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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2024

 

 

RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37754   47-5081182

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 495-3000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value   RRR   NASDAQ Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01.

Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

Indenture

On March 14, 2024, Red Rock Resorts, Inc.’s consolidated subsidiary, Station Casinos LLC (the “Company”), issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 14, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee. Interest on the Notes will be paid every six months in arrears on March 15 and September 15, commencing September 15, 2024.

The Notes and the related guarantees are the Company’s and the Guarantors’ general senior unsecured obligations. The Notes and the related guarantees rank senior in right of payment to all our existing and future debt that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the guarantees and equally in right of payment with all the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future senior liabilities. The Notes and the guarantees are effectively subordinated to any of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future debt that is secured by senior or prior liens on the collateral, including indebtedness under the Company’s New Credit Facilities (defined below) and other secured debt permitted to be incurred pursuant to the terms of the Indenture governing the Notes, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness. The Notes and the guarantees are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes.

On or after March 15, 2027, the Company may redeem all or any part of the Notes, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on March 15 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2027

     103.313

2028

     101.656

2029 and thereafter

     100.000

Prior to March 15, 2027, the Company may at any time redeem some or all of the Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, plus a make-whole premium. In addition, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes before March 15, 2027, with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings.

If the Company experiences certain change of control events (as defined in the Indenture governing the Notes), it must offer to repurchase the Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable repurchase date.

If the Company sells assets under certain circumstances and does not use the proceeds for specified purposes, the Company must offer to repurchase the Notes at 100% of their principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed to the applicable repurchase date.

The Indenture governing the Notes contains certain covenants limiting, among other things, the Company’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability and the ability of its subsidiaries (other than its unrestricted subsidiaries) to:

 

   

pay dividends or distributions (other than customary tax distributions) or make certain other restricted payments or investments;

 

   

incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue disqualified stock or create subordinated indebtedness that is not subordinated to the Notes or the guarantees;

 


   

create liens;

 

   

transfer and sell assets;

 

   

merge, consolidate, or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;

 

   

enter into certain transactions with affiliates;

 

   

engage in lines of business other than its core business and related businesses; and

 

   

create restrictions on dividends or other payments by our restricted subsidiaries.

These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as set forth in the Indenture governing the Notes. The Indenture governing the Notes also provides for events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on such Notes to be declared due and payable.

The Company used, or intends to use, the net proceeds of the sale of the Notes, together with the borrowings under the Company’s New Term B Loan (defined below) and $200.0 million of borrowings under the New Revolving Credit Facility (defined below), to (i) refinance all loans and commitments outstanding under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 8, 2016, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to March 14, 2024, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), (ii) pay fees and costs associated with such transactions and (iii) for general corporate purposes.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture governing the Notes, filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

On March 14, 2024, the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which amended and restated the Existing Credit Agreement and pursuant to which the Company (a) incurred (i) a new senior secured term “B” loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1,570.0 million (the “New Term B Facility” and the term “B” loans funded thereunder, the “New Term B Loan”) and (ii) a new senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1,100.0 million (the “New Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the New Term B Facility, the “New Credit Facilities”), and (b) made certain other amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth therein.

The New Revolving Credit Facility will mature on March 14, 2029. The New Term B Facility will mature on March 14, 2031.

The Credit Agreement allows the Company to request one or more incremental term loan facilities, incremental revolving credit facilities and/or increases to the New Term B Loan or the New Revolving Credit Facility under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate amount of up to the sum of (x) the greater of $750.0 million and 1.00 times Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus (y) the amount of certain voluntary prepayments of indebtedness plus (z) such additional amount so long as the Company’s total secured net leverage ratio on a pro forma basis would not exceed 4.00 to 1.00 or, if incurred in connection with a permitted acquisition or other permitted investment, the total secured net leverage ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such loans, in each case, subject to certain conditions and receipt of commitments by existing or additional financial institutions or institutional lenders.

All borrowings under the New Credit Facilities are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including the absence of a default and the accuracy of representations and warranties subject to certain exceptions.

 


Borrowings under the New Credit Facilities bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either (a) the forward-looking Secured Overnight Financing Rate term rate published two (2) U.S. government securities business days prior to the commencement of the applicable interest period (“Term SOFR”), subject to a floor of 0.0% or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (ii) the administrative agent’s “prime rate” and (iii) the one-month Term SOFR rate plus 1.00%, in each case plus an applicable margin. Such applicable margin is (x) in the case of the New Revolving Credit Facility, 1.50% per annum in the case of any Term SOFR loan and 0.50% in the case of any base rate loan, subject to one 0.25% step-up based on the Company’s total secured net leverage ratio and (y) in the case of the New Term B Loan, 2.25% per annum in the case of any Term SOFR loan and 1.25% in the case of any base rate loan. Additionally, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee in respect of any unused commitments under the New Revolving Credit Facility in the amount of 0.30% per annum of principal amount of the commitments of all lenders. The Company is also required to pay customary agency fees as well as letter of credit participation fees computed at a rate per annum equal to the applicable margin for Term SOFR revolver borrowings on the daily stated amount of outstanding letters of credit, plus such letter of credit issuer’s customary documentary and processing fees and charges and a fronting fee in an amount equal to 0.125% per annum of the daily stated amount of such letter of credit. The Company is required to make quarterly amortization payments in an annual amount equal to 1.00% of the original aggregate principal amount of the New Term B Loan, with the balance payable at maturity, unless otherwise reduced by prepayment. The Company is also required to make mandatory payments of amounts outstanding under the New Credit Facilities with the proceeds of certain casualty events, debt issuances and asset sales and, depending on its consolidated total net leverage ratio and commencing with the first full fiscal year of the Company to occur after the closing date of the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to apply a portion of its excess cash flow to repay amounts outstanding under the New Term B Loan, which would reduce future principal payments.

Borrowings under the New Credit Facilities are guaranteed by all of the Company’s existing and future material wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries and are secured by pledges of all of the equity interests in the Company and its material restricted subsidiaries, a security interest in substantially all of the personal property of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors, and mortgages on the material real property and improvements owned or leased by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, in each case, subject to customary and other exceptions.

The New Revolving Credit Facility requires compliance on a quarterly basis with a maximum total secured net leverage ratio test of 5.00 to 1.00. For purposes of determining compliance with such financial maintenance covenant for any fiscal quarter, the Company may exercise an equity cure by issuing certain permitted securities for cash or otherwise receiving cash contributions to the Company’s capital that will, upon the Company’s receipt of such cash, be included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for the purpose of such financial maintenance covenant. The equity cure right may not be exercised in more than two fiscal quarters during any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters or more than five fiscal quarters during the term of the New Credit Facilities. Under the Credit Agreement, we may also be required to meet specified leverage ratios or cash interest coverage ratios in order to take certain actions, such as incurring certain debt or making certain acquisitions. In addition, the Credit Agreement includes negative covenants, subject to certain exceptions, restricting or limiting the Company’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) make non-ordinary course dispositions of assets; (ii) participate in certain mergers and acquisitions; (iii) make dividends and stock repurchases and optional redemptions (and optional prepayments) of subordinated debt; (iv) incur indebtedness; (v) make certain loans and investments; (vi) create liens; (vii) transact with affiliates; (viii) change the business of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries; (ix) enter into negative pledges or restrictions on the ability of restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make distributions and limitations; and (x) change the fiscal year.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the credit agreement governing the New Credit Facilities, filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

The information contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.


Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following material is being furnished as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Exhibit Number   

Description

4.1    Indenture, dated as of March 14, 2024, among Station Casinos LLC, the guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee.
10.1    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2024, among Stations Casino, LLC, the guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    Red Rock Resorts, Inc.
Date: March 14, 2024     By:  

/s/ Stephen L. Cootey

      Stephen L. Cootey
      Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
EX-4.1 2 d806794dex41.htm EX-4.1 EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

STATION CASINOS LLC

THE GUARANTORS

named herein

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

as Trustee

6.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2032

INDENTURE

Dated as of March 14, 2024

 

 

 


CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

 

Trust Indenture Act Section

       

Indenture Section

310(a)(1)       N.A.
(a)(2)       N.A.
(a)(3)       N.A.
(a)(4)       N.A.
(a)(5)       N.A.
(b)       N.A.
(c)       N.A.
311(a)       N.A.
(b)       N.A.
(c)       N.A.
312(a)       2.05
(b)       N.A.
(c)       N.A.
313(a)       N.A.
(b)(2)       N.A.
(c)       N.A.
(d)       N.A.
314(a)       4.03
(c)(1)       N.A.
(c)(2)       N.A.
(c)(3)       N.A.
(e)       N.A.
(f)       N.A.
315(a)       7.01
(b)       12.02
(c)       7.01
(d)       7.01
(e)       6.11
316(a)(last sentence)       2.09
(a)(1)(A)       6.05
(a)(1)(B)       6.04
(a)(2)       N.A.
(b)       6.07
(c)       2.12
317(a)(1)       6.08
(a)(2)       6.09
(b)       2.04
318(a)       N.A.
(b)       N.A.
(c)       N.A.
N.A. means not applicable.      

 

*

This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     1  

Section 1.01

  Definitions      1  

Section 1.02

  Other Definitions      50  

Section 1.03

  Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act      50  

Section 1.04

  Rules of Construction      51  

ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES

     51  

Section 2.01

  Form and Dating      51  

Section 2.02

  Execution and Authentication      52  

Section 2.03

  Registrar and Paying Agent      52  

Section 2.04

  Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust      53  

Section 2.05

  Holder Lists      53  

Section 2.06

  Transfer and Exchange      53  

Section 2.07

  Replacement Notes      64  

Section 2.08

  Outstanding Notes      64  

Section 2.09

  Treasury Notes      65  

Section 2.10

  Temporary Notes      65  

Section 2.11

  Cancellation      65  

Section 2.12

  Defaulted Interest      65  

Section 2.13

  CUSIP Numbers      66  

ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

     66  

Section 3.01

  Notices to Trustee      66  

Section 3.02

  Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased      66  

Section 3.03

  Notice of Redemption      67  

Section 3.04

  Effect of Notice of Redemption      68  

Section 3.05

  Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price      68  

Section 3.06

  Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part      68  

Section 3.07

  Optional Redemption      68  

Section 3.08

  Mandatory Redemption      69  

Section 3.09

  Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds      69  

ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS

     71  

Section 4.01

  Payment of Notes      71  

Section 4.02

  Maintenance of Office or Agency      71  

Section 4.03

  Provision of Financial Information      71  

Section 4.04

  Compliance Certificate      73  

Section 4.05

  Taxes      74  

Section 4.06

  Stay, Extension and Usury Laws      74  

Section 4.07

  Restricted Payments      74  

 

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Section 4.08

  Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries      80  

Section 4.09

  Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock      83  

Section 4.10

  Asset Sales      89  

Section 4.11

  Transactions with Affiliates      91  

Section 4.12

  Liens      95  

Section 4.13

  Lines of Business      96  

Section 4.14

  Legal Existence      96  

Section 4.15

  Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control      96  

Section 4.16

  Covenant Termination      97  

Section 4.17

  Additional Subsidiary Guarantees      98  

Section 4.18

  Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries      98  

Section 4.19

  No Layering      98  

Section 4.20

  Mandatory Disposition Pursuant to Gaming/Racing Laws      99  

Section 4.21

  Financial Calculations for Limited Condition Transactions      99  

ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS

     101  

Section 5.01

  Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets      101  

Section 5.02

  Successor Person Substituted      102  

ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     103  

Section 6.01

  Events of Default and Remedies      103  

Section 6.02

  Acceleration and Certain Events of Bankruptcy      104  

Section 6.03

  Other Remedies      106  

Section 6.04

  Waiver of Past Defaults      107  

Section 6.05

  Control by Majority      107  

Section 6.06

  Limitation on Suits      107  

Section 6.07

  Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment      107  

Section 6.08

  Collection Suit by Trustee      108  

Section 6.09

  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      108  

Section 6.10

  Priorities      108  

Section 6.11

  Undertaking for Costs      109  

Section 6.12

  Remedies Subject to Applicable Law      109  

ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE

     109  

Section 7.01

  Duties of Trustee      109  

Section 7.02

  Rights of Trustee      110  

Section 7.03

  Individual Rights of Trustee      112  

Section 7.04

  Trustee’s Disclaimer      112  

Section 7.05

  Notice of Defaults      112  

Section 7.06

  [RESERVED]      113  

Section 7.07

  Compensation and Indemnity      113  

Section 7.08

  Replacement of Trustee      114  

Section 7.09

  Successor Trustee by Merger, etc      115  

Section 7.10

  Eligibility; Disqualification      115  

Section 7.11

  [RESERVED]      115  

 

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ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

     115  

Section 8.01

  Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance      115  

Section 8.02

  Legal Defeasance and Discharge      115  

Section 8.03

  Covenant Defeasance      116  

Section 8.04

  Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance      116  

Section 8.05

  Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions      118  

Section 8.06

  Repayment to Company      118  

Section 8.07

  Reinstatement      118  

ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

     119  

Section 9.01

  Without Consent of Holders of Notes      119  

Section 9.02

  With Consent of Holders of Notes      120  

Section 9.03

  [RESERVED]      121  

Section 9.04

  Revocation and Effect of Consents      121  

Section 9.05

  Notation on or Exchange of Notes      122  

Section 9.06

  Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc      122  

ARTICLE 10 [RESERVED]

     122  

ARTICLE 11 NOTE GUARANTIES

     122  

Section 11.01

  Guaranty      122  

Section 11.02

  Limitation on Guarantor Liability      123  

Section 11.03

  Execution and Delivery of Guaranty      124  

Section 11.04

  Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets of Guarantors      124  

Section 11.05

  Successor Corporation Substituted      125  

Section 11.06

  Releases      125  

ARTICLE 12 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     126  

Section 12.01

  Satisfaction and Discharge      126  

Section 12.02

  Application of Trust Money      127  

ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS

     127  

Section 13.01

  [RESERVED]      127  

Section 13.02

  Notices      127  

Section 13.03

  [RESERVED]      128  

Section 13.04

  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent      129  

Section 13.05

  Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion      129  

Section 13.06

  Rules by Trustee and Agents      129  

 

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Section 13.07

  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders      129  

Section 13.08

  Governing Law; Jurisdiction      130  

Section 13.09

  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements      130  

Section 13.10

  Successors      130  

Section 13.11

  Severability      130  

Section 13.12

  Counterpart Originals      130  

Section 13.13

  Table of Contents, Headings, etc      131  

Section 13.14

  Force Majeure      131  

Section 13.15

  Patriot Act      131  

Section 13.16

  Waiver of Jury Trial      131  

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A    -    Form of Note
Exhibit B    -    Form of Certificate of Transfer
Exhibit C    -    Form of Certificate of Exchange
Exhibit D    -    Form of Certificate of Acquiring Institutional Accredited Investor
Exhibit E    -    Form of Notation of Guaranty
Exhibit F    -    Form of Supplemental Indenture

 

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INDENTURE dated as of March 14, 2024 among Station Casinos LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company”), the Guarantors (as defined) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined) of the 6.625% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”):

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01 Definitions.

“144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.

“Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person, Indebtedness of another Person and any of such other Person’s Subsidiaries existing at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such Person or at the time it merges, amalgamates or consolidates with such Person or any of such Person’s Subsidiaries or is assumed by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person in connection with the acquisition of assets from such other Person and in each case not Incurred by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person or such other Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Subsidiary of such Person or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.

“Additional Notes” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.02 and 4.09 hereof, as part of the same series as the Initial Notes.

“Affiliate” means, when used with reference to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, the referent Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “affiliated,” “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative of the foregoing.

“Agent” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent or additional paying agent.

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.

“Applicable Premium” means with respect to any Note on any Redemption Date, as determined by the Company, the greater of:

(2) the excess of:


(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of the Note; and (A) the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the Redemption Price of the Note at March 15, 2027 (as set forth in the table appearing under Paragraph 5 of the Note) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through March 15, 2027 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date, or in the case of a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or a legal defeasance or covenant defeasance under this Indenture, the Treasury Rate as of two Business Days prior to the date on which funds to pay the Notes are deposited with the Trustee under this Indenture, plus 50 basis points; over

(B) the principal amount of the Note.

“Asset Acquisition” means:

(1) an Investment by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary of an Obligor or of a Restricted Subsidiary or shall be merged, consolidated or amalgamated into or with any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary of an Obligor; or

(2) the acquisition by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary of assets of any Person comprising a division or line of business of such Person or all or substantially all of the assets of such Person.

“Asset Sale” means any direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other disposition (for purposes of this definition, each a “disposition”) by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation, pursuant to any sale and leaseback transaction or any merger or consolidation of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with or into another Person (other than another Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary) whereby such Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) to any Person of:

(1) any property or assets of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary (other than Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary) to the extent that any such disposition is not in the ordinary course of business of such Obligor; or

(2) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by law to be held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary),

other than, in both cases:

(A) any disposition to the Company;

(B) any disposition to any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary;

(C) any disposition that constitutes a Restricted Payment or a Permitted Investment that is made in accordance with Section 4.07 hereof;

(D) any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in Net Cash Proceeds to such Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary of less than the greater of $75.0 million and 10.0% of LTM EBITDA; (E) any transaction that is consummated in accordance with Section 5.01 or a transaction that constitutes a Change of Control;

 

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(F) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse (direct or indirect), of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof;

(G) dispositions in connection with any Permitted Lien in accordance with Section 4.12 and granting Permitted Liens or any other pledge, assignment by way of collateral security, grant of security interest, hypothecation or mortgage, permitted by this Indenture or any foreclosure, judicial or other sale, public or private, by the pledgee, assignee, mortgagee or other secured party of the subject assets;

(H) sales, dispositions, or transfers of used, surplus, damaged, worn-out or obsolete equipment or assets that, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, are no longer used or useful in the business of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and the abandonment, cancellation, lapse sale or other disposition of intellectual property that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and sales, leases licenses or transfers of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(I) sales or grants by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries of licenses or sublicenses to use software, patents, trade secrets, know-how and other intellectual property, and licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases of other assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not materially interfering with the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(J) any exchange of like property pursuant to Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for use in a Permitted Business;

(K) sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;

(L) any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind that does not have a material adverse effect on the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or otherwise in the ordinary course of business;

(M) an issuance of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary or as part of or pursuant to an equity incentive or compensation plan approved by the Board of Directors;

(N) foreclosures, condemnation, eminent domain or any similar action on assets, sales, transfers or other dispositions of property subject to damage, loss or destruction or the granting of Liens not prohibited by this Indenture;

(O) dedications or dispositions of, or the granting of easements, rights of way, rights of access and/or similar rights, to any Governmental Authority, utility providers, cable or other communication providers and/or other parties providing services or benefits to any project, any real property held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or the public at large that would not reasonably be expected to interfere in any material respect with the operations of the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary; (P) (i) the lease, sublease or license of any portion of any Property to Persons who, either directly or through Affiliates of such Persons, intend to operate or manage nightclubs, bars, restaurants, recreation areas, spas, pools, exercise or gym facilities, or entertainment or retail venues or similar or related establishments or facilities and (ii) the grant of declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions and/or easements with respect to common area spaces and similar instruments benefiting such tenants of such leases, subleases and licenses;

 

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(Q) any transfer of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming/Racing Facility in connection with the occurrence of a Trigger Event;

(R) any disposition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(S) dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements;

(T) any disposition of Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement or other obligation with or to a Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) from whom such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired, or from whom such Restricted Subsidiary acquired its business and assets (having been newly formed in connection with such acquisition), made as part of such acquisition and in each case comprising all or a portion of the consideration in respect of such sale or acquisition;

(U) any financing transaction with respect to property constructed, acquired, replaced, repaired or improved (including any reconstruction, refurbishment, renovation and/or development of real property) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, including sale and leaseback transactions and asset securitizations, permitted by this Indenture;

(V) in the ordinary course of business, any swap of assets, or lease, assignment or sublease of any real or personal property, in exchange for services (including in connection with any outsourcing arrangements) of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the Company;

(W) any exchange of assets (including a combination of assets and Cash Equivalents) for assets (in each case including Equity Interests) related to a Permitted Business of comparable or greater market value or usefulness to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the Company;

(X) sale of any property in a sale and leaseback transaction;

(Y) disposition of non-core assets acquired in connection with any acquisition or Investment permitted under this Indenture in an amount not to exceed 25% of the aggregate purchase price for such acquisition or Investment;

(Z) expenditures to make capital expenditures, Expansion Capital Expenditures and expenditures of Development Expenses by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(AA) voluntary termination of Hedging Obligations and other assets or contracts in the ordinary course of business; (BB) the dedication of space or other dispositions of property in connection with and in furtherance of constructing structures or improvements reasonably related to the development, construction and operation of any project;

 

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(CC) sales, transfer or other dispositions by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of Investments in Joint Ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the Joint Venture parties set forth in Joint Venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(DD) sales of real properties that constitute Tribal Trust Property; and

(EE) transfers, sales or dispositions of real property and related assets to a landlord under a Gaming/Racing Lease or one of its Affiliates, to the extent Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries will lease such real property and related assets; provided that (i) at the time of the execution of the definitive documentation for (or, at the option of the Company, at the time of the consummation of) such transfer, sale or disposition, no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, (ii) Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 50% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (free and clear of all Liens at the time received other than Permitted Liens) (it being understood that for the purposes of clause (ii), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Notes, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable transfer, sale or disposition and for which Company and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing and (B) any securities received by Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within one hundred and eighty (180) days following the closing of the applicable disposition).

In the event that a transaction (or a portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one category of an Asset Sale, the Obligor, in its sole discretion, will be entitled to divide and classify or from time to time reclassify (as if incurred on such date) such transaction (or a portion thereof) between or among such categories.

“Bank Credit Agreement” means the credit facility provided to the Company pursuant to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party thereto as guarantors, the financial institutions from time to time named therein, and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, in each case as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors or other purchasers), modified, substituted or otherwise restructured (including, but not limited to, the inclusion of additional borrowers thereunder), in whole or in part from time to time whether or not with the same agent, trustee, representative, lenders or holders and irrespective of any changes in the terms and conditions thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Bank Credit Agreement” shall include agreements in respect of Interest Swap Obligations and other Hedging Obligations with lenders party to the Bank Credit Agreement or their Affiliates.

 

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“Bankruptcy Law” means the United States Bankruptcy Code and any other bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium or similar law providing relief to debtors, in each case, as from time to time amended and applicable to the relevant case.

“Board” means (1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; (2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors (or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board) or other similar governing body of the controlling general partner of the partnership; (3) with respect to a limited liability company, the Person or Persons who are the managing member, members or managers or any controlling committee or managing member, members or managers thereof; and (4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee or other body of such Person serving a similar function.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

“Capital Stock” means:

(1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, rights, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of common stock and preferred stock of such Person; and

(2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person.

“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, as to any Person, the discounted rental stream payable by such Person that is required to be classified and accounted for as a finance lease obligation under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligation at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that any Permitted Leases will be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capitalized Lease Obligation and each Gaming/Racing Lease will be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capitalized Lease Obligation. The final maturity of any such obligation shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without penalty.

“Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) Government Securities;

(2) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and rated at least “A” by S&P or “A” by Moody’s (in each case, at the time of acquisition);

(3) time deposits with, or certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances (including eurodollar deposits) of, any commercial bank or trust company that (i) is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking Subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and (ii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof; (4) investments in commercial paper maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof and rated at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, respectively, (in each case, at the time of acquisition) ;

 

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(5) repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (1) and (2) above and entered into with a commercial bank described in clause (3) above;

(6) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (3) above (in each case, at the time of acquisition);

(7) Investments in money market mutual funds that invest primarily in the foregoing items (determined at the time such investment in such fund is made);

(8) solely with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, (i) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office or principal place of business, or issued by any agency of such country and backed by the full faith and credit of such country, and rated at least “A” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or “A2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (in each case, at the time of acquisition), (ii) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances issued by any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business, or payable to a Company promptly following demand and maturing within one year of the date of acquisition and (iii) other customarily utilized high-quality or cash equivalent-type Investments in the country where such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office or principal place of business;

(9) Local currencies held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; and

(10) Investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described above.

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, to any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to a Permitted Holder;

(2) the adoption, or, if applicable, the approval of any requisite percentage of the Company’s stockholders of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (but excluding (i) any employee benefit plan of such Person or its subsidiaries, any Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, or any holding company for the Company existing on the Issue Date or any Person formed as a holding company for the Company (in a transaction where the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for the Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person constituting all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance)) and (ii) the Permitted Holders)) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of the Company on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) which Voting Stock represents, at any time, voting power that is equal to or more than the voting power represented by the Voting Stock “beneficially owned,” directly or indirectly (and taking into account all such securities that the Permitted Holders have the right to acquire pursuant to any option right), by the Permitted Holders at such time;

 

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provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Change of Control be deemed to have occurred if the Permitted Holders, collectively, have, directly or indirectly, “beneficial ownership” of 50% or more of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of the Company on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right).

For purposes of this definition, a “person” or “group” shall not be deemed to beneficially own Voting Stock subject to a stock or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (or voting or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the acquisition of the Voting Stock in connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreement.

“Change of Control Triggering Event” means both a Change of Control and a Rating Decline; provided, however, that a Change of Control Triggering Event shall not be deemed to have occurred if the Company effects a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of the Notes prior to a Rating Decline.

“Company Tax Payments” means payments by the Company to Holdco, or any successor or assignee thereof, in amounts sufficient to enable Holdco to make Tax Distributions (as defined in the Holdco LLC Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date or as may be amended, modified or replaced from time so long as such amendment, modification or replacement is not materially adverse to Holders of the Notes) to its members pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Holdco LLC Agreement (as in effect on the Issue Date or as may be amended, modified or replaced from time so long as such amendment, modification or replacement is not materially adverse to Holders of the Notes); provided that Company Tax Payments in respect of Holdco’s members’ actual state and United States federal income tax liabilities in respect of income earned by Unrestricted Subsidiaries during any period shall be permitted solely to the extent of payments received from (or credits used by) Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement with respect to such period.

“Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, S.A.

“Company” means Station Casinos LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and any and all successors thereto that become party to this Indenture in accordance with its terms.

“Consolidated Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person on any Determination Date, the ratio of:

 

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(1) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to such date for which internal financial reports are available, ended not more than 135 days prior to such date, to (2) Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash with respect to such period net of cash interest income (other than cash interest income in respect of notes receivable and similar items) of Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, minus the sum (without duplication) of any of the following to the extent deemed to be included in Consolidated Interest Expense and paid in cash with respect to such period: (a) payments received under Hedging Obligations relating to interest rates with respect to such period, (b) arrangement, commitment or upfront fees and similar financing fees, original issue discount, and redemption or prepayment premiums payable during or with respect to such period, (c) interest payable during or with respect to such period with respect to Escrowed Indebtedness and Indebtedness that has been Discharged, (d) any cash costs associated with breakage or termination in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates payable during such period and costs and fees associated with obtaining Hedging Obligations and fees payable thereunder and (e) fees and expenses associated with the consummation of the Transactions. Consolidated Interest Expense shall exclude interest expense in respect of (a) Indebtedness that is excluded from Consolidated Net Indebtedness by reason of clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the proviso thereof, to the extent of such exclusion and (b) Indebtedness not in excess of $600.0 million at any one time outstanding that constitutes Development Expenses, or the proceeds of which were applied to fund Development Expenses (but only for so long as such Indebtedness or such funded expenses, as the case may be, constitute Development Expenses);

provided that the Consolidated Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect, as of the beginning of the applicable period, to any Asset Acquisition, Incurrence, repayment or redemption of Indebtedness (including the Notes), issuance or redemption of Disqualified Capital Stock, Asset Sale, designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and any execution, amendment, modification or termination of any Gaming/Racing Lease (or waiver of any provisions thereof) at any time during or subsequent to such period, but on or prior to the applicable Determination Date.

In making such computation, Consolidated Interest Expense:

(1) attributable to any Indebtedness bearing a floating interest rate shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rate in effect on the date of computation had been the applicable rate for the entire period (except that such interest on Indebtedness, to the extent covered by agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements); or

(2) attributable to interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving Credit Facility shall be computed on a pro forma basis based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness outstanding during the applicable period.

It is understood that the Company may rely on internal or publicly reported financial reports even though there may be subsequent adjustments (including review and audit adjustments) to such financial statements. For avoidance of doubt, any action taken or not taken in compliance with a covenant in this Indenture which is based upon or made in reliance on a computation of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio by the Company based on such internal or publicly reported financial statements shall be deemed to continue to comply with the applicable covenant, notwithstanding any subsequent adjustments that may result in changes to such internal or publicly reported financial statements.

For purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense of the Company for the most recently completed period of four full fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the last quarter for which internal financial statements are available (such period of four fiscal quarters, the “Measurement Period”), not more than 135 days prior to the transaction or event giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense; (1) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would become a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) shall be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such Measurement Period;

 

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(2) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such Measurement Period;

(3) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have in any manner:

(A) acquired (including through an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business or commenced operation of any Project during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date; or

(B) disposed of (including by way of an Asset Sale or the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date,

such calculation shall be made on a pro forma basis in accordance with GAAP as if, in the case of an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business or operation of such Project, all such transactions had been consummated or effected on the first day of such Measurement Period and, in the case of an Asset Sale or termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business, all such transactions had been consummated prior to the first day of such Measurement Period; provided, however, that such pro forma adjustment shall give effect to any pro forma “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies that have occurred or are reasonably expected to be initiated within the 18-month period following the consummation of the transaction, in the reasonable judgment of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company (regardless of whether such expense or cost savings could then be reflected in pro forma financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the SEC related thereto); and

(4) any Indebtedness Incurred and proceeds thereof received and applied as a result of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio will be deemed to have been so Incurred, received and applied on the first day of such Measurement Period.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum (without duplication) of:

(1) the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period; plus

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(A) all income, capital gains, withholding, franchise or similar taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period; (B) the consolidated interest expense of such Person for such period, whether paid or accrued, and whether or not capitalized, and including, without limitation, (i) the interest portion of payments on Capitalized Lease Obligations, (ii) amortization of financing fees, debt issuance costs and interest or deferred financing or debt issuance costs, (iii) arrangement, commitment or upfront fees, original issue discount, redemption or prepayment premiums, (iv) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing, (v) interest with respect to Indebtedness that has been Discharged and any Escrowed Indebtedness, (vi) the accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities during such period, (vii) interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments, (viii) net payments made under Hedging Obligations relating to interest rates with respect to such period and any costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates, (ix) all interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations and financing fees, (x) fees and expenses associated with the consummation of the Transactions, (xi) annual or quarterly agency and trustee fees paid to the agent or trustee under any Indebtedness permitted hereunder and (xii) costs and fees associated with obtaining Hedging Obligations and fees payable thereunder, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;

(C) depreciation and amortization expense (including the amortization of deferred financing charges) and any amortization or write-off of goodwill or other intangible assets and depreciation expense for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period-and any other non-cash charges or expenses, including any write-off or write-down, reducing Consolidated Net Income (excluding (x) any amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to such date and (y) any non-cash charges and expenses that result in an accrual of a reserve for cash charges or expenses in any future period of consecutive fiscal quarters that the Company elects not to add back in the current period (it being understood that reserves may be charged in the current period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to such date or when paid, as reasonably determined by Company)) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; provided that if any such non-cash charges or expenses represent an accrual of a reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to the extent Company elected to previously add back such amounts to Consolidated EBITDA;

(D) any non-recurring costs or expenses of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries or of an acquired company or business incurred in connection with the purchase or acquisition of such acquired company or business by such Person ( in each case, including those relating to severance, relocation costs and one time compensation charges) and any non-recurring adjustments necessary to conform the accounting policies of the acquired company or business to those of such Person;

(E) any cost, charge, fee or expense (including discounts and commissions, premiums and penalties, original issue discount, debt issuance costs and deferred financing costs and including fees and charges incurred in respect of letters of credit or bankers acceptance financings) (or any amortization or write-off of any of the foregoing) associated with any issuance (or proposed issuance) of debt, or equity or any refinancing transaction (or proposed refinancing transaction) or any amendment or other modification of any debt instrument; (F) any charges, fees and expenses (or any amortization thereof) (including, without limitation, all legal, accounting, advisory or other transaction-related fees, charges, costs and expenses and any bonuses or success fee payments related to the Transactions) related to the Transactions, any Specified Transactions, any acquisition, Investment, disposition, Restricted Payment (or any such proposed Specified Transaction, acquisition, Investment, disposition, Restricted Payment) (including amortization or write offs of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums and prepayment penalties), in each case, whether or not successful; and

 

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(G) expenses actually reimbursed in cash to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary by an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement; less

(3) (a) all non-cash items of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, and other than any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges for any prior period subsequent to the Issue Date which was not added back to Consolidated EBITDA when accrued and (b) to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, any unusual or non-recurring items of income or gain to the extent increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus

(4) Pre-Opening Expenses; plus

(5) the amount of any restructuring charges or reserve (including those relating to severance, relocation costs and one-time compensation charges), costs incurred in connection with any non-recurring strategic initiatives or new initiatives, other business optimization expenses (including incentive costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and signing, retention and completion bonuses) and any unusual or non-recurring charges or items of loss or expense (including, without limitation, losses on asset sales (other than asset sales in the ordinary course of business)); plus

(6) Company Tax Payments paid or accrued for such period; plus

(7) [Reserved]; plus

(8) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies projected by Company in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or with respect to which steps have been initiated (in the good faith determination of the Company) during such period (or with respect to Specified Transactions, are reasonably expected to be initiated within eighteen (18) months of the closing date of the Specified Transaction), including in connection with the Transactions or any Specified Transaction (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies had been realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (i) such actions are to be taken within eighteen (18) months after the consummation of such Specified Transaction, restructuring or implementation of an initiative that is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies, (ii) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (8) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period, and (iii) projected amounts (and not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (8) to the extent more than eighteen (18) months have elapsed after the specified action taken (or in the case of a Specified Transaction, more than eighteen (18) months have elapsed after the date of such Specified Transaction) in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies; plus (9) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (3) above for any previous period and not added back; plus

 

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(10) the Estimated Business Interruption Insurance in such period (notwithstanding any classification of the affected operations as discontinued operations or any disposal of such operations).

Consolidated EBITDA shall be further adjusted (to the extent not reflected under clauses (1) through (10) above, without duplication):

(A) to include, if otherwise excluded from Consolidated EBITDA due to the operation of paragraph 2(D) above, the amount of insurance proceeds received during such period or after such period and on or prior to the date the calculation is made with respect to such period, attributable to any property which has been closed or had operations curtailed for such period; provided that such amount of insurance proceeds shall only be included pursuant to this clause (A) to the extent of the amount of insurance proceeds plus Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property for such period (without giving effect to this clause (A)) does not exceed Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property during the most recently completed four fiscal quarters for which financial results are available that such property was fully operational (or if such property has not been fully operational for four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial results are available prior to such closure or curtailment, the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property during the period prior to such closure or curtailment (for which financial results are available) annualized over four fiscal quarters);

(B) to include the Consolidated EBITDA of (i) any Person, property, business or asset (including a management agreement or similar agreement) (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period and (ii) any Unrestricted Subsidiary the designation of which as such is revoked and converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period, in each case, based on the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person (or attributable to such property, business or asset) for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or revocation), determined as if references to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Consolidated Net Income and other defined terms therein were to such Person and its Subsidiaries; provided, that, without duplication of clauses (C) and (D) below, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period ending prior to the first anniversary of any Tribal Gaming Opening Date, the Tribal Management Fees (excluding any one-time development fees) received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from the corresponding Tribe after such Tribal Gaming Opening Date and during the applicable period and included in Consolidated Net Income shall be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days from the applicable Tribal Gaming Opening Date through the end of such period;

(C) to exclude the Consolidated EBITDA of (i) any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period and (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period, in each case based on the actual Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closing, classification or conversion), determined as if references to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Consolidated Net Income and other defined terms therein were to such Person and its Subsidiaries; (D) in the event of any Expansion Capital Expenditures that were opened for business during such period, by multiplying the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Expansion Capital Expenditures and including management agreements or similar agreements that are not addressed in clause (A) above (as determined by Company) in respect of the first three (3) complete fiscal quarters following the opening of the business representing such Expansion Capital Expenditures by: (x) 4 (with respect to the first such quarter), (y) 2 (with respect to the first two such quarters), and (z) 4/3 (with respect to the first three such quarters) and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Expansion Capital Expenditures during the quarter in which the business representing such Expansion Capital Expenditure opened (unless such business opened on the first day of a fiscal quarter);

 

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(E) in the event of any Development Project that was opened for business during such period, by multiplying the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Development Project and including management agreements or similar agreements that are not addressed in clause (A) above (as determined by Company) in respect of the first three (3) complete fiscal quarters following the opening of the business representing such Development Project by: (x) 4 (with respect to the first such quarter), (y) 2 (with respect to the first two such quarters), and (z) 4/3 (with respect to the first three such quarters) and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Development Project during the quarter in which such Development Project opened (unless such business opened on the first day of a fiscal quarter);

(F) in the event of any new operations of the Company or any Subsidiary that have been organically developed by Company or any Subsidiary (e.g., not an Asset Acquisition, but self-developed or self-constructed) that were opened during such period, by multiplying the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such new organically developed operations (as determined by Company in good faith) in respect of the first three (3) complete fiscal quarters following opening of the business representing such organically developed operations by: (x) 4 (with respect to the first such quarter), (y) 2 (with respect to the first two such quarters), and (z) 4/3 (with respect to the first three such quarters) and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such new organically developed operations during the quarter in which such new organically developed operations opened (unless such business opened on the first day of a fiscal quarter); and

(G) in any fiscal quarter during which a purchase of property that prior to such purchase was subject to any operating lease that will be terminated in connection with such purchase shall occur and during the three (3) following fiscal quarters, by increasing Consolidated EBITDA by an amount equal to the quarterly payment in respect of such lease (as if such purchase did not occur) times (a) four (4) (in the case of the quarter in which such purchase occurs), (b) three (3) (in the case of the quarter following such purchase), (c) two (2) (in the case of the second quarter following such purchase) and (d) one (1) (in the case of the third quarter following such purchase), all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of:

(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued during such period (including the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capitalized Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees (including any agent or trustee fees) and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Obligations or Interest Swap Obligations); provided, however, that Consolidated Interest Expense shall not include (w)

 

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amortization or write-offs of debt issuance costs and deferred financing costs (including, without limitation, related to the original issuance of the Notes or any financing consummated prior thereto), (x) any expensing of commitment or other financing fees, (y) write-offs relating to termination of interest rate swap arrangements related to the original issuance of the Notes, or (z) any capitalized interest or any interest portion of payments in connection with any Permitted Lease; and

(2) the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; and

(3) any interest accruing on Escrowed Indebtedness and Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(4) the product of:

(a) all dividend payments on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock); provided that with respect to any series of preferred stock that did not pay cash dividends during such period but that is required to pay cash dividends during any period prior to the maturity date of the Notes, cash dividends shall be deemed to have been paid with respect to such series of preferred stock during the period of accrual for purposes of this clause (4); times

(b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory income tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Interest Expense shall exclude interest expense in respect of Indebtedness that is excluded from Consolidated Net Indebtedness by reason of clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the proviso thereof, to the extent of such exclusion.

“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person on any Determination Date, the ratio of (a) the aggregate amount of Consolidated Net Indebtedness (or, in the case of Indebtedness issued at less than its principal amount at maturity, the accreted value thereof) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such Determination Date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to such date for which internal financial reports are available, ended not more than 135 days prior to such date (the “Measurement Period”), provided that:

(1) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect, as of the beginning of the applicable period, to any Asset Acquisition, Incurrence, repayment or redemption of Indebtedness (including the Notes), issuance or redemption of Disqualified Capital Stock, Asset Sale, designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and any execution, amendment, modification or termination of any Gaming/Racing Lease (or waiver of any provisions thereof) at any time during or subsequent to such period, but on or prior to the applicable Determination Date (a) acquired (including through an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business or commenced operation of any Project during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date; or

(2) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would become a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) shall be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such Measurement Period;

(3) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such Measurement Period;

 

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(4) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have in any manner:

(b) disposed of (including by way of an Asset Sale or the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date,

such calculation shall be made on a pro forma basis in accordance with GAAP as if, in the case of an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business or operation of such Project, all such transactions had been consummated or effected on the first day of such Measurement Period and, in the case of an Asset Sale or termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business, all such transactions had been consummated prior to the first day of such Measurement Period; provided, however, that such pro forma adjustment shall give effect to any pro forma cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies that have occurred or are reasonably expected to be initiated within the 18-month period following the consummation of the transaction, in the reasonable judgment of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company (whether or not such expense or cost savings could then be reflected in pro forma financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the SEC related thereto); and

(5) any Indebtedness Incurred and proceeds thereof received and applied as a result of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio will be deemed to have been so Incurred, received and applied on the first day of such Measurement Period.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that (i) the net income (or loss) of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be included in an amount proportional to the Company’s economic ownership interest therein and (ii) there shall be excluded therefrom:

(1) net after-tax gains and losses from all sales or dispositions of assets (other than assets sales or dispositions in the ordinary course of business);

(2) net after-tax extraordinary or non-recurring gains or losses and losses on early extinguishment of debt;

(3) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment, conversion or cancellation of debt, Interest Swap Obligations, Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments;

(4) any impairment charge or asset write-off, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP; (5) the effect of marking to market Interest Swap Obligations and Hedging Obligations;

 

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(6) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;

(7) any net income or net loss of any other Person if such other Person is not a Subsidiary and is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or is a Restricted Subsidiary (or former Restricted Subsidiary) with respect to which a Trigger Event has occurred following the occurrence and during the continuance of such Trigger Event, except that such Person’s equity in the net income of any such other Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash and the fair market value of property actually distributed by such other Person during such period to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (including management fees) and the returns on capital actually received in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income;

(8) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(b)(3)(A), any net income of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, by contract, operation of law, pursuant to its charter or otherwise on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person; provided that Consolidated Net Income of Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be increased by (x) the net income of such Restricted Subsidiaries solely to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments (including management fees) that are actually paid or are payable in cash to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (not subject to such restriction) thereof in respect of such period by such Restricted Subsidiaries (or to the extent converted into cash) and (y) returns on capital actually received in cash (or to the extent converted into cash):

(9) income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were classified as discontinued);

(10) in the case of a successor to such Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of such Person’s assets, any net income or loss of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets;

(11) non-cash charges relating to compensation expense in connection with benefits provided under employee stock option plans, restricted stock plans and other equity compensation arrangements;

(12) any net unrealized gains and losses resulting from Hedging Obligations and the application of ASC Topic 815 will be excluded;

(13) any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions, to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days);

(14) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses, charges or losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption; (15) any fees, expenses, premiums and other charges in connection with the issuance of the Notes, the incurrence of Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement or any other issuance or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction, amendment or other modification of any debt instrument, acquisition, investment or asset disposition;

 

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(16) payments made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement;

(17) gains and losses resulting solely from fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effect;

(18) any goodwill or other asset impairment charges or other asset write-offs or write downs, including any resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification No. 350 and No. 360, and any expenses or charges relating to the amortization of intangibles as a result of the application of Accounting Standards Codification No. 805;

(19) any non-cash charges or expenses related to the repurchase of stock options to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement, and any non-cash charges or expenses related to the grant, issuance or repricing of, or any amendment or substitution with respect to, or otherwise in respect of, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, or other Equity Interests or other equity based awards or rights or equivalent instruments, and

(20) the amount of any Project Reimbursements received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries ;

provided further that Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by all Corporate Expense Payments paid or accrued for such period.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, for purposes of this Indenture, Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated by deducting, without duplication of amounts otherwise deducted, rent, insurance, property taxes and other amounts and expenses actually paid in cash under any Gaming/Racing Lease (and any guarantee or support arrangement in respect thereof) in the applicable period and no deductions in calculating Consolidated Net Income shall occur as a result of imputed interest, amounts under any such Gaming/Racing Lease (and any guarantee or support arrangement in respect thereof) not paid in cash during the relevant period or other non-cash amounts incurred in respect of such Gaming/ Racing Lease (and any guarantee or support arrangement in respect thereof); provided that any “true-up” of rent paid in cash pursuant to such Gaming/Racing Lease shall be accounted for in the fiscal quarter to which such payment relates as if such payment were originally made in such fiscal quarter.

 

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“Consolidated Net Indebtedness” means, as at any Determination Date, (a) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any such Indebtedness that has been Discharged and any Escrowed Indebtedness) on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on such date prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, purchase money Indebtedness, Indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes and similar instruments and guarantees in respect of any of the foregoing (to be included only to the extent set forth in clause (iii) below), minus (b) Excess Cash, minus (c) Development Expenses (x) of the type described in clause (a) of the definition thereof and (y) to the extent paid using Unrestricted Cash or the proceeds of Indebtedness that was previously included in clause (a) of the definition thereof, of the type described in clause (b) in such definition thereof (excluding Development Expenses that consist of Unrestricted Cash that was deducted from Consolidated Net Indebtedness pursuant to clause (b) above, if any), minus (d) Indebtedness outstanding under the Bank Credit Agreement that was or will be used to finance working capital needs of Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by Company) as of such date (provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that may be excluded pursuant to this clause (d) shall not exceed $50.0 million); provided that (i) Consolidated Net Indebtedness shall not include (A) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder or (B) Indebtedness of the type described in clause (5) of the definition thereof, (ii) the amount of Consolidated Net Indebtedness, in the case of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary, shall be reduced by an amount directly proportional to the amount (if any) by which Consolidated EBITDA was reduced (including through the calculation of Consolidated Net Income) in respect of such non-controlling interest in such Restricted Subsidiary owned by a Person other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) Consolidated Net Indebtedness shall not include guarantees, provided, however, that if and when any guarantee that does not constitute Consolidated Net Indebtedness solely as a result of this clause (iii) is demanded for payment from Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, then the amount of such guarantee shall be included in such calculations of Consolidated Net Indebtedness, and (iv) the amount of Consolidated Net Indebtedness, in the case of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor and which Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Obligor or Holding Company shall be reduced by an amount directly proportional to the amount by which Consolidated EBITDA was reduced due to the undistributed earnings of such Subsidiary being excluded from Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clause (8) thereof.

“Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person on any Determination Date, the ratio of (a) the aggregate amount of Consolidated Net Indebtedness (or, in the case of Indebtedness issued at less than its principal amount at maturity, the accreted value thereof) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such Determination Date that is secured by a lien on the assets or property of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (provided that for purposes of calculating such Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio any Indebtedness Incurred under clause (ii) of the proviso in Section 4.09(b)(3) shall be deemed to be secured by a lien on the assets or property of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to such date for which internal financial reports are available, ended not more than 135 days prior to such date (the “Measurement Period”), provided that:

(1) the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect, as of the beginning of the applicable period, to any Asset Acquisition, Incurrence, repayment or redemption of Indebtedness (including the Notes), issuance or redemption of Disqualified Capital Stock, Asset Sale, designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and any execution, amendment, modification or termination of any Gaming/Racing Lease (or waiver of any provisions thereof) at any time during or subsequent to such period, but on or prior to the applicable Determination Date

 

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(2) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would become a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) shall be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such Measurement Period;

(3) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such Measurement Period;

(4) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have in any manner:

(A) acquired (including through an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business or commenced operation of any Project during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date; or

(B) disposed of (including by way of an Asset Sale or the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date,

such calculation shall be made on a pro forma basis in accordance with GAAP as if, in the case of an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business or operation of such Project, all such transactions had been consummated or effected on the first day of such Measurement Period and, in the case of an Asset Sale or termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business, all such transactions had been consummated prior to the first day of such Measurement Period; provided, however, that such pro forma adjustment shall give effect to any pro forma cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies that have occurred or are reasonably expected to be initiated within the 18-month period following the consummation of the transaction, in the reasonable judgment of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company (regardless of whether such expense or cost savings could then be reflected in pro forma financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the SEC related thereto); and

(5) any Indebtedness Incurred and proceeds thereof received and applied as a result of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio will be deemed to have been so Incurred, received and applied on the first day of such Measurement Period.

“Consolidated Total Assets” means as at any Determination Date with respect to any Person, the total amount of all assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) in accordance with GAAP, as shown in the financial statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 4.03.

“Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” will be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company.

 

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“Credit Facilities” means, with respect to any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary, one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Bank Credit Agreement), indentures or commercial paper facilities with any combination of banks, other institutional lenders or other institutional lenders or accredited or institutional investors, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, terms debt, debt securities, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors), modified, substituted or otherwise restructured (including, but not limited to, the inclusion of additional borrowers thereunder), in whole or in part from time to time by the same or different institutional investors or other purchasers. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Credit Facilities” shall include agreements in respect of Interest Swap Obligations and other Hedging Obligations with lenders party to the Credit Facilities or their affiliates.

“Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.

“Default” means any event that is or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be an Event of Default.

“Derivative Instrument” with respect to a Person, means any contract, instrument or other right to receive payment or delivery of cash or other assets to which such Person or any Affiliate of such Person that is acting in concert with such Person in connection with such Person’s investment in the Notes (other than a Screened Affiliate) is a party (whether or not requiring further performance by such Person), the value and/or cash flows of which (or any material portion thereof) are materially affected by the value and/or performance of the Notes and/ or the creditworthiness of the Company and/or any one or more of the Guarantors (the “Performance References”).

“Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.

“Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an officer’s certificate setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by a financial officer of the Company, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

“Determination Date” means, with respect to any calculation, the date on or as of which such calculation is made in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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“Development Expenses” means, without duplication, the aggregate principal amount, not to exceed $600.0 million at any time, of (a) outstanding Indebtedness the proceeds of which, at the time of determination, are pending application and are required or intended to be used to fund and (b) amounts spent (whether funded with the proceeds of Indebtedness, cash flow or otherwise) to fund, in each case, (i) Expansion Capital Expenditures of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) a Development Project or (iii) interest, fees or related charges with respect to such Indebtedness; provided that (A) the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary or other Person that owns assets subject to the Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, is diligently pursuing the completion thereof and has not at any time ceased construction of such Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, for a period in excess of 90 consecutive days (other than as a result of a force majeure event or inability to obtain requisite Gaming/Racing Licenses or authorizations by any Governmental Authority, so long as, in the case of any such Gaming/Racing Licenses or other governmental authorizations, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or other applicable Person is diligently pursuing such Gaming/Racing Licenses or authorizations by any Governmental Authority), (B) no such Indebtedness or funded costs shall constitute Development Expenses with respect to an Expansion Capital Expenditure or a Development Project from and after the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the completion of construction of the applicable Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project or in the case of a Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure that was not open for business when construction commenced, from and after the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the date of opening of such Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure, if earlier, and (C) in order to avoid duplication, it is acknowledged that to the extent that the proceeds of any Indebtedness referred to in clause (a) above have been applied (whether for the purposes described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above or any other purpose), such Indebtedness shall no longer constitute Development Expenses under clause (a) above (it being understood, however, that any such application in accordance with clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above shall, subject to the other requirements and limitations of this definition, constitute Development Expenses under clause (b) above).

“Development Project” means Investments in, or expenditures with respect to, directly or indirectly, (a) any Joint Ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has control or with whom it has a management, development or similar contract (or an agreement to enter into such a management, development or similar contract) and, in the case of a Joint Venture, in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns (directly or indirectly) at least 25% of the Equity Interests of such Joint Venture, or (b) casinos, “racinos,” full-service casino resorts, non-gaming resorts, entertainment or retail developments, distributed gaming applications or taverns or Persons that own casinos, “racinos,” full-service casino resorts, non-gaming resorts , entertainment or retail developments, distributed gaming applications or taverns (including casinos, “racinos,” full-service casino resorts, non-gaming resorts , entertainment or retail developments, distributed gaming applications or taverns in development or under construction that are not presently open or operating) with respect to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will directly manage the development thereof or (directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has entered into a management, development or similar contract (or an agreement to enter into such a management development or similar contract) and such contract remains in full force and effect at the time of such Investment or expenditure, though it may be subject to regulatory approvals, in each case, used to finance, or made for the purpose of allowing such Joint Venture, Unrestricted Subsidiary, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort, entertainment or retail development, distributed gaming application or tavern as the case may be, to finance, the purchase or other development, acquisition or construction of any fixed or capital assets or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that develops, adds to or improves the property of such Joint Venture, Unrestricted Subsidiary, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort, entertainment or retail development, distributed gaming application, tavern and assets ancillary or related thereto (including, without limitation, hotels, restaurants and other similar projects), or the construction and development of a casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort, entertainment or retail development, distributed gaming application, tavern or assets ancillary or related thereto (including, without limitation, hotels restaurants and other similar projects) and including Pre-Opening expenses with respect to such Joint Venture, Unrestricted Subsidiary, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort, entertainment or retrial development, distributed gaming application, tavernand other fees and payments to be made to such Joint Venture, Unrestricted Subsidiary or the owners of such casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort, entertainment or retail development, distributed gaming application or tavern.

 

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“Discharged” means Indebtedness that has been defeased (pursuant to a contractual or legal defeasance) or discharged pursuant to the prepayment or deposit of amounts sufficient to satisfy such Indebtedness at maturity or as it becomes due or irrevocably called (or conditionally called, subject to the proviso below or if all conditions have been satisfied or waived) for redemption or purchase, or otherwise for which the deposit of an amount sufficient to satisfy any obligation to purchase such Indebtedness has been made (and regardless of whether such Indebtedness constitutes a liability on the balance sheet of the obligors thereof); provided, however, that the Indebtedness shall be deemed Discharged if the payment or deposit of all amounts required for defeasance or discharge or redemption or purchase or other satisfaction thereof have been made even if certain conditions thereto have not been satisfied, so long as such conditions are reasonably expected to be satisfied within 95 days after such prepayment or deposit (and “Discharge” has a corresponding meaning).

“Disqualification” means, with respect to any Person:

(a) the failure of such Person to timely file pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws (i) any application required of such Person by any Gaming/Racing Authorities in connection with any licensing or approval required of such Person as a lender to, or noteholder of, the Company pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or (ii) any application or other papers, in each case, required by any Gaming/Racing Authority in connection with a determination by such Gaming/Racing Authority of the suitability of such Person as a lender to, or noteholder of, the Company;

(b) the withdrawal by such Person (except where requested or permitted by any Gaming/Racing Authority) of any such application or other required papers;

(c) any final determination by a Gaming/Racing Authority pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws (i) that such Person is “unsuitable” as a lender to, or noteholder of, the Company, (ii) that such Person shall be “disqualified” as a lender to, or noteholder of, the Company or (iii) denying the issuance to such Person of a license or finding of suitability or other approval or waiver; or

(d) such Person has otherwise failed to obtain a license or finding of “suitability” or other approval required by a Gaming/Racing Authority pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws which failure results in a material adverse effect on the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is, by its terms, convertible or for which it is, by its terms, exchangeable at the option of the Holder thereof), or upon the happening of any specified event (other than a Change of Control), is required to be redeemed or is redeemable (at the option of the Holder thereof) at any time prior to the earlier of the repayment of all Notes or the stated maturity of the Notes or is exchangeable at the sole option of the Holder (except upon a Change of Control) thereof for Indebtedness at any time prior to the earlier of the repayment of all Notes or the stated maturity of the Notes.

“Equity Holder Disqualification” means, with respect to any Person:

 

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(a) the failure of such Person to timely file pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws (i) any application required of such Person by any Gaming/Racing Authorities in connection with any licensing or approval required of such Person as a holder of any Equity Interests in the Company or any parent company or any Subsidiary thereof, or as an officer, manager, director, partner, member or shareholder of any of the foregoing, pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or (ii) any application or other papers, in each case, required by any Gaming/Racing Authority in connection with a determination by such Gaming/Racing Authority of the suitability of such Person as a holder of any Equity Interests in the Company or any parent company or any Subsidiary thereof, or as an officer, manager, director, partner, member or shareholder of any of the foregoing;

(b) the withdrawal by such Person (except where requested or permitted by any Gaming/Racing Authority) of any such application or other required papers;

(c) any final determination by a Gaming/Racing Authority pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws (i) that such Person is “unsuitable” as a holder of any Equity Interests in the Company or any parent company or any Subsidiary thereof, or as an officer, manager, director, partner, member or shareholder of any of the foregoing, (ii) that such Person shall be “disqualified” as a holder of any Equity Interests in the Company or any parent company or any Subsidiary thereof, or as an officer, manager, director, partner, member or shareholder of any of the foregoing or (iii) denying the issuance to such Person of a license or finding of suitability or other approval or waiver; or

(d) such Person has otherwise failed to obtain a license or finding of “suitability” or other approval required by a Gaming/Racing Authority pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws which failure results in a material adverse effect on the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

“Equity Offering” means any public or private sale of Qualified Capital Stock.

“Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., or its successor, as operator of the Euroclear system.

“Escrowed Indebtedness” means Indebtedness issued in escrow pursuant to customary escrow arrangements pending the release thereof.

“Estimated Business Interruption Insurance” means an estimate of the amount (determined in good faith by senior management of the Company, notwithstanding the failure of any designation by applicable insurance carriers as to how much of any expected recovery is attributable to business interruption coverage as opposed to other types of coverage) of business interruption insurance Company expects to collect with respect to any applicable period; provided that such amount (a) shall not be taken in account for any period after two (2) years following the date of the event giving rise to the claim under the relevant business interruption insurance, and (b) shall not exceed the sum of (i) the excess of (A) such property’s historical quarterly Consolidated EBITDA for the period most recently ended prior to such date for which internal financial reports are available for that property ending prior to the date of the business interruption (or annualized if such property has less than four (4) full quarters of operations) over (B) the actual Consolidated EBITDA generated by such property for such period, and (ii) the amount of insurance proceeds not reflected in clause (i) that Company expects to collect as a reimbursement in respect of expenses incurred at that property with respect to such period (provided that the amount included pursuant to this clause (ii) shall not exceed the amount of the other expenses incurred at that property that are actually included in calculating Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ consolidated earnings for such applicable period).

 

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“Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 6.01 hereof after giving effect to any applicable grace periods or notice requirements.

“Excess Cash” means the cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that in the event that Excess Cash is less than zero, Excess Cash shall be deemed to be zero.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

“Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries from the sale (other than (i) to a Subsidiary of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries) of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in each case (x) not including any amounts included in Section 4.07(b)(3)(A) and (y) to the extent designated as Excluded Contributions by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee, within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date such capital contributions are made, such dividends, distributions, fees or other payments are paid, or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be.

“Expansion Capital Expenditures” means any capital expenditure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the purchase, construction, development or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that, in the Company’s reasonable determination, adds to or improves (or is reasonably expected to add to or improve) the property of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding capital expenditures made in the ordinary course made to maintain, repair, restore or refurbish the property of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in its then existing state or to support the continuation of such Person’s day to day operations as then conducted.

“Fertitta Family Entity” means any trust or entity one hundred percent (100%) owned and controlled by or established for the sole benefit of, or the estate of, any of Frank J. Fertitta III or Lorenzo J. Fertitta or their spouses or lineal descendants (including, without limitation, adopted children and their lineal descendants).

“Fertitta Holder” means (a) Frank J. Fertitta III or Lorenzo J. Fertitta or any of their spouses or lineal descendants (including, without limitation, adopted children and their lineal descendants) or (b) a Fertitta Family Entity.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof, or the District of Columbia.

 

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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, as in effect from time to time; provided that, except as otherwise specifically provided, all calculations made for purposes of determining compliance with the terms of this Indenture shall utilize GAAP as in effect as of the Issue Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (a) any Permitted Lease and any Gaming/Racing Lease and any guarantees or support agreements in respect thereof shall not constitute Indebtedness or a capital lease, a financing lease or a Capitalized Lease Obligation (or terms of similar effect) regardless of how such Permitted Lease or Gaming/Racing Lease or guarantee or support agreement in respect thereof may be treated under GAAP, (b) any payments in connection with such Permitted Lease or Gaming/Racing Lease or guarantee or support agreement in respect thereof shall not constitute consolidated interest expense or consolidated cash interest expense of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and (c) Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated by deducting, without duplication of amounts otherwise deducted, rent, insurance, property taxes and other amounts and expenses actually paid in cash under Permitted Leases, including Gaming/Racing Leases and guarantees or support agreements in respect thereof in the applicable period, and no other deductions in calculating Consolidated Net Income shall occur as a result of imputed interest, amounts under any Permitted Lease or Gaming/Racing Lease or guarantee or support agreement in respect thereof not paid in cash during the relevant period or other non-cash amounts incurred in respect of any Permitted Lease or Gaming/Racing Lease or guarantee or support agreement in respect thereof; provided that any “true-up” of rent paid in cash pursuant to any Permitted Lease shall be accounted for in the fiscal quarter to which such payment relates as if such payment were originally made in such fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or any classification under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive agreement for the disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, no pro forma effect shall be given to any discontinued operations (and the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to any such Person, business, assets or operations shall not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such disposition shall have been consummated (provided that until such disposition shall have been consummated, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the anticipated proceeds of such disposition (and use thereof, including any repayment of Indebtedness therewith) shall not be included in any calculation hereunder).

“Gaming/Racing Approval” means any and all approvals, authorizations, permits, consents, rulings, orders or directives of any governmental authority (including, without limitation, any Gaming/Racing Authority) (a) necessary to enable the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to engage in, operate or manage the casino, gambling, sports betting, dog racing, horse racing or gaming business or otherwise continue to conduct, operate or manage such business substantially as is presently conducted, operated or managed or contemplated to be conducted, operated or managed following the Issue Date, (b) required by any Gaming/Racing Law or (c) necessary as is contemplated on the Issue Date to accomplish the financing and other transactions contemplated hereby.

“Gaming/Racing Authority” means any governmental authority with regulatory, licensing or permitting authority or jurisdiction over any gaming business or enterprise, sports betting business or enterprise, dog racing business or enterprise, or horse racing business or enterprise or any Gaming/Racing Facility (including, without limitation, the following as of the Issue Date: the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Nevada State Gaming Control Board), or with regulatory, licensing or permitting authority or jurisdiction over any gaming or racing operation (or proposed gaming or racing operation) owned, managed, leased or operated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Gaming/Racing Facility” means any gaming establishment and other property or assets ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith, including, without limitation, any casinos, hotels, resorts, race tracks, off-track wagering sites, sportsbook, theaters, parking facilities, recreational vehicle parks, timeshare operations, video lottery, video gaming, retail shops, restaurants, other buildings, land, golf courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, marinas, vessels, barges, ships and related equipment and including any internet, interactive, online, virtual or social gaming-related assets, operations, technology or platforms.

 

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“Gaming/Racing Law” means all applicable provisions of all: (a) constitutions, treaties, statutes or laws governing Gaming/Racing Facilities (including, without limitation, card club casinos and pari mutuel race tracks) and rules, regulations, codes and ordinances of, and all administrative or judicial orders or decrees or other laws pursuant to which, any Gaming/Racing Authority possesses regulatory, licensing or permit authority over gambling, gaming, racing or Gaming/Racing Facility activities conducted, operated or managed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries within its jurisdiction; (b) Gaming/Racing Licenses; and (c) orders, decisions, determinations, judgments, awards and decrees of any Gaming/Racing Authority.

“Gaming/Racing License” means any Gaming/Racing Approval or other casino, gambling, dog racing, horse racing or gaming license issued by any Gaming/Racing Authority covering any Gaming/Racing Facility.

“Global Note” means a permanent global note in registered form deposited with the Trustee, as a custodian for The Depository Trust Company or any other designated depositary, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto and that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(3), 2.06(b)(4), 2.06(d)(1), 2.06(d)(2) or 2.06(d)(3) hereof.

“Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(2) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

“Government Securities” means marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States government or issued by any agency or instrumentality thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government, including, without limitation, all Gaming/Racing Authorities.

“Guarantee” means a guarantee by a Guarantor of the Obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with the Notes.

“Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Company that is a guarantor under the Bank Credit Agreement, in each case which has guaranteed the obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with the Notes as required by this Indenture; provided that any Person constituting a Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute a Guarantor when its respective Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

“Hedging Obligations” means any agreement (including any master agreement and any schedule or agreement, whether or not in writing, relating to any single transaction) that is an interest rate swap agreement, basis swap, forward rate agreement, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange agreement, rate cap, collar or floor agreement, currency swap agreement, cross-currency rate swap agreement, swap option, currency option or any other similar agreement (including any option to enter into any of the foregoing) and is designed to protect any Company against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices, or similar risks (including any applicable interest rate protection agreement).

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Hedging Obligations” includes, without limitation, any call options, warrants and capped calls entered into as part of, or in connection with, an issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Holdco” means Station Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor or assignee thereof.

“Holdco LLC Agreement” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdco, dated as of April 28, 2016.

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered on the books of the Registrar.

“Holding Company” means Holdco and each other Person that owns a direct or indirect interest in any such Holding Company.

“IAI Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that shall be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors.

“Incur” means, with respect to any Indebtedness of any Person or any Lien, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or Lien or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness on the balance sheet of such Person (and “Incurrence,” “Incurred,” “Incurrable” and “Incurring” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing).

“Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person, without duplication, whether contingent or otherwise,

(1) any obligations for money borrowed;

(2) any obligation evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments;

(3) Letter of Credit Obligations and obligations in respect of other similar instruments;

(4) any obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, including Capitalized Lease Obligations (it being understood that the obligations of such Person under any Permitted Lease shall not constitute Indebtedness);

(5) the maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price of Disqualified Capital Stock;

(6) Indebtedness of other Persons of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above, secured by a Lien on the assets of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries, valued, in such cases where the recourse thereof is limited to such assets, at the lesser of the principal amount of such Indebtedness or the fair market value of the subject assets;

(7) Indebtedness of other Persons of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above, guaranteed by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (8) the net obligations of such Person under Hedging Obligations and Interest Swap Obligations,

 

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provided that the amount of any Indebtedness at any date shall be calculated as the outstanding balance of all unconditional obligations and the maximum liability supported by any contingent obligations at such date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Indebtedness” shall not be construed to include (a) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees and completion guarantees, (b) the pledge of the Equity Interests in any Unrestricted Subsidiary, Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or Joint Venture to secure Indebtedness or other obligations of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or Joint Venture and/or any Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees, (c) Gaming/Racing Leases (and any guarantee or support arrangement in respect thereof), (d) casino “chips” and gaming winnings of customers or (e) trade payables, deferred payments in respect of services by employees, benefit plans, cash management obligations credit on open account, accrued liabilities, provisional credit, daylight overdrafts or similar items. For purposes of this definition, the “maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were repurchased on the date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined in good faith by the Board of the issuing Person. Unless otherwise specified in this Indenture, the amount outstanding at any time of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount is the full amount of such Indebtedness less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of such Indebtedness at such time as determined in conformity with GAAP.

“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

“Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

“Initial Notes” means the first $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.

“Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that is not also a QIB.

“Interest Payment Date” means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on the Notes.

“Interest Swap Obligations” means the net obligations of any Person under any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future, interest rate option, interest rate swap, interest rate cap, collar or floor transaction or other interest rate Hedging Obligation.

“Investment” by any Person means, without duplication, any direct or indirect:

(1) loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (valued at the fair market value thereof as of the date of contribution or transfer), (by means of transfers of cash or other property or services for the account or use of other Persons, or otherwise, other than a Permitted Lien under clause (15) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”);

(2) purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by any other Person (whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise and whether or not purchased directly from the issuer of such securities or evidences of Indebtedness); (3) guarantee or assumption of any Indebtedness of any other Person (except for any assumption of Indebtedness for which the assuming Person receives consideration at the time of such assumption in the form of property or assets with a fair market value at least equal to the principal amount of the Indebtedness assumed); and

 

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(4) all other items that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the purchase or acquisition of any securities, Indebtedness or Productive Assets of any other Person solely with Qualified Capital Stock shall not be deemed to be an Investment. The term “Investments” shall also exclude extensions of trade credit and advances to customers and suppliers to the extent made in the ordinary course of business on ordinary business terms. The amount of any non-cash Investment shall be the fair market value of such Investment, as determined in good faith by management of the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable. Unless otherwise required by this Indenture, the amount of any Investment shall not be adjusted for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs subsequent to the date such Investment is made with respect to such Investment. The receipt of interest paid in kind with respect to any outstanding Investment shall not constitute an additional Investment. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and the definition of Permitted Investments, “Investment” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Company’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Company at the time of designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (excluding any Subsidiaries designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date); provided, however, that upon the revocation of a Subsidiary that was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the amount of outstanding Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be reduced by the lesser of (x) the fair market value of such Subsidiary at the time of such revocation and (y) the amount of Investments in such Subsidiary deemed to have been made (directly or indirectly) at the time of, and made (directly or indirectly) since, the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.

“Investment Grade Status” means any time at which the ratings of the Notes by each of Moody’s (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) and S&P (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) are Investment Grade Ratings.

“Issue Date” means March 14, 2024.

“Joint Venture” means any Person, other than an individual or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company, in which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (directly or indirectly) holds or acquires an ownership interest (whether by way of capital stock, partnership or limited liability company interest, or other evidence of ownership).

“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law (including, without limitation, any Gaming/Racing Law).

 

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“Letter of Credit Obligations” means Obligations of an Obligor arising under or in connection with letters of credit.

“Lien” means, with respect to any assets, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other similar encumbrance (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof). In no event shall an operating Lease or any Gaming/Racing Lease (or any guarantee or support arrangement in respect thereof) be deemed to constitute a Lien.

“Limited Condition Transaction” means (a) any Investment or acquisition (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of Equity Interests or otherwise), (b) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock requiring notice in advance of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment and (c) any repurchase of Equity Interests, dividend or other distribution requiring notice in advance thereof.

“Long Derivative Instrument” means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally increases, and/ or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with negative changes to the Performance References.

“LTM EBITDA” means Consolidated EBITDA of the Company measured for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which consolidated financial statements are available (which may be internal financial statements), in each case with such pro forma adjustments giving effect to such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations, as applicable, since the start of such four quarter period and as are consistent with the pro forma adjustments set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Leverage Ratio.”

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Services, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

“Native American Investments” means any Investment made pursuant to any management, construction, development, support or similar agreement by and between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and a Native American tribe or instrumentality thereof.

“Native American Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of the Company that is engaged exclusively in the business of managing, constructing, developing, servicing, and otherwise supporting gaming, lodging and other related businesses under the auspices of a Native American tribe, band or other forms of government and does not own any interest in any principal property of the Company or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not itself a Native American Subsidiary.

“Net Cash Proceeds” means with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents received by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary from such Asset Sale, net of:

 

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(1) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, fees and other direct costs relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, brokerage, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions);

(2) taxes, or tax distributions, paid or payable after taking into account any reduction in tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements;

(3) repayment of Indebtedness (other than any intercompany Indebtedness) that is required by the terms thereof to be repaid or pledged as cash collateral, or the holders of which otherwise have a contractual claim that is legally superior to any claim of the holders (including a restriction on transfer) to the proceeds of the subject assets, in connection with such Asset Sale;

(4) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary) owning a beneficial interest in the subject property; and

(5) appropriate amounts to be provided by any applicable Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by any applicable Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment to the sale price received in such Asset Sale for so long as such reserve is held.

“North Fork Project” means the development by SC Madera Development, LLC of Native American gaming opportunities pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Development Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2023 (as amended from time to time) among the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, the North Fork Rancheria Economic Development Authority and SC Madera Development, LLC, a California limited liability company, and the management by SC Madera Management, LLC of any Native American gaming enterprise so developed pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2023 (as amended from time to time) among the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, the North Fork Rancheria Economic Development Authority and SC Madera Management, LLC, a California limited liability company.

“Net Short” means, with respect to a holder or beneficial owner, as of a Determination Date, either (i) the value of its Short Derivative Instruments exceeds the sum of the (x) the value of its Notes plus (y) the value of its Long Derivative Instruments as of such Determination Date or (ii) it is reasonably expected that such would have been the case were a Failure to Pay or Bankruptcy Credit Event (each as defined in the 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions) to have occurred with respect to the Company or any Guarantor immediately prior to such Determination Date.

“Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.

“Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, and unless the context otherwise requires, all references to Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes.

“Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, whether absolute or contingent, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

 

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“Obligor” means the Company or any Guarantor, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Guarantees, respectively.

“Offering Memorandum” means the final offering memorandum, dated March 7, 2024, relating to the issuance of the Notes.

“Officer” means, (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person and (ii) with respect to any other Person, the individuals selected by the Board or corresponding governing or managing body of such Person to perform functions similar to those of the officers listed in clause (i).

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05 hereof.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel that meets the requirements of Sections 13.04 and 13.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or such other counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.

“Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

“Permitted Business” means any business of the type in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged or proposed to be engaged on the Issue Date, or any business or activities reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto ((including assets, activities or businesses complementary thereto) and reasonable extensions, expansions and developments thereof).

“Permitted Holder” means (i) one or more Fertitta Holders and (ii) any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Issue Date) of which any of the foregoing is a member and any member of such group; provided that, in the case of such group and any member of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, no Person or other group (other than the Permitted Holders specified in clause (i) of this definition) owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company held by such group.

“Permitted Investments” means, without duplication, each of the following:

(1) Investments in cash (including deposit accounts with major commercial banks) and Cash Equivalents (including any Investments that were Cash Equivalents at the time made);

(2) Investments by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that is or will immediately become upon giving effect to such Investment, or as a result of which, such Person is merged, consolidated, amalgamated or liquidated into, or conveys substantially of all its assets or all of a division or line of business to, an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(3) Investments and commitments to make Investments existing or pursuant to agreements or arrangements in effect on the Issue Date and any Investments received in respect thereof; (4) accounts receivable created or acquired in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on ordinary business terms;

 

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(5) Investments arising from transactions by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with trade creditors, contract parties, lessees, suppliers or customers in the ordinary course of business (including any such Investment received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement pursuant to the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors, contract parties, lessees or customers or otherwise in settlement of a claim or Investments required by the Company as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries);

(6) Investments made as the result of consideration received from an Asset Sale (or transfer or disposition not constituting an Asset Sale) that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof;

(7) loans and advances to the parent of the Company and the Holding Companies (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof), Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to the parent of the Company and the Holding Companies in accordance with this Indenture;

(8) Hedging Obligations and Interest Swap Obligations otherwise in compliance with this Indenture;

(9) any guarantee of Indebtedness permitted by Section 4.09 hereof;

(10) Investments consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business;

(11) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment, contract rights, intellectual property or licenses or leases of intellectual property, in any case, in the ordinary course of business;

(12) Investments the payment of which consists of Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company (exclusive of Disqualified Capital Stock) or proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests; provided that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Investments under Section 4.07(b)(3);

(13) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at the time outstanding (after giving effect to any such Investments that are returned to the Company or any Subsidiary that made such prior Investment, without restriction, in cash on or prior to the date of any such calculation, but only up to the amount of the Investment made under this clause (13) in such Person), not to exceed the greater of (x) $975.0 million and (y) 135.0% of LTM EBITDA;

 

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(14) any Investment if after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the Company on a pro forma basis is less than 6.00 to 1.00; (15) Investments consisting of loans or advances to officers, directors, managers and employees for (i) moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of (x) $20.0 million and (y) 3.0% of LTM EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a pro forma basis for the period most recently ended, (ii) in connection with the purchase of Equity Interests in the Company or any Holding Company (provided that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the Company in cash as common equity) and (iii) for any other purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time under clauses (ii) and (iii) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $20.0 million and (y) 3.0% of LTM EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a pro forma basis for the period most recently ended;

(16) guarantees consisting of Support Agreements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(17) Native American Investments in an amount up to $75 million in any fiscal year; provided, however, that, if the aggregate amount of such Native American Investments made in any fiscal year is less than $75 million, such amount may be carried over once to be available for such Native American Investments in the next succeeding fiscal year; and provided, further, that, in addition to the foregoing, payments according to existing contractual arrangements with any Native American tribe may be made pursuant to existing contractual arrangements, such additional payments not to exceed $87.5 million in the aggregate;

(18) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Issue Date or of a Person merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, in accordance with Article V to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence (or were committed) on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(19) Investments consisting of payments by the Company or Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to any Related Party Agreements;

(20) the occurrence of a Reverse Trigger Event under any applicable Transfer Agreement;

(21) Guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of (i) operating leases (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations) or Permitted Leases, including Gaming/Racing Leases, or (ii) of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(22) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees and completion guarantees and the granting of Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors and Joint Ventures to secure Indebtedness and other obligations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors and Joint Ventures and Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees;

(23) Investments in the North Fork Project not to exceed an aggregate amount of $50.0 million per fiscal year;

 

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(24) Investments in any partnership, Joint Venture, limited liability company or similar entity (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) relating to any Person engaged in a Permitted Business of which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity or (ii) enter into a management agreement, operating agreement or other similar agreement with respect to the management of such Person; (25) Investments in Permitted Businesses taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (25) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed the sum of (i) the greater of $150.0 million and 20.0% of LTM EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a pro forma basis for such period most recently ended (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) plus (ii) any investment returns on such date plus (iii) any reduction in the amount of such Investments as provided in the definition of “Investments”;

(26) Investments made pursuant to obligations entered into when the Investment would have been permitted hereunder;

(27) Investments in Joint Ventures or non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (27) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the sum of (i) (x) the greater of (a) $262.5 million and (b) 35.0% of LTM EBITDA of the Company (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), minus (y) the amount of Investments made under clause (28) below on or prior to the Determination Date plus (ii) any investment returns on such date plus (iii) any reduction in the amount of such Investments as provided in the definition of “Investments”;

(28) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause that are at that time outstanding not to exceed the sum of (i) (x) the greater of (a) $262.5 million and (b) 35.0% of LTM EBITDA of the Company at the time of determination for the period most recently ended in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), minus (y) the amount of Investments made under clause (27) above on or prior to the Determination Date plus (ii) any investment returns on such date plus (iii) any reduction in the amount of such Investments as provided in the definition of “Investments;

(29) any Investment (i) deemed to exist as a result of a Person distributing a note or other intercompany debt or other property to a parent of such Person (to the extent there is no cash consideration or services rendered for such note or other property) and (ii) consisting of intercompany current liabilities as incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(30) any Investment in any Subsidiary of the Company or any Joint Venture in connection with intercompany cash management arrangements or related activities arising in the ordinary course of business;

(31) the sale or transfer of assets to the extent permitted under Section 5.01;

(32) extensions of trade credit (including to gaming customers) and prepayments of expenses in the ordinary course of business;

(33) as permitted under Section 4.07;

(34) Investments required by a Gaming/Racing Authority or made in lieu of payment of a tax or in consideration of a reduction in tax;

(35) advances of payroll payments to employees of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and (36) Investments resulting from pledges or deposits (i) with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business or (ii) constituting Permitted Liens.

 

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(37) Any investment in any Person other than the Company or Restricted Subsidiaries that is otherwise permitted by the definition of “Permitted Investments” may be made through intermediate Investments in Restricted Subsidiaries and such intermediate Investments shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the outstanding amount of Investments pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Investments.” The amount of any Investment made other than in the form of cash or cash equivalents shall be the fair market value thereof valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any subsequent write-downs or write-offs thereof

“Permitted Lease” or “Gaming/Racing Lease” means any lease granting the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries the right (whether in connection with an acquisition or sale and leaseback transaction) to occupy and use real property, vessels or similar assets for, or in connection with a Permitted Business, including, for the avoidance of doubt, leases entered into for the purpose of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to acquire (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction) the right to occupy and use real property, vessels or similar assets for, or in connection with, the construction, development or operation of Gaming/Racing Facilities or any other recreation, retail, hospitality and entertainment facilities, marinas, vessels, barges, ships and related equipment and improvements.

“Permitted Liens” means:

(1) Liens in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) Liens on property of a Person (or its Subsidiaries) existing at the time such Person is acquired and becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into, amalgamated with or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were not Incurred in anticipation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation (other than as permitted pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(20)) and do not extend to any assets other than those of the acquired Person or the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than improvements and attachments thereon, accession thereto and proceeds thereof), as applicable;

(3) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were not Incurred in anticipation of such acquisition;

(4) Liens Incurred to secure Indebtedness (and customary obligations related thereto) permitted by of Section 4.09(b)(6), attaching to or encumbering only the subject assets and directly related property such as proceeds (including insurance proceeds) and products thereof and accessions, replacements and substitutions thereof (it being understood that all Indebtedness to a single lender shall be considered to be a single purchase money obligation or Capitalized Lease Obligation, whether drawn at one time or from time to time and individual financings provided by one lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings provided by such lender);

(5) Liens to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety customs or appeal bonds, performance bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, rental obligations, utility services, performance and return of money bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, including Liens securing letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business consistent with industry practice in connection therewith; (6) Liens created by “notice” or “precautionary” filings in connection with operating leases or other transactions pursuant to which no Indebtedness is Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary including consignment of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(7) Liens to secure Indebtedness (and customary obligations related thereto) permitted by clause (3) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”;

(8) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens described in clause (7) above);

(9) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims (including, without limitation, Liens securing the performance of workers compensation, social security, or unemployment insurance obligations) that are not yet delinquent, not yet overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor;

(10) Liens on shares of any equity security or any warrant or option to purchase an equity security or any security which is convertible into an equity security issued by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary that holds, directly or indirectly through a holding company or otherwise, a license under any applicable Gaming/Racing Laws; provided that this clause (10) shall apply only so long as such Gaming/Racing Laws provide that the creation of any restriction on the disposition of any of such securities shall not be effective and, if such Gaming/Racing Laws at any time cease to so provide, then this clause (10) shall be of no further effect;

(11) Liens on securities constituting “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to the extent that (i) prohibiting such Liens would result in the classification of the obligations of the Company under the Notes as a “purpose credit” and (ii) the Investment by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in such margin stock is permitted by this Indenture;

(12) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (and customary obligations related thereto); provided that any such Lien attaches only to the assets encumbered by the predecessor Indebtedness (other than improvements and attachments thereon, accession thereto and proceeds thereof) (and customary obligations related thereto), unless the Incurrence of such Liens is otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

(13) Liens securing stay and appeal bonds or Liens in connection with any judgment, decree, order or award not giving rise to an Event of Default under clause (5) of Section 6.01;

(14) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen, maritime and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business, in respect of obligations that are not yet delinquent for a period of more than 90 days, are bonded or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that adequate reserves shall have been established therefor in accordance with GAAP;

(15) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), reservations, covenants, encroachments, subdivision maps, protrusions and other similar charges or encumbrances and minor title deficiencies on or in respect of real property which do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the conduct of business by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (16) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor under any lease or license agreement permitted to be incurred hereunder;

 

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(17) Liens upon specific items of inventory or equipment and proceeds thereof, Incurred to secure obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to facilitate the purchase, shipment, or storage of such inventory or equipment;

(18) Liens securing Letter of Credit Obligations permitted to be Incurred hereunder Incurred in connection with the purchase of inventory or equipment by an Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and secured only by such inventory or equipment, the documents issued in connection therewith and the proceeds thereof;

(19) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(20) Liens in favor of the Trustee arising under this Indenture;

(21) Liens securing Interest Swap Obligations or Hedging Obligations that are permitted under this Indenture;

(22) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(23) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money and capitalized leases), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(24) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others which do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(25) 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 in the ordinary course of business;

(26) Liens (i) on cash, earnest money deposits or escrows in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 4.07 and to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment, and (ii) consisting of an agreement to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any property in a transaction permitted under Section 4.10;

 

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(27) any interest or title of a lessor under leases entered into by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (in their capacities as lessee) in the ordinary course of business; (28) Liens (i) arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business permitted by this Agreement and (ii) that are contractual rights of set-off relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(29) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements; provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those that are the subject of such repurchase agreement;

(30) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements; provided, however, that, unless such Liens are non-consensual and arise by operation of law, in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;

(31) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(32) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits or escrows made by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;

(33) Liens securing customary cash management obligations not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;

(34) Liens incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to obligations that do not exceed the greater of (x) $500.0 million at any one time outstanding and (y) 50.0% of LTM EBITDA;

(35) Liens incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to obligations that do not exceed the greater of (x) $4.00 billion and (y) the maximum principal amount of obligations that could be incurred such that after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, the Company’s Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 5.50 to 1.00;

(36) Liens created by the applicable Transfer Agreement;

(37) any put and call arrangements or restrictions on disposition related to the Equity Interests of a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Joint Venture as set forth in its organization documents or any Joint Venture or similar agreement;

 

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(38) licenses or sublicenses of intellectual property granted by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (39) leases with respect to the assets or properties of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary’s business so long as each of the Leases entered into after the Issue Date do not, individually or in the aggregate, (x) interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) materially impair the use (for its intended purposes) or the value of the properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(40) Liens Incurred to secure Indebtedness (and customary obligations related thereto) permitted by clause (22) of Section 4.09(b) provided that such Liens do not encumber any property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the property financed by the Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (22) and proceeds and products thereof and accessions thereto;

(41) Liens Incurred to secure Indebtedness (and customary obligations related thereto) permitted by clause (23) of Section 4.09(b) provided that such Liens do not encumber any property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor and any Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors;

(42) Liens Incurred to secure Indebtedness (and customary obligations related thereto) permitted by clause (30) of Section 4.09(b); provided that such Liens do not encumber any property other than the property of any Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, and the Equity Interests in the applicable Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(43) Liens arising under or imposed by Gaming/Racing Laws or Gaming/Racing Authorities, and Liens on deposits made to secure Gaming/Racing License applications;

(44) (i) Liens pursuant to any Permitted Leases or any other leases entered into for the purpose of, or with respect to, operating or managing gaming facilities and related assets, which Liens are limited to the leased property, any gaming assets and/or other property of the lessee under the applicable lease and granted to the landlord under such lease for the purpose of securing the obligations of the tenant under such lease to such landlord, (ii) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents (and on the related escrow accounts or similar accounts, if any) required to be paid to the lessors (or lenders to such lessors) under such leases or maintained in an escrow account or similar account pending application of such proceeds in accordance with the applicable lease and (iii) in the case of any real property that constitutes a leasehold interest, any mortgages, Liens, security interest, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record to which the fee simple interest (or any superior leasehold interest) is subject (and with respect to which neither of the Company nor the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have any obligation whatsoever);

(45) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents deposited to Discharge, redeem or defease permitted Indebtedness and Liens on any cash and Cash Equivalents held by a trustee under any indenture or other debt agreement issued in escrow pursuant to customary escrow arrangements pending the release thereof;

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(47) Liens on property of or Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor to the extent that such Liens secure Indebtedness of such Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor or Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees; (48) Liens (i) encumbering customary initial deposits and margin accounts, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are within the general parameters customary in the gaming industry, (iii) encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory or regulatory requirements of that Person or its Subsidiaries and (iv) secured in favor of counterparties to Hedging Obligations permitted under “Permitted Indebtedness”;

(49) Liens on Equity Interests not required to be pledged under the Bank Credit Agreement;

(50) Liens securing guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(51) [Reserved];

(52) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any permitted Lien; provided, however, that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same type of property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on and accessions to such property, proceeds and products thereof, customary security deposits and any other assets pursuant to after-acquired property clauses to the extent such assets secured (or would have secured) the Indebtedness being refinanced), (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Indebtedness or, if greater, committed amount of the applicable Indebtedness at the time the original Lien became a Lien permitted hereunder and (B) any unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and an amount necessary to pay associated underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement, and (z) Indebtedness secured by Liens ranking junior to the Liens securing any obligations may not be refinanced pursuant to this clause with Liens ranking pari passu to the Liens securing such obligations;

(53) Permitted Vessel Liens; and

(54) encumbrances or restrictions with respect to or in connection with any Permitted Lease.

“Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees” means customary indemnities or guarantees (including by means of separate indemnification agreements or carveout guarantees) provided by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in financing transactions that are directly or indirectly secured by real property or other real property-related assets (including Equity Interests) of a Joint Venture, non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary and that may be full recourse or non-recourse to the Joint Venture, non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary that is the borrower in such financing, but is nonrecourse to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company except for recourse to the Equity Interests in such Joint Venture, non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary and/or such indemnities and limited contingent guarantees as are consistent with customary industry practice (such as environmental indemnities, bad act loss recourse and other recourse triggers based on violation of transfer restrictions and bankruptcy related restrictions).

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Permitted Indebtedness of such Person arising under clause (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (13), (16), (20), (22), (23), (28) and (30) of Section 4.09(b) or Indebtedness Incurred under the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test in Section 4.09(a) (any such Indebtedness, “Existing Indebtedness”); provided that:

 

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(1) the principal amount of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount and accrued interest of such Existing Indebtedness (including unutilized commitments thereunder) (plus the amount of prepayment penalties, fees, premiums and expenses incurred or paid in connection with the refinancing of such Indebtedness), except to the extent that the Incurrence of such excess is otherwise permitted by this Indenture;

(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date on or later than the final maturity date of such Existing Indebtedness (or, if earlier, 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes), and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, such Existing Indebtedness;

(3) if such Existing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of the Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being repaid, redeemed, extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and

(4) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Indebtedness solely of an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary obligated under such Existing Indebtedness, unless otherwise permitted by this Indenture.

“Permitted Vessel Liens” means maritime Liens on ships, barges or other vessels for damages arising out of a maritime tort, wages of a stevedore, when employed directly by a Person listed in 46 U.S.C. § 31341, crew’s wages, salvage and general average, whether now existing or hereafter arising and other maritime Liens which arise by operation of law during normal operations of such ships, barges or other vessels.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, Joint Venture, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority or any other entity. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, Joint Venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).

“Pre-Opening Expenses” means, with respect to any fiscal period, the amount of expenses (including consolidated interest expense) incurred with respect to capital projects which are classified as “pre-opening expenses” on the applicable financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, prepared in accordance with GAAP.

“Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(1) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.

“Productive Assets” means assets (including assets owned directly or indirectly through Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary) of a kind used or usable in the businesses of the Obligors and the Restricted Subsidiaries as they are conducted on the date of the Asset Sale or on any other Determination Date and any Permitted Business.

 

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“Project” means any new facility developed or being developed by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any expansion, renovation or refurbishment of a facility owned by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Project Reimbursement Amount” means, as of any Determination Date, an amount equal to the Project Reimbursements received by Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from Persons other than Obligors from and after the Issue Date minus (x) the amount of Restricted Payments made under Section 4.07(c)(14) on or prior to such date.

“Project Reimbursements” means any amounts received by Company or any of Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date in repayment of any loan or advance made by it to the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians or any other Tribe (or any instrumentality of any such Tribe) pursuant to any agreement relating to a project and, for the avoidance of doubt, including any interest, earnings or other returns on such loan or advance paid by the applicable Tribe or instrumentality thereof.

“property” means, with respect to any Person, any interest of such Person in any land, property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Capital Stock in any other Person.

“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

“Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

“Rating Agency” means (a) Moody’s or S&P or (b) if Moody’s or S&P or both shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Company’s Board) which shall be substituted for Moody’s or S&P or both, as the case may be.

“Rating Decline” shall have occurred if at any date within 90 calendar days after the date of public disclosure of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period will be extended for so long as the Company’s debt ratings are under publicly announced review for possible downgrading (or without an indication of the direction of a possible ratings change) by either Moody’s or S&P or their respective successors), the ratings of the Notes by each of the Rating Agencies decreases by one or more gradation (including gradations within rating categories as well as between rating categories); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, a Rating Decline shall not be deemed to have occurred so long as the Notes have Investment Grade Status.

“Redemption Date” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes.

“Redemption Price” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the price fixed for such redemption, payable in immediately available funds, pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall not be responsible for calculating the redemption price or any component thereof.

“Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Regulation S Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.

 

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“Related Party Agreements” means the Holdco LLC Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or replaced from time so long as such amendment, modification or replacement is not more disadvantageous to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any material respect than the agreement in place at the time of such amendment, modification or replacement.

“Responsible Officer” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the designated officers who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

“Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

“Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

“Restricted Period” means the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation S.

“Restricted Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. If no referent Person is specified, “Restricted Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.

“Reverse Trigger Event” means the transfer of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming/Racing Facility from trust or other similar arrangement to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time.

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services LLC, a division of S&P Global Inc., and its successors.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States or any successor thereto.

“Screened Affiliate” means any Affiliate of a holder (i) that makes investment decisions independently from such holder and any other Affiliate of such holder that is not a Screened Affiliate, (ii) that has in place customary information screens between it and such holder and any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate and such screens prohibit the sharing of information with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) whose investment policies are not directed by such holder or any other Affiliate of such holder that is acting in concert with such holder in connection with its investment in the Notes, and (iv) whose investment decisions are not influenced by the investment decisions of such holder or any other Affiliate of such holder that is acting in concert with such holders in connection with its investment in the Notes.

 

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“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor statute or statutes thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

“Short Derivative Instrument” means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with negative changes to the Performance References.

“Specified Transaction” means (a) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than for working capital purposes or under a revolving facility), (b) any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (c) any acquisition that is permitted or other acquisition, (d) any Asset Sale or designation of a Restricted Subsidiary that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that results in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (e) any acquisition or Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person and (f) any execution, amendment, modification or termination of any Gaming/Racing Lease (or waiver of any provisions thereof).

“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

“Subject Subsidiary” means, at any time of determination, a Subsidiary that (i) its revenue for the then most recently ended period is not in excess of 5.0% of the revenue of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) its Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the then most recently ended period is not in excess of 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

“Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person, means:

(1) any corporation or comparably organized entity, a majority of whose voting stock (defined as any class of capital stock having voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the Board of such Person) is owned, directly or indirectly, by any one or more of the Obligors; and

(2) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which any one or more of the Obligors, directly or indirectly, has at least a majority ownership interest entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof or of which such Obligor is the managing general partner.

