Ubiquiti Inc 10-Q for FY2026 Q3
Ubiquiti Inc. (UI)
10-Q
2026-05-08
For: 2026-03-31
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About this 10-Q
Ubiquiti Inc filed this 10-Q on May 8, 2026, covering the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (FY2026 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2026, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $788.2M
- up 18.7% from $664.17M a year earlier
- Net income
- $233.91M
- up 29.6% from net income of $180.44M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $3.86
- up 29.5% from $2.98 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
OR
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from to
Commission File No. 001-35300
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)
(646 ) 780-7958
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of May 7, 2026, 60,522,085 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001, were issued and outstanding.
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UBIQUITI INC.
INDEX TO
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
UBIQUITI INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
| March 31, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ | |||||||||||
| Inventories | |||||||||||
| Vendor deposits | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred tax assets | |||||||||||
| Other long-term assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Income taxes payable | |||||||||||
| Debt — short-term | |||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Income taxes payable — long-term | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities — long-term | |||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock—$ | |||||||||||
Common stock—$ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid–in capital | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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UBIQUITI INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Nine Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales, general and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense and other, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share of common stock: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share of common stock: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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UBIQUITI INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock units issued, net of tax withholdings | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid on common stock ($ | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock units issued, net of tax withholdings | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid on common stock ($ | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock units issued, net of tax withholdings | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid on common stock ($ | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock units issued, net of tax withholdings | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid on common stock ($ | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock units issued, net of tax withholdings | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid on common stock ($ | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock units issued, net of tax withholdings | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid on common stock ($ | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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UBIQUITI INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands) (Unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | |||||||||||
| Non-cash lease expense | ( | ||||||||||
| Provision for excess and obsolete inventory | |||||||||||
| Provision for loss on vendor deposits | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | |||||||||||
| Deferred taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Provision for bad debts | |||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Inventories | ( | ||||||||||
| Vendor deposits | ( | ||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||||||
| Income taxes payable | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Deferred revenues | |||||||||||
| Accrued and other liabilities | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment and other long-term assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from borrowing under the credit facility- Revolver | |||||||||||
| Repayment against credit facility- Revolver | ( | ||||||||||
| Repayment against credit facility- Term Loan | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Payment of common stock cash dividends | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock units | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | |||||||||||
| Income taxes paid, net of refunds | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Interest paid | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Right-of-use asset recognized | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Unpaid property and equipment and other long-term assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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UBIQUITI INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1—BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Business— Ubiquiti Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, “Ubiquiti” or the “Company”) develop high performance networking technology for service providers, enterprises, and consumers globally.
The Company operates on a fiscal year ending June 30. In these notes, Ubiquiti refers to the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and 2025, as fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025, respectively.
Basis of Presentation— The Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) related to interim financial statements based on applicable Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of the Company, of a normal and recurring nature and those necessary to state fairly the statements of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the dates and periods presented. The June 30, 2025 balance sheet was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on August 22, 2025 (the “Annual Report”). The results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future periods.
NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company’s significant accounting policies are disclosed in its audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, included in the Annual Report. There have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as discussed in the Annual Report.
Use of Accounting Estimates
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective
Income Taxes
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) (“ASU 2023-09”), which amends the existing guidance relating to the annual disclosures for accounting for income taxes. ASU 2023-09 requires a public business entity to disclose a tabular rate reconciliation using specified categories and providing additional information for reconciling items that exceed a quantitative threshold. In addition, ASU 2023-09 requires the disaggregation of federal, state and foreign income taxes paid (net of funds received), with further disaggregation required for individual jurisdictions in which the income taxes paid exceed five percent of the Company's total income taxes paid. The provision for income taxes in the Company's statement of operations will also be required to be disaggregated by federal, state and foreign jurisdictions. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 will become effective for annual disclosures for fiscal year 2026. The FASB indicated ASU 2023-09 should be applied on a prospective basis, but retrospective application is permitted. This ASU will only impact our disclosures with no impact to our results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition.
Disaggregation of Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03 Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”) which requires public business entities to disclose in the notes to the financial statements, among other things, specific information about certain costs and expenses including purchases of inventory; employee compensation; and depreciation, amortization and depletion expenses for each caption on the income statement where such expenses are included. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 will become effective for
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annual disclosures in the Company's fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, with interim period disclosures required effective with the Company's fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028. Early adoption is permitted, and the amendments may be applied prospectively to reporting periods after the effective date or retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements. We expect this ASU to only impact our disclosures with no impact to our results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition.
Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. The amendments in this update provide a practical expedient permitting a public business entity to assume that conditions at the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the life of the asset when estimating expected credit losses for current classified accounts receivable and contract assets. The amendments in ASU 2025-05 will become effective for annual and interim reporting period disclosures in the Company's fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the practical expedient permitted under this ASU.
Interim Reporting
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. The ASU clarifies interim disclosure requirements and the applicability of Topic 270. The objective of the amendments is to provide further clarity about the current interim disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for the Company for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning July 1, 2028. Adoption of this ASU can be applied using either a prospective or a retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU and do not expect this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Codification Improvements
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-12, Codification Improvements. The ASU addresses thirty-three items, representing the changes to the Codification that (1) clarify, (2) correct errors, or (3) make minor improvements. Generally, the amendments in this ASU are not intended to result in significant changes for most entities. The ASU is effective for the Company for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning July 1, 2027. The adoption method of this ASU may vary, on an issue-by-issue basis. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU and do not expect this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3—REVENUES
Revenue is primarily generated from the sale of hardware as well as the related implied post contract services (“PCS”).
Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. Revenue is recognized when obligations under the terms of a contract with our customers are satisfied; generally, this occurs with the transfer of control of our products and PCS to our customers. Transfer of control to the customer for products generally occurs at the point in time when products have been shipped to our customer as this represents the point in time when the customer has a present obligation to pay and physical possession including title and risk of loss have been transferred to the customer. Revenue for PCS is recognized ratably over time over the estimated period for which implied PCS services will be delivered.
Disaggregation of Revenue
See Note 12, “Segment Information, Revenues by Geography and Significant Customers” for disaggregation of revenue by product category and geography.
Contract Balances
The timing of revenue recognition, billing and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, deferred revenue primarily attributable to PCS and customer deposits on the consolidated balance sheets. Accounts receivable are recognized in the period the Company’s right to the consideration is unconditional. Our contract liabilities consist of advance payments (customer deposits) as well as billing in excess of revenue recognized primarily related to deferred revenue. We classify customer deposits as a current liability, and deferred revenue as a current or non-current liability based on the timing of when we expect to fulfill these remaining performance obligations. The current portion of deferred revenue is included in other current liabilities and the non-current portion is included in other long-term liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.
As of March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2025, the Company’s customer deposits were $2.4 million and $2.8 million, respectively.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s deferred revenue, included in other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities, was $52.4 million and $36.2 million, respectively.
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As of June 30, 2025, the Company’s deferred revenue, included in other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities, was $36.0 million and $26.0 million, respectively.
We expect the majority of our deferred revenue to convert to revenue within two years . For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, we recognized revenues amounting to $7.7 million and $29.3 million, respectively, from the deferred revenue balance as of June 30, 2025. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, we recognized revenues amounting to $4.3 million and $16.6 million, respectively, from the deferred revenue balance as of June 30, 2024.
NOTE 4—EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Nine Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing basic earnings per share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add—dilutive potential common shares: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock units | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing diluted net income per share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share of common stock: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Company excludes potentially dilutive securities from its diluted net income per share calculation when their effect would be anti-dilutive to net income per share amounts.
NOTE 5—BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Finished goods | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Raw materials | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Prepaid income taxes | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | |||||||||||
| Other taxes | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Testing equipment | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Tooling equipment | |||||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | |||||||||||
| Computer and other equipment | |||||||||||
| Software | |||||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | |||||||||||
| Corporate aircraft | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, gross | |||||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Other Long-term Assets
Other long-term assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong Tax deposit (1) | $ | $ | |||||||||
Intangible assets, net (2)(3) | |||||||||||
| Other long-term assets, net | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1) The Company expects the deposits made with the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (“IRD”) to be refunded upon completion of the audit. See Note 11, “Income Taxes” to the consolidated financial statements for additional details regarding this ongoing tax audit.
(2) Accumulated amortization was $9.8 million and $9.1 million as of March 31, 2026, and June 30, 2025, respectively.
(3) Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.1 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.4 million and $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, respectively.
The following table presents expected future intangible asset amortization as of March 31, 2026:
| Fiscal 2026 (remainder) | $ | |||||||
| Fiscal 2027 | ||||||||
| Fiscal 2028 | ||||||||
| Fiscal 2029 | ||||||||
| Fiscal 2030 | ||||||||
| Thereafter | ||||||||
| Total future intangible asset amortization | $ | |||||||
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Other Current Liabilities
Other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Deferred revenue — short-term | $ | ||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | |||||||||||
| Lease liability— current | |||||||||||
| Warranty accrual | |||||||||||
| Accrued compensation and benefits | |||||||||||
| Customer deposits | |||||||||||
| Reserve for sales returns | |||||||||||
| Inventory received not billed | |||||||||||
| Other payables | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Deferred revenue — long-term | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Deferred tax liability | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
NOTE 6—ACCRUED WARRANTY
The Company offers warranties on certain products, generally a period of to two years and records a liability for the estimated future costs associated with potential warranty claims. The warranty costs are reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations within cost of revenues. The warranties are typically in effect for one year for distributors from the date of shipment and two years for direct sales from the date of delivery. The Company assesses the adequacy of its accrued warranty liabilities and adjusts the amounts as necessary based on historical experience factors and changes in future estimates. Historical factors include product failure rates, material usage and service delivery costs incurred in correcting product failures. In certain circumstances, the Company may have recourse from its contract manufacturers for replacement cost of defective products, which it also factors into its warranty liability assessment.
Warranty obligations, included in other current liabilities, were as follows (in thousands):
| Nine Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accruals for warranties issued during the period | |||||||||||
| Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Settlements made during the period | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | |||||||||
NOTE 7—DEBT
The Facilities
On February 27, 2026, the company fully repaid its Term Loan Facility (defined below). There was no outstanding balance under the Revolving Facility (defined below) at the March 30, 2026 maturity date.
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Term Loan Facilities
During the nine months ended March 31, 2026, the Company made aggregate payments of $255.1 million under the Term Loan Facilities, of which $250.0 million was repayment of principal and $5.1 million was payment of interest.
Revolving Facility
There were no payments made under the Revolving Facility during the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
On March 30, 2021, the Company, as borrower and certain domestic subsidiaries, as guarantors (the “Domestic Guarantors”), entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (as amended by a first amendment on April 3, 2023, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), the other financial institutions named as lenders therein, and Wells Fargo as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders, that extended the $700 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) and provided a $500 million senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility,” and together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Facilities”), and extended the maturity of the Facilities to March 30, 2026. In addition, the Facilities include an option to request increases in the amounts of such credit facilities by up to an additional $500 million in the aggregate. The loans under the Term Loan Facility were payable in quarterly installments of $6.25 million per quarter, commencing with the quarter ending June 30, 2021. On February 27, 2026, we fully repaid the Term Loan Facility. The Facilities were scheduled to mature on March 30, 2026. There were no amounts outstanding under the Revolving Facility at maturity.
The obligations of the Company and certain domestic subsidiaries under the Amended Credit Agreement were guaranteed by the Domestic Guarantors and were collateralized by substantially all assets (excluding intellectual property) of the Company and the Domestic Guarantors.
There are no unamortized debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2026. Amortization of debt issuance costs included in interest expense for both the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 were $0.3 1.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
The Company's debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Term Loan Facility - short term | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Debt issuance costs, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Total Debt - short term | |||||||||||
The Revolving Facility included a sub-limit of $25.0 million for letters of credit and a sub-limit of $25.0 million for swingline loans. The Facilities were available for working capital and general corporate purposes that comply with the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, including to finance the repurchase of the Company’s common stock or to make dividends to the holders of the Company's common stock. Under the Amended Credit Agreement, revolving loans and swingline loans could be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed until March 30, 2026, at which time all amounts borrowed must be repaid. Loans under the Facilities could be prepaid at any time without penalty. There was no outstanding balance under the Revolving Facility at maturity.
The revolving loans and term loans under the Term Loan Facility bore interest, at the Company’s option, at either (i) a floating rate per annum equal to the Base Rate (as defined below) plus a margin of between 0.50 % and 1.25 %, depending on the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter or (ii) a floating per annum rate equal to the Adjusted Term SOFR (as defined below) for a specified period, plus a margin of between 1.50 % and 2.25 %, depending on the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter. Swingline loans bore interest at a floating rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus a margin of between 0.50 % and 1.25 %, depending on the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter. Base Rate was defined in the Amended Credit Agreement as the highest of (a) the Prime Rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), (b) the Federal Funds Rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) plus 0.50 % and (c) Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect on such day plus 1.00 %; each change in the Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR, as applicable (provided that clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which Adjusted Term SOFR is unavailable or unascertainable). The Base Rate should not be less than 1.00 %. Adjusted Term SOFR was Term SOFR (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) plus 0.10 % per annum; provided that Adjusted Term SOFR should in no event be less than 0.00 %.
A default interest rate should apply on all obligations during certain events of default under the Amended Credit Agreement at a rate per annum equal to 2.00 % above the applicable interest rate. The Company would pay to each lender a facility fee on a quarterly basis based on the unused amount of each lender’s commitment to make revolving loans, of between 0.20 % and 0.35 %, depending on the
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Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter. The Company would also pay to the applicable lenders on a quarterly basis certain fees based on the daily amount available to be drawn under each outstanding letter of credit, including aggregate letter of credit commissions of between 1.50 % and 2.25 %, depending on the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, and issuance fees of 0.125 % per annum. The Company was also obligated to pay Wells Fargo, as agent, fees customary for a credit facility of this size and type.
The Amended Credit Agreement required the Company to maintain during the term of the Facilities a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio of 3.50 to 1.00 and a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of 3.50 to 1.00. In addition, the Amended Credit Agreement contained customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, grant liens or enter into agreements restricting their ability to grant liens on property, enter into mergers, dispose of assets, change their accounting or reporting policies, change their business and incur indebtedness, in each case subject to customary exceptions for a credit facility of this size and type. The Amended Credit Agreement included customary events of default that include, among other things, non-payment of principal, interest or fees, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, violation of covenants, cross default to certain other indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency events, material judgments, change of control and certain ERISA events. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement.
NOTE 8—LEASES
The Company has entered into agreements under which we lease various real estate spaces in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, under non-cancellable leases that expire on various dates through fiscal 2037. Some of our leases include options to extend the term of such leases for a period from 12 months to 60 months, and/or have options to early terminate the lease. As of March 31, 2026, we included such options in determining the lease terms for certain of our leases because we were reasonably certain that we would exercise the extension options. Most of our leases require us to pay certain operating expenses in addition to base rent, such as taxes, insurance and maintenance costs.
The following table summarizes our lease costs for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):
| Financial Statement Classification | Three Months Ended March 31, | Nine Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fixed lease costs | Operating expenses | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total lease costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The operating lease costs in the table above include costs for long-term and short-term leases. Total short-term costs for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were immaterial. Variable lease costs primarily include maintenance, utilities and operating expenses that are incremental to the fixed base rent payments and are excluded from the calculation of operating lease liabilities and ROU assets. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, cash paid for amounts associated with the Company's operating lease liabilities was approximately $4.7 million and $4.3 million, respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, cash paid for amounts associated with the Company's operating lease liabilities were approximately $14.1 million and $13.3 million, respectively. Cash paid for amounts associated with the Company’s operating lease liabilities were classified as operating activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows.
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The following table shows the Company’s undiscounted future fixed payment obligations under the Company’s recognized operating leases and a reconciliation to the operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2026:
Remainder of Fiscal 2026 | $ | |||||||
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| Thereafter | ||||||||
| Total future fixed operating lease payments | $ | |||||||
| Less: Imputed interest | $ | |||||||
| Total operating lease liabilities | $ | |||||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases | ||||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases | % | |||||||
NOTE 9—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Purchase Obligations
We subcontract with third parties to manufacture our products and supply key components. As of March 31, 2026, we had $1,226.7 million of purchase commitments with these third parties. If we cancel all or part of the orders, we may still be liable to the contract manufacturers for the cost of the components purchased by the subcontractors to manufacture our products. There have been no significant liabilities for current or anticipated cancellations recorded as of March 31, 2026. Our consolidated financial position and results of operations could be negatively impacted if we were required to compensate these third parties. In addition, we may be subject to additional purchase obligations to our contract manufacturers for supply agreements and components ordered by them based on manufacturing forecasts we provide them each month.
Other Obligations
As of March 31, 2026, the Company has other obligations of $6.1 million which consisted primarily of commitments related to research and development projects.
Indemnification Obligations
The Company enters into standard indemnification agreements with many of its business partners in the ordinary course of business. These agreements include provisions for indemnifying the business partner against any claim brought by a third-party to the extent any such claim alleges that a Company product infringes a patent, copyright or trademark, or violates any other proprietary rights of that third-party. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is not estimable and the Company has not incurred any material costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements to date.
Legal Matters
The Company may be involved, from time to time, in a variety of claims, lawsuits, investigations, and proceedings relating to contractual disputes, intellectual property rights, employment matters, regulatory compliance matters and other litigation matters relating to various claims that arise in the normal course of business. The Company determines whether an estimated loss from a contingency should be accrued by assessing whether a loss is deemed probable and can be reasonably estimated. The Company assesses its potential liability by analyzing specific litigation and regulatory matters using available information. The Company develops its views on estimated losses in consultation with inside and outside counsel, which involves a subjective analysis of potential results and outcomes, assuming various combinations of appropriate litigation and settlement strategies. Taking all of the above factors into account, the Company records an amount where it is probable that the Company will incur a loss and where that loss can be reasonably estimated. However, the Company’s estimates may be incorrect and the Company could ultimately incur more or less than the amounts initially recorded. The Company may also incur significant legal fees, which are expensed as incurred, in
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defending against these claims. The Company is not currently aware of any pending or threatened litigation that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Ubiquiti Inc.
On August 8, 2023, Intellectual Ventures I LLC (“IV”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Company in the District of Delaware, alleging that various Company products infringe United States Patent Number 8,594,122, which relates to 802.11ac “Beamforming” standards. IV seeks compensatory and enhanced damages, attorneys' fees and costs, and pre- and post-judgment interest. The Company plans to vigorously defend itself against these claims; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will prevail in the lawsuit. The Company cannot currently estimate the possible loss or range of losses, if any, that it may experience in connection with this litigation.
AX Wireless, LLC Litigation
On February 2, 2026, AX Wireless, LLC (“AX Wireless”) filed a complaint against the Company with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) alleging infringement of certain U.S. patents related to Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) technology, including U.S. Patent Nos. 10,079,707; 10,917,272; 11,646,927; 11,777,776; and 112,063,134. The complainant seeks a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order that would prohibit the Company from importing into the United States, and selling in the United States, certain wireless networking products and components that allegedly infringe these patents. Concurrently with the ITC filing, AX Wireless filed a related complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging infringement of the same patents and seeking unspecified monetary damages, interest, and fees.
The Company plans to vigorously defend itself in both the ITC investigation and the District Court action; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will prevail. The Company cannot currently estimate the possible loss or range of losses, if any, that it may experience in connection with either the ITC investigation or the District Court action. An adverse ruling at the ITC could result in an order excluding our products from the U.S. market, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. The Company cannot currently estimate the possible loss or range of losses, if any, that it may experience in connection with either the ITC investigation or the District Court action.
NOTE 10—SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Share-Based Compensation Plans
The Company’s 2020 and 2010 Equity Incentive Plans are described in the Annual Report.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had 4,919,852 authorized shares available for future issuance under all of its stock incentive plans.
Share-Based Compensation
The following table shows total share-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Nine Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales, general and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock Options
There were no
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had no unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options, and the Company did no
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Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)
The following table summarizes the activity of the RSUs made by the Company:
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | ||||||||||
Non-vested RSUs, June 30, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
| RSUs granted | $ | ||||||||||
| RSUs vested | ( | $ | |||||||||
| RSUs canceled | ( | $ | |||||||||
Non-vested RSUs, March 31, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
The intrinsic value of RSUs vested in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $12.2 million and $6.9 million, respectively.
The intrinsic value of RSUs vested in the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $16.7 million and $8.5 million, respectively.
The total intrinsic value of all outstanding RSUs was $61.6 million as of March 31, 2026.
As of March 31, 2026, there were unrecognized compensation costs related to RSUs of $16.9 million which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 3.3 years.
NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES
The Company recorded tax provisions of $56.2 million and $164.6 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, respectively, as compared to $41.0 million and $102.2 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2025, respectively. Our effective tax rate increased to 19.4 % for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to 18.5 % for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Our effective tax rate increased from 18.7 % for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to 19.6 % for the nine months ended March 31, 2026. The change in effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, was primarily driven by changes in the mix of the income earned in various tax jurisdictions as well as in the mix of income eligible for the Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”) rules and subject to the Global Intangible Low-Taxes Income (“GILTI”) and Pillar Two rules.
The Company’s estimated fiscal year 2026 effective tax rate, before discrete items, differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the income tax benefits from the FDII deduction as well as profits earned in jurisdictions where the tax rate is lower than the U.S. tax rate, partially offset by additional Pillar Two top up taxes related to our non-U.S. operations as well as income subject to GILTI.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately $34.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits, substantially all of which would, if recognized, affect its tax expense. Accrued interest and penalties are included within the related tax liability line in the consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $7.1 million accrued interest related to uncertain tax matters.
The Company and one or more of its subsidiaries, file income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction, and various state, local, and foreign jurisdictions and is currently undergoing income tax examinations by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the IRD. All material consolidated federal, state and local income tax matters have been concluded for years through 2015. The majority of the Company's foreign jurisdictions have been concluded through 2015, with the exception of Hong Kong which has been reviewed through 2009 and is currently under audit for the 2010-2020 statutory tax years.
In July 2018, the Company received a draft Notice of Proposed Adjustment (“Draft NOPA”) from the IRS proposing an adjustment to income for the fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016 tax years based on its interpretation of certain obligations of the non-U.S. entities under the credit facility. This Draft NOPA was superseded by an Acknowledgement of Facts (“AOF”) issued to the Company by the IRS on January 17, 2020. The IRS in its AOF continued to propose an adjustment to the Company’s income for its fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016 tax years based on the IRS’ interpretation of certain obligations of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries under the Company’s credit facilities. On May 12, 2020, the IRS issued a final NOPA to the Company with respect to the 2015/2016 tax years. The Company formally protested the adjustment and the case was moved from the Examination Division to the IRS Appeals Division where a formal review of the facts and the applicable law took place on May 9, 2022. The Appeals Officer issued a Notice of Deficiency on August 3,
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2022, which upheld the position of the Examination Division. The Company filed a petition with the United States Tax Court seeking to have the Notice of Deficiency reversed. On November 8, 2023, the Company filed a Motion for Summary Judgment. The IRS responded to the Company’s Motion on December 26, 2023 and filed a Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. On January 22, 2024, the judge assigned to this case rejected both Motions for Summary Judgment. As such, the Company is awaiting a trial date to be set. The Company continues to believe that its tax position filed with the IRS with regard to this matter is more likely than not to be sustained based on technical merits. However, there can be no assurance that this matter will be resolved in the Company’s favor. Regardless of whether the matter is resolved in the Company’s favor, the final resolution of this matter could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and/or settle. The Company estimates the incremental tax liability associated with the income adjustment proposed in the AOF would be approximately $50.0 million, excluding potential interest and penalties, after adjusting for the impact of an adjustment on the amount of transition tax paid and payable in future years by the Company. As the Company believes that the tax originally paid in fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016 is correct, it has not provided a reserve for this tax uncertainty. However, an adverse outcome may have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.
The IRD is examining the Company’s claims that its revenue is generated through activities performed wholly outside of the Hong Kong tax jurisdiction and are therefore exempt from Hong Kong tax. The Company is fully cooperating with the examination including submitting documentation in support of its position. The Company continues to believe that its tax positions filed with the IRD are more likely than not to be sustained based on their technical merits and therefore no reserve has been provided for this tax uncertainty. Between fiscal years 2018 and 2025, the Company made payments totaling a combined amount of $60.9 million as deposits with the IRD in connection with extending the statute of limitation for the 2010-2019 income tax audits. On March 27, 2026, the Company received notification that the IRD is seeking an additional $0.2 million deposit covering the 2020 statutory tax year. The Company filed a formal protest in response to this notice and is waiting for a confirmation from the Assessor's office which the Company expects to receive in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026. The refundable deposits are included within other long-term assets on our consolidated balance sheets. The Company expects the $60.3 million (net of foreign currency impact) of deposits made with the IRD to be refunded upon completion of the audit. However, there can be no assurance that this matter will be resolved in the Company’s favor and therefore it's possible that an adverse outcome of the matter could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting released Pillar Two Model Rules (“Pillar Two”) for a global minimum tax. Many countries have enacted certain aspects of the Pillar Two framework with effective dates prior to the conclusion of the Company’s fiscal year 2025. Entities operating in countries where Pillar Two has been enacted are required to estimate Pillar Two top-up tax obligations beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company included approximately $3.0 million Pillar Two top-up tax obligations impacting the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate. The Company will continue to evaluate the impact of proposed and enacted legislation as new guidance becomes available.
NOTE 12—SEGMENT INFORMATION, REVENUES BY GEOGRAPHY AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
We have one reportable segment, which reflects how the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), our Chief Executive Officer, reviews and assesses performance of the business. The CODM assesses the performance of the Company and decides how to allocate resources based on consolidated net income reported in the consolidated statement of operations. The CODM uses consolidated net income in deciding whether to reinvest profits into certain parts of the business or return a portion of such profits to shareholders through dividends and stock repurchases. Significant expense categories regularly provided to and reviewed by the CODM are those presented in the consolidated statement of operations.
Revenue
The Company presents its revenue by product type in two primary categories: Service Provider Technology and Enterprise Technology.
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Revenues by product type are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
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| Enterprise technology | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service provider technology | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues by geography based on customer’s ship-to destinations were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
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| Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total revenues | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Revenue for the United States was $374.1 million and $298.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Revenue for the United States was $1,113.7 million and $843.3 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Customers with an accounts receivable balance of 10% or greater of total accounts receivable are presented below for the periods indicated:
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| Customer A | % | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Denotes less than 10%
For all periods presented, there were no customers representing net revenues of 10% or greater of the Company's total revenues.
NOTE 13—COMMON STOCK AND TREASURY STOCK
On August 21, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $500 million stock repurchase program (the “2025 August Program”). Under the 2025 August Program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $500 million of its common stock. The
2025 August Program expires on September 30, 2026. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, the Company did not make any repurchases under the 2025 August Program.
NOTE 14—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER TRANSACTIONS
Mr. Robert J. Pera, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is the controlling owner of the Memphis Grizzlies, a team in the National Basketball Association (the “Grizzlies”). From time to time, the Grizzlies purchase our products through our webstore, on terms that we believe are no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, we received approximately $106,000 and $304,000 , respectively, from sales to the Grizzlies, inclusive of sales tax and shipping charges. Additionally, from time to time, the Grizzlies may participate in our product testing and marketing activities.
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NOTE 15—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Dividends
On May 8, 2026, the Company's Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.80 per share payable on May 26, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 18, 2026. Any future dividends will be subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.
New Credit Agreement
On May 7, 2026, the Company, as borrower, and certain domestic subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a credit agreement (the “2026 Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), the other financial institutions named as lenders therein (collectively with PNC, the “Lenders”), and PNC, as administrative agent for the Lenders, pursuant to which PNC provided the Company with a $250 million senior secured revolving facility (the “2026 Revolving Facility”). In addition, the 2026 Revolving Facility includes an option to request increases in the amounts of such credit facility by up to an additional $500 million in the aggregate.
At the closing of the 2026 Credit Agreement, the Company had no outstanding borrowing under the 2026 Revolving Facility.
The 2026 Revolving Facility includes a sub-limit of $50.0 million for letters of credit. The 2026 Revolving Facility is available for working capital, capital expenditures, permitted acquisitions and general corporate purposes that comply with the terms of the 2026 Credit Agreement, including to finance the repurchase of the Company’s common stock or to make dividends to the holders of the Company’s common stock. Under the 2026 Credit Agreement, loans may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed until May 7, 2031, at which time all amounts borrowed must be repaid. Loans may be prepaid at any time without penalty. Revolving loans bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either (i) a floating rate per annum equal to the base rate plus a margin of between 0.25 % and 1.00 %, depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter or (ii) a floating per annum rate equal to the applicable Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the 2026 Credit Agreement), or replacement rate, for a specified period, plus a margin of between 1.25 % and 2.00 %, depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter. Base rate is defined as the highest of (i) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate (as defined in the 2026 Credit Agreement), plus 0.5 %, (ii) the Prime Rate (as defined in the 2026 Credit Agreement), and (iii) the Daily Simple SOFR (as defined in the 2026 Credit Agreement), plus 1.00 %, with a floor of zero. A default interest rate shall apply on all obligations during certain events of default under the 2026 Credit Agreement at a rate per annum equal to 2.00 % above the applicable interest rate. The Company will pay to each Lender a facility fee on a quarterly basis based on the unused amount of each lender’s commitment to make revolving loans, of between 0.125 % and 0.200 %, depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter. The Company will also pay to the applicable Lenders on a quarterly basis certain fees based on the daily amount available to be drawn under each outstanding letter of credit, including aggregate letter of credit commissions of between 1.25 % and 2.00 %, depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, and issuance fees of 0.125 % per annum. The Company is also obligated to pay PNC, as agent, fees customary for a credit facility of this size and type.
The 2026 Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain during the term of the 2026 Revolving Facility (i) a maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 3.50 to 1.00, (ii) a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of 3.00 to 1.00 and (iii) to the extent that the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio is greater than 2.50 to 1.00, unrestricted domestic cash and cash equivalents of the Company and its subsidiaries in an amount equal to at least $75,000,000 . In addition, the 2026 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, grant liens or enter into agreements restricting their ability to grant liens on property, enter into mergers, dispose of assets, change their accounting or reporting policies, change their business and incur indebtedness, in each case subject to customary exceptions for a credit facility of this size and type. The 2026 Credit Agreement includes customary events of default that include, among other things, non-payment of principal, interest or fees, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, violation of covenants, cross default to certain other indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency events, material judgments, change of control and certain ERISA events. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the obligations under the 2026 Credit Agreement.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) and related notes that are included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 contained in our Annual Report. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, particularly in Note 9, “Commitments and Contingencies” to our Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) and Part II. Item 1. Legal Proceedings and Item 1A. Risk Factors, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.
Overview
We develop technology platforms for high-capacity distributed Internet access, unified information technology, and consumer electronics for professional, home and personal use. We categorize our solutions into three main categories: high performance networking technology for enterprises, service providers and consumers. We target the enterprise and service provider markets through our highly engaged community of service providers, distributors, value added resellers, webstores, systems integrators and corporate IT professionals, which we refer to as the Ubiquiti Community. We target consumers through digital marketing, including through our webstores, retail chains and, to a lesser extent, the Ubiquiti Community.
In addition to Mr. Pera, our founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, who is central to our business, the majority of our human capital resources consist of entrepreneurial and de-centralized research and development (“R&D”) personnel. We do not employ a traditional direct sales force, but instead drive brand awareness through online reviews and publications, our website, our distributors and our user community where customers can interface directly with our R&D, marketing, and support teams. Our technology platforms were designed from the ground up with a focus on delivering highly-advanced and easily-deployable solutions that appeal to a global customer base.
We offer a broad and expanding portfolio of networking products and solutions for operator-owners of wireless internet services (“WISPs”), enterprises and smart homes. Our operator-owner service-provider-product platforms provide carrier-class network infrastructure for fixed wireless broadband, wireless backhaul systems and routing and the related software for WISPs to easily control, track and bill their customers. Our enterprise product platforms provide wireless LAN (“WLAN”) infrastructure, video surveillance products, switching and routing solutions, security gateways, door access systems, and other complimentary WLAN products along with a unique software platform, which enables users to control their network from one simple, easy to use software interface. Our consumer products are targeted to the smart home and highly connected consumers. We believe that our products are differentiated due to our proprietary software, firmware expertise, and hardware design capabilities.
We distribute our products through a worldwide network of over 100 distributors and online retailers and direct to customers through our webstores.
Tariff and Trade Tensions – Recently, the U.S. government has issued several executive orders imposing significant tariffs on imports from China, and tariffs on most imports from other counties, including Vietnam. The U.S. government has made numerous changes to the tariff rates including temporary pauses with a reduction in rates and product exclusions. Further, recent judicial rulings have introduced significant additional uncertainty regarding the legal basis for U.S. tariff policy. In addition, the U.S. government may in the future propose and implement additional changes to international trade agreements and tariffs. These actions have increased the cost of importing products containing certain raw materials and have affected our operating results and margins. The magnitude and scope of the recent changes have increased our product costs. For so long as such tariffs are in effect, we expect such tariffs and related trade policy uncertainty will continue to affect our product costs, operating results and margins. As a result, our historical and current gross profit margins may not be indicative of our gross profit margins for future periods. Refer to “Part II—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our International Operations—Our business may be negatively affected by geopolitical events and foreign policy responses” for additional information.
Supply Constraints and Risks – We have experienced in the past, particularly from 2020 to 2023, and may experience in the future, periodic volatility in the supply of components used to manufacture our products. This volatility has resulted in supply constraints and corresponding increases in component delivery lead times and costs to obtain components, and resulted in delays in product production. Our efforts to mitigate these supply constraints have included, for example, increasing our inventory build in an attempt to secure supply and meet customer demand, paying higher component and shipping costs to secure supply and modifying our product designs to leverage alternate suppliers. Although these mitigation efforts are intended to optimize our access to the components required to meet customer demand for our products, we have limited visibility into future sales, which makes it difficult to forecast our future results of operations. These mitigation efforts have caused our inventory and vendor deposit balances to increase in the past, and
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they may cause such increases in the future. These mitigation efforts therefore significantly increase the risks of future material excess, obsolete inventory and related losses. We believe that we have taken the right actions to mitigate these supply constraints; however, we recognize the associated risks.
Russia-Ukraine Military Conflict – We are monitoring the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, associated tensions in surrounding countries, and associated economic sanctions. While the impact on our operations in Ukraine and its surrounding countries has not been material to our business or results of operations as of the date hereof, the full impact of the military conflict on our business and results of operations remains uncertain. The extent to which the conflict may impact our business or results of operations in future periods will depend on future developments, including the severity and duration of the conflict, its impact on regional and global economic conditions, as well as its impact on surrounding countries, including its impact on our operations in Ukraine and its surrounding countries, and its impact on global supply chains. Refer to “Part II – Item 1A. Risk Factors” for a discussion of these factors and other risks.
China-Taiwan Tensions – We are monitoring the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan, and associated tensions between the U.S. and China. While the impact on our operations in Taiwan has not been material to our business or results of operations as of the date hereof, the full impact of the escalating tensions and potential military conflict on our business and results of operations remains uncertain. The extent to which the conflict may impact our business or results of operations in future periods will depend on future developments, including the severity and duration of the conflict, its impact on regional and global economic conditions, as well as its impact on China-U.S. relations, including its impact on our operations in Taiwan, and its impact on global supply chains. Refer to “Part II – Item IA. Risk Factors” for a discussion of these factors and other risks.
Key Components of Our Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Revenues
We operate our business as one reportable and operating segment. Further information regarding the segment can be found in Note 12, “Segment Information, Revenues by Geography and Significant Customers” to our Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited). Our revenues are derived principally from the sale of networking hardware. Because we have historically included implied post-contract customer support (“PCS”) free of charge in many of our arrangements, we attribute a portion of our revenues to this implied PCS.
We classify our revenues into two primary product categories: Enterprise Technology and Service Provider Technology.
•Enterprise Technology includes our UniFi platforms, including UniFi Cloud Gateways, UniFi WiFi, UniFi Switches, UniFi Protect, UniFi Access, UniFi Talk, UniFi Connect and accessories.
•Service Provider Technology includes our airMAX, UISP, EdgeMAX, UFiber, Wave, GPON and airFiber platforms, as well as embedded radio products and other 802.11 standard products including base stations, radios, backhaul equipment and CPE.
We sell our products and solutions globally to enterprises and service providers primarily through our extensive network of distributors and through direct sales through our webstores. Sales to distributors accounted for 55% of our revenues during the nine months ended March 31, 2026. Direct sales accounted for 45% of our revenue during the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
Cost of Revenues
Our cost of revenues is comprised primarily of the costs of procuring finished goods from our contract manufacturers and certain key components that we consign to certain of our contract manufacturers. In addition, cost of revenues includes labor and other costs which include salary, benefits and share-based compensation, in addition to costs associated with tooling, testing and quality assurance, warranty costs, logistics costs, tariffs and excess and obsolete inventory write-downs.
We currently operate warehouses located in the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific. In addition, we outsource other logistics warehousing and order fulfillment functions located in Vietnam and to a lesser extent in other countries. We also evaluate and utilize other vendors for various portions of our supply chain from time to time. Our operations organization consists of employees and consultants engaged in the management of our contract manufacturers, new product introduction activities, logistical support and engineering.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit has been, and may in the future be, influenced by several factors including changes in product mix, target end markets for our products, channel inventory levels, tariffs, and trade disputes, pricing due to competitive pressure, production costs and global
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demand for electronic components. Although we procure and sell our products mostly in U.S. dollars, our contract manufacturers incur many costs, including labor costs, in other currencies. To the extent that the exchange rates move unfavorably for our contract manufacturers, they may try to pass these additional costs on to us, which could have a material impact on our future average selling prices and unit costs. Recently, the U.S. government has issued several executive orders imposing significant tariffs on imports from China, and tariffs on most imports from other counties, including Vietnam. The U.S. government has made numerous changes to the tariff rates including temporary pauses with a reduction in rates and product exclusions. In addition, the U.S. government may in the future propose and implement additional changes to international trade agreements and tariffs. These actions have increased the cost of importing products containing certain raw materials and have affected our operating results and margins. The magnitude and scope of the recent changes have increased and will significantly increase our product costs. For so long as such tariffs are in effect, we expect such tariffs, and related trade policy uncertainty, will continue to affect our operating results and margins. As a result, our historical and current gross profit margins may not be indicative of our gross profit margins for future periods. Refer to “Part II—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our International Operations—Our business may be negatively affected by geopolitical events and foreign policy responses” for additional information.
Operating Expenses
We classify our operating expenses as research and development and sales, general and administrative expenses.
•Research and development expenses consist primarily of salary and benefit expenses, including share-based compensation, for employees and costs for contractors engaged in research, design and development activities, as well as costs for prototypes, licensed or purchased intellectual property, facilities and travel. Over time, we expect our research and development costs to increase as we continue making significant investments in developing new products in addition to new versions of our existing products.
•Sales, general and administrative expenses include salary and benefit expenses, including share-based compensation, for employees and costs for contractors engaged in sales, marketing and general and administrative activities, credit card processing fees, legal expenses, trade shows, marketing programs, promotional materials, bad debt expense, professional services, facilities, general liability insurance and travel. As our product portfolio and targeted markets expand, we may need to employ different sales models, such as building a traditional direct sales force. These sales models would likely increase our costs. Over time, we expect our sales, general and administrative expenses to increase in absolute dollars due to continued growth in headcount, expansion of our efforts to register and defend trademarks and patents and to support our business and operations.
Provisions for Income Taxes
We use the asset and liability method to account for income taxes. Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. We must assess potential exposures and, where necessary, provide a reserve to cover any expected loss. To the extent that we establish a reserve, the provision for income taxes would be increased. If we ultimately determine that payment of these amounts is unnecessary, we reverse the liability and recognize a tax benefit during the period in which we determine that the liability is no longer necessary. We record an additional charge in our provision for taxes in the period in which we determine that tax liability is greater than our original estimate. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits on the income tax expense line in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Refer to “Part II—Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Regulatory, Legal and Tax Matters—Changes in applicable tax regulations could negatively affect our financial results” for additional information.
Critical Accounting Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. In other cases, management’s judgment is required in selecting among available alternative accounting standards that provide for different accounting treatment for similar transactions. The preparation of consolidated financial statements also requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts we report as assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and affect the related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. In many instances, we could reasonably use different accounting estimates, and in some instances changes in the accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. Accordingly, our actual results could differ significantly from the estimates made by our management. To the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected. Our critical accounting policies are discussed in our Annual Report, and there have been no material changes other than that have been disclosed in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our consolidated
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financial statements herein. As events continue to evolve our estimates may change materially in future periods. We believe that the accounting policies discussed in our Annual Report, are critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving management’s judgments and estimates.
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Results of Operations
Comparison of Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
The following table summarizes our consolidated results of operations for the periods indicated, expressed in dollars and as a percentage of total revenues (in thousands, except percentages):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Nine Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| % of Revenues | % of Revenues | % of Revenues | % of Revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 788,199 | 100 | % | $ | 664,170 | 100 | % | $ | 2,336,839 | 100 | % | $ | 1,814,393 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues (1) | 417,488 | 53 | % | 368,296 | 55 | % | 1,254,719 | 54 | % | 1,039,672 | 57 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 370,711 | 47 | % | 295,874 | 45 | % | 1,082,120 | 46 | % | 774,721 | 43 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research and development (1) | 51,813 | 7 | % | 44,262 | 7 | % | 151,202 | 6 | % | 122,217 | 7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales, general and administrative (1) | 28,077 | 4 | % | 24,751 | 4 | % | 85,475 | 4 | % | 77,626 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 79,890 | 11 | % | 69,013 | 11 | % | 236,677 | 10 | % | 199,843 | 11 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 290,821 | 36 | % | 226,861 | 34 | % | 845,443 | 36 | % | 574,878 | 32 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense and other, net | 661 | — | % | 5,420 | 1 | % | 5,431 | — | % | 27,437 | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 290,160 | 36 | % | 221,441 | 33 | % | 840,012 | 36 | % | 547,441 | 30 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provisions for income taxes | 56,246 | 7 | % | 41,006 | 6 | % | 164,613 | 7 | % | 102,224 | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 233,914 | 29 | % | $ | 180,435 | 27 | % | $ | 675,399 | 29 | % | $ | 445,217 | 24 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Includes share-based compensation as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 59 | 62 | 201 | 173 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 1,052 | 1,351 | 3,675 | 3,907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales, general and administrative | 501 | 435 | 1,525 | 1,257 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total share-based compensation | $ | 1,612 | $ | 1,848 | $ | 5,401 | $ | 5,337 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
Total revenues increased $124.0 million, or 19%, from $664.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $788.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Total revenues increased $522.4 million, or 29%, from $1,814.4 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to $2,336.8 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
The increase in revenues for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, was driven by an increase in revenue from our Enterprise Technology platform, offset in part by a decrease in revenue from our Service Provider Technology platform.
Revenues by Product Type, expressed in dollars (in thousands) and as a percentage of total revenues
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| % of Revenues | % of Revenues | % of Revenues | % of Revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enterprise technology | $ | 717,850 | 91 | % | $ | 585,723 | 88 | % | $ | 2,103,988 | 90 | % | $ | 1,574,108 | 87 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service provider technology | 70,349 | 9 | % | 78,447 | 12 | % | 232,851 | 10 | % | 240,285 | 13 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 788,199 | 100 | % | $ | 664,170 | 100 | % | $ | 2,336,839 | 100 | % | $ | 1,814,393 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enterprise Technology revenue increased $132.1 million, or 23%, from $585.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to
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$717.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. Enterprise Technology revenue increased $529.9 million, or 34%, from $1,574.1 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to $2,104.0 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
The increase in Enterprise Technology revenue during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, was due to an increase in revenue from our Enterprise Technology platform across all regions.
Service Provider Technology revenue decreased $8.1 million, or 10%, from $78.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $70.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. Service Provider Technology revenue decreased $7.4 million, or 3.1%, from $240.3 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to $232.9 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
The decrease in Service Provider Technology in the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in the prior year, was due to a decrease in revenues across all regions except North America and South America. The decrease in Service Provider Technology in the nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in the prior year, was due to a decrease in revenues across all regions except North America.
Revenues by Geography, expressed in dollars (in thousands) and as a percentage of total revenues
We have determined the geographical distribution of our product revenues based on our customers’ ship-to destinations. A majority of our sales are to distributors who either sell to resellers or directly to end customers, who may be located in different countries than the initial ship-to destination. The following are our revenues by geography for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands, except percentages):
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| % of Revenues | % of Revenues | % of Revenues | % of Revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North America(1) | $ | 410,206 | 52 | % | $ | 322,726 | 49 | % | $ | 1,236,598 | 53 | % | $ | 915,615 | 50 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) | 303,761 | 39 | % | 282,121 | 42 | % | 847,593 | 36 | % | 695,589 | 38 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | 43,170 | 5 | % | 37,480 | 6 | % | 150,759 | 7 | % | 121,499 | 7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South America | 31,062 | 4 | % | 21,843 | 3 | % | 101,889 | 4 | % | 81,690 | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 788,199 | 100 | % | $ | 664,170 | 100 | % | $ | 2,336,839 | 100 | % | $ | 1,814,393 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Revenue for the United States was $374.1 million and $298.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Revenue for the United States was $1,113.7 million and $843.3 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
North America
Revenues in North America increased by $87.5 million, or 27%, from $322.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $410.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and increased by $321.0 million, or 35%, from $915.6 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to $1,236.6 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
The increase in North America revenues during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, was due to increased revenue from both our Enterprise Technology products and our Service Provider Technology products.
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”)
Revenues in EMEA increased by $21.6 million, or 8%, from $282.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $303.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and increased by $152.0 million, or 22%, from $695.6 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to $847.6 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
The increase in EMEA revenues during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, was due to increased revenue from our Enterprise Technology products, offset in part by a decline in revenues from our Service Provider Technology products.
Asia Pacific
Revenues in the Asia Pacific region increased by $5.7 million, or 15%, from $37.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $43.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and increased by $29.3 million, or 24%, from $121.5 million in the nine
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months ended March 31, 2025 to $150.8 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
The increase in Asia Pacific revenues during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, was due to increased revenue from our Enterprise Technology products, offset in part by a decline in revenues from our Service Provider Technology products.
South America
Revenues in South America increased by $9.2 million, or 42%, from $21.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $31.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and increased by $20.2 million, or 25%, from $81.7 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to $101.9 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
The increase in South America revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in the prior year, was due to an increase in revenues from both our Enterprise Technology products and Service Provider Technology products. The increase in South America revenues during the nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in the prior year, was due to an increase in revenues from our Enterprise Technology products, offset in part by a decline in revenues from our Service Provider Technology products.
