect to such Acquisition and any Borrowings made in connection therewith, the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans available to be borrowed under Section 2.01(b) hereof shall be at least $2,000,000; and
(h) the Cost of Acquisition paid by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (i) in connection with any single Acquisition shall not exceed $20,000,000 and (ii) for all Acquisitions made during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $100,000,000; provided, further, that any earnouts or similar deferred or contingent obligations of any Borrower in connection with such Acquisition shall be subordinated to the Obligations in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Acquisition Certificate” means a certificate substantially the form of Exhibit T or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Airplane Financing” means Indebtedness of the Loan Parties incurred on or after the First Amendment Effective Date and all extensions, renewals or replacements of any such Indebtedness, which Indebtedness shall finance or refinance the purchase of and any renovation to an aircraft.
“Permitted Equipment Financings” means Indebtedness of the Loan Parties to any Lender party hereto (or any Affiliate of a Lender) incurred on or after the Closing Date and all extensions and renewals of any such Indebtedness, which Indebtedness shall finance or refinance certain equipment purchases of applicable Loan Parties; provided that (a) the stated maturity of such Indebtedness shall not be earlier than the date that is six (6) months after the Maturity Date, (b) any Liens granted with respect to such equipment securing the Secured Obligations that are required to be subordinated to the Liens granted with respect to such equipment securing such Indebtedness shall be subordinated on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (c) to the extent that such Lender requires a grant of a Lien over Collateral that is broader than such equipment financed by such Indebtedness, such Lien shall be subordinated to the Liens granted under the Loan Documents on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, including, but not limited to, by executing an intercreditor agreement, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Holders” means (a) Sponsor, (b) Co-Investors, (c) any spouse, and any parent, child, grandparent, sibling, parent-in-law or child-in-law of any of the foregoing Persons, (d) the estate of any of the foregoing Persons, (e) any trust or family partnership established by any part of the foregoing Persons primarily for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons and Controlled by any such Person, and (f) any other Person for which Holdings provides Administrative Agent notice of a proposed transfer by a holder of Equity Interests in Holdings to such Person at least fifteen (15) days prior to such transfer and the Required Lenders have approved such transfer in their sole discretion.
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“Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.
“Permitted Tax Distributions” means:
(a) for any taxable period in which the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a consolidated, combined or similar income tax group of which a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), distributions by Borrower to such direct or indirect parent of Borrower to pay federal, foreign, state and local income Taxes of such Tax Group that are attributable to the taxable income of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries; provided that, for each taxable period, the amount of such payments made in respect of such taxable period in the aggregate shall not exceed the amount that the Borrower and the Subsidiaries would have been required to pay as a stand-alone Tax Group, reduced by any portion of such income Taxes directly paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(b) with respect to any taxable year (or portion thereof) with respect to which each of the Borrower and Holdings is a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax purposes and Holdings is a direct owner of Borrower, distributions by the Borrower to Holdings and by Holdings to its direct members to allow the direct and indirect owners of Holdings to pay any U.S. federal, state and local income Taxes to the extent such Taxes are attributable to the taxable income or gain of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (that are classified a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax purposes); provided that the amount of such distributions by the Borrower to Holdings and/or by Holdings to its members with respect to any Tax period shall not exceed the amount of Tax distributions payable to the direct members of Holdings with respect to such Tax period under Section 3.4 of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, as in effect on the Closing Date; provided further that for purposes of computing the net taxable income or gain allocated to any direct or indirect owner of Holdings for any Tax period (or portion thereof), such income or gain shall be reduced by any cumulative net taxable loss with respect to all prior taxable periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the date hereof (determined as if all such periods were one period) to the extent such cumulative net taxable loss is of a character (ordinary or capital) that would permit such loss to be deducted against the income of the taxable year in question (or portion thereof);
provided further that, distributions made pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above shall not constitute “Permitted Tax Distributions” if a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described above or would result therefrom.
“Permitted Transfers” means (a) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; 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 Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (e) the sale or disposition of Cash Equivalents for fair market value.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, 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 Loan Party or any such Plan to which any Loan Party is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.
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“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Pledged Equity” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
“Preferred Equity” means the “Preferred Units” as such term is defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement as of any date of determination.
“Preferred Equity Holder’s Unreturned Contributions” means the “Unreturned Senior Preferred Contributions” and the “Unreturned Preferred Equity Contributions” with respect to each Preferred Equity Holder as each is defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement as of the any date of determination
“Preferred Equity Holders” means the Senior Preferred Members and the Preferred Members.
“Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement” means (i) that certain Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement of even date herewith, by and among Borrower, the Preferred Equity Holders and Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and (ii) any other Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement or joinder thereto, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, executed by Borrower, any Preferred Equity Holder and Administrative Agent, as such agreements are amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Preferred Members” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Holdings LLC Agreement as of any date of determination.
“Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” mean, with respect to compliance with any term hereunder for an applicable period of measurement, that all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith 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 the 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 the 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 the 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 the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period.
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“Pro Forma Compliance” means, with respect to any transaction, that such transaction does not cause, create or result in a Default after giving Pro Forma Effect, based upon the results of operations for the most recently completed Measurement Period to (a) such transaction and (b) all other transactions which are contemplated or required to be given Pro Forma Effect hereunder that have occurred on or after the first day of the relevant Measurement Period.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02(p).
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.
“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 Administrative Agent, which agreement is in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and which provides the Administrative 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.
“Quarterly Senior Preferred Distribution” means a regularly scheduled quarterly dividend payment not to exceed the Senior Preferred Rate paid to the Senior Preferred Members as and when due and payable on a non-accelerated basis in respect of a Senior Preferred Member’s Unreturned Senior Preferred Contributions.
“Recipient” means the Administrative 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).
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the FRB, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors, consultants, service providers and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into the Environment, or into, from or through any building, structure or facility.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.
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“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swingline Loan, a Swingline Loan Notice.
“Required Class Lenders” means, at any time with respect to any Class of Loans or Commitments, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures with respect to such Class representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders of such Class. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender with respect to such Class shall be disregarded in determining Required Class Lenders at any time.
“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 amount of any participation in any Swingline Loan and 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 Swingline Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination; provided further that, this definition is subject to Section 3.03.
“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.12(b)(ii).
“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(a).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(b), the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. 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 and to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, appropriate authorization documentation, 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 the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (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 the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, 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) any payment with respect to any earnout obligation and (e) any payment or reimbursement by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any management, monitoring, advising, consulting, investment banking or similar fees, costs or expenses to any Affiliate of any Loan Party, the Management Entity, the Sponsor or any Affiliate, director, manager, member, officer or employee of the Sponsor, whether pursuant to a management agreement or otherwise, including any payment of management fees under the Management Agreement.
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“Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b), (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swingline Loans, 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 “Revolving 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. The Revolving Commitment of all of the Revolving Lenders on the First Amendment Effective Date shall be $25,000,000.
“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 and Swingline Loans at such time.
“Revolving Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Commitments at such time.
“Revolving Lender” means, at any time, (a) so long as any Revolving Commitment is in effect, any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment at such time or (b) if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, any Lender that has a Revolving Loan or a participation in L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans at such time.
“Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Lender evidencing Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans, as the case may be, made by such Revolving Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means, with respect to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, 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.
“Sanction(s)” means any 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 (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority.
“Sandplant Deferred Payment” means an amount not to exceed $22,700,000 representing that portion of the purchase price under the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents which will be due and payable in cash to the First Amendment Effective Date Seller on March 31, 2026.
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“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
“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 required by or not prohibited 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 Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, the Indemnitees and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative 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 Closing Date, executed in favor of the Administrative Agent by each of the Loan Parties as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Senior Preferred Equity” means the “Senior Preferred Units” as such term is defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement as of any date of determination.
“Senior Preferred Rate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Holdings LLC Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.
“Senior Preferred Members” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Holdings LLC Agreement as of any date of determination.
“Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).
“SOFR Adjustment” means 0.10% (10 basis points).
“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.
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“Specified Capital Expenditures” means those Capital Expenditures made by Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC or RAM Transportation, LLC prior to the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $14,102,465.
“Specified Equity Contribution” means, at any time, without duplication, (a) the amount of cash proceeds received by Holdings as a cash capital contribution from one or more holders of the Equity Interests of Holdings, or (b) the amount of cash proceeds received from the issuance of common Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) issued by Holdings to one or more of the holders of the Equity Interests of Holdings and, in each case of (a) and (b) promptly contributed in cash to the Borrower by Holdings, which is made for the purpose of curing a failure to comply with a Financial Covenant that would otherwise occur, pursuant to the exercise of a cure right pursuant to Section 8.03.
“Specified Event of Default” means any Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.01(a), Section 8.01(f) or Section 8.01(g).
“Specified Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is not then an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 10.11).
“Specified Ready Mix EBITDA Addbacks” means the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense improvements, synergies, restructurings, and cost savings initiatives (net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions) related to the Specified Ready Mix Plant Assets that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower), in an amount equal to $1,000,000 for the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2024, $500,00 for the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2024 and $0 for the fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2024.
“Specified Ready Mix Plant Assets” means the assets purchased by Eagle Concrete pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement and Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Standard Materials Group, Inc., Eagle Concrete and CRH Americas Materials, Inc., dated as of January 5, 2024.
“Specified Transaction” means any Permitted Acquisition, any Acquisition consented to by Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (including, but not limited to, the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition), any Disposition, any Investment, any incurrence of Indebtedness, any Restricted Payment or any other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with a test or covenant, calculation as to Pro Forma Effect with respect to a financial definition, test or covenant or requires such financial definition, test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Sponsor” means SunTx Capital Management Corp., a Texas corporation and its Affiliates.
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“Subordinated Debt” means any Indebtedness incurred by any Loan Party which by its terms (a) is subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment of the Obligations and (b) contains other terms, including, without limitation, standstill, interest rate, maturity and amortization, and insolvency-related provisions, in all respects acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Subordinated Debt Documents” means any agreements (including, without limitation intercreditor agreements, instruments and other documents) pursuant to which Subordinated Debt has been or will be issued or otherwise setting forth the terms of any Subordinated Debt.
“Subordinated Provisions” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(m).
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, 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 Holdings.
“Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
“Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.
“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).
“Swingline Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.
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“Swingline Commitment” means, as to any Lender (a) the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01(b) hereof or (b) if such Lender has entered into an Assignment and Assumption or has otherwise assumed a Swingline Commitment after the Closing Date, the amount set forth for such Lender as its Swingline Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.06(c).
“Swingline Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans, or any successor swingline lender hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
“Swingline Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swingline Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit J or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Swingline Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Facility. The Swingline Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.
“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 (including any minority interest transactions that function primarily as a borrowing) 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).
“Target” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition.”
“Target Non-GAAP Accounting Methodology” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03(d).
“Tax Group” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted Tax Distributions”.
“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 Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01(b) under the caption “Term Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The Term Commitment of the Term Lenders on the Closing Date was $130,000,000.
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“Term Facility” means, at any time, (a) on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all Lenders outstanding at such time plus the aggregate amount of the First Amendment Incremental Term Commitments at such time, and (b) thereafter, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all Term Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term Lender” means any Lender agreeing to make Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01 and any Lender that holds such Term Loans at any time thereafter.
“Term Loan” means an advance made by any Term Lender under the Term Facility and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include each Additional Term Loan made by a First Amendment Incremental Term Lender on the First Amendment Effective Date.
“Term Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Lender evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit K.
“Term SOFR” means:
(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for 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 Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such date with a term of one month commencing that day, provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such term;
provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, the Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of Term SOFR.
“Term SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
“Threshold Amount” means, at any date of determination, the greater of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings most recently ended as of such date of determination for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable.
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“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments, Revolving Exposure and Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans of such Lender at such time.
“Total Revolving Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the unused Commitments and Revolving Exposure of such Revolving Lender at such time.
“Total Revolving Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations.
“Transaction Costs” means (i) with respect to the period from the Closing Date until the First Amendment Effective Date, the reasonable and documented costs, fees and expenses incurred on or before the date that is sixty (60) days after the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the Closing Date Acquisition in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 and (ii) with respect to the period from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, the reasonable and documented costs, fees and expenses incurred on or before the date that is six (6) months after the closing or effectiveness of the following events (or the termination or abandonment of any such transaction) and incurred in connection therewith (A) in pursuit of any Acquisition or Permitted Acquisition (whether or not consummated), and (B) any equity issuance, voting agreements, shareholder agreements, consolidations, restructurings, other Investment, or any transaction (whether structured as a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company, a direct listing, an initial public offering, a follow-on offering or any analogous transaction or series of related transactions) that is undertaken with the bona fide intent of causing the common equity (or other applicable Equity Interest) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to become listed or quoted for trading on any securities exchange or quotation system, and including, in each case, any efforts, preparations or negotiations related thereto.
“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Closing Date Acquisition Documents and this Agreement to be consummated on the Closing Date and the Loans to be made on the Closing Date.
“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR 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 the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
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“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(f).
“Unreturned Senior Preferred Contributions” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Holdings LLC Agreement as of any date of determination.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof for the District of Columbia.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(f)(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.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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(a) Other Interpretive Provisions.
With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(i) 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, amended and restated, 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, rule or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law, rule 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.
(ii) 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.”
(iii) 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.
(iv) Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).
(b) Accounting Terms.
(i) 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, (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower 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, (ii) all liability amounts shall be determined excluding any liability relating to any operating lease, all asset amounts shall be determined excluding any right-of-use assets relating to any operating lease, all amortization amounts shall be determined excluding any amortization of a right-of-use asset relating to any operating lease, and all interest amounts shall be determined excluding any deemed interest comprising a portion of fixed rent payable under any operating lease, in each case to the extent that such liability, asset, amortization or interest pertains to an operating lease under which the covenantor or a member of its consolidated group is the lessee and would not have been accounted for as such under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2015, and (iii) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC Topic 825 “Financial Instruments” (or any other financial accounting standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein. For purposes of determining the amount of any outstanding Indebtedness, no effect shall be given to any election by the Borrower to measure an item of Indebtedness using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825–10–25 (formerly known as FASB 159) or any similar accounting standard).
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(ii) 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 Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower 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 Borrower 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.
(iii) Pro Forma Treatment. Each Specified Transaction that is consummated during any Measurement Period shall, for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11, including for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA as a component thereof (and any percentage limits on add-backs as sub-components of such calculation) and for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate, be given Pro Forma Effect as of the first day of such Measurement Period.
(iv) Closing Date Acquisition. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, until such time as audited financial statements are delivered for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2024 pursuant to Section 6.01(a), for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement, all accounting terms herein shall be construed in conformity with and prepared in conformity with, acceptable accounting standards applied in a manner consistent with that used in the quality of earnings report prepared by Grant Thornton in connection with the Closing Date Acquisition (the “Target Non-GAAP Accounting Methodology”).
(c) Rounding.
Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower 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).
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(d) Times of Day.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Central time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
(e) 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.
(f) Interest Rates.
The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
(g) 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.