 

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If no referent Person is specified, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company.

“Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement” means each cost allocation agreement entered into after the Issue Date between Company and an Unrestricted Subsidiary in the form of the Manager Allocation Agreement (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement).

“Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement” means each tax sharing agreement between the Company and an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“Support Agreement” means (a) the guaranty by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the completion of the development, construction and opening of a new gaming facility by any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Company (including a Native American Subsidiary) or of any gaming facility owned by others which is to be managed exclusively by any such Affiliate or Subsidiary and/or (b) the agreement by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to advance funds, property or services to or on behalf of an Affiliate or Subsidiary (including a Native American Subsidiary) in order to maintain the financial condition or level of any balance sheet item of such Subsidiary or Affiliate (including “keep well” or “make well” agreements) in connection with the development, construction and operations of a new gaming facility by such Subsidiary or Affiliate (or of any gaming facility owned by others which is to be managed exclusively by such Subsidiary or Affiliate).

“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb).

“Transactions” means (i) offer and sale of the Notes, (ii) the entry into an amended and restated Bank Credit Agreement and the incurrence of a new revolving credit facility and a new term B loan facility thereunder as described in the Offering Memorandum, (iii) the use of proceeds therefrom to refinance all outstanding indebtedness under the existing Bank Credit Agreement, and (iv) the payment of fees and costs associated with the foregoing transactions.

“Transfer Agreement” means any trust or similar arrangement required by any Gaming/Racing Authority from time to time with respect to the Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person that was a Restricted Subsidiary) or any Gaming/Racing Facility.

“Treasury Rate” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (the “Statistical Release”) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to March 15, 2027; provided, however, that if the period from the redemption date to March 15, 2027 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

“Tribal Gaming Opening Date” means the date on which the casino being constructed by a Tribe party to a Tribal Management Agreement opens for business.

“Tribal Management Agreements” means collectively, (i) the Third Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2023, among the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, the North Fork Rancheria Economic Development Authority and SC Madera Management, LLC, a California limited liability company, and (ii) any other management agreement entered into between a Tribe (or an instrumentality thereof) and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary manages the gaming operations of such Tribe.

 

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“Tribal Management Fees” means all management fees received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Tribal Management Agreements.

“Tribal Trust Property” means a real property that is (a) not owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Issue Date, (b) undeveloped or underdeveloped (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not have any gaming operations) on the date such real property is acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (c) designated as a “Tribal Trust Property” by the Company within ten (10) Business Days after the acquisition thereof.

“Tribe” means a Native American tribe, band or other form of government which is federally recognized as an Indian Tribe pursuant to a determination of the Secretary of the Interior, and as an Indian Tribal government pursuant to Sections 7701(a)(40)(A) and 7871(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, Title 26 U.S.C., and/or its agencies and instrumentalities.

“Trigger Event” means the transfer of shares of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming/Racing Facility into trust or other similar arrangement required by any Gaming/Racing Authority from time to time.

“Trustee” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

“Unrestricted Cash” means, as at any Determination Date, the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (in each case free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens that (i) do not restrict the application of such cash and cash equivalents to the repayment of the Obligations or (ii) secure the Obligations and/or other Indebtedness permitted to be secured on a pari passu or junior basis by collateral) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date not to exceed $400.0 million.

“Unrestricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

“Unrestricted Global Note” means a Global Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” of any Person means, with respect to any Person:

(1) any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination shall be or continue to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of such Person in the manner provided below; and

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (including after any such Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company or is subsequently designated as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to this Indenture).

The Board may designate any Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided that:

 

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(1) the Company certifies to the Trustee that such designation complies with Section 4.07; and

(2) each Subsidiary to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

For purposes of making the determination of whether any such designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary complies with Section 4.07, the portion of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is represented by the interest of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of the Company, shall be deemed to be an Investment. Such designation will be permitted only if such Investment would be permitted at such time under Section 4.07.

No Unrestricted Subsidiary may create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender (or the Unrestricted Subsidiary) has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

The Board may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary only if:

(1) (i) the Company could Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test described above under Section 4.09 or (ii) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Company is no less than the Company’s Consolidated Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions; and

(2) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the Board shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

“U.S. Person” means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(k) promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Vessel” means any riverboat or barge, whether owned or acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on or after the date hereof, useful for gaming, administrative, entertainment or any other purpose whatsoever.

“Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of such Person.

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the Company’s calculations of the number of years obtained by dividing:

(1) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into;

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(A) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by

(B) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which all of the Equity Interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares or nominee shares required under applicable law) are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall mean a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company.

Section 1.02 Other Definitions.

 

Term

      

Defined in

Section

“Affiliate Transaction”      4.11
“Authentication Order”      2.02
“Change of Control Offer”      4.15
“Change of Control Payment”      4.15
“Change of Control Payment Date”      4.15
“Covenant Defeasance”      8.03
“Directing Holder”      6.02
“DTC”      2.03
“Event of Default”      6.01
“Legal Defeasance”      8.02
“Net Proceeds Offer”      4.10
“Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date”      4.10
“Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date”      4.10
“Noteholder Direction”      6.02
“Offer Period”      3.09
“Paying Agent”      2.03
“Payment Default”      6.01
“Payment Restriction”      4.08
“Permitted Indebtedness”      4.09
“Registrar”      2.03
“Restricted Payment”      4.07
“Signature Law”      13.12
“Verification Covenant”      6.02

Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

“indenture securities” means the Notes; “indenture security Holder” means a Holder of a Note;

 

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“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and

All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.

Section 1.04 Rules of Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(3) “or” is not exclusive;

(4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

(5) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;

(6) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

(7) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act will be deemed to include substitute, replacement of successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time; and

(8) references to any contract, instrument or agreement shall be deemed to include any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto or restatements thereof not prohibited hereby, through the date of reference thereto.

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

Section 2.01 Form and Dating.

(a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples $1,000 in excess thereof. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

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(b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note will represent such of the outstanding Notes as will be specified therein and each shall provide that it represents the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby will be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.

Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication.

At least one Officer must sign the Notes for the Company by manual or electronic signature.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note will nevertheless be valid.

A Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual or electronic signature of the Trustee. The signature will be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

The Trustee will, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue up to the aggregate principal amount that may be validly issued under this Indenture, including any Additional Notes.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.

Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.

The Company will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar will keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

 

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The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian to hold the Global Notes on behalf of the DTC.

Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

The Company will require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) will have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee will serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

Section 2.05 Holder Lists.

The Trustee will preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company will furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).

Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

(1) All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if:

(A) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary; or

(B) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee; and

(2) a Person holding a beneficial interest in a Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note if there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes and the Registrar has received a written request from such Person to issue a Definitive Note; provided that in no event shall the Regulation S Global Note be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes prior to (y) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (z) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(c)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act.

 

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Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (1) or (2) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Sections 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), provided, however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b) or (c) hereof.

(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act or by the provisions of this Indenture. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

(1) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(1).

(2) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either:

(A) both:

(i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and

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(ii) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase; or (i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged (and given at a time when the Definitive Notes are issuable under Section 2.01(a) hereof); and

(ii) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above.

(3) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

(C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications and certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, as applicable.

(4) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any Holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or

(B) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above.

and, in each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

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Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.

(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.

(1) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any Holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation at a time when the Definitive Notes are issuable under Section 2.01(a) hereof:

(A) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;

(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;

(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

(G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount.

 

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Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

(2) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if Definitive Notes are then issuable under Section 2.01(a) hereof and the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or

(B) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof,

and, in each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

(3) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any Holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, in each case at a time when Definitive Notes are issuable under Section 2.01(a) hereof, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial interest requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

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(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.

(1) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;

(B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

(D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

(E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;

(F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

(G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, and, in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in all other cases, the IAI Global Note.

(2) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the Registrar receives the following:

 

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(A) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or

(B) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof,

and, in each such case, if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(2), the Trustee will cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

(3) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.

If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs 2(A), (2)(B) or (3) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.

(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).

(1) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

 

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(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

(2) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof;

(B) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof,

and, in each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

(3) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

(f) [Reserved].

(g) Legends. The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

(1) Private Placement Legend. (A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW.

 

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BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(4), (c)(2), (c)(3), (d)(2), (d)(3), (e)(2) or (e)(3) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.

(2) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY) UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE

 

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UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”

(3) Gaming Law Legend. Each Global Note and Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:

“THE NOTES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER IMPOSED BY APPLICABLE GAMING LAWS AND SECTION 4.20 OF THE INDENTURE (WHICH IS SUMMARIZED ON THIS CERTIFICATE).”

(4) Original Issue Discount Legend. Each Note issued hereunder that has more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS NOTE WAS ISSUED WITH “ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTIONS 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (“OID”). THE ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTE IS . FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF OID AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: STATION CASINOS LLC, 1505 SOUTH PAVILION CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89135, ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL.”

(h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

 

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(i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

(1) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the Registrar’s request.

(2) No service charge will be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.15 and 9.05 hereof).

(3) The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

(4) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(5) Neither the Registrar nor the Company will be required:

(A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing;

(B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part; or

(C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.

(6) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered on the books of the Registrar as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(7) The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.

 

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(8) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions or transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Agent Members or Beneficial Owners of interest in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentations or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

(9) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.

(j) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Trustee nor the Note Registrar shall be responsible for ascertaining whether any transfer complies with the registration provisions of or exemptions from the Securities Act, applicable state securities laws, or other applicable laws; provided that if a certificate is specifically required by the express terms of this Section 2.06 to be delivered to a Trustee by a purchaser or transferee of a Note, the Trustee shall be under a duty to receive and examine the same to determine whether on its face it conforms to the express terms of this Indenture and shall promptly notify the party delivering the same if such transfer does not comply with such terms. Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

Section 2.07 Replacement Notes.

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Company or the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company will issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate a replacement Note if the Company’s or the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note (including Trustee’s fees and expenses).

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes.

The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

 

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If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue interest.

Section 2.09 Treasury Notes.

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any Guarantor, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Guarantor, will be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee will be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned will be so disregarded.

Section 2.10 Temporary Notes.

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee will authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated or temporary global Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company will prepare and the Trustee will authenticate, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, definitive Notes or permanent global Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

Section 2.11 Cancellation.

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else will cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and will dispose of such canceled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act and the policies of the Trustee) in accordance with its customary manner. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest.

If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, the Company shall pay the defaulted interest then borne by the Notes, (plus interest on the defaulted interest to the extent lawful), in any lawful manner. The Company will pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company will fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date may be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form, by electronic transmission) to each affected Holder a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such defaulted interest to be paid.

 

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Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers.

The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.

ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee.

If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it must furnish to the Trustee, at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth:

(1) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur;

(2) the redemption date;

(3) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed;

(4) the redemption price; and

(5) the applicable CUSIP numbers.

Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased.

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased pursuant to this Indenture (except as provided in Section 4.20) at any time, the Trustee will select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased among the Holders as follows:

(1) if the Notes are listed, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed; or

(2) if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot (in the case of a partial redemption) or in accordance with the procedures of DTC. If a partial offer is made with the proceeds of an Equity Offering, the Trustee will select the Notes by lot or in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of DTC.

In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased will be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption or purchase date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase.

 

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The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less may be redeemed in part and portions of Notes selected will be in whole multiples of $1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase.

Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption.

Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 hereof and except for a redemption effected pursuant to Section 4.20 or otherwise required pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or by Gaming/Racing Authorities, in accordance with DTC’s applicable procedures, at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form, by electronic transmission), a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 12 hereof.

The notice will identify the Notes (including the CUSIP numbers) to be redeemed and will state:

(1) the redemption date;

(2) the redemption price;

(3) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, and, in the case of a definitive Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed will be issued in the name of the Holder of the Notes upon cancellation of the original Note;

(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent;

(5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

(6) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment and interest, if any, on Notes called for redemption, ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date, subject to the satisfaction of any condition to such redemption;

(7) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and

(8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes;

At the Company’s request, the Trustee will give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption date (unless a shorter period is acceptable to the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.

 

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Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption.

Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price, subject to the satisfaction of any conditions to such redemption. A notice of redemption may be conditional in that the Company may, notwithstanding the giving of the notice of redemption, condition the redemption of the Notes specified in the notice of redemption upon the completion of other transactions, such as refinancings or acquisitions (whether of the Company or by the Company). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder of the Notes in the same manner in which the notice of redemption was given.

Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.

On or before 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the redemption or purchase date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money in US dollars sufficient to pay the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued interest, if any, on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.

If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, subject to the satisfaction of any conditions to such redemption, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase is not so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.

Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee will authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered.

Section 3.07 Optional Redemption.

(a) The Company has the option to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices set forth in Paragraph 5 of the form of Note set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date.

 

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(b) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

By accepting a Note, each Holder or beneficial owner of a Note will be agreeing to comply with all requirements of the Gaming/Racing Laws and Gaming/Racing Authorities in each jurisdiction where the Company and its Affiliates are licensed or registered under applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or conduct gaming activities, and that the Notes held by such Holder or owner will be subject to redemption pursuant to Section 4.20 hereof or as otherwise required pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or by Gaming/Racing Authorities.

Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption.

Except as described under Sections 4.10 and 4.15 hereof, the Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

Section 3.09 Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.

In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, the Company is required to commence a Net Proceeds Offer, it will follow the procedures specified below.

The Net Proceeds Offer will remain open for a period of at least 20 Business Days following its commencement and not more than 30 Business Days, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “Offer Period”). The Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date shall be no later than five Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period. On the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Company shall purchase the principal amount of Notes required to be purchased pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.

If the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date.

Upon the commencement of a Net Proceeds Offer, the Company will send, by first class mail (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form, by electronic transmission), a notice to each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice will contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer. The notice, which will govern the terms of the Net Proceeds Offer, will state:

(1) that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Net Proceeds Offer will remain open;

(2) the amount of the Excess Proceeds in the Net Proceeds Offer, the purchase price and the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;

(3) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest; (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer will cease to accrue interest, if any, after the Net Proceeds Purchase Date;

 

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(5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Net Proceeds Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in the minimum amount equal to $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof;

(6) that Holders electing to have Notes purchased pursuant to any Net Proceeds Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer in accordance with the procedures of DTC, to the Company, the Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days before the Net Proceeds Purchase Date;

(7) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased or submit such withdrawal in accordance with the procedures of DTC;

(8) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness surrendered by Holders thereof exceeds the Excess Proceeds in the Net Proceeds Offer, the Company will select the Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness surrendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in minimum denominations of $2,000, or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, will be purchased); and

(9) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer) representing the same indebtedness to the extent not repurchased.

On or before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Net Proceeds Offer Amount (less any pro rata portion thereof attributable to other pari passu Indebtedness) of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer, or if less than the Net Proceeds Offer Amount attributable to the Notes has been tendered, all Notes tendered, and will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.09. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, will promptly mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company will promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon written request from the Company, will authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Net Proceeds Offer on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date.

 

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Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

Section 4.01 Payment of Notes.

The Company will pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money in US dollars deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. With respect to certificated notes, if any, presentment is due at maturity.

The Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.

Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Company will maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be sent. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company fails to maintain any such required office or agency or fails to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or sent to the office of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission will in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency required under Section 2.03 hereof. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.

Section 4.03 Provision of Financial Information.

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(1) (a) all annual and quarterly reports containing substantially all the information that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-K (including Items 1 through 3, Items 6 through 9 and Item 13 thereof) and 10-Q (including Part I and Items 1, 1A, 3, 5 and 6 of Part II thereof), solely with respect to the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year), if the Company were required to file such forms and (b) with respect to the annual reports only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; and

(2) within the time period specified for filing current reports on Form 8-K by the SEC, current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Items 1, 2, 4, 5.01, 5.02 (other than compensation information) and 5.03, 7 and 9 of Form 8-K if the Company had been required to file Current Reports on Form 8-K.

All such annual reports will be furnished within 105 days after the end of the fiscal year to which they relate, and all such quarterly reports will be furnished within 60 days after the end of the fiscal quarter to which they relate. The Trustee shall have no responsibility whatsoever to determine if such filing or posting has occurred. Delivery of the reports and documents described above to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive knowledge or notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants contained in this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely on an Officers’ Certificate).

All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with the information requirements applicable to such report; provided, however,

(a) in no event will such reports be required to comply with Section 302, Section 404 or Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or related Items 307, 308 and 308T of Regulation S-K;

(b) in no event will such reports be required to comply with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC or contain separate financial statements for the Company, the Guarantors or other Subsidiaries the shares of which may be pledged to secure the Notes or any Guarantee that would be required under (i) Section 3-09 of Regulation S-X or (ii) Section 3-16 of Regulation S-X, respectively, promulgated by the SEC;

(c) in no event with such reports be required to comply with Items 402 (except that such reports will be required to present executive compensation and beneficial ownership information only to the extent that and in the same general style of presentation as such information is included in and presented in a customary Rule 144A offering memorandum for a company not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC;

(d) in no event shall such reports be required to include any exhibits that would have been required to be filed pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K (other than agreements evidencing material Indebtedness, agreements evidencing material acquisitions or dispositions, or historical and pro forma financial statements); and (e) in no event will such reports be required to comply with Regulation G under the Exchange Act or Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC with respect to any non-GAAP financial measures contained therein.

 

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The Company will make available such information and such reports to the Trustee under this Indenture, upon request, to any Holder of Notes and, upon request, to any beneficial owner of the Notes, in each case by posting such information on its website, on Intralinks or any comparable password-protected online data system that will require a confidentiality acknowledgment, and will make such information readily available to any Holder of Notes, any bona fide prospective investor in the Notes (which prospective investors will be limited to “qualified institutional buyers” within the meaning of Rule 144A of the Securities Act that certify their status as such to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company), any bona fide securities analyst (to the extent providing analysis of investment in the Notes to investors and prospective investors therein) or any bona fide market maker in the Notes who agrees to treat such information as confidential or accesses such information on Intralinks or any comparable password-protected online data system that will require a confidentiality acknowledgment; provided, the Company will post such information thereon and make readily available any password or other login information to any such Holder of Notes, prospective investor, securities analyst or market maker.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred to above to the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes if it has filed (or, in the case of a Form 8-K, furnished) such reports with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system and such reports are publicly available, provided that the Trustee shall have no responsibility whatsoever to determine whether such filing has occurred.

The Company shall be permitted to satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.03 with respect to financial information relating to the Company by furnishing financial information relating to any Holding Company instead of the Company and causing such Holding Company to file such information with the SEC, to the extent that the SEC is accepting such filing, or to furnish such information pursuant to the third paragraph of this Section 4.03; provided that to the extent financial information related to such Holding Company is provided, such information shall include additional disclosure explaining in reasonable detail the differences between the information of such Holding Company, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand.

Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate.

(a) The Company and each Guarantor (to the extent that such Guarantor is so required under the TIA, and in which case the Company must promptly notify the Trustee that the Guarantor is so required and, pursuant to Section 4.04(b), the Trustee shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify that the Guarantor is to abide by this Section 4.04(a)) shall deliver to the Trustee, within 105 days after the end of each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, an Officers’ Certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).

 

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(b) Except with respect to a default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes as described in Section 4.01 hereof, the Trustee shall have no duty to inquire as to the performance of the Company’s, and if applicable each Guarantor’s, covenants in this Article 4 and the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of, or be required to act (including the sending of any notice), based on any event, any Default or Event of Default unless such Trustee receives written notification or obtains actual knowledge in writing; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve the Trustee of its obligations under Article 7 of this Indenture.

Section 4.05 Taxes.

The Company will pay, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

The Company and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

Section 4.07 Restricted Payments.

(a) Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly:

(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) in respect of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than any payment made relating to any Transfer Agreement);

(ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (iii) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes, except (i) a payment of principal, interest or other amounts required to be paid at Stated Maturity or (ii) a payment made to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

 

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(iv) make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments);

(each of the foregoing prohibited actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) being referred to as a “Restricted Payment”).

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may make any Restricted Payment so long as, at the time of such proposed Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto:

(1) no Default or an Event of Default has occurred, and is continuing or would result therefrom;

(2) the Company’s Consolidated Coverage Ratio would be greater than 2.00 to 1.00; and

(3) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (the amount expended for such purposes, if other than in cash, being the fair market value of such property as determined in the good faith reasonable judgment of the Company) do not exceed or would not exceed the sum, without duplication, of:

(A) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries during the period (treating such period as a single accounting period) beginning July 1, 2017 and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company ending immediately prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment for which internal financial statements are available ending not more than 135 days prior to the Determination Date; plus

(B) 100% of the fair market value of the aggregate net proceeds received by the Company from any Person (other than from a Subsidiary of the Company), from the issuance or sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or any contribution to the capital of the Company or the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced by the conversion or exchange of debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock into or for Qualified Capital Stock (to the extent that proceeds of the issuance of such Qualified Capital Stock would have been includable in this clause if such Qualified Capital Stock had been initially issued for cash) subsequent to July 1, 2017 and on or prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment (in each case, excluding any Excluded Contributions); plus

 

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(C) 100% of the aggregate cash received by the Company subsequent to July 1, 2017 and on or prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; plus (D) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after July 1, 2017 is sold for cash or Cash Equivalents or otherwise liquidated or repaid for value, or any dividends, distributions, interest payments, principal repayments or returns of capital are received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Restricted Investment, the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board) of proceeds of such sale, liquidation, repayment, dividend, distribution, principal repayment or return of capital, in each such case valued at the cash or marked-to-market value of Cash Equivalents received with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any), and to the extent that any Restricted Investment consisting of a guarantee or other contingent obligation that was made after July 1, 2017 is terminated or cancelled, the excess, if any, of (x) the amount by which such Restricted Investment reduced the sum otherwise available for making Restricted Payments under this Section 4.07(b), over (y) the aggregate amount of payments made (including costs incurred) in respect of such guarantee or other contingent obligation; plus

(E) to the extent that any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after July 1, 2017, the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the Restricted Investment of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Person as of the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or in such Unrestricted Subsidiary on the date of redesignation as a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the fair market value of such Restricted Investment as of the date such Restricted Investment was originally made in such Person or, in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary which Subsidiary was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after July 1, 2017, the amount of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Restricted Investment therein as determined under this Section 4.07, plus the aggregate fair market value of any additional Restricted Investments (each valued as of the date made) by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary after July 1, 2017; plus

(F) 100% of any remaining Excess Net Proceeds after the completion of a Net Proceeds Offer (assuming such Excess Net Proceeds were not reset at zero).

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Sections 4.07(a) or 4.07(b) will not prohibit the following Restricted Payments:

(1) the payment of any dividend or the making of any distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution if the making thereof would have been permitted on the date of declaration; provided such dividend will be deemed to have been made as of its date of declaration for purposes of this clause (1);

(2) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Capital Stock of the Company either (a) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or (b) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company;

(3) the payment, redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of Indebtedness of any Obligor that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees (a) solely in exchange for (i) shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (ii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, or (b) through the application of the net proceeds of a sale (other than to an Obligor) within 45 days of such sale of (i) shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (ii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or (c) within one year of the scheduled final maturity thereof; (4) any Restricted Payment if after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the Company on a pro forma basis is less than 5.85 to 1.00; provided that after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom;

 

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(5) other Restricted Payments not to exceed the greater of (x) $975.0 million in the aggregate made on or after the Issue Date and (y) 135.0% of LTM EBITDA (measured at the time any such payment is made); provided that after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom;

(6) additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $120.0 million in any fiscal year;

(7) the payment or distribution of any amounts in respect of Equity Interests by any Restricted Subsidiary organized as a partnership or a limited liability company or other pass-through entity:

(A) to the extent of capital contributions made to such Restricted Subsidiary (other than capital contributions made to such Restricted Subsidiary by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary); or

(B) to the extent required by applicable law;

provided that, except in the case of clause (b), no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment or would result therefrom, and provided further that, except in the case of clause (b), such distributions are made pro rata in accordance with the respective Equity Interests contemporaneously with the distributions paid to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or their Affiliates holding an interest in such Equity Interests;

(8) the payment of any dividend or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis; distributions to the Holding Companies to fund the repurchase by the Holding Companies of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or rights in respect thereof to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, warrants or rights in respect thereof or upon the grant, vesting or delivery of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or performance share units to the extent necessary to satisfy tax withholding obligations attributable thereto;

(9) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test described in Section 4.09(a);

(10) that portion of Restricted Payments the payment for which consists exclusively of the Company’s Qualified Capital Stock or proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale of the Company’s Qualified Capital Stock; provided that the amount of any such payment shall be excluded from clause (3) of the preceding paragraph; (11) the declaration and payment of dividends by the Company to, or the making of loans to, the Holding Companies in amounts not to exceed $100.0 million during any fiscal year to permit the Holding Companies to pay (the “Corporate Expense Payments”);

 

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(A) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain their corporate or limited liability company existence;

(B) customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of any direct or indirect parent company of the Company to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (and, to the extent of the amount actually received from its Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in amounts required to pay such expenses to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries);

(C) general corporate overhead expenses of any direct or indirect parent company of the Company to the extent such expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, plus any amount of indemnification claims made by any director or officer of any direct or indirect parent company of the Company; and

(D) reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with any debt or equity offering by such direct or indirect parent company of the Company;

(12) so long as the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is taxed as a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes or are otherwise members of a combined, consolidated or unitary group for U.S. federal income tax purposes (without duplication), Company Tax Payments;

(13) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Guarantee with any Excess Net Proceeds as provided in Section 4.10 and Section 4.15 hereof; provided that all Notes tendered by Holders thereof in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Net Proceeds Offer have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value;

(14) Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the Project Reimbursement Amount as of such date;

(15) payments in respect of intercompany Indebtedness not in violation of any subordination terms applicable thereto;

(16) the redemption, repurchase, repayment, or the payment of amounts necessary to repurchase or retire Equity Interests of the Company, any parent of the Company or any Subsidiary in the event of an Equity Holder Disqualification of the Holder thereof or to the extent required by any Gaming/Racing Authority or deemed necessary by the Board of Directors of the Company in order to avoid the suspension, revocation or denial of a Gaming/Racing License by any Gaming/Racing Authority, provided that, in the case of any such repurchase or retirement of Equity Interests of the Company, any parent of the Company or any Subsidiary, if such efforts do not jeopardize any Gaming/Racing License, Company, such parent of the Company or any such Subsidiary will have previously used commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to find a suitable purchaser for such Equity Interests and no suitable purchaser acceptable to the applicable Gaming/Racing Authority and Company or a parent of the Company was willing to purchase such Equity Interests on terms acceptable to the Holder thereof within a time period acceptable to such Gaming/Racing Authority;

 

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(17) prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or satisfaction of Indebtedness of Persons acquired pursuant to, or Indebtedness assumed in connection with, Asset Acquisitions or Investments not prohibited by this Indenture;

(18) payments to counterparties under Hedging Obligations entered into in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt;

(19) the payment by the Company to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options or, warrants or rights or upon the conversion or exchange of or into Equity Interests, or payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law, provided, however, that any such payment, loan, advance, dividend or distribution shall not be for the purpose of evading any limitation of this Section 4.07 or otherwise to facilitate any dividend or other return of capital to the holders of such Capital Stock (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors);

(20) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make payments of amounts necessary to repurchase, repay or retire Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary in the event of a Disqualification of the holder thereof or to the extent required by any Gaming/Racing Authority in order to avoid the suspension, revocation or denial of a Gaming/Racing License by any Gaming/Racing Authority; provided that, in the case of any such repurchase, repayment or retirement of Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, if such efforts do not jeopardize any Gaming/Racing License, the Company or any such Subsidiary will have previously used commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to find a suitable purchaser or assignee for such Indebtedness and no suitable purchaser or assignee acceptable to the applicable Gaming/Racing Authority and the Company was willing to purchase or acquire such Indebtedness on terms acceptable to the holder thereof within a time period acceptable to such Gaming/Racing Authority;

(21) the Company may repurchase, or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company, any parent of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any current or former officer, director, employee or consultant (or family members, spouses or former spouses, heirs of, estates of or trusts formed by such Persons) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, employment agreement, severance agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate amount of payments made under this clause may not exceed in any fiscal year of the Company the greater of (x) $20.0 million and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated EBITDA at the time of determination of such period most recently ended prior to such date (with amounts permitted to be carried back to the immediately preceding fiscal year and with unused amounts in any fiscal year being carried over to succeeding fiscal years); and

(22) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments that are made in an amount equal to the amount of Excluded Contributions previously received and that the Company elects to apply under this clause (22).

 

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In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date, Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (3)(a)(ii), (3)(b)(ii), 3(c), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), and (22) of this Section 4.07(c) shall, in each case, be excluded from such calculation.

The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

For purposes of this Section 4.07, it is understood that the Company may rely on internal or publicly reported financial statements even though there may be subsequent adjustments (including review and audit adjustments) to such financial statements. For avoidance of doubt, any Restricted Payment that complied with the conditions of this Section 4.07, made in reliance on such calculation by the Company based on such internal or publicly reported financial statements, shall be deemed to continue to comply with the conditions of this Section 4.07, notwithstanding any subsequent adjustments that may result in changes to such internal financial or publicly reported statements.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.07, in the event that a Restricted Payment or Investment (or a portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories described in clauses (1) through (22) above, or is permitted pursuant to Section 4.07(a) or pursuant to any of clauses (1) through (36) of the definition of “Permitted Investments,” the Company will be entitled to divide or classify such Restricted Payment or Investment (or, in each case, portion thereof) on the date of its payment or later divide, classify, or reclassify (as if incurred at such later time), in whole or in part in its sole discretion, such Restricted Payment or Investment (or, in each case, portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 4.07.

The Board of the Company may designate any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be Unrestricted Subsidiaries if such designation would not cause a Default. For purposes of making such determination, all outstanding Investments by the Obligors and Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid in cash or in kind) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments at the time of such designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a) to the extent that such deemed Restricted Payments would not be excluded from such calculation under Section 4.07(b). All such outstanding Investments will be deemed to constitute Investments in an amount equal to the fair market value of such Investments at the time of such designation (as determined in the good faith reasonable judgment of the Company).

Such designation will only be permitted if such Restricted Payment would be permitted at such time and if such Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Section 4.08 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock;

(2) make loans or advances to or pay any Indebtedness or other obligations owed to the Company or to any other Restricted Subsidiary; or (3) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or to any Restricted Subsidiary (each such encumbrance or restriction in clause (1), (2) or (3) of this Section 4.08, a “Payment Restriction”).

 

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However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(a) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to (x) any Gaming/Racing Lease (and any guarantee or support arrangement in respect thereof), (y) applicable law, rule, regulation or order, including any of the foregoing issued by any Gaming/Racing Authority or (z) any Permitted Refinancing ;

(b) this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees and other Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary ranking pari passu with the Notes; provided that such restrictions are not materially more restrictive taken as a whole than those imposed by this Indenture;

(c) customary non-assignment provisions of any contract, license or lease of any Restricted Subsidiary entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Restricted Subsidiary;

(d) any instrument governing Acquired Debt Incurred in connection with an acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Indenture as the same was in effect on the date of such Incurrence; provided that such encumbrance or restriction is not, and will not be, applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries or the property or assets, including directly related assets, such as accessions and proceeds so acquired or leased;

(e) any restriction or encumbrance contained in contracts for the sale of Equity Interests of any Subsidiary or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to be consummated in accordance with this Indenture solely in respect of Equity Interests (or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary) or assets to be sold pursuant to such contract;

(f) any restrictions of the nature described in clause (3) above with respect to the transfer of assets secured by a Lien that is permitted by this Indenture to be Incurred;

(g) any encumbrance or restriction contained in Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no less favorable to the Holders of the Notes in any material respect in the good faith judgment of the Company than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced;

(h) agreements governing Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Issue Date, and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacement or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of this Indenture, taken as a whole; (i) any restriction imposed by Indebtedness incurred under the Credit Facilities; provided that such restriction or requirement is not materially more restrictive taken as a whole than that imposed by the Bank Credit Agreement as of the Issue Date;

 

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(j) provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or property in Joint Venture agreements, management contracts, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements and other similar agreements not prohibited by this Indenture;

(k) any restriction on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or lessors or required by insurance, surety or bonding companies, in each case under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(l) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending the sale or other disposition;

(m) agreements in existence with respect to a Subsidiary of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary at the time it is so designated, so long as such agreements are not entered into in anticipation or contemplation of such designation;

(n) restrictions contained in Indebtedness used to finance, or incurred for the purpose of financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures and/or Development Projects and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, provided, that such restrictions apply only to the asset (or the Person owning such asset) being financed pursuant to such Indebtedness;

(o) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect, contemplated or committed on the Issue Date, and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the restrictions therein are not, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors, materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in those agreements on the Issue Date;

(p) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to Hedging Obligations;

(q) agreements governing Indebtedness entered into on or after the Issue Date and otherwise permitted under this Indenture that are, taken as a whole, in the good faith judgment of the Company, no more restrictive with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary than customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type, so long as the Company shall have determined in good faith that such restrictions will not materially adversely affect its obligations or ability to make payments required under this Indenture;

(r) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest;

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(t) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 4.07 and any Permitted Investment; (u) any encumbrance or restriction imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the direct or indirect sale or disposition to a Person of all or substantially all the Capital Stock or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or the property or assets that are subject to such restriction) pending the closing of such sale or disposition;

(v) any encumbrance or restriction existing by reason of any lien permitted under Section 4.12;

(w) restrictions contained in subordination provisions applicable to intercompany debt; or

(x) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capitalized Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business.

Section 4.09 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.

(a) The Company will not, directly or indirectly:

(1) Incur any Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Capital Stock; or

(2) cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to Incur any Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock, in each case, other than Permitted Indebtedness; provided, however, that the Company may issue Disqualified Capital Stock and may Incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Debt), and any Restricted Subsidiary may issue preferred stock or Incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Debt), if immediately after giving pro forma effect to such proposed Incurrence or issuance and the receipt and application of the net proceeds therefrom, the Company’s Consolidated Coverage Ratio would be at least 2.00 to 1.00.

(b) Section 4.09(a) above will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following (collectively, “Permitted Indebtedness”):

(1) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement) as reduced by the amount of any scheduled amortization payments or mandatory prepayments when actually paid or permanent reductions thereof;

(2) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company under the Initial Notes and by the Guarantors under the Guarantees;

(3) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Bank Credit Agreement or other Credit Facilities; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (3) as of any date of Incurrence (after giving pro forma effect to the application of the proceeds of such Incurrence), including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (3), shall not exceed the greater of (i) $4.00 billion and (ii) the maximum principal amount of Indebtedness that could be Incurred such that after giving effect to such Incurrence, the Company’s Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 5.50 to 1.00; (4) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary, or of the Company to any Restricted Subsidiary, for so long as such Indebtedness is held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if as of any date any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acquires any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness (other than a Permitted Lien), such acquisition or holding shall be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness under this clause (4) by the issuer of such Indebtedness;

 

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(5) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

(6) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary solely to finance the construction or acquisition or improvement of, or consisting of Capitalized Lease Obligations Incurred to acquire rights of use in, property or assets or any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible and including all contract rights, income or revenue rights, real property interests, trademarks, trade names, equipment or Equity Interests or ownership of any other Person useful in any Permitted Business, not to exceed the greater of (x) $200.0 million or (y) 25.0% of LTM EBITDA, in each case in aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (6)) for all of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(7) Hedging Obligations and Interest Swap Obligations entered into not as speculative Investments but as bona fide hedging transactions;

(8) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in respect of (x) performance bonds, completion guarantees and similar arrangements (to the extent that the Incurrence thereof does not result in the Incurrence of any obligation for the payment of borrowed money of others), in the ordinary course of business or (y) Support Agreements;

(9) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, worker’s compensation claims, payment obligations in connection with self-insurance or similar obligations, surety bonds and appeal bonds (to the extent that the Incurrence thereof does not result in the Incurrence of any obligation for the payment of borrowed money of others), in the ordinary course of business (including to support the Company’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ applications for Gaming/Racing Licenses), in amounts and for the purposes customary in such Person’s industry;

(10) the guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Company or of any other Restricted Subsidiary, or the guarantee by the Company of Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary; provided such Indebtedness was outstanding on the Issue Date or was, at the time it was incurred, permitted to be incurred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary under this Indenture; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the Notes, then the guarantee shall be subordinated to or pari passu with, as applicable, the Notes to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;

(11) the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that:

(A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such preferred stock being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; and (B) any sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company

 

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will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (11);

(12) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with any Investments or any acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or Subsidiary otherwise permitted by this Indenture;

(13) the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock;

(14) obligations in respect of cash management agreements;

(15) guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business supporting obligations of suppliers, lessees, and vendors;

(16) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding under this clause (16) as of any date of Incurrence, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (16), not to exceed the greater of (a) $975.0 million and (b) 135.0% of LTM EBITDA;

(17) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(18) Indebtedness consisting of deferred purchase price obligations and earn-out obligations of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred by such Person in connection with any Investment expressly permitted under Section 4.07;

(19) Indebtedness consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(20) Acquired Debt and other Indebtedness of Persons outstanding on the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by, or merged, consolidated or amalgamated into, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or incurred or issued to finance a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other acquisition or Investment; provided, however, that (A) at the time such Person is acquired, either (i) the Company would have been able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.09(a) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Acquired Debt or Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (20) or (ii) on a pro forma basis, the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be no lower than such ratio immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or acquisition or Investment or (B) such Indebtedness is Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that existed at the time such Person became a Subsidiary and was not created in anticipation or contemplation thereof; (21) Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock of the Company to the extent the net proceeds thereof are promptly deposited to defease the Notes as described under Article 8 of this Indenture;

 

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(22) Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Support Agreements) used to finance, or incurred or issued for the purpose of (or in the case of Support Agreements, incurred in connection with) financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures or Development Projects (including Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (22), not to exceed $700 million at any time outstanding provided that no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom;

(23) Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors in an aggregate outstanding principal amount which, when taken together with any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof and the principal amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause and then outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (a) $150.0 million and (b) 20.0% of LTM EBITDA of the Company at the time of Incurrence;

(24) Indebtedness Incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services; provided that such obligations are Incurred in connection with open accounts extended by suppliers on customary trade terms in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money or any Hedging Obligations;

(25) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business or other cash management services in the ordinary course of business;

(26) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by a letter of credit or bank guarantee issued pursuant to any credit agreement, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit;

(27) Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to current or former officers, directors and employees thereof or any direct or indirect parent thereof, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Company or any parent of the Company to the extent permitted under Section 4.07, in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof, would not, when combined with the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to clause (21) under Section 4.07, shall not exceed the greater of (x) $20.0 million and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a pro forma basis for the period most recently ended prior to such date in any fiscal year of the Company (with amounts permitted to be carried back to the immediately preceding fiscal year and with unused amounts in any fiscal year being carried over to succeeding fiscal years); (28) Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock, preferred stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference of not greater than 100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company or cash contributed to the capital of the Company (in each case other than proceeds of Disqualified Capital Stock or sales of Equity Interests to, or contributions received from, the Company or any Subsidiary) to the extent such amount is not otherwise applied to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.07(b)(3);

 

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(29) (i) guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of (x) operating leases (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations) and Permitted Leases, including Gaming/Racing Leases, or (y) of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness for borrowed money entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees and completion guarantees;

(30) Indebtedness of, or incurred on behalf of, or representing guarantees of Indebtedness, of Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof, would not, at any time outstanding, exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 15.0% of LTM EBITDA at the time of determination on a pro forma basis for the period most recently ended prior to such date;

(31) the incurrence of Escrowed Indebtedness;

(32) the incurrence of Indebtedness that has been Discharged;

(33) Indebtedness under any Hedging Obligations;

(34) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued to support performance obligations and trade letters of credit (other than obligations in respect of other Indebtedness), and in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practice; and

(35) all premiums (if any, including tender premiums), defeasance costs, interest (including post- petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (1) through (34).

For purposes of this definition, it is understood that the Company may rely on internal or publicly reported financial reports even though there may be subsequent adjustments (including review and audit adjustments) to such financial statements. For avoidance of doubt, any incurrence of Permitted Indebtedness which is based upon or made in reliance on a computation based on such internal or publicly reported financial statements shall be deemed to continue to comply with the applicable covenant, notwithstanding any subsequent adjustments that may result in changes to such internal or publicly reported financial statements. All Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement outstanding on the Issue Date shall be deemed to have initially been incurred under Section 4.09(b)(3).

Any Indebtedness of any Person existing at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition of capital stock or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred as of the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.09, a guarantee of Indebtedness of the Company or of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary will not constitute a separate incurrence, or amount outstanding, of Indebtedness so long as the Indebtedness so guaranteed was incurred in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09 in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (1) through (35) of such definition or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.09, the Company may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred or issued at such later time), such Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 4.09 and at the time of incurrence, issuance, classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) described in the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” or pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.09 and, in such event, such Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) will be treated as being incurred, issued or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof) or pursuant to Section 4.09(a) without giving pro forma effect to such item (or portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred or issued pursuant to any other clause or paragraph (or portion thereof) of this Section 4.09 at such time. Accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of principal amount or dividends, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms or the payment of dividends on any Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional Disqualified Capital Stock with the same terms will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock for purposes of this Section 4.09. Any increase in the amount of Indebtedness solely by reason of currency fluctuations will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09. A change in GAAP that results in an obligation existing at the time of such change, not previously classified as Indebtedness, becoming Indebtedness will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.09.

If the use of proceeds from any Incurrence of Indebtedness is to fund the refinancing of any Indebtedness, then such refinancing shall be deemed to have occurred substantially simultaneously with such Incurrence so long as (a) such refinancing occurs on the same Business Day as such Incurrence, (b) if such proceeds will be offered (through a tender offer or otherwise) to the holders of such Indebtedness to be refinanced, the proceeds thereof are deposited with a trustee, agent or other representative for such holders pending the completion of such offer on the same Business Day as such Incurrence (and such proceeds are ultimately used in the consummation of such offer or otherwise used to refinance Indebtedness), (c) if such proceeds will be used to fund the redemption, discharge or defeasance of such Indebtedness to be refinanced, the proceeds thereof are deposited with a trustee, agent or other representative for such Indebtedness pending such redemption, discharge or defeasance on the same Business Day as such Incurrence or (d) the proceeds thereof are otherwise set aside to fund such refinancing (and such proceeds are ultimately used for such refinancing).

For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction, the amount of any Indebtedness denominated in any currency other than Dollars shall be calculated based on customary currency exchange rates in effect, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) on or prior to the Issue Date, on the Issue Date, and, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) after the Issue Date, on the date that such Indebtedness was incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness); provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than Dollars (or in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced), and such refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed (i) the outstanding or committed principal amount, as applicable, of such Indebtedness being refinanced plus (ii) the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing.

 

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Section 4.10 Asset Sales.

(a) Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly:

(1) consummate an Asset Sale unless such entity receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or of which other disposition is made (as determined in good faith by the Board of such entity); and

(2) consummate or enter into a binding obligation to consummate an Asset Sale unless at least 75% of the consideration received by such entity from such Asset Sale will be cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this provision, each of the following shall be deemed to be cash:

(A) any liabilities as shown on such entity’s most recent balance sheet (or in the notes thereto) (other than Indebtedness subordinate in right of payment to the Notes) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets; and

(B) to the extent of the cash received, any notes or other obligations or securities received by such Obligor from such transferee that are converted by such entity into cash within 180 days of receipt.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary will be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale without complying with the foregoing provisions if:

(1) such entity receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets or other property sold, issued or otherwise disposed of (as evidenced by a resolution of the Board of such entity); and

(2) the consideration for such Asset Sale constitutes (x) Productive Assets; provided that any non-cash consideration not constituting Productive Assets received by such entity in connection with such Asset Sale that is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash or Cash Equivalents at any time within 360 days after such Asset Sale shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds subject to the provisions set forth above or (y) Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (y) that is at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (i) $150.0 million and (ii) 20.0% of LTM EBITDA of the Company at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

(c) Upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary will be required to apply an amount equal to all Net Cash Proceeds (excluding amounts received and considered as “cash” pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(2)(A)) that are received from such Asset Sale (provided that the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary may elect to deem expenditures that otherwise would be permissible reinvestments or payments that occur prior to receipt of the proceeds of an Asset Sale to have been reinvested or paid in accordance with this Indenture, so long as such deemed expenditure shall have been made no earlier than the earlier of execution of a definitive agreement for such Asset Sale and the consummation of such Asset Sale) within 450 days of the receipt thereof either:

 

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(1) to reinvest (or enter into a binding commitment to invest, if such investment is effected within 365 days after the date of such 450-day period) in Productive Assets or in Asset Acquisitions not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;

(2) to repay Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement (or other Indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, secured by a Lien), and, in the case of any such repayment under any revolving credit or other facility that permits future borrowings, effect a permanent reduction in the availability or commitment under such facility;

(3) to (x) prepay, repay, redeem or purchase Notes including (i) as provided under Section 3.07 hereof, (ii) making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for a Net Proceeds Offer) to all Holders to purchase their Notes at a purchase price of at least 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased or (iii) purchasing Notes at a purchase price of at least 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased, through privately negotiated transactions or open market purchases, in a manner that complies with this Indenture and applicable securities law or (y) prepay, repay, redeem or purchase any other pari passu Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor; provided that if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall so repay or prepay any such other pari passu Indebtedness, the Company will reduce (or offer to reduce) Obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees on a pro rata basis (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or prepayments) as provided in the immediately preceding clause (x), subject to the applicable procedures of DTC;

(4) to improve real property or make a capital expenditure; or

(5) any combination of the foregoing;

provided, however, that if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary contractually commits within such 450-day period to apply such Net Cash Proceeds within 365 days following such 450-day period in accordance with the foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 4.10(c) and such Net Cash Proceeds are subsequently applied as contemplated in such contractual commitment, then the requirement for application of Net Cash Proceeds as set forth in this paragraph shall be considered satisfied.

Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce revolving Indebtedness or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture.

Any Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale that are not applied pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall constitute “Excess Net Proceeds.” No later than 20 Business Days following the date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Net Proceeds of any single transaction or series of related transactions exceeds $180.0 million (the “Net Proceeds Trigger Date”), the Company shall make an offer to purchase (the “Net Proceeds Offer”), on a date (the “Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date”) not less than 10 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Trigger Date, on a pro rata basis, an aggregate principal amount equal to the Excess Net Proceeds of (a) Notes, at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, and (b) other pari passu Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor, in each case to the extent required by the terms thereof. If at any time within 450 days after an Asset Sale any non-cash consideration received by the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale (other than non-cash consideration deemed to be cash as provided in Section 4.10(a)(2)(B)) is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash, then such conversion or disposition will be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof will be applied in accordance with this Section 4.10.