Gross Profit
Gross profit margin increased to 47% in the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 45% in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and increased to 46% in the nine months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 43% in the nine months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in gross profit margin for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the comparable prior year period, was primarily driven by favorable product mix, reduced charges for excess and obsolete inventory, lower shipping costs and other indirect costs. These positive factors were offset in part by higher tariff costs. The increase in gross profit margin for the nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the comparable prior year period, was primarily driven by favorable product mix, lower shipping costs, reduced charges for excess and obsolete inventory and other indirect costs. These positive factors were offset in part by higher tariff costs.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development
Research and development (“R&D”) expenses increased by $7.6 million, or 17%, from $44.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $51.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. As a percentage of revenues, R&D expenses remained consistent at 7% for both periods.
R&D expenses increased by $29.0 million, or 24%, from $122.2 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to $151.2 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026. As a percentage of revenues, R&D expenses decreased from 7% for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to 6% for the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
The increase in R&D expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the comparable prior year period, was primarily driven by higher employee-related expenses, facility costs and software expenses, offset in part by lower depreciation. The increase in R&D expenses during the nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the comparable prior year period, was primarily driven by higher employee-related expenses, prototype-related expenses, facility costs and software expenses, offset in part by lower depreciation.
Sales, General and Administrative
Sales, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased by $3.3 million, or 13%, from $24.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $28.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expenses remained consistent at 4% for both periods.
SG&A expenses increased by $7.8 million, or 10%, from $77.6 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to $85.5 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expenses remained consistent at 4% for both periods.
The increase in SG&A for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the comparable prior year period, was primarily attributable to higher credit card processing fees associated with higher webstore sales, higher professional fees, software expenses, marketing expenses and employee-related expenses, offset in part by lower facility costs. The increase in SG&A for the nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the comparable prior year period, was primarily attributable to higher credit card processing
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fees associated with higher webstore sales, higher marketing expenses, professional fees, software expenses and employee-related expenses, offset in part by lower bad debt expenses relating to a customer default.
Interest Expense and Other, net
Interest expense and other, net (“I&O”) expenses decreased $4.8 million, or 88% from $5.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $0.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. As a percentage of revenue, I&O decreased from 1% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to 0% for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
I&O expenses decreased $22.0 million, or 80% from $27.4 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to $5.4 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2026. As a percentage of revenue, I&O decreased from 2% for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to 0% for the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company repaid all of its outstanding debt. The decrease in I&O expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the comparable prior year period, was primarily attributable to lower interest expense, driven by a decrease in borrowings and lower interest rates, offset in part by higher foreign exchange losses. The decrease in I&O expenses during the nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the comparable prior year period, was primarily attributable to lower interest expense driven by a decrease in borrowings and lower interest rates.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our provision for income taxes increased $15.2 million, or 37%, from $41.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $56.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Our effective tax rate increased from 18.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to 19.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Our provision for income taxes increased $62.4 million, or 61%, from $102.2 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to $164.6 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2026. Our effective tax rate increased from 18.7% for the nine months ended March 31, 2025 to 19.6% for the nine months ended March 31, 2026.
The change in effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, was primarily driven by a change in the mix of income earned in various tax jurisdictions as well as in the mix of income eligible for the Foreign-Derived Intangible Income rules and subject to the Global Intangible Low-Taxes Income and Pillar Two rules.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Cash
Our principal source of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, cash generated by operations and the availability of additional funds under the Facilities. We had cash and cash equivalents of $368.7 million and $149.7 million as of March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2025, respectively.
Consolidated Cash Flow Data
The following table sets forth the major components of our consolidated statements of cash flows data for the periods presented:
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 630,145 | $ | 509,671 | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (14,350) | (7,418) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (396,864) | (477,628) | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 218,931 | $ | 24,625 | |||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended March 31, 2026 consisted primarily of net income of $675.4 million, non-cash adjustments of $32.3 million and the benefit of decreasing inventories of $15.5 million, offset in part by other changes in operating assets and liabilities that resulted in net cash outflows of $93.1 million. This net change in operating assets and
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liabilities was attributable primarily to a $41.3 million decrease in net accounts payable and accrued liabilities, a $39.2 million decrease in taxes payable, a $31.7 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, a $6.1 million increase in vendor deposits, and a $1.3 million increase in accounts receivable, offset in part by a $26.6 million increase in deferred revenue.
Net cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended March 31, 2025 consisted primarily of net income of $445.2 million, the benefit of decreasing vendor deposits of $51.5 million and non-cash adjustments of $44.2 million, offset in part by other changes in operating assets and liabilities that resulted in net cash outflows of $31.3 million. This net change in operating assets and liabilities consisted primarily of a $135.4 million increase in inventory, a $58.6 million increase in accounts receivable, a 23.3 million decrease in taxes payable and a $15.6 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, offset in part by a $181.2 million increase in net accounts payable and accrued liabilities and a $20.4 million increase in deferred revenue.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
We used $14.4 million of cash in investing activities during the nine months ended March 31, 2026. Our investing activities consisted primarily of $14.4 million of capital expenditures.
We used $7.4 million of cash in investing activities during the nine months ended March 31, 2025. Our investing activities consisted primarily of $7.4 million of capital expenditures.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
We used $396.9 million of cash in financing activities during the nine months ended March 31, 2026. During the nine months ended March 31, 2026, we repaid $250.0 million under the Company's credit Facilities and used $145.2 million related to dividends paid on our common stock.
We used $477.6 million of cash in financing activities during the nine months ended March 31, 2025. During the nine months ended March 31, 2025, we repaid $368.1 million under the Company’s credit Facilities and used $108.9 million related to dividends paid on our common stock.
Liquidity
We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents in addition to the ability to draw cash under the 2026 Revolving Facility, if needed, will be sufficient to meet our near-term working capital requirements, pay quarterly dividends, make repurchases of our common stock and meet capital expenditure needs for the next twelve months. However, this estimate is based on a number of assumptions that may prove to be wrong and we could exhaust our available cash and cash equivalents earlier than presently anticipated or need to rely more heavily on the 2026 Revolving Facility or other sources of liquidity to continue to meet our needs. Our future capital requirements may vary materially from those currently planned and will depend on many factors, including our rate of revenue growth, the timing and extent of spending to support development efforts, the timing of new product introductions, market acceptance of our products, management of inventory and vendor deposits and overall economic conditions. Inflation and the current geopolitical environment have caused and may continue to cause significant volatility in financial markets and the domestic and global economy. This volatility may contribute to potential payment delays or defaults in our accounts receivable, affect asset valuations resulting in impairment charges, and affect the availability of financing credit as well as other segments of the credit markets. For a further discussion of the uncertainties and business risks, refer to “Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business and Industry – Our contract manufacturers, logistics centers and certain administrative and research and development operations, as well as our customers and suppliers, are located in areas likely to be subject to natural disasters, public health problems, military conflicts and geopolitical tensions, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition” and “Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business and Industry – General global economic downturns and macroeconomic trends, including inflation or slowed economic growth, may negatively affect our customers and their ability to purchase our products. A downturn or such other trends may decrease our revenues and increase our costs and may increase credit risk with our customers and impact our ability to collect account receivable and recognize revenue,” for additional information. We expect to continue to maintain financing flexibility in the current market conditions. However, due to the rapidly evolving global situation, it is not possible to predict whether unanticipated consequences of global economic downturns and macroeconomic trends are reasonably likely to materially affect our liquidity and capital resources in the future.
Warranties and Indemnifications
Our products are generally accompanied by a twelve to twenty-four month warranty from date of purchase, which covers both parts and labor. Generally, the distributor is responsible for the freight costs associated with warranty returns, and we absorb the freight costs of replacing items under warranty. In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s, Accounting Standards Codification, 450-20, Loss Contingencies, we record an accrual when we believe it is reasonably estimable and probable based upon
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historical experience. We record a provision for estimated future warranty work in cost of goods sold upon recognition of revenues, and we review the resulting accrual regularly and periodically adjust it to reflect changes in warranty estimates.
We have entered and may in the future enter into standard indemnification agreements with certain distributors as well as other business partners in the ordinary course of business. These agreements may include provisions for indemnifying the distributor, OEM or other business partner against any claim brought by a third-party to the extent any such claim alleges that a Ubiquiti product infringes a patent, copyright or trademark or violates any other proprietary rights of that third-party. The maximum amount of potential future indemnification is unlimited. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is not estimable.
We have agreed to indemnify our directors, officers and certain other employees for certain events or occurrences, subject to certain limits, while such persons are or were serving at our request in such capacity. We may terminate the indemnification agreements with these persons upon the termination of their services with us, but termination will not affect claims for indemnification related to events occurring prior to the effective date of termination. The maximum amount of potential future indemnification is unlimited. We have a Directors and Officers insurance policy that limits our potential exposure for our indemnification obligations to our directors, officers and certain other employees. We believe the fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal. We have not recorded any liabilities for these agreements as of March 31, 2026.
Based upon our historical experience and information known as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we do not believe it is likely that we will have material liability for the above indemnities as of March 31, 2026.
Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Our contractual obligations represent material expected or contractually committed future payment obligations. We believe that we will be able to fund these obligations through our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from operations and the availability of additional funds under the Facilities.
Repayment of Credit Facilities and Entry into New Credit Agreement
On February 27, 2026, we fully repaid all amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Facility. The Facilities were scheduled to mature on March 30, 2026. There were no amounts outstanding under the Revolving Facility at maturity. See Note 7, “Debt” to the Consolidated Financial Statements. On May 7, 2026, the Company, as borrower and certain domestic subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into the 2026 Credit Agreement with PNC, the other Lenders named therein, and PNC, as administrative agent for the Lenders, pursuant to which PNC provided the Company with the 2026 Revolving Facility. In addition, the 2026 Revolving Facility includes an option to request increases in the amounts of such credit facility by up to an additional $500 million in the aggregate. See Note 15, “Subsequent Events” to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Purchase Obligations
We subcontract with third parties to manufacture our products and supply key components. As of March 31, 2026, we had $1,226.7 million of purchase commitments with these third parties. If we cancel all or part of the orders, we may still be liable to the contract manufacturers for the cost of the components purchased by the subcontractors to manufacture our products. There have been no significant liabilities for current or anticipated cancellations recorded as of March 31, 2026. Our consolidated financial position and results of operations could be negatively impacted if we were required to compensate these third parties. In addition, we may be subject to additional purchase obligations to our contract manufacturers for supply agreements and components ordered by them based on manufacturing forecasts we provide them each month.
Other Obligations
We had other obligations of $6.1 million as of March 31, 2026, which consisted primarily of commitments related to research and development projects.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
As of March 31, 2026, we had $34.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits and an additional $7.1 million for accrued interest classified as non-current liabilities. At this time, we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of timing of payments in individual years in connection with these tax liabilities.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, refer to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Note About Forward-Looking Statements
When used in this Report, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and negatives of those terms are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These are statements that relate to future periods and include statements about our future results, sources of revenue, our dividend, our continued growth, market trends, our product development, our introduction of new products, technological developments, the features, benefits and performance of our current and future products, the ability of our products to address a variety of markets, our growth strategies, future prices, our competitive status, our efforts to mitigate shortages of components used to manufacture our products, the effects of government regulations, the impact of tariffs, the expected impact of taxes on our liquidity and results of operations, our compliance with laws and regulations, our expected future operating costs and expenses and expenditure levels for research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, fluctuations in operating results, fluctuations in our stock price, our payment of dividends, our future liquidity and cash needs, and the adequacy of and our reliance on our sources of liquidity to meet such needs, our ability to access new sources of liquidity, future acquisitions of and investments in complimentary businesses, the expected impact of various accounting policies and rules adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan on our business and results of operations. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our limited visibility into end customer demand and channel inventory levels, the impact of the global shortage of components and pricing inflation and supply chain constraints associated therewith, the impact of U.S. tariffs on results of operations, our ability to procure products, our ability to manage our growth, our ability to sustain or increase profitability, demand for our products, our ability to compete, our ability to rapidly develop new technology and introduce new products, our dependence on our senior management, our ability to safeguard our intellectual property, our dependence on and concentration of our distributors, our ability to compete in the markets we serve, our ability to comply with applicable law and regulations, our employee relations, current and potential litigation, current or potential indemnification liabilities, trends in the markets that we compete and fluctuations in general economic conditions, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan on our business, results and liquidity, and the risks set forth throughout this Report, including under Part II: “Other Information”, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings” and under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Sensitivity
We had cash and cash equivalents of $368.7 million and $149.7 million as of March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2025, respectively. Cash and cash equivalents includes securities that have a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase. These amounts were held primarily in cash deposit accounts in U.S. dollars. The fair value of our cash and cash equivalents would not be significantly affected by either a 10% increase or decrease in interest rates due mainly to the short-term nature of these instruments.
Foreign Currency Risk
Certain of our sales, labor and other costs included in costs of revenue and operating expenses are denominated in the currencies of the countries in which our operations are located and may be subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly changes in the Chinese Yuan, Euro, and Taiwanese Dollar. A 10% appreciation or depreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the other currencies in which our revenue and expenses are denominated would result in a charge or benefit to our income before income taxes of approximately $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
We have certain bank accounts outside the U.S., which are denominated in the currencies of the countries in which our operations are located, and may be subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly changes in the Chinese Yuan, Euro, and Taiwanese Dollar. A 10% appreciation or depreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the other currencies in which bank accounts as of March 31, 2026 are denominated would result in a charge or benefit to our income before income taxes of approximately $5.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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Management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting and Finance Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2026. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2026, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting and Finance Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2026, that materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Please see Part I, Item 1, Note 9, “Commitments and Contingencies” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our legal proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business, operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and the trading price of our common stock. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include the risk factors set forth below. We operate in a competitive and rapidly changing environment and new risks emerge from time to time. If any event related to these known or unknown risks or uncertainties actually occurs, our business prospects, operating results, and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
Risk Factors Summary
•our limited ability to forecast our results of operations and sales;
•volatility and competition in the markets we serve or our inability to compete effectively with our competitors;
•our inventory decisions, including, without limitation, for new product introductions, are based on assumptions and forecasts, which, if inaccurate, may result in write-downs of inventory or components and increases of vendor deposits;
•our reliance on a limited number of distributors for our products and the inability of our distributors to manage inventory of our products effectively, timely sell our products or estimate future demand for our products;
•our inability to keep pace with rapid technological and market changes or to maintain competitive prices for products;
•the technological complexity of our products, which may contain undetected hardware defects or software bugs;
•our inability to anticipate or mitigate cyberattacks, security vulnerabilities or other fraudulent or illegal activity;
•our inability to maintain or enhance the strength of our brand;
•our inability to manage our growth and expand our operations;
•our reliance on a limited number of contract manufacturers to manufacture our products, and potential quality or product supply problems for our products if we are unable to secure sufficient components for our products or there is a shortage of manufacturing capacity;
•our reliance on a limited number of suppliers and our inability to predict shortages in components or other supply disruptions as a result of, including, without limitation, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan, or our failure to identify or qualify alternative suppliers;
•disruption to the manufacturing or shipping of our products due to natural disasters, labor shortages or operational reductions from outbreaks of diseases or other public health events, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan, or similar disruptions in the countries or regions in which our contract manufacturers or logistics contractors are located;
•a global economic downturn;
•changes or uncertainty in tariffs and global trade policies;
•lower than expected returns and exposure to increased operational risks from our investments in business lines, products, services, technologies, joint ventures and other strategic transactions;
•the ineffective management of product introductions, product transitions and marketing or our inability to remain competitive and stimulate customer demand for our products;
•our inability to anticipate customer preferences and develop desirable products and solutions, or to execute our strategy for our products or develop our sales channels;
•general credit, liquidity, market, and interest rate risks to our investment securities;
•exposure to adverse developments affecting financial institutions at which we maintain deposits
•exposure to increased economic and operational uncertainties from our international operations, including, without limitation, as a result of foreign policy and geopolitical developments, particularly those involving China and Russia, varying legal and regulatory regimes and the effects of foreign currency exchange rates;
•the failure of our foreign warehouse and logistics providers to safeguard, manage and properly report our inventory;
•exposure to increased operational risks and liability to the extent we develop our own foreign manufacturing capacity;
•our inability to manage geographically dispersed research and development teams;
•our limited ability to obtain and enforce our intellectual property rights, particularly in China, Russia and South America;
•the misappropriation of our intellectual property and trade secrets by our contract manufacturers or others to manufacture competitive products or counterfeit products;
•our exposure to extensive intellectual property litigation;
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•the risks of using open source software in our products;
•our use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies which may present business, compliance, and reputational risks;
•our reliance on our founder and chief executive officer, who owns a majority of our common stock;
•our debt levels and the impact our debt levels may have on our ability to raise capital or otherwise finance our business;
•the risks of expanding our product offerings or our operations or increases in our operating expenses;
•our reliance on third-party software and services for certain aspects of our operations, including, without limitation, our financial reporting functions;
•volatility in the price of our common stock due to volatility in our results of operations or our failure to pay cash dividends or to repurchase shares of our common stock;
•the reliance of our products on unlicensed radio frequency spectrum, and the increasing reliance of consumer and other products on the same spectrum or from the introduction of regulation of such spectrum;
•potential liability under trade protection, anti-corruption, and other laws resulting from our global operations;
•changes in laws and regulations relating to the handling of personal data;
•the adverse impact from litigation matters;
•the adverse impact to our results of operations from successful warranty claims, product losses or recalls;
•indemnification claims against us for intellectual property infringement, defective products, and security vulnerabilities;
•our inability to maintain an effective system of internal controls; and
•changes in tax laws and regulations or reviews or audits of our tax returns.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
We have limited visibility into future sales as a result of our reliance on distributors, which may increase volatility in our results and makes it difficult to forecast our future results of operations.
Because of our limited visibility into end customer demand and channel inventory levels, our ability to accurately forecast our future sales is limited. We sell our products and solutions globally to network operators, service providers and consumers, primarily through our network of distributors and resellers. We do not employ a traditional direct sales force. Sales to our distributors have accounted for the majority of our revenues. Our distributors do not make long term purchase commitments to us, and do not typically provide us with information about market demand for our products. We endeavor to obtain information on inventory levels and sales data from our distributors. This information has been generally difficult to obtain in a timely manner, and we cannot always be certain that the information is reliable. If we over forecast demand, we may build excess inventory, increase vendor deposits and we may not be able to decrease our expenses in time to offset any shortfall in revenues and we may be required to record write-downs for excess or obsolete inventory, which could harm our ability to achieve or sustain expected results of operations. If we under forecast demand, our ability to fulfill sales orders will be compromised and sales to distributors may be deferred or lost altogether, which may impair our distributor relationships, would reduce our revenues and could harm our ability to achieve or sustain expected results of operations.
Our distributors purchase and maintain their own inventories of our products, and we do not control their inventory management. Distributors may manage their inventories in a manner that causes significant fluctuations in their purchases from quarter to quarter, and which may not be in alignment with the actual demand of end customers for our products. If some distributors decide to purchase more of our products than are required to satisfy their customers’ demand in any particular quarter, because they do not accurately forecast demand or otherwise, they may reduce future orders until their inventory levels realign with their customers’ demand. If some distributors decide to purchase less of our products than are required to satisfy their customers’ demand in any particular quarter, because they do not accurately forecast demand or otherwise, sales of our products may be deferred or lost altogether, which could materially adversely affect our results of operations.
In addition, the lead times that we face for the procurement of components and subsequent manufacturing of our products are usually much longer than the lead time from our customers’ orders to the expected delivery date. This increases the risk that we may manufacture too many or not enough products in any given period. This risk may be further exacerbated by supply chain constraints on the global supply of components that we use to manufacture our products, as well as longer shipping lead times and delays.
The markets we serve can be especially volatile, and weakness in orders could harm our future results of operations.
Weakness in orders, directly or indirectly, from the markets we serve, including as a result of any slowdown in capital expenditures by the markets we serve (which may be more prevalent during a global economic downturn, or periods of economic, political or regulatory uncertainty), could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition. Such slowdowns may continue or recur in future periods. Orders from the markets we serve could decline for many reasons other than the competitiveness of our products and services within their respective markets. These conditions have harmed our business and results of operations in the past, and some of these or other conditions in the markets we serve could affect our business and results of operations, liquidity or financial condition in any future period of such slowdowns.
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We may need to build inventory for new product announcements and shipments or decide to increase or maintain higher levels of inventory, which may result in inventory write-downs and/or increased vendor deposits.
The Company must order components for its products, build inventory, both of finished products and components, and in certain cases, pay vendor deposits in advance of new product announcements and shipments. Decisions to build inventory for new products or to increase or maintain higher inventory levels and vendor deposit levels are typically based upon uncertain forecasts or other assumptions and may expose us to a greater risk of carrying excess or obsolete inventory. Because the markets in which the Company competes are volatile, competitive and subject to rapid technology changes, price changes, shortages and other disruptions, if the assumptions on which we base these decisions turn out to be incorrect, our financial performance could suffer and we could be required to write-off the value of excess products or components inventory, increase vendor deposits or not fully utilize firm purchase commitments.
We rely upon a limited number of distributors, and changes in our relationships with our distributors or changes within our distributors may disrupt our sales.
Although we have a large number of distributors in numerous countries who sell our products, a limited number of these distributors represent a significant portion of our sales. One or more of our major distributors may suffer from a decline in their financial condition, decrease in demand from their customers, or a decline in other aspects of their business which could impair their ability to purchase and resell our products. Any distributor may also cease doing business with us at any time with little or no notice. The termination of a relationship with a major distributor, either by us or by the distributor, could result in a temporary or permanent loss of revenues, slower or impaired collection on accounts receivable and costly and time-consuming litigation or arbitration. We may not be successful in finding other suitable distributors on satisfactory terms, or at all, and this could adversely affect our ability to sell in certain geographic markets or to certain network operators and service providers. We do not generally obtain letters of credit or other security for payment from the distributors, so we are not protected against accounts receivable default by the distributors.
We may not be able to enhance our products to keep pace with technological and market developments while offering competitive prices.
The market for our wireless broadband networking equipment is characterized by rapid technological change, evolving industry standards, frequent new product introductions and short product life cycles. The markets for enterprise networking equipment and consumer products possess similar characteristics of rapid technological updates, evolving industry standards, frequent changes in consumer preferences, frequent new product introductions and short and unpredictable product life cycles. Our ability to keep pace in these markets depends upon our ability to enhance our current products, and to continue to develop and introduce new products rapidly and at competitive prices. The success of new product introductions or updates on existing products depends on a number of factors including, but not limited to, timely and successful product development, market acceptance, development of sales channels, our ability to manage the risks associated with new product forecast, production ramp-up, the effective management of our inventory and manufacturing schedule and the risk that new products may have defects or other deficiencies in the early stages of introduction.
The development of our products is complex and costly, and we typically have several products in development at the same time. Given the complexity, we occasionally have experienced, and could experience in the future, lower than expected yields on new or enhanced products and delays in completing the development and introduction of new products and enhancements to existing products, including the maintenance of compatibility between older and newer versions of our products. In addition, new products may have lower selling prices or higher costs than existing products and may be more prone to technical problems, which could negatively impact our results of operations. Our ability to compete successfully will depend in large measure on our ability to maintain a technically skilled development and engineering staff, to successfully innovate, and to adapt to technological changes and advances in the industry. Development and delivery schedules for our products are difficult to predict. We may fail to introduce new products or enhancements to existing products in a timely fashion. If new releases of our products are delayed, our distributors may curtail their efforts to market and promote our products and our users may switch to competing products.
The markets in which we compete are highly competitive.
The networking, enterprise WLAN, routing, switching, video surveillance, door access, VoIP, wireless backhaul, machine-to-machine communications and consumer markets in which we primarily compete are highly competitive and are influenced by competitive factors including:
• our ability to rapidly develop and introduce new high-performance integrated solutions;
• the price and total cost of ownership and return on investment associated with the solutions;
• the simplicity of deployment and use of the solutions;
• the reliability and scalability of the solutions;
• the market awareness of a particular brand;
• our ability to provide secure access to wireless networks;
• our ability to offer a suite of products and solutions;
• our ability to allow centralized management of the solutions; and
• our ability to provide product support.
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New entrants seeking to gain market share by introducing new technology and new products may also make it more difficult for us to sell our products, and could create increased pricing pressure. In addition, broadband equipment providers or system integrators may also offer wireless broadband infrastructure equipment for free or as part of a bundled offering, which could force us to reduce our prices or change our selling model to remain competitive.
If there is a shift in the market such that network operators and service providers begin to use closed network solutions that only operate with other equipment from the same vendor, we could experience a significant decline in sales because our products would not be interoperable.
We expect competition to continuously intensify as other established and new companies introduce new products in the same markets that we serve or intend to enter, as these markets consolidate. Our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition will suffer if we do not maintain our competitiveness.
A number of our current or potential competitors have longer operating histories, greater brand recognition, larger customer bases and significantly greater resources than we do.
As we move into new markets for different types of products, our brand may not be as well-known as the incumbents’ brands in those markets. Potential customers may prefer to purchase from their existing suppliers or well-known brands rather than a new supplier, regardless of product performance or features. We expect increased competition from other established and emerging companies as our market continues to develop and expand. As we enter new markets, we expect to face competition from incumbent and new market participants and there is no assurance that our entry into new markets will be successful. Many of these companies have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution and other resources than we do and are better positioned to acquire and offer complementary products and technologies.
Industry consolidation, acquisitions and other arrangements among competitors may adversely affect our competitiveness because it may be more difficult to compete with entities that have access to their combined resources. As a result of such consolidation, acquisition or other arrangements, our current and potential competitors might be able to adapt more quickly to new technologies and consumer preference, devote greater resources to the marketing and promotion of their products, initiate or withstand price competition, and take advantage of acquisitions or other opportunities more readily and develop and expand their products more quickly than we do. These combinations may also affect customers’ perceptions regarding the viability of companies of our size and, consequently, affect their willingness to purchase our products.
The complexity of our products could result in unforeseen delays or expenses caused by undetected defects or bugs.
Our products may contain defects and bugs when they are introduced, or as new versions are released. Due to our rapid product introductions, defects and bugs that may be contained in our products may not yet have manifested. We have in the past experienced, and may in the future experience, defects and bugs. If any of our products contain material defects or bugs, or have reliability, quality or compatibility problems, we may not be able to correct these problems promptly or successfully. The existence of defects or bugs in our products may damage our reputation and disrupt our sales. If any of these problems are not found until after we have commenced commercial production and distribution of a new product, we may be required to incur additional development costs, repair or replacement costs, and other costs relating to regulatory proceedings, product recalls and litigation, which could harm our reputation and results of operations. Undetected defects or bugs may lead to negative online Internet reviews of our products, which are increasingly becoming a significant factor in the success of our new product launches. If we are unable to quickly respond to negative reviews, including end user reviews posted on various prominent online retailers, our ability to sell these products will be harmed. Moreover, we may offer stock rotation rights to our distributors. If we experience greater returns from retailers or end customers, or greater warranty claims, in excess of our reserves, our business, revenue and results of operations could be harmed.
Security vulnerabilities in our or our service providers' products, services and systems, in our distribution channel, or supply chain could lead to reduced revenues and claims against us.
The quality and performance of some of our products and services may depend upon their ability to withstand cyber-attacks. Third parties may develop and deploy viruses, worms and other malicious software programs, some of which may be designed to attack our products, systems, or networks. Because we use our products in our own operations, any security vulnerabilities in our products could be disruptive to our business and harm our reputation. Some of our products and services also involve the storage and transmission of users’ and customers’ proprietary information which may be the target of cyber-attacks. Hardware and software that we produce or procure from third parties also may contain manufacturing or design defects, including bugs and other problems, which could compromise their ability to withstand cyber-attacks. In addition, customers not deploying security updates in a timely manner or deciding not to upgrade products, services or solutions could result in claims of liability against us, damage our reputation or otherwise materially harm our business. Even when we prioritize a security vulnerability, it could take time for us to develop a remedy and the remedy may ultimately be insufficient to fully fix the issue. Security vulnerabilities can persist even after we have issued security updates if we have not identified and addressed the root cause of a particular vulnerability, if customers have not installed the most recent updates, if the attackers exploited the vulnerabilities before a security update is applied to install additional malware to further
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compromise customers’ systems, or if a previously patched vulnerability is inadvertently reintroduced during future development. Furthermore, the emergence and maturation of AI capabilities designed to circumvent controls, avoid detection and remove or obfuscate forensic evidence, and the utilization of these techniques by attackers, has led to new and more effective methods of cyber-attacks.
Additionally, our sales to end customers through our webstores have increased, which may expose us to liabilities associated with the online collection of customer data, including credit card information, and the costs we may incur to mitigate such risks. Our sales to end customers through our webstores require the transmission of confidential information, including credit card information, securely over public networks. Third parties may have the technology or knowledge to breach the security of customer transaction data. Although we and our service providers have security measures related to our systems and the privacy of our end customers, we cannot guarantee these measures will effectively prevent others from obtaining unauthorized access to our information and our customers’ information. Any person who circumvents our security measures could destroy or steal valuable information and/or disrupt our operations. Any security breach could also expose us and our service providers to risks of data loss, litigation and liability, and could seriously disrupt operations and harm our reputation, any of which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, state and federal laws and regulations are increasingly enacted to protect consumers against identity theft. These laws and regulations will likely increase the costs of doing business and if we or our service providers fail to implement appropriate security measures, or to detect and provide prompt notice of unauthorized access as required by some of these laws and regulations, we could be subject to potential claims for damages and other remedies, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. For additional information regarding the impact of privacy regulations applicable to our business, see “—Risks Related to Regulatory, Legal and Tax Matters — Our failure to comply with U.S. and foreign laws related to privacy, data security, cybersecurity and data protection, such as the E.U. Data Protection Directive and China Cybersecurity Law, could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, and our brand.”
We and certain of our vendors have experienced cyber-attacks in the past, and we, our vendors, suppliers, and distributors may experience cyber-attacks in the future. As a result, unauthorized parties have obtained, and may in the future obtain, access to our systems, our confidential business information and data and may have obtained, and may in the future obtain, our users’ or customers’ data. Our security measures have in the past, and may in the future, be breached due to human error, malfeasance, or otherwise. Third parties may also attempt to induce employees, users, or customers or those of our vendors to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to our data or our users’ or customers’ data. Any such breach or unauthorized access could result in significant legal and financial exposure, costly and time-intensive notice requirements or other remediation efforts, damage to our reputation, and a loss of confidence in the security of our products and services. Any such breach or unauthorized access could also lead customers to stop using our products and services, deter new customers from using our products and services, and otherwise negatively impact our ability to grow and operate our business. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently, and often are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures.
For example, in January 2021, we became aware that certain of our information technology systems hosted by a third-party cloud provider were improperly accessed and certain of our source code and the credentials used to access the information technology systems themselves had been compromised. We received a threat to publicly release these materials unless we made a payment, which we did not do and the party responsible was ultimately prosecuted. As a result, it is possible that the source code and other information could be publicly disclosed or made available to our competitors. Due to the nature of the source code and the other information that we believe was improperly accessed, we at this time do not believe that any public disclosure will have a material adverse effect on our business or operations, but it is impossible to gauge the precise impact of any such disclosure. We have taken, and will continue to take, steps to remediate access controls to our information technology systems.
The costs to us to eliminate or alleviate security vulnerabilities in our products, services and system can be significant, and our efforts to address these problems may not be successful and could result in interruptions, delays, cessation of service and loss of existing or potential customers that may impede our sales, manufacturing, distribution or other critical functions, as well as potential liability to the company. The risk that these types of events could seriously harm our business is likely to increase as we expand the products and services that we offer.
We may be unable to anticipate or fail to adequately mitigate against increasingly sophisticated methods to engage in illegal or fraudulent activities against us.
Despite any defensive measures we take to manage threats to our business, our risk and exposure to these matters remain heightened because of, among other things, the evolving nature of such threats in light of advances in computer capabilities and AI, new discoveries in the field of cryptography, new and sophisticated methods used by criminals including phishing, social engineering or other illicit acts, the increasing use of our webstores by customers, or other events or developments that we may be unable to anticipate or fail to adequately mitigate. In June 2015, we determined that we were the victim of criminal fraud known to law enforcement authorities as business e-mail compromise fraud which involved employee impersonation and fraudulent requests targeting our finance department. The fraud resulted in transfers of funds aggregating $46.7 million held by a Company subsidiary
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incorporated in Hong Kong to other overseas accounts held by third parties. As of March 2021, the Company has recovered $18.6 million. No additional recoveries have been made since March 31, 2021. Any additional recoveries are likely remote and therefore cannot be assured.
Our business and prospects depend on the strength of our brand.
Maintaining and enhancing our brand is critical to expanding our base of distributors and end customers. Maintaining and enhancing our brand will depend largely on our ability to continue to develop and provide products and solutions that address the price performance characteristics sought by end customers and the users of our products and services, particularly in developing markets which comprise a significant part of our business. If we fail to promote, maintain and protect our brand successfully, our ability to sustain and expand our business and enter new markets will suffer.
We may fail to effectively manage the challenges associated with our growth.
Over the past several years we have expanded, and continue to expand, our product offerings, the number of customers we sell to, our transaction volumes, the number and type of our facilities, and the number of contract manufacturers that we utilize to produce our products. Failure to effectively manage the increased complexity associated with this expansion, particularly in light of our lean management structure, would make it difficult to conduct our business, fulfill customer orders, and pursue our strategies. We may also need to increase costs to add personnel, upgrade or replace our existing reporting systems, as well as improve our business processes and controls as a result of these changes. If we fail to effectively manage any of these challenges, we could suffer inefficiencies, errors and disruptions in our business, which in turn would adversely affect our results of operations.
We rely upon a limited number of contract manufacturers to produce our products. Shortages of components or manufacturing capacity could increase our costs or delay our ability to fulfill future orders and could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
We retain contract manufacturers, located primarily in Vietnam and China, to manufacture our products. Any significant change in our relationship with these manufacturers could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Our reliance on contract manufacturers for manufacturing our products can present significant risks to us because, among other things, we do not have direct control over their activities. If we fail to manage our relationship with our manufacturers effectively, or if they experience operational difficulties, our ability to ship products to our retailers and distributors could be impaired and our competitive position and reputation could be harmed.
We significantly depend upon our contract manufacturers to:
• assure the quality of our products;
• manage capacity during periods of volatile demand;
• qualify appropriate component suppliers;
• ensure adequate supplies of components and materials;
• deliver finished products at agreed upon prices and schedules; and
• safeguard materials and finished goods.
The ability and willingness of our contract manufacturers to perform is largely outside our control.
Additionally, from time to time, unexpected events, such as health crises or pandemics, have had, and may have in the future, adverse effects on the ability of our contract manufacturers to fulfill their obligations to us due to, among other things, work stoppages or slowdowns due to facility closures or other social distancing mitigation efforts, and the inability of our contract manufacturers to procure adequate supplies of the components to manufacture our products. A shortage of adequate component supply or manufacturing capacity could increase our costs by requiring us to use alternative contract manufacturers or component suppliers, which may not be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. Moreover, our use of chipsets from different or multiple sources may require us to significantly modify our designs and manufacturing processes to accommodate these different chipsets, which would also increase our manufacturing costs and could delay our ability to manufacture products and result in decreased sales of our products. These increases in manufacturing costs or delays in manufacturing could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations. For additional discussion of the risks associated with supply chain issues or supplies of components, see the risk factor below captioned “We rely upon a limited number of suppliers. If these sources fail to satisfy our supply requirements or we are unable to manage our supply requirements through other sources, it could disrupt our business or have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.”
In the event that we receive shipments of products that fail to comply with our technical specifications or that fail to conform to our quality control standards, and we are not able to obtain replacement products in a timely manner, we risk revenue losses from the inability to sell those products, increased administrative and shipping costs, and lower profitability. Additionally, if defects are not discovered until after distributors and/or end users purchase our products, they could lose confidence in the technical attributes of our products and our business and results of operations could be harmed.
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We do not control our contract manufacturers or suppliers, including their labor, environmental or other practices. Environmental regulations or changes in the supply, demand or available sources of natural resources may affect the availability and cost of goods and services necessary to run our business. Non-compliance or deliberate violations of labor, environmental or other laws by our contract manufacturer or suppliers, or a failure of these parties to follow ethical business practices, could lead to negative publicity and harm our reputation or brand.
We believe that our orders may not represent a material portion of our contract manufacturers’ total orders and, as a result, fulfilling our orders may not be a priority in the event our contract manufacturers are constrained in their capacity. If any of our contract manufacturers experiences problems in its manufacturing operations, or if we have to change or add additional contract manufacturers, our ability to ship products to our customers would be impaired.
Additionally, any or all of the following could either limit supply or increase costs, directly or indirectly, to us or our contract manufacturers:
• changes or uncertainty in tariffs, economic sanctions, and other trade barriers;
• labor strikes or shortages;
• financial problems of either contract manufacturers or component suppliers;
• reservation of manufacturing capacity at our contract manufactures by other companies, inside or outside of our industry;
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• industry consolidation occurring within one or more component supplier markets, such as the semiconductor market.
We rely upon a limited number of suppliers. If these sources fail to satisfy our supply requirements or we are unable to manage our supply requirements through other sources, it could disrupt our business or have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
We use components that are subject to price fluctuations, shortages or interruptions of supply. The cost, quality and availability of these components are essential to the production and sale of all of our products and disruptions in our supply of these components have in the past and could in the future delay or disrupt the supply of our products and affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. For example, in 2020 and through most of 2023, we experienced reduced availability of components used to manufacture our products, especially the chipsets, which impacted our ability and costs to manufacture our products. These supply shortages resulted in increased component delivery lead times and increased costs to obtain components, particularly chipsets, and resulted in delays in product production. We do not stockpile sufficient components, particularly the chipsets, to cover the time it would take to re-engineer our products to replace the components used to manufacture our products. If there are shortages of chipsets or other components used to manufacture our products, there are many companies seeking to purchase the same components, many of which have greater resources and larger market share than we have, which may limit the effectiveness of our efforts to minimize the potential adverse impacts of such supply shortages. There is also no assurance that we will be able to obtain sufficient chipsets or other components on acceptable terms, if at all, which could delay or disrupt the supply of our products and affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We purchase components, directly or through our contract manufacturers, from third parties that are necessary for the manufacture of our products. Shortages in the supply of components or other supply disruptions, including, without limitation, due to increasing demand for electronics and reductions in supply as a result of unforeseen events such as health crises or pandemics, tariffs and other trade barriers, economic sanctions, geopolitical conditions (including China-Taiwan relations) or commercial disputes with the suppliers, may not be predicted in time to design-in different components or qualify other suppliers. Shortages or supply disruptions may also increase the prices of components due to market conditions and reduce our gross margin and profitability if we are unable to pass these price increases through to our customers. While many components are generally available from a variety of sources, we and our contract manufacturers currently depend on a single or limited number of suppliers for several components for our products. For example, we currently rely upon some chipset suppliers, such as Qualcomm and Broadcom, as single-source suppliers of certain components for some of our products, and a disruption in the supply of those components would significantly disrupt our business.
We and our contract manufacturers generally rely on short-term purchase orders rather than long-term contracts with the suppliers of components for our products, particularly chipsets. As a result, even if the components for our products (including chipsets) are available, we and our contract manufacturers may not be able to procure sufficient components at reasonable prices to build our products in a timely manner. Further, in order to minimize their inventory risk, our manufacturers might not order components from third-party suppliers with adequate lead time, thereby impacting our ability to meet our demand forecast. We may, therefore, be unable to meet customer demand for our products, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our products, especially new products, sometimes utilize custom components available from only one or limited number of sources. When a component or product uses new technologies, capacity constraints may exist until the suppliers’ yields have matured or
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manufacturing capacity has increased. Many factors may affect the continued availability of these components at acceptable prices, including if those suppliers decide to concentrate on the production of common components instead of components customized to meet our requirements. There is no assurance that the supply of such components will not be delayed or constrained.
Our contract manufacturers, logistics centers and certain administrative and research and development operations, as well as our customers and suppliers, are located in areas likely to be subject to natural disasters, public health problems, military conflicts and geopolitical tensions, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
The manufacturing or shipping of our products at one or more facilities may be disrupted because our manufacturing and logistics contractors are primarily located in Vietnam and China. Our principal executive offices are located in New York, New York and we have operations in Ukraine, Taiwan and their surrounding countries. The risks of earthquakes, extreme storms and other natural disasters (including as a result of climate change), military conflicts or geopolitical tensions in these geographic areas are significant. In addition, global climate change may result in significant natural disasters occurring more frequently or with greater intensity, such as drought, wildfires, storm, sea-level rise, changing precipitation and flooding. Any disruption resulting from these events could cause significant delays in product development or shipments of our products until we are able to shift our development, manufacturing or logistics centers from the affected contractor to another vendor, or shift the affected administrative or research and development activities to another location. Our business may be materially adversely affected by public health problems, particularly in China. For example, in the last decade, China has suffered health crises related to the outbreak of avian influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome and COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan and resulting global disruptions have caused significant volatility in financial markets and the domestic and global economy. This disruption can contribute to potential payment delays or defaults in our accounts receivable, affect asset valuations resulting in impairment charges, and affect the availability of financing credit as well as other segments of the credit markets. Public health problems may also result in quarantines, business closures, unavailability of key personnel, domestic and international transportation restrictions, import and export complications, and otherwise cause shortages in the supply of components or cause other disruptions within our supply chain. Public health problems have caused and, along with the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan, may cause in the future disruptions, delays, shortages, and increased costs within our supply chain, and distribution channels. In addition, public health problems may require us to take precautionary measures to minimize the risk to our employees, including requiring our employees to work remotely and suspending non-essential travel, which could negatively affect our business. Additionally, when our suppliers’ ability to manufacture or provide key components or services is impacted by supply chain disruptions, we have incurred, and may incur in the future, additional costs to expedite deliveries of components and services. As a result of the transition to a remote working environment, we may experience disruptions or inefficiencies in our ability to operate our business. The continuation of these remote working measures also introduces additional operational risk, including increased cybersecurity risk. These cybersecurity risks include greater phishing, social engineering, malware, ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks, greater risk of a security breach resulting in the unauthorized release, destruction or misuse of valuable information, and potential impairment of our ability to perform critical functions, all of which could expose us to risks of data or financial loss, litigation and liability and could seriously disrupt our operations, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Public health problems may expose us to unanticipated liability or require us to change our business practices in a manner materially adverse to our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, the outbreak of communicable diseases could result in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect general commercial activity and the economies and financial markets of many countries which may affect the demand for our products and services and our ability to obtain financing for our business. The extent to which public health problems may impact our business, results of operations and financial conditions will depend on developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. Such developments may include the geographic spread of the public health problems, the severity of the public health problems, the duration of the outbreak and the type and duration of actions that may be taken by various governmental authorities in response to the outbreak and the impact on the U.S. and the global economy. An outbreak of public health problems, or the perception that such an outbreak could occur, and the measures taken by the government of countries affected, could adversely affect our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.
Additionally, the extent to which the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine or the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan may impact our business or results of operations in future periods will depend on future developments, including the severity and duration of the conflicts, their impact on regional and global economic conditions, as well as their impact on surrounding countries, including their impact on our employees and contractors in Ukraine, Taiwan, China and their surrounding countries, and its impact on global supply chains. A worsening of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine or the tensions between China and Taiwan, or the spread of either conflict to surrounding countries could adversely affect our business, results of operations, liquidity, and financial condition.
General global economic downturns and macroeconomic trends, including inflation or slowed economic growth, may negatively affect our customers and their ability to purchase our products. A downturn or such other trends may decrease our revenues and increase our costs and may increase credit risk with our customers and impact our ability to collect account receivable and recognize revenue.
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The global macroeconomic environment has been challenging and inconsistent caused by inflation, instability in the global credit markets, the impact of uncertainty regarding global central bank monetary policy and global trade policies, and the instability in the geopolitical environment in many parts of the world.
Inflation in the United States and the other countries that we operate has decreased from its previous elevated level, however, it is uncertain whether inflation will continue to decrease or whether it may rise again. Rising inflation could have an adverse impact on our expenses. Our costs are subject to fluctuations, including due to the costs of raw materials, labor, tariffs, transportation and energy. Therefore, our business results depend, in part, on our continued ability to manage these fluctuations through pricing actions, cost saving projects and sourcing decisions, while maintaining and improving margins and market share. Failure to manage these fluctuations could adversely impact our results of operations or financial conditions. These risks may be exacerbated by changes in global tariff policies and escalating global trade tensions, which pose uncertainties for supply chains, material costs and consumer demand.
Unfavorable macroeconomic conditions, such as a recession, increasing tariffs, uncertainty over global trade policies or continued slowed economic growth, may negatively affect demand for our products and exacerbate some of the other risks that affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Factors affecting the level of consumer spending include general market conditions, macroeconomic conditions, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates, and other factors such as consumer confidence, the availability and cost of consumer credit, levels of unemployment and tax rates. A tighter credit market for consumer, business, and service provider spending may have several adverse effects, including reduced demand for our products, increased price competition or deferment of purchases and orders by our customers. If global economic conditions are volatile or if economic conditions deteriorate, the consumer demand for our products may not reach our sales targets. Additional effects of unfavorable macroeconomic conditions may include increased demand for customer finance, difficulties in collection of accounts receivable, higher overhead costs as a percentage of revenue and higher interest expense, risk of supply constraints, risk of excess and obsolete inventories, risk of excess facilities and manufacturing capacity and increased risk of counterparty failures. Our sensitivity to economic cycles and any related fluctuation in consumer demand could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We have been investing and expect to continue to invest in growth areas in our enterprise and service provider technologies, and if the return on these investments is lower or develops more slowly than we expect, our results of operations may be harmed.
We have and we may continue to invest and dedicate resources into new growth areas, such as expansion in our enterprise and service provider technologies and subscription services. However, the return on our investments may be lower, or may develop more slowly, than we expect. If we do not achieve the benefits anticipated from these investments (including if our selection of areas for investment does not play out as we expect), or if the achievement of these benefits is delayed, our results of operations may be adversely affected. Additionally, as we invest and dedicate resources into new growth areas, there is no assurance that we may succeed at maintaining our competitive position in existing enterprise and service provider technologies.
To remain competitive and stimulate customer demand, we must effectively manage product introductions, product transitions and marketing.