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(h) Limited Condition Acquisitions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that the terms of this Agreement require (a) compliance with any basket, financial ratio or test (including any Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio test or any Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test), (b) the absence of a Default or an Event of Default, or (c) a determination as to whether the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect), in each case in connection with the consummation of a Limited Condition Acquisition, the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Borrower, (A) on the date of the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such Limited Condition Acquisition (such date, the “LCA Test Date”), or (B) on the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated, in either case, after giving effect to the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition and any related incurrence of Indebtedness, on a Pro Forma Basis; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition: (1) the condition set forth in clause (a) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” shall be satisfied if (x) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the applicable LCA Test Date, and (y) no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition; (2) if the proceeds of an Incremental Term Loan are being used to finance such Limited Condition Acquisition, then (x) the conditions set forth in Section 2.16(b)(iii) and Section 4.02(a) shall be required to be satisfied at the time of closing of the Limited Condition Acquisition and funding of such Incremental Term Loan but, if the lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan so agree, the representations and warranties which must be accurate at the time of closing of the Limited Condition Acquisition and funding of such Incremental Term Loan may be limited to customary “specified representations” and such other representations and warranties as may be required by the lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan, and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 2.16(b)(ii) shall, if and to the extent the lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility so agree, be satisfied if (I) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the applicable LCA Test Date, and (II) no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the funding of such Incremental Term Facility in connection with the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition; and (3) such Limited Condition Acquisition and the related Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith and the use of proceeds thereof shall be deemed incurred and/or applied at the LCA Test Date (until such time as the Indebtedness is actually incurred or the applicable definitive agreement is terminated without actually consummating the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition) and outstanding thereafter for purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance (other than for purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance in connection with the making of any Restricted Payment) with any financial ratio or test (including any Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio test or any Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test, or any calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11) (it being understood and agreed that for purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance in connection with the making of any Restricted Payment, the Borrower shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable test both after giving effect to the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition and assuming that such transaction had not occurred). For the avoidance of doubt, if any of such ratios or amounts for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCA Test Date are thereafter exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in such ratio or amount (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA), at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition, such ratios or amounts will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to be complied with as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted to be consummated or taken. Except as set forth in clause (2) in the proviso to the first sentence in this Section 1.09 in connection with the use of the proceeds of an Incremental Term Loan to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition (and, in the case of such clause (2), only if and to the extent the lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan so agree as provided in such clause (2)), it is understood and agreed that this Section 1.09 shall not limit the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to any proposed Credit Extension, in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition or otherwise.
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COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
(a) Loans.
(i) Term Borrowing. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make a single loan to the Borrower, in Dollars, on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed such Term Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Term Facility. The Term Borrowing shall consist of Term Loans made simultaneously by the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Term Facility. Term Borrowings repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein; provided, however, any Term Borrowing 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 Borrower delivers a Funding Indemnity Letter not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Term Borrowing.
(ii) Revolving Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrower, 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 Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Facility, and (ii) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Within the limits of each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow Revolving Loans, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(b). Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR 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 Borrower delivers a Funding Indemnity Letter not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Revolving Borrowing.
(iii) Additional Term Borrowing. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the First Amendment, each First Amendment Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make a single Additional Term Loan to the Borrower, in Dollars, on the First Amendment Effective Date in an amount not to exceed its First Amendment Incremental Term Commitment. Additional Term Loans shall constitute Term Loans for the purposes of this Agreement. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Additional Term Loans may not be reborrowed. Additional Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein.
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(b) Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(i) Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) a Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Loan Notice. Each such Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) two (2) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR 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 Term SOFR Loans having an Interest Period other than one, three or six 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. four 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., three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(f) and 2.04(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 shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails 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 Term SOFR Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.
(ii) Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Borrowing, each 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, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America 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 Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date the Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.
(iii) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.
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(iv) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans upon determination of such interest rate.
(v) After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than seven (7) Interest Periods in effect with respect to Loans.
(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.
(vii) With respect to SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
(c) Letters of Credit.
(i) The Letter of Credit Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in addition to the Loans provided for in Section 2.01, the Borrower may request that the L/C Issuer, in reliance on the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, issue, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for its own account or the account of any of its Subsidiaries in such form as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer in its reasonable determination. Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute utilization of the Revolving Commitments.
(ii) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension, Reinstatement or Renewal.
(1) To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment of the terms and conditions, extension of the terms and conditions, extension of the expiration date, or reinstatement of amounts paid, or renewal of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall deliver (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the L/C Issuer) to the L/C Issuer and to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two (2) 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 a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, extended, reinstated or renewed, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with clause (d) of this Section 2.03), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, extend, reinstate or renew such Letter of Credit. If requested by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement on the L/C Issuer’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the L/C Issuer relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
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(2) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application (or the amendment of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit shall permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-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-month period to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the L/C Issuer at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the 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 Revolving 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 expiration date not later than the date permitted pursuant to Section 2.03(d); provided, that the L/C Issuer shall not (A) permit any such extension if (1) 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 extended form under the terms hereof (except that the expiration date may be extended to a date that is no more than one (1) year from the then-current expiration date) or (2) it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (B) be obligated to permit such extension if it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(iii) Limitations on Amounts, Issuance and Amendment. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, extended, reinstated or renewed only if (and upon issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (w) the aggregate amount of the outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer shall not exceed its L/C Commitment, (x) the aggregate L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (y) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed its Revolving Commitment and (z) the Total Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the total Revolving Commitments.
(1) 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;
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(b) the issuance of such 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 $250,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit;
(d) any Revolving 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 the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.15(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; or
(e) the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.
(2) 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 the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.
(iv) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall have a stated expiration date no later than the earlier of (x) the date twelve (12) months after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any extension of the expiration date thereof, whether automatic or by amendment, twelve months after the then-current expiration date of such Letter of Credit) and (y) the Letter of Credit Expiration Date.
(v) Participations.
(1) By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount or extending the expiration date thereof), and without any further action on the part of the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, the L/C Issuer hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from the L/C Issuer, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this clause (e) in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments.
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(2) In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for account of the L/C Issuer, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each L/C Disbursement made by the L/C Issuer not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the notice provided by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.03(f) until such L/C Disbursement is reimbursed by the Borrower or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason, including after the Maturity Date. Such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each such payment shall be made in the same manner as provided in Section 2.02 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.02 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.03), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the L/C Issuer the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03(f), the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the L/C Issuer or, to the extent that the Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this clause (e) to reimburse the L/C Issuer, then to such Lenders and the L/C Issuer as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this clause (e) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any L/C Disbursement shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement.
(3) Each Revolving Lender further acknowledges and agrees that its participation in each Letter of Credit will be automatically adjusted to reflect such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at each time such Lender’s Commitment is amended pursuant to the operation of Sections 2.16 as a result of an assignment in accordance with Section 11.06 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement.
(4) If any Revolving 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(e), 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 Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (e)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(vi) Reimbursement. If the L/C Issuer shall make any L/C Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in respect of such L/C Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice of such L/C Disbursement, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m. or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time, provided that, if such L/C Disbursement is not less than $1,000,000, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.02 or Section 2.04 that such payment be financed with a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Swingline Loan. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable L/C Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof (the “Unreimbursed Amount”) and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount pursuant to Section 2.03(e)(ii), subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the aggregate Revolving Commitments. Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(f) may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(vii) Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse L/C Disbursements as provided in clause (f) of this Section 2.03 shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of:
(1) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Letter of Credit, or any term or provision herein or therein;
(2) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary 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, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(3) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement in such draft or other document 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;
(4) waiver by the L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for the L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;
(5) honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit required that demand be in the form of a draft;
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(6) 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;
(7) payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply strictly 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
(8) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.03, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.
(viii) Examination. The 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 the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The 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.
(ix) Liability. None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit by the L/C Issuer or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the L/C Issuer; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by Applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the L/C Issuer’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the L/C Issuer (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination, and that:
(1) the L/C Issuer may replace a purportedly lost, stolen, or destroyed original Letter of Credit or missing amendment thereto with a certified true copy marked as such or waive a requirement for its presentation;
(2) the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit and without regard to any non-documentary condition in such Letter of Credit;
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(3) the L/C Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and
(4) this sentence shall establish the standard of care to be exercised by the L/C Issuer when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the parties hereto hereby waive, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, any standard of care inconsistent with the foregoing).
Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of (i) any presentation that includes forged or fraudulent documents or that is otherwise affected by the fraudulent, bad faith, or illegal conduct of the beneficiary or other Person, (ii) the L/C Issuer declining to take-up documents and make payment, (A) against documents that are fraudulent, forged, or for other reasons by which that it is entitled not to honor or (B) following a Borrower’s waiver of discrepancies with respect to such documents or request for honor of such documents or (iii) the L/C Issuer retaining proceeds of a Letter of Credit based on an apparently applicable attachment order, blocking regulation, or third-party claim notified to the L/C Issuer.
(x) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued by it, (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 the Borrower for, and the L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the 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.
(xi) Benefits. 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 (i) 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 (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
(xii) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any standby 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 (i) payable on the first Business Day following 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 and (ii) accrued through and including the last day of each calendar quarter in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.
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(xiii) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum equal to the percentage separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the L/C Issuer, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable no later than the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in the most recently- ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Maturity 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, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(xiv) Disbursement Procedures. The L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall, within the time allowed by Applicable Laws or the specific terms of the Letter of Credit following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit. The L/C Issuer shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing of such demand for payment if the L/C Issuer has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the L/C Issuer and the Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement.
i) Interim Interest. If the L/C Issuer for any standby Letter of Credit shall make any L/C Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement in full on the date such L/C Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such L/C Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such L/C Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to Base Rate Loans; provided that if the Borrower fails to reimburse such L/C Disbursement when due pursuant to clause (f) of this Section 2.03, then Section 2.08(b) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this clause (o) shall be for account of the L/C Issuer, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to clause (f) of this Section 2.03 to reimburse the L/C Issuer shall be for account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(xv) Replacement of the L/C Issuer. The L/C Issuer may be replaced at any time by written agreement between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced L/C Issuer and the successor L/C Issuer. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the L/C Issuer. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(m). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by it thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to include such successor or any previous L/C Issuer, or such successor and all previous L/C Issuer, as the context shall require. After the replacement of the L/C Issuer hereunder, the replaced L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
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(xvi) Cash Collateralization.
(1) If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with L/C Obligations representing at least 66-2/3% of the total L/C Obligations) demanding the deposit of Cash Collateral pursuant to this clause (q), the Borrower shall promptly deposit into an account established and maintained on the books and records of the Administrative Agent (the “Collateral Account”) an amount in cash equal to 103% of the total L/C Obligations as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, provided that the obligation to deposit such Cash Collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (f) of Section 8.01. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing or clause (d) of this Section 2.03, if any L/C Obligations remain outstanding after the expiration date specified in said clause (d), the Borrower shall promptly deposit into the Collateral Account an amount in cash equal to 103% of such L/C Obligations as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
(2) The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the Collateral Account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in the Collateral Account. Moneys in the Collateral Account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the L/C Issuer for L/C Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed, together with related fees, costs, and customary processing charges, and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the L/C Obligations at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with L/C Obligations representing 66-2/3% of the total L/C Obligations), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of Cash Collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.
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ii) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit as if such Letter of Credit had been issued solely for the account of the Borrower. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.
(xvii) 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.
(d) Swingline Loans.
(i) The Swingline. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, may in its sole discretion make loans to the Borrower (each such loan, a “Swingline Loan”). Each such Swingline Loan may be made, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to the Borrower, 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 the Swingline Sublimit; provided, however, that (i) after giving effect to any Swingline Loan, (A) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Facility at such time, and (B) the Revolving Exposure of any Revolving Lender at such time shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (ii) the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swingline Loan to refinance any outstanding Swingline Loan, and (iii) the Swingline Lender shall not be under any obligation to make any Swingline Loan if it shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that it has, or by such Credit Extension may have, Fronting Exposure. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swingline Loan shall bear interest only at a rate based on the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate. Immediately upon the making of a Swingline Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swingline Lender a risk participation in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage times the amount of such Swingline Loan.
(ii) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swingline Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by: (i) telephone or (ii) a Swingline Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Swingline Loan Notice. Each such Swingline Loan Notice must be received by the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (A) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (B) the requested date of the Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day). Promptly after receipt by the Swingline Lender of any Swingline Loan Notice, the Swingline Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swingline Loan Notice and, if not, the Swingline Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swingline Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swingline Borrowing (1) directing the Swingline Lender not to make such Swingline Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (2) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender may make the amount of its Swingline Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swingline Lender in immediately available funds.
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(iii) Refinancing of Swingline Loans.
(1) The Swingline Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Facility and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swingline Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount specified in such Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swingline Loan) for the account of the Swingline Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swingline Lender.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, if for any reason any Swingline Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i) (including, without limitation, the failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 4.02), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swingline Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swingline Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swingline Loan and each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
(3) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swingline Lender 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 Swingline Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swingline Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swingline Lender 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 funded participation in the relevant Swingline Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (c)(iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(4) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(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 Swingline Lender, the 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 Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Loan Notice). No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swingline Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
(iv) Repayment of Participations.
(1) At any time after any Revolving Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swingline Loan, if the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of such Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Revolving Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swingline Lender.
(2) If any payment received by the Swingline Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swingline Loan is required to be returned by the Swingline Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swingline Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Swingline Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swingline Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(v) Interest for Account of Swingline Lender. The Swingline Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swingline Loans. Until each Revolving Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of any Swingline Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Revolving Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swingline Lender.
(vi) Payments Directly to Swingline Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swingline Loans directly to the Swingline Lender.
(e) Prepayments.
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(i) Optional.
(1) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Loan Prepayment, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans and Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty subject to Section 3.05; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, (A) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (1) two (2) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans and (2) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any voluntary prepayment of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 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 date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR 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 (based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility). If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower 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 any Term SOFR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to the principal repayment installments thereof in inverse order of maturity. Subject to Section 2.15, such prepayments shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages in respect of each of the relevant Facilities.
(2) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swingline Lender pursuant to delivery to the Swingline Lender of a Notice of Loan Prepayment (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swingline Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Swingline Lender, (A) such notice must be received by the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (B) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess hereof (or, if less, the entire principal thereof then outstanding). Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.
(ii) Mandatory.
(1) Dispositions and Involuntary Dispositions. The Borrower shall prepay the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereinafter provided in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary from all Dispositions (other than Permitted Transfers) and Involuntary Dispositions within five (5) Business Days of the date of such Disposition or Involuntary Disposition; provided, however, that so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (A) the Loan Parties may receive up to $5,000,000 in the aggregate of such Net Cash Proceeds in any Fiscal Year without making the prepayment described in this Section 2.05(b), and (B) such Net Cash Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied at the election of the Borrower to the extent such Loan Party or such Subsidiary reinvests all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds (which reinvested amount shall not count against the $5,000,000 in clause (i)(A) above) in assets (other than cash and cash equivalents, inventory and accounts receivable) used or useful in the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or to be contractually committed to be so reinvested within twelve (12) months following such Disposition or Involuntary Disposition, provided, that such Net Cash Proceeds that have been contractually committed to be reinvested during such twelve (12) month period shall be reinvested within 180 days after the expiration of such twelve (12) month period; provided further that, if such Net Cash Proceeds shall have not been so reinvested, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be immediately applied to prepay the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations.
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(2) Specified Equity Contribution. Immediately upon the receipt by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Specified Equity Contribution, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans as hereinafter provided in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds.