 

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To the extent that the aggregate principal amount of Notes or other pari passu Indebtedness tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Excess Net Proceeds, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may use any remaining proceeds of such Asset Sales for general corporate purposes (but subject to the other terms of this Indenture). Upon completion of a Net Proceeds Offer, the Excess Net Proceeds relating to such Net Proceeds Offer will be deemed to be zero for purposes of any subsequent Asset Sale. In the event that a Restricted Subsidiary consummates an Asset Sale, only that portion of the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom (including any Net Cash Proceeds received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash proceeds received in connection with an Asset Sale) that are distributed to or received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary will be required to be applied by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.10.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 4.10, to the extent that any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale with respect to any property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law (including, without limitation, financial assistance, corporate benefit, thin capitalization, capital maintenance, and similar legal principles, restrictions on upstreaming of cash intra group and the fiduciary and statutory duties of the directors of the relevant Subsidiaries) from being repatriated to the United States, an amount equal to the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied at the times provided in this Section 4.10 but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long as applicable local law does not permit repatriation to the United States (Company hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all commercially reasonable actions required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds is permitted under the applicable local law, an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds shall be reinvested or applied pursuant to this Section 4.10 within ten (10) Business Days of such repatriation. To the extent Company determines in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale with respect to any property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries would result in an adverse tax cost (including adverse withholding tax) (that is not de minimis) to the Company, its direct or indirect owners or any of its Subsidiaries, the applicable mandatory prepayment shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds so affected (the “Restricted Amount”) until such time as Company determines in good faith that repatriation of the Restricted Amount may occur without incurring such tax cost, at which time, (x) an amount equal to any such Net Cash Proceeds shall be reinvested or applied pursuant to this Section 4.10 within five (5) Business Days of such repatriation.

The Company will comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder and all applicable federal and state securities laws, and will include all instructions and materials necessary to enable Holders to tender their Notes and, to the extent that the provisions of any such laws or rules conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.10, the Company’s compliance with such laws and rules shall not in and of itself cause a breach of the Company’s obligations under this Section 4.10.

Section 4.11 Transactions with Affiliates.

The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of the greater of (x) $15.0 million and (y) 2.0% of LTM EBITDA (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”) unless:

 

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(1) such Affiliate Transaction is, considered in light of any series of related transactions of which it comprises a part, on terms no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might reasonably have been obtained at such time in a comparable transaction or series of related transactions on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not such an Affiliate or in the event that there are no comparable transactions involving a Person that is not such an Affiliate of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to apply for comparative purposes, is otherwise on terms that, taken as whole, Company has determined in good faith to be fair to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary; and

(2) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate consideration of $65.0 million or more to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of the Company (and of any other affected Restricted Subsidiary, where applicable) shall, prior to the consummation of any portion of such Affiliate Transaction, have approved such Affiliate Transaction, as evidenced by a resolution of its Board.

The foregoing restrictions will not apply to:

(1) reasonable fees, compensation and benefit arrangements (including any such compensation in the form of Equity Interests not derived from Disqualified Capital Stock, together with loans and advances, the proceeds of which are used to acquire such Equity Interests, benefit plans or arrangements, severance agreements and health, disability or similar insurance plans) paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries as determined in good faith by the Board or senior management;

(2) any transaction solely between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or between two or more Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent any such transaction is otherwise in compliance with, or not prohibited by, this Indenture and any merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Company and any direct parent of the Company;

(3) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 4.07 hereof or any Permitted Investment;

(4) sales or issuances of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) to any of the Company’s Affiliates;

(5) the pledge of the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures to support the Indebtedness thereof;

(6) any transactions between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Affiliate of the Company the Equity Interests of which Affiliate are owned solely by the Company or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and by Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the other hand;

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(8) transactions pursuant to agreements existing on the Issue Date and any modification thereto or any transaction contemplated thereby in any restatement, replacement, modification of the agreement therefor so long as such modification, restatement or replacement is not more disadvantageous to the Company or any of our Restricted Subsidiaries in any material respect than the respective agreement existing on the Issue Date; (9) transactions with Joint Ventures and Subsidiaries thereof and Unrestricted Subsidiaries relating to the provision of management services, overhead, sharing of customer lists and customer loyalty programs or that are approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Company’s Board (or by the audit committee or any committee of the Board consisting of disinterested members of the Board) (a director shall be disinterested if he or she has no interest in such Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary other than through the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that no Affiliate of the Company (other than the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries) has an interest (other than indirectly through the Company and other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries or such Joint Ventures) in any such Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(10) any transaction with respect to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries obtains an opinion as to the fairness to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing;

(11) transactions between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Person, which is an Affiliate solely due to a director or directors of such Person (or a parent company of such Person) also being a director of the Company; provided, however, that any such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company on any matter involving such other Person;

(12) any contribution to the capital of the Company;

(13) transactions with a Person who is not an Affiliate immediately before the consummation of such transaction that becomes an Affiliate as a result of such transaction;

(14) transactions contemplated by Transfer Agreements;

(15) the execution and consummation of the Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the Transactions, which are described in the Offering Memorandum or contemplated by the Transactions;

(16) transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of Section 5.01;

(17) transactions entered into by an Unrestricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate prior to the redesignation of any such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary;

(18) transactions with the Company, Subsidiaries, any Unrestricted Subsidiary and Joint Ventures in the ordinary course of business; provide that the Company has determined in good faith that such transaction is necessary or advisable in connection with the ownership or operation of the Company, its Subsidiaries and any Joint Ventures (including, without limitation, payroll, any cash management activities, purchasing, insurance, hedging arrangements and management, technology and licensing arrangements related thereto);

(19) any purchases by the Company’s Affiliates of Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries the majority of which Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock is purchased by Persons who are not the Company’s Affiliates; provided that such purchases by the Company’s Affiliates are on the same terms as such purchases by such Persons who are not the Company’s Affiliates; (20) payments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company to any Affiliate made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of any other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by the majority of the Board of Directors, or a majority of the disinterested Directors of the Company, in good faith;

 

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(21) transactions in connection with the issuance of letters of credit for the account or benefit of any Subsidiary or any other Person designated by the Company to the extent permitted under this Indenture (including with respect to the issuance of or payments in connection with drawings under letters of credit);

(22) (a) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, or transactions otherwise relating to the purchase or sale of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, which are fair to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or senior management, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party or (b) transactions with Joint Ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice or industry norm;

(23) (x) any lease entered into between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as lessee and any Affiliate of the Company, as lessor, which is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith or (y) any lease entered into between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as lessee, and any Affiliate of the Company, as lessor in the ordinary course of business; provided that, in each case, such lease includes fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate;

(24) entry into Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees, completion guarantees and the pledge of Equity Interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries, Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors and Joint Ventures to secure Indebtedness and other obligations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors and Joint Ventures and Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees;

(25) transactions with Persons who have entered into an agreement, contract or arrangement with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to manage, own or operate a Gaming/Racing Facility because the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have not received the requisite approvals of the Gaming/Racing Authorities or are otherwise not permitted to manage, own or operate such Gaming/Racing Facility under applicable Gaming/Racing Laws; provided that such transactions shall have been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Company’s Board of Directors (or by the audit committee or any committee of the Board of Directors consisting of disinterested members of the Board of Directors) and determined by them to be in the best interests of the Company (or of a parent company thereof);

(26) sales, transfers or other dispositions in Unrestricted Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures or other development ventures, or issuances or sales of Equity Interests, Indebtedness, other securities or other Investments therein, or assets thereof; (27) any payments or other transactions pursuant to a customary expense sharing or tax sharing agreement or other tax management arrangement between the Company, Restricted Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, and Unrestricted Subsidiaries and any other Person with which the Company files a consolidated, unitary or combined tax return or with which the Company is part of a consolidated, unitary or combined group for tax purposes; and

 

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(28) payments by the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement.

Section 4.12 Liens.

No Obligor will, directly or indirectly, create, Incur or assume any Lien, except a Permitted Lien, on or with respect to any of its property or assets including any shares of stock or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, or any income, profits or proceeds therefrom, unless:

(1) in the case of any Lien securing Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees, the Notes or the Guarantees are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Lien as long as such Indebtedness is secured by such Lien; and

(2) in all other cases, the Notes or the Guarantees, as the case may be, are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the obligations secured by such Lien for so long as such obligations are secured by such Lien.

Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall provide by its terms that the Lien securing the Notes or the Guarantees, as the case may be, shall automatically and unconditionally be released and discharged upon the release and discharge of such Lien securing such Indebtedness or any sale, exchange or transfer to any Person not an Affiliate of the Obligor of the property or assets secured by such Lien securing such Indebtedness, or all of the Capital Stock held by the Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary in, or all or substantially all of the properties and assets of, any Restricted Subsidiary that created such Lien securing such Indebtedness, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.12, (A) a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) described in the definition of “Permitted Liens” or pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.12 but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) described in the definition of “Permitted Liens” or pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.12, the Company may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred or issued at such later time), such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 4.12 and at the time of incurrence, issuance, classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Lien or such item of Indebtedness secured by such Lien (or any portion thereof) in one of the categories of permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) described in the definition of “Permitted Liens” or pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.12 and, in such event, such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) will be treated as being incurred, issued or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof) or pursuant to the first paragraph hereof without giving pro forma effect to such item (or portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Liens or Indebtedness that may be incurred or issued pursuant to any other clause or paragraph (or portion thereof) at such time.

 

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In addition, with respect to any revolving loan Indebtedness or commitment relating to the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness that is designated to be incurred or issued on any date pursuant to the sixth paragraph of Section 4.09, any Lien that does or that shall secure such Indebtedness may also be designated by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to be incurred on such date and, in such event, any related subsequent actual incurrence of such Lien shall be deemed for all purposes under this Indenture to be incurred on such prior date, including for purposes of calculating usage of any “Permitted Lien.”

With respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the incurrence or issuance of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness. The “Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness shall mean any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness that is not deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of Section 4.09 hereof.

Section 4.13 Lines of Business.

The Obligors will not engage in any lines of business other than any Permitted Business.

Section 4.14 Legal Existence.

Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:

(1) its legal existence, and subject to Section 4.10 hereof, the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary; and

(2) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

Section 4.15 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event each Holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; provided that no Note of a principal amount of $2,000 or less shall be repurchased in part) of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”) at an offer price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company will send a notice to the Trustee and each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute a Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase Notes on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 10 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent (the “Change of Control Payment Date”), pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice. The Change of Control Offer may be made up to 60 days prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of the Change of Control Offer.

 

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The Company will comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder and all applicable federal and state securities laws, and will include all instructions and materials necessary to enable Holders to tender their Notes. To the extent that the provisions of any such laws or rules conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.15, the Company’s compliance with such laws and rules shall not in and of itself cause a breach of the Company’s obligations under this Section 4.15.

(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

(1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

(2) on or prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time, deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered; and

(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company.

The Paying Agent will promptly send to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered by such Holder, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

(c) If Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in a Change of Control Offer and the Company, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company as described above, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Company or such third party will have the right, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders of record of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

Section 4.16 Covenant Termination.

If on any date following the Issue Date: (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both of the Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, then beginning on that date and continuing at all times thereafter regardless of any subsequent changes in the ratings of the Notes or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, the Company and its Subsidiaries will not be subject to Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.13 and 5.01(a)(2) of this Indenture (collectively, the “Terminated Covenants” and, such event, the “Covenant Termination Event”).

 

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Upon and following a Covenant Termination Event, no Default or Event of Default or breach of any kind will be deemed to have occurred or exist under this Indenture or the Notes with respect to the Terminated Covenants based on, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall bear any liability for, any actions taken or failed to be taken, or any events occurring, upon and following a Covenant Termination Event, regardless of whether such actions, failure to act or event would have been permitted if the applicable Terminated Covenants remained in effect (it being understood that any provisions in the definition of “Permitted Liens” which may refer to one or more Terminated Covenants shall be interpreted as though such applicable Terminated Covenant(s) were still in effect). There can be no assurance that the Notes will ever achieve or maintain any Investment Grade Rating.

Section 4.17 Additional Subsidiary Guarantees.

The Company shall cause any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor that becomes a guarantor under the Bank Credit Agreement after the Issue Date, to:

(1) execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture; and

(2) deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent to the execution of the supplemental indenture have been complied with and the supplemental indenture is permitted under this Indenture and an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Restricted Subsidiary and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary.

Thereafter, such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor for all purposes of this Indenture.

Section 4.18 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

The Board of the Company may designate any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be Unrestricted Subsidiaries if such designation would not cause a Default. For purposes of making such determination, all outstanding Investments by the Obligors (except to the extent repaid in cash or in kind) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments at the time of such designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a) to the extent that such deemed Restricted Payments would not be excluded from such calculation under Section 4.07(b). All such outstanding Investments will be deemed to constitute Investments in an amount equal to the fair market value of such Investments at the time of such designation (as determined in the good faith reasonable judgment of the Company).

Such designation will only be permitted if such Restricted Payment would be permitted at such time and if such Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Section 4.19 No Layering.

The Company will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, incur or suffer to exist Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be.

 

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Section 4.20 Mandatory Disposition Pursuant to Gaming/Racing Laws.

If a record or a beneficial owner of a Note is required by any Gaming/Racing Authority to be found suitable, the owner shall apply for a finding of suitability within 30 days after the request of such Gaming/Racing Authority or within such other time prescribed by such Gaming/Racing Authority. The applicant for a finding of suitability must pay all costs of the investigation for such finding of suitability. If a holder or beneficial owner is required to be found suitable and is not found suitable by such Gaming/Racing Authority, (i) such owner shall, upon request of the Company, dispose of such owner’s Notes within 30 days or within that time prescribed by such Gaming/Racing Authority, or (ii) the Company may, at its option, redeem such owner’s Notes at the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof or (y) the price at which the Notes were acquired by such owner, together with, in either case, accrued interest to the date of the finding of unsuitability by such Gaming/Racing Authority, or (z) such other amount required by such Gaming/Racing Authority.

By accepting a Note, each Holder or beneficial owner of a Note will be agreeing to comply with all requirements of the Gaming/Racing Laws and Gaming/Racing Authorities in each jurisdiction where the Company and its Affiliates are licensed or registered under applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or conduct gaming activities.

Section 4.21 Financial Calculations for Limited Condition Transactions.

(a) When calculating the availability under any basket or ratio or compliance with any provision of this Indenture in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, dividends and dispositions or distributions), in each case, at the option of the Company (the Company’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination for availability under any such basket or ratio and whether any such action or transaction is permitted (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing default or event of default) under this Indenture) shall be deemed to be the date (the “LCT Test Date”) either (a) that the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration of a dividend or distribution, repurchase, redemption or similar event), (b) solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer is published on a regulatory information service in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction is made (or that equivalent notice under equivalent laws, rules or regulations in any other applicable jurisdiction is made), (c) that notice is given with respect to any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of indebtedness, disqualified stock or preferred stock requiring notice in advance of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment or (d) that notice is given with respect to any dividend or other distribution requiring notice in advance thereof and, in each case, if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, dividends or other distributions and dispositions)

 

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and any related pro forma adjustments, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Liens, for example, whether such Liens are to secure Indebtedness that is committed, issued or incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets and (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, dividends or distributions and dispositions).

For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Company or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default ), such requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in calculating any ratio, test or basket following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction.

(b) Basket and Ratio Calculations. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision or covenant that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) (any such amounts and including borrowings under any revolving facility, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently or in a series of related transactions with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision or covenant that requires compliance with any such financial ratio or test (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts (and any cash proceeds thereof) shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts in such covenant in connection with such incurrence, but full pro forma effect shall be given to all applicable and related transactions (including the use of proceeds of all Indebtedness to be incurred and any repayments, repurchases and redemptions of Indebtedness) and all other permitted pro forma adjustments.

 

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Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, if at any time any applicable ratio or financial test for any category based on an Incurrence-Based Amount permits Indebtedness, Liens, Restricted Payments, Asset Sales, sale and leaseback transactions and Investments, as applicable, previously incurred under a category based on a Fixed Amount, such Indebtedness, Liens, Restricted Payments, Asset Sales, sale and leaseback transactions and Investments, as applicable, shall be deemed to have been automatically reclassified as incurred under such category based on an Incurrence-Based Amount. If Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries enters into any revolving, delayed draw or other committed debt facility, Company may (in its sole discretion) elect to determine compliance of such debt facility (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens from time to time in connection therewith) with this Indenture on the date definitive loan documents with respect thereto are executed by all parties thereto, assuming the full amount of such facility is incurred (and any applicable Liens are granted) on such date, in lieu of determining such compliance on any subsequent date (including any date on which Indebtedness is incurred pursuant to such facility).

ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSORS

Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets.

(a) The Company may not, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person unless:

(1) either:

(A) in the case of a consolidation or merger, the Company, or any successor thereto, is the surviving or continuing corporation; or

(B) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of the properties and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) shall be a corporation or limited liability company organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest and duration fees on all of the Notes and the performance of every covenant of the Notes and this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;

 

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(2) in the event that such transaction involves (a) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, of additional Indebtedness (and treating any Indebtedness not previously an obligation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with or as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of such transaction) and/or (b) the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(ii) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), then immediately after giving effect to such incurrence and/or assumption under clauses (a) and (b), (i) the Company, or any such other Person assuming the obligations of the Company through the operation of clause (1)(B) above, could Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test described above under Section 4.09(a) or (ii) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Company (or such other Person assuming the obligations of the Company through the operation of clause (1)(B) above) is no less than the Company’s Consolidated Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions; and

(3) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(ii) above (including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction) no Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing.

(b) Notwithstanding clause (2) or (3) above:

(A) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary; and

(B) the Company or any Subsidiary may consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to any Person that has conducted no business and Incurred no Indebtedness or other liabilities if such transaction is solely for the purpose of effecting a change in the state of incorporation or form of organization of the Company or such Subsidiary.

For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.

Section 5.02 Successor Person Substituted.

Upon any consolidation or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 5.01, the successor corporation formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such transfer is made shall succeed to and (except in the case of a lease) be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor corporation had been named herein as the Company and (except in the case of a lease) the Company shall be released from the obligations under the Notes and this Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01 Events of Default and Remedies.

Each of the following constitutes an “Event of Default”:

(1) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes or the Guarantees;

(2) default in payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes or the Guarantees within 5 days when due and payable, at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise;

(3) failure by any Obligor to comply with any of its other agreements in this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees for 60 days after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or by Holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class;

(4) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subject Subsidiary) of the Company (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subject Subsidiary) of the Company) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the Issue Date, which default:

(A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “Payment Default”); or

(B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity (which acceleration has not been rescinded, annulled or cured within 30 Business Days of receipt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subject Subsidiary) of the Company of such notice),

and, in each case, the due and payable principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the due and payable principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates in an amount in excess of the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 15.0% of LTM EBITDA;

(5) failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subject Subsidiary) of the Company to pay final judgments aggregating in an amount in excess of the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 15.0% of LTM EBITDA, net of any applicable insurance, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 consecutive days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable; (6) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries:

 

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(A) commences a voluntary case;

(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case;

(C) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property; or

(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; and

(7) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

(A) is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries;

(B) appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or

(C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries;

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.

Section 6.02 Acceleration and Certain Events of Bankruptcy.

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any of its Subject Subsidiaries)) occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and premium, if any, on all the Notes and Guarantees then outstanding to be due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” and upon delivery of such notice the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and premium, if any, on all Notes and Guarantees then outstanding will become immediately due and payable; provided that no such declaration may occur with respect to any event that occurred, and was reported publicly or to Holders, more than two years prior to the date of such declaration. In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(4) has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically annulled if the event of default or payment default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.01(4) shall be remedied or cured, or waived by the Holders of the Indebtedness, or the Indebtedness that gave rise to such Event of Default shall have been discharged in full, in each case, within 30 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto and if (1) the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium or interest, if any, on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived. Upon the occurrence of specified Events of Default relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any of its Subject Subsidiaries), the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and premium and liquidated damages, if any, will immediately and automatically will become due and payable, without the necessity of notice or any other action by the Trustee or any Holder. Holders of the Notes may not enforce this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees except as provided in this Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee.

 

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The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity (or both) satisfactory to the Trustee, in its sole discretion, against the costs, expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.

Notwithstanding Section 6.01(3) or any other provision of this Indenture, any failure to perform, or breach of, any covenant or agreement pursuant to Section 4.03, shall not be a Default or an Event of Default until the 365th day after the Company has received the notice referred to in Section 6.01(3) (at which point, unless cured or waived, such failure to perform or breach shall constitute an Event of Default). Prior to such 365th day, remedies against the Company for any such failure or breach will be limited to liquidated damages at a rate per year equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of the Notes from the 60th day following such notice to and including the 364th day following such notice. References in this Indenture to interest due in respect of the Notes shall include any liquidated damages payable pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or the Guarantees.

Any notice of Default, notice of a continuing Event of Default, notice of acceleration or instruction to the trustee to provide a notice of Default, notice of a continuing Event of Default, notice of acceleration or take any other action relating to a Default or Event of Default other than a bankruptcy default (a “Noteholder Direction”) with respect to the Notes provided by any one or more Holders (each a “Directing Holder”) must be accompanied by a separate written representation from each such Holder delivered to the Company and the trustee that such Holder is not (or, in the case such Holder is DTC or its nominee, that such Holder is being instructed solely by beneficial owners that have represented to such Holder that they are not) Net Short (a “Position Representation”), which representation, in the case of a Noteholder Direction relating to the delivery of a notice of Default shall be deemed a continuing representation until the resulting Default or Event of Default is cured or otherwise ceases to exist or the Notes are accelerated. In addition, each Directing Holder is deemed, at the time of providing a Noteholder Direction, to covenant to provide the Company with such other information as the Company may reasonably request from time to time in order to verify the accuracy of such Noteholder’s Position Representation within five Business Days of request therefor (a “Verification Covenant”). In any case in which the Holder is DTC or its nominee, any clearinghouse or any other depositary, any Position Representation or Verification Covenant required hereunder shall be provided by DTC or its nominee, such clearinghouse or such other depositary or by the beneficial owner of an interest in the Notes after delivery to the trustee of the evidence of beneficial ownership satisfactory to the trustee.

If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Notes, the Company determines in good faith that there is a reasonable basis to believe a Directing Holder was, at any relevant time, in breach of its Position Representation and provides to the trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the Company has initiated litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking a determination that such Directing Holder was, at such time, in breach of its Position Representation, and seeking to invalidate any Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction, the cure period with respect to such Default shall be automatically stayed and the cure period with respect to such Event of Default shall be automatically reinstituted and any remedy stayed pending a final and non-appealable determination of a court of competent jurisdiction on such matter.

 

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If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Notes, the Company provides to the trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that a Directing Holder failed to satisfy its Verification Covenant, the cure period with respect to such Default shall be automatically stayed and the cure period with respect to any Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction shall be automatically reinstituted and any remedy stayed pending satisfaction of such Verification Covenant. Any breach of the Position Representation shall result in such Holder’s participation in such Noteholder Direction being disregarded; and, if, without the participation of such Holder, the percentage of Notes held by the remaining Holders that provided such Noteholder Direction would have been insufficient to validly provide such Noteholder Direction, such Noteholder Direction shall be void ab initio (other than any indemnity such Directing Holder may have offered the trustee which obligations shall continue to survive), with the effect that such Event of Default shall be deemed never to have occurred, acceleration shall be voided and the trustee shall be deemed not to have received such Noteholder Direction or any notice of such Default or Event of Default.

For the avoidance of doubt, the trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any Noteholder Direction delivered to it in accordance with this Indenture, shall have no duty to inquire as to or investigate the accuracy of any Position Representation, enforce compliance with any Verification Covenant, verify any statements in any Officers’ Certificate delivered to it, or otherwise make calculations, investigations or determinations with respect to Derivative Instruments, Net Shorts, Long Derivative Instruments, Short Derivative Instruments or otherwise. The trustee shall have no liability to the Company, any Holder or any other Person in acting in good faith on a Noteholder Direction.

With their acquisition of the Notes, each Holder consents to the delivery of its Position Representation by the trustee to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Each Holder of the Notes waives any and all claims, in law and/or in equity, against the trustee and agrees not to commence any legal proceeding against the trustee in respect of, and agrees that the trustee will not be liable for any action that the trustee takes in accordance with the foregoing three paragraphs, or arising out of or in connection with following instructions or taking actions in accordance with a Noteholder Direction.

The Company will be required to deliver to the Trustee annually statements regarding compliance with this Indenture.

Section 6.03 Other Remedies.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

 

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Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under this Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or the Guarantees (including in connection with an offer to purchase) (provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted solely from such acceleration). Upon any waiver granted or deemed granted in accordance with the terms hereof, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and waived for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 6.05 Control by Majority.

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes (it being understood that the Trustee shall not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such direction is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder) or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.

Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits.

A Holder may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if:

(1) such Holder gives to the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(2) Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity (or both) reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, in its sole discretion, against any loss, cost, liability or expense (including any reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses);

(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(5) during such 60-day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request.

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders).

Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

 

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Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other Obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 6.10 Priorities.

If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall, pay out the money or property in the following order:

First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due to it hereunder, including under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses, indemnifications and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, respectively; and

Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.

 

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Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

Section 6.12 Remedies Subject to Applicable Law.

All rights, remedies and powers provided by this Article 6 may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provision of law, and all the provisions of this Indenture are intended to be subject to all applicable laws, including applicable Gaming/Racing Laws, and to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Indenture invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law.

ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee.

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would use under the circumstances in the conduct of such Person’s own affairs.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(1) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of certificates or opinions specifically required by any provision hereof to be furnished to it, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01; (2) the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

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(3) the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 7.01.

(e) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder has offered to the Trustee security and indemnity (or both) satisfactory to it, in its sole discretion, against any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses).

(f) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

(g) The Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with any Gaming/Racing Authority of any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts or proposes to conduct gaming and shall produce any document or information in the possession of the Trustee relating to the Company or the Notes as any of them may reasonably request at the expense of the Company.

Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document, order, judgment, certification, demand, notice, instrument or other writing (whether in original, electronic or facsimile form) and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee may act in conclusive reliance upon any instrument or signature and may assume that any person purporting to give receipt or advice to make any statement or execute any document in connection with the provisions hereof has been duly authorized to do so. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, and need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein.

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it shall be entitled to receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection and the written or verbal advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in reliance thereon.

 

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(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney or agent appointed with due care.

(d) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it reasonably and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, prudently believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

(f) The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against the losses, liabilities and expenses that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(g) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.

(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

(j) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

(k) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for the actions or omissions of, or any inaccuracies in the records of, any non-Affiliated custodian, clearing agency, common depository, Euroclear or Clearstream (provided that, in the case of any such Person appointed by the Trustee, such Person was appointed with due care) or for the acts or omissions of the Company or any Guarantor.

 

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(l) Nothing herein shall be construed to impose an obligation on the part of the Trustee to recalculate, evaluate or (absent manifest error) verify any report, certificate or information received from the Company.

(m) No obligation to pursue any action that is not in accordance with applicable law.

(n) The permissive rights or powers of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty of the Trustee.

(o) Under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes.

(p) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee (if this Indenture has been qualified under the TIA) or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.

Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer.

The Trustee will not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it will not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it will not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults.

If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee will deliver to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after the Trustee obtained actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as it in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.

 

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Section 7.06 [RESERVED].

Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity.

(a) The Company and the Guarantors will pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as agreed in writing. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company and the Guarantors will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable claims, disbursements, advances, performances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses will include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

(b) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will indemnify the Trustee and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents against any and all losses, costs, claims, damages, liabilities, fees or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and court costs) incurred in connection with any action, claim or suit brought to enforce the Trustee’s right to indemnification incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, or expense are the direct result of the Trustee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgement. The Trustee will notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company or any of the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder. The Company or such Guarantor will, upon request of the Trustee, defend the claim and the Trustee will cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company and the Guarantors will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor need pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

(c) The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation and removal of the Trustee.

(d) To secure the Company’s and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee will have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

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(e) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(6) or (7) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee.

(a) A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee will become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.

(b) The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing with 30 days’ notice. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;

(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(3) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

(c) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

(d) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee at the expense of the Company.

(e) If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(f) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective, and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s and Guarantor’s obligations under Section 7.07 hereof will continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

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Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

Any business entity into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.

Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.

There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

Section 7.11 [RESERVED].

ARTICLE 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The Obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees will terminate (other than certain Obligations that by their terms survive such termination) and will be released upon payment in full of all the Notes issued under this Indenture. The Company may at any time, at the option of its Board evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes (including the Guarantees) and cured all then existing Events of Default with respect to the Notes on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company and the Guarantors will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes (including the Guarantees), which will thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

 

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(1) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 8.04 hereof;

(2) the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof;

(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and

(4) this Section 8.02.

Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02, notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from each of their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 3.09, 4.03, 4.05, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.15, 4.17, 4.18 and 4.19 hereof and Section 5.01(a)(2) and (3) hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes will thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes will not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes and Guarantees, the Company and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Guarantees will be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(3) through 6.01(5) hereof will not constitute Events of Default.

Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof:

 

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(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and duration fees on the outstanding Notes on the stated maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;

(2) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that:

(A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling;

(B) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law; or

(C) in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the beneficial owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from transactions occurring contemporaneously with the borrowing of funds, or the borrowing of funds, to be applied to such deposit);

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound (other than that resulting with respect to any Indebtedness being defeased from any borrowing of funds to be applied to make the deposit required to effect such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to such Indebtedness, and the granting of Liens in connection therewith);

(6) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of Notes over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or others; and (7) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

 

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Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including any Obligor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

Section 8.06 Repayment to Company.

Subject to any applicable abandonment laws, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

Section 8.07 Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and the Guarantees will be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

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ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes.

Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Obligors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees without the consent of any Holder of Notes:

(1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency as evidenced in an Officers’ Certificate;

(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes or Guarantees in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or Guarantees;

(3) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders of the Notes and Guarantees by a successor to the Company or such Guarantor pursuant to Article 5 or Article 11 hereof;

(4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of any Holder;

(5) conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees to any provision of the “Description of the Notes” in the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision in this Indenture was intended to be a verbatim recitation of the same provision of the “Description of the Notes” in the Offering Memorandum, the Notes or the Guarantees and the Company will confirm its good faith intention of any such textual change intended to be a verbatim recitation in an Officer’s Certificate

(6) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;

(7) to comply with requirements of applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or to provide for requirements imposed by applicable Gaming/Racing Authorities;

(8) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date hereof; or

(9) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Notation of Guaranty with respect to the Notes; or (10) provide for the acceptance or appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

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Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee will not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes.

Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including, without limitation, Section 3.09, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof and the defined terms used therein) and the Notes and the Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Section 2.08 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for purposes of this Section 9.02.

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture.

It is not necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it is sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company will send to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver.

 

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Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class may waive compliance in a particular instance by any Obligor with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

(1) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or change the optional redemption dates or optional redemption price of the Notes from those stated under Paragraph 5 of the Note;

(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note;

(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;

(6) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of or premium, if any, or interest, on the Notes;

(7) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than a payment required by one of the conditions described in Sections 3.09, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof); or

(8) make any change in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions.

Section 9.03 [RESERVED].

Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents.

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date upon which the requisite consents for the applicable amendment, supplement or waiver have been obtained. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

 

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Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note will not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

The Trustee will sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amended or supplemental indenture until the Board of the Company approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee will be provided with and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) will be fully protected in conclusively relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 13.04 hereof, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms.

ARTICLE 10

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE 11

NOTE GUARANTIES

Section 11.01 Guaranty.

(a) Subject to this Article 11, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that:

(1) the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and

(2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.

 

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Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

(b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Guaranty will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.

(c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Guaranty, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.

(d) Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Guaranty, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guaranty. The Guarantors will have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Guaranty.

Section 11.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability.

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guaranty of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guaranty. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 11, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guaranty not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

 

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Section 11.03 Execution and Delivery of Guaranty.

To evidence its Guaranty set forth in Section 11.01 hereof, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Guaranty substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto will be endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers.

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guaranty set forth in Section 11.01 hereof will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Guaranty.

If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Guaranty no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Guaranty is endorsed, the Guaranty will be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will constitute due delivery of the Guaranty set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.

Section 11.04 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets of Guarantors.

No Guarantor may, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person (other than the Company or another Guarantor) unless:

(1) either:

(A) in the case of a consolidation or merger, the Guarantor, or any successor thereto, is the surviving or continuing corporation; or

(B) the Person (if other than the Guarantor) formed by such consolidation or into which the Guarantor is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of the properties and assets of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee, on a senior unsecured basis, on the terms set forth in this Indenture, and such Guarantor will automatically be released and discharged from its obligations under the Indenture and such Guarantor’s obligations in respect of the Notes; and

(2) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(b)(ii) above (including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction) no Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing.

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Section 11.05 Successor Corporation Substituted.

Upon any consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance described in Section 11.04 hereof, and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of any Guarantee previously signed by the Guarantor and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions hereof to be performed by the Guarantor, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Guarantees to be issuable hereunder by such Guarantor and delivered to the Trustee. All the Guarantees so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms hereof as though all of such Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution of such Guarantee by such Guarantor. When a successor Person assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture pursuant to this Article 11, the applicable predecessor shall be released from the obligations so assumed.

Section 11.06 Releases.

(a) In the event of any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition (including by way of liquidation permitted hereunder) of all of the Capital Stock of any Guarantor, in each case to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transactions) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, then such Guarantor (in the event of a sale or other disposition, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor) or the Person acquiring the property (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor) will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Guaranty; provided that the Net Cash Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.10 hereof. Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.10 hereof, the Trustee will execute any documents reasonably required in order to acknowledge evidence the release of any Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty.

(b) Upon designation of any Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, or if any Guarantor ceases to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, such Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Guaranty; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Guarantor shall not be so released solely due to becoming a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary due to a disposition of less than all of the Equity Interests of such Guarantor to an Affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor).

 

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(c) Upon a Guarantor’s release from its guarantee of the Bank Credit Agreement for any reason in accordance with the terms thereof, each Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Guaranty.

(d) Upon Legal Defeasance in accordance with Article 8 hereof or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture in accordance with Article 12 hereof, each Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Guaranty.

Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Guaranty as provided in this Section 11.06 will remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest and premium on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article 11.

ARTICLE 12

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 12.01 Satisfaction and Discharge.

This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights or registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, as expressly provided for in this Indenture) as to all Notes issued hereunder, when:

(1) either:

(A) all Notes that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust), have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(B) all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption (and all conditions to such redemption having been satisfied or waived) or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year (or are to be irrevocably called for redemption within one year) and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

(2) the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and (3) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.

 

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In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

Upon compliance with the foregoing and upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall execute proper instrument(s) acknowledging the satisfaction and discharge of all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under the Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture.

Section 12.02 Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 12.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 13

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.01 [RESERVED].

Section 13.02 Notices.

Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission, electronic mail (in .PDF or similar format) or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

If to the Company and/or any Guarantor:

STATION CASINOS LLC

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

Facsimile No.: 702-495-4245

Attention: Chief Legal Officer

 

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If to the Trustee:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Trust and Agency Services

1 Columbus Circle, 17th Floor

Mail Stop: NYC01-1710

New York, NY 10019

United States of America

Attn: Corporates Team, Station Casinos LLC AA6259

Facsimile: (732) 578-4635

The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when receipt acknowledged, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; when delivered electronically, if transmitted electronically; and when receipt acknowledged, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon facsimile or electronic transmission of written instructions and/or directions pursuant to this Indenture given by the Company, provided, however, that: such executed instructions and/or directions shall be signed by an authorized Officer of the Company.

Any notice or communication to a Holder will be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar in accordance with Depositary’s applicable procedures. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

Where this Indenture provides for notice of any event to a Holder of a Global Note, such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee), pursuant to the applicable procedures of such Depositary, if any, prescribed for the giving of such notice.

If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it will mail a copy to the Trustee at the same time.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Note, where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice of any event (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) to a Holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary (or its designee) pursuant to the standing instructions from the Depositary or its designee, including by electronic mail in accordance with Applicable Procedures.

Section 13.03 [RESERVED].

 

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Section 13.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture (except that no Opinion of Counsel shall be delivered upon the initial authentication and delivery of the Notes on the Issue Date) the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(1) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

(2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied. Such counsel may rely on representations, warranties and certificates of other Persons as to matters of fact, and may qualify the Opinion of Counsel with customary assumptions and exceptions.

Section 13.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) must include:

(1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and

(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.

Section 13.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 13.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, manager, partner, member, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor (or of any stockholder of the Company), in such capacity, will have any liability for any obligations of any Obligor under the Notes, this Indenture or the Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes and the Guarantees.

 

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Section 13.08 Governing Law; Jurisdiction.

THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTIES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

EACH OF THE COMPANY, GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING BASED ON OR ARISING UNDER THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY BE DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT.

Section 13.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

Section 13.10 Successors.

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 11.06 hereof.

Section 13.11 Severability.

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 13.12 Counterpart Originals.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, electronic or PDF or similar format transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, electronically or PDF (or similar format) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. This Indenture (or to any document delivered in connection with this Indenture) shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party only when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) any electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including relevant provisions of the UCC (collectively, “Signature Law”); (ii) an original manual signature; or (iii) a faxed, scanned, electronic or photocopied manual signature. Each electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof.

 

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For avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the UCC or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.

Section 13.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 13.14 Force Majeure.

In no event shall the Trustee and/or Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, strikes, work stoppages, labor disputes, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes, disease, epidemic or pandemic, quarantine, national emergency or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services, communications system failure, malware or ransomware or unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex system or other wire or other funds transfer systems, or unavailability of any securities clearing system; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

Section 13.15 Patriot Act.

In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (“Applicable AML Law”), the Trustee and Agents are required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee and Agents. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee and Agents, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee and Agents to comply with Applicable AML Law.

Section 13.16 Waiver of Jury Trial

EACH OF THE COMPANY, EACH GUARANTOR AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(Signatures on following page)

 

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STATION CASINOS LLC
By:  

/s/ Stephen L. Cootey

Name:   Stephen L. Cootey
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


CV PROPCO, LLC
NP BOULDER LLC
NP DURANGO LLC
NP INSPIRADA LLC
NP IP HOLDINGS LLC
NP LANDCO HOLDCO LLC
NP OPCO HOLDINGS LLC

NP OPCO LLC

NP PALACE LLC

NP RED ROCK LLC

NP RENO CONVENTION CENTER LLC

NP SANTA FE LLC

NP SUNSET LLC
NP TOWN CENTER LLC
NP TROPICANA LLC
NP TULE SPRINGS LLC
SC CACTUS LLC
STATION GVR ACQUISITION, LLC
By:  

/s/ Stephen L. Cootey

Name:   Stephen L. Cootey
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


SC MADERA DEVELOPMENT, LLC
SC MADERA MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey T. Welch

Name: Jeffrey T. Welch
Title: Senior Vice President & Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


THE TRUSTEE
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee
By:  

/s/ Annie Jaghatspanyan

Name: Annie Jaghatspanyan
Title: Vice President
By:  

/s/ Chris Niesz

Name: Chris Niesz
Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


EXHIBIT A

[Face of Note]

CUSIP No. 144A: [857691AJ8]/REG S: [U85731AF1]

ISIN No. 144A: [US857691AJ89] /REG S: [USU85731AF11]

6.625% Senior Notes due 2032

 

No. _____    $________

STATION CASINOS LLC promises to pay to _________ or registered assigns, the principal sum of ___________________ DOLLARS on March 15, 2032.

Interest Payment Dates: March 15 and September 15

Record Dates: March 1 and September 1

Dated: ________________________, 20____

 

STATION CASINOS LLC
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee THE NOTES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER IMPOSED BY APPLICABLE GAMING LAWS AND SECTION 4.20 OF THE INDENTURE (WHICH IS SUMMARIZED ON THIS CERTIFICATE).

Authorized Signatory

Dated: ________________________

 

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[Back of Note]

6.625% Senior Notes due 2032

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

(1) INTEREST. Station Casinos LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 6.625% per annum. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year commencing September 15, 2024, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided further that the first Interest Payment Date shall be September 15, 2024. The Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is equal to the rate then in effect to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest, if any (without regard to any applicable grace periods), from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

(2) METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest), if any, to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the March 1 and September 1 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium, if any, on all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which will have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

(3) PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

 

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(4) INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of March 14, 2024 (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company. The Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of the Notes that may be issued thereunder.

(5) OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

Except as set forth below and under clause (6) below, the Company does not have the option to redeem the Notes prior to March 15, 2027. Thereafter, the Company has the option to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on of the years indicated below:

 

Period

   Percentage  

2027

     103.313

2028

     101.656

2029 and thereafter

     100.000

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, at any time redeem up to 40% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings of the Company at a redemption price in cash of 106.625% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the redemption date; provided that:

 

  1.

at least 60% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption;

 

  2.

notice of any such redemption shall be given by the Company to the Holders and the Trustee within 60 days after the consummation of any such Equity Offering; and

 

  3.

such redemption shall occur within 120 days of the date of such notice.

Prior to March 15, 2027, the Company may also redeem all or any part of the Notes upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form, by electronic transmission) to each holder’s registered address, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. The Company’s actions and determinations in determining the Redemption Price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. The Trustee shall not be responsible for calculating the redemption price or any component thereof.

By accepting a Note, each Holder or beneficial owner of a Note will be agreeing to comply with all requirements of the Gaming/Racing Laws and Gaming/Racing Authorities in each jurisdiction where the Company and its Affiliates are licensed or registered under applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or conduct gaming activities and that the Notes held by such Holder or owner will be subject to redemption pursuant to Section 4.20 hereof or as otherwise required pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Law or by Gaming/Racing Authorities.

 

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(6) MANDATORY REDEMPTION. Except as described under Sections 4.10 and 4.15 of the Indenture, the Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

(7) REPURCHASE AT THE OPTION OF HOLDER.

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, each Holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; provided that no Note of a principal amount of $2,000 or less shall be repurchased in part) of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described in Section 4.15 of the Indenture (the “Change of Control Offer”) at an offer price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company will send a notice to the Trustee and each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute a Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase Notes on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 10 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent (the “Change of Control Payment Date”), pursuant to the procedures required by the Indenture and described in such notice.

(b) Upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary will be required to apply an amount equal to all Net Cash Proceeds (excluding amounts received and considered as “cash” pursuant to clause (2)(a) of the first paragraph of this covenant) that are received from such Asset Sale (provided that the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary may elect to deem expenditures that otherwise would be permissible reinvestments or payments that occur prior to receipt of the proceeds of an Asset Sale to have been reinvested or paid in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, so long as such deemed expenditure shall have been made no earlier than the earlier of execution of a definitive agreement for such Asset Sale and the consummation of such Asset Sale) within 450 days of the receipt thereof either: (1) to reinvest (or enter into a binding commitment to invest, if such investment is effected within 450 days after the date of such commitment) in Productive Assets or in Asset Acquisitions not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture, or (2) to repay Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement (or other Indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, secured by a Lien, and, in the case of any such repayment under any revolving credit or other facility that permits future borrowings, effect a permanent reduction in the availability or commitment under such facility, (3) to (x) prepay, repay, redeem or purchase Notes including (i) as provided under Section 3.07 of the Indenture, (ii) making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for a Net Proceeds Offer) to all Holders to purchase their Notes at a purchase price of at least 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased or (iii) purchasing Notes at a purchase price of at least 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased, through privately negotiated transactions or open market purchases, in a manner that complies with this Indenture and applicable securities law or (y) prepay, repay, redeem or purchase any other pari passu Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor; provided that if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall so repay or prepay any such other pari passu Indebtedness, the Company will reduce (or offer to reduce) Obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees on a pro rata basis (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or prepayments) as provided in the immediately preceding clause (x), subject to the applicable procedures of DTC, (4) to improve real property or make a capital expenditure, or (5) any combination of the foregoing.

 

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(c) Any Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale that are not applied pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall constitute “Excess Net Proceeds.” No later than 20 Business Days following the date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Net Proceeds of any single transaction or series of related transactions exceeds $180 million (the “Net Proceeds Trigger Date”), the Company shall make an offer to purchase (the “Net Proceeds Offer”), on a date (the “Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date”) not less than 10 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Trigger Date, on a pro rata basis, an aggregate principal amount equal to the Excess Net Proceeds of Notes, at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, and (b) other pari passu Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor, in each case to the extent required by the terms thereof. If at any time within 360 days after an Asset Sale any non-cash consideration received by the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale (other than non-cash consideration deemed to be cash as provided in Section 4.10(a)(2)(B) of the Indenture) is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash, then such conversion or disposition will be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof will be applied in accordance with Section 4.10. To the extent that the aggregate principal amount of Notes or other pari passu Indebtedness tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Excess Net Proceeds, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may use any remaining proceeds of such Asset Sales for general corporate purposes (but subject to the other terms of the Indenture). Upon completion of a Net Proceeds Offer, the Excess Net Proceeds relating to such Net Proceeds Offer will be deemed to be zero for purposes of any subsequent Asset Sale. In the event that a Restricted Subsidiary consummates an Asset Sale, only that portion of the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom (including any Net Cash Proceeds received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash proceeds received in connection with an Asset Sale) that are distributed to or received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary will be required to be applied by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of section 4.10 of the Indenture.

(8) NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form, by electronic transmission) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address in accordance with the procedures of DTC, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction or discharge of the Indenture. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. A notice of redemption may be conditional in that the Company may, notwithstanding the giving of the notice of redemption, condition the redemption of the Notes specified in the notice of redemption upon the completion of other transactions, such as refinancings or acquisitions (whether of the Company or by the Company).

(9) DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date. The registered Holder of a note will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. The transferor shall also provide or cause to be provided to the Trustee all information necessary to allow the Trustee to comply with any applicable tax reporting obligations, including without limitation, any cost basis reporting obligations under Internal Revenue Code Section 6045. The Trustee may rely on any such information provided to it and shall have no responsibility to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information.

 

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(10) PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

(11) AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes including Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class, and any existing Default or Event or Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes including Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees may be amended or supplemented to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency as evidenced in an Officers’ Certificate, to provide for uncertificated Notes or Guarantees in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or Guarantees, to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders of the Notes and Guarantees in case of a merger, consolidation or disposition of all or substantially all assets, to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder, to conform the text of the Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees to any provision of the “Description of the Notes” in the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision in the “Description of the Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantee, and the Company will confirm its good faith intention of any such textual change intended to be a verbatim recitation in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee, to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, to comply with the requirements of applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or to provide for requirements imposed by applicable Gaming/Racing Authorities, to conform the Indenture or the Notes to the “Description of the Notes” section relating to the issuance of the Notes issued on the Issue Date, to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture as of March 14, 2024, to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture to the Indenture and/or a Notation of Guaranty with respect to the Notes, or to provide for the acceptance or appointment of a successor Trustee.