We believe that we must continually develop and introduce new products, enhance our existing products, effectively stimulate customer demand for new and upgraded products, and successfully manage the transition to these new and upgraded products to maintain or increase our revenue. The success of new product introductions depends on a number of factors including, but not limited to, timely and successful research and development, pricing, market and consumer acceptance, the effective forecasting and management of product demand, purchase commitments, inventory levels and vendor deposit levels, the availability of products in appropriate quantities to meet anticipated demand, the management of manufacturing and supply costs, the management of risks associated with new product production ramp-up issues, and the risk that new products may have quality issues or other defects or bugs in the early stages of introduction. Therefore, we may not correctly determine in advance the ultimate effect of new product introductions and transitions. Additionally, if the assumptions on which we based our forecasts and management of product demand, purchase commitments, inventory levels or vendor deposit levels turn out to be incorrect, our financial performance could suffer and we could be required to write-off the value of excess products or components inventory, increase the vendor deposit levels, or not fully utilize firm purchase commitments.
In addition, the introduction or announcement of new products or product enhancements may shorten the life cycle of our existing products or reduce demand for our current products, thereby offsetting any benefits of successful product introductions and potentially lead to challenges in managing inventory of existing products. Failure to complete product transitions effectively or in a timely manner could harm our brand and lead to, among other things, lower revenue, excess prior generation product inventory, or a deficit of new product inventory and reduced profitability.
In connection with introduction of new products, we may spend significant amount on advertising and other marketing campaigns, such as television, print advertising, social media and others, as well as increased promotional activities, to build brand awareness and acquire new users. While we seek to structure our advertising campaigns in the manner that we believe is most likely to encourage
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people to use our products and services, we may fail to identify advertising opportunities that satisfy our anticipated return on advertising spend, accurately predict customer acquisition, or fully understand or estimate the conditions and behaviors that drive customer behavior.
Our strategy for our products depends upon effectively maintaining and further developing our sales channels, including developing and supporting our retail sales channel and distributors.
We depend upon effective sales channels to reach the customers who are the ultimate purchasers of our products. We sell our products through a mix of retail channels, including our webstores, distributors, e-commerce, big box, mid-market and specialty retailers.
With some of our products, we depend on third party retailers to provide adequate and attractive placement for our products in their stores, both physical and online. We further depend on these retailers to employ, educate and motivate their sales personnel to effectively sell our products. If our retailers do not adequately display our products, choose to reduce the space for our products in their stores or locate them in less than premium positioning, choose not to carry some or all of our products or promote competitors’ products over ours, or do not effectively explain to customers the advantages of our products, our sales could decrease and our business could be harmed. Similarly, our business could be adversely affected if any of our distributors and other retail partners were to experience financial difficulties, or change the focus of their businesses in a way that de-emphasized the sale of our products.
Our distributors generally offer products from several different manufacturers. Accordingly, we are at risk that these distributors may give higher priority to selling other companies’ products. We have limited number of distributors in certain regions, and if we were to lose the services of a distributor, we might need to find another distributor in that area and there can be no assurance of our ability to do so in a timely manner or on favorable terms. Further, our distributors build inventory in anticipation of future sales, and if such sales do not occur as rapidly as they anticipate, our distributors will decrease the size of their future product orders. We are also subject to the risks of our distributors encountering financial difficulties, which could impede their effectiveness and also expose us to financial risk if they are unable to pay for the products they purchase from us. Additionally, our international distributors buy from us in U.S. dollars and generally sell to retailers in local currency so significant currency fluctuations could impact their profitability, and in turn, affect their ability to buy future products from us.
Any reduction in sales by our current distributors, loss of key distributors or decrease in revenue from our distributors could adversely affect our revenue, results of operations and financial condition.
We may experience risks in our investments due to changes in the market, which could adversely affect the value or liquidity of our investments.
From time to time, we may maintain a portfolio of marketable securities in a variety of instruments, which may include, but not be limited to, money market funds, corporate bonds, U.S. agency bonds and commercial papers. These investments are subject to general credit, liquidity, market, and interest rate risks. As a result, we may experience a reduction in value or loss of liquidity of our investments. These market risks associated with our investment portfolio may have a negative adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We maintain cash deposits in excess of federally insured limits. Adverse developments affecting financial institutions, including bank failures, could adversely affect our liquidity and financial performance.
We maintain domestic cash deposits in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured banks that exceed the FDIC insurance limits. We also maintain cash deposits in foreign banks where we operate, some of which are not insured or are only partially insured by the FDIC or similar agencies. Bank failures, events involving limited liquidity, defaults, non-performance, or other adverse developments that affect financial institutions, or concerns or rumors about such events, may lead to liquidity constraints. For example, on March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank, in which we did not have deposits at the time, failed and was taken into receivership by the FDIC. The failure of a bank, or other adverse conditions in the financial or credit markets impacting financial institutions at which we maintain balances, could adversely impact our liquidity and financial performance. There can be no assurance that our deposits in excess of the FDIC or other comparable insurance limits will be backstopped by the U.S. or applicable foreign government, or that any bank or financial institution with which we do business will be able to obtain needed liquidity from other banks, government institutions, or by acquisition in the event of a failure or liquidity crisis.
Our reputation and/or business could be negatively impacted by ESG matters and/or our reporting of such matters.
There is an increasing focus from regulators, certain investors, and other stakeholders concerning environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters, both in the United States and internationally. ESG-related initiatives, goals, and/or commitments such as those regarding environmental matters, responsible sourcing and social investments, and other matters, could be difficult to achieve and costly to implement. The achievement of any goals that we may announce may rely on the accuracy of our estimates and assumptions supporting those goals. We could fail to achieve, or be perceived to fail to achieve, ESG-related initiatives, goals or commitments that we might set, and the timing, scope or nature of these initiatives, goals, or commitments, or for any revisions to them may not be acceptable to the regulators or stakeholders, including our shareholders. Our actual or perceived failure to adopt or achieve any ESG-related initiatives, goals, or commitments that we make could negatively impact our reputation or otherwise
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materially harm our business. At the same time, “anti-ESG” sentiment has recently gained momentum with a number of stakeholders, government entities, regulators and lawmakers. The proposal or enactment of anti-ESG legislation, regulation, policies and enforcement priorities may result in increased scrutiny, reputational risk, lawsuits or market access restrictions.
If we are unable to anticipate customer preferences and successfully develop desirable products and solutions, we might not be able to maintain or increase revenue and profitability.
Our success depends on our ability to identify and originate product trends as well as to anticipate, gauge and react to changing customer demands in a timely manner. All of our products are subject to changing preferences that cannot be predicted with certainty and lead times for our products may make it more difficult for us to respond rapidly to new or changing product or consumer preferences. If we are unable to introduce appealing new consumer products or novel technologies in a timely manner, or our new products or technologies are not accepted or adopted by customers, our competitors may increase their market share, which could hurt our competitive position. It is also possible that competitors could introduce new products and services that negatively impact customer preference in the type of products that we supply, which could result in decreased sales of our product and a loss in market share. We may not be able to achieve an acceptable return, if any, on our research and development efforts, and our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition may be adversely affected. As we continually seek to enhance our products, we will incur additional costs to incorporate new or revised features. We might not be able to, or determine that it is not in our interests to, raise prices to compensate for any additional costs.
We are incorporating artificial intelligence technologies into our products, services and processes. These technologies may present business, compliance, and reputational risks.
Recent technological advances in AI and machine-learning technology both present opportunities and pose risks to us. If we fail to keep pace with rapidly evolving technological developments in AI, our competitive position and business results may suffer. At the same time, use of AI has recently become the source of significant media attention and political debate. The introduction of these technologies, particularly generative AI, into our internal processes, and new and existing offerings may result in new or expanded risks and liabilities, including due to enhanced governmental or regulatory scrutiny, litigation, compliance issues, ethical concerns, confidentiality or security risks, as well as other factors that could adversely affect our business, reputation, and financial results. In addition, our personnel could, unbeknownst to us, improperly utilize AI and machine learning-technology while carrying out their responsibilities. The use of AI can lead to unintended consequences, including generating content that appears correct but is factually inaccurate, misleading or otherwise flawed, or that results in unintended biases and discriminatory outcomes, which could harm our reputation and business and expose us to risks related to inaccuracies or errors in the output of such technologies. We also face risks of competitive disadvantage if our competitors more effectively use AI to create new or enhanced products or services that we are unable to compete against. As we increase our investment in technology, software and systems to adopt AI into our internal processes, products and services, such investments may not increase productivity, result in more efficient operations or deliver better products, services and customer experiences.
Risks Related to Our International Operations
Our business is susceptible to risks associated with operations outside of the United States.
We have operations in China, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Ukraine, India, Taiwan, Vietnam and elsewhere, with our operations in Taiwan and Vietnam, in particular, increasingly important to our overall business. We also sell to distributors in numerous countries throughout the world. Our operations outside of the United States subject us to risks that we generally do not face in the United States. These include:
•the burdens of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws and regulations, and the risks of non-compliance, including the increased burden of complying with anti-bribery regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) of the United States, and the risk associated with non-compliance with such laws;
•fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
•impact of inflation on local economies;
•import and export license requirements, economic sanctions, contractual limitations and other trade barriers;
•tariffs, the threat of new or increased tariffs, and ongoing trade tensions and related uncertainty;
•changes in local tax and customs duty laws or changes in the enforcement, application or interpretation of such laws (including potential responses to the higher U.S. tariffs on certain imported products implemented by the U.S.);
•increasing labor costs, especially in Vietnam and China;
•difficulties in managing the geographically remote personnel;
•the complexities of foreign tax systems and changes in their tax rates and rules;
•stringent consumer protection and product compliance regulations that are costly to comply with and may vary from country to country;
•limited protection and enforcement regimes for intellectual property rights in some countries;
•business disruptions created by health crises, pandemics and outbreaks of communicable diseases, especially in China, such as the outbreak of COVID-19;
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•increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexity; and
•political, social and economic instability in some jurisdictions, including impacts of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan and the responses by governments worldwide to such conflicts.
Additionally, changes in the local political, social and economic environment in the countries in which we operate, including Taiwan and Ukraine and its surrounding countries, could adversely affect our operations outside of the United States, as well as our business, results of operations and financial condition.
If any of these risks were to come to fruition, it could negatively affect our business outside the United States and, consequently, our results of operations. Additionally, operating in markets outside the United States requires significant management attention and financial resources. We cannot be certain that the investment and additional resources required to establish, acquire or integrate operations in other countries will produce anticipated levels of revenues or profitability.
Our business may be negatively affected by geopolitical events and foreign policy responses.
Geopolitical uncertainties and events could cause damage or disruption to international commerce and the global economy, and thus could have a material adverse effect on us, our suppliers, logistics providers, manufacturing vendors and customers, including our distributors and other channel partners. For example, ongoing tensions between the U.S., China and other countries have resulted in, and may result in further, changes in laws or regulations that will affect our ability and/or increase our costs to manufacture and sell our products. Recently, the U.S. government has altered its approach to international trade policy and in some case renegotiated, or potentially terminated, certain existing bilateral or multi-lateral trade agreements and treaties with foreign countries. The current U.S. administration has imposed significant increases to tariffs on goods imported into the U.S., including from China and Vietnam, and has raised the possibility of imposing significant, additional tariff increases or expanding the tariffs to capture additional countries and types of goods. Some foreign governments, including China, have instituted retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. goods. While the U.S. administration has negotiated tariff rates with several countries, the negotiation with many countries is ongoing. Due to the numerous executive orders, the overall determination of duties on imports has become complex. The tariffs and related policy changes have significantly affected our business, financial condition and results of operations, and we may not be able to plan for alternative sources for our supply chain and manufacturing operations or effectively mitigate the adverse impacts from such measures. Additional trade restrictions could be adopted with little to no advance notice, which could further increase the cost of our products, disrupt our supply chain, reduce the demand for our products, and impair our ability to effectively operate and compete in the countries where we do business. We are closely monitoring this evolving situation but there can be no assurance that we will be able to mitigate the impacts of any trade measures, which could be material to our operating results or harm our competitive position.
The imposition of tariffs is dependent upon the classification of items under the Harmonized Tariff System (“HTS”), the value determination of the item and the country of origin of the item. Determination of the HTS, the value and the origin of the item is a technical matter that can be subjective in nature. Accordingly, although we believe our valuation determinations and classifications of HTS and origin are appropriate, there is no certainty that government agencies will agree with us. If these agencies do not agree with our determinations, we could be subject to investigation and could be required to pay additional amounts, including potential penalties which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We also face uncertainty in the interpretation of new tariffs and their applicability, including with respect to customs valuation, product classification and country-of-origin determinations. Although we seek to comply with applicable customs laws and regulations, the application of rules regarding new tariffs can be subject to varying interpretations or future re-interpretations. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is currently challenging, and may continue to challenge, the valuation, rules of origin and classification methods that we apply to certain products imported into the U.S. Any such disagreement could result in the retroactive assessment of additional duties with interest, the imposition of penalties, or other enforcement actions without the ability to mitigate such penalties, thereby adversely affecting our operations and financial results.
The progress and continuation of trade negotiations between the U.S., China, Vietnam and other countries continues to be uncertain. A further escalation of the trade tensions remains a possibility, which could reduce trade volume, investment, technological exchange, and other economic activities between major international economies, resulting in a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets, which could in turn have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and the results of operations. We can provide no assurance regarding the magnitude, scope or duration of the imposed tariffs and trade restrictions or the magnitude, scope or duration from any relief in increases to such tariffs, as well as the potential for additional tariffs, quotas, duties, taxes or trade barriers by the U.S., China, Vietnam or other countries, nor that any strategies we may implement to mitigate the impact of such tariffs or other trade actions will be successful.
Changes in U.S. social, political, regulatory and economic conditions or in laws and policies governing foreign trade, manufacturing, development and investment in the territories and countries where we currently develop and sell products, and any negative sentiments towards the U.S. as a result of such changes, could also adversely affect our business. For example, negative sentiments towards the
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U.S. among non-U.S. customers and among non-U.S. employees or prospective employees could adversely affect sales or hiring and retention, respectively.
The foreign policies of governments may be volatile and may result in rapid changes to import and export requirements, customs classifications, tariffs, trade sanctions and embargoes or other retaliatory trade measures that may cause us to raise prices, prevent us from offering products or providing services to particular entities or markets, may cause us to make changes to our operations, or create delays and inefficiencies in our supply chain. For example, political unrest, conflicts and uncertainties in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific, including the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan, may lead to disruptions in commerce in those regions, which would in turn impact our sales to those regions. Furthermore, if the U.S. government imposes new sanctions against certain countries or entities, such sanctions could sufficiently restrict our ability to market and sell our products and may materially adversely affect our results of operations.
In addition, reports of certain intelligence gathering methods of the U.S. government could affect customers’ perception of the products of companies based in the United States. Trust and confidence in us as an equipment supplier is critical to the development and growth of our markets. Impairment of that trust, or foreign regulatory actions taken in response to reports of certain intelligence gathering methods of the U.S. government, could affect the demand for our products from customers outside of the United States and could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
Our third-party logistics and warehousing providers in Vietnam and China and elsewhere may fail to safeguard and accurately manage and report our inventory.
We use third-party logistics and warehousing providers located in Vietnam, China and other countries to fulfill a portion of our worldwide sales. We also rely on our third-party logistics and warehousing providers to safeguard and manage and report on the status of our products at their warehouse and in transit. These service providers may fail to safeguard our products, fail to accurately segregate and report our inventory, or fail to manage and track the delivery of our products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We face significant political risks associated with doing business in mainland China and Taiwan, particularly due to the tense relationship between mainland China and Taiwan, that could negatively affect our business.
We conduct a portion of our business in mainland China and Taiwan, and our operations in mainland China and Taiwan are critical to our business. For example, we currently operate significant R&D activities and a warehousing facility in Taiwan. Accordingly, our product development, supply chain operation and overall business, financial condition and results of operations and the market price of our shares may be affected by changes in governmental policies, taxation, inflation or interest rates in mainland China and Taiwan and by social instability and diplomatic developments in or affecting mainland China and Taiwan, which are outside of our control. Relations between mainland China and Taiwan and other factors affecting military, political or economic conditions in mainland China and Taiwan, including responses by governments worldwide to the geopolitical tension or conflict between mainland China and Taiwan, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, both China and Taiwan are leading manufacturers of the world’s semiconductor supply. Conflict between China and Taiwan might lead to trade sanctions, technology disputes, or supply chain disruptions, which could, in particular, affect the semiconductor industry, which might result in reduced availability of components used to manufacture our products, especially chipsets, which may impact our ability and costs to manufacture our products.
To the extent that we develop some of our own manufacturing capacity, we will be subject to various risks associated with such activities.
We invested in developing our own manufacturing capacity to support our product development and prototyping. To the extent that we may invest in and expand or relocate these manufacturing capabilities, and increasingly rely upon such activities, we will face increased risks associated with:
•bearing the fixed costs of these activities;
•directly procuring components and materials;
•regulatory and other compliance requirements, including import and export license requirements, tariffs, economic sanctions, contractual limitations and other trade barriers;
•exposure to casualty loss and other disruptions;
•quality control;
•labor relations; and
•our limited experience in operating manufacturing facilities.
Since these activities are currently conducted in Taiwan and could be expanded to other foreign countries, some of these risks may be more significant due to the less predictable legal and political environment. Additionally, changes in the local political, social and economic environment could adversely affect our ability and plans to develop our own manufacturing capacity.
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Our ability to introduce new products and support our existing products depends on our ability to manage geographically dispersed research and development teams.
Significant parts of our research and development operations are conducted in geographically dispersed localities. Our success depends on the effectiveness of our research and development activities. We must successfully manage these geographically dispersed teams in order to meet our objectives for new product introduction, product quality and product support. It can be difficult to effectively manage geographically dispersed research and development teams. If we fail to do so, we could incur unexpected costs or delays in product development.
Risks Related to Intellectual Property
We have limited ability to obtain and enforce intellectual property rights, and may fail to effectively obtain and enforce such rights.
Our success can depend significantly upon our intellectual property rights. We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret laws, and contractual rights to establish, maintain and protect these intellectual property rights, all of which afford only limited protection. Our patent rights, and the prospective rights sought in our pending patent applications, may not be meaningful or provide us with any commercial advantage and they could be opposed, contested, circumvented or designed around by our competitors or be declared invalid or unenforceable in legal proceedings. In addition, patents may not be issued from any of our current or future patent applications. Any failure of our patents or other intellectual property rights to adequately protect our technology might make it easier for our competitors to offer similar products or technologies.
We may fail to apply for patents on important products, services, technologies or designs in a timely fashion, or at all. We may not have sufficient intellectual property rights in all countries where unauthorized third party copying or use of our proprietary technology occurs and the scope of our intellectual property might be more limited in certain countries. Our existing and future patents may not be sufficient to protect our products, services, technologies or designs and/or may not prevent others from developing competing products, services, technologies or designs. We cannot predict the validity and enforceability of our patents and other intellectual property with certainty.
We have registered, and applied to register, certain of our trademarks in several jurisdictions worldwide. In some of those jurisdictions, third party filings exist for the same, similar or otherwise related products or services, which could block the registration of our marks. Even if we are able to register our marks, competitors may adopt or file similar marks to ours, register domain names that mimic or incorporate our marks, or otherwise infringe upon our trademark rights. Although we police our trademark rights carefully, there can be no assurance that we are aware of all third party uses or that we will prevail in enforcing our rights in all such instances. Any of these negative outcomes could impact the strength, value and effectiveness of our brand, as well as our ability to market our products. We have also registered domain names for websites, or URLs, that we use in our business, such as www.ui.com. If we are unable to protect our domain names, our brand, business, and results of operations could be adversely affected. Domain names similar to ours have already been registered in the United States and elsewhere, and we may be unable to prevent third parties from acquiring and using domain names that infringe, are similar to, or otherwise decrease the value of, our brand or our trademarks. In addition, although we own www.ui.com and various other global top-level domains, we might not be able to, or may choose not to, acquire or maintain other country-specific URLs in which we currently conduct or intend to conduct business.
Confidentiality agreements with our employees, licensees, independent contractors and others may not effectively prevent disclosure of our trade secrets, and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of our trade secrets. We may also fail or have failed to obtain such agreements from such persons due to administrative oversights or other reasons. Monitoring unauthorized use of our intellectual property is difficult and costly. Unauthorized use of our intellectual property, such as the production of counterfeits of our products, and unauthorized registration and use of our trademarks by third parties, is a matter of ongoing concern. The steps we have taken may not prevent unauthorized use of our intellectual property. We may fail to detect infringements of, or take appropriate steps to enforce, our intellectual property rights. Our competitors might independently develop similar technology without infringing our intellectual property rights. Our inability or failure to effectively protect our intellectual property could reduce the value of our technology and could impair our ability to compete. Any inability or failure by us to meaningfully protect our intellectual property could result in competitors offering products that incorporate our most technologically advanced features.
We have initiated and may continue to initiate legal proceedings to enforce our intellectual property rights. Litigation, whether we are a plaintiff or a defendant, can be expensive and time-consuming, may place our intellectual property at risk of being invalidated or narrowed in scope, and may divert the efforts of our technical staff and managerial personnel.
Enforcement of our intellectual property rights abroad, particularly in China, Russia and South America, is limited.
The intellectual property protection and enforcement regimes in certain countries outside the United States are generally not as comprehensive as in the United States, and may not adequately protect our intellectual property. The legal regimes relating to the recognition and enforcement of intellectual property rights in China, Russia and South America are particularly limited. Legal proceedings to enforce our intellectual property in these jurisdictions may progress slowly, during which time infringement may
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continue largely unimpeded. Countries that have relatively inefficient intellectual property protection and enforcement regimes represent a significant portion of the demand for our products. These factors may make it more challenging for us to enforce our intellectual property rights against infringement. The infringement of our intellectual property rights, particularly in these jurisdictions, may materially harm our business in these markets and elsewhere by reducing our sales, and adversely affecting our results of operations, and diluting our brand or reputation.
Our contract manufacturers may not respect our intellectual property, and may produce products that compete with ours.
Our contract manufacturers operate primarily in Vietnam and China, where the prosecution of intellectual property infringement and trade secret theft is more difficult than in the United States. In the past, our contract manufacturers, their affiliates, their other customers or their suppliers have attempted to participate in efforts to misappropriate our intellectual property and trade secrets to manufacture our products for themselves or others without our knowledge. Even if the agreements with our contract manufacturers, and applicable laws, prohibit them from misusing our intellectual property and trade secrets, we may be unsuccessful in monitoring and enforcing our intellectual property rights against them. We have in the past, and may continue to discover, counterfeit goods being sold as our products or as other brands.
We operate in an industry with extensive intellectual property litigation.
Our commercial success depends in part upon us and our component suppliers not infringing intellectual property rights owned by others, and being able to resolve intellectual property claims without major financial expenditures. Our key component suppliers are often targets of intellectual property claims, and we are subject to claims as well.
There are numerous patents and patent applications in the United States and other countries relating to communications technologies. It can be difficult or impossible to conduct meaningful searches for patents relating to our technologies, or to approach third parties to seek a license to their patents. Even extensive searches for patents that may be relevant to our products may not uncover all relevant patents and patent applications. Because of the existence of a large number of patents in the networking field, the secrecy of some pending patents, and the rapid rate of issuance of new patents, it is not economically practical or even possible to determine in advance whether a product or any of its components infringes or will infringe on the patent rights of others. The asserted claims and/or initiated litigation can include claims against us or our manufacturers, suppliers, or customers, alleging infringement of their proprietary rights with respect to our existing or future products or components of those products. Regardless of the merit of these claims, they can be time-consuming, result in costly litigation and diversion of technical and management personnel, or require us to develop a non-infringing technology or enter into license agreements. Where claims are made by customers, resistance even to unmeritorious claims could damage customer relationships.
We cannot determine with certainty whether any existing or future third-party intellectual property rights would require us to alter our technologies, obtain licenses or cease certain activities. There can be no assurance that licenses will be available on acceptable terms and conditions, if at all, or that our suppliers will indemnify us, or that any indemnification will be adequate to cover our costs if a claim were brought directly against us or our customers. Furthermore, because of the potential for high court awards that are not necessarily predictable, it is not unusual to find even arguably unmeritorious claims settled for significant amounts.
We have received, and may in the future receive, claims from third parties, including competitors and non-practicing entities, asserting intellectual property infringement and other related claims. We expect to continue to receive such intellectual property claims in the future. As our revenues grow and our profile increases, the frequency and significance of these claims may increase.
Whether or not there is merit to a given claim, it can be time consuming and costly to defend against, and could:
•adversely affect our relationships with our current or future users, customers and suppliers;
•cause delays or stoppages in the shipment of our products;
•cause us to modify or redesign our products;
•cause us to rebrand our products or services;
•subject us to a temporary or permanent injunction;
•divert management’s attention and resources;
•subject us to significant damages or settlements;
•cause us to give up some of our intellectual property;
•require us to enter into costly licensing agreements; or
•require us to cease offering certain of our products or services.
Some of our competitors may have substantially greater resources than we do and may be able to sustain the costs of complex intellectual property litigation to a greater degree and for longer periods of time than we could. In addition, patent holding companies and other third-party non-practicing entities that focus on extracting royalties and settlements by enforcing patent rights may target our component suppliers, manufacturers, us, our distributors, members of our sales channels, our network operators and service providers, or other purchasers of our products. These companies typically have little or no product revenues and therefore our patents may
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provide little or no deterrence against such companies filing patent infringement lawsuits against our component suppliers, manufacturers, us, our distributors, members of our sales channels, network operators and service providers, or other purchasers of our products.
In addition to liability for monetary damages against us or, in certain circumstances, against end users of our products, we may be prohibited from developing, commercializing or continuing to provide certain of our products unless we obtain licenses from the holders of the patents or other intellectual property rights. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain any such licenses on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we do not obtain licenses, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially affected and we could, for example, be required to cease offering our products or be required to materially alter our products, which could involve substantial costs and time to develop.
The production of counterfeit versions of our products may reduce our sales levels and damage our brand.
We have in the past and continue to discover counterfeit versions of our products. Although we have taken steps to combat counterfeiting, it is difficult or impossible to detect or prevent all instances of counterfeiting. Particularly if the quality of counterfeit products is poor, damage could be done to our brand. Counterfeit sales, to the extent they replace otherwise legitimate sales, could also adversely affect our operating results. Combating counterfeiting is difficult and expensive, and may not be successful, especially in countries that have a relatively weak legal regime for the protection of intellectual property.
We use open source software in our products that may subject source code to public release or require us to re-engineer our products.
We use open source software in certain of our products, and may use more open source software in the future. There have been claims challenging the ownership of software and claims of copyright infringement against companies that use open source software in the development of their products. We could become subject to claims regarding the ownership of what we believe to be our proprietary software and claims of copyright infringement.
Usage of open source software can also lead to greater risks than the use of third-party commercial software, because open source licensors generally do not provide warranties or controls on origin of the software.
Some open source licenses contain requirements that users make available and license the source code for the modifications or derivative works that they create based upon the open source software. If we combine our proprietary software with open source software we could, in some circumstances, be required to release our proprietary source code publicly or license such source code on unfavorable terms or at no cost. That could significantly diminish the value of some of our products and negatively affect our business.
Risks Related to Our Management and Structure
We are reliant on our founder and Chief Executive Officer, Robert J. Pera, and the departure or loss of Mr. Pera or other key personnel would disrupt our business.
Our success and future growth depend on the skills, working relationships and continued services of our founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Robert J. Pera, as well as the other members of our management team. We do not maintain any significant key person insurance with regard to any of our personnel. Mr. Pera, in particular, is central to our product development efforts and overall strategic direction. The departure or loss of Mr. Pera or any of the other members of our management team and the inability to identify and hire a qualified replacement timely would adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Our business model relies in part on leanly staffed, independent and efficient research and development teams. Our research and development teams are organized around small groups or individual contributors for a given platform, and there is little overlap in knowledge and responsibilities. In the event that we are unable to retain the services of any key contributors or are unable to identify and attract additional contributors, we may be unable to bring our products or product improvements to market in a timely manner, if at all, due to disruption in our development activities.
Our future success also depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate our management and skilled personnel. Competition for personnel exists in the industries in which we participate, particularly for persons with specialized experience in areas such as antenna design and radio frequency equipment. If we are unable to attract and retain the necessary personnel our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
We may fail to manage our growth effectively and develop and implement appropriate control systems.
We have substantially expanded our business and operations in recent periods, including increases in the number of our distributors, contract manufacturers, headcount locations and facilities. This rapid expansion places a significant strain on our managerial, administrative, and operational resources. Our business model reflects our decision to operate with streamlined infrastructure, with lower support and administrative headcount. This may increase the risks associated with managing our growth, and we may not have sufficient internal resources to adapt or respond to unexpected challenges and compliance requirements.
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Our profitability may decline as we expand into new product areas.
We receive a substantial majority of our revenues from the sale of enterprise WLAN and outdoor wireless networking equipment. As we expand into other products and services, such as video surveillance equipment, voice communication equipment, security access equipment, wireless backhaul, consumer electronics, and Software-as-a-Services, we may not be able to compete effectively with existing market participants and may not be able to realize a positive return on the investment we have made in these products or services. Entering these markets may result in increased product development costs, and our new products may have extended time to market relative to our current products. If our introduction of a new product is not successful, or if we are not able to achieve the revenues or margins that we expect, our results of operations may be harmed and we may not recover our product development and marketing expenditures.
We may also be required to add a traditional direct sales force and customer support personnel to market and support new or existing products, which would cause us to experience substantially lower product margins or increase our operating expenses. Adding a traditional direct sales force or customer support personnel would reduce our operating income and may not be successful.
Our operating expenses are increasing as we make expenditures to enhance and expand our operations.
Over the past several years, we have increased our expenditure on infrastructure to support our anticipated growth. We are continuing to make significant investments in information systems, hiring more administrative personnel, using more professional services and expanding our operations outside the United States. We intend to make additional investments in systems and personnel and continue to expand our operations to support anticipated growth in our business. As a result, we expect our operating expenses to increase.
In addition, we may need in the future to build a traditional direct sales force to market and sell our products or provide additional resources or cooperative funds to our distributors. Such changes to our existing sales model would likely result in higher selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of our revenues.
We rely on third-party software and services to conduct our enterprise resource planning, financial planning and analysis, and financial reporting. We also rely on third party software and service for our computing, storage, bandwidth, and other services. Any disruption of or interference with these services would negatively affect our operations and seriously harm our business.
We currently use NetSuite and other software and services to conduct our order management and financial processes. The availability of this service is essential to the management of our business. As we expand our operations, we expect to utilize additional systems and service providers that may also be essential to managing our business. Although the systems and services that we require are typically available from a number of providers, it is time consuming and costly to qualify and implement these relationships.
We rely on third party service providers, such as G-Suite, Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services, to provide distributed computing infrastructure platforms for business operations, or what is commonly referred to as a “cloud” computing service. Any transition of the cloud services currently provided by these service providers to another cloud provider would be difficult to implement and will cause us to incur significant time and expense. If our existing cloud service providers experience interruptions in service regularly or for a prolonged basis, or other similar issues, our business would be seriously harmed. Our reliance on such third parties exposes us to cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities if such third parties or their partners are targeted by cyber-attack or other sources of compromise. Additionally, our existing cloud service providers have broad discretion to change and interpret its terms of service and other policies with respect to us, and they may take actions beyond our control that could harm our business.
Our ability to manage our business would suffer if one or more of our providers suffer an interruption in their business, or experience delays, disruptions or quality control problems in their operations, or we have to change or add additional systems and services. We may not be able to control the quality of the systems and services we receive from third party service providers, which could impair our financial reporting and may negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our debt levels could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to pay dividends, repurchase our shares of common stock and fund our operations or limit our ability to react to changes in our industry or the economy.
As of March 31, 2026, there was no outstanding balance under our Term Loan Facility (as defined herein) or our Revolving Facility (as defined herein). The Facilities matured in March 2026. On May 7, the Company, as borrower, and certain domestic subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into the 2026 Credit Agreement with PNC and the Lenders, and PNC, as administrative agent for the lenders, pursuant to which PNC provided the Company with the 2026 Revolving Facility. In the future we may need to raise additional capital to finance our payment of dividends or repurchase shares of our common stock and fund our growth and operational goals. If additional financing is not available when required or on acceptable terms, we may not be able to pay dividends, repurchase shares of common stock, expand our business, develop or enhance our products, take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, which could result in lower revenues and reduce the competitiveness of our products.
In addition, any potential debt level increases could have important consequences, including:
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•requiring a substantial portion of cash flows from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, thereby reducing our ability to use our cash flows to fund our operations and capital expenditures, pay dividends, repurchase shares of our common stock and pursue business opportunities;
•increasing our vulnerability to general industry and economic conditions;
•limiting our ability to make strategic acquisitions or causing us to make non-strategic divestitures;
•limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes; and
•limiting our ability to adjust to changing market conditions and placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to competitors who are less highly leveraged or have access to more capital.
If we are unable to integrate future acquisitions successfully, our business, results of operations and prospects could be harmed.
We may make acquisitions to improve or expand our product offerings. Our future acquisition strategy will depend on our ability to identify, negotiate, complete and integrate acquisitions. These transactions involve numerous risks, including:
•difficulties or delays in integrating and managing the operations, systems, technologies, personnel and products of the companies we acquire, particularly in light of our lean organizational structure;
•diversion of our management’s attention from normal daily operation of our business;
•our inability to maintain the key business relationships and the brand equity of the businesses we acquire;
•our inability to retain key personnel of the acquired business, particularly in light of the demands we place on individual contributors;
•uncertainty of entry into markets in which we have limited or no prior experience and in which competitors have stronger market positions;
•our dependence on unfamiliar affiliates and partners of the companies we acquire;
•insufficient revenues to offset our increased expenses associated with acquisitions;
•our responsibility for the liabilities of the businesses we acquire, including those which we may not anticipate; and
•our inability to maintain internal standards, controls, procedures and policies, particularly in light of our lean organizational structure.
We may be unable to secure the equity or debt funding necessary to finance future acquisitions on terms that are acceptable to us. Completing acquisitions could consume significant amounts of cash. If we finance acquisitions by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders will likely experience dilution, and if we finance future acquisitions with debt funding, we will incur interest expense and may have to comply with covenants and secure that debt obligation with our assets.
Our investments in new businesses, products, services, technologies, joint ventures and other strategic transactions are inherently risky, and could disrupt our current operations.
We have invested and expect to continue to invest in new businesses, products, services, technologies, joint ventures and other strategic initiatives. These investments may involve significant risks and uncertainties, including insufficient revenues from such investments to offset any new liabilities assumed and expenses incurred in connection with these new investments, inadequate return of or loss of our investments, distraction of management from current operations, and unidentified issues not discovered in our due diligence of such investments that could cause us to fail to realize the anticipated benefits of such investments and incur unanticipated costs, expenses and liabilities. Because these investments are inherently risky, no assurance can be given that such investments will be successful and will not adversely affect our reputation, business prospects, results of operation and financial condition.
Compliance with conflict mineral disclosure requirements necessitates additional compliance cost and may create reputational challenges.
Pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act, United States publicly-traded companies are required to disclose use or potential use of certain minerals and their derivatives, including tantalum, tin, gold and tungsten, that are mined from the Democratic Republic of Congo and adjoining countries and deemed conflict minerals.
These requirements necessitate due diligence efforts to assess whether such minerals are used in our products in order to make the relevant required annual disclosures. There are, and will be, ongoing costs associated with complying with these disclosure requirements, including diligence to determine the sources of those minerals that may be used or necessary to the production of our products. Accordingly, our ability to determine with certainty the origin and chain of custody of these raw materials is limited. We may face reputational challenges that could impact future sales if we determine that certain of our products contain minerals not determined to be conflict free or if we are unable to verify with sufficient accuracy the origins of all conflict minerals used in our products.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Our Chief Executive Officer owns a majority of our common stock.
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Robert J. Pera, our founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, is able to exercise voting rights with respect to a majority of the voting power of our outstanding common stock and therefore has the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors and any merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. This concentrated control could delay, defer, or prevent a change of control, merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets that our other stockholders support, or conversely this concentrated control could result in the consummation of such a transaction that our other stockholders do not support. This concentrated control could also discourage certain potential investors from acquiring our common stock and might harm the trading price of our stock. In addition, Mr. Pera has the ability to control the management and major strategic investments of our company as a result of his position as our Chief Executive Officer and his ability to control the election or replacement of our directors. In the event of his death, the shares of our stock that Mr. Pera owns will be transferred to his successors, who may desire or be required to sell a significant portion of such shares. As a board member and officer, Mr. Pera owes a fiduciary duty to our stockholders and must act in good faith in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of our stockholders. As a stockholder, even a controlling stockholder, Mr. Pera is entitled to vote his shares in his own interests, which may not always be in the interests of our stockholders generally.
As of May 8, 2026, Mr. Pera beneficially owned 56,278,181 shares of our common stock. These shares are eligible for resale into the public market within the restrictions imposed by Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales of a significant amount of Mr. Pera’s shares could adversely affect the market price for our common stock. Mr. Pera has indicated to us that he may in the future from time to time pledge shares of common stock as collateral for margin or other loans, enter into derivative transactions based on the value of our common stock, dispose of shares of common stock, otherwise monetize shares of his common stock and/or engage in other transactions relating to shares of our common stock and/or other securities of the company. In the event Mr. Pera pledges shares of common stock as collateral for margin or other loans, Mr. Pera may need to sell shares of our common stock to meet applicable repayment requirements. Upon a default under such loans, the lender could sell the pledged shares into the market without limitation on volume or manner of sale. Any of these activities by Mr. Pera may adversely affect the price of our common stock. However, Mr. Pera has also indicated that he intends to continue to own at least a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock.
Not paying cash dividends to our stockholders, or repurchasing shares of our common stock could cause the market price for our common stock to decline.
Our payment of cash dividends is subject to, among other things, declaration by the Board of Directors of the Company, our financial position and results of operations, available cash and cash flow, capital requirements, our obligations, contingent liabilities, applicable corporate legal requirements, and other factors. If the Company fails to meet expectations related to dividends, its stock price may decline, which could have a material adverse impact on investor confidence and employee retention. These and other factors may also affect the continuation of, or activity under, our previously announced stock repurchase program. Failure to pay cash dividends could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. The discontinuance of, or lack of activity under, our previously announced stock repurchase program could also result in a lower market price of our common stock.
Fluctuations in our results of operations could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.
Our quarterly results of operations fluctuate significantly due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control and are difficult or impossible to predict. We expect our results of operations will continue to fluctuate. You should not rely on our past results as an indication of our future performance. If our revenues or results of operations fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, or below any estimates we may provide to the market, the price of our common stock would likely decline substantially, which could have a material adverse impact on investor confidence and employee retention. Our common stock has experienced substantial price volatility since our initial public offering. In addition, the stock market as a whole has experienced major price and volume fluctuations that have affected the stock price of many technology companies in ways that may have been unrelated to these companies’ operating performance.
Factors that could cause our results of operation and stock price to fluctuate include:
•varying demand for our products due to the financial and operating condition of our distributors and their customers, distributor inventory management practices and general economic conditions;
•shifts in our fulfillment practices including increasing inventory levels as part of efforts to decrease our delivery lead times;
•failure of our suppliers to provide components;
•failure of our contract manufacturers and suppliers to meet our demand;
•success and timing of new product introductions by us, and our competitors;
•increased warranty costs;
•announcements by us or our competitors regarding products, promotions or other transactions;
•costs related to legal proceedings or responding to government inquiries;
•our ability to control and reduce product costs; and
•expenses of our entry into new markets.
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In addition, our business may be subject to seasonality, although our recent growth rates and timing of product introductions may have historically masked our seasonal changes in demand. For example, our products may be subject to general seasonal spending trends associated with holidays.
Risks Related to Regulatory, Legal and Tax Matters
We are subject to export control and economic sanctions laws in the United States and elsewhere which could impair our ability to compete in international markets and subject us to liability if we do not comply with applicable laws.
A majority of our sales are into countries outside of the United States. Sales of our products into certain countries are restricted or prohibited under U.S. export control and economic sanctions laws. In addition, certain of our products incorporate encryption components that are subject to export control regulations.
In May 2011, we filed a self-disclosure statement with the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security’s (“BIS”) Office of Export Enforcement (“OEE”) relating a review conducted by us regarding certain export transactions from 2008 through March 2011 in which products may have been later sold into Iran by third parties. In June 2011, we also filed a self-disclosure statement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) regarding these compliance issues. We resolved the matters described in our self-disclosures with the BIS and OFAC, and have taken significant steps towards ensuring our compliance with export control regulations and embargoes. It is, however, possible that violations may occur in the future. If violations should occur in the future, the response of regulators may be more severe in light of prior compliance concerns.
In addition to U.S. export regulations, various other countries regulate the import of certain encryption technology and products, and these laws could limit our ability to distribute our products or our customers’ ability to implement our products in those countries. Changes in our products or changes in export and import regulations may create delays in the introduction of our products in other countries, prevent our customers with international operations from deploying our products or, in some cases, prevent the transfer of our products to certain countries altogether. Any change in export or import regulations or related legislation, shift in approach to the enforcement or scope of existing regulations, or change in the countries, persons or technologies targeted by such regulations, could negatively impact our ability to sell our products to existing customers or the ability of our current and potential distributors, network operators and service providers outside the United States.
Even though we take precautions to prevent our products from being provided to targets of U.S. sanctions, our products, including our firmware updates, could be provided by our distributors, resellers and/or end users despite such precautions. Any such provision could have negative consequences, including government investigations, penalties and reputational harm. Our failure or inability to obtain required import or export approval for our products could harm our international and domestic sales and adversely affect our revenue.
Existing and new regulations, changes in existing regulations, or the enforcement of any regulations related to our products may result in unanticipated burdens, reduced demand, costs and liabilities and could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, and our brand.
Our products are subject to governmental regulations in a variety of jurisdictions. In order to achieve and maintain market acceptance, our products must continue to comply with these regulations as well as a significant number of industry standards. For example, our wireless communication products operate through the transmission of radio signals, and radio emissions are subject to regulation in the United States and in other countries in which we do business. In the United States, various federal agencies including the Center for Devices and Radiological Health of the Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and various state agencies have promulgated regulations that concern the use of radio/electromagnetic emissions standards. Member countries of the European Union and other countries have enacted similar standards concerning electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility and emissions, and chemical substances and use standards.
As these regulations and standards evolve, and if new regulations or standards are implemented, we will be required to modify our products or develop and support new versions of our products, and our compliance with these regulations and standards may become more burdensome. The failure of our products to comply, or delays in compliance, with the various existing and evolving industry regulations and standards could prevent or delay introduction of our products, which could harm our business. End customer uncertainty regarding future policies may also affect demand for communications products, including our products. For example, changes in government regulations providing funding for capital investment in new industries, products or services, such as any government funding of products supporting wireline connectivity rather than wireless connectivity, could adversely impact products that are purchased by our end customers and adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition. Further, government requirements around the world requiring or providing preference to, domestically produced goods may limit our ability to sell our products to customers in such jurisdictions, impacting our ability to grow our sales in such jurisdictions, adversely impacting our revenues, operations and financial condition.
If existing laws or regulations regarding the use of our products or services are enforced in a manner not previously contemplated by us, our channel partners or our end customers, it could expose us or them to liability and could have a material adverse effect on our
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financial condition, results of operations, and our brand. Moreover, channel partners or end customers may require us, or we may otherwise deem it necessary or advisable, to alter our products to address actual or anticipated changes in the regulatory environment. Our inability to alter our products to address these requirements and any regulatory changes may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and our brand. Further, the enforcement of laws and regulations may force us to withdraw one or more of our products from sale in certain jurisdictions or to recall one or more of our products in certain jurisdictions. We may incur costs and expenses relating to a withdrawal from a particular market or a recall of one or more of our products. The process of identifying products that have been widely distributed for withdrawals and recalls may be lengthy and require significant resources and we may incur significant replacement costs, damage claims and harm to our reputation. We are and expect to continue to be the subject of investigations, inquiries, data requests, actions, orders, and audits by government authorities and regulators in the United States, the European Union, and around the world. Orders issued by, or inquiries or enforcement actions initiated by, government or regulatory authorities could cause us to incur substantial costs, expose us to unanticipated liability or penalties or require us to change our business practices in a manner materially adverse to our financial condition, results of operations, and our brand.
Our failure to comply with U.S. and foreign laws related to privacy, data security, cybersecurity and data protection, such as the E.U. Data Protection Directive and China Cybersecurity Law, could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, and our brand.
We are or may become subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the United States and abroad regarding privacy, data security, cybersecurity and data protection. These laws and regulations are continuously evolving and developing. The scope and interpretation of the laws that are or may be applicable to us and our business, including our webstore sales, are often uncertain and may be conflicting, particularly with respect to foreign laws.
In particular, there are numerous U.S. federal, state, and local laws and regulations and foreign laws and regulations regarding privacy and the collection, sharing, use, processing, disclosure, and protection of personal information and other user data. Such laws and regulations often have changes in scope, may be subject to differing interpretations, and may be inconsistent among different jurisdictions. The costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, these regulations may limit the use and adoption of our products and services and could have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
For example, in April 2016, the E.U. Parliament approved a new data protection regulation, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which came into force on May 25, 2018. The GDPR includes operational requirements for companies that receive or process personal data of residents of the European Union that are different than those previously in place in the European Union, and that include significant penalties for non-compliance. Another example, in November 2016, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress passed China’s first Cybersecurity Law (“CSL”), which took effect in June 2017. The CSL is the first Chinese law that systematically lays out the regulatory requirements on cybersecurity and data protection, subjecting many previously under-regulated or unregulated activities in cyberspace to government scrutiny. More recently, the Personal Information Security Specification went into effect in October 2020, which has broad but uncertain applications and imposes a number of new privacy and data security obligations. China is also implementing new legislation on the protection of privacy and personal data, including a Personal Information Protection Law and a Data Security Law, each of which went into effect in September 2021 and may impose new obligations on us.
Additionally, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended (the “CCPA”) that, among other things, requires covered companies to provide new disclosures to California consumers, and afford such consumers new abilities to opt-out of certain sales of personal information. The CCPA took effect on January 1, 2020 with the privacy provisions enforceable by the California Attorney General as of July 1, 2020, and the regulations becoming enforceable as of August 1, 2020. The CCPA was significantly expanded on January 1, 2023, when the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) became effective. The CPRA amendments, among other things, give California residents the ability to limit use of certain sensitive personal information, further restrict the use of cross-contextual advertising, establish restrictions on the retention of personal information, expand the types of data breaches subject to the CCPA’s private right of action, provide for increased penalties for CCPA violations concerning California residents under the age of 16, and establish a new California Privacy Protection Agency to implement and enforce the new law. In addition, data privacy and security laws have been proposed at the federal, state, and local levels in recent years, which could further complicate compliance efforts. For example, states such as Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Utah have enacted their own data privacy laws. Given the recent implementation of these regulations, we cannot yet predict the impact of these regulations on our business or operations.