(1) Debt Issuance. Immediately upon the receipt by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Issuance, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereinafter provided in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds.
(3) Extraordinary Receipts. Immediately upon receipt by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Extraordinary Receipt in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate for any Fiscal Year, received by or paid to or for the account of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereinafter provided in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom; provided that with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds of an Extraordinary Receipt, at the election of the Borrower, and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such Loan Party or such Subsidiary may (A) utilize any Net Cash Proceeds constituting proceeds of casualty insurance to promptly repair or rebuild, as applicable, any property damaged to the comparable state of such property prior to the casualty event, or (B) reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in fixed capital or operating assets, in each case of clause (A) or (B) so long as (x) within 180 days after receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, such repair, rebuilding or reinvestment shall have been consummated (or a definitive agreement to so reinvest shall have been executed), and (y) if a definitive agreement to so repair, rebuild or reinvest has been executed within such 180-day period, then such repair, rebuilding or reinvestment shall have been consummated within 180 days after the entering into of such definitive agreement; and provided further that any Net Cash Proceeds not subject to such definitive agreement or so reinvested shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05(b).
(4) Application of Payments. Each prepayment of Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied, first, to the principal repayment installments of the Term Loan in inverse order of maturity, including, without limitation, the final principal repayment installment on the Maturity Date and, second, to the Revolving Facility in the manner set forth in clause (vi) of this Section 2.05(b). Subject to Section 2.15, such prepayments shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages in respect of the relevant Facilities.
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(5) Revolving Outstandings. If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the Revolving Facility at such time, the Borrower shall promptly prepay Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) unless, after the prepayment of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the Revolving Facility at such time.
(6) Application of Other Payments. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.15, prepayments of the Revolving Facility made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b), first, shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings and the Swingline Loans, second, shall be applied to the outstanding Revolving Loans, and, third, shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations and the amount remaining, if any, after the prepayment in full of all L/C Borrowings, Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans outstanding at such time and the Cash Collateralization of the remaining L/C Obligations in full may be retained by the Borrower for use in the ordinary course of its business. 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 Borrower or any other Loan Party or any Defaulting Lender that has provided Cash Collateral) to reimburse the L/C Issuer or the Revolving Lenders, as applicable.
Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans and then to Term SOFR Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 2.05(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 through the date of prepayment.
(f) Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
(i) Optional. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline 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 $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Revolving Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Facility, (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, or (C) the Swingline Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swingline Loans would exceed the Swingline Sublimit.
(ii) Mandatory.
(1) The aggregate Term Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the date of the Term Borrowing. The aggregate First Amendment Incremental Term Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero after giving effect to the Additional Term Loans made on the First Amendment Effective Date.
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(2) If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of Revolving Commitments under this Section 2.06, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit exceeds the Revolving Facility at such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.
(iii) 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, Swingline Sublimit or the Revolving Commitment under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be reduced by such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of such reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Revolving Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
(g) Repayment of Loans.
(i) Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Term Lenders the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on last day of each calendar quarter beginning on September 30, 2024 in the respective amounts set forth opposite such periods (which amounts shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05), unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 8.02;
| Payment Dates | Principal Repayment Installments | |||
| September 30, 2024 through September 30, 2025 | $ | 1,625,000 | ||
| December 31, 2025 through June 30, 2026 | $ | 2,562,500 | ||
| September 30, 2026 through June 30, 2027 | $ | 3,843,750 | ||
| September 30, 2027 and thereafter | $ | 5,125,000 | ||
provided, however, that (i) the final principal repayment installment of the Term Loans shall be repaid on the Maturity Date and in any event shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on such date, (ii) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Borrower (other than principal repayment installments on Term SOFR Loans) shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be and (iii) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Borrower on a Term SOFR Loan shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such principal repayment installment into another calendar month, in which event such principal repayment installment shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day.
(ii) Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.
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(iii) Swingline Loans. The Borrower shall repay each Swingline Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten (10) Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date.
(h) Interest and Default Rate.
(i) Interest. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Term SOFR Loan 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 Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Loan 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; and (iii) each Swingline Loan 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. To the extent that any calculation of interest or any fee required to be paid under this Agreement shall be based on (or result in) a calculation that is less than zero, such calculation shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
(ii) Default Rate.
(1) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), 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.
(2) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), 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.
(3) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists (including a payment default), all outstanding Obligations (including Letter of Credit Fees) may accrue at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
(4) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(iii) 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.
(i) Fees.
In addition to certain fees described in clauses (l) and (m) of Section 2.03:
(i) Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by which the Revolving Facility exceeds the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15. For the avoidance of doubt, the Outstanding Amount of Swingline Loans shall not be counted towards or considered usage of the Revolving Facility for purposes of determining the commitment fee. 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. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
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(ii) Other Fees.
(1) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent and BofA Securities, LLC for its own account fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter and the First Amendment Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
(2) The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders 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.
(j) Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate.
(i) Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Term SOFR) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 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 three hundred sixty (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 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 2.12(a), bear interest for one (1) day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(ii) Financial Statement Adjustments or Restatements. If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries or for any other reason, Holdings, or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio as calculated by Holdings as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This clause (b) shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under any provision of this Agreement to payment of any Obligations hereunder at the Default Rate or under Article VIII. The Borrower’s obligations under this clause (b) shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.
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(k) Evidence of Debt.
(i) Maintenance of Accounts. The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register in accordance with Section 11.06(c). The accounts or records maintained by each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Register, the Register shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
(ii) Maintenance of Records. In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(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 and Swingline Loans. 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.
(l) Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
(i) General. All payments to be made by the Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) 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 and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. Subject to Section 2.07(a) and as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
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(ii) (2) 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 Term SOFR 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 Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower 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 Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower 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 Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(1) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously 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 Rescindable 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.
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A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this clause (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(iii) 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 Borrower 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.
(iv) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Term Loans and Revolving Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans 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).
(v) 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.
(vi) Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (i) each Borrowing (other than Swingline Borrowings) shall be made from the Appropriate Lenders, each payment of fees under Section 2.09 and clauses (l) and (m) of Section 2.03 shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Commitments shall be applied to the respective Commitments of the Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments; (ii) each Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Commitments (in the case of the making of Revolving Loans) or their respective Loans that are to be included in such Borrowing (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans); (iii) each payment or prepayment of principal of Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Loans held by them; and (iv) each payment of interest on Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Appropriate Lenders.
(m) 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 Facilities 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 the Obligations in respect of the Facilities 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 Facilities 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 Facilities 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 the Obligations in respect of the Facilities 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 Facilities 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 sub-participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans 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 Facilities then due and payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as the case may be, provided that:
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(1) if any such participations or sub-participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or sub-participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(2) the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.14, or (C) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or sub-participations in L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans 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 2.13 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.
(n) Cash Collateral.
(i) Obligation to Cash Collateralize. At any time there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.
(ii) Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, 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 2.14(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative 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 Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (determined in the case of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to Section 2.15(a)(v), after giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(v) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. The Borrower 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.
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(iii) Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.14 or Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.15 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 Revolving 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.
(iv) 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 Revolving Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 11.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative 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.
(o) Defaulting Lenders.
(i) 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:
(1) 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.
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(2) 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 pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C’s Issuer Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.14; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which 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 Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata 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 2.14; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender 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 Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower 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 (x) 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 (y) 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 and Swingline Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv). 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 2.15(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(3) Certain Fees.
(a) Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower 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 2.14.
(c) Defaulting Lender Fees. With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (B) above, the Borrower 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 or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (2) pay to the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s or Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (3) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
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(4) Reallocation of Applicable Revolving Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Revolving Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Subject to Section 11.20, 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 exposure following such reallocation.
(5) Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swingline Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under Applicable Law, (A) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (B) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.14.
(ii) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender 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 and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with their Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.15(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 Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
(iii) New Swingline Loans/Letters of Credit. So long as any Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swingline Loan and (ii) the L/C Issuer shall not be required to issue, extend, increase, reinstate or renew any letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.
Increase in Commitments.
(iv) Borrower Request. The Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request (x) prior to the Maturity Date for the Revolving Facility, an increase to the existing Revolving Commitments (each, an “Incremental Revolving Commitment”) and/or (y) the establishment of one or more new term loan commitments (each, an “Incremental Term Commitment”), by an aggregate amount not in excess of $100,000,000. Each such notice shall specify (i) the date (each, an “Increase Effective Date”) on which the Borrower proposes that the Incremental Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than ten (10) Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the identity of each Eligible Assignee to whom the Borrower proposes any portion of such Incremental Commitments be allocated and the amounts of such allocations; provided that any existing Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the Incremental Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Incremental Commitment. Each Incremental Commitment shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the aggregate limit in respect of Incremental Commitments set forth in above), and the Borrower may make a maximum of three (3) such requests pursuant to this Section 2.16.
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(v) Conditions. The Incremental Commitments shall become effective as of the Increase Effective Date; provided that:
(1) each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 shall be satisfied;
(2) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the borrowings to be made on the Increase Effective Date;
(3) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents that are subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications are true and correct in all respects on and as of the Increase Effective Date as made on and as of such date, and the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are not subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Increase Effective Date as made on and as of such date, except (i) in each case to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and (ii) for purposes of this Section 2.16(b), the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.05(a) and Section 5.05(b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b), respectively;
(4) on a Pro Forma Basis (assuming, in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments, that such Incremental Revolving Commitments are fully drawn), the Borrower shall be in compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Section 7.11 and the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than a “0.25x” turn less than the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio permitted under Section 7.11(a), for the most recently ended period of four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters for which financial statements have been delivered (or were required to be delivered) pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b);
(5) the Borrower shall make any breakage payments in connection with any adjustment of Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 3.05;
(6) the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered officer’s certificates and legal opinions of the type delivered on the Closing Date to the extent reasonably requested by, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent; and
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(7) (A) upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least seven (7) days prior to the Increase Effective Date, the Borrower shall have provided to such Lender, and such Lender shall be reasonably satisfied with, the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Increase Effective Date and (B) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Increase Effective Date, any Loan Party that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall have delivered, to each Lender that so requests, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Loan Party.
(vi) Terms of New Loans and Commitments. The terms and provisions of Loans made pursuant to Incremental Commitments shall be as follows:
(1) terms and provisions of Incremental Term Loans shall be, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Increase Joinder, identical to the Term Loans (it being understood that Incremental Term Loans may be a part of the Term Loans) and to the extent that the terms and provisions of Incremental Term Loans are not identical to the Term Loans (except to the extent permitted by clause (iii), (iv) or (v) below), they shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that in any event the Incremental Term Loans must comply with clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) below;
(2) the terms and provisions of Revolving Loans made pursuant to new Commitments shall be identical to the Revolving Loans;
(3) the weighted average life to maturity of any Incremental Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the then existing Term Loans;
(4) the maturity date of Incremental Term Loans (the “Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date”) shall not be earlier than the then Maturity Date; and
(5) the Applicable Rate for Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the Lenders of the Incremental Term Loans; provided that in the event that the Applicable Rate for any Incremental Term Loan is greater than the Applicable Rate for the Term Loans, then the Applicable Rate for the Term Loans shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the Applicable Rate for the Incremental Term Loans is equal to the Applicable Rate for the Term Loans, and the Applicable Rate for Revolving Loans (at each point in the table set forth in the definition of “Applicable Rate,” to the extent applicable) shall be increased by the same number of basis points as the Applicable Rate for the Term Loan is increased; provided, further, that in determining the Applicable Rate applicable to the Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loans, (x) original issue discount (“OID”) or upfront fees (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID) payable by the Borrower to the Lenders of the Term Loans or the Incremental Term Loans in the primary syndication thereof shall be included (with OID being equated to interest based on an assumed four-year life to maturity); (y) customary arrangement or commitment fees payable to the Arranger (or its respective affiliates) in connection with the Term Loans or to one (1) or more arrangers (or their affiliates) of the Incremental Term Loans shall be excluded; and (z) if the Base Rate “floor” for the Incremental Term Loans is greater than the Base Rate “floor” for the existing Term Loans, the difference between such floor for the Incremental Term Loans and the existing Term Loans shall be equated to an increase in the Applicable Rate for purposes of this clause (v).
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The Incremental Commitments shall be effected by a joinder agreement (the “Increase Joinder”) executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender making such Incremental Commitment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of them. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.01, the Increase Joinder may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.16. In addition, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all references in Loan Documents to Revolving Loans or Term Loans shall be deemed, unless the context otherwise requires, to include references to Revolving Loans made pursuant to Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Term Loans that are Term Loans, respectively, made pursuant to this Agreement. This Section 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or Section 11.01 to the contrary.
(vii) Adjustment of Revolving Credit Loans. To the extent the Commitments being increased on the relevant Increase Effective Date are Incremental Revolving Commitments, then each Revolving Lender that is acquiring an Incremental Revolving Commitment on the Increase Effective Date shall make a Revolving Loan, the proceeds of which will be used to prepay the Revolving Loans of the other Revolving Lenders immediately prior to such Increase Effective Date, so that, after giving effect thereto, the Revolving Loans outstanding are held by the Revolving Lenders pro rata based on their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such Increase Effective Date. If there is a new borrowing of Revolving Loans on such Increase Effective Date, the Revolving Lenders after giving effect to such Increase Effective Date shall make such Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.01(b).
(viii) Making of New Term Loans. On any Increase Effective Date on which new Commitments for Term Loans are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, each Lender of such new Commitment shall make a Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to its new Commitment.
(ix) Equal and Ratable Benefit. The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this clause (f) shall constitute Loans and Commitments under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Collateral Documents, except that the new Loans may be subordinated in right of payment or the Liens securing the new Loans may be subordinated, in each case, to the extent set forth in the Increase Joinder. The Loan Parties shall take any actions reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Collateral Documents continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the establishment of any such class of Term Loans or any such new Commitments.
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TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
(a) Taxes.
(i) Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA and the term “Lender” includes any L/C Issuer.
(ii) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes. 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 an applicable withholding agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the applicable withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then 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) Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. 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.
(iv) Tax Indemnifications.
(1) 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 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 (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(2) Each Lender 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 (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 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 against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent 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 hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (d)(ii).
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(v) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(vi) Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.
(1) 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 Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower 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 Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower 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(f)(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.
(2) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the 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 about 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), executed copies 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 about 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:
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(i) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W–8BEN–E (or W–8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W–8BEN–E (or W–8BEN, as applicable) 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;
(ii) executed copies of IRS Form W–8ECI;
(iii) 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 M–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) executed copies of IRS Form W–8BEN–E (or W–8BEN, as applicable); or
(iv) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W–8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W–8ECI, IRS Form W–8BEN–E (or W–8BEN, as applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit M–2 or Exhibit M–3, IRS Form W–9, and/or other certification documents from each 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 M–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 about 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 copies 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, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for the purposes of this clause (f)(ii)(D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
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(3) 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 update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(vii) 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 have any obligation to pay to any Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender. 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 clause (g), in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to such Loan Party pursuant to this clause (g) 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 clause (g) shall not be construed to require any 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.
(viii) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
(b) 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 applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR or Term SOFR, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR or Term SOFR, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term SOFR Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR 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 Term SOFR 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 Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR 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 Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Term SOFR 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 SOFR. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.
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(c) Inability to Determine Rates.