(12) DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes or the Guarantees; (ii) default in payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes or the Guarantees within 5 days when due and payable, at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise; (iii) failure by any Obligor to comply with any of its other agreements in the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees for 60 days after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class; (iv) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subject Subsidiary) of the Company (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the Issue Date, which default is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “Payment Default”), or results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity (which acceleration has not been rescinded, annulled or cured within 30 Business Days of receipt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subject Subsidiary) of the Company of such notice) and, in each case, the due and payable principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the due and payable principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates in an amount in excess of the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 15.0% of LTM EBITDA; (v) failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subject Subsidiary) of the Company to pay final judgments aggregating in an amount in excess of the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 15.0% of LTM EBITDA, net of any applicable insurance, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 consecutive days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable; and (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any of its Subject Subsidiaries).

 

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If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any of its Subject Subsidiaries) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and premium, if any, on all the Notes and Guarantees then outstanding to be due and payable , by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” and, upon delivery of such notice, the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and premium, if any, on all Notes and Guarantees then outstanding will become immediately due and payable; provided that no such declaration may occur with respect to any event that occurred, and was reported publicly or to Holders, more than two years prior to the date of such declaration. In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(4) has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically annulled if the event of default or payment default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.01(4) shall be remedied or cured, or waived by the Holders of the Indebtedness, or the Indebtedness that gave rise to such Event of Default shall have been discharged in full, in each case, within 30 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto and if (1) the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium or interest, if any, on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived. Upon the occurrence of specified Events of Default relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any of its Subject Subsidiaries), the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and premium and liquidated damages, if any, will immediately and automatically become due and payable, without the necessity of notice or any other action by the Trustee or any Holder. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity (or both) satisfactory to the Trustee, in its sole discretion against the costs, expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium on, or the principal of, the Notes. References herein to interest due in respect of the Notes shall include any liquidated damages payable pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Indenture.

 

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(13) TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY AND RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or their Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or their Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

(14) NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, manager, partner, member, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any of the Guarantors (or of any stockholder of the Company), as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

(15) AUTHENTICATION. This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual or electronic signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

(16) ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

(17) [Reserved].

(18) CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption, and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

(19) GOVERNING LAW. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE GUARANTIES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:

Station Casinos LLC

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

Attention: General Counsel

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

Station Casinos LLC 6.625% Senior Notes due 2032

 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:
(Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

and irrevocably appoint

 

to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:                 

 

Your Signature:

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Tax Identification No.:                 

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

 

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Station Casinos LLC 6.625% Senior Notes due 2032

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

 

☐ Section 4.10

   ☐ Section 4.15        

If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

 

Date: _________________________    $_________________________

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Tax Identification  No.:              

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE1

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange   

Amount of decrease

in Principal Amount

of this Global Note

  

Amount of increase

in Principal Amount

of this Global Note

  

Principal Amount

of this Global Note
following such

decrease (or

increase)

  

Signature of

authorized signatory

of Trustee or

Custodian

 

 

This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

c/o DB Services Americas, Inc.

5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200

Jacksonville, FL 32256

Attn: Transfer Department

transfer.operations@db.com

Re: 6.625% Senior Notes due 2032

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of March 14, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among Station Casinos LLC, as issuer (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

____________________ (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $_______ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to __________ (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

1. ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

2. ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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3. ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

(a) ☐ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

or

(b) ☐ such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or

(c) ☐ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;

or

(d) ☐ such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note or the Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

5. ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.

(a) ☐ Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

 

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(b) ☐ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

(c) ☐ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Signature Guarantee:          

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

1.   The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:
[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]
(a)   ☐ a beneficial interest in the:
  (i)       144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
  (ii)       Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
  (iii)       IAI Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
(b)   ☐ a Restricted Definitive Note.
2.   After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:
[CHECK ONE]
(a)   ☐ a beneficial interest in the:
  (i)       144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
  (ii)       Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
  (iii)       IAI Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
  (iv)       Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
(b)   ☐ a Restricted Definitive Note.
(c)   ☐ an Unrestricted Definitive Note.

in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

c/o DB Services Americas, Inc.

5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200

Jacksonville, FL 32256

 

Attn:

Transfer Department

transfer.operations@db.com

Re: 6.625% Senior Notes due 2032

(CUSIP ________)

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of March 14, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among Station Casinos LLC, as issuer (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

_____________________ (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $____________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note

(a) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

(b) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

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(c) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

(d) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes

(a) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

(b) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] 144A Global Note, IAI Global Note, Regulation S Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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Dated:                  
Signature Guarantee:             

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF

ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR

Station Casinos LLC

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

 

Attention:

General Counsel

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

c/o DB Services Americas, Inc.

5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200

Jacksonville, FL 32256

Attn: Transfer Department

transfer.operations@db.com

 

  Re:

6.625% Senior Notes due 2032

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of March 14, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among Station Casinos LLC, as issuer (the “Company”), the guarantors party thereto from time to time and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

In connection with our proposed purchase of $ aggregate principal amount of:

☐ a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or

☐ a Definitive Note, we confirm that:

1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes, at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any Person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.

 

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3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.

4. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.

5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.

You are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

 

[Insert Name of Accredited Investor]

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Dated:                
Signature Guarantee:          

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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EXHIBIT E

[FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTY]

For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of March 14, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among Station Casinos LLC (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”), (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium and interest on, the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guaranty and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article 11 of the Indenture (which is hereby incorporated by reference) and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guaranty. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

[NAME OF GUARANTOR(S)]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT F

[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS]

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of _______, 20[__], among ______________ (the “Guarantying Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Station Casinos LLC (or its permitted successor), a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company America, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of March 14, 2024, providing for the issuance of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guarantying Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guarantying Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Guaranty”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guarantying Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTY. The Guarantying Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide, and does hereby provide, an unconditional Guaranty on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Guaranty and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 11 thereof (which is hereby incorporated by reference).

4. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, manager, partner, member, incorporator or stockholder of the Guarantying Subsidiary (or of any stockholder of the Company), as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantying Subsidiary under the Notes, any Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

5. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

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6. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF or similar format transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF (or similar format) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. This Supplemental Indenture (or to any document delivered in connection with this Supplemental Indenture) shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party only when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) any electronic signature permitted by any Signature Law; (ii) an original manual signature; or (iii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature. Each electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the UCC or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.

7. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

8. THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guarantying Subsidiary and the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

Dated: ______________, 20__

 

[GUARANTYING SUBSIDIARY]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
STATION CASINOS LLC
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[EXISTING GUARANTORS]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EX-10.1 3 d806794dex101.htm EX-10.1 EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 14, 2024,

among

STATION CASINOS LLC,

as Borrower,

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF BORROWER PARTY HERETO,

as Guarantors,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

THE L/C LENDERS PARTY HERETO

and

DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.,

CAPITAL ONE, N.A., CITIZENS BANK, N.A., U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA and BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners for the Closing Date Revolving Facility

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

BOFA SECURITIES, INC., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP., CAPITAL ONE, N.A., CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA and BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners for the Term B Facility

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I.  
DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING MATTERS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION  

SECTION 1.01.

  Certain Defined Terms      1  

SECTION 1.02.

  Accounting Terms and Determinations      82  

SECTION 1.03.

  Classes and Types of Loans      82  

SECTION 1.04.

  Rules of Construction      83  

SECTION 1.05.

  Pro Forma Calculations      83  

SECTION 1.06.

  Letter of Credit Amounts      85  

SECTION 1.07.

  Divisions      85  

SECTION 1.08.

  Limited Condition Transactions      85  

SECTION 1.09.

  Ratio Calculations; Negative Covenant Reclassification      86  

SECTION 1.10.

  Benchmark Replacement Setting      88  

SECTION 1.11.

  Rates      89  
ARTICLE II.  
CREDITS  

SECTION 2.01.

  Loans      89  

SECTION 2.02.

  Borrowings      93  

SECTION 2.03.

  Letters of Credit      93  

SECTION 2.04.

  Termination and Reductions of Commitment      101  

SECTION 2.05.

  Fees      102  

SECTION 2.06.

  Lending Offices      102  

SECTION 2.07.

  Several Obligations of Lenders      102  

SECTION 2.08.

  Notes; Register      103  

SECTION 2.09.

  Optional Prepayments and Conversions or Continuations of Loans      103  

SECTION 2.10.

  Mandatory Prepayments      105  

SECTION 2.11.

  Replacement of Lenders      110  

SECTION 2.12.

  Incremental Loan Commitments      111  

SECTION 2.13.

  Extensions of Loans and Commitments      116  

SECTION 2.14.

  Defaulting Lender Provisions      119  

SECTION 2.15.

  Refinancing Amendments      121  

SECTION 2.16.

  Cash Collateral      123  
ARTICLE III.  
PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST  

SECTION 3.01.

  Repayment of Loans      124  

SECTION 3.02.

  Interest      124  

 

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ARTICLE IV.  
PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; COMPUTATIONS; ETC.  

SECTION 4.01.

  Payments      125  

SECTION 4.02.

  Pro Rata Treatment      126  

SECTION 4.03.

  Computations      126  

SECTION 4.04.

  Minimum Amounts      126  

SECTION 4.05.

  Certain Notices      127  

SECTION 4.06.

  Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent      128  

SECTION 4.07.

  Right of Setoff, Sharing of Payments; Etc.      129  
ARTICLE V.  
YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.  

SECTION 5.01.

  Additional Costs      130  

SECTION 5.02.

  Inability to Determine Interest Rate      131  

SECTION 5.03.

  Illegality      132  

SECTION 5.04.

  Treatment of Affected Loans      132  

SECTION 5.05.

  Compensation      132  

SECTION 5.06.

  Net Payments      133  
ARTICLE VI.  
GUARANTEES  

SECTION 6.01.

  The Guarantees      136  

SECTION 6.02.

  Obligations Unconditional      137  

SECTION 6.03.

  Reinstatement      139  

SECTION 6.04.

  Subrogation; Subordination      139  

SECTION 6.05.

  Remedies      139  

SECTION 6.06.

  Continuing Guarantee      139  

SECTION 6.07.

  General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations      139  

SECTION 6.08.

  Release of Guarantors      140  

SECTION 6.09.

  Keepwell      140  

SECTION 6.10.

  Right of Contribution      140  
ARTICLE VII.  
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT  

SECTION 7.01.

  Conditions to Initial Extensions of Credit      141  

SECTION 7.02.

  Conditions to All Extensions of Credit      143  
ARTICLE VIII.  
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  

SECTION 8.01.

  Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law      144  

SECTION 8.02.

  Financial Condition; Etc.      145  

SECTION 8.03.

  Litigation      145  

SECTION 8.04.

  No Breach; No Default      145  

SECTION 8.05.

  Action      146  

SECTION 8.06.

  Approvals      146  

 

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SECTION 8.07.

  ERISA and Foreign Employee Benefit Matters    146

SECTION 8.08.

  Taxes    147

SECTION 8.09.

  Investment Company Act    147

SECTION 8.10.

  Environmental Matters    147

SECTION 8.11.

  Use of Proceeds    148

SECTION 8.12.

  Subsidiaries    148

SECTION 8.13.

  Ownership of Property; Liens    148

SECTION 8.14.

  Security Interest; Etc.    149

SECTION 8.15.

  Licenses and Permits    149

SECTION 8.16.

  Disclosure    150

SECTION 8.17.

  Solvency    150

SECTION 8.18.

  [Reserved]    150

SECTION 8.19.

  Intellectual Property    150

SECTION 8.20.

  [Reserved]    150

SECTION 8.21.

  [Reserved]    151

SECTION 8.22.

  Insurance    151

SECTION 8.23.

  Real Estate and Vessels    151

SECTION 8.24.

  Leases    151

SECTION 8.25.

  Mortgaged Real Property    152

SECTION 8.26.

  Material Adverse Effect    152

SECTION 8.27.

  Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions    152

SECTION 8.28.

  Beneficial Ownership Certification    152
ARTICLE IX.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

SECTION 9.01.

  Existence; Business Properties    153

SECTION 9.02.

  Insurance    153

SECTION 9.03.

  Taxes; Performance of Obligations    154

SECTION 9.04.

  Financial Statements, Etc.    155

SECTION 9.05.

  Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections    158

SECTION 9.06.

  Use of Proceeds    158

SECTION 9.07.

  Compliance with Environmental Law    159

SECTION 9.08.

  Pledge or Mortgage of Real Property and Vessels    159

SECTION 9.09.

  Security Interests; Further Assurances    163

SECTION 9.10.

  [Reserved]    163

SECTION 9.11.

  Additional Credit Parties    163

SECTION 9.12.

  Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries    165

SECTION 9.13.

  Limitation on Designation of Immaterial Subsidiaries and Native American Subsidiaries    166

SECTION 9.14.

  Ratings    166

SECTION 9.15.

  Post-Closing Matters    166
ARTICLE X.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS

SECTION 10.01.

  Indebtedness    168

SECTION 10.02.

  Liens    172

SECTION 10.03.

  [Reserved]    177

 

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SECTION 10.04.

  Investments, Loans and Advances      177  

SECTION 10.05.

  Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets      180  

SECTION 10.06.

  Restricted Payments      184  

SECTION 10.07.

  Transactions with Affiliates      187  

SECTION 10.08.

  Financial Covenant      188  

SECTION 10.09.

  Certain Payments of Indebtedness      188  

SECTION 10.10.

  Limitation on Certain Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries      190  

SECTION 10.11.

  Limitation on Lines of Business; Holdco; RRR      191  

SECTION 10.12.

  Limitation on Changes to Fiscal Year      191  
ARTICLE XI.  
EVENTS OF DEFAULT  

SECTION 11.01.

  Events of Default      191  

SECTION 11.02.

  Application of Proceeds      195  

SECTION 11.03.

  Borrower’s Right to Cure      196  
ARTICLE XII.  
AGENTS  

SECTION 12.01.

  Appointment      197  

SECTION 12.02.

  Rights as a Lender      197  

SECTION 12.03.

  Exculpatory Provisions      198  

SECTION 12.04.

  Reliance by Agents      199  

SECTION 12.05.

  Delegation of Duties      199  

SECTION 12.06.

  Resignation of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent      199  

SECTION 12.07.

  Nonreliance on Agents and Other Lenders      201  

SECTION 12.08.

  Indemnification      201  

SECTION 12.09.

  No Other Duties      202  

SECTION 12.10.

  Holders      202  

SECTION 12.11.

  Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      202  

SECTION 12.12.

  Collateral Matters      203  

SECTION 12.13.

  Withholding Tax      203  

SECTION 12.14.

  Secured Cash Management Agreements and Credit Swap Contracts      204  

SECTION 12.15.

  Certain ERISA Matters      204  

SECTION 12.16.

  Erroneous Payments      205  
ARTICLE XIII.  
MISCELLANEOUS  

SECTION 13.01.

  Waiver      207  

SECTION 13.02.

  Notices      207  

SECTION 13.03.

  Expenses, Indemnification, Etc.      208  

SECTION 13.04.

  Amendments and Waiver      211  

SECTION 13.05.

  Benefit of Agreement; Assignments; Participations      219  

SECTION 13.06.

  Survival      224  

SECTION 13.07.

  Captions      225  

SECTION 13.08.

  Counterparts; Interpretation; Effectiveness      225  

 

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SECTION 13.09.

  Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Etc.      225  

SECTION 13.10.

  Confidentiality      227  

SECTION 13.11.

  Independence of Representations, Warranties and Covenants      227  

SECTION 13.12.

  Severability      227  

SECTION 13.13.

  Gaming/Racing Laws and Liquor Laws      228  

SECTION 13.14.

  USA Patriot Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation      228  

SECTION 13.15.

  Waiver of Claims      229  

SECTION 13.16.

  No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      229  

SECTION 13.17.

  Lender Action      230  

SECTION 13.18.

  Interest Rate Limitation      230  

SECTION 13.19.

  Payments Set Aside      230  

SECTION 13.20.

  [Reserved]      231  

SECTION 13.21.

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions      231  

SECTION 13.22.

  Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs      231  

SECTION 13.23.

  Effect of this Agreement      232  

 

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ANNEXES:

 

ANNEX A-1   -    Revolving Commitments
ANNEX A-2   -    Term B Facility Commitments
ANNEX B   -    Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans (in each case, under the Closing Date Revolving Facility)

SCHEDULES:

 

SCHEDULE 1.01(A)

  -   

Guarantors

SCHEDULE 1.01(B)

  -   

Mortgaged Real Property

SCHEDULE 1.01(C)

  -   

Native American Contracts

SCHEDULE 2.03(n)

  -   

Existing Letters of Credit

SCHEDULE 8.03

  -   

Litigation

SCHEDULE 8.10

  -   

Environmental Matters

SCHEDULE 8.12(a)

  -   

Subsidiaries

SCHEDULE 8.12(b)

  -   

Immaterial Subsidiaries

SCHEDULE 8.12(c)

  -   

Unrestricted Subsidiaries

SCHEDULE 8.12(d)

  -   

Native American Subsidiaries

SCHEDULE 8.13(a)

  -   

Ownership

SCHEDULE 8.15

  -   

Licenses and Permits

SCHEDULE 8.19

  -   

Intellectual Property

SCHEDULE 8.21

  -   

Regulation H

SCHEDULE 8.23(a)

  -   

Material Real Property

SCHEDULE 8.23(b)

  -   

Material Real Property Takings, Etc.

SCHEDULE 8.23(c)

    

Mortgaged Vessels

SCHEDULE 8.25(a)

  -   

No Certificates of Occupancy; Violations, Etc.

SCHEDULE 8.25(b)

  -   

Encroachment, Boundary, Location, Possession Disputes

SCHEDULE 9.15

  -   

Post-Closing Matters

SCHEDULE 10.01

  -   

Existing Indebtedness

SCHEDULE 10.02

  -   

Certain Existing Liens

SCHEDULE 10.04

  -   

Investments

SCHEDULE 10.07

  -   

Transactions with Affiliates

SCHEDULE 13.02

  -   

Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS:

 

EXHIBIT A-1

  -   

Form of Revolving Note

EXHIBIT A-2

  -   

Form of Term B Facility Note

EXHIBIT A-3

  -   

Form of Swingline Note

EXHIBIT B

  -   

Form of Notice of Borrowing

EXHIBIT C

  -   

Form of Notice of Continuation/Conversion

EXHIBIT D

  -   

Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

EXHIBIT E

  -   

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT F

  -   

Form of Pledge Agreement

EXHIBIT G

  -   

Form of Solvency Certificate

EXHIBIT H

  -   

Form of Security Agreement

EXHIBIT I

  -   

Form of Mortgage

EXHIBIT J

  -   

[Reserved]

EXHIBIT K

  -   

Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement

EXHIBIT L

  -   

Form of Letter of Credit Request

 

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EXHIBIT M

  -   

Form of Joinder Agreement

EXHIBIT N

  -   

Form of Perfection Certificate

EXHIBIT O

  -   

Form of Auction Procedures

EXHIBIT P

  -   

Form of Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement

EXHIBIT Q

  -   

Form of Term Loan Extension Amendment

EXHIBIT R

  -   

Form of Revolving Extension Amendment

EXHIBIT S

  -   

Form of Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement

EXHIBIT T

  -   

Form of Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement

EXHIBIT U

  -   

Form of Custodian Agreement

EXHIBIT V

  -   

Form of Compliance Certificate

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 14, 2024 (this “Agreement”), among STATION CASINOS LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Borrower”); the GUARANTORS party hereto from time to time; the LENDERS from time to time party hereto; the L/C LENDERS from time to time party hereto; DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as swingline lender (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, “Swingline Lender”); and DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH (“Deutsche Bank”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, “Collateral Agent”).

WHEREAS, Borrower, the Guarantors (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) from time to time party thereto, the Lenders (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other agents, arrangers and financial institutions party thereto are party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2016 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Closing Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide the Closing Date Revolving Commitments and the Term B Facility Loans, and the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend, and the L/C Lenders have indicated their willingness to issue letters of credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, Borrower will use proceeds from the borrowing of the Term B Facility Loans and Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility to repay and replace all of the Existing Revolving Commitments (and any related Revolving Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement)), the Existing Term A-5 Facility Loans and the Existing Term B-1 Facility Loans and, in each case, all accrued and unpaid interest and fees thereon on the Closing Date (such repayment and replacement, the “Closing Date Refinancing”); and

WHEREAS, concurrently with the Closing Date Refinancing, Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders party hereto (constituting all of the Lenders after giving effect to the Closing Date Refinancing), the Swingline Lender, the L/C Lenders, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent wish to amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Credit Agreement and each Annex, Schedule and Exhibit thereto as set forth in this Agreement and each Annex, Schedule and Exhibit hereto.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties agree to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement, and hereby agree, as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING MATTERS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“364-Day Bridge Loans” shall mean bridge loans that have a final maturity date of 364 days (or less) and are initially provided by one or more Regulated Banks or Affiliates thereof.

“A&R Pledge Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Pledge Agreement”.


“A&R Security Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Security Agreement”.

“ABR Loans” shall mean Loans that bear interest at rates based upon the Alternate Base Rate.

“ABR Term SOFR Determination Day” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.

“Acquisition” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any transaction or series of related transactions for the (a) acquisition of all or substantially all of the Property of any other Person, or of any business or division of any other Person, (b) acquisition of more than 50% of the Equity Interests of any other Person, or otherwise causing any other Person (other than any then-existing Company) to become a Subsidiary of such Person or (c) merger, amalgamation or consolidation of such Person or any other combination of such Person with any other Person (other than any of the foregoing between or among any then-existing Companies).

“Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.14.

“Additional Credit Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.11.

“Adjusted Maximum Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

“Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

“Affected Classes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.04(b)(A).

“Affected Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

“Affiliate” shall mean:

(a) with respect to any 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; provided that as to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, the term “Affiliate” shall expressly exclude the Persons constituting Lenders as of the Closing Date and their respective Affiliates (determined as provided herein without regard to this proviso); and

(b) with respect to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, (i) Frank J. Fertitta III and his spouse, their respective parents and grandparents and any lineal descendants (including adopted children and their lineal descendants) of any of the foregoing, (ii) Lorenzo J. Fertitta and his spouse, their respective parents and grandparents and any lineal descendants (including adopted children and their lineal descendants) of any of the foregoing, (iii) any Affiliate (determined in accordance with this definition without regard to this clause (iii)) of any Person described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), and (iv) any personal investment vehicle, trust or entity owned by, or established for the benefit of, or the estate of, any Person described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that no Person described in this clause (b) shall constitute an “Affiliate” of any Credit Party or Subsidiary thereof solely due to this clause (b) if all Persons described in this clause (b), in the aggregate, possess, directly or indirectly, the power to vote less than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding voting interests in RRR.

“Affiliated Lender” shall mean a Lender that is a Station Permitted Assignee other than a Station Debt Fund Affiliate.

 

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“Agent” shall mean any of Administrative Agent, Auction Manager, Collateral Agent, Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agents and/or Documentation Agents, as applicable.

“Agent Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.02(e).

“Agent Related Parties” shall mean each Agent and any sub-agent thereof and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors.

“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

“All-In Yield” shall mean, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, original issue discount, upfront fees, a Term SOFR floor (to the extent the Term SOFR floor applicable to the applicable Indebtedness is greater than the Term SOFR floor for the Term B Facility and is in excess of three-month Term SOFR at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness) or Alternate Base Rate floor (to the extent the Alternate Base Rate floor applicable to the applicable Indebtedness is greater than the Alternate Base Rate floor for the Term B Facility and is in excess of the Alternate Base Rate at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness) or otherwise, in each case, incurred or payable by Borrower generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness; provided that original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement, structuring, commitment, underwriting, amendment, closing, ticking or other similar fees (regardless of whether paid in whole or in part to any or all lenders) or other fees not paid generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness; provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall include any amendment to the relevant interest rate margins and interest rate floors that became effective after the Closing Date but prior to the applicable date of determination.

“Alternate Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus 1⁄2 of 1% and (c) Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect on such date plus 1.0%; provided that, (i) with respect to the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans (in each case, under the Closing Date Revolving Facility) only, the Alternate Base Rate shall not be less than 1.00% and (ii) with respect to the Term B Facility Loans only, the Alternate Base Rate shall not be less than 1.00%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or Term SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or Term SOFR, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof, then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.

“Anti-Corruption Laws” shall mean the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the UK Bribery Act 2010, as amended, and all other laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

“Applicable ECF Percentage” shall mean, for any fiscal year, (a) 50% if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is greater than 4.25 to 1.00, (b) 25% if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 4.25 to 1.00 and greater than 3.75 to 1.00 and (c) 0% if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 3.75 to 1.00.

 

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“Applicable Fee Percentage” shall mean: (a) with respect to Unutilized R/C Commitments in respect of Closing Date Revolving Commitments, 0.30% and (b) with respect to any Unutilized R/C Commitments in respect of any other Tranche of Revolving Commitments, the percentage per annum set forth in the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment.

“Applicable Lending Office” shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or of an Affiliate of such Lender) (a) set forth on such Lender’s signature page to this Agreement for any Lender that is a party hereto on the Closing Date, (b) set forth on such Lender’s signature page to an Incremental Joinder Agreement for any Lender making any Incremental Commitment pursuant to Section 2.12, (c) set forth on such Lender’s signature page to any Refinancing Amendment for any Lender providing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to Section 2.15, (d) set forth in the Assignment Agreement for any Person that becomes a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or (e) such other office of such Lender (or of an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to Administrative Agent and Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

“Applicable Margin” shall mean:

(a) (i) with respect to Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, (A) prior to the Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date, the respective percentage per annum set forth at Level II as set forth on Annex B for such Type and Class of Loan; and (B) on and after the Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date, the applicable percentage per annum as set forth on Annex B for such Type and Class of Loan, set forth opposite the relevant Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio in Annex B determined as of the most recent Calculation Date and (ii) with respect to any other Tranche of Loans or Commitments other than Term B Facility Loans, the applicable percentage per annum as set forth in the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment. After the Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date, any change in the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio shall be effective to adjust the Applicable Margin for the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility on and as of three (3) Business Days following the date of receipt by Administrative Agent of the Section 9.04 Financials resulting in such change until the date that is two (2) Business Days following the next date of delivery of Section 9.04 Financials resulting in another such change. If Borrower fails to deliver the Section 9.04 Financials within the times specified in Section 9.04(a) or 9.04(b), as applicable, such ratio shall be deemed to be at Level I with respect to the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility as set forth in Annex B from the date of any such failure to deliver until Borrower delivers such Section 9.04 Financials. In the event that any financial statement or certification delivered pursuant to Section 9.04 is shown to be inaccurate (an “Inaccuracy Determination”), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period, then Borrower shall promptly (i) deliver to Administrative Agent corrected Section 9.04 Financials for such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period, (ii) determine the Applicable Margin for such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period based upon the corrected Section 9.04 Financials and (iii) pay to Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 4.01 (provided that no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of such nonpayment (and no such shortfall amount shall be deemed overdue or accrue interest at the Default Rate) unless such shortfall amount is not paid on or prior to the tenth Business Day following demand for such payment by Administrative Agent to Borrower). It is acknowledged and agreed that except as provided in the parenthetical to the immediately preceding sentence nothing contained herein shall limit the rights of Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Documents, including their rights under Section 3.02 and Article XI and their other respective rights under this Agreement; and (b) with respect to the Term B Facility Loans, (i) 2.25% per annum, with respect to SOFR Loans and (ii) 1.25% per annum, with respect to ABR Loans.

 

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“Applicable Percentage” shall mean, as of the date of receipt by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the applicable Net Available Proceeds under clause (i) or (ii) of the definition thereof, (i) if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is greater than 4.25 to 1.00, 100%, (ii) if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 4.25 to 1.00 but greater than 3.75 to 1.00, 50% and (iii) if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 3.75 to 1.00, 0%, in each case calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recently ended Test Period, after giving effect to the applicable Asset Sale or Casualty Event and the use of proceeds therefrom.

“Approved Fund” shall mean any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.

“Asset Sale” shall mean (a) any conveyance, sale, lease (other than an operating lease in the ordinary course of business), transfer or other disposition (including by way of merger or consolidation and including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any Property (including accounts receivable and Equity Interests of any Person owned by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries but not any Equity Issuance) (whether owned on the Closing Date or thereafter acquired) by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person (other than (i) with respect to any Credit Party, to any Credit Party, and (ii) with respect to any other Company, to any Company) to the extent that the aggregate value of such Property sold in a single transaction or related series of transactions is greater than or equal to $25.0 million and (b) any issuance or sale by any Restricted Subsidiary of its Equity Interests to any Person (other than to Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary); provided that the following shall not constitute an “Asset Sale”: (v) any conveyance, sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of inventory, in any case in the ordinary course of business, (w) Real Property leases and other leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses, in each case, granted to others in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (x) any conveyance, sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of obsolete or worn out assets or assets no longer used or useful in the business of the Credit Parties, (y) licenses of Intellectual Property entered into in the ordinary course of business and (z) any conveyance, sale, transfer or other disposition of cash and/or Cash Equivalents.

“Assignment Agreement” shall mean an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit K or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Borrower.

“Auction Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Exhibit O.

“Auction Manager” shall mean Administrative Agent, or another financial institution as shall be selected by Borrower in a written notice to Administrative Agent, in each case in its capacity as Auction Manager.

“Auction Procedures” shall mean, collectively, the auction procedures, auction notice, return bid and Borrower Assignment Agreement in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit O or such other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) as is reasonably acceptable to Auction Manager and Borrower so long as the same are substantially consistent with the provisions hereof; provided, however, Auction Manager, with the prior written consent of Borrower, may amend or modify the procedures, notices, bids and Borrower Assignment Agreement in connection with any Borrower Loan Purchase (but excluding economic terms of a particular auction after any Lender has validly tendered Term Loans requested in an offer relating to such auction, other than to increase the Auction Amount or raise the Discount Range applicable to such auction); provided, further, that no such amendments or modifications may be implemented after 24 hours prior to the date and time return bids are due in such auction.

 

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“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03(b).

“Available Amount” shall mean, on any date, an amount not less than zero, equal to:

(a) an amount equal to the “Available Amount” under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement on the Closing Date, determined as of the Closing Date; plus

(b) an amount (which amount shall not be less than zero) equal to the Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount at such time; plus

(c) in the event of (i) the Revocation of a Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary with or into Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (where the surviving entity is Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) or (iii) the transfer or other conveyance of assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to, or liquidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into, Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, an amount equal to the sum of (x) the fair market value of the Investments deemed made by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (y) the amount of the Investments of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary made after such designation and prior to the time of such Revocation, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, conveyance, liquidation or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), other than, in the case of this clause (y), to the extent such Investments funded Investments by such Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Person that, after giving effect to the transaction described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, will be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, that clauses (x) and (y) shall not be duplicative of any reductions in the amount of such Investments pursuant to the proviso to the definition of “Investments”; plus

(d) an amount equal to the returns or refunds of Investments received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from Persons other than Credit Parties after the Closing Date to the extent (i) such Investments were made using the Available Amount (and not to exceed the original amount of such Investments) and (ii) such returns or refunds are not included in Consolidated Net Income; plus

(e) the aggregate amount of Equity Issuance Proceeds (but excluding Excluded Contributions) received by Borrower from Permitted Equity Issuances (other than Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to Section 11.03) after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date; plus

(f) the aggregate fair market value of assets or Property acquired in exchange for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of Borrower (other than Excluded Contributions and Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to Section 11.03) after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date; plus

(g) the aggregate principal amount of debt instruments or Disqualified Capital Stock issued after the Closing Date that are converted into or exchanged for any Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by Borrower after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date, together with the fair market value of any assets or Property received in such conversion or exchange; plus

 

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(h) the amount of any Declined Amounts; plus (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash (and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by Borrower) of property other than cash received by any Restricted Subsidiary) after the Closing Date from (A) the issuance or sale (other than to Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or (B) any dividend or other distribution by an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case of clauses (A) and (B), to the extent not increasing Consolidated Net Income or any other basket under Section 10.04 and in an amount not to exceed the amount of any Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary made using the Available Amount; minus

(j) the aggregate amount of any (i) Investments made pursuant to Section 10.04(l), (ii) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 10.06(j) and (iii) Junior Prepayments pursuant to Section 10.09(b) (in each case, in reliance on the then-outstanding Available Amount) made since the Closing Date and on or prior to such date.

“Available Tenor” shall mean, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (a) 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 or (b) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 1.10(d).

“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.

“Bail-In Legislation” shall mean, (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).

“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereinafter in effect, or any successor statute thereto.

“Bankruptcy Proceedings” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.07(i).

“Benchmark” shall mean, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and the related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 1.10(a).

“Benchmark Replacement” shall mean, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event for the then-current Benchmark, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by Administrative Agent and Borrower as the replacement for such Benchmark giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate of interest as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor for any applicable Class, then such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for such Class for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided, further, that any such Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible.

 

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“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” shall mean, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Available Tenor, 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 Administrative Agent and 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 and/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 Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.

“Benchmark Replacement Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.

For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Transition Event” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

 

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(a) 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 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); (b) 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), the Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB, 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 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); or

(c) 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) announcing that 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, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Transition Start Date” shall mean, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as stated in such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).

“Benchmark Unavailability Period” shall mean, with respect to the then-current Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Benchmark has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance with Section 1.10 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance with Section 1.10.

“Beneficial Ownership Certification” shall mean a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” shall mean 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

“Benefit Plan” shall mean any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party shall mean an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

“Bona Fide Investment Entities” shall mean (i) commercial or corporate banks and (ii) any funds which principally hold passive investments in portfolios of commercial loans or debt securities for investment purposes in the ordinary course of business and for which the applicable Competitor does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to cause the direction of the investment policies at such entity.

 

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“Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

“Borrower Assignment Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any assignment to Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 13.05(d) consummated pursuant to the Auction Procedures, an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement substantially in the form of Annex C to the Auction Procedures (as may be modified from time to time as set forth in the definition of Auction Procedures) or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) as is reasonably acceptable to Auction Manager and Administrative Agent.

“Borrower Loan Purchase” shall mean any purchase of Term Loans by Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 13.05(d).

“Borrower Materials” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

“Borrowing” shall mean (a) Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of SOFR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.

“Business Day” shall mean any day, except a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in New York; provided that, when used in connection with a SOFR Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also be a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.

“Calculation Date” shall mean the last day of the most recent Test Period.

“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, any expenditures by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries for the acquisition or leasing of fixed or capital assets (including Capital Lease Obligations) that should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP and any expenditures by such Person for maintenance, repairs, restoration or refurbishment of the condition or usefulness of Property of such Person that should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP; provided that the following items shall not constitute Capital Expenditures: (a) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets to the extent financed with (x) insurance proceeds paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced, substituted, restored or repaired or (y) awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation (or transfers in lieu thereof) of the assets being replaced or substituted; (b) the purchase price of assets purchased substantially simultaneously with the trade-in of existing assets solely to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such assets for the asset being traded in at such time; (c) the purchase of property or equipment to the extent financed with the proceeds of asset sales or other dispositions outside the ordinary course of business that are not required to be applied to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iii); (d) expenditures that constitute Permitted Acquisitions or other Acquisitions not prohibited hereunder; (e) any capitalized interest expense reflected as additions to property in the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including in connection with sale-leaseback transactions not prohibited hereunder); (f) any non-cash compensation or other non-cash costs reflected as additions to property in the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (g) capital expenditures relating to the construction or acquisition of any property or equipment which has been transferred to a Person other than Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to a sale-leaseback transaction not prohibited hereunder and capital expenditures arising pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions.

“Capital Lease” as applied to any Person, shall mean any lease of any Property by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease, finance lease or financial obligation on the balance sheet of that Person; provided, however, that (a) for the avoidance of doubt, any lease that is (or would have been) accounted for by any Person as an operating lease as of December 31, 2018 (whether or not such lease was in existence on such date) and any similar lease entered into after December 31, 2018 may, in the sole discretion of Borrower, be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capital Lease and (b) each Gaming/Racing Lease shall be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capital Lease.

 

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“Capital Lease Obligations” shall mean, for any Person, all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a Capital Lease, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that (a) for the avoidance of doubt, any lease that is (or would have been) accounted for by any Person as an operating lease as of December 31, 2018 (whether or not such lease was in existence on such date) and any similar lease entered into after December 31, 2018 may, in the sole discretion of Borrower, be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capital Lease and (b) each Gaming/Racing Lease shall be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capital Lease.

“Cash Collateralize” shall mean, in respect of an obligation, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral in Dollars or other credit support, in each case, at a location and pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) Administrative Agent, (b) in the case of obligations owing to an L/C Lender, such L/C Lender, and (c) in the case of obligations owing to the Swingline Lender, Swingline Lender (and “Cash Collateral”, “Cash Collateralized” and “Cash Collateralization” have corresponding meanings).

“Cash Equivalents” shall mean, for any Person: (a) direct obligations of the United States, or of any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States, or by any agency thereof, in either case maturing not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof by such Person; (b) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances (including eurodollar deposits) issued by (i) any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and having capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500.0 million that is assigned at least a “B” rating by Thomson Financial BankWatch or (ii) any Lender or bank holding company owning any Lender (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (c) commercial paper maturing not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof by such Person and (i) issued by any Lender or bank holding company owning any Lender or (ii) rated at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, respectively, (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above or (e) below entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (b) above (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or by any foreign government, and rated at least “A” by S&P or “A” by Moody’s (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) above (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (g) money market mutual funds that invest primarily in the foregoing items (determined at the time such investment in such fund is made); (h) solely with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, (i) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office or principal place of business, or issued by any agency of such country and backed by the full faith and credit of such country, and rated at least “A” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or “A2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (in each case, at the time of acquisition), (ii) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances issued by any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business, or payable to a Company promptly following demand and maturing within one year of the date of acquisition and (iii) other customarily utilized high-quality or cash equivalent-type Investments in the country where such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office or principal place of business; (i) such local currencies held by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from time to time in the ordinary course of business; or (j) investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (i) above.

 

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“Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.

“Cash Management Bank” shall mean any Person that is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries if such Person was, at the date of entering into such Cash Management Agreement or thereafter, an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or a Lender, and such Person executes and delivers to Administrative Agent a letter agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent pursuant to which such Person (a) appoints Collateral Agent as its agent under the applicable Credit Documents and (b) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 12.03.

“Casualty Event” shall mean any loss of title or any loss of or damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (or settlement in lieu thereof) (including by any Governmental Authority) of, any Property; provided, however, no such event shall constitute a Casualty Event if the proceeds thereof or other compensation in respect thereof is less than $25.0 million. “Casualty Event” shall include, but not be limited to, any taking of all or any part of any Real Property of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any part thereof, in or by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any Law (or settlement in lieu thereof), or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any part of any Real Property of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any part thereof by any Governmental Authority, civil or military.

“CERCLA” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

“CFC” shall mean a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

“CFC Holdco” shall mean any Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Equity Interests (or Equity Interests and Indebtedness) of one or more Subsidiaries of Borrower that are CFCs or other CFC Holdcos.

“Change in Law” shall mean the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

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“Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (but excluding (i) any employee benefit plan of such Person or its subsidiaries, any Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, or any holding company for Borrower existing on the Closing Date or any Person formed as a holding company for Borrower (in a transaction where the Voting Stock of Borrower outstanding prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for the Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person constituting all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance)) and (ii) the Permitted Holders)), becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) which Voting Stock represents, at any time, voting power that is equal to or more than the voting power represented by the Voting Stock “beneficially owned,” directly or indirectly (and taking into account all such securities that the Permitted Holders have the right to acquire pursuant to any option right), by the Permitted Holders at such time; or

(b) there shall have occurred any “change of control” (or any comparable term) in any document pertaining to any Indebtedness of Holdco, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary constituting Material Indebtedness (excluding any change of control under any Material Indebtedness of an Acquisition target that occurs as a result of the consummation of such Acquisition);

provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Change of Control be deemed to have occurred if the Permitted Holders, collectively, have, directly or indirectly, “beneficial ownership” of 50% or more of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right).

For purposes of this definition, a “person” or “group” shall not be deemed to beneficially own Voting Stock subject to a stock or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (or voting or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the acquisition of the Voting Stock in connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreement.

“Charges” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.18.

“Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.05(i)(i).

“Class” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.

“Closing Date” shall mean the date on which the initial extension of credit is made hereunder, which date is March 14, 2024.

“Closing Date Refinancing” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

“Closing Date Revolving Commitment” shall mean a Revolving Commitment established on the Closing Date and any Incremental Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche.

 

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“Closing Date Revolving Facility” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Closing Date Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche.

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

“Collateral” shall mean all of the Pledged Collateral, the Mortgaged Real Property, the Mortgaged Vessels (if any), all Property encumbered pursuant to Sections 9.08, 9.11 and 9.15, and all other Property of a Credit Party, Holdco or RRR whether now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien securing the Obligations is granted or purported to be granted under any Security Document. “Collateral” shall not include (i) any Excluded Property or (ii) any assets or Property that has been released (in accordance with the Credit Documents) from the Lien granted to Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, unless and until such time as such assets or Property are required by the Credit Documents to again become subject to a Lien in favor of Collateral Agent.

“Collateral Account” shall mean (a) a Deposit Account (as defined in the UCC) of Borrower with respect to which Collateral Agent has “control” (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC) or (b) a Securities Account (as defined in the UCC) of Borrower with respect to which Collateral Agent has “control” (as defined in Section 9-106 of the UCC).

“Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

“Commitments” shall mean the Revolving Commitments, the Term Loan Commitments, the Swingline Commitment, any Other Commitments, any New Revolving Commitments and any New Term Loan Commitments.

“Commodity Exchange Act” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

“Companies” shall mean Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and “Company” shall mean any one of them.

“Competitor” shall mean a Person (other than, subject to the other limitations set forth in this definition, an Affiliate of any Credit Party) that owns, leases, operates, manages or controls the operation of a casino or “racino” or controls, has entered into any agreement to control or is under common control with, in each case directly or indirectly, any entity that owns, leases, operates, manages or controls the operation of a casino or “racino”; provided that the foregoing shall not include Bona Fide Investment Entities.

“Compliance Certificate” shall mean a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit V.

“Conforming Changes” shall mean, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day”, the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 5.05 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that Administrative Agent reasonably determines (in consultation with Borrower) may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if Administrative Agent reasonably determines (in consultation with Borrower) that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if Administrative Agent reasonably determines (in consultation with Borrower) that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as Administrative Agent reasonably determines (in consultation with Borrower) is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents).

 

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“Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” shall mean, for any Test Period, Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash with respect to such Test Period net of cash interest income (other than cash interest income in respect of notes receivable and similar items) of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, minus the sum (without duplication) of any of the following to the extent deemed to be included in Consolidated Interest Expense and paid in cash with respect to such Test Period: (a) payments received under Swap Contracts relating to interest rates with respect to such Test Period, (b) arrangement, commitment or upfront fees and similar financing fees, original issue discount, and redemption or prepayment premiums payable during or with respect to such Test Period, (c) interest payable during or with respect to such Test Period with respect to Escrowed Indebtedness and Indebtedness that has been Discharged, (d) any cash costs associated with breakage or termination in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates payable during such Test Period and costs and fees associated with obtaining Swap Contracts and fees payable thereunder and (e) fees and expenses associated with the consummation of the Transactions. Consolidated Cash Interest Expense shall exclude interest expense in respect of (a) Indebtedness that is excluded from Consolidated Net Indebtedness by reason of clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the proviso thereof, to the extent of such exclusion and (b) Indebtedness not in excess of $600.0 million at any one time outstanding that constitutes Development Expenses, or the proceeds of which were applied to fund Development Expenses (but only for so long as such Indebtedness or such funded expenses, as the case may be, constitute Development Expenses).

“Consolidated Current Assets” shall mean, with respect to any Person at any date, the total consolidated current assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified as current assets on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries), other than (x) cash and Cash Equivalents and (y) the current portion of deferred income tax assets.

“Consolidated Current Liabilities” shall mean, with respect to any Person at any date, all liabilities of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) at such date that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified as current liabilities on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries), other than (x) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (y) the current portion of deferred income taxes and (z) current liabilities in respect of compensation charges arising from the grant of any stock, stock options or other equity based awards.