We strive to comply with all applicable laws, policies and legal obligations relating to privacy, data security, cybersecurity and data protection. However, given that the scope, interpretation, and application of these laws and regulations are often uncertain and may be conflicting, it is possible that these obligations may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. Any failure or perceived failure by us or third-party service-providers to comply with our privacy or security policies or privacy-related legal obligations, or any compromise of security that results in the unauthorized release or transfer of personally identifiable information or other user data, may result in governmental enforcement
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actions, litigation, additional reporting requirements and/or oversight, bans or restrictions on processing personal data, orders to destroy or not use personal data, loss of customers, interruptions or stoppages in our business operations, inability to process personal data or operate in certain jurisdictions, limited ability to develop or commercialize our products and services, expenditure of time and resources to defend against claims or inquiries, changes to our business model or operation, or negative publicity, and could have an adverse effect on our brand, results of operations and financial condition.
Governments are continuing to focus on privacy, cybersecurity, data protection and data security and it is possible that new privacy or data security laws will be passed or existing laws will be amended in a way that is material to our business. Any significant change to applicable laws, regulations, or industry practices regarding our employees’ and users’ data could require us to modify our business, services and products features, possibly in a material manner, and may limit our ability to develop new products, services, and features. Although we have made efforts to design our policies, procedures, and systems to comply with the current requirements of applicable state, federal, and foreign laws, changes to applicable laws and regulations in this area could subject us to additional regulation and oversight, any of which could significantly increase our operating costs.
Government regulations designed to protect personal privacy may make it difficult for us to sell our products.
Our products may transmit and store personal information. The handling of such information is increasingly subject to regulations in numerous jurisdictions around the world. These regulations are typically intended to protect the privacy and security of personal information that is collected, stored and transmitted in or from the governing jurisdiction. In addition, because various foreign jurisdictions have different regulations concerning the storage and transmission of personal information, we may face unknown requirements that pose compliance challenges in new geographic markets that we seek to enter. Our efforts to protect the privacy of information may also fail if our encryption and security technology is inadequate or fails to operate as expected. The difficulties in complying with privacy and data protection regulations could subject us to costs, delayed product launches, liabilities or negative publicity that could impair our ability to maintain or expand our operations into some countries and therefore limit our future growth.
The vast majority of our products rely on the availability of specific unlicensed radio frequency spectrum.
The vast majority of our products operate in unlicensed radio frequency (“RF”) spectrum, which is used by a wide range of devices such as cordless phones, baby monitors, and microwave ovens, and is becoming increasingly crowded. If such spectrum usage continues to increase through the proliferation of consumer electronics and products competitive with ours, and others, the resultant higher levels of clutter and interference in the frequency bands used by our products could decrease the usage of our products. Our business could be further harmed if currently unlicensed RF spectrum becomes subject to licensing in the United States or elsewhere. Network operators and service providers that use our products may be unable to obtain licenses for RF spectrum at reasonable prices or at all. Even if the unlicensed spectrum remains unlicensed, existing and new government regulations may require we make changes in our products. For example, to provide products for network operators and service providers who utilize unlicensed RF spectrum, we may be required to limit their ability to use our products in licensed RF spectrum. The operation of our products by network operators or service providers in the United States or elsewhere in a manner not in compliance with local law could result in fines, operational disruption, or harm to our reputation. In addition, if new spectrums, either licensed or unlicensed, are made available by government regulatory agencies for broadband wireless communication that may disrupt the competitive landscape of our industry and impact our business.
We could be adversely affected by unfavorable results in litigation.
We may be involved, from time to time, in a variety of claims, lawsuits, investigations, and proceedings relating to contractual disputes, intellectual property rights, employment matters, regulatory compliance matters, consumer or securities class-actions and other litigation matters relating to various claims that arise in the normal course of business and otherwise. It can be difficult or impossible to predict the outcome of legal proceedings with any degree of certainty, particularly given that laws may be ambiguous and factual findings can often be the result of incomplete evidence, opinions, varying standards or proof, and extraneous factors. Any such proceedings or matters may adversely affect how we operate the business, divert the attention of management from the operation of the business, have an adverse effect on our reputation, result in additional costs and adversely affect our results of operations. If one or more of the legal proceedings to which we may be or become a party are resolved against us, our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
We may become subject to warranty claims, product liability and product recalls.
We have received, and may in the future receive, warranty or product liability claims that may require us to make significant expenditures to defend these claims or pay damage awards. In the event of a successful warranty claim, we may also incur costs if we compensate the affected network operator or service provider. Such claims may require a significant amount of time and expense to resolve and defend against, and could also harm our reputation by calling into question the quality of our products. We also may incur costs and expenses relating to a recall of one or more of our products. The process of identifying recalled products that have been widely distributed may be lengthy and require significant resources and we may incur significant replacement costs, contract damage claims and harm to our reputation.
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Our customers and the users of our products may expect us to indemnify them against claims for intellectual property infringement, defective products and other losses.
Our customers, users and other parties may expect us to indemnify them for losses incurred in connection with our products, including as a result of intellectual property infringement, defective products, and security vulnerabilities, even if our agreements with them do not require us to provide this indemnification. In some instances, we may decide to defend and indemnify them, irrespective of whether we believe that we have an obligation to do so. The expenses associated with providing indemnification can be substantial. We may also reject demands for indemnification, which may lead to disputes with a customer or other party and may negatively impact our relationships with them.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial condition or results of operations or safeguard our assets.
Effective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and, together with other controls and procedures, are designed to prevent fraud. Any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, and prevent us from producing accurate and timely financial statements to manage our business. If we fail to do so, our business could be negatively affected and our independent registered public accounting firm may be unable to attest to the fair presentation of our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K in accordance with GAAP and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud, our reputation and results of operations could be harmed. Even effective internal controls have inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of controls, or fraud. Therefore, even effective internal controls can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements. The preparation of consolidated financial statements also requires us to make estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. To the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected. As events continue to evolve our estimates may change materially in future periods. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting in future periods are subject to the risk that the control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or a deterioration in the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures. We have in the past and may in the future fail to maintain adequate internal controls. For example, as reported in the Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2016, management of the Company determined that the Company did not maintain an effective control environment, which contributed to three material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting. As described in more detail in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, under Item 9A. “Controls and Procedures”, the Company completed the remediation efforts of such material weakness, completed testing of the controls to address such material weaknesses and concluded that the previously reported material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting have been satisfactorily remediated as of June 30, 2017. Any such failure (including any failure to implement new or improved controls, difficulties in the execution of such implementation or deterioration of our current control practices) may result in an inability to prevent fraud, or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Any such failures may cause a material adverse effect on our business and financial results, and investor confidence and the market price of our stock may be adversely affected.
Failure to comply with the FCPA and similar laws could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences.
We face significant risks if we fail to comply with the FCPA and other laws (such as the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010) that prohibit improper payments or offers of payment to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by us and other business entities acting on our behalf for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business, particularly as our foreign operations, such as in Taiwan, become increasingly important to our business.
In many foreign countries, particularly in countries with developing economies, which represent our principal markets, it may be a local custom that businesses operating in such countries engage in business practices that are prohibited by the FCPA or other laws and regulations. Although we have implemented a company policy requiring our employees and consultants to comply with the FCPA and similar laws, there can be no assurance that all of our employees, and agents, as well as those companies to which we outsource certain of our business operations, will not take actions in violation of our policies, for which we may be ultimately held responsible. Any violation of FCPA or similar laws could result in severe criminal or civil sanctions and suspension or debarment from U.S. government contracting, which could have a material and adverse effect on our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our results could be adversely affected by unfavorable tax law changes, an unfavorable government review of our tax returns, or changes in our geographic earnings mix.
We are subject to periodic audits or other reviews by tax authorities in the jurisdictions in which we conduct our activities. Tax authorities could challenge our assertions with respect to how we have conducted our business operations which might result in a claim for larger tax payments from us, including, but not limited to, income and withholding taxes and potential fines or penalties. The expense of defending and resolving such audits may be significant. The amount of time to resolve such audits is also unpredictable and may divert management’s attention from our business operations. We regularly assess the likelihood of favorable or unfavorable
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outcomes resulting from these audits or other reviews to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes. Although we believe our interpretation of tax laws and tax estimates are reasonable, there can be no assurance that any final determination by taxing authorities will not be materially different from the treatment reflected in our historical income tax provisions and accruals, which could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
In the ordinary course of our business, there are many instances where the determination of tax implications is uncertain. We record a liability for unrecognized tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions which often involves significant management judgment as to the interpretations of applicable tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we file. The final determination of our income tax liabilities by taxing authorities may be materially different than what is reflected in our income tax provisions and accruals which could materially affect our tax obligations and effective tax rate.
The legislative bodies in many jurisdictions regularly consider proposed legislation that, if adopted, could affect our tax rate in such jurisdictions, and the carrying value of our deferred tax assets or our tax liabilities. Multi-jurisdictional changes enacted in response to the guidelines provided by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) to address base erosion and profit shifting (“BEPS”), including a Pillar Two framework that imposes a minimum tax rate of 15% in each taxing jurisdiction for multinational enterprises, and additional amendments or guidance regarding comprehensive U.S. tax reform, among other things, may change certain U.S. tax rules impacting the way U.S. multinationals are taxed, increase tax uncertainty and adversely impact our provision for income taxes.
As a global company, we conduct operations in multiple jurisdictions, and therefore our effective tax rate is influenced by the amounts of income and expense attributed to each such jurisdiction and the amount and type of presence in each such jurisdiction. If such amounts were to change so as to increase the amounts of our net income subject to taxation in higher tax jurisdictions, or if we were to increase our operations in jurisdictions assessing relatively higher tax rates, our effective tax rate could be adversely affected. Additionally, withholding taxes vary by jurisdiction and any changes to our operations in each jurisdiction could result in greater taxation to the company. A number of factors may affect our future effective tax rates including, but not limited to:
• the interpretation of country-by-country reports and outcome of discussions with various tax authorities regarding intercompany transfer pricing arrangements;
• changes that involve Ubiquiti’s supply chain outside of the United States;
• changes in the composition of earnings in countries or states with differing tax rates;
• the resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax authorities,
• changes to tax laws regarding R&D tax credits;
• changes in share-based compensation; and
• changes in tax law and/or generally accepted accounting principles.
From time to time the United States, foreign and state governments make substantive changes to tax laws and regulations. For example, in 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which made a number of changes, including changing the taxation of certain foreign earnings and the requirement to capitalize and amortize research and development expenditures. Further, in 2022, the U.S. government enacted the Inflation Reduction Act, which made a number of changes, including adding a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks by publicly-traded corporations and a 15% corporate minimum tax for companies with higher than $1 billion of certain adjusted financial statement income. As a result of the 1% excise tax, the cost to us of making repurchases will increase. In July 2025, the U.S. government enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”). The OBBBA extended or made permanent many of the corporate tax changes arising under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Changes in tax laws and regulations and interpretations of such laws and regulations, including taxation of earnings outside of the U.S., may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information with respect to the Company's share repurchase program and the activity under the available share purchase program during the three months ended March 31, 2026 ( in millions, except share and per share amounts):
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| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1 - January 31 | — | $— | — | $ | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1 - February 28 | — | $— | — | $ | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1 - March 31 | — | $— | — | $ | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | $— | — | $ | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) On August 21, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors approved a $500 million stock repurchase program (the “2025 August Program”). Under the 2025 August Program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $500 million of common stock through the expiration of the program on September 30, 2026
There was no common stock repurchase activity under the 2025 August Program during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
On May 7, 2026, the Company, as borrower, and certain domestic subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into the 2026 Credit Agreement with PNC and the Lenders, and PNC, as administrative agent for the lenders, pursuant to which PNC provided the Company with the 2026 Revolving Facility. See Note 15, “Subsequent Events” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the 2026 Credit Agreement. The 2026 Credit Agreement is attached to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as Exhibit 10.1. The description of the 2026 Credit Agreement in Note 15, “Subsequent Events” is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2026 Credit Agreement.
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*Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| UBIQUITI INC. | |||||||||||||||||
| Dated: | May 8, 2026 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Pera | ||||||||||||||
| Robert J. Pera | |||||||||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||||||||||||
| Dated: | May 8, 2026 | By: | /s/ Kevin Radigan | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Radigan | |||||||||||||||||
Chief Accounting and Finance Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||||||||
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Execution Version $250,000,000 REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY CREDIT AGREEMENT by and among UBIQUITI INC. and THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO and THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Loan Lender and Issuing Lender Dated as of May 7, 2026
i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE 1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS .................................................................................... 1 1.1 Certain Definitions .................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Construction .......................................................................................................... 41 1.3 Accounting Principles; Changes in GAAP. .......................................................... 42 1.4 Benchmark Replacement Notification; Rates. ...................................................... 42 1.5 Covenant Compliance. .......................................................................................... 43 1.6 Limited Condition Acquisitions. ........................................................................... 43 ARTICLE 2 REVOLVING CREDIT AND SWINGLINE LOAN FACILITIES ................ 45 2.1 Revolving Credit Commitments ........................................................................... 45 2.2 Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans. .......... 46 2.3 Commitment Fees. ................................................................................................ 46 2.4 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments. ........................... 46 2.5 Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Loan Conversions and Renewals; Swingline Loan Requests ...................................................................................... 47 2.6 Making Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans; Presumptions by the Administrative Agent; Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans; Borrowings to Repay Swingline Loans .................................................................................... 48 2.7 Notes ..................................................................................................................... 51 2.8 Letter of Credit Subfacility ................................................................................... 51 2.9 Defaulting Lenders................................................................................................ 58 2.10 [Reserved] ............................................................................................................. 61 2.11 Incremental Loans ................................................................................................. 61 ARTICLE 3 [RESERVED] ........................................................................................................ 64 ARTICLE 4 INTEREST RATES .............................................................................................. 64 4.1 Interest Rate Options............................................................................................. 64 4.2 Conforming Changes Relating to the Term SOFR Rate ....................................... 65 4.3 Interest After Default ............................................................................................ 66 4.4 Rate Unascertainable; Increased Costs; Illegality; Benchmark Replacement Setting ................................................................................................................... 66 4.5 Selection of Interest Rate Options. ....................................................................... 72 ARTICLE 5 PAYMENTS; TAXES; YIELD MAINTENANCE ........................................... 72 5.1 Payments ............................................................................................................... 72 5.2 Voluntary Prepayments ......................................................................................... 73 5.3 [Reserved] ............................................................................................................. 73 5.4 Pro Rata Treatment of Lenders ............................................................................. 73
ii 5.5 Sharing of Payments by Lenders .......................................................................... 74 5.6 Administrative Agent’s Clawback ........................................................................ 74 5.7 Interest Payment Dates ......................................................................................... 75 5.8 Increased Costs ..................................................................................................... 75 5.9 Taxes ..................................................................................................................... 77 5.10 Indemnity .............................................................................................................. 81 5.11 Settlement Date Procedures .................................................................................. 82 5.12 Cash Collateral ...................................................................................................... 82 5.13 Replacement of a Lender ...................................................................................... 83 5.14 Designation of a Different Lending Office ........................................................... 84 ARTICLE 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ................................................... 84 6.1 Organization and Qualification; Power and Authority; Compliance With Laws; Title to Properties; Event of Default .......................................................... 84 6.2 Borrower; Subsidiaries and Owners; Investment Companies .............................. 85 6.3 Validity and Binding Effect .................................................................................. 85 6.4 No Conflict; Material Agreements; Consents ....................................................... 85 6.5 Litigation ............................................................................................................... 86 6.6 Financial Statements ............................................................................................. 86 6.7 Accuracy of Financial Statements ........................................................................ 87 6.8 Margin Stock ......................................................................................................... 87 6.9 Full Disclosure ...................................................................................................... 87 6.10 Taxes ..................................................................................................................... 87 6.11 Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses, Etc ................................................... 88 6.12 Liens in the Collateral ........................................................................................... 88 6.13 Insurance. .............................................................................................................. 88 6.14 ERISA Compliance ............................................................................................... 88 6.15 Environmental Matters.......................................................................................... 89 6.16 Solvency ................................................................................................................ 90 6.17 Sanctions; International Trade, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti- Corruption Laws. .................................................................................................. 90 6.18 Certificate of Beneficial Ownership. .................................................................... 91 ARTICLE 7 CONDITIONS OF LENDING AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF CREDIT ............................................................................................................... 91 7.1 Effectiveness. ........................................................................................................ 91 7.2 Each Loan or Letter of Credit ............................................................................... 93 ARTICLE 8 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS ......................................................................... 93 8.1 Preservation of Existence, Etc .............................................................................. 94 8.2 Payment of Liabilities, Including Taxes, Etc ........................................................ 94 8.3 Maintenance of Insurance ..................................................................................... 94 8.4 Maintenance of Properties and Leases .................................................................. 95 8.5 Inspection Rights .................................................................................................. 95
iii 8.6 Keeping of Records and Books of Account .......................................................... 95 8.7 Compliance with Laws; Use of Proceeds ............................................................. 95 8.8 Additional Subsidiaries; Further Assurances ........................................................ 96 8.9 Sanctions; International Trade, Anti-Money Laundering, and Anti- Corruption Laws ................................................................................................... 97 8.10 Keepwell ............................................................................................................... 97 8.11 Reporting Requirements ....................................................................................... 97 8.12 Certificates; Notices; Additional Information ...................................................... 98 8.13 Certificate of Beneficial Ownership and Other Additional Information ............ 100 8.14 Post-Closing Covenants. ..................................................................................... 100 ARTICLE 9 NEGATIVE COVENANTS ............................................................................... 101 9.1 Indebtedness ........................................................................................................ 101 9.2 Liens .................................................................................................................... 103 9.3 Loans and Investments ........................................................................................ 103 9.4 Dividends and Related Distributions .................................................................. 104 9.5 Liquidations, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions ......................................... 104 9.6 Dispositions of Assets or Subsidiaries ................................................................ 105 9.7 Affiliate Transactions.......................................................................................... 106 9.8 [Reserved]. .......................................................................................................... 106 9.9 [Reserved]. .......................................................................................................... 106 9.10 Fiscal Year .......................................................................................................... 106 9.11 Changes to Material Documents ......................................................................... 106 9.12 [Reserved]. .......................................................................................................... 107 9.13 [Reserved] ........................................................................................................... 107 9.14 Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio ............................................................ 107 9.15 Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio ............................................... 107 9.16 Minimum Liquidity. ............................................................................................ 107 9.17 Limitation on Negative Pledges and Restrictive Agreements ............................ 108 9.18 Sanctions; International Trade, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti- Corruption Laws ................................................................................................. 108 ARTICLE 10 DEFAULT ......................................................................................................... 109 10.1 Events of Default ................................................................................................ 109 10.2 Consequences of Event of Default ...................................................................... 111 10.3 Application of Proceeds ...................................................................................... 113 ARTICLE 11 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ................................................................ 115 11.1 Appointment and Authority ................................................................................ 115 11.2 Rights as a Lender ............................................................................................... 115 11.3 Exculpatory Provisions ....................................................................................... 115 11.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent ...................................................................... 116 11.5 Delegation of Duties ........................................................................................... 117 11.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent ................................................................. 117
iv 11.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders ............................... 118 11.8 No Other Duties, Etc ........................................................................................... 119 11.9 Administrative Agent’s Fee ................................................................................ 119 11.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim ................................................ 119 11.11 Collateral and Guaranty Matters ......................................................................... 119 11.12 No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s Customer Identification Program ....... 120 11.13 Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedges, Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedges and Other Lender Provided Financial Service Products ........................ 121 11.14 Certain ERISA Matters ....................................................................................... 121 11.15 Erroneous Payments............................................................................................ 122 ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS ......................................................................................... 125 12.1 Modifications, Amendments or Waivers ............................................................ 125 12.2 No Implied Waivers; Cumulative Remedies ...................................................... 127 12.3 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver ............................................................... 127 12.4 Holidays .............................................................................................................. 129 12.5 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication ........................................... 129 12.6 Severability ......................................................................................................... 131 12.7 Duration; Survival ............................................................................................... 131 12.8 Successors and Assigns....................................................................................... 132 12.9 Confidentiality; Material Non-Public Information ............................................. 136 12.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution ......................... 139 12.11 CHOICE OF LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .................... 139 12.12 Mutual Negotiations............................................................................................ 140 12.13 Nature of Obligations .......................................................................................... 140 12.14 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 141 12.15 USA PATRIOT Act Notice ................................................................................ 141 12.16 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs ......................................... 141
v LIST OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 1.1(B) - COMMITMENTS OF LENDERS AND ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES SCHEDULE 1.1(D) - EXISTING LIENS SCHEDULE 6.2 - SUBSIDIARIES SCHEDULE 6.5 - LITIGATION SCHEDULE 9.1 - EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS SCHEDULE 9.4 - EXISTING INVESTMENTS EXHIBITS EXHIBIT A - ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT EXHIBIT B - GUARANTOR JOINDER EXHIBIT C - REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE EXHIBIT D - SWINGLINE LOAN NOTE EXHIBIT E - LOAN REQUEST EXHIBIT F - SWINGLINE LOAN REQUEST EXHIBIT P-1 - U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) EXHIBIT P-2 - U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) EXHIBIT P-3 - U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) EXHIBIT P-4 - U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) EXHIBIT J - COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
1 CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of May 7, 2026 and is made by and among UBIQUITI INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the GUARANTORS (as hereinafter defined), the LENDERS (as hereinafter defined), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent (as hereinafter defined), Swingline Loan Lender (as hereinafter defined) and Issuing Lender (as hereinafter defined). The Borrower has requested the Lenders to provide a revolving credit facility to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250,000,000, including therein a Swingline Loan (as hereinafter defined) subfacility and a Letter of Credit (as hereinafter defined) subfacility. In consideration of their mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter specified and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 1.1 Certain Definitions. In addition to words and terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context hereof clearly requires otherwise: “Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, by which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (a) acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or limited liability company, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company. “Administrative Agent” means PNC Bank, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent hereunder or any successor administrative agent. “Administrative Agent’s Fee” means as is specified in Section 11.9 [Administrative Agent’s Fee]. “Administrative Agent’s Letter” means as is specified in Section 11.9 [Administrative Agent’s Fee]. “Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent. “Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
2 “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. “Agent Parties” means as is specified in Section 12.5(d)(ii). “Agreement” shall mean this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified or restated from time to time, including all schedules and exhibits. “Anti-Corruption Laws” means (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (b) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended; and (c) any other applicable Law relating to anti-bribery or anti-corruption in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party is located or doing business. “Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means (a) the Bank Secrecy Act and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, each as amended; (b) the U.K. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and the Terrorist Asset-Freezing Act 2010, each as amended; and (c) any other applicable Law relating to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism and related financial record keeping and reporting requirements in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party is located or doing business. “Applicable Margin” means the corresponding percentages per annum as specified under and in accordance with the terms set forth below, based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio: Level I II III IV Consolidated Leverage Ratio Less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.0 Greater than 1.50 to 1.0 but less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.0 Greater than 2.25 to 1.0 but less than 3.00 to 1.0 Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.0 Commitment Fee 0.125% 0.15% 0.175% 0.200% Letter of Credit Fee 1.25% 1.50% 1.75% 2.00% Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit Loans / Swingline Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate Option 0.25% 0.50% 0.75% 1.00% Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit Loans bearing interest at the Term SOFR Rate Option 1.25% 1.50% 1.75% 2.00%
3 For purposes of determining the Applicable Margin: (a) The Applicable Margin shall be determined on the Closing Date based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio computed on such date pursuant to a Compliance Certificate to be delivered on the Closing Date. (b) The Applicable Margin shall be recomputed as of the end of each fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of such quarter end. Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin computed as of a quarter end shall be effective on the date on which the Compliance Certificate evidencing such computation is due to be delivered under Section 8.12(a) [Certificate of Borrower]; provided that, if the Borrower delivers the applicable Compliance Certificate prior to the date on which such Compliance Certificate is due, the Administrative Agent shall use its best efforts to have such increase or decrease be effective as of the date of actual delivery. If a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section 8.12, then the rates in Level IV shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered. (c) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Borrower or for any other reason, the Borrower or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated 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, promptly on demand (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days of such 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 Issuing Lender), 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no retroactive adjustment above shall be required with respect to any period ending more than four (4) fiscal quarters prior to the date on which the applicable restatement or adjustment is made or the inaccuracy is otherwise discovered. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, under Section 2.8 [Letter of Credit Subfacility] or Section 4.3 [Interest After Default] or Article 10 [Default]. The Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder for a period of eighteen (18) months following the Facility Termination Date. “Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender. “Asset Disposition” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any property by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, including, in each case, by way of an LLC Division (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including
4 any issuance of Equity Interests by any Subsidiary of the Borrower to any Person that is not a Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof. The term “Asset Disposition” shall not include (a) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (b) the transfer of assets to the Borrower or any Guarantor pursuant to any other transaction permitted pursuant to Section 9.4 [Liquidations, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions], (c) the write-off, discount, sale or other disposition of defaulted or past-due receivables and similar obligations in the ordinary course of business and not undertaken as part of an accounts receivable financing transaction, (d) the disposition of any Swap, (e) dispositions of investments in cash and Cash Equivalents, (f) the disposition of any assets that are obsolete or no longer useful in the business of the Loan Parties, (g) the transfer by any Loan Party of its assets to any other Loan Party, (h) the transfer by any non-Loan Party Subsidiary of its assets to any Loan Party (provided that in connection with any transfer described in this clause (h), such Loan Party shall not pay more than an amount equal to the fair market value of such assets as determined in good faith at the time of such transfer), (i) the transfer by any non- Loan Party Subsidiary of its assets to any other non-Loan Party Subsidiary and (j) any sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any property which in the aggregate is not in excess of $5,000,000. “Assignment and Assumption Agreement” 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 12.8 [Successors and Assigns]), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent. “Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date of determination, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease Obligations of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount or principal amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as Capital Lease Obligations. “Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any Loan Party, the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of such Loan Party, any manager or the members (as applicable) in the case of any Loan Party which is a limited liability company, and such other individuals, designated by written notice to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower, authorized to execute notices, reports and other documents on behalf of such Loan Party required hereunder (including but not limited to requests and notices under Article 2 [Revolving Credit and Swingline Loan Facilities]). The Borrower may amend such list of individuals from time to time by giving written notice of such amendment to the Administrative Agent. Any notice, report or document delivered hereunder that is signed or delivered by an Authorized Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Loan Party, and such Authorized Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. “Bail-In Action” shall mean the exercise of any Write-down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
5 “Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or 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). “Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating per annum rate of interest equal to the highest of (i) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate, plus 0.5%, (ii) the Prime Rate, and (iii) the Daily Simple SOFR, plus 1.00%, so long as Daily Simple SOFR is offered, ascertainable and not unlawful; provided, however, if the Base Rate as determined above would be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed to be zero. Any change in the Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change occurs without notice to the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the case of any event specified in Section 4.4(a) [Unascertainable; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available] or Section 4.4(b) [Illegality], to the extent any such determination affects the calculation of the Base Rate, the definition hereof shall be calculated without reference to clause (iii) until the circumstances giving rise to such event no longer exist. “Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. “Base Rate Option” means the option of the Borrower to have Loans bear interest at the rate and under the terms specified in either Section 4.1(a)(i) [Revolving Credit Base Rate Option] or Section 4.1(b) [Swingline Loan Interest Rate], as applicable. “Beneficial Owner” shall mean, for each Loan Party, each of the following: (a) each individual, if any, who, directly or indirectly, owns 25% or more of such Loan Party’s Equity Interests; and (b) a single individual with significant responsibility to control, manage, or direct such Loan Party. “Benchmark Replacement” means as is specified in Section 4.4(d) [Benchmark Replacement Setting]. “Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”. “Borrower” means as is specified in the introductory paragraph. “Borrowing Date” means, with respect to any Loan, the date of the making, renewal or conversion thereof, which shall be a Business Day.
6 “Borrowing Tranche” means specified portions of Revolving Credit Loans, or Swingline Loans, as the context may require, consisting of simultaneous loans under the same Interest Rate Option, and in the case of Term SOFR Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period. For the avoidance of doubt, all Revolving Credit Loans to which a Base Rate Option applies shall constitute one Borrowing Tranche. “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required to be closed, or are in fact closed, for business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (or, if otherwise, the Lending Office of the Administrative Agent); provided that, for purposes of any direct or indirect calculation or determination of, or when used in connection with any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements, payments, or other dealings with respect to SOFR, the term “Business Day” means any such day that is also a U.S. Government Securities Business Day. “Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means, subject to Section 1.3, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases or finance leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP. “Cash Collateralize” means, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Lender or the Lenders, as collateral for Letter of Credit Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Lender shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Lender. “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, collectively, such items described in clauses (d), (e), (f), and (g) of the definition of Permitted Investments. “Cash Management Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into an Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product. “Certificate of Beneficial Ownership” means, for each Loan Party, a certificate in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent (as amended or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its sole discretion), certifying, among other things, the Beneficial Owner of such Borrower. “CEA” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute. “CFC Debt” means intercompany loans, Indebtedness or receivables owed or treated as owed by one or more Foreign Subsidiaries.
“CFTC” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. “Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (b) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Official Body or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) by any Official Body; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines, interpretations or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (whether or not having the force of Law) and (y) all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines, interpretations 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, promulgated or implemented. “Change of Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events or series of events: (a) the Controlling Shareholder shall cease to own, beneficially and of record, either directly or indirectly, Equity Interests in the Borrower representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of all of Equity Interests entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such Equity Interests that the Controlling Shareholder has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time); or (b) the Borrower shall fail to control and directly or indirectly own 100% of each class of outstanding Equity Interests of Ubiquiti Cayman unless as a result of a transaction permitted by the Loan Documents; or (c) the Borrower shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) or other encumbrances, at least 100% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of each Guarantor on a fully diluted basis unless as a result of a transaction permitted by the Loan Documents. “CIP Regulations” means as is specified in Section 11.12 [No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s Customer Identification Program]. “Closing Date” means May 7, 2026. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as from time to time in effect. “Collateral” means the personal property of the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary granted as collateral to secure the Obligations for the benefit of the Secured Parties, provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated herein or in any other Loan Document, Collateral does not include Excluded Property (as such term is defined in the Collateral Documents). “Collateral Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, and any other agreement, document or instrument granting a Lien in Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties. 7
8 “Commitment” means, as to any Lender, its Revolving Credit Commitment, and in the case of PNC (in its capacity as the Swingline Loan Lender), its Swingline Loan Commitment (but not the aggregate of its Revolving Credit Commitment and its Swingline Loan Commitment), and Commitments means the aggregate of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Lenders. “Commitment Fee” means as is specified in Section 2.3 [Commitment Fees]. “Communications” means as is specified in Section 12.5(d)(ii) [Platform]. “Compliance Authority” means (a) any Official Body of the United States (including the U.S. Department of the Treasury, OFAC, and the U.S. Department of State), the European Union, the United Kingdom, or Canada; (b) the United Nations Security Council; and (c) any other Official Body with jurisdiction over the parties to this Agreement. “Compliance Certificate” means as is specified in Section 8.12(a) [Certificate of the Borrower]. “Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the Term SOFR Rate or any Benchmark Replacement in relation thereto, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides (in consultation with the Borrower) may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of the Term SOFR Rate or such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides (in consultation with the Borrower) that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines (in consultation with the Borrower) that no market practice for the administration of the Term SOFR Rate or the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides (in consultation with the Borrower) is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents). “Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes. “Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period of determination, the sum of the following determined on a consolidated basis, without duplication, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP: (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) the sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) expenses paid or accrued for taxes based on income, profits or capital, including federal, foreign and state income, franchise and similar taxes, (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense, (iii) amortization, depreciation and other non-cash charges (except to the extent that such
9 non-cash charges are reserved for cash charges to be taken in the future), (iv) losses with respect to Asset Dispositions, (v) fees, costs and expenses related to any consummated, anticipated, unsuccessful or attempted equity offering or repurchase of equity, debt incurrence (including for the avoidance of doubt, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Loan Documents), investment or acquisition, (vi) restricted stock expenses and stock option expenses, (vii) non-cash unrealized losses attributable to the application of "mark to market" accounting in respect of any Hedge Agreements, (viii) any currency translation losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness, (ix) unusual and non-recurring losses (excluding unusual and non-recurring losses from discontinued operations) and (x) non-cash compensation charges, including any such charges arising from stock options, restricted stock grants or other equity-incentive programs less (c) the sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) interest income, (ii) any unusual and non-recurring gains, (iii) non- cash gains or non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income, and (iv) gains with respect to Asset Dispositions. For purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA shall be adjusted on a Pro Forma Basis. “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any Measurement Period, the sum of all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including, without limitation, capitalized interest, interest expense attributable to Capital Lease Obligations and all net payment obligations pursuant to any Hedge Agreement) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in each case, of or by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (without duplication) for the most recently completed Measurement Period. “Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the difference of (i) consolidated Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date minus (ii) up to $100,000,000 of unrestricted domestic cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include any cash and Cash Equivalents required to be maintained in order to satisfy the Minimum Liquidity Requirement set forth in Section 9.16 [Minimum Liquidity], and the inclusion of such cash and Cash Equivalents in this calculation shall not be limited or reduced by reason of the Borrower's obligation to maintain such amounts in accordance with the Minimum Liquidity Requirement set forth in Section 9.16 [Minimum Liquidity]) to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date. “Consolidated Net Income” means, at any date of determination, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall exclude (a) unusual and non- recurring gains and unusual and non-recurring losses for such Measurement Period, (b) the net income (if positive) 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 organizational documents or any agreement, instrument or Law applicable to such Subsidiary during such Measurement Period, except that the Borrower’s 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
10 Measurement Period of any Person, in which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has a joint interest with a third party, except that the Borrower’s 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 the Borrower 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 the Borrower as described in clause (b) of this proviso). “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. “Controlling Shareholder” means, collectively, Robert J. Pera, his estate, spouse, siblings, heirs and lineal descendants, any trust for the benefit of the foregoing and any successor- in-interest to any of the foregoing. “Covered Entity” means (a) the Borrower and each of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries; (b) each Guarantor and any Person who has pledged (or will pledge) Collateral under any Loan Document; and (c) each Person that, directly or indirectly, controls (as such term is defined by any Compliance Authority) a Person described in clauses (a) and (b) above. “Covered Property” means any property: (a) required to be reported as blocked property under 31 C.F.R. § 501.603, as amended; (b) owned, directly or indirectly, by, or due to or from, a Sanctioned Person subject to blocking or comprehensive Sanctions; (c) in which a Sanctioned Person subject to blocking or comprehensive Sanctions otherwise holds any interest; (d) located or originated in, or otherwise subject to restrictions due to its ties to, a Sanctioned Jurisdiction; or (e) that otherwise could cause any actual or potential violation by the Lenders or the Administrative Agent of any applicable International Trade Law if the Lenders or the Administrative Agent were to obtain an encumbrance on, lien on, pledge, or security interest in such property, or provide services in consideration of such property. “Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (rounded upwards, at the Administrative Agent’s discretion, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to SOFR for the day (the “SOFR Determination Date”) that is 2 Business Days prior to (i) such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is a Business Day or (ii) the Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is not a Business Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate) on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source identified by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or its successor administrator for the secured overnight financing rate from time to time. If Daily Simple SOFR as determined above would be less than the SOFR Floor, then Daily Simple SOFR shall be deemed to be the SOFR Floor. If SOFR for any SOFR Determination Date has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 p.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the second Business Day immediately following such SOFR Determination Date, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR for the first Business Day preceding such SOFR
11 Determination Date for which SOFR was published in accordance with the definition of “SOFR”; provided that SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be used for purposes of calculating Daily Simple SOFR for no more than 3 consecutive SOFR Rate Days. If and when Daily Simple SOFR as determined above changes, any applicable rate of interest based on Daily Simple SOFR will change automatically without notice to the Borrower, effective on the date of any such change. “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect. “Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.9(b) [Defaulting Lender Cure], 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 Issuing Lender, the Swingline Loan 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 Issuing Lender or the Swingline Loan 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 an Official Body 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 Official Body) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to
12 Section 2.9(b) [Defaulting Lender Cure]) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Loan Lender and each Lender. “Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which they are convertible or for which they are exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) mature or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments), (b) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests) (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments), in whole or in part, (c) provide for the scheduled payment of dividends in cash (other than the scheduled payment of dividends on common stock following the declaration of such dividends) or (d) are or become 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 latest Facility Termination Date, as applicable, at such time; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations. “Dollar”, “Dollars”, “U.S. Dollars” and the symbol “$” means, in each case, the lawful currency of the United States of America. “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the Laws of the United States, a State thereof or the District of Columbia. “Drawing Date” means as is specified in Section 2.8(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement]. “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.
13 “Effective Date” means the date indicated in a document or agreement to be the date on which such document or agreement becomes effective, or, if there is no such indication, the date of execution of such document or agreement. “Effective Federal Funds Rate” means for any day the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the “Effective Federal Funds Rate” as of the date of this Agreement; provided that if such Federal Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the “Effective Federal Funds Rate” for such day shall be the Effective Federal Funds Rate for the last day on which such rate was announced. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Effective Federal Funds Rate as determined under any method above would be less than zero percent (0.00%), such rate shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.00%) for purposes of this Agreement. “Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 12.8(b)(iv)12.8(b)(v) [Assignment and Assumption Agreement], (v) [No Assignment to Certain Persons] and (vi) [No Assignment to Natural Persons] (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 12.8(b)(iii) [Required Consents]). “Eligible Contract Participant” means an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the CEA and regulations thereunder. “Eligibility Date” means, with respect to each Loan Party and each Swap, the date on which this Agreement or any other Loan Document becomes effective with respect to such Swap (for the avoidance of doubt, the Eligibility Date shall be the Effective Date of such Swap if this Agreement or any other Loan Document is then in effect with respect to such Loan Party, and otherwise it shall be the Effective Date of this Agreement and/or such other Loan Document(s) to which such Loan Party is a party). “Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and foreign Laws (including common law), constitutions, statutes, treaties, regulations, rules, ordinances and codes and any consent decrees, settlement agreements, judgments, orders, directives, policies or programs issued by or entered into with an Official Body pertaining or relating to: (a) pollution or pollution control; (b) protection of human health from exposure to regulated substances; (c) protection of the environment and/or natural resources; (d) employee safety in the workplace; (e) the presence, use, management, generation, manufacture, processing, extraction, treatment, recycling, refining, reclamation, labeling, packaging, sale, transport, storage, collection, distribution, disposal or release or threat of release of regulated substances; (f) the presence of contamination; (g) the protection of endangered or threatened species; and (h) the protection of environmentally sensitive areas. “Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of
14 the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing. “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 the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as from time to time in effect. “ERISA Event” means (a) with respect to a Pension Plan, a reportable event under Section 4043 of ERISA as to which event (after taking into account notice waivers provided for in the regulations) there is a duty to give notice to the PBGC; (b) a withdrawal by the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group from a Multiemployer Plan, notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, or occurrence of an event described in Section 4041A(a) of ERISA that results in the termination of a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041(e) of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan; (e) an 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 or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the determination that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430.431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (g) 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 member of the ERISA Group. “ERISA Group” means, at any time, the Borrower and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control and all other entities which, together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA. “Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 11.15(a).
15 “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 11.15(d). “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 11.15(d). “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 11.15(d). “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 11.15(d). “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” means any of the events described in Section 10.1 [Events of Default]. “Excluded Hedge Liability” or “Excluded Hedge Liabilities” means, with respect to each Loan Party, each of its Swap Obligations if, and only to the extent that, all or any portion of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that relates to such Swap Obligation is or becomes illegal under the CEA, or any rule, regulation or order of the CFTC, solely by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date for such Swap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing or in any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the foregoing is subject to the following provisos: (a) if a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one Swap, this definition shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swaps for which such guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal under the CEA, or any rule, regulations or order of the CFTC, solely as a result of the failure by such Loan Party for any reason to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date for such Swap, (b) if a guarantee of a Swap Obligation would cause such obligation to be an Excluded Hedge Liability but the grant of a security interest would not cause such obligation to be an Excluded Hedge Liability, such Swap Obligation shall constitute an Excluded Hedge Liability for purposes of the guaranty but not for purposes of the grant of the security interest, and (c) if there is more than one Loan Party executing this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and a Swap Obligation would be an Excluded Hedge Liability with respect to one or more of such Persons, but not all of them, the definition of Excluded Hedge Liability with respect to each such Person shall only be deemed applicable to (i) the particular Swap Obligations that constitute Excluded Hedge Liabilities with respect to such Person, and (ii) the particular Person with respect to which such Swap Obligations constitute Excluded Hedge Liabilities. “Excluded Subsidiary” means each of (a) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (b) any Foreign Subsidiary, (c) any Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party, and (d) in the case of any obligation under any Excluded Hedge Liability, any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Non-Qualifying Party with respect thereto.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the Laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, 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 such Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 5.13 [Replacement of a Lender]) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.9(g) [Status of Lenders], 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 5.9(g) [Status of Lenders], and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. “Expiration Date” means, with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments, May 7, 2031, as such date may be extended with respect to certain Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 12.1 [Modifications, Amendments or Waivers]. “Facility Termination Date” means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred: (a) the aggregate Commitments have been terminated, (b) all Obligations have been paid in full (other than (i) contingent indemnification obligations that are not yet due and (ii) obligations and liabilities under any Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge, any Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge and any Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product (other than any such obligations for which written notice has been received by the Administrative Agent that either (x) amounts are currently due and payable under such Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge, any Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge and any Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product, as applicable, or (y) no arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank have been made)), and (c) all Letters of Credit have terminated or expired (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements with respect thereto reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (to the extent the Administrative Agent is a party to such arrangements) and the Issuing Lender, including the provision of cash collateral, shall have been made). “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Official Bodies and implementing such Sections of the Code. “Foreign Currency Hedge” means any foreign exchange transaction, including spot and forward foreign currency purchases and sales, listed or over-the-counter options on foreign 16
17 currencies, non-deliverable forwards and options, foreign currency swap agreements, currency exchange rate price hedging arrangements, and any other similar transaction providing for the purchase of one currency in exchange for the sale of another currency. “Foreign Currency Hedge Liabilities” means as is specified in the definition of Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge. “Foreign Lender” means (i) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (ii) 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. No Lender may be a Foreign Lender without the express written consent of the Borrower in its sole discretion. “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, a State thereof or the District of Columbia. “Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” means a Domestic Subsidiary whose assets substantially consist of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries. “Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the Issuing Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Ratable Share of the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender other than Letter of Credit Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to any Swingline Loan Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Ratable Share of outstanding Swingline Loans made by such Swingline Loan Lender other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders. “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, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities. “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as are in effect from time to time, subject to the provisions of Section 1.3 [Accounting Principles; Changes in GAAP], and applied on a consistent basis both as to classification of items and amounts. “Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) Ubiquiti Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Ubiquiti Labs, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 6408 Equipment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Ubiquiti Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and each other direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than Excluded Subsidiaries), and (b) any other Person that is from time to time party to the Guaranty Agreement or any other agreement pursuant to which it guarantees the Obligations or any portion thereof; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt no Excluded Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to become a Guarantor hereunder. “Guaranty” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any liability or obligation of any other Person in any manner,
18 whether directly or indirectly. The amount of obligations under a Guaranty 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 Guaranty is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith. “Guaranty Agreement” means the Continuing Agreement of Guaranty and Suretyship, dated of even date herewith, executed and delivered by each of the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties. “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, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law. “Hedge Agreement” means any Lender Hedge Agreement and any Other Hedge Agreement. “Hedge Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge or Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge or Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge. “Hedge Liabilities” means collectively, the Foreign Currency Hedge Liabilities and the Interest Rate Hedge Liabilities and any other liabilities owing to any Hedge Bank providing any Lender Hedge Agreement. “Hedge Termination Value” means, in respect of all interest rate hedges, commodity hedges and/or foreign currency hedges with a single counterparty, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such interest rate hedges, commodity hedges and/or foreign currency hedges, (a) for any date on or after the date such interest rate hedges, commodity hedges and/or foreign currency hedges have been closed out and net termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such net 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 interest rate hedges, commodity hedges and/or foreign currency hedges, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any counterparty to such hedges that is a recognized dealer in such interest rate hedges, commodity hedges and/or foreign currency hedges (which may include an interest rate hedge bank, a commodity hedge bank or foreign currency hedge bank, as applicable) (a “Leading Dealer”) and, if so such quotations have been so provided, by any Leading Dealer. “Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary that (a) together with its Subsidiaries, (i) has assets representing no more than 5.0% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries or (ii) generates no more than 5.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries (excluding each direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary and each Foreign Subsidiary Holdco), and
19 (b) has been designated as an “Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary” by the Borrower in the manner provided below; provided that, (x) if, upon the delivery of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections 8.11(b) [Annual Financials], as applicable, (A) the total assets of the Immaterial Domestic Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the last day of the Borrower’s most recently ended fiscal quarter shall be greater than 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries or (B) the total revenue of the Immaterial Domestic Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the end of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period shall be greater than 10% of the consolidated total revenues of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries for such period, then the Borrower shall designate Immaterial Domestic Subsidiaries as Guarantors and take such actions as may be necessary, including causing an Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary to grant security interests pursuant to Section 8.8(a) [Additional Material Domestic Subsidiaries], until Immaterial Domestic Subsidiaries comprise less than the percentages of consolidated total assets or total revenue in the preceding clauses (A) and (B), and (y) notwithstanding the foregoing, Ubiquiti Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Ubiquiti Labs, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 6408 Equipment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Ubiquiti Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, at all times shall be deemed not to be Immaterial Domestic Subsidiaries hereunder. The Borrower may from time to time designate any Domestic Subsidiary (including a newly-created or newly- acquired Domestic Subsidiary but excluding the Domestic Subsidiaries specifically enumerated in the prior sentence above) as an Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary by delivering to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer making such designation and confirming that (x) such Domestic Subsidiary meets the requirements set forth in this definition and (y) immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. “Increased Amount Date” means as is specified in Section 2.11 [Incremental Loans]. “Incremental Lender” means as is specified in Section 2.11 [Incremental Loans]. “Incremental Loan Commitments” means as is specified in Section 2.11 [Incremental Loans]. “Incremental Loans” means as is specified in Section 2.11 [Incremental Loans]. “Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment” means as is specified in Section 2.11 [Incremental Loans]. “Incremental Revolving Credit Increase” means as is specified in Section 2.11 [Incremental Loans]. “Incremental Term Loan” means as is specified in Section 2.11 [Incremental Loans]. “Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means as is specified in Section 2.11 [Incremental Loans].