(i) If in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan or a conversion of Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or a continuation of any such Loans, as applicable, (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 3.03(b), and the circumstances under clause (i) of Section 3.03(b) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable) or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason that Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.03(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods) 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 and (ii) any outstanding Term SOFR Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately at the end of their respective applicable Interest Period.
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(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined (which determination likewise shall be conclusive absent manifest error), that:
(1) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(2) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”);
then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “Term SOFR Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Successor Rate”).
If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments will be payable on a quarterly basis.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 3.03(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 3.03 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternate benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a “Successor Rate”. Any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.
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The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.
Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
(d) Increased Costs.
(i) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(1) 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 or the L/C Issuer;
(2) 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
(3) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Term SOFR 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 (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 Borrower 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.
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(ii) 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 or Swingline Loans 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 Borrower 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.
(iii) 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 clause (a) or (b) of this Section 3.04 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower 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.
(iv) 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 Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 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 Borrower 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) Compensation for Losses.
Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:
(i) 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);
(ii) any failure by the Borrower (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 Borrower; or
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(iii) any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower 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 Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
(f) Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(i) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or requires the Borrower 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 Borrower, 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. The 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.
(ii) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is 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 Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.13.
(g) Survival.
All of the Borrower’s 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.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
(a) Conditions of Initial Credit Extension.
The obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(i) 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, (ii) for the account of each Lender requesting a Note, a Note executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, (iii) counterparts of the Security Agreement and each other Collateral Document, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Parties and a duly authorized officer of each other Person party thereto, as applicable, (iv) counterparts of the Management Fee Subordination Agreement, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Parties, a duly authorized officer of the Management Entity and a duly authorized officer of each other Person party thereto, as applicable and (v) counterparts of any other Loan Document, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Party and a duly authorized officer of each other Person party thereto.
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(ii) Officer’s Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate dated the Closing Date, certifying as to 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), the resolutions of the governing body of each Loan Party, the good standing, existence or its equivalent of each Loan Party and of the incumbency (including specimen signatures) of the Responsible Officers of each Loan Party.
(iii) Legal Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion or opinions (including, if requested by the Administrative Agent, local counsel 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.
(iv) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received copies of (i) a quality of earnings report prepared by Grant Thornton in connection with the Closing Date Acquisition, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and updated to include the latest quarterly results of the Closing Date Targets and their subsidiaries for the quarter ending immediately prior to the Closing Date; and (ii) pro forma consolidated financial statements as to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, giving effect to all elements of the Transactions to be effected on, or prior to, the Closing Date, and forecasts prepared by management of Holdings, each in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements on an annual basis for the five years following the Closing Date, each in form and substance satisfactory to each of them.
(v) Personal Property Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(1) (A) searches of UCC filings in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of each Loan Party and each jurisdiction where any Collateral is located or where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens and (B) tax lien, judgment and bankruptcy searches;
(2) searches of ownership of Intellectual Property in the appropriate governmental offices and such patent/trademark/copyright filings as requested by the Administrative Agent in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Intellectual Property;
(3) completed UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;
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(4) stock or membership certificates, if any, evidencing the Pledged Equity and undated stock or transfer powers duly executed in blank; in each case to the extent such Pledged Equity is certificated;
(5) subject to Section 6.17, in the case of any personal property Collateral located at premises leased by a Loan Party and set forth on Schedule 5.21(g), such estoppel letters, consents and waivers from the landlords of such real property to the extent required to be delivered in connection with Section 6.14 (such letters, consents and waivers shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, it being acknowledged and agreed that any Landlord Waiver is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);
(6) to the extent required to be delivered, filed, registered or recorded pursuant to the terms and conditions 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 create and perfect the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in the Collateral; and
(7) Qualifying Control Agreements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to the extent required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.14.
(vi) Liability, Casualty, Property, Terrorism and Business Interruption Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of insurance policies, declaration pages, certificates, and endorsements of insurance or insurance binders 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 an Authorization to Share Insurance Information.
(vii) Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Solvency Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to the financial condition, solvency and related matters of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the initial Borrowings under the Loan Documents and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(viii) Financial Condition Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate or certificates executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as of the Closing Date, as to certain financial matters, substantially in the form of Exhibit P.
iii) Loan Notice. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Notice with respect to the Loans to be made on the Closing Date.
(ix) Existing Indebtedness of the Loan Parties. All of the existing Indebtedness for borrowed money of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness permitted to exist pursuant to Section 7.02) shall be repaid in full and all security interests related thereto shall be terminated on or prior to the Closing Date.
(x) Anti-Money-Laundering; Beneficial Ownership. Upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least seven (7) days prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have provided to such Lender at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, and such Lender shall be reasonably satisfied with, the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act, and any Loan Party that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall have delivered to each Lender that so requests, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Loan Party.
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(xi) Consents. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that all members, boards of directors, governmental, shareholder and third party consents and approvals necessary, or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable, in connection with the Transaction, the Loan Documents and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been obtained, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any authority that could restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse condition on the Loan Parties and their subsidiaries or such Transaction, or that could seek or threaten any of the foregoing, and no law or regulation shall be applicable which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, could have such effect.
(xii) Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel (including any local counsel) for the Administrative Agent), if any, owing pursuant to the Fee Letter and Section 2.09.
(xiii) Due Diligence. The Lenders shall have completed a due diligence investigation of Holdings, the Closing Date Targets and each of their respective Subsidiaries in scope, and with results, satisfactory to the Lenders.
(xiv) Closing Date Equity Contribution. The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that Closing Date Equity Contribution has been made.
(xv) Consummation of the Transactions under the Closing Date Acquisition Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received executed copies of Closing Date Acquisition Documents, which in each case shall be form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. All conditions precedent to the Closing Date Acquisition Documents shall have been met and the transactions under the Closing Date Acquisition Documents shall have been consummated in accordance with all applicable requirements of Law and the terms of the Closing Date Acquisition Documents, as applicable (without any amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions thereof that would be materially adverse to the Lenders or Administrative Agent without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent).
(xvi) Preferred Equity Documents. The Preferred Equity and the Senior Preferred Equity shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including dividend rate and any mandatory redemption date, if applicable, that exceeds the Maturity Date by at least six (6) months). The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement.
(xvii) Term Loans. After giving effect to the Term Loans to be made on the Closing Date, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis shall not be greater than 3.00:1.00.
(xviii) Other Documents. All other documents provided for herein or which the Administrative Agent or any other Lender may reasonably request or require.
(xix) Additional Information. Such additional information and materials which the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender shall reasonably request or require.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.03(c), for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this 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 shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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(b) 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:
(i) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article II, Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be (i) with respect to representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, true and correct as of the date of such Credit Extension 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 of such Credit Extension, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in Section 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.
(ii) Default. No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.
(iii) Request for Credit Extension. The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.
Each Request for Credit Extension submitted by the Borrower 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.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as of the date made or deemed made, that:
(a) Existence, Qualification and Power.
Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (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 would 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.
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(b) 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) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of (or the requirement to create) 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 (c) violate any Applicable Law.
(c) 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.
(d) 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.
(e) Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Audited Financial Statements. After the Closing Date (commencing with the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2024), the Audited Financial Statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) (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 Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations, cash flows and changes in Shareholders’ Equity 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 Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.
(ii) Quarterly Financial Statements. After the Closing Date, the unaudited Consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries most recently delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(b), and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, Shareholders’ Equity 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 Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations, cash flows and changes in Shareholders’ Equity 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.
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(iii) Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2024, 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.
iv) Forecasted Financials. The Consolidated forecasted balance sheets, statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 6.01 were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were fair in light of the conditions existing at the time of delivery of such forecasts, and represented, at the time of delivery, the Borrower’s best estimate of its future financial condition and performance.
v) Quality of Earnings Report. The quality of earnings report prepared by Grant Thornton LLP and dated March 31, 2024, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (1) fairly presents the financial condition of Persons described therein as of the date thereof and their results of operations and cash flows for the period covered thereby; and (ii) shows all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of Persons described therein as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.
(f) Quality of Earnings Report in connection with First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition. The quality of earnings report prepared by Grant Thornton LLP and dated August 2025, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (i) fairly presents the financial condition of Persons described therein as of the date thereof and their results of operations and cash flows for the period covered thereby; and (ii) shows all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of Persons described therein as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.
(f) Litigation.
There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties after due and diligent investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) No Default.
Neither any Loan Party 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.
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(h) Ownership of Property.
Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries 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 Permitted Liens and such defects in title as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Environmental Matters.
Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in any Material Adverse Effect on any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective subsidiaries:
(1) (A) None of the properties currently or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is listed or formally 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; (B) there are no, and to the knowledge of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries 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, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best of the knowledge of the Loan Parties, on any property formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material on, at or in any property currently owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, where, given the condition of such asbestos or asbestos-containing material, there is a present obligation to remove such material under Environmental Law; (D) Hazardous Materials have not been released, discharged or disposed of on, at, under or from any property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise arising from the operations, of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries except in material compliance with Environmental Law or otherwise known to applicable regulatory authorities and subject to (and in compliance with) remedial measures or the assumption of indemnity obligations by such authorities; and (E) no Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries has become subject to any Environmental Liability or knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any Environmental Liability;
(2) (A) Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is undertaking, and has not 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, on, under, or from any site, location or operation, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law; and (B) all Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries have been disposed of in a manner which could not reasonably expected to result in liability to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(3) The Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries: (A) are, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (B) hold all Environmental Permits (each of which is in full force and effect) required for any of their current or intended operations or for any property owned, leased, or otherwise operated by any of them; (C) are, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all of their Environmental Permits; (D) to the extent within the control of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, will timely renew and comply with each of their Environmental Permits and any additional Environmental permits that may be required of any of them without material expense, and timely comply with any current, future or potential Environmental Law without material expense; and (E) are not aware of any requirements proposed for adoption or implementation under any Environmental Law.
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(j) Insurance.
The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts, 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 or the applicable Subsidiary operates. The general liability, casualty, property, terrorism and business interruption 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 Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, 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.
(k) Taxes.
Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed (taking into account automatic extensions of time to file obtained in the ordinary course of business) all federal and state income tax returns and all other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have timely paid all federal and state income and all other material Taxes (whether or not shown on a tax return), including in its capacity as a withholding agent, levied or imposed upon it or its 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. No tax Lien has been filed, and there is no proposed (in writing) tax assessment against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any tax sharing agreement applicable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
(l) ERISA Compliance.
(i) Except as could not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state laws; (ii) each Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, and to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.
(ii) 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 non-exempt 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.
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(iii) (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 or Multiemployer Plan that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) 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 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; (iii) no Loan Party nor 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; (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (v) 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.
(iv) No Loan Party maintains or contributes to, or has any unsatisfied obligation to contribute to, or liability under, any active or terminated Pension Plan other than (i) on the Closing Date, those listed on Schedule 5.12 hereto and (ii) thereafter, Pension Plans not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.
(v) The Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that the Borrower is not and will not be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to the Borrower’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement.
(m) Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(i) Margin Regulations. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U), 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 twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of the assets (either of the Borrower only or of the Borrower and its 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 the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries 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.
(ii) Investment Company Act. None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(n) Disclosure.
The Borrower has 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.
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(o) Compliance with Laws.
Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof is in compliance with the requirements of all Applicable 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.
(p) Solvency.
Each Loan Party is, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, Solvent.
(q) 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.
(r) Sanctions Concerns and Anti-Corruption Laws.
(i) Sanctions Concerns. No Loan Party, nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by one or more individuals or entities that are (i) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (ii) included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals or HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets, or any similar list enforced by any other relevant sanctions authority or (iii) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Sanctions and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such Sanctions.
(ii) Anti-Corruption Laws. The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have conducted their business in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other applicable anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.
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(s) [Intentionally Omitted].
(t) Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties.
(i) Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, 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 of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14: (i) a complete and accurate list of all Subsidiaries, joint ventures and partnerships and other equity investments of the Loan Parties as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, (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 (i.e., 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 or any Subsidiary thereof, except as contemplated in connection with the Loan Documents.
(ii) 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, or as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, (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, (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.
(u) Collateral Representations.
(i) Collateral Documents. The provisions of the Collateral Documents are effective to create in favor of the Administrative 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.
(ii) Intellectual Property. (i) Set forth on Schedule 5.21(b)(i), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a list of all registered or issued Intellectual Property (including all applications for registration and issuance) owned by each of the Loan Parties or that each of the Loan Parties has the right to (including the name/title, current owner, registration or application number, and registration or application date and such other information as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent). (ii) Set forth on Schedule 5.21(b)(ii), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14 contains a true and complete description of (A) each internet domain name registered to such Loan Party or in which such Loan Party has ownership, operating or registration rights, (B) the name and address of the registrar for such internet domain name, (C) the registration identification information for such internet domain name, (D) the name of each internet website operated (whether individually or jointly with others) by such Loan Party, (E) the name and address of each internet service provider through whom each such website is operated, (F) the name and address of each operator of each other internet site, internet search engine, internet directory or Web browser with whom such Loan Party maintains any advertising or linking relationship which is material to the operation of or flow of internet traffic to such Loan Party’s website and (G) each technology licensing and other agreement that is material to the operation of such Loan Party’s website or to the advertising and linking relationship described in (H), and the name and address of each other party to such agreement.
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(iii) Documents, Instrument, and Tangible Chattel Paper. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(c), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule 5.21(c) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a description of all Documents, Instruments, and Tangible Chattel Paper (each 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).
(iv) Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Letter-of-Credit Rights, and Securities Accounts.
(1) Set forth on Schedule 5.21(d)(i), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule 5.21(d)(i) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02 and 6.14, is a description of all deposit accounts and securities accounts 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 zero balance account or a payroll account, and (C) in the case of a securities account, the securities intermediary or issuer and the average aggregate market value held in such securities account, as applicable.
(2) Set forth on Schedule 5.21(d)(ii), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule 5.21(d)(ii) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a description of all Electronic Chattel Paper (as defined in the UCC) and Letter-of-Credit Rights (as defined in the UCC) of the Loan Parties, including the name of (A) the applicable Loan Party, (B) in the case of Electronic Chattel Paper (as defined in the UCC), the account debtor and (C) in the case of Letter-of-Credit Rights (as defined in the UCC), the issuer or nominated person, as applicable.
(v) Commercial Tort Claims. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(e), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule 5.21(e) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a description of all Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in the UCC) of the Loan Parties (detailing such Commercial Tort Claim in such detail as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent).
(vi) Pledged Equity Interests. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(f), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule 5.21(f) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a list of (i) all Pledged Equity and (ii) all other Equity Interests required to be pledged to the Administrative 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 (i.e., voting, non-voting, preferred, etc.)).
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(vii) Properties. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(g), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule 5.21(g) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, 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 (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)).
(viii) Material Contracts. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(h), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule 5.21(h) was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.13 and 6.14, is a complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(v) EEA Financial Institutions.
No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.
(w) Covered Entities.
No Loan Party is a Covered Entity.
(x) Beneficial Ownership Certification.
The information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if applicable, is true and correct in all respects.
b) Designation as Senior Indebtedness.
The Obligations constitute “Designated Senior Indebtedness” or any similar designation (with respect to indebtedness that having the maximum rights as “senior debt”) under and as defined in any agreement governing any Subordinated Debt and the subordination provisions set forth in each such agreement are legally valid and enforceable against the parties thereto.