“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for any Test Period, the sum (without duplication) of Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period; plus

(a) in each case to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:

 

  (i)

provisions for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, plus withholding taxes, franchise or similar taxes, of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period;

 

  (ii)

Consolidated Interest Expense (net of interest income (other than interest income in respect of notes receivable and similar items)) of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized;

 

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  (iii)

any cost, charge, fee or expense (including discounts and commissions, premiums and penalties, original issue discount, debt issuance costs and deferred financing costs and fees and charges incurred in respect of letters of credit or bankers acceptance financings) (or any amortization or write-off of any of the foregoing) associated with any issuance (or proposed issuance) of debt, or equity or any refinancing transaction (or proposed refinancing transaction) or any amendment or other modification of any debt instrument;

 

  (iv)

depreciation, amortization (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles) and any other non-cash charges or expenses, including any write-off or write-down, reducing Consolidated Net Income (excluding (x) any amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior Test Period and (y) any non-cash charges and expenses that result in an accrual of a reserve for cash charges or expenses in any future Test Period that Borrower elects not to add back in the current Test Period (it being understood that reserves may be charged in the current Test Period or when paid, as reasonably determined by Borrower)) of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period; provided that if any such non-cash charges or expenses represent an accrual of a reserve for potential cash items in any future Test Period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future Test Period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to the extent Borrower elected to previously add back such amounts to Consolidated EBITDA;

 

  (v)

any Pre-Opening Expenses;

 

  (vi)

the amount of any restructuring charges or reserve (including those relating to severance, relocation costs and one-time compensation charges), costs incurred in connection with any non-recurring strategic initiatives or new initiatives, other business optimization expenses (including incentive costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and signing, retention and completion bonuses) and any unusual or non-recurring charges or items of loss or expense (including, without limitation, losses on asset sales (other than asset sales in the ordinary course of business));

 

  (vii)

any charges, fees and expenses (or any amortization thereof) (including, without limitation, all legal, accounting, advisory or other transaction-related fees, charges, costs and expenses and any bonuses or success fee payments related to the Transactions) related to the Transactions, any Specified Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition, Investment (including any other Acquisition), disposition, Restricted Payment or Junior Prepayment (or any such proposed Specified Transaction, acquisition, Investment, disposition, Restricted Payment or Junior Prepayment) (including amortization or write offs of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums and prepayment penalties), in each case, whether or not successful;

 

  (viii)

any losses resulting from mark to market accounting of Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments;

 

  (ix)

expenses actually reimbursed in cash to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement; and

 

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  (x)

Restricted Payments made by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to Holdco pursuant to Section 10.06(q) (net of Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments); minus

(b) each of the following:

 

  (i)

to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, and other than any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges for any prior Test Period subsequent to the Closing Date which was not added back to Consolidated EBITDA when accrued;

 

  (ii)

to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, the amount of any gains resulting from mark to market accounting of Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments;

 

  (iii)

to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, any unusual or non-recurring items of income or gain to the extent increasing Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period; and

 

  (iv)

distributions made by Borrower to RRR or Holdco during such period pursuant to Section 10.06(o); plus

(c) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies projected by Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or with respect to which steps have been initiated (in the good faith determination of Borrower) during such Test Period (or with respect to Specified Transactions, are reasonably expected to be initiated within eighteen (18) months of the closing date of the Specified Transaction), including in connection with the Transactions or any Specified Transaction (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies had been realized during the entirety of such Test Period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such Test Period from such actions; provided that (i) a duly completed Officer’s Certificate of Borrower shall be delivered to Administrative Agent together with the applicable Section 9.04 Financials, providing reasonable detail with respect to such cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies and certifying that such cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies are reasonably expected to be realized within eighteen (18) months of the taking of such specified actions (or, in the case of a Specified Transaction, within eighteen (18) months of the closing date of such Specified Transaction) and are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable in the good faith judgment of Borrower, (ii) such actions are to be taken within eighteen (18) months after the consummation of such Specified Transaction, restructuring or implementation of an initiative that is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies, (iii) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (c) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such Test Period, and (iv) projected amounts (and not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (c) to the extent more than eighteen (18) months have elapsed after the specified action taken (or in the case of a Specified Transaction, more than eighteen (18) months have elapsed after the date of such Specified Transaction) in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies; provided, that the aggregate amount of additions made to Consolidated EBITDA for any Test Period pursuant to this clause (c) and Section 1.05(c) shall not (i) exceed 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (after giving effect to this clause (c) and Section 1.05(c)) or (ii) be duplicative of one another; plus

 

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(d) to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income or, if otherwise excluded from Consolidated EBITDA due to the operation of clause (b)(iii) above, the amount of insurance proceeds received during such Test Period or after such Test Period and on or prior to the date the calculation is made with respect to such Test Period, attributable to any property which has been closed or had operations curtailed for any period; provided that such amount of insurance proceeds shall only be included pursuant to this clause (d) to the extent that such amount of insurance proceeds plus Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property for such Test Period (without giving effect to this clause (d)) does not exceed Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property during the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period for which financial results are available that such property was fully operational (or if such property has not been fully operational for four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial results are available prior to such closure or curtailment, the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property during the Test Period prior to such closure or curtailment (for which financial results are available) annualized over four fiscal quarters); plus

(e) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any Test Period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (b) above for any previous Test Period and not added back; plus

(f) the Estimated Business Interruption Insurance in any Test Period (notwithstanding any classification of the affected operations as discontinued operations or any disposal of such operations).

Consolidated EBITDA shall be further adjusted (without duplication):

(A) to include the Consolidated EBITDA of (i) any Person, property, business or asset (including a management agreement or similar agreement) (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) acquired by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such Test Period and (ii) any Unrestricted Subsidiary the designation of which as such is revoked and converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such Test Period, in each case, based on the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person (or attributable to such property, business or asset) for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or Revocation), determined as if references to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Consolidated Net Income and other defined terms therein were to such Person and its Subsidiaries; provided, that, without duplication of clauses (C) and (D) below, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period ending prior to the first anniversary of any Tribal Gaming Opening Date, the Tribal Management Fees (excluding any one-time development fees) received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from the corresponding Tribe after such Tribal Gaming Opening Date and during the applicable Test Period and included in Consolidated Net Income shall be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days from the applicable Tribal Gaming Opening Date through the end of such Test Period;

(B) to exclude the Consolidated EBITDA of (i) any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such Test Period and (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such Test Period, in each case based on the actual Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closing, classification or conversion), determined as if references to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Consolidated Net Income and other defined terms therein were to such Person and its Subsidiaries; (C) in the event of any Expansion Capital Expenditures that were opened for business during such Test Period, by multiplying the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Expansion Capital Expenditures and including management agreements or similar agreements that are not addressed in clause (A) above (as determined by Borrower) in respect of the first three (3) complete fiscal quarters following the opening of the business representing such Expansion Capital Expenditures by: (x) 4 (with respect to the first such quarter), (y) 2 (with respect to the first two such quarters), and (z) 4/3 (with respect to the first three such quarters) and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Expansion Capital Expenditures during the quarter in which the business representing such Expansion Capital Expenditure opened (unless such business opened on the first day of a fiscal quarter);

 

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(D) in the event of any Development Project that was opened for business during such Test Period, by multiplying the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Development Project and including management agreements or similar agreements that are not addressed in clause (A) above (as determined by Borrower) in respect of the first three (3) complete fiscal quarters following the opening of the business representing such Development Project by: (x) 4 (with respect to the first such quarter), (y) 2 (with respect to the first two such quarters), and (z) 4/3 (with respect to the first three such quarters) and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Development Project during the quarter in which such Development Project opened (unless such business opened on the first day of a fiscal quarter);

(E) in the event of any new operations of Borrower or any Subsidiary that have been organically developed by Borrower or any Subsidiary (e.g., not a Permitted Acquisition, but self-developed or self-constructed) that were opened during such period, by multiplying the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such new organically developed operations (as determined by Borrower in good faith) in respect of the first three (3) complete fiscal quarters following opening of the business representing such organically developed operations by: (x) 4 (with respect to the first such quarter), (y) 2 (with respect to the first two such quarters), and (z) 4/3 (with respect to the first three such quarters) and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such new organically developed operations during the quarter in which such new organically developed operations opened (unless such business opened on the first day of a fiscal quarter); and

(F) in any fiscal quarter during which a purchase of property that prior to such purchase was subject to any operating lease that will be terminated in connection with such purchase shall occur and during the three (3) following fiscal quarters, by increasing Consolidated EBITDA by an amount equal to the quarterly payment in respect of such lease (as if such purchase did not occur) times (a) four (4) (in the case of the quarter in which such purchase occurs), (b) three (3) (in the case of the quarter following such purchase), (c) two (2) (in the case of the second quarter following such purchase) and (d) one (1) (in the case of the third quarter following such purchase), all as determined on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date that is secured by Liens on the Collateral that rank pari passu or senior to the Liens securing the Obligations to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended prior to such date.

 

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“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any Test Period, the sum of interest expense of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus, to the extent deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income and without duplication, (a) the interest portion of payments on Capital Leases, (b) amortization of financing fees, debt issuance costs and interest or deferred financing or debt issuance costs, (c) arrangement, commitment or upfront fees, original issue discount, redemption or prepayment premiums, (d) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing, (e) interest with respect to Indebtedness that has been Discharged and any Escrowed Indebtedness, (f) the accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities during such period, (g) interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments, (h) net payments made under Swap Contracts relating to interest rates with respect to such Test Period and any costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates, (i) all interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations and financing fees, (j) fees and expenses associated with the consummation of the Transactions, (k) annual or quarterly agency and trustee fees paid to Administrative Agent and the agent or trustee under any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder and (l) costs and fees associated with obtaining Swap Contracts and fees payable thereunder, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any Test Period, the aggregate of the net income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, without duplication:

(a) any gain or loss (together with any related provision for taxes thereon) realized in connection with (i) any asset sale (other than asset sales in the ordinary course of business) or (ii) any disposition (other than dispositions in the ordinary course of business) of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded;

(b) any extraordinary gain or loss (together with any related provision for taxes thereon) shall be excluded;

(c) the net income of any Person that (i) is not a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, (iii) is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or (iv) is a Restricted Subsidiary (or former Restricted Subsidiary) with respect to which a Trigger Event has occurred following the occurrence and during the continuance of such Trigger Event shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be increased by (x) the net income of such Persons solely to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments (including management fees) in respect of such Person’s net income that are actually paid or are payable in cash to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period by such Persons (or to the extent converted into cash) and (y) returns on capital actually received from or on account of such Persons in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) (other than, for avoidance of doubt, payments made by Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements and the Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreements, and Project Reimbursements and other Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments);

(d) the undistributed earnings of any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Guarantor to the extent that, on the date of determination the payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary (or loans or advances by such subsidiary to any parent company) are not permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than under any Credit Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of cash dividends and other similar cash distributions have been waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be increased by (x) the net income of such Restricted Subsidiaries solely to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments (including management fees) in respect of such Restricted Subsidiaries’ net income that are actually paid or are payable in cash to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (not subject to such restriction) thereof in respect of such period by such Restricted Subsidiaries (or to the extent converted into cash) and (y) returns on capital actually received from or on account of such Restricted Subsidiaries in cash (or to the extent converted into cash); (e) any goodwill or other asset impairment charges or other asset write-offs or write downs, including any resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification No.

 

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350 and No. 360, and any expenses or charges relating to the amortization of intangibles as a result of the application of Accounting Standards Codification No. 805, shall be excluded;

(f) any non-cash charges or expenses related to the repurchase of stock options to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement, and any non-cash charges or expenses related to the grant, issuance or repricing of, or any amendment or substitution with respect to, or otherwise in respect of, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, or other Equity Interests or other equity based awards or rights or equivalent instruments, shall be excluded;

(g) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded;

(h) any expenses or reserves for liabilities shall be excluded to the extent that Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is entitled to indemnification therefor under binding agreements; provided that any such liabilities for which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is not actually indemnified shall reduce Consolidated Net Income for the period in which it is determined that Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary will not be indemnified (to the extent such liabilities would otherwise reduce Consolidated Net Income without giving effect to this clause (h));

(i) losses, to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (i) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (ii) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), and expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption, shall be excluded;

(j) gains and losses resulting solely from fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects shall be excluded, and charges relating to Accounting Standards Codification Nos. 815 and 820 shall be excluded;

(k) the net income (or loss) of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be included in an amount proportional to Borrower’s economic ownership interest therein; and

(l) the amount of any Project Reimbursements received by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, for purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated by deducting, without duplication of amounts otherwise deducted, rent, insurance, property taxes and other amounts and expenses actually paid in cash under any Gaming/Racing Lease (and any guaranty or support arrangement in respect thereof) in the applicable Test Period and no deductions in calculating Consolidated Net Income shall occur as a result of imputed interest, amounts under any such Gaming/Racing Lease (and any guaranty or support arrangement in respect thereof) not paid in cash during the relevant Test Period or other non-cash amounts incurred in respect of such Gaming/Racing Lease (and any guaranty or support arrangement in respect thereof); provided that any “true-up” of rent paid in cash pursuant to such Gaming/Racing Lease shall be accounted for in the fiscal quarter to which such payment relates as if such payment were originally made in such fiscal quarter.

 

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“Consolidated Net Indebtedness” shall mean, as at any date of determination, (a) the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any such Indebtedness that has been Discharged and any Escrowed Indebtedness) on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on such date prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations in respect of Capital Leases, purchase money Indebtedness, Indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes and similar instruments and Contingent Obligations in respect of any of the foregoing (to be included only to the extent set forth in clause (iii) below), minus (b) Unrestricted Cash, minus (c) Development Expenses (x) of the type described in clause (a) of the definition thereof and (y) to the extent paid using Unrestricted Cash or the proceeds of Indebtedness that was previously included in clause (a) of the definition thereof, of the type described in clause (b) in such definition thereof (excluding Development Expenses that consist of Unrestricted Cash that was deducted from Consolidated Net Indebtedness pursuant to clause (b) above, if any), minus (d) Indebtedness outstanding under this Agreement that was or will be used to finance working capital needs of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by Borrower) as of such date (provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that may be excluded pursuant to this clause (d) shall not exceed $50.0 million); provided, that (i) Consolidated Net Indebtedness shall not include (A) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit (including Letters of Credit), except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder or (B) Indebtedness of the type described in clause (i) of the definition thereof, (ii) the amount of Consolidated Net Indebtedness, in the case of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, shall be reduced by an amount directly proportional to the amount (if any) by which Consolidated EBITDA was reduced (including through the calculation of Consolidated Net Income) in respect of such non-controlling interest in such Restricted Subsidiary owned by a Person other than Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) Consolidated Net Indebtedness shall not include Contingent Obligations, provided, however, that if and when any Contingent Obligation that does not constitute Consolidated Net Indebtedness is demanded for payment from Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, then the amount of such Contingent Obligation shall be included in such calculations of Consolidated Net Indebtedness, (iv) the amount of Consolidated Net Indebtedness, in the case of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Guarantor and which Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Credit Party in an amount in excess of the proportion of such Indebtedness that would not be so excluded shall be reduced by an amount directly proportional to the amount by which Consolidated EBITDA was reduced due to the undistributed earnings of such Subsidiary being excluded from Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clause (d) thereof and (v) amounts subtracted in the calculation of Consolidated Net Indebtedness pursuant to clauses (b), (c) and (d) above shall not be duplicative of one another.

“Consolidated Senior Secured Net Indebtedness” shall mean Consolidated Net Indebtedness minus the sum of the portion of Indebtedness of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary included in Consolidated Net Indebtedness that is not secured by a Lien on Collateral.

“Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Net Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended prior to such date; provided, however, that for purposes of determining whether Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenant pursuant to Sections 2.09(b)(ii), 10.06(j) and 10.09(b), the amount described in clause (a) above shall be calculated without giving effect to clause (c) of the definition of Consolidated Net Indebtedness.

 

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“Consolidated Total Assets” shall mean, as at any date of determination with respect to any Person, the total amount of all assets of such Person in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent Section 9.04 Financials.

“Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended prior to such date; provided, however, that for purposes Sections 10.06(k) and 10.09(c), the amount described in clause (a) above shall be calculated without giving effect to clause (c) of the definition of Consolidated Net Indebtedness.

“Contingent Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business and any lease guarantees executed by any Company in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated potential liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

“Contract Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”

“Contractual Obligation” shall mean as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, pledge agreement, promissory note, indenture, credit or loan agreement, guaranty, securities purchase agreement, instrument, lease, contract, agreement or other contractual obligation to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound or subject.

“Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to (x) vote more than fifty percent (50%) (or, for purposes of Section 10.07 and the definition of Station Permitted Assignee, ten percent (10%)) of the outstanding voting interests of a Person or (y) 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. For purposes of this Agreement, each of Holdco and RRR shall be deemed to Control Borrower.

“Corporate Family Rating” shall mean a public corporate family rating from Moody’s or a public corporate credit rating from S&P, in each case, with respect to Borrower (or, if the financials for Borrower and its Subsidiaries are consolidated with the financials for RRR, RRR).

 

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“Covenant Facility” shall mean each Revolving Facility, each Tranche of Incremental Term Loans designated as a “Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Incremental Joinder Agreement for such Incremental Term Loans, each Tranche of Other Term Loans designated as a “Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Refinancing Amendment for such Other Term Loans and each Tranche of Extended Term Loans designated as a “Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Extension Amendment for such Extended Term Loans.

“Covenant Facility Acceleration” shall mean that (a) all Commitments under each Covenant Facility have been terminated and (b) the principal amount of all Loans under each Covenant Facility have been declared to be due and payable by the Required Covenant Lenders pursuant to Section 11.01.

“Covenant Lender” shall mean a Lender under a Covenant Facility.

“Covered Entity” shall mean any of the following: (a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

“Covered Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.22.

“Covered Taxes” shall mean (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under this Agreement, any Note, any Guarantee or any other Credit Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the foregoing clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

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“Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” shall mean (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d) other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment (including, without limitation, Other Term Loans, Other Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Loans), in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension, conversion, amendment or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, amend, convert, renew, replace or refinance, in whole or part, then-existing Term Loans, Revolving Loans (and/or unused Revolving Commitments) and/or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (“Refinanced Debt”); provided that (i) other than in the case of (A) customary “bridge” facilities (so long as the long term debt into which any such customary “bridge” facility is to be automatically converted or exchanged or may be converted or exchanged at Borrower’s option on customary terms satisfies the following requirements), (B) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans, (C) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (D) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Shared Inside Maturity Amount on the date incurred that has (1) a scheduled maturity date that is prior to the maturity date of the Refinanced Debt and/or (2) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Refinanced Debt, such Indebtedness has the same or a later maturity and, except in the case of any Indebtedness consisting of a revolving credit facility, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than, the Refinanced Debt (determined without giving effect to the impact of prepayments on amortization of Term Loans being refinanced), (ii) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount than the principal amount of the Refinanced Debt, plus, accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) thereon, plus, other fees, costs and expenses associated with the refinancing (including any arrangement fees, upfront fees and original issue discount), plus, any unutilized commitments thereunder, (iii) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, defeased, satisfied and discharged (or in the case of revolving commitments, permanently reduced) or extended, converted or renewed on a dollar-for-dollar basis, and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid, on or promptly following the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained (or released from escrow, as applicable), (iv) to the extent such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consists of a revolving credit facility, the Revolving Commitments of the applicable Tranche(s) shall be reduced and/or terminated or extended, amended, renewed or converted, as applicable, such that the Total Revolving Commitments (after giving effect to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and such reduction or termination) shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments immediately prior to the incurrence of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, plus, accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) thereon, plus, other fees, costs and expenses associated with the refinancing (including any arrangement fees, upfront fees and original issue discount), (v) the terms (excluding maturity, amortization, pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) of such Indebtedness are (as determined by Borrower in good faith) substantially identical to the terms of the Refinanced Debt as existing on the date of incurrence of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness except, to the extent such terms (x) at the option of Borrower (1) reflect market terms and conditions for such type of Indebtedness (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance (as determined by Borrower in good faith); provided that, if any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is more restrictive than the financial maintenance covenants then applicable to the Covenant Facilities hereunder, such financial maintenance covenant (together with any “equity cure” provisions) shall also be applicable to each Covenant Facility (except to the extent such financial maintenance covenant applies only to periods after the maturity date applicable to such Covenant Facility), (2) with respect to any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is unsecured, are customary for issuances of unsecured securities, loans or other indebtedness (as determined by Borrower in good faith); provided that, if any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is more restrictive than the financial maintenance covenants then applicable to the Covenant Facilities hereunder, such financial maintenance covenant (together with any “equity cure” provisions) shall also be applicable to each Covenant Facility (except to the extent such financial maintenance covenant applies only to periods after the maturity date applicable to such Covenant Facility), or (3) are not materially more restrictive to Borrower (as determined by Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of the Refinanced Debt (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Final Maturity Date (in the case of term Indebtedness) or the latest R/C Maturity Date (in the case of revolving Indebtedness) (it being understood that any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may provide for the ability to participate (i) with respect to any borrowings, voluntary prepayments or voluntary commitment reductions, on a pro rata basis, greater than pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis with the applicable Loans or facility and (ii) with respect to any mandatory prepayments, on a pro rata basis (only in respect of a Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that ranks pari passu with the Obligations) or less than pro rata basis with the applicable Loans (and on a greater than pro rata basis with respect to prepayments of any such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness with the proceeds of permitted refinancing Indebtedness))), or (y) are (1) added to the Term B Facility Loans or Revolving Facility (which addition shall not require the consent of Administrative Agent or any Lender) or (2) applicable only after the Final Maturity Date (in the case of term Indebtedness) or the latest R/C Maturity Date (in the case of revolving Indebtedness) (it being understood that no financial maintenance covenant shall be required to be added for any Non-Covenant Facility), (vi) Borrower shall be the sole borrower thereunder and no Subsidiary of Borrower shall guaranty such Indebtedness unless such Subsidiary is also a Guarantor hereunder, and (vii) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured, such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Liens on any assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except Liens on the Collateral. Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans thereunder) and Term Loans may each be refinanced with either term or revolving Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, the usual and customary terms of convertible or exchangeable debt instruments issued in a registered offering or under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement, so long as the terms of such instruments do not include any financial maintenance covenant.

“Credit Documents” shall mean (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) the L/C Documents, (d) the Security Documents, (e) any Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, (f) any Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (g) any Incremental Joinder Agreement, (h) any Extension Amendment, (i) any Refinancing Amendment, (j) any Joinder Agreement and (k) each other agreement entered into by any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR with Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and/or any Lender, in connection herewith or therewith evidencing or governing the Obligations (other than the Engagement Letter) that is designated as a “Credit Document”, all as amended from time to time, but shall not include a Swap Contract or Cash Management Agreement.

 

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“Credit Parties” shall mean Borrower and the Guarantors.

“Credit Swap Contracts” shall mean any Swap Contract between Borrower and/or any or all of its Restricted Subsidiaries and a Swap Provider (excluding any Swap Contract of the type described in the last sentence of the definition of Swap Contract).

“Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” shall mean, at any date of determination, an amount (which shall not be less than zero in the aggregate) determined on a cumulative basis equal to the aggregate cumulative sum of the Retained Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for each Excess Cash Flow Period ended prior to such date of determination (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be less than zero for any Excess Cash Flow Period).

“Cure Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.03.

“Custodian Agreement” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Custodian Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among Wilmington Trust, National Association, as custodian, Collateral Agent, the Credit Parties party thereto, RRR and Holdco, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

“Debt Issuance” shall mean the incurrence by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (other than as permitted by Section 10.01). The issuance or sale of any debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests shall be deemed a Debt Issuance for purposes of Section 2.10(a).

“Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code, 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 jurisdiction from time to time in effect.

“Declined Amounts” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.10(b).

“Default” shall mean any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that would become, with notice or lapse of time or both, an Event of Default.

“Default Quarter” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.03.

“Default Rate” shall mean a per annum rate equal to, (i) in the case of principal on any Loan, the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate borne by such Loan immediately prior to the respective payment default or other Event of Default, and (ii) in the case of any other Obligations, the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to ABR Loans which are Revolving Loans from time to time (determined based on a weighted average if multiple Tranches of Revolving Commitments are then outstanding).

“Default Right” shall have 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.

 

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“Defaulting Lender” shall mean, subject to Section 2.14(b), any Lender that (i) has failed to (A) 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 has notified Administrative Agent and Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding has not been satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, will be specifically identified in such writing), or (B) comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a payment to the L/C Lender in respect of a L/C Liability, make a payment to Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan, and/or make a payment to a Lender of any amount required to be paid to it hereunder, in each case within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (ii) has notified Borrower, Administrative Agent, a L/C Lender or the Swingline Lender in writing, or has stated publicly, that it will not comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, unless such writing or statement states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding cannot be satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, will be specifically identified in such writing or public statement), or has defaulted generally (excluding bona fide disputes) on its funding obligations under other loan agreements or credit agreements or other similar agreements, (iii) a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Lender or its Parent Company, (iv) any Lender that has, for three or more Business Days after written request of Administrative Agent or Borrower, failed to confirm in writing to Administrative Agent and Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (iv) upon Administrative Agent’s and Borrower’s receipt of such written confirmation) or (v) becomes the subject of a Bail-In Action. Any determination of a Defaulting Lender under clauses (i) through (v) above will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.

“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” shall mean the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by a financial officer of Borrower, minus the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

“Designation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.12(a).

“Designation Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.12(a)(ii).

“Development Expenses” shall mean, without duplication, the aggregate principal amount, not to exceed $600.0 million at any time, of (a) outstanding Indebtedness, the proceeds of which, at the time of determination, as certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower, are pending application and are required or intended to be used to fund and (b) amounts spent (whether funded with the proceeds of Indebtedness, cash flow or otherwise) to fund, in each case, (i) Expansion Capital Expenditures of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) a Development Project or (iii) interest, fees or related charges with respect to such Indebtedness; provided that (A) Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary or other Person that owns assets subject to the Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, is diligently pursuing the completion thereof and has not at any time ceased construction of such Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, for a period in excess of 90 consecutive days (other than as a result of a force majeure event or inability to obtain requisite Gaming/Racing Licenses or authorizations by any Governmental Authority, so long as, in the case of any such Gaming/Racing Licenses or other governmental authorizations, Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or other applicable Person is diligently pursuing such Gaming/Racing Licenses or authorizations by any Governmental Authority), (B) no such Indebtedness or funded costs shall constitute Development Expenses with respect to an Expansion Capital Expenditure or a Development Project from and after the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the completion of construction of the applicable Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project or, in the case of a Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure that was not open for business when construction commenced, from and after the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the date of opening of such Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure, if earlier, and (C) in order to avoid duplication, it is acknowledged that to the extent that the proceeds of any Indebtedness referred to in clause (a) above have been applied (whether for the purposes described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above or any other purpose), such Indebtedness shall no longer constitute Development Expenses under clause (a) above (it being understood, however, that any such application in accordance with clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall, subject to the other requirements and limitations of this definition, constitute Development Expenses under clause (b) above).

 

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“Development Project” shall mean Investments in, or expenditures with respect to, directly or indirectly, (a) any Joint Ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has control or with whom it has a management, development or similar contract (or an agreement to enter into such a management, development or similar contract) and, in the case of a Joint Venture, in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns (directly or indirectly) at least 25% of the Equity Interest of such Joint Venture, or (b) casinos, “racinos,” full-service casino resorts, non-gaming resorts, entertainment or retail developments, distributed gaming applications or taverns or Persons that own casinos, “racinos”, full-service casino resorts, non-gaming resorts, entertainment or retail developments, distributed gaming applications or taverns (including casinos, “racinos”, full-service casino resorts, non-gaming resorts, entertainment or retail developments, distributed gaming applications or taverns in development or under construction that are not presently open or operating) with respect to which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will directly manage the development thereof or (directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries) Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has entered into a management, development or similar contract (or an agreement to enter into such a management, development or similar contract) and such contract remains in full force and effect at the time of such Investment or expenditure, though it may be subject to regulatory approvals, in each case, used to finance, or made for the purpose of allowing such Joint Venture, Unrestricted Subsidiary, casino, “racino”, full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort, entertainment or retail development, distributed gaming application or tavern, as the case may be, to finance the purchase or other development, acquisition or construction of any fixed or capital assets or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that develops, adds to or improves the property of such Joint Venture, Unrestricted Subsidiary, casino, “racino”, full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort, entertainment or retail development, distributed gaming application or tavern and assets ancillary or related thereto (including, without limitation, hotels, restaurants and other similar projects), or the construction and development of a casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort, entertainment or retail development, distributed gaming application, tavern or assets ancillary or related thereto (including, without limitation, hotels, restaurants and other similar projects) and including Pre-Opening Expenses with respect to such Joint Venture, Unrestricted Subsidiary, casino, “racino”, full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort, entertainment or retail development, distributed gaming application or tavern and other fees and payments to be made to such Joint Venture, Unrestricted Subsidiary or the owners of such casino, “racino”, full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort, entertainment or retail development, distributed gaming application or tavern.

“Discharged” shall mean Indebtedness that has been defeased (pursuant to a contractual or legal defeasance) or discharged pursuant to the prepayment or deposit of amounts sufficient to satisfy such Indebtedness at maturity or as it becomes due or irrevocably called (or conditionally called, subject to the proviso below or if all conditions have been satisfied or waived) for redemption or purchase, or otherwise for which the deposit of an amount sufficient to satisfy any obligation to purchase such Indebtedness has been made (and regardless of whether such Indebtedness constitutes a liability on the balance sheet of the obligors thereof); provided, however, that the Indebtedness shall be deemed Discharged if the payment or deposit of all amounts required for defeasance or discharge or redemption or purchase or other satisfaction thereof have been made even if certain conditions thereto have not been satisfied, so long as such conditions are reasonably expected to be satisfied within 95 days after such prepayment or deposit (and “Discharge” has a corresponding meaning).

 

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“Discount Range” shall have the meaning provided in Exhibit O.

“Disqualification” shall mean, with respect to any Person:

(a) the failure of such Person to timely file pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws (i) any application required of such Person by any Gaming/Racing Authorities in connection with any licensing or approval required of such Person as a lender to Borrower pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or (ii) any application or other papers, in each case, required by any Gaming/Racing Authority in connection with a determination by such Gaming/Racing Authority of the suitability of such Person as a lender to Borrower;

(b) the withdrawal by such Person (except where requested or permitted by any Gaming/Racing Authority) of any such application or other required papers;

(c) any final determination by a Gaming/Racing Authority pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws (i) that such Person is “unsuitable” as a lender to Borrower, (ii) that such Person shall be “disqualified” as a lender to Borrower or (iii) denying the issuance to such Person of a license or finding of suitability or other approval or waiver; or

(d) such Person has otherwise failed to obtain a license or finding of “suitability” or other approval required by a Gaming/Racing Authority pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws which failure results in a Material Adverse Effect on Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Disqualified Capital Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (other than solely (w) for Qualified Capital Stock or upon a sale of assets, casualty event or a change of control, in each case, subject to the prior payment in full of the Obligations, (x) as a result of a redemption required by Gaming/Racing Law, (y) as a result of a redemption that by the terms of such Equity Interest is contingent upon such redemption not being prohibited by this Agreement or (z) with respect to Equity Interests issued to any plan for the benefit of, or to, present or former directors, officers, consultants or employees that is required to be repurchased by the issuer thereof in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations as a result of such director’s, officer’s, consultant’s, or employee’s termination, resignation, retirement, death or disability), or exchangeable or convertible into debt securities of the issuer thereof at the sole option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 181 days after the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance thereof.

“Disqualified Lenders” shall mean (a) such Persons that have been specified in writing to the Lead Arrangers pursuant to the Engagement Letter, (b) such Persons that have been specified in writing to Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date as being “Disqualified Lenders”, (c) Competitors that have been identified in writing to Administrative Agent, (d) any Affiliate of any Person referred to in clause (a), (b) or (c) of this definition that has been specified in writing to Administrative Agent (other than, in the case of Affiliates of Persons referred to in clause (c), any Bona Fide Investment Entity) and (e) any Person that is readily identifiable on the basis of its name as an Affiliate of any Person referred to in clause (a), (b) or (c) of this definition (other than, in the case of Affiliates of Persons referred to in clause (c), any Bona Fide Investment Entity).

 

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“Documentation Agents” shall mean Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc., in their capacities as documentation agents hereunder.

“Dollars” and “$” shall mean the lawful money of the United States.

“Domestic Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary of such Person incorporated, organized or formed in the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

“DQ List” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.05(k)(iv).

“EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (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” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

“EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean 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.

“Eligible Assignee” shall mean and include (i) a commercial bank, an insurance company, a finance company, a financial institution, any fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D), (ii) solely for purposes of Borrower Loan Purchases, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) solely for purposes of Section 13.05(e), Station Permitted Assignees; provided, however, that (x) other than as set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this definition, neither Borrower nor any of Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries shall be an Eligible Assignee, (y) Eligible Assignee shall not include any Person that is a Disqualified Lender as of the applicable Trade Date unless consented to in writing by Borrower and (z) Eligible Assignee shall not include any Person who is a Defaulting Lender or subject to a Disqualification.

“Employee Benefit Plan” shall mean an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is maintained or contributed to by any ERISA Entity.

“Engagement Letter” shall mean (i) the Amended and Restated Engagement Letter, dated as of March 14, 2024, among Borrower, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Capital One, N.A., Citizens Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Truist Securities, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association and (ii) each fee letter entered into in connection therewith (if any).

“Environment” shall mean ambient air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

 

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“Environmental Action” shall mean (a) any notice, claim, demand or other written or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, oral communication alleging liability of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for investigation, remediation, removal, cleanup, response, corrective action or other costs, damages to natural resources, personal injury, property damage, fines or penalties resulting from, related to or arising out of (i) the presence, Release or threatened Release in or into the Environment of Hazardous Material at any location or (ii) any violation of Environmental Law, and shall include, without limitation, any claim seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from, related to or arising out of the presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material or alleged injury or threat of injury to human health, safety or the Environment arising under Environmental Law and (b) any investigation, monitoring, removal or remedial activities undertaken by or on behalf of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, arising under Environmental Law whether or not such activities are carried out voluntarily.

“Environmental Law” shall mean any and all applicable treaties, laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, decrees, judgments, orders, consent orders, consent decrees and other binding legal requirements, and the common law, relating to protection of public health or the Environment, the Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material, natural resources or natural resource damages, or occupational safety or health.

“Equity Holder Disqualification” shall mean, with respect to any Person:

(a) the failure of such Person to timely file pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws (i) any application required of such Person by any Gaming/Racing Authorities in connection with any licensing or approval required of such Person as a holder of any Equity Interests in Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or as an officer, manager, director, partner, member or shareholder of any of the foregoing, pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or (ii) any application or other papers, in each case, required by any Gaming/Racing Authority in connection with a determination by such Gaming/Racing Authority of the suitability of such Person as a holder of any Equity Interests in Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or as an officer, manager, director, partner, member or shareholder of any of the foregoing;

(b) the withdrawal by such Person (except where requested or permitted by any Gaming/Racing Authority) of any such application or other required papers;

(c) any final determination by a Gaming/Racing Authority pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws (i) that such Person is “unsuitable” as a holder of any Equity Interests in Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or as an officer, manager, director, partner, member or shareholder of any of the foregoing, (ii) that such Person shall be “disqualified” as a holder of any Equity Interests in Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or as an officer, manager, director, partner, member or shareholder of any of the foregoing or (iii) denying the issuance to such Person of a license or finding of suitability or other approval or waiver; or

(d) such Person has otherwise failed to obtain a license or finding of “suitability” or other approval required by a Gaming/Racing Authority pursuant to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws which failure results in a Material Adverse Effect on Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Equity Interests” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including member’s or membership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership, whether outstanding on the Closing Date or issued after the Closing Date; provided, however, that a debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests or Swap Contracts entered into as a part of, or in connection with, an issuance of such debt instrument shall not be deemed an Equity Interest.

 

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“Equity Issuance” shall mean (a) any issuance or sale after the Closing Date by Borrower of any Equity Interests (including any Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any Equity Rights) or any Equity Rights, or (b) the receipt by Borrower after the Closing Date of any capital contribution (whether or not evidenced by any Equity Interest issued by the recipient of such contribution). The issuance or sale of any debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests shall be deemed an issuance of Indebtedness and not an Equity Issuance for purposes of the definition of Equity Issuance Proceeds; provided, however, that such issuance or sale shall be deemed an Equity Issuance upon the conversion or exchange of such debt instrument into Equity Interests.

“Equity Issuance Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Equity Issuance, the aggregate amount of all cash and Cash Equivalents and the fair market value of assets or consideration other than cash and Cash Equivalents received in respect thereof by the Person consummating such Equity Issuance net of all investment banking fees, discounts and commissions, legal fees, consulting fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith; provided that, with respect to any Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any Equity Rights, the Equity Issuance Proceeds with respect thereto shall be determined without duplication of any Equity Issuance Proceeds received in respect of such Equity Rights.

“Equity Rights” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any then-outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of any additional Equity Interests of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in, such Person; provided, however, that a debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests shall not be deemed an Equity Right.

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

“ERISA Entity” shall mean any member of the ERISA Group.

“ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Pension Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice requirement is waived); (b) with respect to any Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived, the failure by any ERISA Entity to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (d) the incurrence by any ERISA Entity of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, or is in “endangered” or “critical” status, within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA; with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan; (e) the receipt by any ERISA Entity from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice indicating an intent to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan; (f) the occurrence of any event or condition which would reasonably constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the incurrence by any ERISA Entity of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by an ERISA Entity of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any ERISA Entity of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability on any ERISA Entity or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (i) the making of any amendment to any Pension Plan which would be reasonably likely to result in the imposition of a lien or the posting of a bond or other security; (j) the withdrawal of any ERISA Entity from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such ERISA Entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; or (k) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which would reasonably be expected to result in liability to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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“ERISA Group” shall mean Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.

“Estimated Business Interruption Insurance” shall mean an estimate of the amount (determined in good faith by senior management of Borrower, notwithstanding the failure of any designation by applicable insurance carriers as to how much of any expected recovery is attributable to business interruption coverage as opposed to other types of coverage) of business interruption insurance Borrower expects to collect with respect to any applicable period; provided that such amount (a) shall not be taken in account for any period after two (2) years following the date of the event giving rise to the claim under the relevant business interruption insurance, and (b) shall not exceed the sum of (i) the excess of (A) such property’s historical quarterly Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended prior to such date for which internal financial reports are available for that property ending prior to the date of the business interruption (or annualized if such property has less than four (4) full quarters of operations) over (B) the actual Consolidated EBITDA generated by such property for such Test Period, and (ii) the amount of insurance proceeds not reflected in clause (i) that Borrower expects to collect as a reimbursement in respect of expenses incurred at that property with respect to such period (provided that the amount included pursuant to this clause (ii) shall not exceed the amount of the other expenses incurred at that property that are actually included in calculating Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ consolidated earnings for such applicable period).

“Escrowed Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness issued in escrow pursuant to customary escrow arrangements pending the release thereof.

“Erroneous Payment” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.16(a).

“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.16(d).

“Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.16(d).

“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.16(d).

“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

“Events of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.

 

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“Excess Cash Flow” shall mean, for any fiscal year of Borrower, an amount, if positive, equal to (without duplication):

(a) Consolidated Net Income; plus

(b) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges or losses (including write-offs or write-downs, depreciation expense and amortization expense including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash charge in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge that was paid in a prior period and that did not reduce Excess Cash Flow at the time paid); plus

(c) the decrease, if any, in Working Capital from the beginning of such period to the end of such period (for the avoidance of doubt, an increase in negative Working Capital is a decrease in Working Capital); minus

(d) all payments with respect to restricted stock units upon the Person to whom such restricted stock units were originally issued ceasing to be a director, officer, employee, consultant or advisor and net income or loss allocated to unvested participating restricted stock of Borrower; plus

(e) any amounts received from the early extinguishment of Swap Contracts that are not included in Consolidated Net Income; minus

(f) the increase, if any, of Working Capital from the beginning of such period to the end of such period; minus

(g) any amounts paid in connection with the early extinguishment of Swap Contracts that are not included in Consolidated Net Income; minus

(h) the amount of Capital Expenditures made in cash during such period (or, at Borrower’s election, after such period and prior to the date the applicable Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due (in each case, without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in any other period)), except to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus

(i) the amount of principal payments, prepayments, redemptions, repurchases and defeasances made in cash during such period (or, at Borrower’s election, after such period and prior to the date the applicable Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due (without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in any other period)) of the Loans and other Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding (i) repayments of Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans or other revolving indebtedness, except to the extent the Revolving Commitments or commitments in respect of such other revolving debt, as applicable, are permanently reduced in connection with such repayments, (ii) prepayments of Loans or other Indebtedness, in each case, that reduce the amount of Excess Cash Flow prepayment required to be made with respect to such fiscal year under Section 2.10(a)(iv)(y) (including as a result of Section 2.10(a)(vii)) and (iii) mandatory prepayments of Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i), 2.10(a)(ii) or 2.10(a)(iii), except to the extent the Net Available Proceeds from such Casualty Event or Asset Sale, as applicable, used to make such mandatory prepayments were included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income), in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus (j) the amount of Investments made during such period (or, at Borrower’s election, after such period and prior to the date the applicable Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due (in each case, without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in any other period)) pursuant to Section 10.04 (other than Sections 10.04(a) (to the extent outstanding on the Closing Date), 10.04(b), 10.04(c), 10.04(d), 10.04(e), 10.04(f) (except to the extent such amount increased Consolidated Net Income), 10.04(g) (except to the extent that the receipt of consideration described therein increased Consolidated Net Income), 10.04(h) (to the extent taken into account in arriving at Consolidated Net Income), 10.04(j) (to the extent taken into account in arriving at Consolidated Net Income), 10.04(o) (to the extent outstanding on the date of the applicable acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation), 10.04(r), 10.04(v), 10.04(w), 10.04(x) (except to the extent such amount increased Consolidated Net Income), 10.04(aa) (to the extent taken into account in arriving at Consolidated Net Income), 10.04(bb) (to the extent taken into account in arriving at Consolidated Net Income) and 10.04(cc)), except to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus

 

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(k) the amount of all non-cash gains to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash loss in any prior period); minus

(l) the amount of all Restricted Payments made during such period (or, at Borrower’s election, after such period and prior to the date the applicable Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due (without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in any other period)) pursuant to Sections 10.06(a), 10.06(c) (to the extent made to a Person that is not Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary), 10.06(e), 10.06(f), 10.06(g), 10.06(h), 10.06(i), 10.06(j), 10.06(k), 10.06(l) (to the extent not taken into account in arriving at Consolidated Net Income), 10.06(m), 10.06(n), 10.06(o), 10.06(p) or 10.06(q), except to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus

(m) the amount of all Junior Prepayments made during such period (or, at Borrower’s election, after such period and prior to the date the applicable Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due (without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in any other period)) pursuant to Sections 10.09(a), 10.09(b), 10.09(c), 10.09(h), 10.09(i), 10.09(l), 10.09(m) or 10.09(n), except to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus

(n) any expenses or reserves for liabilities to the extent that Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is entitled to indemnification or reimbursement therefor under binding agreements or insurance claims therefor to the extent Borrower has not received such indemnity or reimbursement payment, in each case, to the extent not taken into account in arriving at Consolidated Net Income; plus

(o) the excess, if any, of (A) the aggregate amount of Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments received by Borrower during such period over (B) the sum of (1) the amount of cash income taxes (if any) paid by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Governmental Authorities in such period plus (2) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments by Borrower to Holdco pursuant to Section 10.06(q) during such period; plus (p) the amount of cash payments received by Borrower from Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreements during such period with respect to expenses deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income; minus

 

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(q) the excess, if any, of (A) the sum of (1) the amount of cash taxes (if any) actually paid by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Governmental Authorities during such period plus (2) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments by Borrower to Holdco pursuant to Section 10.06(q) during such period over (B) the aggregate amount of Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments received by Borrower during such period; minus

(r) the amount of distributions made by Borrower to Holdco or RRR pursuant to Section 10.06(o); minus

(s) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns received during such fiscal year; minus

(t) the amount of income tax benefit included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year (if any); minus

(u) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in any other periods, the aggregate consideration budgeted or required to be paid in cash by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Investments permitted under this Agreement or Capital Expenditures in each case to the extent expected to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Borrower following the end of such period (except, in each case, to the extent financed (or anticipated to be financed) with proceeds of Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that to the extent the aggregate amount actually utilized in cash to finance such Investments or Capital Expenditures during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters; minus

(v) payments by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of purchase price holdbacks, earn-outs and other contingent obligations and long-term liabilities of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness, to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income and except to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus

(w) the amount of Estimated Business Interruption Insurance, to the extent included in arriving at Consolidated Net Income during such period and not received in cash during such period; minus

(x) any other cash expenditure made during such period (or, at Borrower’s election, after such period and prior to the date the applicable Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due (without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in any other period)) that does not reduce Consolidated Net Income.

“Excess Cash Flow Period” shall mean each fiscal year of Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year of Borrower ending on December 31, 2024.

 

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“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

“Excluded Contribution” shall mean net cash proceeds received by Borrower from the sale (other than (i) to a Subsidiary of Borrower or (ii) to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of Borrower) of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock or any Permitted Equity Issuance pursuant to Section 11.03) of Borrower in each case (x) not including any amounts included in the Available Amount and (y) to the extent designated as Excluded Contributions by Borrower, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate delivered to Administrative Agent, within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date such capital contributions are made, such dividends, distributions, fees or other payments are paid, or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be.

“Excluded Information” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.07(b).

“Excluded Property” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party or any other grantor of a security interest pursuant to the Security Documents, any property or other assets of such Credit Party or such other grantor that would constitute “Excluded Property” pursuant to the definition thereof in the Security Agreement.

“Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean (a) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (c) any Subsidiary that is a (i) Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) CFC Holdco, (iii) direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary of Borrower if such Foreign Subsidiary is a CFC or (iv) direct or indirect Subsidiary of a CFC Holdco, (d) any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, subject to the proviso in Section 6.08(ii), (e) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, any Gaming/Racing Laws) or by any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound from guaranteeing the Obligations, and in each case, only for so long as such prohibition exists; provided that any such agreement, instrument or other undertaking (i) is in existence on the Closing Date (or, with respect to a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date, as of the date of such acquisition) (or is an amendment or replacement thereof that is not materially more restrictive) and (ii) was not entered into in connection with or anticipation of this provision, (f) any Subsidiary for which guaranteeing the Obligations would require consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, any Gaming/Racing Authority), unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received and is in effect, (g) any Subsidiary that is a special purpose entity, (h) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries, (i) any captive insurance Subsidiaries and (j) any other Subsidiary with respect to which Administrative Agent and Borrower may mutually determine the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of providing a guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom.

“Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, (x) as it relates to all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (y) as it relates to all or a portion of the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or such security interest in respect thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the security interest of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation.

 

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If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

“Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to any Agent, any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income or net profits (however denominated) or franchise Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed by a jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) as a result of such recipient being organized in, having its principal office located or otherwise doing business in (other than a business deemed to arise solely by virtue of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) or, in the case of any Lender, having its Applicable Lending Office located in or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States under Section 884(a) of the Code or any similar Tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c) in the case of any Lender, other than an assignee pursuant to a request by Borrower under Section 2.11(a), any U.S. federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Person under the laws in effect at the time such Person becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new Applicable Lending Office), except to the extent that such Person (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Applicable Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from Borrower with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 5.06(a), (d) Taxes attributable to such Person’s failure to comply with Section 5.06(b), (e) any Tax imposed under FATCA and (f) any U.S. federal backup withholding Tax under Section 3406 of the Code. For purposes of clause (c) of this definition, a Lender that acquires a participation pursuant to Section 4.07(b) shall be treated as having acquired such participation on the earlier date(s) on which such Lender acquired the applicable interest(s) in the Commitment(s) and/or Loan(s) to which such participation relates.

“Existing Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

“Existing Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(n).

“Existing Pledge Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Pledge Agreement”.

“Existing Revolving Commitments” shall mean the “Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments” in effect under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement.

“Existing Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

“Existing Revolving Tranche” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

“Existing Security Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Security Agreement”.

“Existing Term A-5 Facility Loans” shall mean the “Term A-5 Facility Loans” outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement.

“Existing Term B-1 Facility Loans” shall mean the “Term B-1 Facility Loans” outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement.

 

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“Existing Term Loan Tranche” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(a).

“Existing Tranche” shall mean any Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolving Tranche.

“Expansion Capital Expenditures” shall mean any capital expenditure by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the purchase, construction, development or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that, in Borrower’s reasonable determination, adds to or improves (or is reasonably expected to add to or improve) the property of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding capital expenditures made in the ordinary course made to maintain, repair, restore or refurbish the property of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in its then existing state or to support the continuation of such Person’s day to day operations as then conducted.

“Extended Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

“Extended Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

“Extended Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(a).

“Extending Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(c).

“Extension Amendment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(d).

“Extension Date” shall mean any date on which any Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolving Tranche is modified to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with Section 2.13 (with respect to the Lenders under such Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolving Tranche which agree to such modification).

“Extension Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(c).

“Extension Request” shall mean any Term Loan Extension Request or Revolving Extension Request.

“Extension Tranche” shall mean all Extended Term Loans of the same tranche or Extended Revolving Commitments of the same tranche that are established pursuant to the same Extension Amendment (or any subsequent Extension Amendment to the extent such Extension Amendment expressly provides that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Tranche).