20 “Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at any time, any and all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or joint or several) of such Person for or in respect of (a) borrowed money, including but not limited to, obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments of any such person, (b) obligations (contingent or otherwise) relative to the face amount of letters of credit, including, without limitation, any Reimbursement Obligation, and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of any such Person, (c) obligations under any Hedge Agreement, in no event shall such obligations be deemed “Indebtedness” for any calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio unless such obligations relate to a transaction which has been terminated, (d) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services of any such Person (including, without limitation, all obligations under earn-out or similar agreements), except (i) trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business not more than ninety (90) days past due, or that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided for on the books of such Person and (ii) intercompany charges, payments and/or obligations among the Loan Parties and Subsidiaries for support services, manufacturing services, licenses, intellectual property, research and development services, logistics services, distribution, procurement and other similar services consistent with past practices, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, (e) obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person to the extent of the value of such property (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), (f) all obligations of any such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests, (g) any Guaranty of Indebtedness of a type referred to in clause (a) through (f) above, and (h) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation. 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 joint venturer to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The amount of any net obligation under any currency swap agreement, interest rate swap, cap, collar or floor agreement or other interest rate or currency risk management device shall be deemed to be the Hedge Termination Value as of such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, for any calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) obligations under performance bonds, surety bonds, release bonds, appeal bonds, bid bonds and similar bonds and obligations, and reimbursement obligations in respect of any of the foregoing, or (ii) obligations in respect of letters of credit to the extent such letters of credit are fully Cash Collateralized (as determined on the date of any such calculation). “Indemnified Taxes” means (i) 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 (ii) to the extent not otherwise described in the preceding clause (i), Other Taxes.
21 “Indemnitee” means as is specified in Section 12.3(b) [Indemnification by the Borrower]. “Information” means all information received from the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries relating to the Loan Parties or any of such Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries, provided that, in the case of information received from the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. “Insolvency Proceeding” means, with respect to any Person, (a) a case, action or proceeding with respect to such Person (i) before any court or any other Official Body under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect, or (ii) for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator, conservator (or similar official) of any Loan Party or otherwise relating to the liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or relief of such Person, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of such Person’s creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors; undertaken under any Law. “Interest Period” means the period of time selected by the Borrower in connection with (and to apply to) any election permitted hereunder by the Borrower to have Revolving Credit Loans bear interest under the Term SOFR Rate Option. Subject to the last sentence of this definition, such period shall be, in each case, subject to the availability thereof, one month, three months, or six months, in each case as selected by the Borrower in its Loan Request. Such Interest Period shall commence on the effective date of such Term SOFR Rate Option, which shall be (i) the Borrowing Date if the Borrower is requesting new Loans, or (ii) the date of renewal of or conversion to the Term SOFR Rate Option if the Borrower is renewing or converting to the Term SOFR Rate Option applicable to outstanding Loans. Notwithstanding the second sentence hereof: (A) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a date which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (B) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans, the Borrower shall not select, convert to or renew an Interest Period for any portion of the Loans that would end after the Expiration Date, (C) [reserved], and (D) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. “Interest Rate Hedge” means an interest rate exchange, collar, cap, swap, option, swaption, floor, adjustable strike cap, adjustable strike corridor, cross-currency swap or similar agreements entered into by any Loan Party in order to provide protection to, or minimize the impact upon, such Loan Party of increasing floating rates of interest applicable to Indebtedness. “Interest Rate Hedge Liabilities” means as is specified in the definition of Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge. “Interest Rate Option” means any Term SOFR Rate Option or Base Rate Option.
22 “International Trade Laws” means all Laws relating to export controls, trade embargoes, customs, and anti-boycott measures. “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 guarantees 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; provided, that the term “Investments” hereunder shall not include (i) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) evidence of Indebtedness or other obligations in the nature of accounts receivable of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries entered unto in the ordinary course of business. 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. “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). “Issuing Lender” means PNC, in its individual capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. “Law” means any law(s) (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, opinion, release, ruling, order, executive order, injunction, writ, decree, bond, judgment, authorization or approval, lien or award, or any settlement arrangement, by agreement, consent or otherwise, of any Official Body, foreign or domestic. “LCA Test Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.5 [Limited Condition Acquisitions]. “Lender Hedge Agreement” means any Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge, Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge, or any Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product. “Lender Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent delivered in connection with any Incremental Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.11 [Incremental Loans]. “Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge” means, subject to Section 12.13 hereof in all respects, a Foreign Currency Hedge which is entered into between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank that: (a) is documented under a 1992 or 2002 form International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement or another reasonable and customary agreement, (b)
23 provides for the method of calculating the reimbursable amount of the provider’s credit exposure in a reasonable and customary manner, and (c) is entered into for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes. The liabilities owing to the Hedge Bank providing any Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge (the “Foreign Currency Hedge Liabilities”) by any Loan Party that is party to such Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge shall, for purposes of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents be “Obligations” of such Person and of each other Loan Party, be guaranteed obligations under the Guaranty Agreement and secured obligations under any other Loan Document, as applicable, and otherwise treated as Obligations for purposes of the other Loan Documents, except to the extent constituting Excluded Hedge Liabilities of such Person. The Liens securing the Foreign Currency Hedge Liabilities shall be pari passu with the Liens securing all other Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, subject to the express provisions of Section 10.3 [Application of Proceeds]. “Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge” means an Interest Rate Hedge which is entered into between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank that: (a) is documented under a standard 1992 or 2002 form International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement or another reasonable and customary agreement, (b) provides for the method of calculating the reimbursable amount of the provider’s credit exposure in a reasonable and customary manner, and (c) is entered into for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes. The liabilities owing to the Hedge Bank providing any Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge (the “Interest Rate Hedge Liabilities”) by any Loan Party that is party to such Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge shall, for purposes of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents, be “Obligations” of such Person and of each other Loan Party, be guaranteed obligations under any Guaranty Agreement and secured obligations under any other Loan Document, as applicable, except to the extent constituting Excluded Hedge Liabilities of such Person. The Liens securing the Interest Rate Hedge Liabilities shall be pari passu with the Liens securing all other Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, subject to the express provisions of Section 10.3 [Application of Proceeds]. “Lenders” means the financial institutions named on Schedule 1.1(B) and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a Lender. For the purpose of any Loan Document which provides for the granting of a security interest or other Lien to the Lenders or to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as security for the Obligations, “Lenders” shall include any Affiliate of a Lender to which such Obligation is owed. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Loan Lender, but not the Issuing Lender. “Lending Office” means, as to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender, the office or offices of such Person described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as such Person may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. “Letter of Credit” means as is specified in Section 2.8(a) [Issuance of Letters of Credit]. “Letter of Credit Borrowing” means as is specified in Section 2.8(c)(iii) [Disbursements, Reimbursement].
24 “Letter of Credit Fee” means as is specified in Section 2.8(b) [Letter of Credit Fees]. “Letter of Credit Obligation” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit on such date (if any Letter of Credit shall increase in amount automatically in the future, such aggregate amount available to be drawn shall currently give effect to any such future increase) plus the aggregate Reimbursement Obligations and Letter of Credit Borrowings on such date. “Letter of Credit Sublimit” means as is specified in Section 2.8(a)(i) [Issuance of Letters of Credit]. “Leverage Ratio Increase” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.14 [Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio]. “Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily given, including any conditional sale, Capital Lease Obligation or title retention arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement or lease intended as, or having the effect of, security and any filed financing statement or other notice of any of the foregoing (whether or not a lien or other encumbrance is created or exists at the time of the filing). “Limited Condition Acquisition” means any Acquisition that is permitted hereunder and is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing. “LLC Division” means, in the event a Borrower or Guarantor is a limited liability company, (a) the division of any such Borrower or Guarantor into two or more newly formed limited liability companies (whether or not such Borrower or Guarantor is a surviving entity following any such division) pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or any similar provision under any similar act governing limited liability companies organized under the Laws of any other State or Commonwealth or of the District of Columbia, or (b) the adoption of a plan contemplating, or the filing of any certificate with any applicable Official Body that results or may result in, any such division. “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Administrative Agent’s Letter, the Collateral Documents, the Guaranty Agreement, the Notes, and any other instruments, certificates or documents delivered in connection herewith or therewith. “Loan Parties” means the Borrower and any Guarantors. “Loan Request” means as is specified in Section 2.5(a) [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and Renewals]. “Loans” means, collectively, and “Loan” means, separately, all Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans or any Revolving Credit Loan or Swingline Loan.
25 “Material Adverse Change” means any set of circumstances or events which (a) has or could reasonably be expected to have any material adverse effect whatsoever upon the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) is or could reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the business, properties, assets, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (c) impairs materially or could reasonably be expected to impair materially the ability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to duly and punctually pay or perform any of the Obligations, or (d) impairs materially or could reasonably be expected to impair materially the ability of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, to the extent permitted, to enforce their legal remedies pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. “Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary that is not an Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary. “Measurement Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four (4) fiscal quarters of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 8.11 [Reporting Requirements] (or, prior to the first delivery thereof after the Closing Date, the most recent Statements). “Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Lender with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time. “Minimum Liquidity Requirement” means as is specified in Section 9.16 [Minimum Liquidity]. “Multiemployer Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan which is a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and to which the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or, within the preceding five (5) plan years, has made or had an obligation to make such contributions, or to which the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group has any liability (contingent or otherwise). “Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 12.1 [Modifications, Amendments or Waivers] 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-Lender Cash Management Bank” means any Person that is not a Cash Management Bank. “Non-Lender Hedge Bank” means any Person that is not a Hedge Bank.
26 “Non-Qualifying Party” means any Loan Party that fails for any reason to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Effective Date of the applicable Swap. “Notes” means collectively, and “Note” means separately, the promissory notes in the form of Exhibit C evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans, in the form of Exhibit D evidencing the Swingline Loan. “Obligation” means any obligation or liability of any of the Loan Parties or other credit support providers specified in the Loan Documents, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due, under or in connection with (a) this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent’s Letter or any other Loan Document whether to the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders or their Affiliates or other persons provided for under such Loan Documents, (b) any Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights, and (c) any Lender Hedge Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, the Obligations shall not include any Excluded Hedge Liabilities. “OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury. “Official Body” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision of such government, whether federal, state, provincial or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing). “Operating Lease” means, as to any Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, any lease of property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee which is not a capital lease. “Order” means as is specified in Section 2.8(h) [Liability for Acts and Omissions]. “Ordinary Course Hedge Payments” means all fees, premiums, scheduled payments and other ordinary course payments, including any payment in relation to adjustments due to Taxes on any of the foregoing, arising under any Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge or Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge and calculated in accordance with the terms therein, but (for the avoidance of doubt) excluding any payment for the Hedge Termination Value arising under any Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge or Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge. “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
27 security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document). “Other Hedge Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement (including any Foreign Currency Hedge or Interest Rate Hedge), 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 entered into by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party with a Non-Lender Hedge Bank or by a Loan Party with a Non-Lender Hedge Bank. “Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product” means agreements or other arrangements entered into between any Loan Party and any Cash Management Bank that provides any of the following products or services to any of the Loan Parties: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) ACH transactions, or (f) cash management, including controlled disbursement, overdraft lines, accounts or services (including, without limitation, the Swingline Loan Lender Cash Management Agreements). “Other Non-Lender Provided Financial Service Product” means agreements or other arrangements entered into between any Loan Party and any Non-Lender Cash Management Bank, that provides any of the following products or services to any of the Loan Parties: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) ACH transactions, or (f) cash management, including controlled disbursement, overdraft lines, accounts or services. “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 5.13 [Replacement of a Lender]). “Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurocurrency borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as set forth on its public website from time to time, and as published on the next succeeding Business Day as the overnight bank funding rate by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or by such other recognized electronic source (such as Bloomberg) selected by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of displaying such rate); provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Overnight Bank Funding Rate for such day shall be such rate on the immediately
28 preceding Business Day; provided, further, that if such rate shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrative Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error). If the Overnight Bank Funding Rate determined as above would be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed to be zero. Such rate of interest charged shall be adjusted as of each Business Day based on changes in the Overnight Bank Funding Rate without notice to the Borrower. “Participant” means as is specified in Section 12.8(d) [Participations]. “Participant Register” means as is specified in Section 12.8(d) [Participations]. “Participation Advance” means as is specified in Section 2.8(c)(iii) [Disbursements, Reimbursement]. “Payment Date” means the first day of each calendar quarter after the Closing Date and on the Expiration Date or upon acceleration of the Notes. “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA or any successor. “Pension Plan” means at any time an “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) (including a “multiple employer plan” as described in Sections 4063 and 4064 of ERISA, but not a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 or Section 430 of the Code and either (a) is sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group, (b) has at any time within the preceding five years been sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any entity which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees of any entity which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group, or in the case of a “multiple employer” or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years or (c) or to which the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group may have any liability (contingent or otherwise). “Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the form of the Acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets, business or a line of business, or at least a majority of the outstanding Equity Interests which have the ordinary voting power for the election of directors of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) (whether through purchase, merger or otherwise), of any other Person if each such Acquisition meets all of the following requirements, which in the case of a Limited Condition Acquisition shall be subject to Section 1.5: (a) such Acquisition shall be completed on a non-hostile basis; (b) the Person or business to be acquired shall be in a line of business permitted pursuant to Section 9.9;
29 (c) if such transaction is a merger or consolidation involving the Borrower, the Borrower shall be the surviving Person; (d) if such transaction is a merger or consolidation involving a Guarantor, a Guarantor (or a Person that will become a Guarantor upon such merger or consolidation) shall be the surviving Person; (e) no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of a Permitted Material Acquisition (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate for the most recent fiscal quarter end preceding such for which financial statements are available demonstrating, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that the Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis (as of the date of the acquisition and after giving effect thereto and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith) with the financial covenants in Sections 9.14 and 9.15, giving effect to any Leverage Ratio Increase then in effect pursuant to Section 9.14; (f) no later than ten (10) Business Days after the proposed closing date of a Permitted Material Acquisition (or such longer period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent), to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent promptly upon the finalization thereof copies of substantially final documentation delivered in connection therewith; and (g) no Potential Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing both before and after giving effect to such acquisition. “Permitted Investments” means: (a) Investments listed on Schedule 9.5; (b) Investments made after the Closing Date by the Loan Parties in Excluded Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed (y) in an aggregate amount less than or equal to (i) the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the end of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b) as applicable (determined at the time of the applicable Investment) minus (ii) the aggregate outstanding amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 9.1(i) minus (iii) the aggregate outstanding amount of Investments in any Permitted Acquisition pursuant to which any Person that is acquired in such Permitted Acquisition does not become a Guarantor or a part of a Loan Party hereunder; (c) Investments in cash or Cash Equivalents; (d) marketable direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof or obligations backed by the full faith and credit
30 of the United States of America maturing in 360 days or less from the date of acquisition; (e) commercial paper maturing in 360 days or less rated not lower than A-1, by Standard & Poor’s or P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. on the date of acquisition; (f) demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit maturing within one year in commercial banks whose obligations are rated A-1, A or the equivalent or better by Standard & Poor’s or P-1, P or equivalent or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. on the date of acquisition; (g) money market or mutual funds whose investments are limited to those types of investments described in clauses (d)-(f) above; (h) deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of leases or other obligations as permitted under clause (b) of the definition of Permitted Liens; (i) investments made pursuant to a cash investment policy shared with and approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, including investments made by an investment advisor retained to manage a portion or all of the Borrower's investment activities consistent with such investment policy (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.11); (j) Hedge Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 9.1; (k) purchases of assets or services in the ordinary course of business; (l) Investments in the form of Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 9.4; (m) Guarantees permitted pursuant to Section 9.1; (n) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers; (o) Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions, to customers and suppliers, in the ordinary course of business; provided that this clause (p) shall not apply to Investments of the Borrower in any Subsidiary; (p) without duplication of any of the foregoing, Permitted Indebtedness; (q) Investments not otherwise included in this definition in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $175,000,000 and (y) 20% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the end of the most recently ended four
31 consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b); provided that, immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such Investments, no Potential Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (r) additional Investments so long as, in each case, (i) no Potential Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) after giving effect thereto and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith on a pro forma basis, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is not greater than 3.00 to 1.00. “Permitted Liens” means: (a) Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, with limitation, Liens in favor of the Swingline Loan Lender and/or Issuing Lender, as applicable, on Cash Collateral granted pursuant to the Loan Documents) securing the Obligations; (b) Liens for taxes, assessments, other governmental charges or levies or similar charges (including any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or Environmental Laws), (i) not yet due and payable or as to which any grace period related thereto has not expired or (ii) which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves are maintained to the extent required by GAAP or applicable local accounting standards; (c) Pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure payment of workmen’s compensation, or to participate in any fund in connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old- age pensions or other social security programs or similar legislation, or to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, in each case, so long as no foreclosure sale or similar proceeding has been commenced with respect to any portion of the Collateral on account thereof; (d) Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, warehousemen, processors or landlords or other like Liens, for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, (i) that are not overdue for a period of more than forty-five (45) days, or if more than forty-five (45) days overdue, no action has been taken to enforce such Liens and such Liens are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves are maintained to the extent required by GAAP or applicable local accounting standards and (ii) do not, individually or in the aggregate,
32 materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; (e) Encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, easements or other rights or restrictions of record on the use of real property, none of which materially impairs the use of such property or the value thereof, and none of which is violated in any material respect by existing or proposed structures or land use; (f) Pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money or as security for Hedge Liabilities or margining related to commodities hedges) or leases, not in excess of the aggregate amount due thereunder, or to secure statutory obligations, or surety, appeal, indemnity, performance or other similar bonds required in the ordinary course of business; (g) Liens arising from the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements (or similar Liens in foreign jurisdictions) relating solely to personal property leased pursuant to operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (h) Any Lien existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 1.1(D) (including Liens incurred, assumed or suffered to exist in connection with any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 9.1(b) (solely to the extent such Liens were in existence on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 1.1(D))), provided that the scope of any such Lien shall not be increased, or otherwise expanded, to cover any additional property or type of asset, as applicable, beyond that in existence on the Closing Date, except for products and proceeds of the foregoing; (i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.1(c); provided that (i) such Liens shall be created concurrently with or within 90 days after the acquisition, repair, improvement or lease, as applicable, of the related property, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds thereof and (iii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the price for the purchase, repair improvement or lease amount (as applicable) of such property; (j) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 10.1(g) or securing appeal or other surety bonds relating to such judgments; (k) (i) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant
33 jurisdiction or similar law of a foreign jurisdiction and (ii) Liens of any depositary bank in connection with statutory, common law and contractual rights of set-off and recoupment with respect to any deposit account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof; (l) (i) contractual or statutory Liens of landlords to the extent relating to the property and assets relating to any lease agreements with such landlord, and (ii) contractual Liens of suppliers (including sellers of goods) or customers granted in the ordinary course of business to the extent limited to the property or assets relating to such contract; (m) any interest or title of a licensor, sublicensor, lessor or sublessor with respect to any assets under any license or lease agreement which do not (i) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or materially detract from the value of the relevant assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or (ii) secure any Indebtedness; (n) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods; (o) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to a Permitted Acquisition; (p) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.1(i); provided that (i) any such Lien existed at the time such Person became a Subsidiary or at the time such assets were acquired and, in each case, was not created in anticipation thereof and (ii) any such Lien secures only those obligations which it secures on the date that such Person becomes a Subsidiary or the date of such merger or the date of such acquisition; (q) Liens securing obligations of non Loan Parties under Other Hedge Agreements so long as the Liens granted thereunder do not include any Collateral; and (r) Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder on assets other than the Collateral securing Indebtedness or other obligations in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the end of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b), as applicable. “Permitted Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition for which the aggregate consideration (including cash, Cash Equivalents, deferred payment obligations, the fair market value of all Equity Interests or other securities issued as consideration, Indebtedness of the
34 acquired Person that is assumed or incurred in connection with such Acquisition, and all fees, costs and expenses incurred with such Acquisition) is in excess of $200,000,000. “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Official Body 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 the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group or any such Plan to which the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees. “Platform” means Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system. “Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement, dated of even date herewith, executed and delivered by each of the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties. “PNC” means PNC Bank, National Association, its successors and assigns. “Potential Default” means any event or condition which with notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default. “Prime Rate” means the interest rate per annum announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent at its Principal Office as its then prime rate, which rate may not be the lowest or most favorable rate then being charged to commercial borrowers or others by the Administrative Agent and may not be tied to any external rate of interest or index. Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change is announced. “Principal Office” means the main banking office of the Administrative Agent in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period during which one or more Specified Transactions occurs, that such Specified Transaction (and all other Specified Transactions that have been consummated during the applicable period) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement and: (a) all income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person disposed of in an Asset Disposition shall be excluded and all income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition shall be included (provided that such income statement items to be included are reflected in financial statements or other financial data reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and based upon reasonable assumptions and calculations which are expected to have a continuous impact);
35 (b) non-recurring costs, unusual and non-recurring expenses and other pro forma adjustments (including anticipated cost savings and other synergies) attributable to such Specified Transaction may be included to the extent that such costs, expenses or adjustments (i) are reasonably expected to be realized within twelve (12) months of such Specified Transaction as specified in reasonable detail on a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent, (ii) are calculated on a basis consistent with GAAP and are, in each case, reasonably identifiable, factually supportable, and expected to have a continuing impact on the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) are either (x) permitted as an adjustment pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933 or (y) represent less than ten percent (10%) of Consolidated EBITDA (determined without giving effect to this clause (b) in the aggregate); provided that the foregoing costs, expenses, adjustments, cost savings and other synergies shall be without duplication of any costs, expenses or adjustments that are already included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA or clause (a) above; and (c) in the event that the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof incurs (including by assumption or guarantees) or repays (including by redemption, repayment, retirement, discharge, defeasance or extinguishment) any Indebtedness included in the calculations of any financial ratio or test (in each case, other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes), (i) during the applicable measurement period or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable measurement period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then such financial ratio or test shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on the first day of the applicable measurement period and any such Indebtedness that is incurred (including by assumption or guarantee) that has a floating or formula rate of interest shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as of the relevant date of determination. “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. “Qualified ECP Loan Party” means each Loan Party that on the Eligibility Date is (a) a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust, or other entity other than a “commodity pool” as defined in Section 1a(10) of the CEA and CFTC regulations thereunder that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000, or (b) an Eligible Contract Participant that can cause another person to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the CEA by entering into or otherwise providing a “letter of credit or keepwell, support, or other agreement” for purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the CEA. “Ratable Share” means: (a) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans, participate in Letters of Credit and other Letter of Credit Obligations, participate in Swingline Loans, and receive payments, interest, and fees related thereto, the proportion that such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment bears to the Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Lenders, provided that if the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated or expired, the Ratable Shares
36 for purposes of this clause shall be determined based upon the Revolving Credit Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments; (b) with respect to all other matters as to a particular Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, by (ii) the sum of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders; provided, however that (A) if the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated or expired, the computation in this clause shall be determined based upon the Revolving Credit Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments, and not on the current amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments. “Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) the Issuing Lender, as applicable. “Reimbursement Obligation” means as is specified in Section 2.8(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement]. “Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates. “Relief Proceeding” means any proceeding seeking a decree or order for relief in respect of any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party in a voluntary or involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator, conservator (or similar official) of any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party for any substantial part of its property, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, or an assignment for the benefit of its creditors. “Removal Effective Date” means as is specified in Section 11.6(b) [Resignation of Administrative Agent]. “Required Lenders” means: (a) If there exists fewer than three (3) Lenders, all Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender), and (b) If there exist three (3) or more Lenders, Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) having more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders (excluding any Defaulting Lender) or, after the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Ratable Share of Letter of Credit Obligations of the Lenders (excluding any Defaulting Lender). “Resignation Effective Date” means as is specified in Section 11.6(a) [Resignation of Administrative Agent].
37 “Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority. “Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower. “Required Share” means as is specified in Section 5.11 [Settlement Date Procedures]. “Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to any Lender at any time, the amount initially specified opposite its name on Schedule 1.1(B) in the column labeled “Amount of Commitment for Revolving Credit Loans,” as such Commitment is thereafter assigned or modified and “Revolving Credit Commitments” means the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Lenders. “Revolving Credit Facility” means the revolving loan facility provided pursuant to Article 2. “Revolving Credit Loans” means, collectively, and Revolving Credit Loan means, separately, all Revolving Credit Loans or any Revolving Credit Loan made by the Lenders or one of the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 [Revolving Credit Commitments] or Section 2.8(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement]. “Revolving Facility Usage” means at any time the sum of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, the outstanding Swingline Loans, and the Letter of Credit Obligations. “Sanctioned Jurisdiction” means, at any time, any country, area, territory, or jurisdiction that is the subject or target of comprehensive Sanctions (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and the Crimea, Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine), as well as the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine. “Sanctioned Person” means any Person that is (a) located in, organized under the Laws of, or ordinarily resident in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction; (b) identified on any sanctions-related list maintained by any Compliance Authority; (c) owned 50% or more, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly by, controlled by, or acting for, on behalf of, or at the direction of, one or more Persons described in clauses (a) or (b) above; or (d) otherwise the subject or target of Sanctions. “Sanctions” means Laws relating to economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, or secondary sanctions, administered, or enforced from time to time by any Compliance Authority.
38 “Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated of even date herewith, executed and delivered by each of the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties. “Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, the Cash Management Banks, the Hedge Banks, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 11.5 [Delegation of Duties], and the other Persons the Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents. “Settlement Date” means the applicable Business Day on which the Administrative Agent elects to effect settlement pursuant Section 5.11 [Settlement Date Procedures]. “SOFR” means, for any day, a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate). “SOFR Floor” means a rate of interest per annum equal to zero basis points (0.00%). “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, taking into account any right of reimbursement, contribution or similar right available to such Person from other Persons, 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 is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and (e) 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 unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is engaged. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any time, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in 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 Transactions” means (a) any Asset Disposition, and (b) any Permitted Acquisition. “Standard & Poor’s” means S&P Global Ratings Services, a division of S&P Global, Inc. “Statements” means as is specified in Section 6.6(a) [Historical Statements]. “Subsidiary”, of any Person, at any time means any corporation, trust, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity (a) of which more than 50% of the outstanding
39 voting securities or other interests normally entitled to vote for the election of one or more directors or trustees (regardless of any contingency which does or may suspend or dilute the voting rights) is at such time owned directly or indirectly by such Person or one or more of such Person’s Subsidiaries, or (b) which is Controlled or capable of being Controlled by such Person or one or more of such Person’s Subsidiaries. “Swap” means any “swap” as defined in Section 1a(47) of the CEA and regulations thereunder, other than (a) a swap entered into, or subject to the rules of, a board of trade designated as a contract market under Section 5 of the CEA, or (b) a commodity option entered into pursuant to CFTC Regulation 32.3(a). “Swap Obligation” means any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a Swap which is also a Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge or a Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge. “Swingline Loan Commitment” means PNC’s commitment to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(b) [Swingline Loan Commitment] hereof in an aggregate principal amount up to $0. “Swingline Loan Lender” means PNC, in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans. “Swingline Loan Lender Cash Management Agreements” means as is specified in Section 2.6(f) [Swingline Loans Under Cash Management Agreements]. “Swingline Loan Note” means the Swingline Loan Note of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit D evidencing the Swingline Loans, together with all amendments, extensions, renewals, replacements, refinancings or refundings thereof in whole or in part. “Swingline Loan Request” means a request for Swingline Loans made in accordance with Section 2.5(b) [Swingline Loan Requests] hereof. “Swingline Loans” means, collectively, and Swingline Loan means, separately, all Swingline Loans or any Swingline Loan made by PNC to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5(b) [Swingline Loan Commitment] hereof. “Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off- balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an Operating Lease in accordance with GAAP. “Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Official Body, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
40 “Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion). “Term SOFR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any amount to which the Term SOFR Rate Option applies, for any Interest Period, the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (rounded upwards, at the Administrative Agent’s discretion, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the day (the “Term SOFR Determination Date”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period. If the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 p.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the Term SOFR Determination Date, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate shall be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor on the first Business Day preceding such Term SOFR Determination Date for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published in accordance herewith, so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Date. If the Term SOFR Rate, determined as provided above, would be less than the SOFR Floor, then the Term SOFR Rate shall be deemed to be the SOFR Floor. The Term SOFR Rate shall be adjusted automatically without notice to the Borrower on and as of the first day of each Interest Period. “Term SOFR Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Term SOFR Rate. “Term SOFR Rate Option” means the option of the Borrower to have Loans bear interest at the rate and under the terms specified in Section 4.1(a)(ii) [Revolving Credit Term SOFR Rate Option]. “Term SOFR Reference Rate” shall mean the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. “Ubiquiti Cayman” means Ubiquiti International Holding Company Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. “UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms. “UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution. “USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.
41 “U.S. Borrower” means any Borrower that is a U.S. Person. “U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) 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. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” means as is specified in Section 5.9(g)(ii)(2)(III) [Status of Lenders]. “Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. “Write-down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers. 1.2 Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, the following rules of construction shall apply to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents: (a) references to the plural include the singular, the plural, the part and the whole and the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”; (b) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”; (c) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereto” and similar terms in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document as a whole; (d) article, section, subsection, clause, schedule and exhibit references are to this Agreement or other Loan Document, as the case may be, unless otherwise specified; (e) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns; (f) reference to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, means this Agreement or such other Loan Document, together with the schedules and exhibits hereto or thereto, as amended, modified, replaced, substituted for, superseded or restated from time to time (subject to any restrictions thereon specified in this Agreement or the other applicable Loan Document); (g) relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including,” “to” means “to but excluding,” and “through” means “through and including”; (h) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (i) 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; (j) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the
42 corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms; (k) section headings herein and in each other Loan Document are included for convenience and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or such Loan Document, and (l) unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall constitute references to Eastern Time. 1.3 Accounting Principles; Changes in GAAP. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all computations and determinations as to accounting or financial matters and all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be made and prepared in accordance with GAAP (including principles of consolidation where appropriate), and all accounting or financial terms shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms by GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date applied on a basis consistent with those used in preparing the Statements referred to in Section 6.6(a) [Historical Statements]; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, 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 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time any change in GAAP (including the adoption of IFRS) 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 reasonably 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, (a) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (b) 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; provided, further that all obligations of any Person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the effectiveness of FASB ASC 842 shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases for purposes of all financial definitions, covenants and calculations for purpose of this Agreement (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such obligations are required in accordance with FASB ASC 842 (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as Capital Lease Obligations in the financial statements. 1.4 Benchmark Replacement Notification; Rates. Section 4.4(d) [Benchmark Replacement Setting] of this Agreement provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest in the event that any Benchmark is no longer available or in certain other circumstances. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for and shall not have any liability with respect to, (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of or calculation of, or any other matter related to, any Benchmark or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate therefor (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, such Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its
43 affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any Benchmark, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower or any other person or entity. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service. 1.5 Covenant Compliance. (a) To the extent that any basket, threshold or cap set forth in this Agreement is expressed as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA, compliance with the applicable basket, threshold or cap as measured against Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined solely at the time of the applicable incurrence, investment, disposition or other relevant transaction, and it shall not subsequently constitute a breach of or default under such basket, threshold or cap solely as a result of a subsequent decrease in Consolidated EBITDA. For the avoidance of doubt, any such calculation of Consolidated EBITDA to be measured “as of the end of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 8.11(a)” shall be made by reference to the financial statements most recently delivered as of the date of the applicable incurrence, investment, disposition or other relevant transaction. (b) For purposes of determining compliance under Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 and 9.6, any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars in a manner consistent with that used in calculating Consolidated Net Income in the most recent annual financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 8.11(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Sections 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3, with respect to any amount of indebtedness or investment in a currency other than Dollars, (i) no breach of any basket contained in such sections shall be deemed to have occurred and (ii) no additional availability under any basket contained in such sections be created, solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such indebtedness or investment is incurred; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.5 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any indebtedness or investment may be incurred at any time under such Sections. 1.6 Limited Condition Acquisitions. In the event that the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that any proposed Acquisition is a Limited Condition Acquisition and that the Borrower wishes to test the conditions to such Limited Condition Acquisition and any Indebtedness (other than Revolving Credit Loans) that is to be used to finance such Limited Condition Acquisition and the related transaction costs and expenses associated with such Limited Condition Acquisition in accordance with this Section 1.5, then, so long as agreed to by the lenders providing such Indebtedness, the following provisions shall apply:
44 (a) any condition to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or the incurrence of such Indebtedness that requires that no Potential Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Limited Condition Acquisition or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, shall be satisfied if (i) no Potential Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the execution of the definitive purchase agreement, merger agreement or other acquisition agreement governing such Limited Condition Acquisition (the “LCA Test Date”) and (ii) no Event of Default under Sections 10.1(a) [Payments Under Loan Documents] or 10.1(l) [Relief Proceedings; Solvency; Attachment] shall have occurred and be continuing both immediately before and immediately after the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition and the incurrence of such Indebtedness; (b) any condition to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or the incurrence of such Indebtedness that the representations and warranties in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or the incurrence of such Indebtedness shall be deemed satisfied if (i) all representations and warranties in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Change, which such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the LCA Test Date, or if such representation speaks as of an earlier date, as of such earlier date and (ii) as of the date of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, (A) the representations and warranties under the relevant definitive agreement governing such Limited Condition Acquisition as are material to the lenders providing such Indebtedness shall be true and correct, but only to the extent that the Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary has the right to terminate its obligations under such agreement or otherwise decline to close such Limited Condition Acquisition as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties or the failure of those representations and warranties to be true and correct and (B) certain of the representations and warranties in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents which are customary for similar “funds certain” financings and required by the lenders providing such Indebtedness shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Change, which such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects); (c) any financial ratio test or condition to be tested in connection with such Limited Condition Acquisition and the availability of such Indebtedness will be tested as of the LCA Test Date, in each case, after giving effect to the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition and related incurrence of Indebtedness, on a pro forma basis where applicable, and, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) such ratios and baskets shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition and (ii) if any of such ratios are exceeded or conditions are not met following the LCA Test Date, but prior to the closing of such Limited Condition Acquisition, as a result of fluctuations in such ratio or amount (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Acquisition), at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded and such conditions will not be deemed unmet as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the relevant transaction or action is permitted to be consummated or taken; and
45 (d) except as provided in the next sentence, in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated and the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such ratio or basket shall be calculated (i) on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including the incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness) have been consummated and (ii) assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including the incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness) have not been consummated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any calculation of a ratio in connection with determining the Applicable Margin and determining whether or not the Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 9.14 [Minimum Consolidated Leverage Ratio] and 9.15 [Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio] shall, in each case be calculated assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including the incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness) have not been consummated. The foregoing provisions shall apply with similar effect during the pendency of multiple Limited Condition Acquisitions such that each of the possible scenarios is separately tested. ARTICLE 2 REVOLVING CREDIT AND SWINGLINE LOAN FACILITIES 2.1 Revolving Credit Commitments. (a) Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and relying upon the representations and warranties herein specified, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower at any time or from time to time on or after the Closing Date to the Expiration Date; provided that after giving effect to each such Loan (i) the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Loans from such Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment minus such Lender’s Ratable Share of the outstanding Swingline Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations and (ii) the Revolving Facility Usage shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments. Within such limits of time and amount and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow pursuant to this Section 2.1. Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Rate Loans, as further provided herein. (b) Swingline Loan Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and relying upon the representations and warranties herein specified and the agreements of the other Lenders specified in Section 2.6 [Making Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans; Presumptions by the Administrative Agent; Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans; Borrowings to Repay Swingline Loans] with respect to Swingline Loans, PNC may, at its option, cancelable at any time for any reason whatsoever, make Swingline Loans (the “Swingline Loans”) to the Borrower at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date to, but not including, the Expiration Date, in an aggregate principal amount up to but not in excess of the Swingline Loan Commitment, provided that, after giving effect to such Swingline Loan (i) the aggregate amount of any Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans plus such Lender’s Ratable Share of the outstanding
46 Swingline Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (ii) the Revolving Facility Usage shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders. Within such limits of time and amount and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow pursuant to this Section 2.1(b). Swingline Loans shall be Base Rate Loans, as further provided herein. 2.2 Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans. Each Lender shall be obligated to fund each request for Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.5 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and Renewals; Swingline Loan Requests] in accordance with its Ratable Share. The aggregate of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans outstanding hereunder to the Borrower at any time shall never exceed its Revolving Credit Commitment minus its Ratable Share of the outstanding Swingline Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations. The obligations of each Lender hereunder are several. The failure of any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall not affect the Obligations of the Borrower to any other party nor shall any other party be liable for the failure of such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder. The Lenders shall have no obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans hereunder on or after the Expiration Date. 2.3 Commitment Fees. Accruing for each day from the Closing Date until the Expiration Date (and without regard to whether the conditions to making Revolving Credit Loans are then met), the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender according to its Ratable Share, a nonrefundable commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) equal to the Applicable Margin for Commitment Fee for such day (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) multiplied by the difference for such day between the amount of (a) the Revolving Credit Commitments minus (b) the Revolving Facility Usage (provided however, that solely in connection with determining the share of each Lender in the Commitment Fee, the Revolving Facility Usage with respect to the portion of the Commitment Fee allocated to PNC shall include the full amount of the outstanding Swingline Loans, and with respect to the portion of the Commitment Fee allocated by the Administrative Agent to all of the Lenders other than PNC, such portion of the Commitment Fee shall be calculated (according to each such Lender’s Ratable Share) as if the Revolving Facility Usage excludes the outstanding Swingline Loans)); provided that no Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such Commitment Fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender). Subject to the proviso in the directly preceding sentence, all Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears on each Payment Date. 2.4 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments. The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (ratably among the Lenders in proportion to their Ratable Shares); provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Credit Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Revolving Facility Usage would exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders and provided further that in the event the Revolving Credit Commitments are reduced to an aggregate amount less than the Letter of
47 Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Loan Commitment then in effect, the Letter of Credit Sublimit and the Swingline Loan Commitment, as applicable, shall be reduced by an amount such that none of the Letter of Credit Sublimit and the Swingline Loan Commitment, as applicable, exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $5,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect. Any such reduction or termination shall be accompanied by prepayment of the Notes, together with outstanding Commitment Fees, and the full amount of interest accrued on the principal sum to be prepaid (and all amounts referred to in Section 5.10 [Indemnity] hereof) to the extent necessary to cause the aggregate Revolving Facility Usage after giving effect to such prepayments to be equal to or less than the Revolving Credit Commitments as so reduced or terminated. Any notice to reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section 2.4 shall be irrevocable; provided, that, if the applicable notice of termination or reduction indicates that such termination or reduction is to be contingent on the consummation of a pending transaction, such notice of termination or reduction may be revoked or the date of prepayment may be extended (in each case, by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such transaction is not consummated or is delayed. 2.5 Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Loan Conversions and Renewals; Swingline Loan Requests. (a) Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Loan Conversions and Renewals. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may (i) with respect to Base Rate Loans, at any time from time to time prior to the Expiration Date and (ii) with respect to Term SOFR Rate Loans, upon the expiration of any Interest Period, request the Lenders to make Revolving Credit Loans, or renew or convert the Interest Rate Option applicable to existing Loans, by delivering to the Administrative Agent, not later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, (i) the same Business Day of the proposed Borrowing Date with respect to the making of a Revolving Credit Loan to which the Base Rate Option applies, or the three (3) Business Days prior to the day on which the proposed conversion to or renewal of the Base Rate Option for any Loans, and (ii) (a) three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed Borrowing Date with respect to the making of Revolving Credit Loans to which the Term SOFR Rate Option applies or (b) upon the expiration of any Interest Period, three (3) Business Days prior to the day on which the proposed conversion to or the renewal of the Term SOFR Rate Option for any Loans; in each case, a duly completed request therefor substantially in the form of Exhibit E or a request by telephone immediately confirmed in writing by letter, electronic mail, facsimile or telex in such form (each, a “Loan Request”), it being understood that the Administrative Agent may rely on the authority of any individual making such a telephonic request without the necessity of receipt of such written confirmation. Each Loan Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the Interest Rate Option and the aggregate amount of the proposed Loans comprising each Borrowing Tranche, and, if applicable, the Interest Period, which amounts shall be in (x) integral multiples of $1,000,000 and not less than $3,000,000 for each Borrowing Tranche under the Term SOFR Rate Option, and (y) integral multiples of $1,000,000 and not less than $3,000,000 for each Borrowing
48 Tranche under the Base Rate Option. In the case of the renewal of a Term SOFR Rate Option at the end of an Interest Period, the first day of the new Interest Period shall be the last day of the preceding Interest Period, without duplication in payment of interest for such day. (b) Swingline Loan Requests. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may from time to time prior to the Expiration Date request the Swingline Loan Lender to make Swingline Loans by delivery to the Swingline Loan Lender not later than 12:00 noon on the proposed Borrowing Date of a duly completed request therefor substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto or a request by telephone immediately confirmed in writing by letter, electronic mail, facsimile or telex (each, a “Swingline Loan Request”), it being understood that the Administrative Agent may rely on the authority of any individual making such a telephonic request without the necessity of receipt of such written confirmation. Each Swingline Loan Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed Borrowing Date and the principal amount of such Swingline Loan, which shall be not less than $0.00. 2.6 Making Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans; Presumptions by the Administrative Agent; Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans; Borrowings to Repay Swingline Loans. Making Revolving Credit Loans. The Administrative Agent shall, promptly after receipt by it of a Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.5 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and Renewals; Swingline Loan Requests], notify the applicable Lenders of its receipt of such Loan Request specifying the information provided by the Borrower and the apportionment among the Lenders of the requested Revolving Credit Loans as determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.2 [Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans]. Each Lender shall remit its apportioned share (as provided to it by the Administrative Agent) of the principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan to the Administrative Agent such that the Administrative Agent is able to, and the Administrative Agent shall, to the extent the Lenders have made funds available to it for such purpose and subject to Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit], fund such Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower in U.S. Dollars and immediately available funds prior to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on the applicable Borrowing Date to an account of the Borrower that is specified by Borrower in the applicable Loan Request; provided that if any Lender fails to remit such funds to the Administrative Agent in a timely manner, the Administrative Agent may elect in its sole discretion to fund with its own funds the Revolving Credit Loans of such Lender on such Borrowing Date, and such Lender shall be subject to the repayment obligation in Section 2.6(b) [Presumptions by the Administrative Agent]. (b) Presumptions by the Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed time of any Loan that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Loan, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.6(a) [Making Revolving Credit Loans] 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 Loan 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 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 (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender,
49 the greater of the Effective Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Loans under the Base Rate Option. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Loan to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan. 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. (c) Making Swingline Loans. So long as PNC elects to make Swingline Loans, PNC shall, after receipt by it of a Swingline Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.5(b) [Swingline Loan Requests], fund such Swingline Loan to the Borrower in U.S. Dollars and immediately available funds prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Borrowing Date to an account of the Borrower that is specified by Borrower in the applicable Loan Request. A Swingline Loan Note shall, if required by PNC, evidence the Swingline Loans. (d) Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, together with all outstanding interest thereon, on the Expiration Date. (e) Borrowings to Repay Swingline Loans. (i) Upon the making of a Swingline Loan (whether before or after the occurrence of a Potential Default or an Event of Default and regardless of whether a settlement has been requested with respect to such Swingline Loan), each Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from PNC, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Swingline Loan in proportion to its Ratable Share. PNC may, at its option, exercisable at any time for any reason whatsoever, demand repayment of any or all of the outstanding Swingline Loans, and each Lender shall immediately either (A) make a Revolving Credit Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Ratable Share of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Swingline Loans with respect to which repayment is demanded, plus, if PNC so requests, accrued interest thereon, provided that no Lender shall be obligated in any event to make Revolving Credit Loans in excess of its Revolving Credit Commitment minus its Ratable Share of Letter of Credit Obligations and minus its Ratable Share of any Swingline Loans not so being repaid or (B) during the continuance of an Insolvency Proceeding or Relief Proceeding with respect to the Borrower, fund such Swingline Loan participations by paying to PNC such Lender’s Ratable Share of the outstanding Swingline Loans. Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall bear interest at the Base Rate Option and shall be deemed to have been properly requested in accordance with Section 2.5(a) [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and Renewals] without regard to any of the requirements of that provision. PNC shall provide notice to the Lenders (which may be telephonic or written notice by letter, facsimile or telex) that such Revolving Credit Loans are to be made under this Section 2.6(e) and of the apportionment among the Lenders, and the Lenders shall be unconditionally obligated to fund such Revolving Credit Loans (whether or not the conditions specified in Section 2.5(a) [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and
50 Renewals] or in Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] are then satisfied) by the time PNC so requests, which shall not be earlier than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Business Day next after the date the Lenders receive such notice from PNC. (ii) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of PNC (as the Swingline Loan Lender) any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(e) by the time specified in Section 2.6(e)(i), the Swingline Loan 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 Loan Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Effective 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 Swingline Loan 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 Credit Loan with respect to such prepayment. A certificate of the Swingline Loan Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (ii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. (f) Swingline Loans Under Cash Management Agreements. In addition to making Swingline Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of Section 2.6(c) [Making Swingline Loans], without the requirement for a specific request from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5(b) [Swingline Loan Requests], PNC as the Swingline Loan Lender may make Swingline Loans to the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the agreements between the Borrower and such Swingline Loan Lender relating to the Borrower’s deposit, sweep and other accounts at such Swingline Loan Lender and related arrangements and agreements regarding the management and investment of the Borrower’s cash assets as in effect from time to time (the “Swingline Loan Lender Cash Management Agreements”) to the extent of the daily aggregate net negative balance in the Borrower’s accounts which are subject to the provisions of the Swingling Loan Lender Cash Management Agreements. Swingline Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.6(f) in accordance with the provisions of the Swingline Loan Lender Cash Management Agreements shall (i) be subject to the limitations as to aggregate amount specified in Section 2.1(b) [Swingline Loan Commitment], (ii) not be subject to the limitations as to individual amount specified in Section 2.5(b) [Swingline Loan Requests], (iii) be payable by the Borrower, both as to principal and interest, at the rates and times specified in the Swingline Loan Lender Cash Management Agreements (but in no event later than the Expiration Date), (iv) not be made at any time after such Swingline Loan Lender has received written notice of the occurrence of an Event of Default and so long as such shall continue to exist, or, unless consented to by the Required Lenders, a Potential Default and so long as such shall continue to exist, (v) if not repaid by the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Swingline Loan Lender Cash Management Agreements, be subject to each Lender’s obligation pursuant to Section 2.6(e) [Borrowings to Repay Swingline Loans], and (vi) except as provided in the foregoing subsections (i) through (v), be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Article 2.