(y) Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, trade secrets, know-how, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights that are used in the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the knowledge of the Borrower, neither the operation of the business, nor any product, service, process, method, substance, part or other material now used, or now contemplated to be used, by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates upon any rights held by any other Person. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, there has been no unauthorized use, access, interruption, modification, corruption or malfunction of any information technology assets or systems (or any information or transactions stored or contained therein or transmitted thereby) owned or used by the any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Labor Matters.
There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five (5) years preceding the Closing Date.
Closing Date Acquisition Documents.
(i) Delivery. The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent true, complete and correct copies of (i) each Closing Date Acquisition Document and of all annexes, appendices, exhibits and schedules thereto as of the date hereof, any agreement required to be delivered in connection with any Closing Date Acquisition Document at or prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by such Closing Date Acquisition Documents (including any side letter executed or otherwise required by any of the parties thereto), and (ii) copies of any material amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to or waiver under each Closing Date Acquisition Document entered into after the date hereof (including any such modification accomplished via a side letter or any other document).
(ii) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties given by any Loan Party in any Closing Date Acquisition Document is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of any earlier date to which such representation and warranty specifically relates); provided that such materiality qualifier shall not apply to any representations and warranties to the extent already qualified or modified by materiality or similar concept in the text thereof. Notwithstanding anything in the Closing Date Acquisition Documents to the contrary, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in this Section 5.28 shall, solely for purposes hereof, survive the Closing Date for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Lender.
(iii) Governmental Requirements. All Governmental Requirements and all other authorizations, approvals and consents of any other Person required by the Closing Date Acquisition Documents or necessary to consummate the Closing Date Acquisition have been obtained and are in full force and effect.
(iv) Conditions Precedent. On the Closing Date, all of the conditions to effecting or consummating Closing Date Acquisition set forth in the Closing Date MIPA have been duly satisfied or waived by the Administrative Agent (to the extent any such conditions could reasonably be expected to be adverse to the Lenders or Administrative Agent), and the Closing Date Acquisition has been consummated or will be consummated substantially concurrently herewith, in accordance with the Closing Date Acquisition Documents and all applicable laws.
First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents.
(v) Delivery. The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent true, complete and correct copies of (i) each First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Document and of all annexes, appendices, exhibits and schedules thereto as of the date hereof, any agreement required to be delivered in connection with any First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Document at or prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by such First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents (including any side letter executed or otherwise required by any of the parties thereto), and (ii) copies of any material amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to or waiver under each First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Document entered into after the date hereof (including any such modification accomplished via a side letter or any other document).
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(vi) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties given by any Loan Party in any First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Document is true and correct in all material respects as of the First Amendment Effective Date (or as of any earlier date to which such representation and warranty specifically relates); provided that such materiality qualifier shall not apply to any representations and warranties to the extent already qualified or modified by materiality or similar concept in the text thereof. Notwithstanding anything in the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents to the contrary, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in this Section 5.29 shall, solely for purposes hereof, survive the First Amendment Effective Date for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Lender.
(vii) Governmental Requirements. All Governmental Requirements and all other authorizations, approvals and consents of any other Person required by the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents or necessary to consummate the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition have been obtained and are in full force and effect.
(viii) Conditions Precedent. On the First Amendment Effective Date, (i) all of the conditions to effecting or consummating the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition set forth in the First Amendment Effective Date Asset Purchase Agreement have been duly satisfied or waived by the Administrative Agent (to the extent any such conditions could reasonably be expected to be adverse to the Lenders or Administrative Agent), (ii) the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition has been consummated or will be consummated substantially concurrently herewith, in accordance with the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents and all applicable laws, and (iii) the First Amendment Effective Date Equity Contribution has been made.
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 its Subsidiaries to:
(a) Financial Statements.
Deliver to the Administrative Agent (and, if requested in writing by the Administrative Agent, with copies for each Lender), in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) 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 Holdings (commencing with the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2024), a Consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related Consolidated and consolidating statements of income or operations, changes in Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows 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, (i) such Consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally or regionally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, including Grant Thornton LLP, which is 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, and (ii) such consolidating statements to be certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller that is a Responsible Officer of Holdings to the effect that such statements are fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the Consolidated financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries.
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(ii) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year of Holdings (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2025), a Consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and for the portion of Holdings’ Fiscal Year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter of the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all 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 Holdings as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
i) 2024 Quarterly Financial Statements. From the Closing Date through the Fiscal Quarter ended December 31, 2024, as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of Holdings (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2024), a Consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and for the portion of Holdings’ Fiscal Year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter of the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with the Target Non-GAAP Accounting Methodology 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 Holdings as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
(iii) Business Plan and Budget. As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Holdings (commencing with the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2024), an annual business plan and budget of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, including forecasts prepared by management of Holdings, in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, of Consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or operations and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a yearly basis for the immediately following Fiscal Year.
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(iv) First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition. As soon as available, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the First Amendment Effective Date, a company-prepared balance sheet, and the related statements of income or operations, changes in Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows for the First Amendment Effective Date Seller for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2025, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(g), Holdings shall not be separately required to furnish such information under Section 6.01(a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of Holdings to furnish the information and materials described in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.
(b) Certificates; Other Information.
Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:
(i) Intentionally Omitted.
(ii) Compliance Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) commencing with the delivery of the financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2024, (i) a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller which is a Responsible Officer of Holdings. Unless the Administrative Agent or a Lender requests executed originals, delivery of the Compliance Certificate may be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original and authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes.
(iii) Updated Schedules. Concurrently with the delivery of the Compliance Certificate referred to in Section 6.02(b), the following updated Schedules to this Agreement (which may be attached to the Compliance Certificate) to the extent required to make the representation related to such Schedule true and correct as of the date of such Compliance Certificate: Schedules 5.10, 5.20(a), 5.20(b), 5.21(b), 5.21(c), 5.21(d)(i), 5.21(d)(ii), 5.21(e), 5.21(f), 5.21(g) and 5.21(h).
(iv) 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 (which may be included in such Compliance Certificate) including (i) the amount of all Restricted Payments, Investments (including Acquisitions), Dispositions, Capital Expenditures and Debt Issuances that were made during the prior Fiscal Year and (ii) amounts received in connection with any Extraordinary Receipt during the prior Fiscal Year.
(v) Changes in Entity Structure. Within ten (10) days prior to any merger, consolidation, dissolution or other change in entity structure of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to the terms hereof, provide notice of such change in entity 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.
(vi) Audit Reports; Management Letters; Recommendations. Promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of any Loan Party by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any audit of any of them.
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(vii) 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 the Borrower, and to the extent applicable, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;.
(viii) 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 or of any of its Subsidiaries 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 6.02.
(ix) SEC Notices. Promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof.
(x) Notices. Not later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, 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 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.
(xi) Environmental Notice. Not later than ten (10) Business Days after a Loan Party’s receipt of written notice thereof, notice of any action or proceeding against or of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xii) Anti-Money-Laundering; Beneficial Ownership Regulation. Promptly following any request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act and under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
ii) Additional Information. Promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial, legal or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
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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 (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 1.01(a); or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s 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 or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (x) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (y) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by fax transmission or e-mail transmission) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by e-mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. 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 Borrower 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 Borrower hereby acknowledges that (i) 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 Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”) and (ii) 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 Borrower or its 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 Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (A) 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; (B) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, any Affiliate thereof, the 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 the 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); (C) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (D) the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate thereof and the Arrangers shall be entitled to 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.”
(c) Notices.
Promptly, but in any event within three (3) Business Days, notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(i) of any Loan Party obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any Default;
(ii) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including any of the following (to the extent it could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect): (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) any action, suit, dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension involving any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws;
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(iii) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,500,000;
(iv) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, including any determination by Holdings or the Borrower referred to in Section 2.10(b); and
(v) of any (i) occurrence of any Disposition of property or assets for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i), (ii) Debt issuance for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii), and (iii) receipt of any Extraordinary Receipt for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iv).
Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and to the extent applicable, stating what action the 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.
(d) Payment of Obligations.
Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its material tax and all other obligations and liabilities, including (a) all material 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 Borrower or such Subsidiary; (b) all material lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property, 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 Loan Parties; 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.
(e) Preservation of Existence, Etc.
(i) 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;
(ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(iii) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(f) Maintenance of Properties.
(i) 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 and obsolescence excepted; and
(ii) 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.
(g) Maintenance of Insurance.
(i) Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, 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 and all such insurance shall (i) provide for not less than thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent of termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance, (ii) name the Administrative Agent as mortgagee (in the case of property insurance) or additional insured on behalf of the Secured Parties (in the case of liability insurance) or loss payee (in the case of property insurance), as applicable, (iii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, include a breach of warranty clause and (iv) be reasonably satisfactory in all other respects to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) Evidence of Insurance. Cause the Administrative 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) lender’s loss payable endorsement if the Administrative 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 an Authorization to Share Insurance Information.
(h) Compliance with Laws.
Comply with the requirements of all Applicable 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.
(i) Books and Records. 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, as the case may be.
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(j) Inspection Rights.
(i) Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired up to two (2) times in each Fiscal Year provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice; provided further that, so long as no Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days’ notice prior to any discussions with the Loan Parties’ independent public accountants, and, if the Borrower desires to participate in such discussions, the Borrower shall so notify the Administrative Agent during such five-Business-Day period; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to postpone such discussions in order to permit the Borrower to participate.
(ii) If requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, permit the Administrative Agent and its representatives, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower, to conduct, at the expense of the Borrower, an annual (i) personal property asset appraisal on personal property Collateral of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (ii) real estate appraisal on real estate Collateral of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (iii) field exam on the accounts receivable, inventory, payables, controls and systems of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(iii) If requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, permit the Administrative Agent, and its representatives, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower, to conduct an annual audit of the Collateral at the expense of the Borrower.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, no Loan Party will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (b) in respect of which access or inspection by, or disclosure to, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law (provided, such Loan Party shall make the Administrative Agent aware that information is being withheld (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to communicate the relevant information in a way that does not violate such applicable Law), or (c) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product (provided, such Loan Party shall make the Administrative Agent aware that information is being withheld and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to communicate the relevant information in a way that does not violate such attorney-client or similar privilege).
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(k) Use of Proceeds.
(i) On the Closing Date, use the proceeds of the Term Loans only to refinance certain existing Indebtedness of the Loan Parties, to partially finance the Closing Date Acquisition, to pay transaction expenses incurred in connection with the Closing Date Acquisition and this Agreement.
(ii) Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.
(iii) On the First Amendment Effective Date, use the proceeds of the Additional Term Loans only to refinance certain existing Indebtedness of the Loan Parties, to partially finance the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition, to pay transaction expenses incurred in connection with the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition and other Transaction Costs permitted under this Agreement.
(l) Material Contracts.
Perform and observe all the terms and provisions of each Material Contract to be performed or observed by it in all material respects, maintain each such Material Contract in full force and effect, enforce each such Material Contract in accordance with its terms, take all such action to such end as may be from time to time reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and, upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, make to each other party to each such Material Contract such demands and requests for information and reports or for action as any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled to make under such Material Contract, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so.
(m) Covenant to Guarantee Obligations.
The Loan Parties will cause each of their Subsidiaries (other than any CFC, FSHCO or Subsidiary that is held directly or indirectly by a CFC) 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 Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to become a Guarantor to the extent such Guaranty would result in a material adverse tax consequence for any Loan Party. In connection therewith, the Loan Parties shall give notice to the Administrative Agent not less than ten (10) days prior to creating a Subsidiary (or such shorter period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), 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(b), (c), (e), (f), (k) and 6.14 and such other documents or agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, including without limitation, updated Schedules 5.10, 5.20(a), 5.20(b), 5.21(b)(i), 5.21(c), 5.21(d)(i), 5.21(d)(ii), 5.21(e), 5.21(f), 5.21(g) and 5.21(h).
(n) Covenant to Give Security.
Except with respect to Excluded Property:
(i) Equity Interests and Personal Property. 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 Administrative 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 opinions of counsel and any filings and deliveries reasonably necessary in connection therewith to perfect the security interests therein, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or such deliveries may be waived with respect to immaterial personal property by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
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(ii) Landlord Waivers. Subject to Section 6.17, in the case of (i) each headquarter location of the Loan Parties, each other location where any significant administrative or governmental functions are performed and each other location where the Loan Parties maintain any books or records (electronic or otherwise) and (ii) any other premises leased by a Loan Party containing personal property Collateral with a value in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the total value of the Collateral, the Loan Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Administrative Agent with such estoppel letters, consents and waivers from the landlords on such real property to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent (such letters, consents and waivers shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, it being acknowledged and agreed that any Landlord Waiver is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
(iii) Account Control Agreements. 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 (i) accounts that are deposit accounts are held at Bank of America, (ii) deposit accounts that are maintained at all times with depositary institutions as to which the Administrative Agent shall have received a Qualifying Control Agreement within 90 days of the Closing Date or any Permitted Acquisition (or Administrative Agent shall have received a Qualifying Control Agreement prior to or substantially contemporaneously with the opening of such deposit account), (iii) securities accounts that are maintained at all times with financial institutions as to which the Administrative Agent shall have received a Qualifying Control Agreement, (iv) deposit accounts established solely as payroll and other zero balance accounts.
(iv) Updated Schedules. Concurrently with the delivery of any Collateral pursuant to the terms of this Section 6.14, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with the applicable updated Schedule(s): 5.20(a), 5.21(b)(i), 5.21(c), 5.21(d)(i), 5.21(d)(ii), 5.21(e), 5.21(f), 5.21(g) and 5.21(h).
(v) Further Assurances. At any time upon request of the Administrative Agent, promptly execute and deliver any and all further instruments and documents and take all such other action as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable to maintain in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Liens and insurance rights on the Collateral that are duly perfected in accordance with the requirements of, or the obligations of the Loan Parties under, the Loan Documents and all Applicable Laws.
(o) Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions.
Conduct its business in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other applicable anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and with all applicable Sanctions, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and Sanctions.
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Further Assurances.
Promptly upon request by the Administrative 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, 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.
Post-Closing Obligations.
Execute and deliver the documents, and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 6.17, within the time frames listed thereon.
First Amendment Effective Date Post-Closing Obligations.