“fair market value” shall mean, with respect to any Property, a price (after taking into account any liabilities relating to such Property), as determined in good faith by Borrower, that could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of which is under any compulsion to complete the transaction.

“Fair Share” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above), and any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities (and any related fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official administrative guidance) implementing such Sections of the Code.

 

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“Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate; provided, that if the aforesaid rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Federal Reserve Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

“Fertitta Family Entity” shall mean any trust or entity one hundred percent (100%) owned and Controlled by or established for the sole benefit of, or the estate of, any of Frank J. Fertitta III or Lorenzo J. Fertitta or their spouses or lineal descendants (including, without limitation, adopted children and their lineal descendants).

“Fertitta Holder” shall mean (a) Frank J. Fertitta III or Lorenzo J. Fertitta or any of their spouses or lineal descendants (including without limitation, adopted children and their lineal descendants) or (b) a Fertitta Family Entity.

“Final Maturity Date” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the latest of the latest R/C Maturity Date, the Term B Facility Maturity Date, the latest New Term Loan Maturity Date, the latest final maturity date applicable to any Extended Term Loans, the latest final maturity date applicable to any Extended Revolving Commitments, the latest final maturity date applicable to any Other Term Loans and the latest final maturity date applicable to any Other Revolving Loans, in each case, as in effect at such date.

“Financial Covenant Event of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.01(d).

“Financial Maintenance Covenant” shall mean the covenant set forth in Section 10.08.

“FIRREA” shall mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

“Fixed Amounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.09(a).

“Flood Insurance Laws” shall mean, collectively, (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (c) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (d) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (e) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

“Floor” shall mean a per annum rate of interest equal to (a) in the case of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, 0.00% and (b) in the case of the Term B Facility, 0.00%.

“Foreign Plan” shall mean any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement (excluding employment agreements) maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to employees employed outside the United States.

 

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“Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof, or the District of Columbia.

“Fund” shall mean any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business.

“Funding Credit Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

“Funding Date” shall mean the date of the making of any extension of credit (whether the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit) hereunder (including the Closing Date).

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set forth as of the relevant date in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), including, without limitation, any Accounting Standards Codifications, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

“Gaming/Racing Approval” shall mean any and all approvals, authorizations, permits, consents, rulings, orders or directives of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, any Gaming/Racing Authority) (a) necessary to enable Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to engage in, operate or manage the casino, gambling, sports betting, dog racing, horse racing or gaming business or otherwise continue to conduct, operate or manage such business substantially as is presently conducted, operated or managed or contemplated to be conducted, operated or managed following the Closing Date, (b) required by any Gaming/Racing Law or (c) necessary as is contemplated on the Closing Date to accomplish the financing and other transactions contemplated hereby.

“Gaming/Racing Authority” shall mean any Governmental Authority with regulatory, licensing or permitting authority or jurisdiction over any gaming business or enterprise, sports betting business or enterprise, dog racing business or enterprise or horse racing business or enterprise or any Gaming/Racing Facility (including, without limitation, the following as of the Closing Date: the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Nevada Gaming Control Board), or with regulatory, licensing or permitting authority or jurisdiction over any gaming or racing operation (or proposed gaming or racing operation) owned, managed, leased or operated by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Gaming/Racing Facility” shall mean any gaming establishment and other property or assets ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith, including, without limitation, any casinos, hotels, resorts, race tracks, off-track wagering sites, sportsbook, video lottery, video gaming, theaters, parking facilities, recreational vehicle parks, timeshare operations, retail shops, restaurants, other buildings, land, golf courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, marinas, vessels, barges, ships and related equipment and including any internet, interactive, online, virtual or social gaming-related assets, operations, technology or platforms.

“Gaming/Racing Laws” shall mean all applicable provisions of all: (a) constitutions, treaties, statutes or laws governing Gaming/Racing Facilities (including, without limitation, card club casinos and pari mutuel race tracks) and rules, regulations, codes and ordinances of, and all administrative or judicial orders or decrees or other laws pursuant to which, any Gaming/Racing Authority possesses regulatory, licensing or permit authority over gambling, gaming, racing or Gaming/Racing Facility activities conducted, operated or managed by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries within its jurisdiction; (b) Gaming/Racing Licenses; and (c) orders, decisions, determinations, judgments, awards and decrees of any Gaming/Racing Authority.

 

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“Gaming/Racing Lease” shall mean any lease entered into for the purpose of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to acquire (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction) the right to occupy and use real property, vessels or similar assets for, or in connection with, the construction, development or operation of Gaming/Racing Facilities or any other recreation, retail, hospitality and entertainment facilities, marinas, vessels, barges, ships and related equipment and improvements.

“Gaming/Racing License” shall mean any Gaming/Racing Approval or other casino, gambling, sports betting, dog racing, horse racing or gaming license issued by any Gaming/Racing Authority covering any Gaming/Racing Facility.

“Governmental Authority” shall mean any government or political subdivision of the United States or any other country, whether federal, state, provincial or local, or any agency, authority, board, bureau, central bank, commission, office, division, department or instrumentality thereof or therein, including, without limitation, any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic, or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to such government or political subdivision including, without limitation, any Gaming/Racing Authority.

“Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements” shall mean any Requirement of Law requiring notification of the buyer, mortgagee or assignee of real property, or notification, registration or filing to or with any Governmental Authority, in connection with the sale, lease, mortgage, assignment or other transfer (including, without limitation, any transfer of control) of any real property, establishment or business, of the actual or threatened presence or release in or into the Environment, or the use, disposal or handling of Hazardous Material on, at, under or near the real property, facility or business to be sold, mortgaged, assigned or transferred.

“Guarantee” shall mean the guarantee of each Guarantor made pursuant to Article VI.

“Guaranteed Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

“Guarantors” shall mean each of the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01(A) attached hereto as of the Closing Date and each Restricted Subsidiary that may hereafter execute a Joinder Agreement pursuant to Section 9.11, together with their successors and permitted assigns, and “Guarantor” shall mean any one of them; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantors shall not include any Excluded Subsidiary (except to the extent a Guarantor is not permitted to be released pursuant to the proviso in Section 6.08(ii)) or any Person that has been released as a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents (unless such Restricted Subsidiary subsequently executes a Joinder Agreement and becomes a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Borrower shall have the right, at any time, to designate an Excluded Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary as a Guarantor (and, so long as such Guarantor would still constitute an Excluded Subsidiary, to subsequently release such Guarantor in accordance with Section 6.08(ii) upon Borrower’s sole determination) and such Subsidiary shall cease to constitute an Excluded Subsidiary upon such designation; provided, however, that in no circumstance shall an Excluded Subsidiary become a Guarantor unless such Subsidiary ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary or is designated as a Guarantor by Borrower in its sole discretion; provided, further, that if a Foreign Subsidiary is designated as a Guarantor, if reasonably requested by Collateral Agent, Security Documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and governed by the law of the jurisdiction of organization of such Foreign Subsidiary shall be entered into with respect to the Equity Interests issued by and the assets of such Foreign Subsidiary on the date of such designation (or such later date as the Collateral Agent may agree).

 

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“Hazardous Material” shall mean any material, substance, waste, constituent, compound, pollutant or contaminant including, without limitation, petroleum (including, without limitation, crude oil or any fraction thereof or any petroleum product or waste) subject to regulation or which could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under Environmental Law.

“Holdco” shall mean Station Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any successor or assignee thereof that, together with RRR, collectively owns, directly 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in Borrower.

“Holdco LLC Agreement” shall mean that certain Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Station Holdco LLC, dated as of April 28, 2016.

“Immaterial Subsidiary” shall mean (a) as of the Closing Date, those Subsidiaries of Borrower which are designated as such on Schedule 8.12(b), and (b) each additional Subsidiary of Borrower which is hereafter designated as such from time to time by written notice to Administrative Agent in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 9.13; provided that no Person shall be so designated (or, if already designated, remain), if, as of the date of its designation (or if already designated, as of any date following such designation) (x) such Person’s (1) revenue for the then most recently ended Test Period is in excess of 5.0% of the revenue of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such Test Period or (2) Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the then most recently ended Test Period is in excess of 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the last day of such Test Period or (y) when such Person is taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, all such Immaterial Subsidiaries’ (1) revenue for the then most recently ended Test Period is in excess of 10.0% of the revenue of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such Test Period or (2) Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the then most recently ended Test Period is in excess of 10.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the last day of such Test Period; provided that, clauses (x) and (y) shall not apply to any Restricted Subsidiary whose only business is a Tavern Business with no more than 15 gaming machines, and any such Restricted Subsidiary’s revenue and Consolidated Total Assets shall not be included in any determination of clause (y) with respect to any other Person.

“Impacted Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.

“Inaccuracy Determination” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin.”

“Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin.”

“Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness shall mean any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness or in the form of common stock of Borrower, the accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies.

 

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“Incremental Commitments” shall mean the Incremental Revolving Commitments and the Incremental Term Loan Commitments.

“Incremental Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(b).

“Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

“Incremental Incurrence-Based Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Incremental Loan Amount”.

“Incremental Joinder Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(b).

“Incremental Loan Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination:

(a) the Shared Fixed Amount; plus

(b) the Shared Prepayment Amount; plus

(c) an unlimited amount so long as, in the case of this clause (c), the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio would not exceed, at Borrower’s election, (i) 4.00 to 1.00 or (ii) if such Incremental Commitment is incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition or permitted Investment, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, including the application of proceeds thereof, as of the most recent Calculation Date; provided that, for such purpose, (1) in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitment, such calculation shall be made assuming a full drawing of such Incremental Revolving Commitment and (2) such calculation shall be made without netting the cash proceeds of any Borrowing under such Incremental Commitment (this clause (c), the “Incremental Incurrence-Based Amount”).

It is understood and agreed that (I) Borrower may elect to use the Incremental Incurrence-Based Amount prior to the Shared Fixed Amount or the Shared Prepayment Amount and regardless of whether there is capacity under the Shared Fixed Amount or the Shared Prepayment Amount, and if the Shared Fixed Amount, the Shared Prepayment Amount and the Incremental Incurrence-Based Amount are each available and Borrower does not make an election, Borrower will be deemed to have elected to use the Incremental Incurrence-Based Amount; and (II) any portion of any Incremental Term Loan, Incremental Term Loan Commitment, Incremental Revolving Commitment or Ratio Debt incurred in reliance on the Shared Fixed Amount or the Shared Prepayment Amount shall be reclassified as incurred under the Incremental Incurrence-Based Amount if Borrower meets the applicable Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio under the Incremental Incurrence-Based Amount at such time on a Pro Forma Basis (for the avoidance of doubt, which reclassification shall be made without duplication of such Indebtedness originally designated as incurred under the Shared Prepayment Amount or the Shared Fixed Amount) (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall have the effect of increasing the Shared Prepayment Amount and/or the Shared Fixed Amount, as applicable, by all or such portion, as applicable, of the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness so reclassified); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Indebtedness originally designated as incurred under the Shared Prepayment Amount or the Shared Fixed Amount and subsequently deemed to be incurred under the Incremental Incurrence-Based Amount pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to Section 2.12(c) as a result of being subsequently deemed incurred under the Incremental Incurrence-Based Amount.

 

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“Incremental Revolving Commitments” shall mean Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments and New Revolving Commitments.

“Incremental Revolving Loans” shall mean any Revolving Loans made pursuant to Incremental Revolving Commitments.

“Incremental Term B Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a).

“Incremental Term B Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a).

“Incremental Term Loan Commitments” shall mean the Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and any New Term Loan Commitments.

“Incremental Term Loans” shall mean the Incremental Term B Loans and any New Term Loans.

“incur” shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (including by conversion, exchange or otherwise), permit to exist, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation (and “incurrence,” “incurred” and “incurring” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing).

“Incurrence-Based Amounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.09(a).

“Indebtedness” of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person; (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the financing of insurance premiums, (iii) any such obligations payable solely through the issuance of Equity Interests and (iv) any earn-out obligation until such obligation appears in the liabilities section of the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP (excluding disclosure on the notes and footnotes thereto); provided that any earn-out obligation that appears in the liabilities section of the balance sheet of such Person shall be excluded, to the extent (x) such Person is indemnified for the payment thereof or (y) amounts to be applied to the payment therefor are in escrow); (e) all Indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed; provided, however, that if such obligations have not been assumed, the amount of such Indebtedness included for the purposes of this definition will be the amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of such property and the amount of the Indebtedness secured; (f) with respect to any Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP; (g) all net obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Contracts; (h) all obligations of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, except obligations in respect of letters of credit issued in support of obligations not otherwise constituting Indebtedness shall not constitute Indebtedness except to the extent such letter of credit is drawn and not reimbursed within three (3) Business Days of such drawing; (i) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock; (j) obligations under Support Agreements; and (k) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (j) above. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner unless recourse is limited, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the amount such Person is liable therefor (except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor). The amount of Indebtedness of the type described in clause (d) shall be calculated based on the net present value thereof.

 

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The amount of Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (g) above of any Person shall be zero unless and until such Indebtedness shall be terminated, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the then termination payment due thereunder by such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that (v) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees and completion guarantees shall not constitute Indebtedness, (w) the pledge of the Equity Interests in any Non-Credit Party or Joint Venture to secure Indebtedness or other obligations of any Non-Credit Party or Joint Venture and/or any Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees shall not constitute Indebtedness of the pledgor solely due to the granting of such pledge, (x) casino “chips” and gaming winnings of customers shall not constitute Indebtedness, (y) any obligations of such Person in respect of Cash Management Agreements shall not constitute Indebtedness and (z) any obligations of such Person in respect of employee deferred compensation and benefit plans shall not constitute Indebtedness. Operating leases shall not constitute Indebtedness hereunder regardless of whether required to be characterized or recharacterized as Capital Leases pursuant to GAAP and Gaming/Racing Leases (and any guarantee or support arrangement in respect thereof) shall not constitute Indebtedness hereunder regardless of the characterization thereof pursuant to GAAP.

“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(b).

“Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date” shall mean the date on which Section 9.04 Financials are delivered to Administrative Agent under Section 9.04(a) or (b), as applicable, for the first fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date.

“Initial Perfection Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Perfection Certificate.”

“Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the greater of $275.0 million and 37.5% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended minus (x) the amount of Investments made under Section 10.04(k)(iii) on or prior to such date, (y) the amount of Restricted Payments made under Section 10.06(i)(i) on or prior to such date and (z) the amount of Junior Prepayments made under Section 10.09(a)(i) on or prior to such date.

“Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.19.

“Interest Coverage Ratio” shall mean, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (x) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period to (y) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for such Test Period.

“Interest Period” shall mean, as to each SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a SOFR Loan and ending on the date one, three or six months thereafter, as selected by Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion, as applicable, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by Borrower and consented to by all the applicable Lenders and Administrative Agent (in the case of each requested Interest Period, subject to availability); provided that:

(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a SOFR Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a SOFR Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and (iii) no Interest Period for a Class shall extend beyond the maturity date for such Class.

 

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“Interest Rate Protection Agreement” shall mean, for any Person, an interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or similar arrangement between such Person and one or more financial institutions providing for the transfer or mitigation of interest risks either generally or under specific contingencies.

“Investments” of any Person shall mean (a) any loan or advance of funds or credit by such Person to any other Person, (b) any Contingent Obligation by such Person in respect of the Indebtedness of any other Person (including, without limitation, any Support Agreement) (provided that upon termination of any such Contingent Obligation, no Investment in respect thereof shall be deemed outstanding, except as contemplated in clause (e) below), (c) any purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interests or Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person, (d) any capital contribution by such Person to any other Person, (e) without duplication of any amounts included under clause (b) above, any payment under any Contingent Obligation by such Person in respect of the Indebtedness of any other Person (including, without limitation, any payment pursuant to any Support Agreement) or (f) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transaction) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 10.04, “Investment” shall include the portion (proportionate to Borrower’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of Borrower at the time of Designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 9.12 (excluding any Subsidiaries designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.12(c)); provided, however, that upon the Revocation of a Subsidiary that was Designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, the amount of outstanding Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be reduced by the lesser of (x) the fair market value of such Subsidiary at the time of such Revocation and (y) the amount of Investments in such Subsidiary deemed to have been made (directly or indirectly) at the time of, and made (directly or indirectly) since, the Designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent that such amount constitutes an outstanding Investment under Section 10.04(i), 10.04(k), 10.04(l), 10.04(m), 10.04(q), 10.04(s), 10.04(t) or 10.04(u) at the time of such Revocation. It is understood and agreed that the receipt of interest paid in kind with respect to any outstanding Investment shall not constitute an additional Investment with respect thereto.

“ISDA CDS Definitions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.04(i).

“ISP” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

“Joinder Agreements” shall mean each Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and each Joinder Agreement to be entered into pursuant to the Security Agreement.

“Joint Venture” shall mean any Person, other than an individual or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, in which Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower (directly or indirectly) holds or acquires an ownership interest (whether by way of capital stock, partnership or limited liability company interest, or other evidence of ownership).

“Junior Prepayments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.09.

 

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“L/C Commitments” shall mean, with respect to each L/C Lender, the commitment of such L/C Lender to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03. The amount of each L/C Lender’s L/C Commitment as of the Closing Date is set forth on Annex A-1 under the caption “L/C Commitment.” The L/C Commitments are part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

“L/C Disbursements” shall mean a payment or disbursement made by any L/C Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

“L/C Documents” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, collectively, any other agreements, instruments, guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for any of such obligations, each as the same may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time.

“L/C Interest” shall mean, for each Revolving Lender under a Tranche of Revolving Commitments, such Lender’s participation interest (or, in the case of each L/C Lender, such L/C Lender’s retained interest) in each L/C Lender’s liability under Letters of Credit issued under such Tranche of Revolving Commitments and such Lender’s rights and interests in Reimbursement Obligations and fees, interest and other amounts payable in connection with Letters of Credit and Reimbursement Obligations.

“L/C Lender” shall mean, as the context may require: (a) with respect to each Existing Letter of Credit, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, in its capacity as issuer of the Existing Letters of Credit, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity and (b) with respect to all other Letters of Credit, (i) Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch or any of its Affiliates, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity; (ii) Bank of America, N.A. or any of its Affiliates, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity; (iii) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or any of its Affiliates, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity; and/or (iv) any other Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders selected by Borrower and reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) that agrees to become an L/C Lender, in each case under this clause (iv) in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by such Lender hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

“L/C Liability” shall mean, at any time, without duplication, the sum of (a) the Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all L/C Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed at such time in respect of all Letters of Credit. The L/C Liability of any Revolving Lender under a Tranche of Revolving Commitments at any time shall mean such Revolving Lender’s participations and obligations in respect of outstanding Letters of Credit and unreimbursed L/C Disbursements under such Tranche of Revolving Commitments at such time.

“L/C Payment Notice” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03(d).

“L/C Sublimit” shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $75.0 million and (b) the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect. The L/C Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Total Revolving Commitments.

“Landlord” shall mean any landlord under any Gaming/Racing Lease.

“Laws” shall mean, collectively, all common law and all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents, including without limitation the interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement thereof.

 

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“LCT Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.08(a).

“LCT Test Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.08(a).

“Lead Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, (a) Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Truist Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Capital One, N.A., Citizens Bank, N.A., U.S. Bank National Association, Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Barclays Bank PLC, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Closing Date Revolving Facility and (b) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Truist Securities, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Capital One, N.A., Citizens Bank, N.A., U.S. Bank National Association, Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Barclays Bank PLC, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Term B Facility.

“Lease” shall mean any lease, sublease, franchise agreement, license, occupancy or concession agreement.

“Lender Insolvency Event” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, that (i) such Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (ii) such Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, intervenor, administrator, sequestrator, 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) has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action authorizing or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided, however, that a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to exist solely as the result of the acquisition or maintenance of an ownership interest in such Lender or its Parent Company by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.

“Lenders” shall mean (a) as of the Closing Date, each Person listed on Annexes A-1 and A-2, (b) any Lender providing an Incremental Commitment pursuant to Section 2.12 and any Person that becomes a Lender from time to time party hereto pursuant to Section 2.15 and (c) any Person that becomes a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to an Assignment Agreement, in each case, other than any such Person that ceases to be a Lender pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or a Borrower Assignment Agreement. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Lenders” shall include the Swingline Lender and the L/C Lender.

“Letter of Credit Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03(b).

“Letters of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03(a) and shall include each Existing Letter of Credit.

 

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“License Revocation” shall mean the revocation, failure to renew or suspension of, or the appointment of a receiver, supervisor or similar official with respect to, any Gaming/Racing License covering any Gaming/Racing Facility owned, leased, operated or used by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, but excluding any such revocation, failure to renew, suspension or appointment to the extent such Gaming/Racing License relates to a Gaming/Racing Facility that (a) is located on a Native American Indian reservation and/or (b) is located in a jurisdiction (i) in which none of Borrower or its Subsidiaries owned, leased, operated or managed a Gaming/Racing Facility on the Closing Date and (ii) the Gaming/Racing Laws of which have permitted gambling in the form of slot machines and table games to be conducted by any person or persons who are not Native American Indians or are acting or managing gaming operations for or on behalf of Native American Indians for less than two (2) years at the time of any such revocation, failure to renew, suspension or appointment.

“Lien” shall mean, with respect to any Property, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, security interest, or assignment, hypothecation or encumbrance for security of any kind, or any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof; provided that in no event shall any operating lease or any Gaming/Racing Lease (or any guarantee or support arrangement in respect thereof) be deemed to be a Lien.

“Limited Condition Transaction” shall mean (a) any Investment or Acquisition (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of Equity Interests, assets or otherwise), (b) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock requiring notice in advance of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment and (c) any repurchase of Equity Interests, dividend or other distribution requiring notice in advance thereof.

“Liquidated Subsidiary” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.08.

“Liquor Authority” shall mean, in any jurisdiction in which Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof sells and distributes liquor, the applicable alcoholic beverage board or commission or other Governmental Authority responsible for interpreting, administering and enforcing the Liquor Laws.

“Liquor Laws” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.13(a).

“Loans” shall mean the Revolving Loans, the Swingline Loans and the Term Loans.

“Losses” of any Person shall mean the losses, liabilities, claims (including those based upon negligence, strict or absolute liability and liability in tort), damages, reasonable expenses, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, penalties, fines, suits, reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs or disbursements (including reasonable and documented fees and expenses of one primary counsel for the Secured Parties collectively, and any special gaming and local counsel reasonably required in any applicable material jurisdiction (and solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Persons affected by such conflict inform Borrower in writing of the existence of an actual or perceived conflict of interest prior to retaining additional counsel, one additional of each such counsel for each group of similarly situated Secured Parties), in connection with any Proceeding commenced or threatened in writing, whether or not such Person shall be designated a party thereto) at any time (including following the payment of the Obligations) incurred by, imposed on or asserted against such Person.

“Margin Stock” shall mean margin stock within the meaning of Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X.

 

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“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (a) a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and after giving effect to the Transactions, (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Credit Parties, Holdco and RRR (taken as a whole) to satisfy their material payment Obligations under the Credit Documents or (c) a material adverse effect on the legality, binding effect or enforceability against any material Credit Party, Holdco or RRR of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or any of the material rights and remedies of any Secured Party thereunder or the legality, priority or enforceability of the Liens on a material portion of the Collateral.

“Material Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness the outstanding principal amount of which is in excess of $100.0 million.

“Material Intellectual Property” shall mean Intellectual Property owned by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is material to the operation of the business of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

“Material Real Property” shall mean any Real Property located in the United States with a fair market value in excess of $35.0 million at the Closing Date or, with respect to Real Property acquired or developed after the Closing Date, at the time of such acquisition or development, in each case, as reasonably estimated by Borrower in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, “Material Real Property” shall include each Real Property described on Schedule 8.23(a).

“Maturity Date” shall mean any R/C Maturity Date, the Term B Facility Maturity Date, any New Term Loan Maturity Date, any final maturity date applicable to any Extended Term Loans, any final maturity date applicable to any Extended Revolving Commitments, any final maturity date applicable to any Other Term Loans and any final maturity date applicable to any Other Revolving Loans.

“Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.18.

“Minimum Collateral Amount” shall mean, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate un-reallocated portions of L/C Liabilities during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 103% of the un-reallocated L/C Liabilities at such time, (ii) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.01(e), 2.03, 2.10(c), 2.10(e), 2.16(a)(i), 2.16(a)(ii) or 11.01 or 11.02, an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate L/C Liability, and (iii) otherwise, an amount determined by Administrative Agent and the L/C Lenders in their reasonable discretion.

“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor entity thereto.

“Mortgage” shall mean an agreement, including, but not limited to, a mortgage, deed of trust or any other document, creating and evidencing a first Lien (subject only to the Permitted Liens) in favor of Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties on each Mortgaged Real Property, which shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit I or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, with such schedules and including such provisions as shall be necessary to conform such document to applicable or local law or as shall be customary under local law, as the same may at any time be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof and such changes thereto as shall be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

“Mortgaged Real Property” shall mean (a) each Real Property listed on Schedule 1.01(B) and (b) each Real Property, if any, which shall be subject to a Mortgage delivered on or after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.08, 9.11 or 9.15 (in each case, unless and until such Real Property is no longer subject to a Mortgage).

 

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“Mortgaged Vessel” shall mean each Vessel or Replacement Vessel, if any, which shall be subject to a Ship Mortgage after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.08, 9.11 or 9.15 (in each case, unless and until such Vessel or Replacement Vessel is no longer subject to a Ship Mortgage).

“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA (a) to which any ERISA Entity is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or (b) to which any ERISA Entity has within the preceding five plan years made contributions.

“NAIC” shall mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

“Native American Contracts” shall mean (a) each contract listed under the heading “Native American Contracts” on Schedule 1.01(C), and (b) any other agreements (including, without limitation, management agreements, development agreements and loan documents) with Tribes related to the development, construction, management or operation of gaming, lodging and other related businesses.

“Native American Investments” shall mean Investments in the form of (i) loans or advances or (ii) specified required payments, in any case by Native American Subsidiaries pursuant to a Native American Contract.

“Native American Subsidiary” shall mean (a) as of the Closing Date, those Subsidiaries of Borrower which are designated as such on Schedule 8.12(d) and (b) each additional Subsidiary of Borrower which is designated as such from time to time after the Closing Date by written notice to Administrative Agent in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 9.13(d); provided that no such Subsidiary shall be (or, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), remain) so designated (i) unless at all times such Subsidiary is engaging exclusively in the business of managing, constructing, developing, servicing, and otherwise supporting gaming, lodging and other related businesses under the auspices of a Tribe in connection with a Native American Contract, (ii) unless at all times neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests in any Person that is not itself a Native American Subsidiary or any material asset other than Real Property (and improvements thereon), contracts and related contract rights and other general intangibles, promissory notes and cash and Cash Equivalents or (iii) when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Solely for the purposes of the definition of “Excluded Property” set forth in the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, “Native American Subsidiary” shall include any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary holds an Equity Interest that is designated as such by Borrower; provided that (A) no such Person shall be (or remain) so designated unless (x) at all times such Person is engaging exclusively in the business of managing, constructing, developing, servicing, and otherwise supporting gaming, lodging and other related businesses under the auspices of a Native American tribe, band or other forms of government, and (y) at all times neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests in any Person that is not itself designated as a “Native American Subsidiary” pursuant to this sentence and (B) Borrower shall not make such designation if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

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(i) in the case of any Asset Sale pursuant to Section 10.05(c), Section 10.05(s) or Section 10.05(u) the aggregate amount of all cash payments (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or otherwise, but only as and when received) received by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly in connection with such Asset Sale, net (without duplication) of (A) the amount of all reasonable fees and expenses and transaction costs paid by or on behalf of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any underwriting, brokerage or other customary selling commissions and legal, advisory and other fees and expenses, including survey, title and recording expenses, transfer taxes and expenses incurred for preparing such assets for sale, associated therewith); (B) any Taxes paid or estimated in good faith to be payable by or on behalf of any Company as a result of such Asset Sale (including, without duplication, distributions pursuant to Section 10.06(q) as a result of such Asset Sale) (after application of all credits and other offsets that arise from such Asset Sale); (C) any repayments by or on behalf of any Company of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on such Property that is permitted by the Credit Documents and that is not junior to the Lien thereon securing the Obligations and such Indebtedness is required to be repaid as a condition to the purchase or sale of such Property; (D) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than any Company) owning a beneficial interest in the subject Property and (E) amounts reserved, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after such Asset Sale and related thereto, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, purchase price adjustments, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale; provided, that no such amounts shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (i) unless and until the aggregate amount of net cash proceeds received pursuant to this clause (i) in a single or series of related transactions exceeds $100.0 million (and only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (i)); provided, further, that Net Available Proceeds shall include any cash payments received upon the reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in clause (E) of this clause (i) or, if such liabilities have not been satisfied in cash and such reserve is not reversed within eighteen (18) months after such Asset Sale, the amount of such reserve;

(ii) in the case of any Casualty Event, the aggregate amount of cash proceeds of insurance, condemnation awards and other compensation (excluding proceeds constituting business interruption insurance or other similar compensation for loss of revenue, but including the proceeds of any disposition of Property pursuant to Section 10.05(l)) received by the Person whose Property was subject to such Casualty Event in respect of such Casualty Event net of (A) fees and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with recovery thereof, (B) any repayments by or on behalf of any Company of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on such Property that is permitted by the Credit Documents and that is not junior to the Lien thereon securing the Obligations and such Indebtedness is required to be repaid as a result of such Casualty Event, (C) any Taxes paid or payable by or on behalf of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the amount so recovered (including, without duplication, distributions pursuant to Section 10.06(q) as a result of such amount) (after application of all credits and other offsets arising from such Casualty Event) and (D) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than any Company) owning a beneficial interest in the subject Property; provided, that no such amounts shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (ii) unless and until the aggregate amount of net cash proceeds received pursuant to this clause (ii) in a single or series of related transactions exceeds $100.0 million (and only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (ii)); provided that, in the case of a Casualty Event with respect to Property that is subject to a Gaming/Racing Lease or any other lease entered into for the purpose of, or with respect to, operating or managing Gaming/Racing Facilities and related assets, such cash proceeds shall not constitute Net Available Proceeds to the extent, and for so long as, such cash proceeds are required, by the terms of such lease, (x) to be paid to the holder of any mortgage, deed of trust or other security agreement securing indebtedness of the lessor, (y) to be paid to, or for the account of, the lessor or deposited in an escrow account to fund rent and other amounts due with respect to such Property and costs to preserve, stabilize, repair, replace or restore such Property (in accordance with the provisions of the applicable lease) or (z) to be applied to rent and other amounts due under such lease or to fund costs and expenses of repair, replacement or restoration of such Property, or the preservation or stabilization of such Property (in accordance with the provisions of the applicable lease); and (iii) in the case of any Debt Issuance (including, for purposes of Section 2.10(a)(ii), Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness), the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect thereof by the Person consummating such Debt Issuance in respect thereof net of all investment banking fees, discounts and commissions, legal fees, consulting fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses, actually incurred in connection therewith.

 

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“Net Short Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.04(i).

“New Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

“New Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

“New Term Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

“New Term Loan Facility” shall mean each credit facility comprising New Term Loan Commitments and New Term Loans of a particular Tranche, if any.

“New Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean, with respect to any New Term Loans to be made pursuant to the related Incremental Joinder Agreement, the maturity date thereof as determined in accordance with Section 2.12(b).

“New Term Loan Notes” shall mean the promissory notes executed and delivered in connection with any New Term Loan Commitments and the related New Term Loans.

“New Term Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

“Non-Covenant Facility” shall mean the Term B Facility, each Tranche of Incremental Term Loans designated as a “Non-Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Incremental Joinder Agreement for such Incremental Term Loans, each Tranche of Other Term Loans designated as a “Non-Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Refinancing Amendment for such Other Term Loans and each Tranche of Extended Term Loans designated as a “Non-Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Extension Amendment for such Extended Term Loans.

“Non-Credit Party” and “Non-Credit Parties” shall mean any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Borrower that is not a Credit Party or are not Credit Parties.

“Non-Credit Party Cap” shall mean, at any time, an amount equal to (i) the greater of $200.0 million and 27.5% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended, in the aggregate minus (ii) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred (or being incurred concurrent with any determination of the Non-Credit Party Cap) by Non-Credit Parties pursuant to Sections 10.01(t) and 10.01(v).

“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

“Non-Extension Notice Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03(b).

 

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“Non-U.S. Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b).

“North Fork Project” shall mean the development by SC Madera Development, LLC of Native American gaming opportunities pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Development Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2023 (as amended from time to time), among the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, the North Fork Rancheria Economic Development Authority and SC Madera Development, LLC, a California limited liability company, and the management by SC Madera Management, LLC of any Native American gaming enterprise so developed pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2023 (as amended from time to time), among the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, the North Fork Rancheria Economic Development Authority and SC Madera Management, LLC, a California limited liability company.

“Notes” shall mean the Revolving Notes, the Swingline Note and the Term Loan Notes.

“Notice of Borrowing” shall mean a notice of borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

“Notice of Continuation/Conversion” shall mean a notice of continuation/conversion substantially in the form of Exhibit C or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

“NYFRB” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

“NYFRB Rate” shall mean, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” shall mean the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Obligations” shall mean all amounts, liabilities and obligations, direct or indirect, contingent or absolute, of every type or description, and at any time existing, owing by any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR to any Secured Party or any of its Agent Related Parties or their respective successors, transferees or assignees pursuant to the terms of any Credit Document, or by any Credit Party, Holdco, RRR or Restricted Subsidiary to any Secured Party or any of its Agent Related Parties or their respective successors, transferees or assignees pursuant to the terms of any Credit Swap Contract or any Secured Cash Management Agreement (including in each case interest, fees and expenses accruing or obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), whether or not the right of such Person to payment in respect of such obligations and liabilities is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any bankruptcy case or insolvency or liquidation proceeding.

“Officer’s Certificate” shall mean, as applied to any entity, a certificate executed on behalf of such entity (or such entity’s manager or member or general partner, as applicable) by its chairman of the board of directors (or functional equivalent) (if an officer), its chief executive officer, its president, any of its vice presidents, its chief financial officer, its chief accounting officer, its treasurer or controller or its secretary or assistant secretary (in each case, or an equivalent officer) or any other officer reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, in each case, in their official (and not individual) capacities.

 

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“Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement” shall mean an Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit P or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

“Organizational Document” shall mean, relative to any Person, its certificate of incorporation, its certificate of formation, its certificate of partnership, its by-laws, its partnership agreement, its limited liability company agreement, its memorandum or articles of association, share designations or similar organization documents and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts and similar arrangements applicable to any of its authorized Equity Interests.

“Other Commitments” shall mean the Other Term Loan Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments.

“Other Connection Taxes” shall mean, with respect to any Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Credit Document).

“Other Debt” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Repricing Transaction.”

“Other First Lien Indebtedness” shall mean outstanding Indebtedness that is not incurred under this Agreement and that (a) is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations and (b) is Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Ratio Debt (or any Permitted Refinancing thereof).

“Other Revolving Commitments” shall mean one or more Tranches of revolving credit commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

“Other Revolving Loans” shall mean one or more Tranches of Revolving Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

“Other Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(d).

“Other Term Loan Commitments” shall mean one or more Tranches of term loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

“Other Term Loan Notes” shall mean the promissory notes (if any) executed and delivered in connection with any Other Term Loan Commitments and the related Other Term Loans.

“Other Term Loans” shall mean one or more Tranches of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time), and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).

 

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“Paid in Full” or “Payment in Full” and any other similar terms, expressions or phrases shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to obligations other than the Obligations or the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), the payment in full of all of such obligations and (b) with respect to the Obligations or the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), the irrevocable termination of all Commitments, the payment in full in cash of all Obligations (except undrawn Letters of Credit and Unasserted Obligations and Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Credit Swap Contracts), including principal, interest, fees, expenses, costs (including post-petition interest, fees, expenses and costs even if such interest, fees, expenses and costs are not an allowed claim enforceable against any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR in a bankruptcy case under applicable law) and premium (if any), and the discharge or Cash Collateralization of all Letters of Credit outstanding in an amount equal to 103% of the greatest amount for which such Letters of Credit may be drawn (or receipt of backstop letters of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Lender and Administrative Agent). For purposes of this definition, “Unasserted Obligations” shall mean, at any time, contingent indemnity obligations in respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time.

“Parent Company” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

“Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit S or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

“Participant Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.05(a).

“Payment Recipient” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.16(a).

“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, or any successor thereto.

“Pension Plan” shall mean an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and is maintained or contributed to by any ERISA Entity.

“Perfection Certificate” shall mean that certain Perfection Certificate, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Initial Perfection Certificate”), executed and delivered by Borrower on behalf of Borrower and each of the Guarantors existing on the Closing Date, and each other Perfection Certificate (which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit N or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) executed and delivered by the applicable Credit Party from time to time, in each case, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 9.04(h)(ii).

“Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.

“Permits” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.15.

“Permitted Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition, whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the business, property or assets of, or of more than 50% of the Equity Interests in, a Person or any division or line of business of a Person (including any acquisition which serves to increase Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ equity ownership in any Restricted Subsidiary or in any joint venture) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom.

 

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“Permitted Business” shall mean any business of the type in which Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged or proposed to be engaged on the Closing Date, or any business or activities reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto (including assets, activities or businesses complementary thereto) and reasonable extensions, expansions and developments thereof.

“Permitted Business Assets” shall mean (a) one or more Permitted Businesses, (b) a controlling equity interest in any Person whose assets consist primarily of one or more Permitted Businesses, (c) assets that are used or useful in a Permitted Business or (d) any combination of the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c), in each case, as determined by Borrower’s Board of Directors or a Responsible Officer or other management of Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary acquiring such assets, in each case, in its good faith judgment.

“Permitted Equity Issuance” shall mean any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by any one or more of Borrower, Holdco or RRR

“Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” shall mean any secured Indebtedness incurred by Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided that (a) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (c) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and (d) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) and Administrative Agent shall be party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

“Permitted Holder” shall mean (i) one or more Fertitta Holders and (ii) any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof) of which any of the foregoing is a member and any member of such group; provided that, in the case of such group and any member of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, no Person or other group (other the Permitted Holders specified in clause (i) of this definition) owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower held by such group.

“Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans” shall mean term loans that either (a) have scheduled amortization in excess of 2.5% per annum or (b) are primarily syndicated to Regulated Banks in the primary syndication thereof (as reasonably determined by Borrower in good faith).

 

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“Permitted Junior Debt Conditions” shall mean that such applicable debt (i) does not have a scheduled maturity date prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance (excluding (A) customary “bridge” facilities so long as the long term debt into which any such customary “bridge” facility is to be automatically converted or exchanged or may be converted or exchanged at Borrower’s option on customary terms satisfies the foregoing requirements, (B) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans, (C) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (D) debt in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Shared Inside Maturity Amount on the date incurred that has a scheduled maturity date prior to the maturity date of the then-existing Term B Facility Loans), (ii) does not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity (excluding the effects of any prepayments of Term Loans reducing amortization) that is shorter than that of any outstanding Term Loans (excluding (A) customary “bridge” facilities so long as the long term debt into which any such customary “bridge” facility is to be automatically converted or exchanged or may be converted or exchanged at Borrower’s option on customary terms satisfies the foregoing requirements, (B) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans, (C) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (D) debt in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Shared Inside Maturity Amount on the date incurred that has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the then-existing Term B Facility Loans), (iii) shall not have any scheduled principal payments or be subject to any mandatory redemption, prepayment, or sinking fund (except for customary change of control (and, in the case of convertible or exchangeable debt instruments, delisting) provisions (and, in the case of bridge facilities, customary mandatory redemptions or prepayments with proceeds of Permitted Refinancings thereof (which Permitted Refinancings would satisfy the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions) or Equity Issuances), and customary asset sale provisions and excess cash flow prepayment provisions that permit application of the applicable proceeds to the payment of the Obligations prior to application to such Indebtedness) due prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance (excluding (A) customary “bridge” facilities so long as the long term debt into which any such customary “bridge” facility is to be automatically converted or exchanged or may be converted or exchanged at Borrower’s option on customary terms satisfies the foregoing requirements, (B) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans, (C) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (D) debt in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Shared Inside Maturity Amount on the date incurred that has scheduled principal payments or mandatory redemption, prepayment, or sinking fund obligations due prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the maturity date of the then-existing Term B Facility Loans), (iv) in the case of debt that is incurred by any Credit Party, is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and (v) has terms (excluding maturity, amortization, pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) that are (as determined by Borrower in good faith) substantially identical to the terms of the Revolving Commitments or the Term B Facility Loans, as applicable, as existing on the date of incurrence of such Indebtedness except, to the extent such terms (x) at the option of Borrower (1) reflect market terms and conditions for such type of Indebtedness (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance (as determined by Borrower in good faith); provided that, if any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any such Indebtedness that is more restrictive than the financial maintenance covenants then applicable to the Covenant Facilities hereunder, such financial maintenance covenant (together with any “equity cure” provisions) shall also be applicable to each Covenant Facility (except to the extent such financial maintenance covenant applies only to periods after the maturity date applicable to such Covenant Facility), (2) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is unsecured, are customary for issuances of unsecured securities, loans or other indebtedness (as determined by Borrower in good faith); provided that, if any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any such Indebtedness that is more restrictive than the financial maintenance covenants then applicable to the Covenant Facilities hereunder, such financial maintenance covenant (together with any “equity cure” provisions) shall also be applicable to each Covenant Facility (except to the extent such financial maintenance covenant applies only to periods after the maturity date applicable to such Covenant Facility), or (3) are not materially more restrictive to Borrower (as determined by Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of the Term B Facility Loans or the Revolving Facility, as the case may be (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Final Maturity Date (in the case of term Indebtedness) or the latest R/C Maturity Date (in the case of revolving Indebtedness) (it being understood that any such Indebtedness may provide for the ability to participate (i) with respect to any borrowings, voluntary prepayments or voluntary commitment reductions, on a pro rata basis, greater than pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis with the applicable Loans or facility and (ii) with respect to any mandatory prepayments on a less than pro rata basis with the applicable Loans (and on a greater than pro rata basis with respect to prepayments of any such Indebtedness with the proceeds of permitted refinancing Indebtedness))), or (y) are (1) added to the Term B Facility Loans or Revolving Facility (which addition shall not require the consent of Administrative Agent or any Lender) or (2) applicable only after the Final Maturity Date (in the case of term Indebtedness) or the latest R/C Maturity Date (in the case of revolving Indebtedness) (it being understood that no financial maintenance covenant shall be required to be added for any Non-Covenant Facility). For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the terms of the Senior Unsecured Notes and (ii) the usual and customary terms of convertible or exchangeable debt instruments issued in a registered offering or under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act, in each case, shall be deemed to be no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement.

 

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“Permitted Liens” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.02.

“Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees” shall mean customary indemnities or guarantees (including by means of separate indemnification agreements or carveout guarantees) provided by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in financing transactions that are directly or indirectly secured by real property or other real property-related assets (including Equity Interests) of a Joint Venture, non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary and that may be full recourse or non-recourse to the Joint Venture, non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary that is the borrower in such financing, but is nonrecourse to Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower except for recourse to the Equity Interests in such Joint Venture, non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary and/or such indemnities and limited contingent guarantees as are consistent with customary industry practice (such as environmental indemnities, bad act loss recourse and other recourse triggers based on violation of transfer restrictions and bankruptcy related restrictions).

“Permitted Refinancing” shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness, any refinancing thereof; provided that: (a) any such refinancing Indebtedness shall (i) not have a stated maturity or, other than in the case of a revolving credit facility, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than that of the Indebtedness being refinanced (determined without giving effect to the impact of prepayments on amortization of term Indebtedness being refinanced) (excluding (A) customary “bridge” facilities so long as the long term debt into which any such customary “bridge” facility is to be automatically converted or exchanged or may be converted or exchanged at Borrower’s option on customary terms satisfies the requirements of this clause (i), (B) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans, (C) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (D) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Shared Inside Maturity Amount on the date incurred that has (1) a stated maturity date that is prior to the maturity date of the Indebtedness being refinanced and/or (2) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced), (ii) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated to the Obligations by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, be at least as subordinate to the Obligations as the Indebtedness being refinanced (and unsecured if the refinanced Indebtedness is unsecured) and (iii) be in a principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount so refinanced, plus, accrued interest, plus, any premium or other payment required to be paid in connection with such refinancing, plus, the amount of fees and expenses of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with such refinancing, plus, any unutilized commitments thereunder (provided that, the principal amount of such Indebtedness may exceed the amount set forth in this clause (iii) so long as such additional principal amount is otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 10.01; provided, however, that such excess amount shall be deemed to be utilization of such other provision(s) under Section 10.01 in the amount of such excess); and (b) the obligors on such refinancing Indebtedness shall be the obligors on such Indebtedness being refinanced; provided, however, that (i) the borrower of the refinancing indebtedness shall be Borrower or the borrower of the indebtedness being refinanced and (ii) any Credit Party shall be permitted to guarantee any such refinancing Indebtedness of any other Credit Party.

“Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt” shall mean secured Indebtedness incurred by Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) in the form of one or more series of second lien (or other junior lien) secured notes or second lien (or other junior lien) secured loans; provided that (a) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the liens securing the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (provided, that such Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”), (c) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) shall be party to a Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as “Second Priority Debt Parties”) and (d) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions.

 

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“Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” shall mean unsecured Indebtedness incurred by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness (a) constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions.

“Permitted Vessel Liens” shall mean maritime Liens on ships, barges or other vessels for damages arising out of a maritime tort, wages of a stevedore, when employed directly by a Person listed in 46 U.S.C. § 31341, crew’s wages, salvage and general average, whether now existing or hereafter arising and other maritime Liens which arise by operation of law during normal operations of such ships, barges or other vessels.

“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority or any other entity. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).

“Platform” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

“Pledge Agreement” shall mean (a) until the Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board or the Chair’s designee approves the amendment of the Existing Pledge Agreement pursuant to the A&R Pledge Agreement, the Pledge Agreement dated as of June 8, 2016 (the “Existing Pledge Agreement”) executed by Holdco and RRR in favor of the Collateral Agent and (b) thereafter, the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement dated as of the Closing Date (the “A&R Pledge Agreement”) executed by Holdco and RRR in favor of the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, in each case, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

“Pledged Collateral” shall mean, collectively, the “Pledged Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement and the “Pledged Collateral” as defined in the Pledge Agreement.

“Post-Increase Revolving Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(d).

“Pre-Increase Revolving Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(d).

“Pre-Opening Expenses” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal period, the amount of expenses (including Consolidated Interest Expense) incurred with respect to capital projects which are classified as “pre-opening expenses” on the applicable financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, prepared in accordance with GAAP.

“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Deutsche Bank as its prime rate in effect at its office located at 60 Wall Street New York, NY 10005; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

 

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“Principal Office” shall mean the principal office of Administrative Agent, located on the Closing Date at the address specified on Schedule 13.02, or such other office as may be designated in writing by Administrative Agent.