51 2.7 Notes. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall executed and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a revolving credit Note or swing Note, as applicable, which shall evidence the Obligation of the Borrower to repay the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans made to it by each Lender, together with interest thereon. 2.8 Letter of Credit Subfacility. (a) Issuance of Letters of Credit. The Borrower or any other Loan Party may at any time prior to the Expiration Date request the issuance of a letter of credit (each, a “Letter of Credit”) for its own account or the account of another Loan Party or the amendment or extension of an existing Letter of Credit, by delivering or transmitting electronically, or having such other Loan Party deliver or transmit electronically to the Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) a completed application for letter of credit, or request for such amendment or extension, as applicable, in such form as the Issuing Lender may specify from time to time reasonably in advance of the proposed date of issuance, amendment or extension. Each Letter of Credit shall be a standby letter of credit (and may not be a commercial letter of credit). The Borrower or any Loan Party shall authorize and direct the Issuing Lender to name the Borrower or any Loan Party as the “Applicant” or “Account Party” of each Letter of Credit. Promptly after receipt of any letter of credit application, the Issuing Lender shall confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit application and if not, the Issuing Lender will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. (i) Unless the Issuing Lender has received notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one (1) day prior to the requested date of issuance, amendment or extension of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions in Article 7 [Conditions of Lending and Issuance of Letters of Credit] is not satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance on the agreements of the other Lenders specified in this Section 2.8, the Issuing Lender or any of the Issuing Lender’s Affiliates will issue the proposed Letter of Credit or agree to such amendment or extension; provided that each Letter of Credit shall (A) have a stated expiration date no later than one (1) year after the date of issuance (or, in the case of any extension of the expiration date thereof, whether automatic or by amendment, one (1) year after the then-current expiration date thereof), and (B) in no event expire later than the date which is 364 days after the Expiration Date and provided, further, that in no event shall (1) the Letter of Credit Obligations exceed, at any one time, $50,000,000 (the “Letter of Credit Sublimit”) or (2) the Revolving Facility Usage exceed, at any one time, the Revolving Credit Commitments. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that it shall be in compliance with the preceding sentence and with Article 7 [Conditions of Lending and Issuance of Letters of Credit] after giving effect to the requested issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit. Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable Issuing Lender will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment. Upon the request of the
52 Administrative Agent, (x) if any Issuing Lender has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in a Letter of Credit Borrowing, or (y) if, on the Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then outstanding amount of all Letter of Credit Obligations in an amount equal to 105% of such Letter of Credit Obligations as of such date. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each Issuing Lender and the Lenders, a security interest in all cash collateral pledged pursuant to this Section or otherwise under this Agreement. (ii) Notwithstanding Section 2.8(a)(i), the Issuing Lender shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Official Body or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Official Body with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or any such order, judgment or decree, or Law request or directive, shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good faith deems material to it, (B) the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally or (C) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.9(a)(iv) [Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure]) 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 Letter of Credit Obligations as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion. (iii) Unless otherwise agreed by an Issuing Lender when a Letter of Credit is issued or amended, the rules of the ISP shall be stated therein to apply to each standby letter of credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Issuing Lender shall be responsible to the Borrower for, and such Issuing Lender’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of such Issuing Lender 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 Laws or any order of a jurisdiction where such Issuing Lender or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the International Chamber of Commerce Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such Laws or practice rules.
53 (b) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders a fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) equal to the Applicable Margin for Letters of Credit times the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit (it being understood and agreed that in no event shall the Letter of Credit Fee in respect of any Letter of Credit be less than the Administrative Agent’s minimum fee in effect from time to time), and (ii) to the Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee equal to .125% per annum on the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit. All Letter of Credit Fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter. The Borrower shall also pay to the Issuing Lender for the Issuing Lender’s sole account the Issuing Lender’s then-in-effect customary fees and administrative expenses payable with respect to the Letters of Credit as the Issuing Lender may generally charge or incur from time to time in connection with the issuance, maintenance, amendment (if any), assignment or transfer (if any), negotiation, and administration of Letters of Credit. (c) Disbursements, Reimbursement. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Lender a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender’s Ratable Share of the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and the amount of such drawing, respectively. (i) In the event of any request for a drawing under a Letter of Credit by the beneficiary or transferee thereof, the Issuing Lender will promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Provided that it shall have received such notice, the Borrower shall reimburse (such obligation to reimburse the Issuing Lender shall sometimes be referred to as a “Reimbursement Obligation”) the Issuing Lender prior to 12:00 noon on each date that an amount is paid by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit (each such date, a “Drawing Date”) by paying to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender an amount equal to the amount so paid by the Issuing Lender. In the event the Borrower fails to reimburse the Issuing Lender (through the Administrative Agent) for the full amount of any drawing under any Letter of Credit by 12:00 noon on the Drawing Date, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender thereof, and the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested that Revolving Credit Loans be made by the Lenders under the Base Rate Option to be disbursed on the Drawing Date under such Letter of Credit, subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment and subject to the conditions specified in Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] other than any notice requirements. Any notice given by the Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.8(c)(i) may be oral if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice. (ii) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.8(c)(i) make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender an amount in immediately available funds equal to its Ratable Share of the amount of the drawing, whereupon the participating Lenders shall (subject to Section 2.8(c) [Disbursements; Reimbursement]) each be deemed to have (A) made a Revolving Credit
54 Loan under the Base Rate Option to the Borrower in that amount, or (B) during the continuance of an Insolvency Proceeding or Relief Proceeding with respect to the Borrower, funded its Ratable Share of the Reimbursement Obligations arising by reason of such drawing. If any Lender so notified fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender the amount of such Lender’s Ratable Share of such amount by no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Drawing Date, then interest shall accrue on such Lender’s obligation to make such payment, from the Drawing Date to the date on which such Lender makes such payment (A) at a rate per annum equal to the Effective Federal Funds Rate during the first three (3) days following the Drawing Date and (B) at a rate per annum equal to the rate applicable to Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option on and after the fourth day following the Drawing Date. The Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender will promptly give notice (as described in Section 2.8(c)(i) above) of the occurrence of the Drawing Date, but failure of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender to give any such notice on the Drawing Date or in sufficient time to enable any Lender to effect such payment on such date shall not relieve such Lender from its obligation under this Section 2.8(c)(ii). (iii) With respect to any unreimbursed drawing that is not converted into Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option to the Borrower in whole or in part as contemplated by Section 2.8(c)(i), because of the Borrower’s failure to satisfy the conditions specified in Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] other than any notice requirements, or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the Issuing Lender a borrowing (each a “Letter of Credit Borrowing”) in the amount of such drawing. Such Letter of Credit Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the rate per annum applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option. Each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.8(c) shall be deemed to be a payment in respect of its participation in such Letter of Credit Borrowing (each, a “Participation Advance”) from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.8(c). (d) Repayment of Participation Advances. (i) Upon (and only upon) receipt by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender of immediately available funds from the Borrower (A) in reimbursement of any payment made by the Issuing Lender under the Letter of Credit with respect to which any Lender has made a Participation Advance to the Administrative Agent, or (B) in payment of interest on such a payment made by the Issuing Lender under such a Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Issuing Lender will pay to each Lender, in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent, the amount of such Lender’s Ratable Share of such funds, except the Administrative Agent shall retain for the account of the Issuing Lender the amount of the Ratable Share of such funds of any Lender that did not make a Participation Advance in respect of such payment by the Issuing Lender.
55 (ii) If the Administrative Agent is required at any time to return to any Loan Party, or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or any official in any Insolvency Proceeding, any portion of any payment made by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section in reimbursement of a payment made under any Letter of Credit or interest or fees thereon, each Lender shall, on demand of the Administrative Agent, forthwith return to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender the amount of its Ratable Share of any amounts so returned by the Administrative Agent plus interest thereon from the date such demand is made to the date such amounts are returned by such Lender to the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to the Effective Federal Funds Rate in effect from time to time. (e) Documentation. Each Loan Party agrees to be bound by the terms of the Issuing Lender’s application and agreement for letters of credit and the Issuing Lender’s written regulations and customary practices relating to letters of credit, though such interpretation may be different from such Loan Party’s own. In the event of a conflict between such application or agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern. It is understood and agreed that, except in the case of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, the Issuing Lender shall not be liable for any error, negligence and/or mistakes, whether of omission or commission, in following any Loan Party’s instructions or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments or supplements thereto. (f) Determinations to Honor Drawing Requests. In determining whether to honor any request for drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Lender shall be responsible only to determine that the documents and certificates required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. (g) Nature of Participation and Reimbursement Obligations. Each Lender’s obligation in accordance with this Agreement to make the Revolving Credit Loans or Participation Advances, as contemplated by Section 2.8(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement], as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and the Obligations of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender upon a draw under a Letter of Credit, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.8 under all circumstances, including the following circumstances: (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, or which any Loan Party may have against the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates, any Lender or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the failure of any Loan Party or any other Person to comply, in connection with a Letter of Credit Borrowing, with the conditions specified in Sections 2.1 [Revolving Credit Commitments], 2.5 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and Renewals; Swingline Loan Requests], 2.6 [Making Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans; Etc.] or 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] or as otherwise specified in this Agreement for the making of a Revolving Credit Loan, it being acknowledged that such
56 conditions are not required for the making of a Letter of Credit Borrowing and the obligation of the Lenders to make Participation Advances under Section 2.8(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement]; (iii) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit; (iv) any claim of breach of warranty that might be made by any Loan Party or any Lender against any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit, or the existence of any claim, set-off, recoupment, counterclaim, cross claim, defense or other right which any Loan Party or any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary, successor beneficiary any transferee or assignee of any Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof (or any Persons for whom any such transferee may be acting), the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates or any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between any Loan Party or Subsidiaries of a Loan Party and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured); (v) the lack of power or authority of any signer of (or any defect in or forgery of any signature or endorsement on) or the form of or lack of validity, sufficiency, accuracy, enforceability or genuineness of any draft, demand, instrument, certificate or other document presented under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, or any fraud or alleged fraud in connection with any Letter of Credit, or the transport of any property or provision of services relating to a Letter of Credit, in each case even if the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates has been notified thereof; (vi) payment by the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a demand, draft or certificate or other document which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; (vii) the solvency of, or any acts or omissions by, any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit, or any other Person having a role in any transaction or obligation relating to a Letter of Credit, or the existence, nature, quality, quantity, condition, value or other characteristic of any property or services relating to a Letter of Credit; (viii) any failure by the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates to issue any Letter of Credit in the form requested by any Loan Party, unless the Issuing Lender has received written notice from such Loan Party of such failure within three (3) Business Days after the Issuing Lender shall have furnished such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent a copy of such Letter of Credit and such error is material and no drawing has been made thereon prior to receipt of such notice; (ix) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of any Loan Party or Subsidiaries of a Loan Party; (x) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any party thereto;
57 (xi) the occurrence or continuance of an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to any Loan Party; (xii) the fact that an Event of Default or a Potential Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (xiii) the fact that the Expiration Date shall have passed or this Agreement or the Commitments hereunder shall have been terminated; and (xiv) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. (h) Liability for Acts and Omissions. As between any Loan Party and the Issuing Lender, or the Issuing Lender’s Affiliates, such Loan Party assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for any of the following, including any losses or damages to any Loan Party or other Person or property relating therefrom: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for an issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged (even if the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates shall have been notified thereof); (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) the failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit, or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred, to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit or any other claim of any Loan Party against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, or any such transferee, or any dispute between or among any Loan Party and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such transferee; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates, as applicable, including any act or omission of any Official Body, and none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of the Issuing Lender’s or its Affiliates rights or powers hereunder. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall relieve the Issuing Lender from liability for the Issuing Lender’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection with actions or omissions described in such clauses (i) through (viii) of such sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates be liable to any Loan Party for any indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or special damages or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), or for any damages resulting from any change in the value of any property relating to a Letter of Credit. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuing Lender and each of its Affiliates (i) may rely on any oral or other communication believed in good faith by the Issuing
58 Lender or such Affiliate to have been authorized or given by or on behalf of the applicant for a Letter of Credit, (ii) may honor any presentation if the documents presented appear on their face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the relevant Letter of Credit; (iii) may honor a previously dishonored presentation under a Letter of Credit, whether such dishonor was pursuant to a court order, to settle or compromise any claim of wrongful dishonor, or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent as if such presentation had initially been honored, together with any interest paid by the Issuing Lender or its Affiliate; (iv) may honor any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment, upon receipt of such statement (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being delivered separately), and shall not be liable for any failure of any such draft or other document to arrive, or to conform in any way with the relevant Letter of Credit; (v) may pay any paying or negotiating bank claiming that it rightfully honored under the Laws or practices of the place where such bank is located; and (vi) may settle or adjust any claim or demand made on the Issuing Lender or its Affiliate in any way related to any order issued at the applicant’s request to an air carrier, a letter of guarantee or of indemnity issued to a carrier or any similar document (each, an “Order”) and honor any drawing in connection with any Letter of Credit that is the subject of such Order, notwithstanding that any drafts or other documents presented in connection with such Letter of Credit fail to conform in any way with such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions specified above, any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates under or in connection with the Letters of Credit issued by it or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith and without gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall not put the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates under any resulting liability to the Borrower or any Lender. 2.9 Defaulting Lenders. (a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such 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 specified in the definition of Required Lenders. (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 10 [Default] or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.2(b) [Setoff] 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 any Issuing Lender or Swingline Loan Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 5.12 [Cash Collateral]; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Potential
59 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 (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lender’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 5.12 [Cash Collateral]; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Lender or Swingline Loan Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the Issuing Lender or Swingline Loan 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 Potential 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 directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or Letter of Credit Borrowing 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 specified in Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and Letter of Credit Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or Letter of Credit Borrowing owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letter of Credit Obligations and Swingline Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility without giving effect to Section 2.9(a)(iv) [Reallocation of Participation to Reduce Fronting Exposure]. 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 2.9(a)(ii) [Defaulting Lender Waterfall] shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto. (iii) Certain Fees. (1) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee 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). (2) 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 Ratable Share of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 5.12 [Cash Collateral].
60 (3) With respect to any Commitment Fee or Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) 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 Letter of Credit Obligations or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to each Issuing Lender and Swingline Loan Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Lender’s or Swingline Loan Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee. (iv) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Obligations and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Ratable Shares (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Facility Usage of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject to Section 12.12 [Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions], 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 (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 Law, (x) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Loan Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 5.12 [Cash Collateral]. (b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Swingline Loan Lender and Issuing Lender 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 specified 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 the Commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility (without giving effect to Section 2.9(a)(iv) [Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure]), 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
61 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. (c) New Swingline Loans/Letters of Credit. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swingline Loan 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) no Issuing Lender shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto. (d) Termination of Defaulting Lender. The Borrower may terminate the unused amount of the Commitment of any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender upon not less than five (5) Business Day's prior notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders thereof), and in such event the provisions of Section 2.9(a)(ii) will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts); provided, that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) such termination shall not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Loan Lender or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender. 2.10 [Reserved]. 2.11 Incremental Loans. At any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request the establishment of: (a) one or more incremental term loan commitments (any such incremental term loan commitment, an “Incremental Term Loan Commitment”) to make one or more term loans (any such term loan, an “Incremental Term Loan”); or (b) one or more increases in the Revolving Credit Commitments (any such increase, an “Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment” and, together with the Incremental Term Loan Commitments, the “Incremental Loan Commitments”) to make revolving credit loans under the Revolving Credit Facility (any such increase, an “Incremental Revolving Credit Increase” and, together with the Incremental Term Loans, the “Incremental Loans “); provided that (i) the total aggregate principal amount for all such Incremental Loan Commitments shall not (as of any date of incurrence thereof) exceed $500,000,000 or, if greater, an amount equal to the amount of additional Indebtedness that would cause the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the most recently ended Measurement Period prior to the incurrence of such additional Indebtedness (or in the case of any additional Indebtedness, the proceeds of which will finance a substantially concurrent Limited Condition Acquisition, the LCA Test Date), calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such additional Indebtedness and any Limited Condition Acquisition to be consummated using the proceeds of such additional Indebtedness (and assuming any Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment is fully-drawn), not to exceed 2.50 to 1.00 and (ii) the total aggregate principal amount for each Incremental Loan Commitment (and the
62 Incremental Loans made thereunder) shall not be less than a minimum principal amount of $50,000,000 or, if less, the remaining amount permitted pursuant to the foregoing clause (i). Each such notice shall specify the date (each, an “Increased Amount Date”) on which the Borrower proposes that any Incremental Loan Commitment 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 Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall invite existing Lenders and may invite any Affiliate of any Lender and/or any Approved Fund, and/or any other Person reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to provide an Incremental Loan Commitment (any such Person, an “Incremental Lender”); provided that both the Swingline Loan Lender and the Issuing Lender shall consent to each Incremental Lender providing any portion of an Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment. Any proposed Incremental Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of any Incremental Loan Commitment may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Incremental Loan Commitment. Any Incremental Loan Commitment (except in the case of an Incremental Term Loan incurred solely to finance a substantially concurrent Limited Condition Acquisition, which shall instead be subject to Section 1.5) shall become effective as of such Increased Amount Date; provided that: (i) no Potential Default or Event of Default shall exist on such Increased Amount Date before or after giving effect to (1) any Incremental Loan Commitment, (2) the making of any Incremental Loans pursuant thereto and (3) any Permitted Acquisition consummated in connection therewith; (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received from the Borrower a Compliance Certificate demonstrating, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that the Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants specified in Sections 9.14 [Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio] and 9.15 [Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio], in each case based on the financial statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 8.11(a) [Quarterly Financial Statements] or 8.11(b) [Annual Financial Statements], as applicable, both before and after giving effect (on a Pro Forma Basis) to (x) any Incremental Loan Commitment, (y) the making of any Incremental Loans pursuant thereto (with any Incremental Loan Commitment being deemed to be fully drawn) and (z) any Permitted Acquisition consummated in connection therewith; (iii) each of the representations and warranties contained in Article 6 shall be true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Change, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true, correct and complete in all respects, on such Increased Amount Date with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (except for any such representation and warranty that by its terms is made only as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty shall remain true and correct in all material respects (unless qualified by materiality or reference to the absence of a Material Adverse Change, in which event shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date);
63 (iv) the proceeds of any Incremental Loans shall be used for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including Permitted Acquisitions); (v) Any proposed Incremental Lender shall join this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to a Lender Joinder Agreement; (vi) each Incremental Loan Commitment (and the Incremental Loans made thereunder) shall constitute Obligations of the Borrower and shall be secured and guaranteed with the other Obligations on a pari passu basis; (1) in the case of each Incremental Term Loan: (I) such Incremental Term Loan will mature and amortize in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Incremental Lenders making such Incremental Term Loan and the Borrower; (II) the Applicable Margin and pricing grid, if applicable, for such Incremental Term Loan shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Incremental Lenders and the Borrower on the applicable Increased Amount Date; (2) in the case of each Incremental Revolving Credit Increase: (I) such Incremental Revolving Credit Increase shall be part of the Revolving Credit Facility, shall mature on the Expiration Date, shall bear interest and be entitled to fees, in each case at the rate applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility, and shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Revolving Credit Facility; (II) any Incremental Lender making any Incremental Revolving Credit Increase shall be entitled to the same voting rights as the existing Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility and (unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Incremental Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall allow the Revolving Credit Commitments with respect to the Incremental Revolving Credit Increase to be terminated prior to termination of the existing Revolving Credit Commitments) each Revolving Credit Loan funded by an Incremental Revolving Credit Increase shall receive proceeds of prepayments on the same basis as the existing Revolving Credit Loans (such prepayments to be shared pro rata on the basis of the original aggregate funded amount thereof); and (III) the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Ratable Shares of Swingline Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations will be reallocated by the Administrative Agent on the applicable Increased Amount Date among the Lenders to the Revolving Credit Facility
64 (including the Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Revolving Credit Increase) in accordance with their revised Ratable Shares (and the Lenders to the Revolving Credit Facility (including the Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Revolving Credit Increase) agree to make all payments and adjustments necessary to effect such reallocation and the Borrower shall pay any and all costs required). (3) Incremental Loan Commitments shall be effected pursuant to such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.11, without the consent of any other Lenders; and (4) the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any customary legal opinions or other documents (including, without limitation, a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of each Loan Party authorizing such Incremental Loans and/or Incremental Loan Commitments) reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction. (c) The Incremental Lenders shall be included in any determination of the Required Lenders and, unless otherwise agreed, the Incremental Lenders will not constitute a separate voting class for any purposes under this Agreement. (d) On any Increased Amount Date on which any Incremental Term Loan Commitment becomes effective, subject to the foregoing terms and conditions, each Incremental Lender with an Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall make, or be obligated to make, an Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Loan Commitment and shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to such Incremental Term Loan Commitment and the Incremental Term Loan made pursuant thereto. (e) On any Increased Amount Date on which any Incremental Revolving Credit Increase becomes effective, subject to the foregoing terms and conditions, each Incremental Lender with an Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment shall become a Lender under the Revolving Credit Facility hereunder with respect to such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment. ARTICLE 3 [RESERVED] ARTICLE 4 INTEREST RATES 4.1 Interest Rate Options. The Borrower shall pay interest in respect of the outstanding unpaid principal amount of the Loans as selected by it from the Base Rate Option or Term SOFR Rate Option specified below applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans or the Swingline Loans, respectively, it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may select different Interest Rate Options and different Interest Periods to apply simultaneously
65 to the Loans comprising different Borrowing Tranches and may convert to or renew one or more Interest Rate Options with respect to all or any portion of the Loans comprising any Borrowing Tranche; provided that there shall not be at any one time outstanding more than ten (10) Borrowing Tranches of Revolving Credit Loans; provided further that if an Event of Default or Potential Default exists and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then for so long as such Event of Default or Potential Default is continuing, (i) no outstanding Borrowing Tranche may be converted to, or continued as, a Term SOFR Rate Loan and (ii) Required Lenders may demand that each Term SOFR Rate Loan be automatically converted to a Base Rate Loan immediately, subject to the obligation of the Borrower to pay any indemnity under Section 5.10 [Indemnity] in connection with any such conversion, or at the end of the applicable Interest Period. If at any time the designated rate applicable to any Loan made by any Lender exceeds such Lender’s highest lawful rate, the rate of interest on such Lender’s Loan shall be limited to such Lender’s highest lawful rate. The applicable Base Rate or Term SOFR Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. (a) Revolving Credit Interest Rate Options. The Borrower shall have the right to select from the following Interest Rate Options applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans: (i) Revolving Credit Base Rate Option: A fluctuating rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed) equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, such interest rate to change automatically from time to time effective as of the effective date of each change in the Base Rate.; or (ii) Revolving Credit Term SOFR Rate Option: A rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the Term SOFR Rate as determined for each applicable Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin. (b) Swingline Loan Interest Rate. The Swingline Loans shall accrue interest at a fluctuating rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed) equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, such interest rate to change automatically from time to time effective as of the effective date of each change in the Base Rate. (c) [Reserved]. (d) Rate Quotations. The Borrower may contact the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which a Loan Request is to be delivered to receive an indication of the rates then in effect, but it is acknowledged that such projection shall not be binding on the Administrative Agent or the Lenders nor affect the rate of interest which thereafter is actually in effect when the election is made. 4.2 Conforming Changes Relating to the Term SOFR Rate. With respect to the Term SOFR 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
66 action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, the Administrative Agent shall provide notice to the Borrower and the Lenders of each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective. 4.3 Interest After Default. To the extent permitted by Law, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and until such time such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived, at the discretion of the Administrative Agent or upon written demand by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent: (a) Letter of Credit Fees, Interest Rate. The Letter of Credit Fees and the rate of interest for each Loan otherwise applicable pursuant to Section 2.8(b) [Letter of Credit Fees] or Section 4.1 [Interest Rate Options], respectively, shall be increased by 2.0% per annum; (b) Other Obligations. Each other Obligation hereunder if not paid when due shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the rate of interest applicable to Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option plus an additional 2.0% per annum from the time such Obligation becomes due and payable until the time such Obligation is paid in full; and (c) Acknowledgment. The Borrower acknowledges that the increase in rates referred to in this Section 4.3 reflects, among other things, the fact that such Loans or other amounts have become a substantially greater risk given their default status and that the Lenders are entitled to additional compensation for such risk; and all such interest shall be payable by Borrower upon demand by Administrative Agent. 4.4 Rate Unascertainable; Increased Costs; Illegality; Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a) Unascertainable; Increased Costs. If at any time: (i) the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that Term SOFR Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof; or (ii) the Required Lenders have determined that for any reason in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Rate Loan or conversion thereto or continuation thereof that the Term SOFR Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding, establishing or maintaining such Loan during the applicable Interest Period, as applicable, and the Required Lenders have provided notice of such determination to the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent shall have the rights specified in Section 4.4(c) [Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s Rights]. (b) Illegality. If at any time any Lender shall have determined, or any Official Body shall have asserted, that the making, maintenance or funding of any Term SOFR Rate Loan, or the determination or charging of interest rates based on the Term SOFR Rate, has been made impracticable or unlawful by compliance by such Lender in good faith with any Law or any
67 interpretation or application thereof by any Official Body or with any request or directive of any such Official Body (whether or not having the force of Law), then the Administrative Agent shall have the rights specified in Section 4.4(c) [Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s Rights]. (c) Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s Rights. In the case of any event specified in Section 4.4(a) [Unascertainable; Increased Costs] above, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrower thereof, and in the case of an event specified in Section 4.4(b) [Illegality] above, such Lender shall promptly so notify the Administrative Agent and endorse a certificate to such notice as to the specific circumstances of such notice, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly send copies of such notice and certificate to the other Lenders and the Borrower. Upon such date as shall be specified in such notice (which shall not be earlier than the date such notice is given), the obligation of (i) the Lenders, in the case of such notice given by the Administrative Agent, or (ii) such Lender, in the case of such notice given by such Lender, to allow the Borrower to select, convert to, renew or continue a Term SOFR Rate Loan, as applicable, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Rate Loan or Interest Periods) until the Administrative Agent shall have later notified the Borrower, or such Lender shall have later notified the Administrative Agent, of the Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s, as the case may be, determination that the circumstances giving rise to such previous determination no longer exist. Upon a determination by Administrative Agent under Section 4.4(a) [Unascertainable; Increased Costs], (i) if the Borrower has previously notified the Administrative Agent of its selection of, conversion to or renewal of a Term SOFR Rate Option and the Term SOFR Rate Option has not yet gone into effect, such notification shall be deemed to provide for selection of, conversion to or renewal of a Base Rate Loan, and (ii) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Rate Loans will be deemed to have been converted into Base Rate Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period. If any Lender notifies the Administrative Agent of a determination under Section 4.4(b) [Illegality], the Borrower shall, subject to the Borrower’s indemnification Obligations under Section 5.10 [Indemnity], as to any Loan of the Lender to which a Term SOFR Rate Option applies, on the date specified in such notice either convert such Loan to a Base Rate Loan otherwise available with respect to such Loan or prepay such Loan in accordance with Section 5.2 [Voluntary Prepayments]. Absent due notice from the Borrower of conversion or prepayment, such Loan shall automatically be converted to a Base Rate Loan upon such specified date. (d) Benchmark Replacement Setting. (i) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any agreement executed in connection with an Interest Rate Hedge shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section titled “Benchmark Replacement Setting”), if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to any setting of the then- current Benchmark, then (A) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (B) if a Benchmark
68 Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. (ii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, 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. (iii) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, and (B) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to paragraph (iv) below and (y) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non- occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section. (iv) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (A) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate or based on a term rate and either (I) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (II) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor; and (B) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (A) above either (I) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or
69 (II) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (v) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a given Benchmark, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Loan bearing interest based on or with reference to such Benchmark or conversion to or continuation of Loans bearing interest based on or with reference to such Benchmark to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Base Rate Loan or conversion to a Base Rate Loan. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate. (vi) Definitions. As used in this Section: “Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor of such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (iv) of this Section. “Benchmark” means, initially, SOFR and the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to this Section. “Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date: (1) Daily Simple SOFR; (2) the sum of (A) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, giving due consideration to (x) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (y) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (B) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
70 provided that if the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and provided further, that any Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time. “Benchmark Replacement Date” means a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent, which date shall be no later than the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark: (1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (A) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (B) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or (2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date determined by the Administrative Agent, which date shall promptly follow the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein; For the avoidance of doubt, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof). “Benchmark Transition Event” means, the occurrence of one or more of the following events, with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
71 (1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); (2) a public statement or publication of information by an Official Body having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or (3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or an Official Body having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent announcing that such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative. For the avoidance of doubt, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof). “Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with this Section 4.4(d) titled “Benchmark Replacement Setting”
72 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with this Section 4.4(d) titled “Benchmark Replacement Setting.” “Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Term SOFR Rate or, if no floor is specified, zero. “Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto. “Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment. 4.5 Selection of Interest Rate Options. If the Borrower fails to select a new Interest Period to apply to any Borrowing Tranche of Loans under the Term SOFR Rate Option at the expiration of an existing Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing Tranche in accordance with Section 2.5 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Loan Conversions and Renewals; Swingline Loan Requests], the Borrower shall be deemed to have converted such Borrowing Tranche to the Base Rate Option commencing upon the last day of the existing Interest Period. If the Borrower provides any Loan Request related to a Loan at the Term SOFR Rate Option but fails to identify an Interest Period therefor, such Loan Request shall be deemed to request an Interest Period of one (1) month. Any Loan Request that fails to select an Interest Rate Option shall be deemed to be a request for the Base Rate Option. ARTICLE 5 PAYMENTS; TAXES; YIELD MAINTENANCE 5.1 Payments. All payments and prepayments to be made in respect of principal, interest, Commitment Fees, Letter of Credit Fees, Administrative Agent’s Fee or other fees or amounts due from the Borrower hereunder shall be payable prior to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the date when due without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, and without set-off, counterclaim or other deduction of any nature, and an action therefor shall immediately accrue. Such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Loan Lender with respect to the Swingline Loans and for the ratable accounts of the Lenders with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans in U.S. Dollars and in immediately available funds, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute such amounts to the Lenders in immediately available funds; provided that in the event payments are received by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Loans and such payments are not distributed to the Lenders on the same day received by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall pay the Lenders interest at the Effective Federal Funds Rate with respect to the amount of such payments for each day held by the Administrative Agent and not distributed to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent’s statement of account, ledger or other relevant record shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive as
73 the statement of the amount of principal of and interest on the Loans and other amounts owing under this Agreement. 5.2 Voluntary Prepayments. (a) Right to Prepay. The Borrower shall have the right at its option from time to time to prepay the Loans in whole or part without premium or penalty (except as provided in Section 5.13 [Replacement of a Lender] below, in Section 5.8 [Increased Costs] and Section 5.10 [Indemnity]). Whenever the Borrower desires to prepay any part of the Loans, it shall provide a prepayment notice to the Administrative Agent by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of prepayment of the Revolving Credit Loans that bear interest at the Base Rate Option and at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of prepayment of the Revolving Credit Loans that bear interest at the Term SOFR Rate Option, or no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the date of prepayment of Swingline Loans, setting forth the following information: (i) the date, which shall be a Business Day, on which the proposed prepayment is to be made; (ii) a statement indicating the application of the prepayment between the Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans; (iii) a statement indicating the application of the prepayment between Loans to which the Base Rate Option applies and Loans to which the Term SOFR Rate Option applies; and (iv) the total principal amount of such prepayment, which shall not be less than the lesser of (A) the Revolving Facility Usage or (B) $1,000,000 for any Swingline Loan or $1,000,000 for any Revolving Credit Loan. All prepayment notices shall be irrevocable. The principal amount of the Loans for which a prepayment notice is given, together with interest on such principal amount, shall be due and payable on the date specified in such prepayment notice as the date on which the proposed prepayment is to be made. Except as provided in Section 4.4(c) [Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s Rights], if the Borrower prepays a Loan but fails to specify the applicable Borrowing Tranche which the Borrower is prepaying, the prepayment shall be applied (1) first to Revolving Credit Loans; and (2) first to Base Rate Loans, then to Term SOFR Rate Loans. Any prepayment hereunder shall be subject to the Borrower’s Obligation to indemnify the Lenders under Section 5.10 [Indemnity]. 5.3 [Reserved]. 5.4 Pro Rata Treatment of Lenders. Each borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans shall be allocated to each Lender according to its Ratable Share, and each selection of, conversion to or renewal of any Interest Rate Option and each payment or prepayment by the Borrower with respect to principal, interest, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees (but excluding the Administrative Agent’s Fee and the Issuing Lender’s fronting fee) shall (except as otherwise may be provided with respect to a Defaulting Lender and except as provided in Sections 4.4(c)
74 [Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s Rights] in the case of an event specified in Section 4.4 [Rate Unascertainable; Etc.], 5.13 [Replacement of a Lender] or 5.8 [Increased Costs]) be payable ratably among the Lenders entitled to such payment in accordance with the amount of principal, interest, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees, as specified in this Agreement. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each borrowing or payment or prepayment by the Borrower of principal, interest, fees or other amounts from the Borrower with respect to Swingline Loans shall be made by or to the Swingline Loan Lender according to Section 2.6(e) [Borrowings to Repay Swingline Loans]. 5.5 Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff, counterclaim or banker’s lien or other any right, by receipt of voluntary payment, by realization upon security, or by any other non-pro rata source, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than the pro-rata share of the amount such Lender is entitled thereto, then 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 such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that: (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, together with interest or other amounts, if any, required by Law (including court order) to be paid by the Lender or the holder making such purchase; and (ii) the provisions of this Section 5.5 shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Loan Parties pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of the Loan Documents (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or Participation Advances to any assignee or participant. 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 each Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of each Loan Party in the amount of such participation. 5.6 Administrative Agent’s Clawback. (a) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender (x) in the case of Loans to which the Base Rate Option applies, prior to 12:00 noon (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the proposed Borrowing Date of such Borrowing Tranche of Loans and (y) otherwise, prior to the proposed date
75 of any Borrowing Tranche of Loans that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Ratable Share, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.6(a) [Making Revolving Credit Loans] 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 Tranche of Loans 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 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 (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Effective Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Loans under the Base Rate Option. 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 Tranche of Loans to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing Tranche of Loans. 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. (b) 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 Issuing Lender 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 Lenders or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Lender, 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 Effective Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. 5.7 Interest Payment Dates. Interest on Loans to which the Base Rate Option applies shall be due and payable in arrears on each Payment Date. Interest on Loans to which the Term SOFR Rate Option applies shall be due and payable on the last day of each Interest Period and, if such Interest Period is longer than three (3) months, also at the end of each three month period during such Interest Period. Interest on the principal amount of each Loan or other monetary Obligation shall be due and payable on demand after such principal amount or other monetary Obligation becomes due and payable (whether on the stated Expiration Date, upon acceleration or otherwise). Interest shall be computed to, but excluding, the date payment is due. 5.8 Increased Costs.
76 (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 Issuing Lender; (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, any Issuing Lender or the relevant market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or 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 or such other Recipient 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, the Issuing Lender or such other Recipient 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, the Issuing Lender or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, the Issuing Lender or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, the Issuing Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered; provided that reimbursement or compensation from the Borrower shall be consistent with the reimbursement or compensation being made to such Lender by other similar situated borrowers as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion. (b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the Issuing Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Issuing Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’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 Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’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 Issuing Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
77 (c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Lender, 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 Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Lender, 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 Issuing Lender’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 six (6) month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). 5.9 Taxes. (a) Issuing Lender. For purposes of this Section 5.9, the term “Lender” includes the Issuing Lender and the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA. (b) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a 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 Official Body 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 such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.9) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made. (c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. Without duplication of the preceding Section 5.9(b) [Payment Free of Taxes], the Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Official Body in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes. (d) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. Without duplication of the preceding Section 5.9(b) [Payment Free of Taxes] and Section 5.9(c) [Indemnification by the Loan Parties], the Loan Parties shall indemnify each Recipient, 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 5.9) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable out-of-
78 pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Official Body. 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. (e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) 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 any of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.8(a) [Successors and Assigns Generally] relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register, and (iii) 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 Official Body. 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 Section 5.9(e). (f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to an Official Body pursuant to this Section 5.9, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Official Body evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. (g) Status of Lenders. (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 specified in Section 5.9(g)(ii)(1), (ii)(2) and (ii)(4) 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.
79 (ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Borrower, (1) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; (2) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable: (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 if 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 if 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 P-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) 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 if 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 if applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit P-2 or Exhibit OP-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
80 Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit P-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (3) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed 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 (4) 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 purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered 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. (h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party 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 pursuant to this Section 5.9 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.9), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 5.9 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Official Body with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party incurred in connection with obtaining such refund, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 5.9(h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Official Body) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such
81 Official Body. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.9(h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 5.9(h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party 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 paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person. (i) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 5.9 shall survive the resignation 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 Obligations. 5.10 Indemnity. In addition to the compensation or payments required by Section 5.8 [Increased Costs] or Section 5.9 [Taxes], the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against all liabilities, losses or expenses (including loss of anticipated profits, any foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain any Loan, from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign exchange contract) which such Lender sustains or incurs as a consequence of any: (a) payment, prepayment, conversion or renewal of any Loan to which a Term SOFR Rate Option applies on a day other than the last day of the corresponding Interest Period (whether or not any such payment or prepayment is mandatory, voluntary or automatic and whether or not any such payment or prepayment is then due); or (b) attempt by the Borrower to expressly revoke in whole or part any Loan Requests under Section 2.5 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and Renewals; Swingline Loan Requests] or notice relating to prepayments under Section 5.2 [Voluntary Prepayments] or 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 Loan under the Base Rate Option on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower, or (c) any assignment of a Loan under the Term SOFR Rate Option 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 5.13 [Replacement of a Lender]. If any Lender sustains or incurs any such loss or expense, it shall from time to time notify the Borrower of the amount determined in good faith by such Lender (which determination may include such assumptions, allocations of costs and expenses and averaging or attribution methods as such Lender shall deem reasonable) to be necessary to indemnify such Lender for such loss or expense. Such notice shall specify in reasonable detail the basis for such determination. Such amount shall be due and payable by the Borrower to such Lender ten (10) Business Days after such notice is given.