Execute and deliver the documents, and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 6.18, within the time frames listed thereon.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Loan Parties hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter until the Facility Termination Date, no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
(a) Liens.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for the following (the “Permitted Liens”):
(i) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document (including Liens securing customary obligations arising under Secured Hedge Agreements);
(ii) Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01 and any renewals or extensions thereof, provided that (i) the property 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);
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(iii) Liens for Taxes not yet due or Liens for Taxes 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;
(iv) 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; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
(v) 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;
(vi) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), licenses or permits, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) (i) 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 and (ii) any obligations or duties affecting any property of the Borrower or any Loan Party to any municipality or public authority with respect to any franchise, grant, license or permit that do not materially impair the use of such property for the purposes for which it is held;
(viii) 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);
iii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(c); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being financed on the date of the financed acquisition or lease, or the date of completion of the financed construction, repair or improvement, as applicable, and (iii) such Liens attach to such property concurrently with or within ninety (90) days after (A) the financed acquisition thereof, or (B) the date of commencement of the financed lease, construction, repair or improvement thereof, as applicable;
iv) 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 Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any Lender, 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;
(ix) 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;
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(x) any Lien imposed as a result of a taking under the exercise of the power of eminent domain by any Governmental Authority or by any Person acting under Governmental Authority;
(xi) 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;
v) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4–210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection;
(xii) Liens securing the Permitted Airplane Financing provided that such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other the aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine or related property financed by such Indebtedness;
(xiii) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary to the extent such Equity Interests are owned by a Loan Party); provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds, products and accessions thereof) of such Person and not of any other Loan Party or Subsidiary, and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 7.02(j);
provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, none of the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.01 shall permit any Lien (other than any Liens pursuant to clauses (a), (c), (d), (f), (g), (l) and (m) of this Section 7.01) to exist on any owned real property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) Indebtedness.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(i) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;
(ii) 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;
(iii) Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations, Permitted Equipment Financings, purchase money obligations or Indebtedness financing the construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of fixed or capital assets, so long as such purchase money obligation or other Indebtedness is incurred by Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary prior to or within 90 days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacements, lease or improvement of the applicable asset and are otherwise within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(i); provided, however, (x) that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under Permitted Equipment Financings) at any one time outstanding shall not exceed the greater of (A) 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Measurement Period and (B) $10,000,000 and (y) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Equipment Financings at any one time outstanding shall not exceed the greater of (A) 20% of Consolidated EBITDA and (B) $30,000,000;
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(iv) Unsecured Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Borrower owed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, which Indebtedness shall (i) to the extent required by the Administrative Agent, be evidenced by promissory notes which shall be pledged to the Administrative Agent as Collateral for the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement, (ii) be on terms (including subordination terms) acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (iii) be otherwise permitted under the provisions of Section 7.03 (“Intercompany Debt”);
(v) (i) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, the Sandplant Deferred Payment and (ii) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in a Permitted Acquisition, in each case, constituting earnouts or other similar adjustments to the purchase price in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20,000,000;
(vi) Indebtedness of Loan Parties under Cash Management Agreements and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections, employee credit card programs and other cash management and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business and any Guarantees thereof, or the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business so long as such Indebtedness is extinguished within 15 Business Days of its incurrence; provided that such Loan Parties shall not guarantee or otherwise be responsible under such agreements, arrangements, protections or programs for obligations of any Person that is not a Loan Party;
(vii) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(viii) any Swap Contract and guarantees of Swap Contracts of any other Subsidiary entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate interest rate risks, commodity price risks or other risks to which Loan Parties are exposed in the conduct of their business or the management of their liabilities, and not for speculative purposes;
(ix) Guarantees of the Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Borrower or any other Guarantor;
(x) Indebtedness in respect of any Permitted Airplane Financing in an aggregate principal amount up to $3,000,000 under this clause (j); and
(xi) other Indebtedness (excluding (i) Intercompany Debt and (ii) Guarantees by the Borrower or any Guarantor of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the greater of (x) $7,500,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Measurement Period at any time outstanding.
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(c) Investments.
Make or hold any Investments, except:
(i) Investments held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(ii) advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 at any time outstanding, for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes;
(iii) employee loans or advances that do not exceed $200,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding and are made in the ordinary course of business consistent with practices existing on the Closing Date;
(iv) (i) Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries outstanding on the date hereof, (ii) additional Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in Loan Parties, (iii) additional Investments by Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Loan Parties in other Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and (iv) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Investment, additional Investments by the Loan Parties in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in an aggregate amount invested from the date hereof not to exceed $5,000,000;
(v) 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;
(vi) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment,
(vii) Investments with respect to any Swap Contract permitted under Section 7.02(h);
(viii) promissory notes, securities and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted hereunder;
(ix) cash deposits required by any Governmental Authority or public utilities;
(x) Guarantees permitted by Section 7.02;
(xi) Investments existing on the date hereof (other than those referred to in Section 7.03(c)(i)) and set forth on Schedule 7.03;
(xii) (i) 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)), (ii) the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition; and (iii) other Acquisitions approved by the Required Lenders in writing; and
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(xiii) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (m) in an aggregate amount invested from the date hereof not to exceed $5,000,000;
provided, however, that after giving effect to the making of any loans, advances or deposits permitted by clauses (c), (f), (i), (l) or (m) of this Section, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(d) Fundamental Changes.
Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or 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, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:
(i) any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries, provided that when any Loan Party (other than Borrower or Holdings) is merging with another Subsidiary, a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(ii) any Loan Party (other than Borrower or Holdings) may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Loan Party;
(iii) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may dispose of all or substantially all its assets (including any Disposition that is in the nature of a liquidation) to (i) another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or (ii) to a Loan Party;
vi) in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, any Subsidiary of the 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 the Borrower and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving Person; and
(iv) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, each of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries 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 the Borrower is a party, the Borrower is the surviving Person and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving Person.
(e) Dispositions.
Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:
(i) Permitted Transfers;
(ii) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;
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(iii) 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 applied to the purchase price of such replacement property in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(i);
(iv) Dispositions resulting from any taking or condemnation of any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary by any Governmental Authority or any assets subject to a casualty;
(v) Dispositions resulting from the sale, issuance or other transfer of the Equity Interests of any Loan Party to any other Loan Party (and provided that Holdings may issue Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) so long as no Change of Control would occur);
(vi) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04;
vii) Dispositions of accounts receivables to a third party in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements so long as (i) the account debtor with respect thereto has instituted or consented to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law and (ii) all such Dispositions do not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year; and
(vii) other Dispositions so long as (i) at least 75% of 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 a sale or other 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 7.05, (iii) 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 Borrower shall not exceed the Threshold Amount, and (iv) the proceeds of such Disposition shall be applied as a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) to the extent required thereunder.
(f) 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 shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described below or would result therefrom:
(i) 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;
viii) the Borrower and Holdings may make Permitted Tax Distributions;
(ii) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in common Equity Interests of such Person;
(iii) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments, not exceeding $2,000,000 during any Fiscal Year pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Borrower and such Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, to any member of the “Employee Group” as defined in the Organizational Documents of Holdings;
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(iv) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may make any “net down payments” involving the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Borrower or such Subsidiary held by any employee in connection with vesting of equity awards, in order to satisfy any tax withholding obligations;
(v) the Borrower may pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Borrowers held by any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of such Loan Party or make Restricted Payments in the form of distributions to allow the Borrower to pay principal or interest on promissory notes that were issued to any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of such Borrower in lieu of cash payments for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of such Equity Interests of the Borrower held by such Persons; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (f) shall not exceed $1,000,000;
(vi) subject to the Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement, Holdings may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable to the Preferred Equity Holders with respect to Senior Preferred Equity and Preferred Equity as set forth in the Amended and Restated Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, provided, that, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the making of such dividend payment or other distribution (and to any Borrowing(s) or other incurrence(s) of Indebtedness made substantially concurrently or in connection therewith):
(1) no Default or Event of Default exists or would arise therefrom; and
(2) solely with respect to any such payment or distribution (or with respect to the applicable portion of a payment or distribution) other than a Quarterly Senior Preferred Distribution:
(a) the Loan Parties are in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.11(b);
(b) the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, shall be less than 2.50 to 1.00;
(vii) subject to the Management Fee Subordination Agreement, the Borrower may pay the management fee under the Management Agreement; provided that (i) at the time of each such payment, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result upon giving pro forma effect thereto and (ii) after giving effect to the payment of any such Restricted Payment, Borrower is in compliance with Section 7.11; provided further that during the continuance of a Default, any such fees may continue to be accrued in favor of Management Entity and upon the waiver or rescission of any such Default, any and all such accrued fees may immediately be paid to the Management Entity; and
(viii) subject to the Deferred Payment Subordination Agreement, the Borrower may pay the Sandplant Deferred Payment; provided that (i) at the time of such payment, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result upon giving pro forma effect thereto, (ii) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, Borrower is in compliance with Section 7.11; and (iii) prior to the making of such Restricted Payment, the Borrower shall have delivered the Deferred Payment Certificate certifying and demonstrating that after giving effect to the payment of the Sandplant Deferred Payment on a Pro Forma Basis (including any incurrence of Indebtedness in connection therewith), the Loan Parties are in Pro Forma Compliance.
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(g) Change in Nature of Business.
Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto; provided, however, this provision is not intended to restrict the ability of any Loan Party to develop and sell additional products that are complimentary to its current line of business.
(h) 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 transactions which are entered into in the ordinary course of such Person’s business 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.
(i) Burdensome Agreements.
Enter into, or permit to exist, any Contractual Obligation (except for this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) that (a) encumbers or restricts the ability of any such Person to (i) to 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 (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.
(j) Use of Proceeds.
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 Regulation U) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.
(k) Financial Covenants.
(i) Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio as of the end of any Measurement Period ending as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower, to be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:
| Measurement Period Ending | Ratio | |
| Closing Date through September 30, 2024 | 3.75 to 1.00 | |
| December 31, 2024 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter | 3.50 to 1.00 |
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provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio level may, at the irrevocable election of the Borrower and upon written notice to the Administrative Agent prior to the consummation of a Material Acquisition, be increased (i) by 0.50x for the first two (2) Fiscal Quarters ending after the date on which such Material Acquisition is consummated and (ii) by 0.25x for the third and fourth Fiscal Quarters ending after the date on which such Material Acquisition is consummated (such increase, the “Leverage Step-Up”), provided, further that (A) in any event, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio for any period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters shall not be increased to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00, (B) from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, if the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio shall have been equal to or less than 3.50 to 1.00 on the last day of at least two (2) Fiscals Quarters following the end of the preceding Leverage Step-Up, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio levels may be increased pursuant to the foregoing proviso on one (1) more occasion during the remaining term of the Facility, and (C) any such increase of the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio levels pursuant to the foregoing proviso shall apply only with respect to the calculation of the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining compliance with this covenant (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, for determination of the Applicable Rate).
For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower and the Lenders acknowledge that (x) the Borrower has elected to increase the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio pursuant to a Leverage Step-Up in connection with the consummation of the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition and (y) as a result, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio for the Measurement Periods ending as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower occurring after the First Amendment Effective Date, shall not be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:
| Measurement Period Ending | Ratio | |
| December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026 | 4.00 to 1.00 | |
| June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2026 | 3.75 to 1.00 | |
| December 31, 2026 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter | 3.50 to 1.00 |
(ii) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of any Measurement Period ending as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower to be less than 1.25:1.00.
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(l) Amendments of Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation; Form of Entity and Accounting Changes.
(i) Amend or modify any of its Organization Documents in any way which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the interests of the Lenders without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, provided that any amendment or modification of the provisions of Holdings Organizational Documents relating to or regarding Preferred Equity and Senior Preferred Equity shall be subject to the Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement;
(ii) amend, modify or waive the Management Agreement in a manner adverse to the rights or interests of the Lenders, including to (A) increase the amount of the management fees payable under the terms thereof, (B) impose any additional management, consulting, investment, banking, refinancing, transaction or other similar fees, (C) require the payment of interest on any deferred management fees or other fees payable thereunder (other than the accrual of interest at a rate equal to nine percent per annum on deferred management fees pursuant to Section 3(e) of the Management Agreement as in effect on the date hereof), or (D) change the time of payment of any management fees or other fees payable thereunder;
(iii) Amend, modify or waive any of the Closing Date Acquisition Documents, to the extent any such amendment, modification or waiver would be adverse to the interests of the Lenders without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent;
(iv) change its Fiscal Year;
(v) without providing ten (10) 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 organization or principal place of business;
(vi) make any change in accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP; or
(vii) amend, modify or waive any of the First Amendment Effective Date Acquisition Documents, to the extent any such amendment, modification or waiver would be adverse to the interests of the Lenders without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent.
(m) Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
Enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
(n) Subordinated Debt Payments. Pay, prepay, redeem, purchase, repurchase, defease, retire or extinguish, or otherwise satisfy, or obligate itself or any other Loan Party or Subsidiary to do any of the foregoing, in respect of any Subordinated Debt, except that so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would arise therefrom, the Borrower may make payments of regularly scheduled principal, interest, accrued fees and expenses and customary indemnification obligations, and other required payments at the scheduled maturity thereof; provided, in each case with respect to Subordinated Debt, that any such payment is in compliance with the terms of any applicable subordination agreement entered into with the Administrative Agent on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(o) Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness. Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy or obligate itself to do so prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (including by the exercise of any right of setoff), or make any payment in violation of any subordination, standstill or collateral sharing terms of or governing any Indebtedness, except (a) the prepayment of the Credit Extensions in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (b) regularly scheduled or required repayments or redemptions of Indebtedness under the Indebtedness set forth in Schedule 7.02 and refinancings and refundings of such Indebtedness in compliance with Section 7.02(b).
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(p) Amendment, Etc. of Indebtedness.
(i) Amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of any Subordinated Debt Document or give any consent, waiver or approval thereunder;
(ii) take any other action in connection with any Subordinated Debt Document that would impair the value of the interest or rights of any Loan Party thereunder or that would impair the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
(iii) amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness arising under the Loan Documents) if such amendment or modification would add or change any terms in a manner adverse to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or shorten the final maturity or average life to maturity or require any payment to be made sooner than originally scheduled or increase the interest rate applicable thereto.
(q) Sanctions.
Directly or indirectly, use any Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension to any Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer, Swingline Lender, or otherwise) of Sanctions.
(r) Anti-Corruption Laws.
Directly or indirectly, use any Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions.
(s) Holding Company Status.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Holdings shall not:
(a) incur, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness or any other obligation or liability whatsoever other than the Obligations and any other obligation under any Loan Document;
(b) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by it (other than Liens pursuant to any Loan Documents);
(c) create or acquire any direct Subsidiary or make or own any direct Investment in any Person other than in the Borrower and cash and Cash Equivalents;
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(d) fail to hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from all other Persons; or
(e) engage in any business or activity, hold any assets or incur any other liabilities, other than (i) the performance of its obligations as a Guarantor, (ii) the direct or indirect ownership of all outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iii) maintaining its corporate or other organizational existence, (iv) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative activities as a member of the consolidated group of companies including the Loan Parties, (v) executing, delivering and performing rights and obligations under the Loan Documents and any documents and agreement to any Acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder to which it is a party, (vi) making any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.06, (vii) making capital contributions to the Borrower, (viii) executing, delivering and performing rights and obligations under any employment agreements and any documents related thereto, (ix) incurrence of any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by Holdings under Section 7.01, (x) activities necessary or advisable to consummate the Transactions, (xi) any issuance or sale of its Equity Interests, (xii) providing indemnification to officers and directors in the ordinary course of business, and (xiii) any activities incidental or reasonably related to the foregoing clauses (i) – (xii).