82 5.11 Settlement Date Procedures. In order to minimize the transfer of funds between the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans and the Swingline Loan Lender may make Swingline Loans as provided in Section 2.1(b) [Swingline Loan Commitments] hereof during the period between Settlement Dates. The Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of its Ratable Share of the total of the Revolving Credit Loans and the Swingline Loans (each, a “Required Share”). On such Settlement Date, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent the amount equal to the difference between its Required Share and its Revolving Credit Loans, and the Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender its Ratable Share of all payments made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans. The Administrative Agent shall also effect settlement in accordance with the foregoing sentence on the proposed Borrowing Dates for Revolving Credit Loans and on any mandatory prepayment date as provided for herein and may at its option effect settlement on any other Business Day. These settlement procedures are established solely as a matter of administrative convenience, and nothing contained in this Section 5.11 shall relieve the Lenders of their obligations to fund Revolving Credit Loans on dates other than a Settlement Date pursuant to Section 2.1(b) [Swingline Loan Commitment]. The Administrative Agent may at any time at its option for any reason whatsoever require each Lender to pay immediately to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Ratable Share of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and each Lender may at any time require the Administrative Agent to pay immediately to such Lender its Ratable Share of all payments made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans. 5.12 Cash Collateral. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one (1) Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.9(a)(iv) [Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure] and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount. (a) Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Lender, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest (subject to any Permitted Liens) in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lenders’ obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations, to be applied pursuant to clause (b) below. 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 and the Issuing Lender as herein provided (subject to any Permitted Liens), 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 (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). (b) Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 5.12 or Section 2.9 [Defaulting Lender] in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s
83 obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein. (c) Termination of Requirement. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 5.12 following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to Section 2.9 [Defaulting Lenders] the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Issuing Lender may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations and provided further that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrower, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to Section 5.12(a) above. 5.13 Replacement of a Lender. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.8 [Increased Costs], or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Official Body for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.9 [Taxes] and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 5.14 [Designation of a Different Lending Office], or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, 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 12.8 [Successors and Assigns]), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 5.8 [Increased Cost] or Section 5.9 [Taxes]) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that: (a) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 12.8 [Successors and Assigns]; (b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in Letter of Credit Borrowings, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 5.10 [Indemnity]) 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); (c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 5.8 [Increased Costs] or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 5.9 [Taxes], such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; (d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Law; and
84 (e) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non- Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. 5.14 Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.8 [Increased Costs], or the Borrower is or will be required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Official Body for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.9 [Taxes], then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) 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, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 5.8 [Increased Costs] or Section 5.9 [Taxes], as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. ARTICLE 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES The Loan Parties, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders as follows: 6.1 Organization and Qualification; Power and Authority; Compliance With Laws; Title to Properties; Event of Default. Each Loan Party and each Domestic Subsidiary of each Loan Party (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (b) has all necessary lawful power and authority, and all necessary licenses, approvals and authorizations to own or lease its properties and to engage in the business it presently conducts or hereafter proposes to conduct except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Change, (c) each Loan Party is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the property owned or leased by it or the nature of the business transacted by it or both makes such licensing or qualification necessary and the absence of such licensing or qualification would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (d) each Loan Party has full power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur the Indebtedness contemplated by the Loan Documents and to perform its Obligations, and all such actions have been duly authorized by all necessary action and proceedings on its part, (e) is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws (other than Environmental Laws which are specifically addressed in Section 6.15 [Environmental Matters]) in all jurisdictions in which any Loan Party or Subsidiary of any Loan Party is presently or will be doing business except where (i) the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Change or (ii) any non-compliance is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
85 diligently conducted, and (f) each Loan Party has good and marketable title to or valid leasehold interest in all properties, assets and other rights which it purports to own or lease or which are reflected as owned or leased on its books and records, free and clear of all Liens and encumbrances other than Permitted Liens, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Change. No Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the performance by any Loan Party of its Obligations. 6.2 Borrower; Subsidiaries and Owners; Investment Companies. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 6.2 states (a) the name of each of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries, its jurisdiction of organization and the amount, percentage and type of Equity Interests in such Subsidiary and (b) the name of each holder of any Equity Interest in each subsidiary, and the amount thereof. As of the Closing Date, there are no options, warrants or other rights outstanding to purchase any such Equity Interests referred to in clause (a) or (b) except as described on Schedule 6.2. The Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower has good and marketable title to all of the Equity Interests in its Subsidiaries that it purports to own, free and clear in each case of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) and all such Equity Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. None of the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries of any Loan Party is an “investment company” registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under the “control” of an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 and shall not become such an “investment company” or under such “control.” 6.3 Validity and Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each of the other Loan Documents when delivered will have been, (a) duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto, and (b) constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligations of each Loan Party which is party thereto, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal Debtor Relief Laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies. 6.4 No Conflict; Material Agreements; Consents. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents by any Loan Party nor the consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated or compliance with the terms and provisions hereof or thereof by any of them conflict with, constitute a default under or result in any breach of (a) the terms and conditions of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or other organizational documents of any Loan Party or (b) any Law or any material agreement or instrument or order, writ, judgment, injunction or decree to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which it is subject or by which it is affected, except, in each case, as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, or result in the creation or enforcement of any Lien whatsoever upon any property (now or hereafter acquired) of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Liens granted under the Loan Documents). No consent, approval, exemption, order or authorization of, or a registration or filing with, or notice to, any Official Body or any other Person is required by any Law or any agreement in connection with the execution, delivery and
86 performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents except (i) such as has been obtained or issued, (ii) consents, authorizations, filings or other acts or consents for which the failure to obtain or make could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (iii) any filings of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the SEC required to be made on or after the Effective Date, and (iv) consents or filings under the Uniform Commercial Code or other security filings as applicable in foreign jurisdictions. 6.5 Litigation. Except for matters existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.5, there are no actions, suits, claims, proceedings or investigations pending nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened in writing against such Loan Party or any Subsidiary of such Loan Party or any of their properties at law or in equity before any Official Body which individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to result in any Material Adverse Change. None of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiaries of any Loan Party is in violation of any order, writ, injunction or any decree of any Official Body which would reasonably be expected to result in any Material Adverse Change. 6.6 Financial Statements. (a) Historical Statements. The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent copies of its audited consolidated year-end balance sheet, statement of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows, for and as of the end of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. In addition, the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent copies of its unaudited consolidated interim balance sheet, statement of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows, for the fiscal year to date and as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025 (all such annual and interim statements being collectively referred to as the “Statements”). The Statements (i) were compiled from the books and records maintained by the Borrower’s management, (ii) are correct and complete in all material respects, (iii) and fairly represent, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations for the fiscal periods then ended in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, subject (in the case of the interim statements) to normal year-end audit adjustments utilized on a consistent basis, and (iv) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, subject (in the case of the interim statements) to normal year-end audit adjustments utilized on a consistent basis. (b) Financial Projections. The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent pro forma consolidated financial statements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and projections prepared by management of the Borrower, of balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements on an annual basis for each year during the term of the Revolving Credit Facility (the “Projections”). The Projections were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable in light of then existing conditions except that such Projections shall be subject to normal year end closing and audit adjustments, it being understood and recognized by the Lenders that such Projections are (i) as to future events and not to be viewed as facts, (ii) are subject to significant uncertainties and
87 contingencies, many of which are beyond the Loan Parties’ control, and (iii) no assurance can be given that the Projections will be realized. 6.7 Accuracy of Financial Statements. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower has any material indebtedness, liabilities, contingent or otherwise, or forward or long- term commitments that are not disclosed in the Statements or in the notes thereto, and except as disclosed therein there are no unrealized or anticipated losses from any commitments of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower which would reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. Since June 30, 2025, no Material Adverse Change has occurred. 6.8 Margin Stock. None of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiaries of any Loan Party engages or intends to engage principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, immediately, incidentally or ultimately, of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U, T or X as promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). No part of the proceeds of any Loan has been or will be used, immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or which is inconsistent with the provisions of the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. None of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party holds or intends to hold margin stock in such amounts that more than 25% of the reasonable value of the assets of any Loan Party or Subsidiary of any Loan Party are or will be represented by margin stock. 6.9 Full Disclosure. Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document, nor any certificate, report, statement, agreement or other documents or other written information (other than any projected financial information and other information of a general economic or industry specific nature) furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection herewith or therewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (in each case as modified or supplemented by any other information so furnished), when furnished and taken together with the Borrower's public filings with the SEC, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided that in connection with any financial projections, the Loan Parties represent that such projections were prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by them to be reasonable at the time when made (it being understood that such projections are not to be viewed as facts, are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties, that no assurance can be given that any particular financial projection will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results, and such differences may be material). 6.10 Taxes. All federal, state, local and other tax returns required to have been filed with respect to each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party have been filed, and payment or adequate provision has been made for the payment of all taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges which have or may become due pursuant to said returns or otherwise levied or imposed upon them, their properties, income or assets which are due and payable, except (a) to the extent that such taxes, fees, assessments and other charges are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which such reserves or other
88 appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP, shall have been made or (b) to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 6.11 Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses, Etc. (i) Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party owns or possesses all the material patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, registrations, franchises, permits and rights necessary to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted and planned to be conducted by such Loan Party or Subsidiary, without known possible, alleged or actual material conflicts with the rights of others, except to the extent that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 6.12 Liens in the Collateral. The Liens in the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Collateral Documents constitute and will continue to constitute first priority, perfected security interests, except in the case of (a) Permitted Liens, to the extent any such Permitted Liens would have priority over Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to any applicable Law, (b) Liens perfected only by possession, to the extent the Administrative Agent has not obtained or does not maintain possession of such Collateral, (c) any such loss of perfection or priority that results from the failure of the Administrative Agent to take any action within its exclusive control, including the failure to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements, or (d) any loss of a valid or perfected security interest, as applicable, which may be remedied by the filing of appropriate documentation without the loss of priority. All filing fees and other expenses in connection with the perfection of such Liens have been or will be paid by the Borrower. 6.13 Insurance. The properties of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries are insured pursuant to policies and other bonds which are valid and in full force and effect and which provide adequate coverage from reputable and financially sound insurers which are not Affiliates of any Loan Party (or such coverage is from self-insurance to the extent customary and also compatible with the following standards) in amounts sufficient to insure the assets and risks of each such Loan Party and Subsidiary in accordance with prudent business practice in the industry of such Loan Parties and Subsidiaries in the locations where the applicable Loan Party conducts business. 6.14 ERISA Compliance. (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change: (i) each Plan is in compliance in all respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state Laws, (ii) each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received from the IRS a favorable determination or opinion letter, which has not by its terms expired, that such Plan is so qualified, or such Plan is entitled to rely on an IRS advisory or opinion letter with respect to an IRS-approved master and prototype or volume submitter plan, or a timely application for such a determination or opinion letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto; and, to the best knowledge of Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification, and (iii) Borrower and each member of the ERISA Group have made all required contributions to each Pension Plan subject to Sections 412 or 430 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any
89 amortization period pursuant to Sections 412 or 430 of the Code has been made with respect to any Pension Plan. (b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, in writing, claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Official Body, with respect to any Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. (c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change (i) no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any unfunded pension liability (i.e., excess of benefit liabilities over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined pursuant to the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan for the applicable plan year in accordance with Section 430 of the Code); (iii) neither Borrower nor any member of the ERISA Group has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither Borrower nor any member of the ERISA Group has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 of ERISA, with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; (v) neither Borrower nor any member of the ERISA Group has received notice pursuant to Section 4242(a)(1)(B) of ERISA that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization and that additional contributions are due to the Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4243 of ERISA; (vi) neither Borrower nor any member of the ERISA Group has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; and (vii) no Pension Plan or Multiemployer 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 or Multiemployer Plan. 6.15 Environmental Matters. (a) Each Loan Party is and, to the knowledge of each respective Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries) and such properties and all operations conducted in connection therewith are and have been in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws except for non-compliance or violations which would not reasonably be expected, in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Change. There is no contamination at, under or about such properties or such operations which could interfere with the continued operation of such properties or impair the fair saleable value thereof. (b) The properties owned, leased or operated by each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries) now or in the past, to the knowledge of such Loan Party, do not contain, and to their knowledge have not previously contained, any Hazardous Materials in amounts or concentrations which constitute or constituted a violation of applicable Environmental Laws. (c) No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries) has received any notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential
90 liability regarding environmental matters, Hazardous Materials, or compliance with Environmental Laws that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate to, result in a Material Adverse Change, nor does any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries) have knowledge that any such notice will be received or is being threatened. (d) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Change, to its knowledge, Hazardous Materials have not been transported or disposed of to or from the properties owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries) in violation of, or in a manner or to a location which could give rise to liability under Environmental Laws, nor have any Hazardous Materials been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of such properties in violation of, or in a manner that could give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Laws. (e) No judicial proceedings or governmental or administrative action is pending, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, under any Environmental Law to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries) are or will be named as a potentially responsible party, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any applicable Environmental Law with respect to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries) or operations conducted in connection therewith that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Change. (f) There has been no release, or to the knowledge of Borrower, threat of release, of Hazardous Materials at or from properties owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries), now or in the past, in violation of or in the amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability under applicable Environmental Laws that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Change. 6.16 Solvency. On the Closing Date and after giving effect to the initial Loans hereunder, each of the Loan Parties is Solvent. 6.17 Sanctions; International Trade, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Laws. No Covered Entity nor any of its directors, officers, or employees, nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any agents or affiliates acting on behalf of any Covered Entity: (a) is a Sanctioned Person; (b) does business in or with, or derives any of its income, directly or knowingly indirectly, from any Sanctioned Person or any Sanctioned Jurisdiction; or (c) is in violation of, or is, directly or knowingly indirectly, taking any action that could cause any Covered Entity to be in violation of, applicable International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or Anti-Corruption Laws. No Covered Entity nor any of its directors, officers, or employees, nor to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any agents or affiliates acting on behalf of any Covered Entity: (x) is in receipt of any written notice or communication from any Compliance Authority that asserts an actual or potential violation by a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party of any International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws; or
91 (y) is the target or subject of any investigation asserting a violation by a Loan Party or enforcement action asserting a violation by a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party of any International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws by an Official Body. Each Covered Entity has instituted, maintains, and enforces policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance with applicable International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws. There is no Covered Property pledged as Collateral. 6.18 Certificate of Beneficial Ownership. The Certificate of Beneficial Ownership executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent and Lenders for each Loan Party on or prior to the date of this Agreement, as updated from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, is accurate, complete and correct as of the date hereof and as of the date any such update is delivered. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Certificate of Beneficial Ownership is one of the Loan Documents. ARTICLE 7 CONDITIONS OF LENDING AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF CREDIT The obligation of each Lender to make Loans and of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder is subject to the performance by each of the Loan Parties of its Obligations to be performed hereunder at or prior to the making of any such Loans or issuance of such Letters of Credit and to the satisfaction of the following further conditions: 7.1 Effectiveness. (a) Deliveries. This Agreement shall become effective on the Closing Date when the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) A certificate of each of the Loan Parties signed by an Authorized Officer, dated the Closing Date stating that (x) the Loan Parties are in compliance with each of the covenants and conditions hereunder and under the Loan Documents, (y) no Material Adverse Change has occurred since the date of the last audited financial statements of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent and (z) the conditions stated in this Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] have been satisfied; (ii) A certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by an Authorized Officer of each of the Loan Parties, certifying as appropriate as to: (A) all action taken by each Loan Party to validly authorize, duly execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and attaching copies of such resolution or other corporate or organizational action; (B) the names, authority and capacity of the Authorized Officers authorized to sign the Loan Documents and their true signatures; and (C) copies of its organizational documents as in effect on the Closing Date, to the extent applicable, certified as of a sufficiently recent date prior to the Closing Date by the appropriate state official where such documents are filed in a state office together with certificates from the appropriate state officials as to due organization and the continued valid existence, good
92 standing and qualification to engage in its business of each Loan Party in the state of its organization; (iii) This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents duly executed by the parties thereto; (iv) Subject to Section 8.15 hereof, appropriate transfer powers or other certificates evidencing the pledged Equity Interests or a duly executed agreement among the applicable Subsidiary of each Loan Party, the issuer of such Equity Interests and the Administrative Agent pursuant to which “control” over the pledged Collateral is established in favor of the Administrative Agent, as applicable; (v) Written opinion(s) of counsel for the Loan Parties, dated the Closing Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (vi) Evidence that adequate insurance, including flood insurance, if applicable, required to be maintained under this Agreement is in full force and effect, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel naming the Administrative Agent as additional insured and lender loss payee; (vii) A duly completed Compliance Certificate as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of Borrower most recently ended prior to the Closing Date, signed by an Authorized Officer of Borrower; (viii) All material consents, licenses and approvals required for the delivery and performance by any Loan Party of any Loan Document and the enforceability of any Loan Document against such Loan Party, certified by an Authorized Officer that each is in full force and effect and none other is so required or necessary; (ix) Evidence that all Indebtedness not permitted under Section 9.1 [Indebtedness] shall have been, or on the Closing Date, shall be, paid in full and that all necessary termination statements, release statements and other releases in connection with all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) have been filed or satisfactory arrangements have been made for such filing (including payoff letters, if applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent); (x) Lien searches in acceptable scope and with acceptable results; (xi) A certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower as to the solvency of each of the Loan Parties taken as a whole after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (xii) The Statements and the Projections; (xiii) Certificate of Beneficial Ownership; USA PATRIOT Act Diligence. The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall have received, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Lender an executed Certificate of
93 Beneficial Ownership and such other documentation and other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act. (xiv) Such other documents in connection with such transactions as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request. (b) Payment of Fees. The Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses payable on or before the Closing Date as required by this Agreement, the Administrative Agent’s Letter or any other Loan Document to the extent invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 11.3 [Exculpatory Provisions], for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 7.1, 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. 7.2 Each Loan or Letter of Credit. At the time of making any Loans or issuing, extending or increasing any Letters of Credit and after giving effect to the proposed extensions of credit: (a) the representations, warranties of the Loan Parties made in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall then be true and correct in all material respects (unless qualified by materiality or reference to the absence of a Material Adverse Change, in which event shall be true and correct), except 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 except that for purposes of this Section 7.2, the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.6 [Financial Statements] shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Section 8.11 [Reporting Requirements], (b) no Event of Default or Potential Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Loan or Letter of Credit or the application of the proceeds thereof, (c) the making of the Loans or issuance, extension or increase of such Letter of Credit shall not contravene any Law applicable to any Loan Party or Subsidiary of any Loan Party or any of the Lenders, (d) no Material Adverse Change shall have occurred since the date of the last audited financial statements of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent, and (e) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a duly executed and completed Loan Request or to the Issuing Lender an application for a Letter of Credit, as the case may be. Each Loan Request and Letter of Credit application shall be deemed to be a representation that the conditions specified in Section 7.1 [Initial Loans and Letters of Credit] and this Section 7.2 have been satisfied on or prior to the date thereof. ARTICLE 8 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS Each Loan Party hereby covenants and agrees that until the Facility Termination Date, the Loan Party shall comply at all times with the following covenants; provided, that except with
94 respect to Section 8.1, Section 8.2, Section 8.7, Section 8.9, and Section 8.13, any reference to “Subsidiaries” under this Article 8 shall be deemed to exclude all Foreign Subsidiaries: 8.1 Preservation of Existence, Etc. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) maintain its legal existence as a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company, (b) maintain its license or qualification and good standing (or equivalent) in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the nature of its business makes such license or qualification necessary, except (i) as otherwise expressly permitted in Section 9.5 [Liquidations, Mergers, Etc.] or (ii) solely in the case of clause (b), where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (c) maintain all licenses, consents, permits, franchises, rights and qualifications necessary for the standard operation of its business, except where the maintenance thereof could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, and (d) maintain and preserve all intellectual properties, including without limitation trademarks, trade names, patents, copyrights and other marks, registered and necessary for the standard operation of its business except where the maintenance thereof could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 8.2 Payment of Liabilities, Including Taxes, Etc. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, duly pay and discharge (a) all liabilities to which it is subject or which are asserted against it, promptly as and when the same shall become due and payable, including all taxes, assessments and governmental charges upon it or any of its properties, assets, income or profits, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except to the extent that such liabilities, including taxes, assessments or charges, are being contested in good faith and by appropriate and lawful proceedings diligently conducted and for which such reserve or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made and (b) all lawful and valid claims which, if unpaid, would result in the attachment of a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on its property as a matter of Law or contract, in each case, except where failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 8.3 Maintenance of Insurance. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, insure its properties and assets against such risks and in such amounts as are customarily maintained by similar businesses and as may be required by applicable Law (including, without limitation, hazard and business interruption insurance), and with reputable and financially sound insurers. At the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders on the Closing Date and from time to time thereafter (but no more frequently than annually unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) a summary schedule indicating all insurance then in force with respect to each of the Loan Parties. Such policies of insurance shall (a) provide that no cancellation shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice thereof (or 10 days’ in the case of cancellation for non-payment of premiums) and (b) name the Administrative Agent as an additional insured party or lender’s loss payee, as applicable. Any monies received by the Administrative Agent constituting insurance proceeds may, at the option of the Administrative Agent, be transferred to an account of the Borrower.
95 8.4 Maintenance of Properties and Leases. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) in accordance with the general practice of other businesses of similar character and size, all of those properties useful or necessary to its business, and from time to time, such Loan Party will make or cause to be made all necessary and appropriate repairs, renewals or replacements thereof, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 8.5 Inspection Rights. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any of the officers or authorized employees or representatives of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to visit and inspect any of its properties and to examine and make excerpts from its books and records and discuss its business affairs, finances and accounts with its officers, directors and independent accountants, all in such detail and at such times and as often as any of the Lenders may reasonably request (but no more frequently than annually unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), provided that each Lender shall provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with reasonable written notice (and in any event, no less than five (5) Business Days) prior to any visit or inspection. In the event any Lender desires to conduct an audit of any Loan Party, such Lender shall make a reasonable effort to conduct such audit contemporaneously with any audit to be performed by the Administrative Agent and further provided that any such visit and inspection shall be at the expense of the Borrower only once per year except when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Borrower nor its Subsidiaries shall be required to disclose or discuss, or permit the inspection, examination or making of extracts of any document, book, record or other matter that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is then prohibited by applicable law rules, regulations or orders or any Official Body or any binding agreement (not created in contemplation thereof) binding on the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (iii) is protected from disclosure by the attorney-client or similar privilege or the attorney work product privilege; provided that in each case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the Loan Parties shall provide the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation or privilege. 8.6 Keeping of Records and Books of Account. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain and keep books of record and account which enable the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to issue financial statements in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and as otherwise required by applicable Laws of any Official Body having jurisdiction over the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, and in which full, true and correct entries shall be made in all material respects. 8.7 Compliance with Laws; Use of Proceeds. (a) Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws, including all Environmental Laws, in all respects; except that it shall not be deemed to be a violation of this Section 8.7 if any failure to comply with
96 any Law would not result in fines, penalties, remediation costs, other similar liabilities or injunctive relief which in the aggregate would constitute a Material Adverse Change. (b) The Loan Parties will use the Letters of Credit and the proceeds of the Loans only for ongoing working capital, capital expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions and general corporate purposes, including, for the avoidance of doubt, investments, repurchases and/or dividends in respect of the Borrower's stock, capital expenditures and Permitted Acquisitions, in each case, to the extent not prohibited under the terms of the Loan Documents or as permitted by applicable Law. 8.8 Additional Subsidiaries; Further Assurances. (a) Additional Material Domestic Subsidiaries. Promptly after the creation or acquisition of any Material Domestic Subsidiary (and, in any event, within thirty (30) days after such creation or acquisition, as such time period may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) cause such Material Domestic Subsidiary to (i) become a Guarantor and grant a security interest in all personal property of such Material Domestic Subsidiary (subject to the exceptions specified in the Collateral Documents) owned by such Subsidiary by delivering to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Guarantor Joinder or such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose, (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent such opinions, documents and certificates referred to in Section 7.1 [Initial Loans and Letters of Credit] as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, (iii) deliver to the Administrative Agent original certificates evidencing all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Material Domestic Subsidiary, if any, which certificates shall be accompanied by undated stock powers duly executed in blank, or, if any such interests are uncertificated securities, confirmation and evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the security interest in such uncertificated securities has been transferred to and perfected by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with the UCC and all laws otherwise applicable to the perfection of the pledge of such shares, (iv) deliver to the Administrative Agent such updated Schedules to the Loan Documents as requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to such Material Domestic Subsidiary, and (v) deliver to the Administrative Agent such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. (b) Merger Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any new Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a merger transaction pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, and such new Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such merger transaction, such new Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions specified in Section 8.8(a) or (b), as applicable, until the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (at which time, the surviving entity of the respective merger transaction shall be required to so comply with Section 8.8(a) or (b), as applicable, within ten (10) Business Days of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition, as such time period may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion). (c) Each Loan Party shall, from time to time, at its expense, faithfully preserve and protect the Administrative Agent’s Lien on Collateral of the Loan Parties whether now owned
97 or hereafter acquired as a continuing first priority perfected Lien, subject only to Permitted Liens, and shall do such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or advisable from time to time in order to preserve, perfect and protect the Liens granted under the Loan Documents and to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies thereunder with respect to the Collateral. 8.9 Sanctions; International Trade, Anti-Money Laundering, and Anti-Corruption Laws. Each Loan Party shall: (a) in the event that any Collateral becomes Covered Property, promptly notify the Administrative Agent and provide to the Administrative Agent additional Collateral that is not Covered Property of at least equal value to the Collateral that became Covered Property, except to the extent prohibited by applicable Law; and (b) comply with applicable International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws and maintain and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance with all applicable International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti- Corruption Laws by each Covered Entity, each Covered Entity’s directors and officers, and any employee, agent or affiliate acting on behalf of each Covered Entity in connection with this Agreement. 8.10 Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Loan Party jointly and severally (together with each other Qualified ECP Loan Party) hereby absolutely unconditionally and irrevocably (a) guarantees the prompt payment and performance of all Swap Obligations owing by each Non-Qualifying Party (it being understood and agreed that this guarantee is a guaranty of payment and not of collection), and (b) undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by any Non-Qualifying Party to honor all of such Non-Qualifying Party’s obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Loan Party shall only be liable under this Section 8.10 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 8.10, or otherwise under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, voidable under applicable Law, including applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Loan Party under this Section 8.10 shall remain in full force and effect until the Facility Termination Date. Each Qualified ECP Loan Party intends that this Section 8.10 constitute, and this Section 8.10 shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18(A)(v)(II)) of the CEA. 8.11 Reporting Requirements. The Loan Parties will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders: (a) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) calendar days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters in each fiscal year (or, if later, on the date of any required public filing thereof (after giving effect to any extensions for filing under Rule 12b-25 promulgated under the Exchange Act), but not to exceed 50 days), unaudited financial statements of the Borrower, consisting of a consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal quarter and related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter then ended (to the extent such information
98 is provided in the applicable quarterly report filed by the Borrower with the SEC under the Exchange Act), all in reasonable detail and certified (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments) by the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of notes), consistently applied, and setting forth in comparative form the respective financial statements for the corresponding date and period in the previous fiscal year (all of which may be provided by means of delivery of the applicable SEC Form 10-Q, which will be deemed delivered upon filing thereof). (b) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, if later, on the date of any required public filing thereof (after giving effect to any permitted extension thereof) but not to exceed 105 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower), financial statements of the Borrower consisting of a consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal year, and related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and setting forth in comparative form the financial statements as of the end of and for the preceding fiscal year, and audited and reported on by independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (all of which may be provided by means of delivery of the applicable SEC Form 10-K, which will be deemed delivered upon filing thereof). The opinion or report of accountants shall be prepared in accordance with reasonably acceptable auditing standards and shall be free of any qualification (other than any consistency qualification that may result from a change in the method used to prepare the financial statements as to which such accountants concur or any qualification that may result from any Indebtedness becoming due) as to the scope of such audit or with respect to accounting principles followed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not in accordance with GAAP or status as a “going concern” of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than a "going concern" or like qualification or exception with respect to, resulting from or arising on account of an upcoming scheduled maturity of any Indebtedness incurred in compliance with this Agreement). Any financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 8.11(a) or 8.11(b) [Reporting Requirements] above shall be deemed to have been furnished to the Administrative Agent on the date that (x) the Borrower's corresponding financial statements or other information are posted on the Borrower's website or at http://www.sec.gov, or (y) such documents are posted on the Borrower's behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which the Administrative Agent has access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that, the Borrower shall, upon request, provide electronic versions of such documents to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail. For the avoidance of doubt, the deemed delivery of financial statements pursuant to this paragraph shall not accelerate the date on which any Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.13(a), and the Borrower shall have the full period specified herein to deliver such Compliance Certificate regardless of when such financial statements are deemed delivered. 8.12 Certificates; Notices; Additional Information. The Loan Parties will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders:
99 (a) Certificate of the Borrower. Concurrently with the financial statements of the Borrower furnished to the Administrative Agent and to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 8.11(a) [Quarterly Financial Statements] and 8.11(b) [Annual Financial Statements], a certificate (each, a “Compliance Certificate”) of the Borrower signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower, in the form of Exhibit J. (b) Default. Promptly after any officer of any Loan Party has actual knowledge of the occurrence of an Event of Default or Potential Default, a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer describing in reasonable detail such Event of Default or Potential Default, including all specific provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached, and the action which such Loan Party proposes to take with respect thereto. (c) Material Adverse Change. Promptly after any officer of any Loan Party has actual knowledge of any matter that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, including (i) breach or non-performance of or any default under any material contract that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (ii) any dispute, litigation, action, suit, proceeding or investigation before or by any Official Body or any other Person against any Loan Party or Subsidiary of any Loan Party or of any material development in any litigation or proceeding affecting a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, written notice thereof accompanied by a statement of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party describing in reasonable details the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. (d) ERISA Event. Immediately upon the occurrence of any ERISA Event that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, notice in writing setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto. (e) Annual Budget. Promptly upon their becoming available to the Borrower, the annual budget and any forecasts or projections of the Borrower, to be supplied each time financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section 8.11(b), it being understood and recognized by the Lenders that such forecasts or projections are (i) as to future events and not to be viewed as facts, (ii) are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Loan Parties’ control, and (iii) no assurance can be given that the projections will be realized.; and (f) SEC Filings and other Material Reports. Promptly upon their becoming available, copies of public SEC filings and other material reports, including SEC Form 8-K, registration statements, proxies, prospectuses, financial statements and other shareholder communications, filed by the Borrower with the SEC (all of which may be provided by means of delivery of the applicable SEC Form or filing, and which will be deemed delivered upon (i) the posting of such information on the Borrower’s website with written notice of such posting to the Administrative Agent or (ii) the making of such information available on any Platform). (g) [Reserved]. (h) Other Information. Such other reports and information as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may from time to time reasonably request in good
100 faith (including revisions or updates to the schedules to this Agreement, and other than any such information (x) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (y) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by any laws, rules, regulations or orders or any Official Body or any binding agreement (not created in contemplation thereof) or (z) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product; provided that, in each case of clauses (x), (y) and (z), the Loan Parties shall provide the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, as applicable, with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation or privilege). 8.13 Certificate of Beneficial Ownership and Other Additional Information. Provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders: (i) confirmation of the accuracy of the information set forth in the most recent Certificate of Beneficial Ownership provided to the Administrative Agent and Lenders; (ii) a new Certificate of Beneficial Ownership, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Lenders, when the individual(s) to be identified as a Beneficial Owner have changed; and (iii) such other information and documentation as may reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender from time to time for purposes of compliance by the Administrative Agent or such Lender with applicable Laws (including without limitation the USA PATRIOT Act and other “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations), and any policy or procedure implemented by the Administrative Agent or such Lender to comply therewith. 8.14 Post-Closing Covenants. (a) Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Loan Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to the Administrative Agent, for each leased location of any Loan Party that the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion to be a material location, an executed landlord’s waiver or other lien waiver agreement from the lessor, warehouse operator or other applicable Person for each such material location. (b) Within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall, and shall cause each applicable Loan Party to, deliver to the Administrative Agent duly executed deposit account control agreements with respect to each deposit account (and, as applicable, securities account control agreements) required to be subject to control pursuant to Section 5(e) of the Security Agreement, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. (c) Within sixty (60) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent copies of insurance endorsements with respect to all of the coverages required under Section 8.3, identifying the Administrative Agent as lender loss payee with respect to the casualty insurance and additional insured with respect to the liability insurance.
101 ARTICLE 9 NEGATIVE COVENANTS Each Loan Party hereby covenants and agrees that until the Facility Termination Date, such Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Domestic Subsidiaries (provided that, all Subsidiaries shall comply with Section 9.1, Section 9.2, Section 9.17 and Section 9.18) to: 9.1 Indebtedness. At any time create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except (all such Indebtedness listed below is collectively referred to herein as, “Permitted Indebtedness”): (a) the Obligations under the Loan Documents; (b) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date as specified on Schedule 9.1 (including any refinancings, refundings, extensions or renewals thereof); provided that (i) there is no increase in the principal amount thereof (except by an amount equal to the accrual of outstanding interest and fees and a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing, refunding, extension, replacement or renewal and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized at the time of such refinancing, refunding, extension or renewal), (ii) the final maturity date shall not be earlier, and weighted average life of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension shall not be shorter, than the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (iii) the refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension shall have no additional obligors (including any guarantors) than the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and (iv) any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any subordinated Indebtedness shall be (A) on subordination terms at least as favorable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (B) no more restrictive to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended; (c) Indebtedness or Attributable Indebtedness with respect to Capital Lease Obligations, Synthetic Leases and purchase money Indebtedness in an aggregate not to exceed $300,000,000 as of the end of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b), as applicable; (d) Indebtedness of (i) a Loan Party to another Loan Party, (ii) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (iii) of any Loan Party to a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party so long as such Indebtedness under this clause (iii) is, at the option of such Loan Party, either (x) subordinated to the Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or (y) in an aggregate amount less than or equal to (i) the greater of (a) $50,000,000 and (b) 7.5% of consolidated EBITDA as of the end of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b) as applicable (determined at the time of incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness) minus (ii) the aggregate outstanding amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (d) prior to the date of determination; (e) any Hedge Agreement;
102 (f) [reserved]; (g) subordinated Indebtedness; provided, that in the case of each incurrence of such subordinated Indebtedness, (i) no Potential Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would be caused by the incurrence of such subordinated Indebtedness and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory written evidence that the Borrower would be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 9.14 and 9.15 as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Sections 8.11(a) or (b), as applicable, after giving effect to the incurrence of such subordinated Indebtedness; (h) Indebtedness under performance bonds, surety bonds, release, appeal and similar bonds, statutory obligations or with respect to workers’ compensation claims, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, and reimbursement obligations in respect of any of the foregoing; (i) Indebtedness (i) of a Person or Indebtedness attaching to assets of a Person that, in either case, becomes a Domestic Subsidiary of a Loan Party or Indebtedness attaching to assets that are acquired by a Loan Party, in each case after the Closing Date as the result of a Permitted Acquisition (or Indebtedness assumed by such Person pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition as a result of a merger or consolidation to effectuate a Permitted Acquisition), in an aggregate principal amount, when added to the aggregate principal amounts of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to subclause (ii) below, not to exceed at any time the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the end of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b) as applicable (determined at the time of incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); provided that such Indebtedness existed at the time such Person became a Domestic Subsidiary or at the time such assets were acquired and, in each case, was not created in anticipation thereof, or (ii) owed to the seller of any property acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition in an aggregate principal amount, when added to the aggregate principal amounts of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to subclause (i) above, not to exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the end of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b), as applicable; (j) contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification obligation, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete, or similar obligation incurred in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions; (k) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of (i) Other Lender Provided Financial Service Products and Other Non-Lender Provided Financial Service Products and (ii) other credit cards, credit card processing services, debit cards, stored value cards, commercial cards (including so-called “purchase cards”, “procurement cards” or “p- cards”), or cash management services of any Excluded Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 as of the end of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b), as applicable;
103 (l) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary so long as, in each case, (i) no Potential Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (ii) the Borrower is in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 9.14 and 9.15 as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Sections 8.11(a) or (b), as applicable, after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (iii) the final maturity date and weighted average life to maturity of such Indebtedness shall not be earlier than the Expiration Date, and (iv) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (including any financial covenants) are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility hereunder, except to the extent (A) such terms are added to the Loan Documents for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to an amendment hereto or thereto subject solely to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent or (B) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; (m) Indebtedness incurred in connection with the establishment or acquisition of a new Foreign Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000; (n) Indebtedness not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $100,000,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the end of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b), as applicable; and (o) Guarantees with respect to any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (m) and (n) of this Section 9.1; . For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 9.1, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (n) above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above clauses; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents will be deemed to have been incurred in reliance only on the exception in clause (a) of this Section 9.1. 9.2 Liens. At any time create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its property or assets, tangible or intangible, now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens. 9.3 Loans and Investments. At any time make or suffer to remain outstanding any Investment, except: (a) trade credit extended on usual and customary terms in the ordinary course of business; (b) advances to employees to meet expenses incurred by such employees in the ordinary course of business; (c) Permitted Investments;;
104 (d) loans, advances and investments in other Loan Parties; (e) intercompany Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.1(d); (f) Permitted Acquisitions; (g) investments existing on the Closing Date in Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date and additional indebtedness incurred in connection with the establishment or acquisition of a new Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000. 9.4 Dividends and Related Distributions. Make any Restricted Payment, or agree to become or remain liable to make any Restricted Payment, except (a) dividends or other distributions payable to another Loan Party, (b) pay dividends in shares of its own Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests), (c) Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for directors, management, employees or consultants of the Borrower provided that the aggregate amount paid in cash pursuant to this clause (c) shall not to exceed $10,000,000, (d) the Borrower may pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Borrower 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 the 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, and (e) so long as no Potential Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to the extent that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio based on the most recent financial statements that have been delivered pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b), as applicable, calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, does not exceed 3.00 to 1.00. 9.5 Liquidations, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions. (i) Dissolve, liquidate or wind-up its affairs, or become a party to any merger or consolidation, or acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise all or substantially all of the assets or Equity Interests of any other Person (other than pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition) (ii) consummate an LLC Division, or (iii) allow its Equity Interests to be held by an Excluded Subsidiary; provided that (a) any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (i) may consolidate or merge into, or liquidate into, the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving entity) or (ii) into any other Loan Party which is wholly-owned by one or more of the other Loan Parties, (b) any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may consolidate or merge into, or liquidate into, any other Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, (c) any Subsidiary may dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation, dissolution, winding up, division or otherwise) to the Borrower or any Guarantor; provided that, with respect to any such disposition by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, the consideration for such disposition shall not exceed the fair value of such assets, (d) any non-Loan Party may dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, upon voluntary liquidation, dissolution, winding up, division or otherwise, to any other non-Loan Party, (e) any wholly-owned
105 Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge with or into the Person such wholly-owned Subsidiary was formed to acquire in connection with any acquisition permitted hereunder; (f) with prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, one or more domestic intermediate holding companies that are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Borrower may be added, consolidated, liquidated, merged or otherwise combined out of existence and (g) any Person may merge into the Borrower or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition; provided that (i) in the case of a merger involving the Borrower or a Guarantor, the continuing or surviving Person shall be the Borrower or such Guarantor and (ii) the continuing or surviving Person shall be the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower. 9.6 Dispositions of Assets or Subsidiaries. Make any Asset Disposition, except: (a) any sale, transfer or lease of assets in the ordinary course of business which are no longer necessary or required in the conduct of such Loan Party’s or such Subsidiary’s business; (b) any sale, transfer or lease of assets in the ordinary course of business which are replaced by substitute assets acquired or leased; (c) licenses and sublicenses of intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business not interfering, individually or in the aggregate, in any material respect with the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties; (d) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses of real or personal property granted by any Loan Party to others in the ordinary course of business not detracting from the value of such real or personal property or interfering in any material respect with the business of such Loan Party; (e) the transfer by any Loan Party of its assets to any Excluded Subsidiary as an Investment in accordance with clause (b) of the definition of Permitted Investments or as otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement; (f) any involuntary loss, damage or destruction of property; (g) any involuntary condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property; (h) (i) the lapse of registered patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights of any Loan Party or (ii) the abandonment of patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business, so long as (in each case under clauses (i) and (ii)), such lapse is not materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders; (i) Asset Dispositions of non-core assets not otherwise useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder consummated after the Closing Date; or
106 (j) Asset Dispositions not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section; provided that (i) at the time of such Asset Disposition, no Event of Default shall exist or would result from such Asset Disposition, (ii) such Asset Disposition is made for fair market value and the consideration received shall be no less than 75% in cash, (iii) the aggregate fair market value of all property disposed in reliance on this clause (j) in any fiscal year shall not exceed (A) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the end of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b), as applicable. 9.7 Affiliate Transactions. Enter into or carry out any transaction with any Affiliate of any Loan Party (including purchasing property or services from or selling property or services to any Affiliate of any Loan Party or other Person) except for: (a) any such transaction that is entered into in the ordinary course of business upon fair and reasonable arm’s-length terms and conditions and in accordance with all applicable Law; (b) transactions permitted by Sections 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, and 9.6; (c) transactions existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 9.7; (d) transactions (x) among Loan Parties and (y) among Non-Loan Parties that are otherwise permitted pursuant to this Agreement; (e) employment and severance arrangements (including equity incentive plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements) and indemnification agreements or arrangements with their respective directors, officers and employees in the ordinary course of business; (f) payment of customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities for the benefit of, directors, officers and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (g) transfer pricing arrangements among the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices shall be permitted hereunder. 9.8 [Reserved]. 9.9 [Reserved]. 9.10 Fiscal Year. Change its fiscal year from the twelve-month period beginning July 1 and ending June 30 or make any material change in its accounting treatment or reporting practices (except as required by GAAP). 9.11 Changes to Material Documents. (a) Amend in any respect its certificate of incorporation (including any provisions or resolutions relating to Equity Interests), by-laws,
107 certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or other organizational documents in any manner materially adverse to the rights or interests of the Lenders without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or (b) amend, modify, waive or otherwise change its cash investment policy in a manner that is materially adverse to the Lenders without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent; provided that no such consent shall be required for (x) immaterial changes or (y) changes that are administrative or ministerial in nature. 9.12 [Reserved]. 9.13 [Reserved]. 9.14 Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio. At the end of each of its full fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, calculated as of the end of each such fiscal quarter for the four (4) fiscal quarters then ended, to exceed 3.50 to 1.00. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any Material Permitted Acquisition, the Borrower may, at its election, in connection with such Material Permitted Acquisition and upon prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, increase the required Consolidated Leverage Ratio pursuant to this Section 9.14 to 4.00 to 1.00, which increase shall be applicable (i) with respect to a Permitted Acquisition that is not a Limited Condition Acquisition, for the fiscal quarter in which such Permitted Acquisition is consummated and the three (3) consecutive quarterly test periods thereafter or (ii) with respect to a Permitted Acquisition that is a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of determining compliance on a pro forma basis with this Section 9.14 on the LCA Test Date, for the fiscal quarter in which such Permitted Acquisition is consummated and for the three (3) consecutive quarterly test periods after which such Permitted Acquisition is consummated (each, a “Leverage Ratio Increase”); provided, however, that such increase shall apply solely with respect to compliance with this Section 9.14 and any determination of Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definition of Permitted Acquisition and any incurrence test with respect to any Indebtedness used to finance a Permitted Acquisition and shall not apply to any other incurrence test set forth in this Agreement . 9.15 Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. At the end of each of its full fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, permit the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, calculated as of the end of each fiscal quarter for the four (4) fiscal quarters then ended, to be less than 3.00 to 1.00. 9.16 Minimum Liquidity. At the end of each of its full fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, at the time of the delivery of the Compliance Certificate for such fiscal quarter solely if at such time the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.5:1.0, permit unrestricted domestic cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is either (i) held in deposit accounts maintained with the Administrative Agent or (ii) held in deposit accounts that are subject to a deposit account control agreement with the Administrative Agent or held in securities accounts that are subject to a securities account control agreement with the Administrative Agent (as required under, and subject to the limitations of, the Security Agreement) to be less than $75,000,000 (the “Minimum Liquidity Requirement”).
108 9.17 Limitation on Negative Pledges and Restrictive Agreements. Enter into, assume or be subject to, 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 dividends or distribution 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 (except for Permitted Liens) upon any of their properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except, in each case, for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (A) applicable Law, (B) any document or instrument governing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to 9.1(e) (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets acquired in connection therewith) or Section 9.1(l) (to the extent such restrictions are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the restrictions contained in this Agreement (as determined in good faith by the Borrower)), (C) any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien), (D) obligations that are binding on a Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary first becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such obligations are not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (E) customary restrictions contained in an agreement related to the sale of property (to the extent such sale is permitted pursuant to Section 9.6) that limit the transfer of such property pending the consummation of such sale, (F) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement (in which a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries are the licensee) with respect to a contract entered into by a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (G) customary provisions restricting subletting, sublicensing or assignment of any intellectual property license or any lease governing any leasehold interests of a Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, 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 Obligations except (A) pursuant to any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 9.1(e) (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets financed thereby) or Section 9.1(l) (to the extent such restrictions are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the restrictions contained in this Agreement (as determined in good faith by the Borrower)), (B) customary restrictions contained in the organizational documents of any non-Loan Party as of the Closing Date and (C) customary restrictions in connection with any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien). 9.18 Sanctions; International Trade, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Laws. Do any of the following, nor permit any of such Loan Party’s directors, officers or employees, or, to such Loan Party’s knowledge, any agents or affiliates acting on its behalf in connection with this Agreement, to: (a) become a Sanctioned Person; (b) directly or knowingly indirectly (through a third party or otherwise), provide, use, or make available the proceeds of any Loan hereunder (i) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of, with, or knowingly for the benefit of any Sanctioned Person, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or in any Sanctioned Jurisdiction, or (iii) to act in violation of, or that would reasonably be expected to result in a violation by any Person of, any International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws; (c) in the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, or any activities, transactions, services, or any collateral or security interest contemplated by this Agreement, violate Sanctions; (d) directly or knowingly indirectly, repay in whole or in part any
109 Loan hereunder with proceeds derived from investments in or transactions with any Sanctioned Jurisdiction or Sanctioned Person, or that resulted from any conduct in violation of Sanctions; or (e) do business in or with, or derive any of its income, directly or knowingly indirectly, from any Sanctioned Jurisdiction or Sanctioned Person. ARTICLE 10 DEFAULT 10.1 Events of Default. An Event of Default means the occurrence or existence of any one or more of the following events or conditions (whatever the reason therefor and whether voluntary, involuntary or effected by operation of Law): (a) Payments Under Loan Documents. The Borrower shall fail to pay, when and as required to be paid herein, any principal of any Loan (including payment due at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise), Reimbursement Obligation or Letter of Credit Obligation; or (b) Other Payment Default. The Borrower shall default in the payment when and as due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) of any interest on any Loan, Reimbursement Obligation or Letter of Credit Obligation or any fee or other amount owing hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and such default shall continue for a period of three (3) Business Days; or (c) Breach of Warranty. Any representation or warranty made or deemed made at any time by any of the Loan Parties herein or by any of the Loan Parties in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, other instrument or statement furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof or thereof, shall prove to have been false or misleading as of the time it was made, deemed made or furnished; or (d) Breach of Certain Covenants. Any of the Loan Parties shall default in the observance or performance of any covenant contained in Section 8.1 [Preservation of Existence, etc.], Section 8.7 [Compliance with Laws; Use of Proceeds], Section 8.8 [Further Assurances], Section 8.9 [Sanctions; International Trade, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Laws], Section 8.11 [Reporting Requirements], Section 8.12(a) and (b) [Certificates; Notices; Additional Information] or Article 9 [Negative Covenants]; or (e) Breach of Other Covenants. Any of the Loan Parties shall default in the observance or performance of any other covenant, condition or provision hereof or of any other Loan Document and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) the Administrative Agent’s delivery of written notice thereof to the Borrower and (ii) an Authorized Officer of any Loan Party having obtained knowledge thereof; or (f) Defaults in Other Agreements or Indebtedness. A breach, default or event of default shall occur at any time under the terms of any one or more other agreements involving borrowed money or the extension of credit or any other Indebtedness under which any Loan Party or Domestic Subsidiary of any Loan Party may be obligated as a borrower or guarantor in an aggregate principal amount (for all such agreements) in excess of $25,000,000, and such breach,
110 default or event of default either (i) consists of the failure to pay (beyond any period of grace permitted with respect thereto) any such Indebtedness when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) or (ii) causes, or permits 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, and such event or condition remains unremedied or has not been waived (including in the form of an amendment) by the holder or holders of such Indebtedness; provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to (x) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, or (y) any redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement with respect to any convertible debt security pursuant to its terms unless such redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement results from a default thereunder or an event of the type that constitutes an Event of Default or (z) any early payment requirement or unwinding or termination with respect to any currency swap agreement, interest rate swap, cap, collar or floor agreement or other interest rate currency risk management device; or (g) Final Judgments or Orders. Any final judgments or orders for the payment of money orders (net of any amounts paid or covered (a) by independent third party insurance as to which the relevant insurance company does not dispute coverage (b) by escrow funds held for the benefit of any Loan Party as to which the applicable trustee has not disputed the availability of such funds for such Loan Party in connection with such judgment or (c) by contractual indemnification in favor of any Loan Party from third parties that have not disputed responsibility in writing) in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate shall be entered against any Loan Party by a court having jurisdiction in the premises, and with respect to which either (i) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (ii) there is a period of sixty (60) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or (h) Loan Document Unenforceable. Any of the Loan Documents shall cease to be legal, valid and binding agreements on any Loan Party, or become or be declared ineffective or inoperative by any Loan Party, or shall in any way be cease to give or provide the respective Liens (subject to Permitted Liens), security interests, rights, titles, interests, remedies, powers or privileges intended to be created thereby with a fair market value in excess of $2,500,000, in each case other than in accordance with the express terms hereof or thereof; or (i) [Reserved]; or (j) Events Relating to Pension Plans and Multiemployer Plans. An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, or Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace
111 period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan, where the aggregate amount of unamortized withdrawal liability is in excess of an amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; or (k) Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur; or (l) Relief Proceedings; Solvency; Attachment. Either (i) a Relief Proceeding shall have been instituted against any Loan Party or Material Domestic Subsidiary of a Loan Party or a substantial part of the assets of any Loan Party or Material Domestic Subsidiary and such Relief Proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days or such court shall enter a decree or order granting any of the relief sought in such Relief Proceeding, (ii) any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party institutes, or takes any action in furtherance of, a Relief Proceeding, (iii) any Loan Party or any Material Domestic Subsidiary of a Loan Party ceases to be Solvent or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature or (iv) 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 Loan Party or any Material Domestic Subsidiary of any Loan Party and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty (60) days after its issue or levy; or 10.2 Consequences of Event of Default. (a) Generally. If any Event of Default specified under Section 10.1 [Events of Default] shall occur and be continuing, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be under no further obligation to make Loans and the Issuing Lender shall be under no obligation to issue Letters of Credit and the Administrative Agent may, and upon the request of the Required Lenders shall, take any or all of the following actions: (i) declare (A) the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue, amend or extend Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated and (B) 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; (ii) with respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to the preceding paragraph, require the Borrower to, and the Borrower shall thereupon, deposit in a non-interest-bearing account with the Administrative Agent, as Cash Collateral for its Obligations under the Loan Documents, an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit. The amounts held in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay the other Obligations on a pro
112 rata basis. After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, the Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other Obligations shall have been paid in full, the balance if any, in such account shall be returned to the Borrower; and (iii) exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender under the Loan Documents; provided that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit 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 provide cash collateral as specified in clause (iii) above shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. (b) Set-off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the Issuing Lender, and each of their respective Affiliates and any participant of such Lender or Affiliate which has agreed in writing to be bound by the provisions of Section 5.5 [Sharing of Payments by Lenders], after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, 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 Issuing Lender or any such Affiliate or participant to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all of the Obligations of such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, the Issuing Lender, Affiliate or participant, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, Issuing Lender, Affiliate or participant 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 or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or the Issuing Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness, provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.9 [Defaulting Lenders] 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 Issuing Lenders, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, the Issuing Lender and their respective Affiliates and participants under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the Issuing Lender or their respective Affiliates and participants may have. Each Lender and the Issuing Lender 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; and
113 (c) Enforcement of Rights and Remedies. 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 this Section 10.2 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the Issuing Lender and the other Secured Parties; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i) 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, (ii) the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Loan Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as the Issuing Lender or Swingline Loan Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (iii) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.2(b) [Set-Off] (subject to the terms of Section 5.5 [Sharing of Payments by Lenders]), or (iv) 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 Insolvency Proceeding; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (A) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 10.2(c), and (B) in addition to the matters specified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 5.5 [Sharing of Payments by Lenders], 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. 10.3 Application of Proceeds. From and after the date on which the Administrative Agent has taken any action pursuant to Section 10.2 [Enforcement of Rights and Remedies] (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the Letter of Credit Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as specified in the proviso to Section 10.2(a)) and until the Facility Termination Date, any and all proceeds received on account of the Obligations shall (subject to Sections 2.9 [Defaulting Lenders] and 10.2(a)(ii) [Generally]) be applied as follows: (a) First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees (other than Letter of Credit Fees), indemnities, expenses and other amounts, including attorney fees, payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such, the Issuing Lender in its capacity as such and the Swingline Loan Lender in its capacity as such, ratably among the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and Swingline Loan Lender in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause First payable to them; (b) Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders under the Loan Documents, including attorney fees, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them; (c) Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees, interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and Ordinary Course Hedge Payments (including any accrued interest thereon), ratably among the
114 Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the applicable Hedge Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them; (d) Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations, Hedge Termination Value and any other Hedge Liabilities (including any accrued interest thereon) in respect of any Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge or Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedge, and payment obligations then owing under any Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product, ratably among the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, the applicable Hedge Banks and the applicable Cash Management Banks, in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; (e) Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender, to Cash Collateralize any undrawn amounts under outstanding Letters of Credit (to the extent not otherwise cash collateralized pursuant to this Agreement); and (f) Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law. Amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as cash collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order specified above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.3, no Swap Obligations of any Non- Qualifying Party shall be paid with amounts received from such Non-Qualifying Party under its Guaranty Agreement (including sums received as a result of the exercise of remedies with respect to such Guaranty Agreement) or from the proceeds of such Non-Qualifying Party’s Collateral if such Swap Obligations would constitute Excluded Hedge Liabilities; provided that to the extent possible appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments and/or the proceeds of Collateral from other Loan Parties that are Eligible Contract Participants with respect to such Swap Obligations to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise specified above in this Section 10.3. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under any Lender Hedge Agreement shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be; provided that, if the Administrative Agent is a Cash Management Bank or a Hedge Bank, such written notice and additional supporting documentation shall not be required. Each Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a party to the 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 11 hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.