(t) Preferred Equity.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Preferred Equity or Senior Preferred Equity, except:
(i) the Senior Preferred Equity and Preferred Equity outstanding on the Closing Date;
(ii) additional Senior Preferred Equity issued after the Closing Date so long as:
(1) no Default or Event of Default exists or would arise from the issuance thereof;
(2) on the date of the issuance thereof, (x) the Loan Parties are in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.11(b) and (y) the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, shall be less than 2.50 to 1.00;
(3) the terms of such Senior Preferred Equity shall (x) be the same as the Senior Preferred Equity outstanding on the Closing Date or (y) be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including dividend rate and any mandatory redemption date, if applicable, that exceeds the Maturity Date by at least six (6) months);
(4) the proceeds of such additional Senior Preferred Equity are used solely to consummate a Permitted Acquisition; and
(5) each Preferred Equity Holder of such additional Senior Preferred Equity is at all times subject to the terms of the Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement; and
(iii) additional Preferred Equity issued after the Closing Date so long as:
(1) no Default or Event of Default exists or would arise from the issuance thereof;
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(2) on the date of the issuance thereof, the Loan Parties are in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.11(b);
(3) the terms of such Preferred Equity shall (x) be the same as the Preferred Equity outstanding on the Closing Date or (y) be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including dividend rate and any mandatory redemption date, if applicable, that exceeds the Maturity Date by at least six (6) months); and
(4) each Preferred Equity Holder of such additional Preferred Equity is at all times subject to the terms of a Preferred Equity Subordination Agreement.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
(a) Events of Default.
Any of the following shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”):
(i) Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails 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 five (5) days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or
(ii) Specific Covenants. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05, 6.08, 6.10, 6.11, 6.15, Article VII or Article X; or
(iii) 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 this Agreement or any Loan other Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) the first day on which any Loan Party obtains knowledge of such failure or (ii) written notice thereof has been given to any Loan Party by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
(iv) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower 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 in any material respect (or any such representation, warranty, certification or statement that is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be incorrect or misleading in any respect) when made or deemed made; or
(v) Cross-Default. (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (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, 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; or (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 or any Subsidiary 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 or any Subsidiary thereof is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or
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(vi) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof 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
(vii) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof 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
(viii) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (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
(ix) 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 to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the 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
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(x) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any payment provision, any financial covenant or any other material 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 it is or becomes unlawful for a Loan Party to perform any of its obligations under the Loan Documents; or
(xi) Collateral Documents. Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents shall for any reason cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, or any Loan Party shall assert the invalidity of such Liens; or
(xii) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or
ix) Subordination. (i) Any of the subordination, standstill, payover and insolvency related provisions of any of the Subordinated Debt Documents (the “Subordinated Provisions”) shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of the applicable Subordinated Debt; or (ii) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, disavow or contest in any manner (A) the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Subordinated Provisions, (B) that the Subordinated Provisions exist for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties or (C) that all payments of principal of or premium and interest on the applicable Subordinated Debt, or realized from the liquidation of any property of any Loan Party, shall be subject to any of the Subordinated 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.
(b) 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:
(i) 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;
(ii) 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 Borrower;
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(iii) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect thereto); and
(iv) 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 event described in Section 8.01(f) with respect to the Borrower, the Commitment 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 Borrower 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.
(c) Borrower’s Right to Cure.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 8.01 or 8.02:
(i) Solely for the purpose of determining whether an Event of Default has occurred as a result of the failure to comply with any Financial Covenants, the Borrower may on one or more occasions designate a Specified Equity Contribution as a dollar-for-dollar increase to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable Fiscal Quarter; provided that (A) such Specified Equity Contribution (i) is actually received by Borrower after the end of such Fiscal Quarter and on or prior to the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such applicable Fiscal Quarter (the “Cure Expiration Date”) and (ii) does not exceed the aggregate amount necessary to cure any Event of Default resulting from the failure to comply with any Financial Covenant as of such date, (B) the Borrower shall have provided an irrevocable notice (the “Notice of Intent to Cure”) to the Administrative Agent during such 10 Business Day period that such amounts are designated as a Specified Equity Contribution and (C) the Borrower shall prepay the Loans with such net cash proceeds pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) on or prior to the Cure Expiration Date. The Specified Equity Contribution shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable Fiscal Quarter and included in any Measurement Period that includes such Fiscal Quarter.
(ii) The parties hereby acknowledge that any Specified Equity Contribution pursuant this Section 8.03 may not be relied on for any purposes of calculating any financial ratio-based covenants, tests or conditions, determining pricing and any baskets with respect to the covenants contained in the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any based on Consolidated EBITDA) other than for determining actual compliance with the Financial Covenants and shall not result in any adjustment to any amounts with respect to the Fiscal Quarter with respect to which such Specified Equity Contribution was made (or the period after such Fiscal Quarter but before delivery of the Notice of Intent to Cure) other than the amount of and for the purposes of the Consolidated EBITDA referred to in Section 8.03(a) above.
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(iii) In furtherance of Section 8.03(a) above, (i) upon actual receipt and designation of the Specified Equity Contribution by Borrower and the prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii), the Financial Covenants with respect to such Fiscal Quarter shall be deemed retroactively cured with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply with the Financial Covenants with respect to such Fiscal Quarter and any Event of Default or Default under Section 7.11(a) or (b) with respect to such Fiscal Quarter shall be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) no Lender or L/C Issuer shall be required to make any Credit Extension hereunder during the ten (10) Business Day period referred to above unless Borrower has actually received the proceeds of the Specified Equity Contribution (and prepaid the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii)), (iii) no Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof shall be permitted to make any Restricted Payments during the ten (10) Business Day period referred to above unless Borrower has actually received the proceeds of the Specified Equity Contribution (and prepaid the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii)) and no Restricted Payments shall be made with the proceeds of any Specified Equity Contribution and (iv) unless necessary to prevent fraud, material impairment of the rights of the Administrative Agent or Lenders under this Agreement or the tolling of an applicable statute of limitations, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender may exercise any rights or remedies under Section 8.02 (or under any other Loan Document) solely on the basis of any Default or Event of Default resulting from the failure to comply with any Financial Covenants with respect to such Fiscal Quarter following receipt of a Notice of Intent to Cure until the earlier of (i) the Cure Expiration Date has occurred without the Specified Equity Contribution having been received (or the Loans not being prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii)) and (ii) the Borrower provide written notice to the Administrative Agent of its intent not to further comply with its obligations to exercise its rights under this Section 8.03.
(iv) (i) In each period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters, there shall be at least two Fiscal Quarters in which no cure right set forth in this Section 8.03 is exercised, (ii) in each Fiscal Year, there shall not be more than one (1) cure right exercised pursuant to this Section 8.03, (iii) there shall be no exercise of the cure right set forth in this Section 8.03 in consecutive Fiscal Quarters and (iv) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness (through either netting of cash or the prepayment of the Loans) with the Specified Equity Contribution for determining compliance the Financial Covenants for the Fiscal Quarter with respect to which such Specified Equity Contribution was made.
(v) There can be no more than three (3) Fiscal Quarters in which the cure rights set forth in this Section 8.03 are exercised during the term of this Agreement.
(d) Application of Funds.
(i) 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 2.14 and 2.15, 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 Second clause payable to them;
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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 Third clause 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 and to the 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 Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.14, in each case ratably among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this Fourth clause held by them; and
Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
(ii) Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.14, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to the Fourth clause 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 8.04.
(iii) 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.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
(a) Appointment and Authority.
(i) Appointment. Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes Bank of America 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. The provisions of this Article IX are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the Borrower 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 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.
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(ii) Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Hedge Bank, and a potential Cash Management Bank) and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article XI (including Section 11.04(c), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
(b) Rights as a Lender.
The Person serving as the Administrative 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 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 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 hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or to provide notice to or consent of the Lenders with respect thereto.
(c) Exculpatory Provisions.
(i) The Administrative Agent or the Arranger, as applicable, shall not 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, the Administrative Agent or the Arranger, as applicable, and its Related Parties:
(1) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(2) shall not 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 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 the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative 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; and
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(3) shall not have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, to any Lender or the L/C Issuer any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates that is communicated to, or in the possession of, the Administrative Agent, Arrangers or any of their Related Parties in any capacity, except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent herein.
(ii) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by the Administrative 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 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 non-appealable judgment. The Administrative 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 by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.
(iii) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties have any duty or obligation to any Lender or participant 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, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Reliance by Administrative Agent.
The Administrative 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. The Administrative 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. The Administrative 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 shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objections.
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(e) Delegation of Duties.
The Administrative 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 the Administrative Agent. The Administrative 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 IX shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Facilities as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not 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 acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
(f) Resignation of Administrative Agent.
(i) Notice. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, 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 gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that in no event shall any successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(ii) Effect of Resignation. With effect from the Resignation Effective Date (i) the retiring Administrative 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 Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative 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 as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative 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 Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date), and the retiring Administrative 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 9.06). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article XI and Section 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (A) while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (B) after such resignation for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, (1) acting as collateral agent or otherwise holding any collateral security on behalf of any of the Secured Parties and (2) in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.
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x) L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender. Any resignation or removal by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.06 shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender. If Bank of America resigns as the 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 outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as the 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). If Bank of America resigns as Swingline Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swingline Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swingline Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment by the Borrower of a successor L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting 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 or Swingline Lender, as applicable, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective 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, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.
(g) Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Other Lenders.
Each Lender and the L/C Issuer expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent nor any of the Arrangers has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent or any of the Arrangers hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger to any Lender or the L/C Issuer as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent or any Arranger have disclosed material information in their (or their Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, 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 of, appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, 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 credit analysis, appraisals and 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, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender or L/C Issuer for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or L/C Issuer, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities.
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(h) 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 Arranger, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.
(i) Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding.
(i) 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 Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(1) 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), 2.09, 2.10(b) and 11.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
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(2) 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 2.09, 2.10(b) and 11.04.
(ii) Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative 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 to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer or in any such proceeding.
(iii) The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Secured Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Secured Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (i) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, (ii) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any 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 receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). In connection with any such bid (A) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (B) to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a)(i) through (ix) of Section 11.01 of this Agreement), and (C) to the extent that Secured Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Secured Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Secured Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Secured Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.
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(j) Collateral and Guaranty Matters.
(i) 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 Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,
(1) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative 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;
(2) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 7.01(i); and
(3) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents.
(ii) Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative 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 Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10. In each case as specified in this Section 9.10, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s 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 Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.10.
(iii) The Administrative Agent shall not 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 Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
(k) Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements.
Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Guaranty or any Collateral Document, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefit of the provisions of Section 8.04, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or the 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 Guaranty 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 a Facility Termination Date.
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(l) Certain ERISA Matters.
(i) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(1) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments, or this agreement,
(2) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84–14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95–60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90–1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91–38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96–23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(3) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84–14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84–14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84–14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(4) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(ii) In addition, unless either (1) clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
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(m) Recovery of Erroneous Payments.
Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender Recipient Party, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by the Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender Recipient Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender Recipient Party in immediately available funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by 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. Each Lender Recipient Party irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender Recipient Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender Recipient Party comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.
CONTINUING GUARANTY
(a) Guaranty.
Each Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantees, as primary obligor and 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 Secured Obligations (for each Guarantor, subject to the proviso in this sentence, its “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor and (b) the liability of each Guarantor individually with respect to this Guaranty 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. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guaranteed Obligations shall include any such indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities, or portion thereof, which may be or hereafter become unenforceable or compromised or shall be an allowed or disallowed claim under any proceeding or case commenced by or against any debtor under any Debtor Relief Laws. The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the 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 Guaranty 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 Guaranty, 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.
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(b) 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 Guaranty or any Secured Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative 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 Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of such Guarantor.
(c) Certain Waivers.
Each Guarantor waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Secured Obligations.
(d) 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 Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.
(e) Subrogation.
No Guarantor shall exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the Secured Obligations and any amounts payable under this Guaranty have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and the Commitments and the Facilities 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.
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(f) Termination; Reinstatement.
This Guaranty 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 Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower 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 Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of each Guarantor under this Section 10.06 shall survive termination of this Guaranty.
(g) 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 Borrower 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.
(h) Condition of Borrower.
Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower and any other guarantor such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower 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 Borrower 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).
(i) Appointment of Borrower.
Each of the Loan Parties hereby appoints the Borrower to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that (a) the Borrower may execute such documents and provide such authorizations on behalf of such Loan Parties as the Borrower deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Loan Party shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document and/or authorization executed on its behalf, (b) any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or a Lender to the Borrower shall be deemed delivered to each Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, authorization, instrument or agreement executed by the Borrower on behalf of each of the Loan Parties.
(j) 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.
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(k) Keepwell.
Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty 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 10.11 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 10.11 to constitute, and this Section 10.11 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.
MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Amendments, Etc.
(i) Subject to Section 3.03, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower 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:
(1) 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);
(2) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees 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;
(3) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (A) of the second proviso to this Section 11.01) any fees or other amounts payable 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 (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or to reduce any fee payable hereunder;
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(4) (i) change Section 8.04 or Section 2.13 in a manner that would have the effect of altering the ratable reduction of Commitments, pro rata payments or pro rata sharing of payments required hereunder without the written consent of each Lender or (ii) change Section 2.12(f) in a manner that would alter the pro rata application required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby or (iii) subordinate, or have the effect of subordinating, the Obligations hereunder or the Liens on the Collateral hereunder to any other Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) release, or have the effect of releasing, all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees of the Obligations, in each case, without the written consent of each Lender;
(5) change any provision of this Section 11.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Required Class 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;
(6) release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;
(7) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Subsidiary from the Guaranty is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone);
(8) release the Borrower or permit the Borrower to assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents without the consent of each Lender; or
(9) directly and materially adversely affect the rights of Lenders holding Commitments or Loans of one Class differently from the rights of Lenders holding Commitments or Loans of any other Class without the written consent of the applicable Required Class Lenders;
and provided, further, that (A) 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; (B) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swingline Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swingline Lender under this Agreement; (C) 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 (D) the Fee Letter and the First Amendment Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) 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 a Facility, may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (A) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (B) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender, or all Lenders or each affected Lender under a Facility, that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender; (ii) 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 (iii) 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.
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(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated, such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the schedules and exhibits thereto), then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
(b) Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.
(i) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in clause (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:
(1) if to Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender, to the address, fax number, e-mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 1.01(a); and
(2) if to any other Lender, to the address, fax 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 Borrower).
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 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 clause (b) below shall be effective as provided in such clause (b).
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(ii) Electronic Communications.
(1) Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FPML messaging, and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to an electronic communications agreement (or such other procedures approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion); provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender, the Swingline Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender, the Swingline Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article II by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Borrower 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.
(2) Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (A) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement) and (B) notices and other communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received by the intended recipient 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) indicating that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that for both clauses (A) and (B), if such notice 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.
(iii) 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 or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to Holdings, the Borrower, 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 the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or through the Internet.
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(iv) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Holdings, Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender may change its address, fax number or telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, fax number or telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender. 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, fax 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 Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal or state securities laws.
(v) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including, without limitation, telephonic or electronic notices, Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications, Notice of Loan Prepayment and Swingline Loan Notices) 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 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 may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
(c) No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.
(i) No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative 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.
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(ii) 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 or the Swingline Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender, as the case may be) 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 2.13), 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 2.13, 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.