115 ARTICLE 11 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 11.1 Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints PNC Bank, National Association 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 are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, 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. 11.2 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 business with, the Borrower 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. 11.3 Exculpatory Provisions. (a) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly specified 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: (i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Potential Default or Event of 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
116 Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and (iii) shall not, except as expressly specified herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. (b) The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (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 12.1 [Modifications; Amendments or Waivers] and 10.2 [Consequences of Event of Default]), or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Potential Default or Event of Default unless and until notice describing such Potential Default or Event of Default is given to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Borrower, a Lender or an Issuing Lender. (c) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty 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 specified herein or therein or the occurrence of any Potential Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article 7 [Conditions of Lending and Issuance of Letters of Credit] or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. 11.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, 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 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 Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or Issuing Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing Lender 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 Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not
117 be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. 11.5 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 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 Revolving Credit Facility 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 nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents. 11.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower (so long as no Potential Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in New York, New York. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 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 Issuing Lender, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications specified above; provided that in no event shall any such 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) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date. (c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (i) the retiring or removed 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 Issuing Lender under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall
118 continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed 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 Issuing Lender 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 or removed Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. 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 or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 12.3 [Expense; Indemnity; Damage Waiver] shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed 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 while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent. 11.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and the Issuing Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and Issuing Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. Each Lender and each Issuing Lender represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and certain other facilities as set forth herein and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans, issuing or participating in letters of credit or providing other similar facilities in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender or Issuing Lender for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans, issuing or participating in letters of credit and providing other facilities as set forth herein and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender and each Issuing Lender agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender and each Issuing Lender represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire or hold commercial loans, issue or participate in letters of credit and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such Issuing Lender, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire or hold such commercial loans, issue or participate in letters of credit or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans, issuing or participating in letters of credit or providing such other facilities.
119 11.8 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the bookrunners or arrangers, if any, 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, a Lender or an Issuing Lender hereunder. 11.9 Administrative Agent’s Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent a nonrefundable fee (the “Administrative Agent’s Fee”) under the terms of a letter (the “Administrative Agent’s Letter”) between the Borrower and Administrative Agent, as amended from time to time. 11.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. 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 Letter of Credit 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 (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise: (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations and all other 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 Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.8(b) [Letter of Credit Fees] and 12.3 [Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver]) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and (b) 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 Issuing Lender 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 Issuing Lender, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements of the Administrative Agent and its affiliates (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of one (1) outside counsel), and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 12.3 [Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver]. 11.11 Collateral and Guaranty Matters. (a) Each of the Secured Parties irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, (i) to release any Lien on any Collateral granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (x) upon the Facility Termination Date,
120 (y) 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 under the Loan Documents, or (z) subject to Section 12.1 [Modifications; Amendment or Waivers], if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders; (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 a Permitted Lien; and (iii) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Loan Documents if such Person (x) ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents or (y) becomes an Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary. 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 Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.11. (b) 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. In each case as specified in this Section 11.11, 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 any Guaranty Agreement, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 11.11. In the case of any such sale, transfer or disposal of any property constituting Collateral in a transaction constituting an Asset Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 9.6, the Liens created by any of the Collateral Documents on such property shall be automatically released without need for further action by any person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree (a) in circumstances where the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the cost or effort of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in any asset that constitutes Collateral is excessive in relation to the benefit afforded to the Secured Parties thereby, the Administrative Agent may exclude such Collateral from the creation and/or perfection requirements set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) the Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and/or perfection of Liens in a particular property where it determines that such creation and/or perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort and/or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 11.12 No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s Customer Identification Program. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that neither such Lender, nor any of its Affiliates, participants or assignees, may rely on the Administrative Agent to carry out such Lender’s, Affiliate’s,
121 participant’s or assignee’s customer identification program, or other obligations required or imposed under or pursuant to the USA PATRIOT Act or the regulations thereunder, including the regulations contained in 31 CFR 103.121 (as hereafter amended or replaced, the “CIP Regulations”), or any other Anti-Money Laundering Law, any Anti-Corruption Law, or any International Trade Law, including any programs involving any of the following items relating to or in connection with any of the Loan Parties, their Affiliates or their agents, the Loan Documents or the transactions hereunder or contemplated hereby: (i) any identity verification procedures, (ii) any recordkeeping, (iii) comparisons with government lists, (iv) customer notices or (v) other procedures required under the CIP Regulations or such other Laws. 11.13 Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedges, Lender Provided Foreign Currency Hedges and Other Lender Provided Financial Service Products. Except as otherwise expressly specified herein, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 10.3 [Application of Proceeds], the Guaranty Agreement or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of the Guaranty Agreement or any Loan 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) 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 11 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, Obligations arising under any Lender Hedge Agreement unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such 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. 11.14 Certain ERISA Matters. 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 any lead arranger and their respective Affiliates 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,
122 (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. In addition, unless either (1) sub-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 sub-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 any lead arranger and their respective Affiliates and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent or any lead arranger or any of their respective Affiliates is 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). 11.15 Erroneous Payments. (a) If the Administrative Agent notifies a Lender, Issuing Lender or Secured Party, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, Issuing Lender or Secured Party (any such Lender, Issuing Lender, Secured Party or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender, Issuing Lender, Secured Party or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and demands the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent and shall be segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender, Issuing Lender or Secured Party shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later
123 than two Business Days thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the [Overnight Bank Funding Rate/Effective Federal Funds Rate] and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. (b) Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender, Issuing Lender or Secured Party, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, Issuing Lender or Secured Party, hereby further agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender, Issuing Lender or Secured Party, or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part) in each case: (i) (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and (ii) such Lender, Issuing Lender or Secured Party shall (and shall cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one Business Day of its knowledge of such error) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 11.15(b). (c) Each Lender, Issuing Lender or Secured Party hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender, Issuing Lender or Secured Party under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender, Issuing Lender or Secured Party from any source, against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under immediately preceding clause (a) or under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement. (d) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor by the Administrative Agent in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender or Issuing Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered
124 amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender or Issuing Lender at any time, (i) such Lender or Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Loans (but not its Commitments) of the relevant class with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance), and is hereby (together with the Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and such Lender or Issuing Lender shall deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, (ii) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to acquire the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (iii) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender or assigning Issuing Lender shall cease to be a Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender or assigning Issuing Lender and (iv) the Administrative Agent may reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. The Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender or Issuing Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender or Issuing Lender (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender or Issuing Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, each party hereto agrees that, except to the extent that the Administrative Agent has sold a Loan (or portion thereof) acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent may be equitably subrogated, the Administrative Agent shall be contractually subrogated to all the rights and interests of the applicable Lender, Issuing Lender or Secured Party under the Loan Documents with respect to each Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”). (e) The parties hereto agree that an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, except, in each case, to the extent such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower or any other Loan Party for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment. (f) To the extent permitted by applicable Law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand,
125 claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. (g) Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 11.15 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document. ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS 12.1 Modifications, Amendments or Waivers. With the written consent of the Required Lenders (or as expressly provided by Section 2.11 [Incremental Loans]), the Administrative Agent, acting on behalf of all the Lenders, and the Borrower, on behalf of the Loan Parties, may from time to time enter into written agreements amending or changing any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the rights of the Lenders or the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder, or may grant written waivers or consents hereunder or thereunder; provided that solely in the Administrative Agent's discretion, any waiver for the benefit of the Borrower may be granted via electronic mail. Any such agreement, waiver or consent made with such written consent shall be effective to bind all the Lenders and the Loan Parties; provided, that no such agreement, waiver or consent may be made which will: (a) Increase of Commitment. Increase the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of any Lender hereunder without the consent of such Lender; (b) Extension of Payment; Reduction of Principal, Interest or Fees; Modification of Terms of Payment. Whether or not any Loans are outstanding, extend the Expiration Date or the scheduled time for payment of principal or interest of any Loan (excluding the due date of any mandatory prepayment of a Loan), the Commitment Fee or any other fee payable to any Lender, or reduce the principal amount of or the stated rate of interest borne by any Loan (other than as a result of waiving the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or reduce the stated rate of the Commitment Fee or any other fee payable to any Lender, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (provided that any amendment or modification of defined terms used in the financial covenants of this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the stated rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (b)); (c) Release of Collateral or Guarantor; Subordination of Obligations or Collateral. Except as permitted by Section 9.6 [Dispositions of Assets or Subsidiaries] or Section 11.11 [Collateral and Guaranty Matters], (i) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release all or substantially all the value of the Guarantors from their Obligations under the Guaranty Agreement, in each case without the consent of all Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) or (ii) (y) subordinate, or have the effect of subordinating, the Obligations hereunder to any other Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness), or (z) subordinate, or have the effect of subordinating, the Liens securing the Obligations to Liens securing any other Indebtedness, in each case without the prior consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (other than Permitted Liens); or
126 (d) Miscellaneous. Amend Section 5.4 [Pro Rata Treatment of Lenders], Section 11.3 [Exculpatory Provisions], Section 10.3 [Application of Proceeds] or this Section 12.1, alter any provision regarding the pro rata treatment of the Lenders or requiring all Lenders to authorize the taking of any action or reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, in each case without the consent of all of the Lenders; provided that (i) no agreement, waiver or consent which would modify the interests, rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, or the Swingline Loan Lender may be made without the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Loan Lender, as applicable, and (ii) the Administrative Agent’s Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto, and provided, further that, if in connection with any proposed waiver, amendment or modification referred to in Sections 12.1(a) through (d) above, there is a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower shall have the right to replace any such Non-Consenting Lender with one or more replacement Lenders pursuant to Section 5.13 [Replacement of a Lender]. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, 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 may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended to extend the Expiration Date with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments of Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility that agree to such extension with respect to their Revolving Credit Commitments with the written consent of each such approving Lender, the Administrative Agent (whose consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and the Borrower (and no other Lender) and, in connection therewith, to provide for different rates of interest and fees under the Revolving Credit Facility with respect to the portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments with an Expiration Date so extended. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) with the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent may amend, modify or supplement any Loan Document without the consent of any Lender or the Required Lenders in order to correct or cure any ambiguity, inconsistency or defect or correct any typographical or ministerial error in any Loan Document (provided that any such amendment, modification or supplement shall not be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole), (b) without the consent of any Lender or the Borrower, within a reasonable time after (i) the effective date of any increase or addition to, extension of or decrease from, the Revolving Credit Commitment, or (ii) any assignment by any Lender of some or all of its Revolving Credit Commitment, the Administrative Agent shall, and is hereby authorized to, revise Schedule 1.1(B) to reflect such change, whereupon such revised Schedule 1.1(B) shall replace the old Schedule 1.1(B) and become part of this Agreement, and (c) with the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent may amend or amend and restate this Agreement and the other Loan Documents without the consent of any Lender, if (i) upon giving effect to such
127 amendment or amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended or amended and restated), (ii) the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated, (iii) such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder, and (iv) such Lender shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 12.2 No Implied Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No course of dealing and no delay or failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any other or future exercise thereof or operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any further exercise thereof or of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. The enumeration of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders specified in this Agreement is not intended to be exhaustive and the exercise by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies, all of which shall be cumulative, and shall be in addition to any other right or remedy given hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or that may now or hereafter exist at law or in equity or by suit or otherwise. No reasonable delay or failure to take action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege or shall be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default. 12.3 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) Costs and Expenses. The Borrower and each other Loan Party, jointly and severally, shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of one (1) outside counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the Revolving Credit Facility, 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 and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and, (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any one counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit. (b) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower and each other Loan Party, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the Issuing Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such
128 Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from (and shall reimburse each Indemnitee as the same are incurred), any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any one counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrower or any other Loan Party) other than such Indemnitee and its Related Parties arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Lender to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower 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 or any Subsidiary thereof any such party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (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 the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Borrower or such Loan Party has obtained a final and non-appealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or (z) result from a claim not involving an act or omission of the Borrower or any other Loan Party and that is brought by an Indemnitee against another Indemnitee (other than against the Lead Arrangers or the Administrative Agent in their capacities as such). This Section 12.3(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses arising from any non-Tax claim. (c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Loan 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), such Issuing Lender, such Swingline Loan 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 Ratable Share at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender); provided that with respect to such unpaid amounts owed to the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Loan Lender solely in its capacity as such, only the Lenders with Revolving Credit Commitments shall be required to pay such unpaid amounts, such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lenders’ Ratable Share of the Revolving Credit Facility (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) provided, further, that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim,
129 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 Issuing Lender or the Swingline Loan 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 Issuing Lender or the Swingline Loan Lender in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraph (b) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.2 [Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans]. (d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, none of the Parties hereto shall assert, and each Party hereto hereby waives, any claim against any other Party, 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 Section 12.3(a) [Costs and Expenses] shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it 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, except to the extent such liability or damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. (e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section 12.3 shall be payable not later than ten (10) days after demand therefor. (f) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 12.3 shall survive the termination of the Loan Documents and payment of the obligations hereunder. 12.4 Holidays. Whenever payment of a Loan to be made or taken hereunder shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the next Business Day (except as otherwise set forth herein) and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest and fees, except that the Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility shall be due on the Business Day preceding the Expiration Date if the Expiration Date is not a Business Day. Whenever any payment or action to be made or taken hereunder (other than payment of the Loans) shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment or action shall be made or taken on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall not be included in computing interest or fees, if any, in connection with such payment or action. 12.5 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication. (a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in paragraph (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 facsimile as follows:
130 (i) if to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, to it at 685 Third Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attention of Kevin Radigan, Chief Accounting Officer and Hartley Nisenbaum. Executive Vice President (Facsimile No. (646) 343-9451; Telephone No. (408) 904-7556); (ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to PNC Bank, National Association at 1600 Market Street, 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Attention of Matthew McGrath (Telephone No. (215) 585-8879); (iii) if to PNC Bank, National Association in its capacity as Issuing Lender, to it at 437 Madison Ave., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10173, Attention of Blaise Schultheis (Telephone No. (732) 448-2886), and if to any other Issuing Lender, to it at the address provided in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower at the time of its appointment as an Issuing Lender hereunder; (iv) if to a Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile number) specified in its Administrative Questionnaire. Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile 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 delivered through electronic communications, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b). (b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or Issuing Lender pursuant to Article 2 [Revolving Credit and Swingline Loan Facilities] if such Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or
131 communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient. (c) Change of Address, etc. Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. (d) Platform. (i) Each Loan Party agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Issuing Lender and the other Lenders by posting the Communications on the Platform. (ii) The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, 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 Communications or the Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower or the other Loan Parties, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform. 12.6 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Loan Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited. 12.7 Duration; Survival. All representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained herein or made in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the completion of the transactions hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect until the Facility Termination Date. All covenants and agreements of the Borrower
132 contained herein relating to the payment of principal, interest, premiums, additional compensation or expenses and indemnification, including those specified in the Notes, Section 5 [Payments] and Section 12.3 [Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver], shall survive the Facility Termination Date. All other covenants and agreements of the Loan Parties shall continue in full force and effect from and after the Closing Date and until the Facility Termination Date. 12.8 Successors and Assigns. (a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder (including, in each case, by way of an LLC Division) 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 paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (e) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. (b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions: (i) Minimum Amounts. (1) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(2) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; (2) in any case not described in clause (i)(1) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable 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 Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitment of the assigning
133 Lender, 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 with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned. (iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except (x) to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(2) of this Section and (y) in addition: (1) the prior written consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; (2) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; and (3) the consent of the Issuing Lender and Swingline Loan Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility. (iv) Assignment and Assumption Agreement. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500. 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 a Defaulting Lender or a Subsidiary thereof, (C) to a natural person or (D) to any Person that is not an Eligible Assignee. (vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person). (vii) 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 specified herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent
134 in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the 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 (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Loan Lender and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) 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 Ratable Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs. (viii) Effectiveness; Release. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, 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 Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement 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 4.4 [Rate Unascertainable; Etc.], 5.8 [Increased Costs], and 12.3 [Expenses, Indemnity; Damage Waiver] 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. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph 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 paragraph (d) of this Section. (c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania a copy of each Assignment and Assumption Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans 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, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
135 (d) Participations. Any Lender may, without the consent of the Administrative Agent, (i) at any time, without the consent of, but with notice to, the Borrower, sell participations to any Person that is a bank, financial institution, credit union, mutual lending association, or other institutional lender of recognized standing and (ii) sell participations to any other Person approved in writing by the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (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 owing to it). Provided, however, (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, (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and (iv) no Participant shall be a natural Person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person, or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 12.3 [Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver] with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s). 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 (other than as is already provided for herein) to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to Sections 12.1(a) [Increase of Commitment], 12.1(b) [Extension of Payment, Etc.], or 12.1(c) [Release of Collateral or Guarantor] that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.4 [Rate Unascertainable, Etc.], 5.8 [Increased Costs], 5.9 [Taxes] and 5.10 [Indemnity] (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 5.9(g) [Status of Lenders] (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 5.9(g) [Status of Lenders] shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.13 [Replacement of a Lender] as if it were an assignee under to paragraph (b) of this Section 12.8; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 5.8 [Increased Costs] or 5.9 [Taxes], with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender 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 Section 5.13 [Replacement of a Lender] with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.2(b) [Set-off] as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 5.5 [Sharing of Payments by Lenders] 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 stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that
136 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; Successors and Assigns Generally. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. (f) Cashless Settlement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a 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) Arrangers/Bookrunners. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the name of any arranger and/or bookrunner listed on the cover page of this Agreement may be changed by the Administrative Agent to the name of any Lender or Lender’s broker-dealer Affiliate, upon written request to the Administrative Agent by any such arranger and/or bookrunner and the applicable Lender or Lender’s broker-deal Affiliate. 12.9 Confidentiality; Material Non-Public Information . (a) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender agree to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential (with the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and/or Issuing Lender responsible for its Affiliates and its Related Parties compliance with this paragraph)); (b) 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) (it being understood that the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender agree (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority) (i) to the extent to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by law, to inform the Loan Parties promptly in advance of any such disclosure and (ii) to use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any such Information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment); (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or
137 regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process (it being understood that the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender agree (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority) to the extent to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by law, to inform the Loan Parties promptly in advance of any such disclosure); (d) to any other party hereto; (e) to the extent necessary or advisable to protect and enforce our rights with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder, any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the enforcement of its rights hereunder or under the other Loan Documents; (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section and not less protective of the Information than this Section 12.9(a), to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (provided that, prior written consent of the Borrower shall be required prior to the disclosure of any such Information to any Participant or prospective Participant if Borrower approval would be required with respect to such Participant pursuant to Section 12.8(d)) or (ii) 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; (g) to (i) any rating agency on a need-to-know basis in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the Revolving Credit Facility (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); provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the Administrative Agent and any Lender shall obtain the Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) or (ii) to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility; (h) with the consent of the Borrower; or (i) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower that is not, to knowledge of the Administrative agent, such Lender or such Issuing Lender or such Affiliates, subject to confidentiality obligations to the Borrower. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and any other public 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. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless specifically prohibited by applicable Law or court order, each Lender shall notify the Borrower of any request by any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory authority or organization or representative thereof for disclosure of any non-public information prior to disclosure of such information. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person
138 required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section shall prohibit any Person from voluntarily communicating, disclosing or providing information within the scope of the confidentiality provisions of this Section regarding suspected violations of laws, rules, or regulations to a governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory organization without any notification to any Person. (b) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information (“MNPI”) and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Laws, including United States Federal and state securities Laws. In addition, each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender acknowledges that all Information (as defined below) provided by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be presumed to contain MNPI with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates or their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws, and shall be treated as confidential and for "private-side" use only, unless such Information is clearly and conspicuously marked "PUBLIC" (which, at a minimum, means that the word "PUBLIC" shall appear prominently on the first page thereof or, in the case of electronic communications, in the subject line thereof). (c) If the Borrower Materials or other Information are not marked "PUBLIC," (i) such materials shall be suitable only for posting on a portion of the any Lender platform that is not designated "Public Investor" (or similar designation), and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall not post or otherwise make available such materials to any Person through the "Public Investor" portion of any such platform. (d) Each Lender that is a Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such 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 Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Lender's compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials and other Information that are not made available through the "Public Side Information" portion of the Platform and that may contain MNPI with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their respective securities. (e) Each Loan Party acknowledges that from time to time financial advisory, investment banking and other services may be offered or provided to the Borrower or one or more of its Affiliates (in connection with this Agreement or otherwise) by any Lender or by one or more Subsidiaries or Affiliates of such Lender and each of the Loan Parties hereby authorizes each Lender to share any information delivered to such Lender by such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement with any such Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Lender subject to the provisions of Section 12.9(a) [General].
139 12.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. (a) Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, 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, including any prior confidentiality agreements and commitments. Except as provided in Article 7 [Conditions Of Lending And Issuance Of Letters Of Credit], this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or e-mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. (b) Electronic Execution. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Loan Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state Laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. 12.11 CHOICE OF LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. (a) Governing Law. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents 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 specified 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. 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 Issuing Lender, 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
140 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 any Issuing Lender 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. (b) 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 paragraph (a) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. (c) Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 12.5 [ Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication]. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law. (d) 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. 12.12 Mutual Negotiations. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the product of mutual negotiations by the parties thereto and their counsel, and no party shall be deemed the draftsperson of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof or to have provided the same. Accordingly, in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, such inconsistency or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any party because of such party’s involvement in the drafting thereof. 12.13 Nature of Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to contrary contained in the Loan Documents, the Obligations hereunder are the joint and several obligations of the Borrower and the Domestic Subsidiaries that from time to time become party to this Agreement as a Loan Party. For the avoidance of doubt, no Foreign Subsidiary and no Foreign Subsidiary Holdco shall become a Guarantor or Loan Party, shall become liable for any Obligations or shall be required to guarantee
141 any of the Obligations. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Section 12.13 and any other provision of any Loan Document, this Section 12.13 shall control. 12.14 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. 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 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 the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by: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 party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and (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. 12.15 USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the USA PATRIOT Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Loan Parties, which information includes the name and address of Loan Parties and other information that will allow such Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Loan Parties in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other 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 USA PATRIOT Act. 12.16 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swaps 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
142 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/Bank/FSI 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. (b) As used in this Section 12.16, the following terms have the following meanings: “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. “Covered Entity/Bank/FSI” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). “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. “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). [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALY LEFT BLANK]
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their officers thereunto duly authorized, have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. ATTEST: BORROWER: UBIQUITI INC. By: /s/ Kevin Radigan Name: Kevin Radigan Title: Chief Accounting and Finance Officer GUARANTORS: UBIQUITI ENERGY, LLC By: Ubiquiti Inc., its manager By: /s/ Kevin Radigan Name: Kevin Radigan Title: Chief Accounting and Finance Officer UBIQUITI LABS, LLC By: Ubiquiti Inc., its manager By: /s/ Kevin Radigan Name: Kevin Radigan Title: Chief Accounting and Finance Officer 6408 EQUIPMENT LLC By: Ubiquiti Inc., its manager By: /s/ Kevin Radigan Name: Kevin Radigan Title: Chief Accounting and Finance Officer UBIQUITI HOLDINGS LLC By: Ubiquiti Inc., its manager By: /s/ Kevin Radigan Name: Kevin Radigan Title: Chief Accounting and Finance Officer
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT] PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Individually and as Administrative Agent By: /s/ Blaise Schultheis Name: Blaise Schultheis Title Senior Vice President
Exhibit A 1631673748.4 EXHIBIT A Assignment and Assumption Agreement This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the "Assignment and Assumption") is dated as of the Effective Date specified below and is entered into by and between [the][each]1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] "Assignor") and [the][each]2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] "Assignee"). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]3 hereunder are several and not joint.]4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions specified in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if specified herein in full. For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor's][the respective Assignors'] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit, guarantees, and Swingline Loans included in such facilities), and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable Law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] "Assigned Interest"). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor. 1. Assignor[s]: ______________________________ ______________________________ 1 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language. 2 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language. 3 Select as appropriate. 4 Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.
Exhibit A 2 1631673748.4 2. Assignee[s]: 3. Borrower(s): 4. Administrative Agent: 5. Credit Agreement: ______________________________ ____________________________ [Assignee is an [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender] Ubiquiti Inc., a Delaware corporation PNC Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 2026, among Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent 6. Assigned Interest[s]: Assignor[s]5 Assignee[ s]6 Facility Assigned 7 Aggregate Amount of Commitment/ Loans for all Lenders8 Amount of Commitment/ Loans Assigned8 Percentage Assigned of Commitment/ Loans9 CUSIP Number [$] [$] % [$] [$] % [$] [$] % 7. [Trade Date: ______________]10 5 List each Assignor, as appropriate. 6 List each Assignee, as appropriate. 7 Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g., "Revolving Credit Commitment," "Term Loan Commitment," etc.). 8 Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date. 9 Specified, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder. 10 To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.
Exhibit A 3 1631673748.4 Effective Date: _____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.] The terms specified in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to: ASSIGNOR[S]11 [NAME OF ASSIGNOR] By:______________________________ Title: [NAME OF ASSIGNOR] By:______________________________ Title: ASSIGNEE[S]12 [NAME OF ASSIGNEE] By:______________________________ Title: [NAME OF ASSIGNEE] By:______________________________ Title: Consented to and Accepted: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent By: _________________________________ Title: 11 Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable). 12 Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable).
Exhibit A 4 1631673748.4 [Consented to:]13 [NAME OF RELEVANT PARTY] By: ________________________________ Title: 13 To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g., Swingline Loan Lender, Issuing Lender) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
Annex 1 to Exhibit A 1631673748.4 ANNEX 1 UBIQUITI, INC. CREDIT AGREEMENT STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION 1. Representations and Warranties. 1.1 Assignor[s]. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is not a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document. 1.2. Assignee[s]. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 12.8 [Successors and Assigns] of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required thereunder), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 8.11 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender. 2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of
Annex 1 to Exhibit A 1631673748.4 interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to [the][the relevant] Assignee. 3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Law of the State of New York.
Exhibit B 1631673748.4 EXHIBIT B [FORM OF] GUARANTOR JOINDER This Guarantor Joinder (this “Joinder”) dated as of ___________, 20___ is executed by the undersigned for the benefit of PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), in connection with (i) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Ubiquiti Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), and the Administrative Agent; (ii) that certain Security Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the other Grantors listed on the signature pages thereto, and the other Persons who may become party to the Security Agreement from time to time (collectively, the “Grantors”), and the Administrative Agent, for its own benefit and the benefit of the other Secured Parties; (iii) that certain Continuing Agreement of Guaranty and Suretyship, dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”), by and among the Guarantors listed on the signature pages thereto and the other Persons who may become party to the Guaranty from time to time (collectively, the “Guarantors”), and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of each of the Secured Parties; and (iv) that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge Agreement”), made by the Pledgors listed on the signature pages thereto and the other Persons who may become party to the Pledge Agreement from time to time (collectively, the “Pledgors”), in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of each of the Secured Parties. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Guaranty, or the Pledge Agreement, as applicable. This Joinder supplements the Credit Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Guaranty, and the Pledge Agreement, and is delivered by each Person signatory hereto (collectively, the “New Obligors” and each a “New Obligor”), pursuant to Section 8.8 of the Credit Agreement and the other terms of the Loan Documents. In consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each New Obligor hereby agrees as follows: 1. Each New Obligor hereby (a) assumes all the obligations and liabilities of: (i) a Loan Party under the Credit Agreement, (ii) a Grantor party to the Security Agreement, (iii) a Guarantor party to the Guaranty, and (iv) a Pledgor party to the Pledge Agreement; and (b) agrees that such New Obligor is, and is bound as:
Exhibit B 2 1631673748.4 (i) a Loan Party under the Credit Agreement under the terms, covenants, agreements, and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, (ii) a Grantor party to the Security Agreement under the terms, covenants, agreements, and conditions set forth in the Security Agreement, (iii) a Guarantor party to the Guaranty under the terms, covenants, agreements, and conditions set forth in the Guaranty, and (iv) a Pledgor party to the Pledge Agreement under the terms, covenants, agreements, and conditions set forth in the Pledge Agreement, in each case to the same extent that it would have been bound if it had been an original signatory to the Credit Agreement, Security Agreement, Guaranty, and Pledge Agreement. Each New Obligor hereby makes each of the representations and warranties and agrees to each of the covenants applicable to the (i) Loan Parties contained in the Credit Agreement, (ii) Grantors contained in the Security Agreement, (iii) Guarantors contained in the Guaranty, and (iv) Pledgors contained in the Pledge Agreement, and in each case, confirms that such representations and warranties are true and correct after giving effect to the supplements to the Schedules to the Credit Agreement, Security Agreement and Pledge Agreement, each attached hereto. 2. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each New Obligor hereby: (a) grants, assigns and pledges to the Administrative Agent, including its successors and assigns, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as collateral security for the full, prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), a Lien on and security interest in, in each case, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter created, acquired or arising, in and to all personal property and fixtures of each New Obligor, including the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) and expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Grantor under the Security Agreement; (b) acknowledges and agrees that, together with each other Obligor, it jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably is liable for all the Obligations as provided under the Guaranty and the Credit Agreement, to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if such New Obligor had originally been a Loan Party under the Credit Agreement and a Guarantor under the Guaranty and had originally executed the same as a Loan Party and Guarantor; and (c) hypothecates, charges, pledges, assigns, mortgages and delivers and transfers, in each case, to the Administrative Agent, including its successors and assigns, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and grants to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in, and Lien on, such New Obligor’s right, title, and interest in and to the Pledged Collateral (as defined in the Pledge Agreement). Except as specifically modified hereby, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Guaranty, and the Pledge Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
Exhibit B 3 1631673748.4 3. Supplements relating to each New Obligor with respect to (i) each of the Schedules to the Credit Agreement are set forth on Annex A attached hereto, (ii) each of the Schedules to the Security Agreement are set forth on Annex B attached hereto, and (iii) each of the Schedules to the Pledge Agreement are set forth on Annex C attached hereto. Such supplements shall be deemed to be part of the Credit Agreement, Security Agreement, and Pledge Agreement, as applicable. 4. This Joinder shall become effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) an executed counterpart by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each New Obligor of this Joinder and (ii) such organizational and governing documents, resolutions, legal opinions, certificates, lien searches, filings and other customary closing deliverables as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with this Joinder, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. 5. Each New Obligor’s address for notices under the Credit Agreement, Security Agreement, Guaranty, and Pledge Agreement is the address provided in Part 2 of Schedule 1.1(B) to the Credit Agreement, as supplemented hereby. 6. This Joinder and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto 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, but all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 7. This Joinder is a Loan Document, and is deemed to be part of, and a modification to, each of the Credit Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Guaranty, and the Pledge Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement. Each New Obligor hereby waives notice of Administrative Agent’s acceptance of this Joinder. 8. This Joinder shall be deemed to be a contract under the Laws of the State of New York. 9. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Joinder by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. This Joinder and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. The parties hereto consent to the use of electronic signatures and records with respect to this Joinder. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
Exhibit B 1631673748.4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Joinder to be duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. NEW OBLIGOR[S]:14 [NAME OF NEW OBLIGOR] as a Loan Party, Grantor, Guarantor and Pledgor By: _____________________________________ Name: ___________________________________ Title: ____________________________________ [NAME OF NEW OBLIGOR] as a Loan Party, Grantor, Guarantor and Pledgor By: _____________________________________ Name: ___________________________________ Title: ____________________________________ 14 Add additional signature blocks as needed.
Exhibit B 1631673748.4 Agreed to and accepted: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent By: _____________________________________ Name: ___________________________________ Title: ____________________________________
Annex A to Exhibit B 1631673748.4 Annex A Schedules to Credit Agreement [See attachment]
Annex B to Exhibit B 1631673748.4 Annex B Schedules to Security Agreement [See attachment]
Annex C to Exhibit B 1631673748.4 Annex C Schedules to Pledge Agreement [See attachment]
EXHIBIT C [FORM OF] REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE $[_____________________] [________], 20[__] For value received, the undersigned, Ubiquiti Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), promises to pay to [_________________] and its registered assigns (the “Lender”) on the dates and in the amounts required pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (as defined below), but in any case with a final payment of all principal and interest then remaining unpaid on the Expiration Date for all Revolving Credit Commitments, the principal sum of [_________________] Dollars [($_________________)] or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by the Lender pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2026 (and as further amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the various Guarantors as are or may become parties thereto, the various financial institutions (including the Lender) as are or may become parties thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”), and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity, until paid, at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement. Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America in same day or immediately available funds to the account designated by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement. This Revolving Credit Note (this “Note”) is one of the Notes referred to in, and evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit Agreement, to which reference is made for a description of the security for this Note and for a statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrower is permitted and required to make prepayments and repayments of principal of the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and on which such Indebtedness may be declared to be immediately due and payable. Any assignment or transfer of this Note shall be effective solely in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement. All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor. This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under and governed by the internal laws of the State of New York. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] Exhibit C 1631673748.4
Exhibit C 1631673748.4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the undersigned has executed this Note by its duly authorized officer. UBIQUITI INC. By: Name: Title:
EXHIBIT D [FORM OF] SWINGLINE LOAN NOTE $[____________________] [________], 20[__] For value received, the undersigned, Ubiquiti Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), promises to pay to PNC Bank, National Association and its registered assigns (the “Lender”) on the dates and in the amounts required pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (as defined below), but in any case with a final payment of all principal and interest then remaining unpaid on the Expiration Date for all Swingline Loans, the principal sum of [_________________] Dollars [($_________________)] or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Swingline Loans made by the Lender pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the various Guarantors as are or may become parties thereto, the various financial institutions (including the Lender) as are or may become parties thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”), and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity, until paid, at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement. Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America in same day or immediately available funds to the account designated by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement. This Swingline Loan Note (this “Note”) is one of the Notes referred to in, and evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit Agreement, to which reference is made for a description of the security for this Note and for a statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrower is permitted and required to make prepayments and repayments of principal of the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and on which such Indebtedness may be declared to be immediately due and payable. Any assignment or transfer of this Note shall be effective solely in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement. All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor. This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under and governed by the internal laws of the State of New York. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] Exhibit D 1631673748.4
Exhibit D 1631673748.4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the undersigned has executed this Note by its duly authorized officer. UBIQUITI INC. By: Name: Title:
Exhibit E 1631673748.4 EXHIBIT E [FORM OF] LOAN REQUEST PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent Address: 1600 Market Street, 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Attention: Matthew McGrath Email: matthew.s.mcgrath@pnc.com Telephone: (215) 585-8879 With a Copy To: Agency Services, PNC Bank, National Association Mail Stop: P7-PFSC-04-I Address: 500 First Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Attention: Telephone: Telecopy: FROM: RE: Agency Services 412 762 6442 412 762 8672 UBIQUITI INC. Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Ubiquiti Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the various Guarantors as are or may become parties thereto, the various financial institutions as are or may become parties thereto (the “Lenders”), and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the (“Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement. A. Pursuant to Section 2.5(a) [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Loan Conversions and Renewals; Swingline Loan Requests] of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned Borrower irrevocably requests: 1(a) __________ A new Revolving Credit Loan __________ Renewal of the Term SOFR Rate Option applicable to an outstanding Revolving Credit Loan originally made on __________, 20__ __________ Conversion of the [Base Rate Option][Term SOFR Rate Option] applicable to an outstanding [Revolving Credit Loan] originally made on _________, 20__, such that the Loan bears interest per 1(b) below If requesting renewal or conversion of a Term Rate Loan, tenor of the expiring Interest Period is: month(s). SUCH NEW, RENEWED OR CONVERTED LOAN SHALL BEAR INTEREST: 1(b) Under the [Base Rate Option][Term SOFR Rate Option]
Exhibit E 2 1631673748.4 2 Requested Borrowing Date: _____________, 20__ 3 [Specify requested Interest Period if requesting a Term Rate Loan Option:] Requested Interest Period: ________ month(s). B. The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests: [check one line below and fill in blank spaces in adjacent text as appropriate]: _______ Funds to be deposited into a PNC Bank deposit account per our current standing instructions. Complete amount of deposit if not full loan advance amount: $ _______________. _______ Funds to be wired per the following wire instructions: $ _________________ Amount of Wire Transfer Bank Name: _____________________ ABA: __________________________ Account Number: _________________ Account Name: ___________________ Reference: _______________________ _______ [Available only for Closing Date advances] Funds to be wired per the attached Funds Flow (multiple wire transfers). [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
Exhibit E 1631673748.4 The undersigned certifies to the Administrative Agent as to the accuracy of the foregoing. UBIQUITI INC. By: Name: Title: Date: , 20
Exhibit F 1631673748.4 EXHIBIT F [FORM OF] SWIGNLINE LOAN REQUEST PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent Address: 1600 Market Street, 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Attention: Matthew McGrath Email: matthew.s.mcgrath@pnc.com Telephone: (215) 585-8879 With a Copy To: Agency Services, PNC Bank, National Association Mail Stop: P7-PFSC-04-I Address: 500 First Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Attention: Telephone: Telecopy: FROM: RE: Agency Services 412 762 6442 412 762 8672 UBIQUITI INC. Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Ubiquiti Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the various Guarantors as are or may become parties thereto, the various financial institutions as are or may become parties thereto (the “Lenders”), and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the (“Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement. A. Pursuant to Section 2.5(b) [Swingline Loan Requests] of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned Borrower irrevocably requests a new Swingline Loan on the date hereof, in the amount of $______________ B. The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests: [check one line below and fill in blank spaces in adjacent text as appropriate]: _______ Funds to be deposited into a PNC Bank deposit account per our current standing instructions. Complete amount of deposit if not full loan advance amount: $ _______________. _______ Funds to be wired per the following wire instructions: $ _________________ Amount of Wire Transfer Bank Name: _____________________ ABA: __________________________ Account Number: _________________ Account Name: ___________________ Reference: _______________________
Exhibit F 2 1631673748.4 _______ [Available only for Closing Date advances] Funds to be wired per the attached Funds Flow (multiple wire transfers). [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
Exhibit F 1631673748.4 The undersigned certifies to the Administrative Agent as to the accuracy of the foregoing. UBIQUITI INC. By: Name: Title: Date: , 20
Exhibit J 1631673748.4 EXHIBIT J [FORM OF] COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE To: Each of the Lenders (as defined below) PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent Address: 1600 Market Street, 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Attention: Matthew McGrath Email: matthew.s.mcgrath@pnc.com Telephone: (215) 585-8879 With a Copy To: Agency Services, PNC Bank, National Association Mail Stop: P7-PFSC-04-I Address: 500 First Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Attention: Agency Services Telephone: 412 762 6442 Telecopy: 412 762 8672 UBIQUITI INC. Ladies and Gentlemen: This Compliance Certificate (this “Compliance Certificate”) is delivered to you pursuant to Section 8.12(a) [Certificate of the Borrower] of the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Ubiquiti, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the various Guarantors as are or may become parties thereto, the various financial institutions as are or may become parties thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”), and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined in this Compliance Certificate, terms used herein (including the Attachments hereto) have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. Each reference to a Section is to the relevant Section in the Credit Agreement. I, __________, [President][Chief Executive Officer][Chief Financial Officer] of the Borrower, do hereby certify and warrant on behalf of the Borrower that this Compliance Certificate has been calculated as of _____, 20__ (the “Computation Date”): 1. The Consolidated Leverage Ratio was [_____]:1.00, as computed on Attachment 1 hereto. The Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio permitted pursuant to Section 9.14 may not exceed 3.50:1.00, and accordingly, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio covenant [has/has not] been satisfied. 2. The ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries was [_____]:1.00, as computed on Attachment 2 hereto.
Exhibit J 2 1631673748.4 The Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio required pursuant to Section 9.15 is 3.00:1.00, and, accordingly, the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio covenant [has/has not] been satisfied. 3. [Unrestricted domestic cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is either (i) held in deposit accounts maintained with the Administrative Agent or (ii) held in deposit accounts that are subject to a deposit account control agreement with the Administrative Agent or held in securities accounts that are subject to a securities account control agreement with the Administrative Agent (as required under, and subject to the limitations of, the Security Agreement) was $__________.]15 [The Minimum Liquidity Requirement required pursuant to Section 9.16 is $75,000,000, and, accordingly, the Minimum Liquidity covenant [has/has not] been satisfied.] 4. No Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing [, nor will occur after giving effect to (1) any Incremental Loan Commitment which this certificate is delivered in connection therewith, and (2) the making of any Incremental Loans pursuant thereto]. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] 15 To be included if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.5:1.0.
Exhibit J 1631673748.4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate to be duly executed and delivered this _ day of ____________, 20__. UBIQUITI INC. By: Name: Title:
Exhibit J 1631673748.4 ATTACHMENT 1 (to ___/____/_____ Compliance Certificate) CONSOLIDATED LEVERAGE RATIO I. Indebtedness (in each case determined and combined for Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof in accordance with GAAP):16 A. Borrowed money, including but not limited to, obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments $_______ B. Obligations (contingent or otherwise) relative to the face amount of letters of credit, including, without limitation, any Reimbursement Obligation, and bank’s acceptances issued for the account of any Person $_______ C. Obligations under any Hedge Agreement to the extent such obligations relate to a transaction which has been terminated $_______ D. All obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation, all obligations under earn-out or similar agreements), except (i) trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business not more than ninety (90) days past due, or that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided for on the books of such Person and (ii) intercompany charges, payments and/or obligations among the Loan Parties and Subsidiaries for support services, manufacturing services, licenses, intellectual property, research and development services, logistics services, distribution, procurement and other similar services consistent with past practices, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business $_______ E. Obligations under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person to the extent of the value of such property (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business) $_______ F. All obligations of any such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests $_______ 16 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 joint venturer to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The amount of any net obligation under any currency swap agreement, interest rate swap, cap, collar or floor agreement or other interest rate or currency risk management device shall be deemed to be the Hedge Termination Value as of such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, for any calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) obligations under performance bonds, surety bonds, release bonds, appeal bonds, bid bonds and similar bonds and obligations, and reimbursement obligations in respect of any of the foregoing, or (ii) obligations in respect of letters of credit to the extent such letters of credit are fully Cash Collateralized (as determined on the date of any such calculation).
Exhibit J 1631673748.4 G. Any Guaranty of Indebtedness of a type referred to in Items I.A. through I.F. above $_______ H. All obligations of the kind referred to in Items I.A. through I.G. above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation $_______ I. The sum of Items I.A. through I.H. $_______ J. Unrestricted domestic cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (up to $100,000,000) $_______ K. Item I.I. minus I.J. $_______ II. Consolidated EBITDA (in each case determined and combined for Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof in accordance with GAAP): A. Consolidated Net Income for such period; $_______ Plus the amount deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period (without duplication) for: B. expenses paid or accrued for taxes based on income, profits or capital, including federal, foreign and state income, franchise and similar taxes $_______ C. Consolidated Interest Expense $_______ D. amortization, depreciation, and other non-cash charges (except to the extent that such non-cash charges are reserved for cash charges to be taken in the future) $_______ E. losses with respect to Asset Dispositions $_______ F fees, costs and expenses related to any consummated, anticipated, unsuccessful or attempted equity offering or repurchase of equity, debt incurrence (including for the avoidance of doubt, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Loan Documents), investment or acquisition $_______ G. restricted stock expenses and stock option expenses $_______ H. non-cash unrealized losses attributable to the application of "mark to market" accounting in respect of any Hedge Agreements $_______ I. any currency translation losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness $_______ J. unusual and non-recurring losses (excluding unusual and nonrecurring losses from discontinued operations) $_______
Exhibit J 1631673748.4 K. non-cash compensation charges, including any such charges arising from stock options, restricted stock grants or other equity-incentive programs $_______ L. The amount included in determining Consolidated Net Income (without duplication) of (i) interest income, (ii) any unusual and non-recurring gains, (iii) non-cash gains or non-cash items, increasing Consolidated Net Income, and (iv) gains with respect to Asset Dispositions $_______ M. Consolidated EBITDA: The sum of Item II.A. through Item II.K. less Item II.L. $_______ N. Consolidated Leverage Ratio: The ratio of Item I.K. to Item II.M. _______
Exhibit J 1631673748.4 ATTACHMENT 2 (to ___/____/_____ Compliance Certificate) CONSOLIDATED INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO I. Consolidated EBITDA: Insert amount from Item II.M. of Attachment 1 $_______ II. Consolidated Interest Expense (in each case determined and combined for Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof in accordance with GAAP) A. All interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including, without limitation, capitalized interest, interest expense attributable to Capital Lease Obligations and all net payment obligations pursuant to any Hedge Agreement) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in each case, of or by the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (without duplication) $_______ B. Interest Coverage Ratio: The ratio of Item I. to Item II.A. _______
Exhibit P-1 1628704736.22 EXHIBIT P-1 [FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Ubiquiti Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the various Guarantors as are or may become parties thereto, the various financial institutions as are or may become parties thereto (the “Lenders”), and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the (“Administrative Agent”)). Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.9 [Taxes] of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN if applicable). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. [NAME OF LENDER] By: Name: Title: Date: ___________ ____, 20____
Exhibit P-2 1628704736.22 EXHIBIT P-2 [FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Ubiquiti Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the various Guarantors as are or may become parties thereto, the various financial institutions as are or may become parties thereto (the “Lenders”), and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the (“Administrative Agent”)). Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.9 [Taxes] of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3) (B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN if applicable). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. [NAME OF PARTICIPANT] By: Name: Title: Date: ___________ ____, 20____
Exhibit P-3 1628704736.22 EXHIBIT P-3 [FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Ubiquiti Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the various Guarantors as are or may become parties thereto, the various financial institutions as are or may become parties thereto (the “Lenders”), and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the (“Administrative Agent”)). Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.9 [Taxes] of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN if applicable) or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN if applicable) from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. [NAME OF PARTICIPANT] By: Name: Title: Date: ___________ ____, 20____
Exhibit P-4 EXHIBIT P-4 [FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 2026 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Ubiquiti Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the various Guarantors as are or may become parties thereto, the various financial institutions as are or may become parties thereto (the “Lenders”), and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the (“Administrative Agent”)). Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.9 [Taxes] of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W- 8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN if applicable) or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN if applicable) from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. [NAME OF LENDER] By: Name: Title: Date: ___________ ____, 20____
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Robert J. Pera, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ubiquiti Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | May 8, 2026 | ||||
| /s/ Robert J. Pera | |||||
Robert J. Pera Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Kevin Radigan, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ubiquiti Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | May 8, 2026 | ||||
| /s/ Kevin Radigan | |||||
Kevin Radigan Chief Accounting and Finance Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Robert J. Pera, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of Ubiquiti Inc. on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Ubiquiti Inc.
Date: May 8, 2026
| By: | /s/ Robert J. Pera | |||||||
| Name: | Robert J. Pera | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||
I, Kevin Radigan, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of Ubiquiti Inc. on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Ubiquiti Inc.
Date: May 8, 2026
| By: | /s/ Kevin Radigan | |||||||
| Name: | Kevin Radigan | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Accounting and Finance Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||