(d) Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(i) Costs and Expenses. The Loan Parties shall pay within ten (10) Business Days of demand therefor (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including, but not limited to, (A) the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of one primary firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (taken as a whole) and (B) due diligence expenses), 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, extension, reinstatement or renewal of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and disbursements of (x) one primary firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and the Lenders, taken as a whole, (y) if reasonably necessary, of one local firm of counsel in any relevant jurisdiction to all such Persons, taken as a whole and (z) solely in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel to all affected parties, taken as a whole), 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 11.04, or (B) in connection with Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
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(ii) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related Party 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 fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to one firm of counsel to the Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, solely in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel to all affected Indemnitees, taken as a whole (and, if reasonably necessary, of one local firm of counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to all such Persons, taken as a whole)) for any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrower 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 (including, without limitation, the Indemnitee’s reliance on any Communication executed using an Electronic Signature, or in the form of an Electronic Record), 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, leased or operated by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, 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 the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE INDEMNITEE; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by any Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. 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.
(iii) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Loan Parties for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 11.04 to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender 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), such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), provided, 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 any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).
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(iv) 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 clause (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 that are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
(v) Payments. All amounts due under this Section 11.04 shall be payable not later than ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor.
(vi) Survival. The agreements in this Section 11.04 and the indemnity provisions of Section 11.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.
(e) Payments Set Aside.
To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative 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 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 upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative 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.
(f) Successors and Assigns.
(i) 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 Borrower 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 each Lender 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 Section 11.06(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.06(d), or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 11.06(e) (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 Section 11.06(d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
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(ii) 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 clause (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swingline Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that (in each case with respect to any Facility) any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) Minimum Amounts.
(a) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment under any Facility and/or the Loans at the time owing to it (in each case with respect to any Facility) or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds (determined after giving effect to such assignments) that equal at least the amount specified in clause (b)(i)(B) of this Section 11.06 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 clause (b)(i)(A) of this Section 11.06, 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, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Facility, or $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Term Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(2) 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, except that this clause (b)(ii) shall not apply to the Swingline Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swingline Loans.
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(3) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by clause (b)(i)(B) of this Section 11.06 and, in addition:
(a) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned 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 the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof; and provided, further, that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required during the primary syndication of the Facilities;
(b) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (1) any unfunded Term Commitment or any Revolving 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 or (2) any Term Loan to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(c) the consent of the L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Facility.
(4) 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 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.
(5) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s 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), (C) to a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated by or for the primary benefit of one or more natural Persons) or (D) any holder of Subordinated Debt.
(6) 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 sub-participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower 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) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. 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 clause (b)(vi), then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
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(7) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.06(c), 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, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a 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 clause (b) 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 Section 11.06(d).
(iii) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower (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 interest amounts) 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 Borrower, 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 Borrower and any Lender (with respect to such Lender’s interest only), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(iv) Participations.
(1) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of one or more natural Persons, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s 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 and/or Swingline Loans) 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 Borrower, 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. 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.
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(2) 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 the first proviso to Section 11.01 that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.01(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(f) 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 clause (b) of this Section 11.06; provided that such Participant (A) shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 11.13 as if it were an assignee under clause (b) of this Section 11.06 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 Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 11.13 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 2.13 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 Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and interest amounts) 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.
(v) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note or 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.
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(vi) Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Revolving Commitment and Revolving Loans pursuant to clause (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swingline Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America 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 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)). If Bank of America resigns as Swingline Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swingline Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swingline Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swingline Lender, (A) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender, as the case may be, and (B) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.
(g) Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.
(i) Treatment of Certain Information. Each of the Administrative 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, its auditors and 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 purporting to have 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 11.07, 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 any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.16(c) 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 the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) on a confidential basis to (A) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (B) the provider of any Platform or other electronic delivery service used by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and/or the Swingline Lender to deliver Borrower Materials or notices to the Lenders or (viii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the application, issuance, publishing and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, or (ix) with the consent of the Borrower or to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 11.07, (xi) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or (xii) is independently discovered or developed by a party hereto without utilizing any Information received from the Borrower or violating the terms of this Section 11.07. For purposes of this Section 11.07, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 11.07 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. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Commitments.
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(ii) Non-Public Information. Each of the Administrative 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, 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.
(iii) 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 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 Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event the Loan Parties or such Affiliate will consult with such Person before issuing such press release or other public disclosure.
(iv) Customary Advertising Material. The Loan Parties consent to the publication by the Administrative 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 Sponsor is given reasonable advance notice and the opportunity to consult in any such publication which contains the name, logo or trademark of “SunTx” or reasonably related names, logos or trademarks.
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(h) 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 Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, the L/C Issuer or such 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 Borrower 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 2.15 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 11.08 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 under Applicable Law. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower 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.
(i) 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 Borrower. 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.
(j) Integration; Effectiveness.
This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative 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, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successor and assigns.
(k) 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.
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(l) 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 11.12, 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, the L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
(m) Replacement of Lenders.
(i) If the Borrower is 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 Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, 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:
(1) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 11.06(b);
(2) 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 Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(3) 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;
(4) such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Laws; and
(5) 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.
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(ii) 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 Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
(iii) Each party hereto agrees that (i) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 11.13 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and (ii) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to an be bound by the terms thereof; provided, that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender, provided further that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 11.13 to the contrary, (A) the Lender that acts as the L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements satisfactory to such Lender (including the furnishing of a backstop standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer or the depositing of Cash Collateral into a Cash Collateral account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer) have been made with respect to such outstanding Letter of Credit and (B) the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.06.
(n) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
(i) 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.
(ii) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES 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, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE 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 OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL 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, 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 BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
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(iii) WAIVER OF VENUE. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, 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 CLAUSE (b) OF THIS SECTION 11.14. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY 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.
(iv) 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.
(o) 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.
(p) 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 Guaranty, 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 11.16, 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.
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(q) 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 Borrower, Holdings and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, Holdings, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates, on the other hand, (ii) each of the Borrower, Holdings 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 Borrower, Holdings and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower, Holdings, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, nor any Lender nor any of their respective Affiliates has any obligation to the Borrower, Holdings, 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, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, Holdings, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, nor any Lender nor any of their respective Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, Holdings, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower, Holdings and each other Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transactions contemplated hereby.
(r) Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts.
This Agreement, any Loan Document and any other Communication, including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each of the Loan Parties and each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender, and each Lender (collectively, each a “Credit Party”) agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered. Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Credit Parties may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document. All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer nor Swingline Lender is under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and/or Swingline Lender has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Credit Parties shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party and/or any Credit Party without further verification and (b) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Credit Party, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart. For purposes hereof, “Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.
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Neither the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer nor Swingline Lender shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s, L/C Issuer’s or Swingline Lender’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means). The Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any Communication (which writing may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution or signed using an Electronic Signature) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker thereof).
Each of the Loan Parties and each Credit Party hereby waives (i) any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document, and (ii) waives any claim against the Administrative Agent, each Credit Party and each Related Party for any liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Credit Party’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures, including any liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Loan Parties to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
(s) 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 Borrower and the other Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107–56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and each other Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and each other Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower and each other Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, 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.
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| (t) | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. |
Solely to the extent any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of a Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(i) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(ii) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(1) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(2) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(3) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
(u) Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.
To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
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c) Time of the Essence.
Time is of the essence of the Loan Documents.
d) ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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Exhibit 23.3
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Amendment No. 2 to Form S-4 of our report dated March 14, 2025, relating to the financial statements of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and for the year ended December 31, 2024 and for the period from March 7, 2023 (Inception) through December 31, 2023, which is contained in that Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
East Brunswick, New Jersey
February 4, 2026
Exhibit 23.4
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Amendment No. 2 to Form S-4 of our report dated January 15, 2026, relating to the financial statements of Suncrete, Inc as of September 30, 2025, and for the period from September 30, 2025 (Inception) through September 30, 2025, which is contained in that Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
East Brunswick, New Jersey
February 4, 2026
Exhibit 23.5
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have issued our report dated November 12, 2025, with respect to the combined financial statements of Eagle Redi-Mix Concrete, LLC and Ram Transportation, LLC, contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts.”
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
February 4, 2026
Exhibit 23.6
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have issued our report dated November 12, 2025 (except for Note 20, as to which the date is February 4, 2026), with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts.”
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
February 4, 2026
Exhibit 23.7
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the inclusion of our auditor’s report dated April 28, 2025 (except for Note 11, as to which the date is October 15, 2025) relating to the financial statements of Schwarz Ready Mix as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, in Suncrete, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus and elsewhere in such Registration Statement.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
February 4, 2026
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| HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4 PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THE PROXY CARD IF YOU ARE VOTING ELECTRONICALLY. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY. IMMEDIATE 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week or by Mail or Telephone Vote by Internet Q U I C K E A S Y FOLD HERE • DO NOT SEPARATE • INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED INTERNET – www.cstproxyvote.com Use the Internet to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to vote your shares. Vote at the Meeting – If you plan to attend the virtual online extraordinary general meeting, you will need your 12 digit control number to vote electronically at the special meeting. To attend: https://www.cstproxy.com/ haymakeracquisition4/2026 MAIL – Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided. Your Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card. Votes submitted electronically over the Internet must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on , 2026. 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Shareholders’ Meeting”) of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Haymaker”), will be held in person on [•], 2026, at [•], Eastern Time, at the o ces of DLA Piper LLP (US) at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or such other date, time, and place to which such meeting may be adjourned. We are also planning for the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held virtually pursuant to the procedures described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time (the “Existing Organizational Documents”), but the physical location of the meetings will remain at the location speci ed above for the purposes of Cayman Islands law and Existing Organizational Documents. At the Shareholders’ Meeting, Haymaker shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals on the reverse side: (Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side) HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4 PROXY CARD THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON , 2026. |
| Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders To view the Proxy Statement and to Attend the Extraordinary General Meeting, please go to: https://www.cstproxy.com/haymakeracquisition4/2026 2026 Shareholder Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposals — To consider and vote upon two separate proposals to approve by way of an ordinary resolution the Business Combination (as de ned below) and approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2025 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Haymaker, Suncrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of Haymaker (“New Suncrete” or “PubCo”), Haymaker Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub I”), Haymaker Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub II” and together with Merger Sub I, the “Merger Subs”), and Concrete Partners Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Suncrete”), which provides for a business combination between Haymaker and Suncrete, pursuant to which the business combination will be e ected in three steps: (a) on the date of the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Closing Date”), Haymaker will transfer by way of continuation out of its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware (the “Domestication” and the time at which the Domestication becomes e ective, the “Domestication E ective Time”), (b) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Domestication, Merger Sub I will merge with and into Haymaker (the “Initial Merger”), with SPAC surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (c) on the Closing Date and immediately following the Initial Merger, Merger Sub II will merge with and into Suncrete (the “Acquisition Merger” and, together with the Initial Merger, the “Mergers”, and together with the Domestication and all other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination”), with Suncrete surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Suncrete. Shareholder Proposal No. 2 — The Domestication Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, by way of an ordinary resolution, the change of SPAC’s jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as an exempted company with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands and continuing and domesticating as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Shareholder Proposal No. 3 — The Organizational Documents Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by way of special resolution, upon the Domestication taking e ect, the adoption of (a)the proposed certi cate of incorporation and the proposed bylaws of SPAC (the “SPAC Organizational Documents”) in place of the Existing Organizational Documents, and (b) the proposed amended and restated certi cate of incorporation and the proposed amended and restated bylaws of PubCo (the “Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents”), which, if approved, would take e ect at the Initial Merger E ective Time. Shareholder Proposal No. 4 — The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals — To consider and vote upon eight separate proposals to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, by ordinary resolution, material di erences between the Existing Organizational Documents and the Proposed PubCo Organizational Documents, which are being presented separately in accordance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission guidance to give shareholders the opportunity to present their separate views on important corporate governance provisions. Shareholder Proposal No. 5 — The NYSE Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution, for purposes of complying with applicable listing rules of The New York Stock Exchange, the issuance of (i) up to an aggregate of [ ] shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001, of New Suncrete (the “PubCo Class A Common Stock”) in connection with the Business Combination and the PIPE O ering. Shareholder Proposal No. 6 — The 2026 Plan Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution and adopt the Suncrete, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan and material terms thereunder. Shareholder Proposal No. 7 — The ESPP Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution and adopt the Suncrete, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and material terms thereunder. Shareholder Proposal No. 8 — The Shareholder Adjournment Proposal — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve by ordinary resolution the adjournment of the Shareholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or convenient, (i) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insu cient votes for, or otherwise in connection with the approval of one or more proposals at the Shareholders’ Meeting, (ii) if Haymaker determines that one or more of the conditions to Closing is not or will not be satis ed or waived or (iii) to facilitate the Domestication, the Mergers or any other transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or the related agreements. CONTROL NUMBER Signature______________________________ Signature, if held jointly__________________________________ Date_____________, 2026 Signature should agree with name printed hereon. If shares are held in the name of more than one person, EACH joint owner should sign. Executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, and attorneys should indicate the capacity in which they sign. Attorneys should submit powers of attorney. PROXY CARD THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ALL PROPOSALS. Please mark your votes like this X FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN |
| HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4 PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THE PROXY CARD IF YOU ARE VOTING ELECTRONICALLY. 203737 Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 Warrant Card_Rev4 Front YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY. IMMEDIATE - 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week or by Mail Vote by Internet - QUICK EASY FOLD HERE • DO NOT SEPARATE • INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED INTERNET – www.cstproxyvote.com Use the Internet to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to vote your shares. Vote at the Meeting – If you plan to attend the virtual online special meeting of warrantholders, you will need your 12 digit control number to vote electronically at the special meeting. To attend: https://www.cstproxy. com/haymakeracquisition4/whm2026 MAIL – Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided. Your Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card. Votes submitted electronically over the Internet must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on , 2026. 2026 Warrantholder Proposal No. 1 — The Warrant Amendment Proposal — To consider and vote upon an amendment to the Warrant Agreement that governs all of Haymaker’s outstanding proxys to provide that, immediately prior to the Domestication Effective Time (as defined in the proxy statement/prospectus), each holder of a SPAC Public Warrant will receive, for each such SPAC Public Warrant, a cash payment of $1.00. Warrantholder Proposal No. 2 — The Warrantholder Adjournment Proposal — To allow Haymaker’s board of directors to adjourn the Warrantholders’ Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies. CONTROL NUMBER Signature______________________________ Signature, if held jointly__________________________________ Date_____________, 2026 Signature should agree with name printed hereon. If shares are held in the name of more than one person, EACH joint owner should sign. Executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, and attorneys should indicate the capacity in which they sign. Attorneys should submit powers of attorney. PROXY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ALL PROPOSALS. Please mark your votes like this X FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN |
| 203737 Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4 Warrant Card_Rev4 Back Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of Warrantholders To view the Proxy Statement and to Attend the Meeting, please go to: https://www.cstproxy.com/haymakeracquisition4/whm2026 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the public proxyholders (the “Warrantholders’ Meeting”) of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Haymaker,” “SPAC,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), will be held in person on [•], 2026, at [•], Eastern Time, at the offices of DLA Piper LLP (US) at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, or such other date, time, and place to which such meeting may be adjourned. We are planning for the Warrantholders’ Meeting to be held virtually pursuant to the procedures described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, but the physical location of the meeting will remain at the location specified above for the purposes of The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. At the Warrantholders’ Meeting, Haymaker warrantholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals on the reverse side: (Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side) HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4 PROXY CARD THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF WARRANTHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON , 2026. |