“Prior Mortgage Liens” shall mean, with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property, the Liens identified in Schedule B annexed to the applicable Mortgage as such Schedule B may be amended from time to time to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent.

“Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant or calculation of any ratio hereunder, the determination or calculation of such test, covenant or ratio (including in connection with Specified Transactions) in accordance with Section 1.05.

“Proceeding” shall mean any claim, counterclaim, action, judgment, suit, hearing, governmental investigation, arbitration or proceeding, including by or before any Governmental Authority and whether judicial or administrative.

“Project Reimbursement Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Project Reimbursements received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from Persons other than Credit Parties from and after the Closing Date minus (x) the amount of Investments made under Section 10.04(k)(ii) on or prior to such date, (y) the amount of Restricted Payments made under Section 10.06(i)(ii) on or prior to such date and (z) the amount of Junior Prepayments made under Section 10.09(a)(ii) on or prior to such date.

“Project Reimbursements” shall mean any amounts received by Borrower or any of Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date in repayment of any loan or advance made by it to the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians or any other Tribe (or any instrumentality of any such Tribe) pursuant to any Native American Contract relating to a project and, for the avoidance of doubt, including any interest, earnings or other returns on such loan or advance paid by the applicable Tribe or instrumentality thereof.

“Property” shall mean any right, title or interest in or to property or assets of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible and including all contract rights, income or revenue rights, real property interests, trademarks, trade names, equipment and proceeds of the foregoing and, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests or other ownership interests of any other Person.

“PTE” shall mean a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

“Public Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

“Purchase Money Obligation” shall mean, for any Person, the obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of any Property (including Equity Interests of any Person) or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any property or assets and any refinancing thereof; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is incurred (except in the case of a refinancing) within 270 days after such acquisition of such Property or the incurrence of such costs by such Person.

“QFC” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

“QFC Credit Support” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.22.

 

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“Qualified Capital Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person which is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

“Qualified Contingent Obligation” shall mean Contingent Obligations permitted by Section 10.04 in respect of (a) Indebtedness of any Joint Venture in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns (directly or indirectly) at least 25% of the Equity Interest of such Joint Venture or (b) Indebtedness of casinos, “racinos”, full-service casino resorts or non-gaming resorts (and properties ancillary or related thereto (or owners of casinos, “racinos”, full-service casino resorts or non-gaming resorts)) with respect to which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has (directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries) entered into a management, development or similar contract and such contract remains in full force and effect at the time such Contingent Obligations are incurred.

“Qualified ECP Guarantor” shall mean, in respect of any Swap Obligations, each Guarantor that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

“Quarter” shall mean each three month period ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.

“Quarterly Dates” shall mean the last Business Day of each Quarter in each year, commencing with the last Business Day of the first full Quarter after the Closing Date.

“R/C Maturity Date” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche and any Revolving Loans thereunder, the date that is the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) with respect to any other Tranche of Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans, the maturity date set forth therefor in the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment.

“R/C Percentage” of any Revolving Lender at any time shall mean (a) with respect to the Total Revolving Commitments, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the Total Revolving Commitments at such time or (b) with respect to the Revolving Commitments of a particular Tranche, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the Revolving Commitment of such Tranche of such Revolving Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche at such time; provided, however, that if the R/C Percentage of any Revolving Lender is to be determined after the Total Revolving Commitments or the Revolving Commitments of the applicable Tranche, as the case may be, have been terminated, then the R/C Percentage of such Revolving Lender shall be determined immediately prior (and without giving effect) to such termination but after giving effect to any assignments after termination of the Revolving Commitments.

“Ratio Debt” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(t).

“Ratio Debt Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination:

(a) the Shared Fixed Amount; plus

(b) the Shared Prepayment Amount; plus

 

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(c) an unlimited amount so long as, in the case of this clause (c), (i) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio would not exceed, at Borrower’s election, (1) 4.00 to 1.00 or (2) if such Indebtedness is incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition or permitted Investment, (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured on a second lien (or other junior lien) basis, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio would not exceed, at Borrower’s election, (1) 4.50 to 1.00 or (2) if such Indebtedness is incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition or permitted Investment, and (iii) if such Indebtedness is unsecured or, solely in the case of Indebtedness of Non-Credit Parties and subject to the Non-Credit Party Cap, secured by assets that do not constitute Collateral, the Interest Coverage Ratio would not be less than, at Borrower’s election, (1) 2.00 to 1.00 or (2) if such Indebtedness is incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Interest Coverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition or permitted Investment, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, including the application of proceeds thereof, as of the most recent Calculation Date; provided that, for purposes of this clause (c), (1) in the case of any revolving Indebtedness incurred in reliance on this clause (c), such calculation shall be made assuming a full drawing of such revolving Indebtedness and (2) such calculation shall be made without netting the cash proceeds of any such Indebtedness (this clause (c), the “Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount”).

It is understood and agreed that (I) Borrower may elect to use the Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount prior to the Shared Fixed Amount or the Shared Prepayment Amount and regardless of whether there is capacity under the Shared Fixed Amount or the Shared Prepayment Amount, and if the Shared Fixed Amount, the Shared Prepayment Amount and the Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount are each available and Borrower does not make an election, Borrower will be deemed to have elected to use the Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount; and (II) any portion of any Indebtedness incurred under Section 10.01(t) in reliance on the Shared Fixed Amount or the Shared Prepayment Amount shall be reclassified as incurred under the Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount if Borrower meets the applicable Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio or Interest Coverage Ratio, as applicable, under the Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount at such time on a Pro Forma Basis (for the avoidance of doubt, which reclassification shall be made without duplication of such Indebtedness originally designated as incurred under the Shared Prepayment Amount or the Shared Fixed Amount) (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall have the effect of increasing the Shared Prepayment Amount and/or the Shared Fixed Amount, as applicable, by all or such portion, as applicable, of the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness so reclassified); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Indebtedness originally designated as incurred under the Shared Prepayment Amount or the Shared Fixed Amount and subsequently deemed to be incurred under the Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to Section 10.01(t)(A)(vii) as a result of being subsequently deemed incurred under the Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount.

“Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Ratio Debt Amount”.

“Real Property” shall mean, as to any Person, all the right, title and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and appurtenant fixtures, including leaseholds (it being understood that for purposes of Schedule 8.23(a), Borrower shall not be required to describe such improvements and appurtenant fixtures in such Schedule).

“redeem” shall mean redeem, repurchase, repay, defease (covenant or legal), Discharge or otherwise acquire or retire for value; and “redemption” and “redeemed” have correlative meanings.

 

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“refinance” shall mean refinance, renew, extend, exchange, convert, replace, defease (covenant or legal) (with proceeds of Indebtedness), Discharge (with proceeds of Indebtedness) or refund (with proceeds of Indebtedness), in whole or in part, including successively; and “refinancing” and “refinanced” have correlative meanings.

“Refinanced Debt” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

“Refinancing Amendment” shall mean an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Borrower executed by each of (a) Borrower, (b) Administrative Agent, and (c) each additional Lender and each existing Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15 and, in the case of any Other Term Loans, which shall specify whether such Other Term Loans are a Covenant Facility or a Non-Covenant Facility.

“Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(c).

“Regulated Bank” shall mean (x) a commercial bank with a consolidated combined capital surplus of at least $5,000,000,000 that is (a) a U.S. depository institution the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (b) a corporation organized under Section 25A of the U.S. Federal Reserve Act of 1913; (c) a branch, agency or commercial lending company of a foreign bank operating pursuant to approval by and under the supervision of the Board under 12 CFR part 211; (d) a non-U.S. branch of a foreign bank managed and controlled by a U.S. branch referred to in clause (c); or (e) any other U.S. or non-U.S. depository institution or any branch, agency or similar office thereof supervised by a bank regulatory authority in any jurisdiction or (y) any Affiliate of a Person set forth in clause (x) to the extent that (1) all of the Equity Interests of such Affiliate are directly or indirectly owned by either (I) such Person set forth in clause (x) or (II) a parent entity that also owns, directly or indirectly, all of the Equity Interests of such Person set forth in clause (x) and (2) such Affiliate is a securities broker or dealer registered with the SEC under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

“Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D (12 C.F.R. Part 204) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X (12 C.F.R. Part 224) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Regulatory Authority” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 13.10.

 

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“Reimbursement Obligations” shall mean the obligations of Borrower to reimburse L/C Disbursements in respect of any Letter of Credit.

“Related Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(b).

“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

“Release” shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing, emanating or migrating of any Hazardous Material in, into, onto or through the Environment.

“Relevant Governmental Body” shall mean the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.

“Removal Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.06(b).

“Replaced Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

“Replacement Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

“Replacement Vessel” shall mean the replacement of any existing Mortgaged Vessel with a vessel, ship, riverboat, barge or improvement on real property, whether such vessel, riverboat, barge or improvement is acquired or constructed and whether or not such vessel, ship, riverboat, barge or improvement is temporarily or permanently moored or affixed to any real property.

“Repricing Transaction” shall mean (i) the incurrence by Borrower of a new tranche of broadly-syndicated Dollar-denominated floating rate replacement term loans under this Agreement that are secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (including by way of conversion of Term B Facility Loans into any such new tranche of replacement term loans) (x) having an All-In Yield for the respective Type of such replacement term loan that is less than the All-In Yield for Term B Facility Loans of the respective Type (excluding any such loans incurred in connection with a Change of Control or an Acquisition and any such loan that is not made for the primary purposes of reducing the All-In Yield for the Term B Facility Loans) and (y) the proceeds of which are used to repay, in whole or in part, principal of outstanding Term B Facility Loans (it being understood that a conversion of Term B Facility Loans into any such new tranche of replacement term loans shall constitute a repayment of principal of outstanding Term B Facility Loans), (ii) any amendment, waiver or other modification to this Agreement the primary purpose of which would have the effect of reducing the All-In Yield for Term B Facility Loans, excluding any such amendment, waiver or modification entered into in connection with a Change of Control or an Acquisition and/or (iii) the incurrence by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of (x) any Incremental Term Loans or (y) any other secured term loans (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include bonds) other than under this Agreement (such other term loans referred to in clause (y) in this clause (iii) are individually referred to as “Other Debt”), in each case of this clause (iii), that are broadly-syndicated Dollar-denominated floating rate term loans that are secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, the proceeds of which are used in whole or in part to prepay outstanding Term B Facility Loans (except to the extent any such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt is incurred in connection with a Change of Control or an Acquisition or such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt are not incurred for the primary purpose of reducing the All-In Yield for Term B Facility Loans) if such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt has an All-In Yield for the respective Type of such replacement term loan that is less than the All-In Yield for Term B Facility Loans of the respective Type at the time of the prepayment thereof.

 

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“Required Covenant Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination, Non-Defaulting Lenders the sum of whose outstanding Term Loans under each Tranche of Term Loans that is a Covenant Facility, unutilized Term Loan Commitments under each Tranche of Term Loans that is a Covenant Facility, Revolving Loans, Unutilized R/C Commitments, Swingline Exposure and L/C Liabilities then outstanding represents more than 50% of the aggregate sum (without duplication) of (i) all outstanding Term Loans under each Tranche of Term Loans that is a Covenant Facility of all Non-Defaulting Lenders and all unutilized Term Loan Commitments under each Tranche of Term Loans that is a Covenant Facility of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (ii) all outstanding Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iii) the aggregate Unutilized R/C Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iv) the Swingline Exposure of all Non-Defaulting Lenders and (v) the L/C Liabilities of all Non-Defaulting Lenders.

“Required Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination: Non-Defaulting Lenders the sum of whose outstanding Term Loans, unutilized Term Loan Commitments, Revolving Loans, Unutilized R/C Commitments, Swingline Exposure and L/C Liabilities then outstanding represents more than 50% of the aggregate sum (without duplication) of (i) all outstanding Term Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders and all unutilized Term Loan Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (ii) all outstanding Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iii) the aggregate Unutilized R/C Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iv) the Swingline Exposure of all Non-Defaulting Lenders and (v) the L/C Liabilities of all Non-Defaulting Lenders.

“Required Revolving Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination: Non-Defaulting Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate sum of (without duplication) (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (ii) the aggregate Unutilized R/C Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iii) the Swingline Exposure of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, and (iv) the L/C Liabilities of all Non-Defaulting Lenders.

“Required Tranche Lenders” shall mean: (a) with respect to Lenders having Revolving Commitments or Revolving Loans of any particular Tranche, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of the Unutilized R/C Commitments, Revolving Loans, Swingline Exposure and L/C Liabilities, in each case, of Non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of such Tranche and then outstanding; (b) with respect to Lenders having Term B Facility Loans, Term B Facility Commitments or Incremental Term B Loan Commitments, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of the Term B Facility Loans, unutilized Term B Facility Commitments and unutilized Incremental Term B Loan Commitments of Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; (c) for each New Term Loan Facility, if applicable, with respect to Lenders having New Term Loans or New Term Loan Commitments, in each case, in respect of such New Term Loan Facility, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of such New Term Loans and unutilized New Term Loan Commitments of Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; (d) for each Extension Tranche, if applicable, with respect to Lenders having Extended Revolving Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans or commitments in respect of Extended Term Loans, in each case, in respect of such Extension Tranche, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of such Extended Revolving Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans and commitments in respect thereof, in each case, in respect of such Extension Tranche, as applicable, of Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; and (e) for each Tranche of Other Term Loans, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of such Other Term Loans and unutilized Other Term Loan Commitments, in each case, in respect of such Tranche, of Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding.

 

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“Requirement of Law” shall mean, as to any Person, any Law or determination of an arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.

“Resignation Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.06(a).

“Resolution Authority” shall mean an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

“Response Action” shall mean (a) “response” as such term is defined in CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601(24), and (b) all other actions required by any Governmental Authority or voluntarily undertaken to: (i) clean up, remove, treat, abate or in any other way address any Hazardous Material in the Environment, (ii) prevent the Release or threatened Release, or minimize the further Release, of any Hazardous Material or (iii) perform studies and investigations in connection with, or as a precondition to, clause (i) or (ii) above.

“Responsible Officer” shall mean (i) the chief executive officer of Borrower, the president of Borrower (if not the chief executive officer), any vice president, senior vice president or executive vice president of Borrower, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer or treasurer of Borrower or, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer, senior financial officer or treasurer of Borrower and (ii) as to any document delivered by a Subsidiary, any Person authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company and/or other action of such Subsidiary to act on behalf of such Subsidiary.

“Restricted Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a)(vi).

“Restricted Payment” shall mean dividends (in cash, Property or obligations) on, or other payments or distributions (including return of capital) on account of, or the setting apart of money for a sinking or other analogous fund for, or the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, termination, repurchase or other acquisition of, any Equity Interests or Equity Rights (other than any payment made relating to any Transfer Agreement) in Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, but excluding dividends, payments or distributions paid through the issuance of additional shares of Qualified Capital Stock and any redemption, retirement or exchange of any Qualified Capital Stock in Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary through, or with the proceeds of, the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock in Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Restricted Subsidiaries” shall mean all Subsidiaries of Borrower other than the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

“Retained Percentage” shall mean, with respect to an Excess Cash Flow Period, (a) 100% minus (b) the Applicable ECF Percentage with respect to such Excess Cash Flow Period.

“Reverse Trigger Event” shall mean the transfer of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming/Racing Facility from trust or other similar arrangement to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time.

“Revocation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.12(b).

“Revolving Availability Period” shall mean, (i) with respect to the Revolving Commitments under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of the applicable R/C Maturity Date and the date of termination of such Revolving Commitments and (ii) with respect to any other Tranche of Revolving Commitments, the period from and including the date such Tranche of Revolving Commitments is established to but excluding the earlier of the applicable R/C Maturity Date and the date of termination of such Tranche of Revolving Commitments.

 

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Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to the Revolving Availability Period shall mean with respect to each Tranche of Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Availability Period applicable to such Tranche.

“Revolving Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Loans.

“Revolving Commitment” shall mean, for each Revolving Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding the amount set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Annex A-1 under the caption “Closing Date Revolving Commitment,” or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Revolving Commitment or in any Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) changed pursuant to Section 13.05(b), (b) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.04, 11.01 and/or 13.04(h), as applicable, or (c) increased or otherwise adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, including pursuant to Section 2.12 and Section 2.15; it being understood that a Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall include any Incremental Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments of such Revolving Lender.

“Revolving Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s L/C Liability, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s Swingline Exposure.

“Revolving Extension Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

“Revolving Facility” shall mean each credit facility comprising Revolving Commitments of a particular Tranche.

“Revolving Lenders” shall mean (a) on the Closing Date, the Lenders having a Revolving Commitment on Annex A-1 hereof and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding Revolving Loans and/or a Revolving Commitment as in effect from time to time.

“Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

“Revolving Notes” shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.

“Revolving Tranche Exposure” shall mean with respect to any Lender and Tranche of Revolving Commitments at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Revolving Loans of such Tranche of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s L/C Liability under its Revolving Commitment of such Tranche, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s Swingline Exposure under its Revolving Commitment of such Tranche.

“RRR” shall mean Red Rock Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor or assignee thereof that, together with Holdco, collectively owns, directly 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in Borrower.

“S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings.

 

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“Sanction(s)” shall mean all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or (c) other relevant sanctions authority.

“Sanctioned Country” shall mean, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions (at the Closing Date, Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, the Crimea region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic and the non-government controlled areas of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine).

“Sanctioned Person” shall mean, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned 50% or more or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).

“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States or any successor thereto.

“Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit T or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

“Section 9.04 Financials” shall mean the financial statements delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.04(a) or (b), together with the accompanying certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.04(c).

“Secured Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between Borrower and/or any or all of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Cash Management Bank.

“Secured Parties” shall mean the Agents, the Lenders, any Swap Provider that is party to a Credit Swap Contract and any Cash Management Bank that is a party to a Secured Cash Management Agreement.

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

“Security Agreement” shall mean (a) until the Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board or the Chair’s designee approves the amendment of the Existing Security Agreement pursuant to the A&R Security Agreement, the Security Agreement dated as of June 8, 2016 (the “Existing Security Agreement”) and (b) thereafter, the Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date (the “A&R Security Agreement”), among the Credit Parties and Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, in each case, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

“Security Documents” shall mean the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Custodian Agreement, the Mortgages, the Ship Mortgages and each other security document or pledge agreement, instrument or other document required by applicable local law or otherwise executed and delivered by a Credit Party, Holdco or RRR to grant, pledge or perfect a security interest in any Property acquired or developed that is of the kind and nature that would constitute Collateral as security for the Obligations.

 

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“Senior Unsecured Notes” shall mean, collectively, (a) the outstanding 4.500% senior unsecured notes due 2028 of Borrower in the original aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million, (b) the outstanding 4.625% senior unsecured notes due 2031 of Borrower in the original aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million and (c) the outstanding 6.625% senior unsecured notes due 2032 of Borrower in the original aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million.

“Shared Fixed Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) the greater of (i) $750.0 million and (ii) 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended minus (b) (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Incremental Commitments incurred or issued in reliance on the Shared Fixed Amount and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred or issued in reliance on Section 10.01(t) in reliance on the Shared Fixed Amount.

“Shared Inside Maturity Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) the greater of (i) $375.0 million and (ii) 50.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended minus (b) (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Incremental Term Loans incurred or issued in reliance on the Shared Inside Maturity Amount, (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred or issued in reliance on the Shared Inside Maturity Amount, (iii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred or issued in reliance on Section 10.01(t) in reliance on the Shared Inside Maturity Amount and (iv) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Permitted Refinancings incurred or issued in reliance on the Shared Inside Maturity Amount.

“Shared Prepayment Amount” shall mean:

(a) (x) in the case of an Incremental Commitment or Indebtedness incurred under Section 10.01(t) that serves to effectively extend the maturity of the Term Loans, the Revolving Commitments, any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and/or any Ratio Debt that is either (1) incurred under the Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount and secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations or (2) incurred under the Shared Fixed Amount or the Shared Prepayment Amount, an amount equal to the reductions in the Term Loans, Revolving Commitments, Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and/or such Ratio Debt to be replaced with such Incremental Commitment or Indebtedness and (y) in the case of any Incremental Commitment or Indebtedness incurred under Section 10.01(t) that effectively replaces any commitment under the Revolving Facility terminated, or any Term Loan repaid, under Section 2.11, 13.04(b), 13.04(h) or 13.05(k), an amount equal to the portion of the relevant terminated commitments under the Revolving Facility or repaid Term Loans; plus

(b) the aggregate amount of (i) any voluntary prepayment, redemption or repurchase of Term Loans, Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Ratio Debt that is either (1) incurred under the Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount and secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations or (2) incurred under the Shared Fixed Amount or the Shared Prepayment Amount and (ii) any permanent reduction of Revolving Commitments, revolving commitments constituting Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and revolving commitments constituting Ratio Debt that are either (1) incurred under the Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount and secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations or (2) incurred under the Shared Fixed Amount or the Shared Prepayment Amount, in each case, to the extent the relevant prepayment, redemption, repurchase or reduction is not funded or effected with any long term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness or intercompany Indebtedness); minus (c) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Incremental Commitments and Indebtedness incurred under Section 10.01(t) incurred, assumed or issued in reliance on the foregoing clauses (a) and (b).

 

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“Ship Mortgage” shall mean a Ship Mortgage in form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Borrower made by the applicable Credit Parties in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, or such other agreements reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent as shall be necessary to comply with applicable Requirements of Law and effective to grant in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a first preferred mortgage on the Mortgaged Vessel covered thereby, subject only to Permitted Liens.

“SOFR” shall mean a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.

“SOFR Administrator” shall mean the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

“SOFR Loans” shall mean Loans that bear interest at a rate based on Term SOFR, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”.

“Solvent” and “Solvency” shall mean, for any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the Property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the Property of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts and liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s Property would constitute an unreasonably small capital and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts as they become due and payable. For purposes of this definition, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, 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, without duplication.

“Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns” shall mean the amounts other than Project Reimbursements received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from and after the Closing Date with respect to Investments made pursuant to Section 10.04(k) (including with respect to contracts related to such Investments and including principal, dividends, interest, distributions, sale proceeds, payments under contracts relating to such Investments, repayments or other amounts) that are designated by Borrower as Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns in the Compliance Certificate delivered to Administrative Agent in respect of the fiscal quarter (or fiscal year) in which such amounts were received.

“Specified 10.04(s) Investment Returns” shall mean the amounts received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Investments made pursuant to Section 10.04(s) (including with respect to contracts related to such Investments and including principal, dividends, interest, distributions, sale proceeds, payments under contracts relating to such Investments, repayments or other amounts) that are designated by Borrower as Specified 10.04(s) Investment Returns in the Compliance Certificate delivered to Administrative Agent in respect of the fiscal quarter (or fiscal year) in which such amounts were received.

 

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“Specified 10.04(t) Investment Returns” shall mean the amounts received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Investments made pursuant to Section 10.04(t) (including with respect to contracts related to such Investments and including principal, dividends, interest, distributions, sale proceeds, payments under contracts relating to such Investments, repayments or other amounts) that are designated by Borrower as Specified 10.04(t) Investment Returns in the Compliance Certificate delivered to Administrative Agent in respect of the fiscal quarter (or fiscal year) in which such amounts were received.

“Specified 10.04(u) Investment Returns” shall mean the amounts received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Investments made pursuant to Section 10.04(u) (including with respect to contracts related to such Investments and including principal, dividends, interest, distributions, sale proceeds, payments under contracts relating to such Investments, repayments or other amounts) that are designated by Borrower as Specified 10.04(u) Investment Returns in the Compliance Certificate delivered to Administrative Agent in respect of the fiscal quarter (or fiscal year) in which such amounts were received.

“Specified Indebtedness” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.04(i).

“Specified Transaction” shall mean (a) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than for working capital purposes or under a revolving facility), (b) any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (c) any Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition, (d) any Asset Sale or designation of a Restricted Subsidiary that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower or redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that results in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (e) any Acquisition or Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person and (f) any execution, amendment, modification or termination of any Gaming/Racing Lease (or waiver of any provisions thereof).

“Stated Amount” of each Letter of Credit shall mean, at any time, the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder (in each case determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be met).

“Station Debt Fund Affiliate” shall mean entities managed by Affiliates of Borrower or funds advised by their respective affiliated management companies that are primarily engaged in, or advise funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and for which no personnel making investment decisions in respect of any equity fund which has a direct or indirect equity investment in Borrower or its Subsidiaries has the right to make any investment decisions.

“Station Permitted Assignees” shall mean any Affiliate of any Credit Party (other than Holdco, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries).

“Subject Subsidiary” shall mean, at any time of determination, a Subsidiary that (i) is an Immaterial Subsidiary, (ii) its revenue for the then most recently ended Test Period is not in excess of 5.0% of the revenue of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) its Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the then most recently ended Test Period is not in excess of 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

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“Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a 50% equity interest at the time. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Borrower.

“Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement” shall mean each cost allocation agreement entered into after the Closing Date between Borrower and an Unrestricted Subsidiary in the form of the Manager Allocation Agreement (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement on the Closing Date) (with such changes as are reasonably requested by or are acceptable to Administrative Agent).

“Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement” shall mean each tax sharing agreement between Borrower and an Unrestricted Subsidiary entered into after the Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement.

“Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments” shall mean all payments received by Borrower from Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements.

“Support Agreement” shall mean (a) the guaranty by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the completion of the development, construction and opening of a new gaming facility by any Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract or of any gaming facility owned by others which is to be managed exclusively by any such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract and/or (b) the agreement by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to advance funds, property or services to or on behalf of a Native American Subsidiary in order to maintain the financial condition or level of any balance sheet item of such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract (including “keep well” or “make well” agreements) in connection with the development, construction and operations of a new gaming facility by such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract (or of any gaming facility owned by others which is to be managed exclusively by such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract); provided that such guaranty or agreement is entered into in connection with obtaining financing for such gaming facility or is required by a Governmental Authority. The amount of any Support Agreement shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Support Agreement is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Support Agreement) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated potential liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

“Supported QFC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.22.

“Swap Contract” shall mean any agreement (including any master agreement and any schedule or agreement, whether or not in writing, relating to any single transaction) that is an interest rate swap agreement, basis swap, forward rate agreement, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange agreement, rate cap, collar or floor agreement, currency swap agreement, cross-currency rate swap agreement, swap option, currency option or any other similar agreement (including any option to enter into any of the foregoing) and is designed to protect any Company against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices, or similar risks (including any Interest Rate Protection Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Swap Contract” includes, without limitation, any call options, warrants and capped calls entered into as part of, or in connection with, an issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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“Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

“Swap Provider” shall mean any Person that is a party to a Swap Contract with Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries if such Person was, at the date of entering into such Swap Contract or thereafter, an Agent, a Lender, an Affiliate of an Agent or a Lender, and such Person executes and delivers to Administrative Agent a letter agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent pursuant to which such Person (a) appoints Collateral Agent as its agent under the applicable Credit Documents and (b) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 12.03.

“Swingline Commitment” shall mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make loans pursuant to Section 2.01(e). The Swingline Commitment is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

“Swingline Exposure” shall mean, with respect to Revolving Lenders of any Tranche of Revolving Commitments, at any time the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Swingline Loans under such Tranche. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender under any Tranche of Revolving Commitments at any time shall equal its R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments of the aggregate Swingline Exposure under such Tranche at such time.

“Swingline Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

“Swingline Loan” shall mean any loan made by the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(e).

“Swingline Note” shall mean the promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3.

“Swingline Sublimit” shall mean the lesser of (a) $50.0 million and (b) the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect. The Swingline Sublimit is part of, not in addition to, the Total Revolving Commitments.

“Syndication Agents” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in their capacities as syndication agents hereunder.

“Taking” shall mean a taking or voluntary conveyance during the term of this Agreement of all or part of any Mortgaged Real Property or Mortgaged Vessel, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto or use thereof, as the result of, or in settlement of, any condemnation or other eminent domain proceeding by any Governmental Authority affecting any Mortgaged Real Property or Mortgaged Vessel or any portion thereof, whether or not the same shall have actually been commenced.

“Tavern Business” shall mean a “restricted gaming location” as defined pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 463.0189.

“Tax Benefit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(f).

“Taxes” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“Term B Facility” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Term B Facility Commitments, any Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and the Term B Facility Loans.

 

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“Term B Facility Commitment” shall mean, for each Term B Facility Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make a Term B Facility Loan to Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name under the heading “Term B Facility Commitment” on Annex A-2, or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Term B Facility Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (i) changed pursuant to Section 13.05(b) or (ii) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04 or Section 11.01. The aggregate principal amount of the Term B Facility Commitments of all Term B Facility Lenders on the Closing Date is $1,570.0 million.

“Term B Facility Lenders” shall mean (a) on the Closing Date, the Lenders having Term B Facility Commitments on Annex A-2 hereof and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding any Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and/or Term B Facility Loans, as the case may be, after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 13.05(b).

“Term B Facility Loans” shall mean (a) the term loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and (b) the term loans made pursuant to any Incremental Term B Loan Commitments.

“Term B Facility Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date.

“Term B Facility Notes” shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

“Term Loan Commitments” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Term B Facility Commitments, (b) any Incremental Term Loan Commitments and (c) any Other Term Loan Commitments.

“Term Loan Extension Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(a).

“Term Loan Notes” shall mean, collectively, the Term B Facility Notes, any Other Term Loan Notes and any New Term Loan Notes.

“Term Loans” shall mean, collectively, the Term B Facility Loans, any Extended Term Loans, any Other Term Loans and any New Term Loans.

“Term SOFR” shall mean:

(a) for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S.

 

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Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day; and (b) for any calculation with respect to an ABR Loan on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “ABR Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. on any ABR Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such ABR Term SOFR Determination Day;

provided, further, that if Term SOFR determined as provided above (including pursuant to the proviso under clause (a) or clause (b) above) shall ever be less than the Floor for any applicable Class, then Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor for such Class.

“Term SOFR Administrator” shall mean CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate identified by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).

“Term SOFR Reference Rate” shall mean the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.

“Terminated Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

“Test Period” shall mean, for any date of determination, the period of the four most recently ended consecutive fiscal quarters of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for which quarterly or annual financial statements have been delivered or are required to have been delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections 9.04(a) and 9.04(b), as applicable (or prior to the first such delivery, the period of the four consecutive fiscal quarters of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries ended December 31, 2023).

“Total Revolving Commitments” shall mean, at any time, the Revolving Commitments of all the Revolving Lenders at such time. The Total Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date are $1,100.0 million, comprised entirely of Closing Date Revolving Commitments.

“Trade Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.05(k)(i).

“Tranche” shall mean (i) when used with respect to the Lenders, each of the following classes of Lenders: (a) Lenders having Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to the Closing Date Revolving Commitment or any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche or Closing Date Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche, (b) Lenders having such other Tranche of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments created pursuant to an Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment, (c) Lenders having Term B Facility Loans or Term B Facility Commitments and Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and (d) Lenders having such other Tranche of Term Loans or Term Loan Commitments created pursuant to an Extension Amendment, Incremental Joinder Agreement or Refinancing Amendment, and (ii) when used with respect to Loans or Commitments, each of the following classes of Loans or Commitments: (a) Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to the Closing Date Revolving Commitments or any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche or Closing Date Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche, (b) such other Tranche of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments created pursuant to an Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment, (c) Term B Facility Loans or Term B Facility Commitments and Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and (d) such other Tranche of Term Loans or Term Loan Commitments created pursuant to an Extension Amendment, Incremental Joinder Agreement or Refinancing Amendment.

 

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“Transactions” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Closing Date Refinancing, (b) the entering into of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the borrowings hereunder on the Closing Date and (c) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.

“Transfer Agreement” shall mean any trust or similar arrangement required by any Gaming/Racing Authority from time to time with respect to the Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person that was a Restricted Subsidiary) or any Gaming/Racing Facility.

“Transferred Guarantor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.08.

“Tribal Gaming Opening Date” shall mean the date on which the casino being constructed by a Tribe party to a Tribal Management Agreement opens for business.

“Tribal Management Agreements” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Third Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2023, among the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, the North Fork Rancheria Economic Development Authority and SC Madera Management, LLC, a California limited liability company, and (ii) any other management agreement entered into between a Tribe (or an instrumentality thereof) and Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary manages the gaming operations of such Tribe.

“Tribal Management Fees” shall mean all management fees received by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Tribal Management Agreements.

“Tribal Trust Property” shall mean a Real Property that is (a) not owned by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Closing Date, (b) undeveloped or underdeveloped (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not have any gaming operations) on the date such Real Property is acquired by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (c) designated as a “Tribal Trust Property” by written notice from Borrower to Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after the acquisition thereof.

“Tribal Trust Property Release Conditions” shall mean, in the event that title to any Tribal Trust Property is to be conveyed to the United States of America in trust for a Tribe pursuant to a Native American Contract, the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

 

  (i)

such transfer to the United States of America in trust for a Tribe must (1) be in furtherance of a Native American Contract that has been fully executed by each party thereto and is in effect (but may be subject to the receipt of approvals from Governmental Authorities which Borrower reasonably expects to be obtained) at the time of such transfer and (2) not constitute a commercial sale of such Tribal Trust Property;

 

  (ii)

not less than three (3) days prior to the desired release date, Borrower shall have given to Administrative Agent a written request for the release accompanied, if such Real Property is a Mortgaged Real Property, by a release of Lien for the applicable Mortgaged Real Property for execution by Administrative Agent (or Collateral Agent at the direction of Administrative Agent), which release document shall be in a form appropriate in the applicable state and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

 

  (iii)

title to the Tribal Trust Property shall be simultaneously conveyed to the United States of America in trust for the relevant Tribe; and

 

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  (iv)

simultaneously with such transfer to the United States of America in trust for the relevant Tribe, Borrower shall cause Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, to receive for the benefit of the Secured Parties, such documentation as is provided for in the applicable Native American Contract evidencing the obligation of the relevant Tribe to pay the agreed consideration for such Tribal Trust Property as is provided for in such Native American Contract and pledged to Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement.

“Tribe” shall mean a Native American tribe, band or other form of government which is federally recognized as an Indian Tribe pursuant to a determination of the Secretary of the Interior, and as an Indian Tribal government pursuant to Sections 7701(a)(40)(A) and 7871(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, Title 26 U.S.C., and/or its agencies and instrumentalities.

“Trigger Event” shall mean the transfer of shares of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming/Racing Facility into trust or other similar arrangement required by any Gaming/Racing Authority from time to time.

“Type” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.

“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” shall mean any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

“U.S. Person” shall mean a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.22.

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b).

“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable state or other jurisdiction.

“UCP” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

“UK Financial Institution” shall mean 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” shall mean the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

“un-reallocated portion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

 

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“Unaffiliated Joint Ventures” shall mean any joint venture of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that (i) all Investments in, and other transactions entered into with, such joint venture by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries were made in compliance with this Agreement and (ii) no Affiliate (other than Borrower or any Subsidiary or any other Unaffiliated Joint Venture) or officer or director of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interest, or has any material economic interest, in such joint venture (other than through Borrower (directly or indirectly through its Subsidiaries)). No Subsidiary of Borrower shall be an Unaffiliated Joint Venture.

“United States” shall mean the United States of America.

“Unreimbursed Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(e).

“Unrestricted Cash” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (in each case free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens that (i) do not restrict the application of such cash and cash equivalents to the repayment of the Obligations or (ii) secure the Obligations and/or other Indebtedness permitted to be secured on a pari passu or junior basis by the Collateral) of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date not to exceed $400.0 million.

“Unrestricted Subsidiaries” shall mean (a) as of the Closing Date, the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 8.12(c), (b) any Subsidiary of Borrower designated as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” after the Closing Date pursuant to and in compliance with Section 9.12 and (c) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (in each case, including after any such Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary is no longer a Subsidiary of Borrower or is subsequently designated as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement).

“Unutilized R/C Commitment” shall mean, for any Revolving Lender with respect to all Revolving Commitments or any Tranche(s) of Revolving Commitments, as the context requires, at any time, the excess of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment under all Revolving Commitments or any particular Tranche(s) of Revolving Commitments at such time over the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender under all Revolving Commitments or such Tranche(s) of Revolving Commitments, as applicable, (ii) such Revolving Lender’s L/C Liability under such Tranche(s) at such time and (iii) such Revolving Lender’s Swingline Exposure under such Tranche(s) at such time.

“Venue Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.05(o).

“Venue Easements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.05(o).

“Vessel” shall mean a gaming vessel, barge or riverboat and the fixtures and equipment located thereon.

“Voting Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the Equity Interests, participations, rights in, or other equivalents of, such Equity Interests, and any and all rights, warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such Equity Interests of such Person, in each case, that ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such Person, whether at all times or only as long as no senior class of Equity Interests has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” shall mean, on any date and with respect to the aggregate amount of any Indebtedness (or any applicable portion thereof), an amount equal to (a) the scheduled repayments of such Indebtedness to be made after such date, multiplied by the number of days from such date to the date of such scheduled repayments divided by (b) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

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“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which all of the Equity Interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares or nominee shares required under applicable law) are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall mean a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower.

“Withdrawal Liability” shall mean liability by an ERISA Entity to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

“Withholding Agent” shall mean Borrower, Administrative Agent or any other applicable withholding agent.

“Working Capital” shall mean, for any Person at any date, the amount (which may be a negative number) of the Consolidated Current Assets of such Person minus the Consolidated Current Liabilities of such Person at such date; provided that, for purposes of calculating Working Capital, increases or decreases in Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Consolidated Current Assets or Consolidated Current Liabilities as a result of (a) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent, (b) the effects of purchase accounting or (c) the impact of non-cash items on Consolidated Current Assets and Consolidated Current Liabilities. For purposes of calculating Working Capital (i) for any period in which a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition, or the opening of a Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure, occurs (other than with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary) or the Designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as such is revoked and such Unrestricted Subsidiary is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary, the “consolidated current assets” and “consolidated current liabilities” of any Person, property, business or asset so acquired, of any Person that owns or leases such Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure (to the extent related to such Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure), or of any Unrestricted Subsidiary so revoked, as the case may be (determined on a basis consistent with the corresponding definitions herein, with appropriate reference changes) shall be excluded and (ii) for any period in which any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the “consolidated current assets” and “consolidated current liabilities” of any Person, property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations or Restricted Subsidiary so designated, as the case may be (determined on a basis consistent with the corresponding definitions herein, with appropriate reference changes) shall be excluded.

“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” shall mean, (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, or ancillary, to any of those powers.

 

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SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement (including in the definitions of “Capital Lease” and “Capital Lease Obligations”), all computations and determinations as to accounting or financial matters (including financial covenants) shall be made in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date consistently applied for all applicable periods, and all accounting or financial terms shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms by GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and Borrower notifies Administrative Agent that Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if Administrative Agent notifies Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and Borrower, Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall so request, Administrative Agent, the Lenders and 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, not to be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all purposes of this Agreement, (a) no Gaming/Racing Lease (nor any guaranty or support arrangement in respect thereof) shall constitute Indebtedness, a Lien, a Capital Lease or a Capital Lease Obligation regardless of how such Gaming/Racing Lease (or any guaranty or support arrangement in respect thereof) may be treated under GAAP, (b) any interest portion of payments in connection with such Gaming/Racing Lease (and any guaranty or support arrangement in respect thereof) shall not constitute Consolidated Interest Expense and (c) Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated by deducting, without duplication of amounts otherwise deducted, rent, insurance, property taxes and other amounts and expenses actually paid in cash under such Gaming/Racing Lease (and any guaranty or support arrangement in respect thereof) in the applicable Test Period and no deductions in calculating Consolidated Net Income shall occur as a result of imputed interest, amounts under such Gaming/Racing Lease not paid in cash during the relevant Test Period or other non-cash amounts incurred in respect of such Gaming/Racing Lease; provided that any “true-up” of rent paid in cash pursuant to such Gaming/Racing Lease shall be accounted for in the fiscal quarter to which such payment relates as if such payment were originally made in such fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any classification under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive agreement for the disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, no pro forma effect shall be given to any discontinued operations (and the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to any such Person, business, assets or operations shall not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such disposition shall have been consummated (provided that until such disposition shall have been consummated, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the anticipated proceeds of such disposition (and use thereof, including any repayment of Indebtedness therewith) shall not be included in any calculation hereunder).

SECTION 1.03. Classes and Types of Loans. Loans hereunder are distinguished by “Class” and by “Type.” The “Class” of a Loan (or of a Commitment to make a Loan) refers to whether such Loan is a Revolving Loan of any particular Tranche, a Term B Facility Loan, a New Term Loan of any particular Tranche, or a Term Loan of any particular Tranche of Term Loans created pursuant to an Extension Amendment or a Refinancing Amendment or a Swingline Loan, each of which constitutes a Class. The “Type” of a Loan refers to whether such Loan is an ABR Loan or a SOFR Loan, each of which constitutes a Type. Loans may be identified by both Class and Type.

 

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SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction.

(a) In each Credit Document, unless the context clearly requires otherwise (or such other Credit Document clearly provides otherwise), references to (i) the plural include the singular, the singular include the plural and the part include the whole; (ii) Persons include their respective permitted successors and assigns or, in the case of governmental Persons, Persons succeeding to the relevant functions of such Persons; (iii) statutes and regulations include any amendments, supplements or modifications of the same from time to time and any successor statutes and regulations; (iv) unless otherwise expressly provided, any reference to any action of any Secured Party by way of consent, approval or waiver shall be deemed modified by the phrase “in its/their reasonable discretion”; (v) time shall be a reference to time of day in New York, New York; (vi) Obligations (other than L/C Liabilities) shall not be deemed “outstanding” if such Obligations have been Paid in Full; and (vii) except as expressly provided in any Credit Document any item required to be delivered or performed on a day that is not a Business Day shall not be required until the next succeeding Business Day.

(b) In each Credit Document, unless the context clearly requires otherwise (or such other Credit Document clearly provides otherwise), (i) “amend” shall mean “amend, restate, amend and restate, supplement or modify”; and “amended,” “amending” and “amendment” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing; (ii) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, “from” shall mean “from and including”; “to” and “until” shall mean “to but excluding”; and “through” shall mean “to and including”; (iii) “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” (and similar terms) in any Credit Document refer to such Credit Document as a whole and not to any particular provision of such Credit Document; (iv) “including” (and similar terms) shall mean “including without limitation” (and similarly for similar terms); (v) “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; (vi) references to “the date hereof” shall mean the date first set forth above; (vii) “asset” and “property” shall have the same meaning and effect and refer to all Property; and (viii) a “fiscal year” or a “fiscal quarter” is a reference to a fiscal year or fiscal quarter of Borrower.

(c) In this Agreement unless the context clearly requires otherwise, any reference to (i) an Annex, Exhibit or Schedule is to an Annex, Exhibit or Schedule, as the case may be, attached to this Agreement and constituting a part hereof, and (ii) a Section or other subdivision is to a Section or such other subdivision of this Agreement.

(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to Organizational Documents, agreements (including the Credit Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, extensions, supplements, reaffirmations and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, extensions, supplements, reaffirmations and other modifications are permitted by the Credit Documents and (ii) references to any Requirement of Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Requirement of Law.

(e) This Agreement and the other Credit Documents are the result of negotiations among and have been reviewed by counsel to Agents, Borrower and the other parties, and are the products of all parties. Accordingly, they shall not be construed against the Lenders or Agents merely because of Agents’ or the Lenders’ involvement in their preparation.

SECTION 1.05. Pro Forma Calculations.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.05; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (b), (c) or (d) of this Section 1.05, when calculating the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining actual compliance (and not compliance on a Pro Forma Basis) with the Financial Maintenance Covenant, the events described in this Section 1.05 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.

 

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(b) Subject to clause (d) below in the case of the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio, Specified Transactions (and the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith) that have been made (i) during the applicable Test Period and (ii) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or substantially simultaneously or in connection with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period. If, since the beginning of any applicable Test Period, any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.05, then the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.05.

(c) Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a Specified Transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies projected by Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or with respect to which steps have been initiated, or are reasonably expected to be initiated, within eighteen (18) months of the closing date of such Specified Transaction (in the good faith determination of Borrower) (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies had been realized during the entirety of the applicable period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that, with respect to any such cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, other operating improvements and synergies, the limitations and requirements set forth in clause (c) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA (other than the requirement set forth in clause (c) of Consolidated EBITDA that steps have been initiated or taken) shall apply; provided, further, that the aggregate amount of additions made to Consolidated EBITDA for any Test Period pursuant to this clause (c) and clause (c) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” shall not (i) exceed 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (after giving effect to this clause (c) and clause (c) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”) or (ii) be duplicative of one another.

(d) In the event that Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs (including by assumption or guarantees) or repays (including by redemption, repayment, prepayment, retirement, exchange or extinguishment) any Indebtedness included in the calculations of the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio or the Interest Coverage Ratio, as the case may be (in each case, other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility without a corresponding permanent reduction in the commitments with respect thereto), (i) during the applicable Test Period and/or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio 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 (A) the last day of the applicable Test Period in the case of the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and (B) the first day of the applicable Test Period in the case of the Interest Coverage Ratio.

 

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If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of the event for which the calculation of the Interest Coverage Ratio is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any hedging obligations applicable to such Indebtedness); provided that, in the case of repayment of any Indebtedness, to the extent actual interest related thereto was included during all or any portion of the applicable Test Period, the actual interest may be used for the applicable portion of such Test Period. Interest on a Capital Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease in accordance with GAAP. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a secured overnight financing rate, an interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as Borrower may designate.

SECTION 1.06. Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the Stated Amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum Stated Amount is in effect at such time.

SECTION 1.07. Divisions. For all purposes under the Credit Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.

SECTION 1.08. Limited Condition Transactions.

 

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(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to the contrary, when calculating the availability under any basket or ratio under this Agreement or any other Credit Document or compliance with any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, dividends and dispositions or distributions), in each case, at the option of Borrower (Borrower’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination for availability under any such basket or ratio and whether any such action or transaction is permitted (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default and the accuracy of any representation or warranty)) under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be deemed to be the date (the “LCT Test Date”) either (a) that the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of a notice, declaration of a dividend or distribution, repurchase, redemption or similar event), (b) solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer is published on a regulatory information service in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction is made (or that equivalent notice under equivalent laws, rules or regulations in any other applicable jurisdiction is made), (c) that notice is given with respect to any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock requiring notice in advance of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment or (d) that notice is given with respect to any dividend or other distribution requiring notice in advance thereof and, in each case, if, after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, dividends or other distributions and dispositions) and any related pro forma adjustments, Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Liens, for example, whether such Liens are to secure Indebtedness that is committed, issued or incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets and (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, dividends or distributions and dispositions).

(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default or the accuracy of any representation or warranty) for which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default or the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty), such requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in calculating any ratio, test or basket following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement/announcement or notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to such Limited Condition Transaction.

SECTION 1.09. Ratio Calculations; Negative Covenant Reclassification.

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to the contrary, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision or covenant that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio or the Interest Coverage Ratio) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently or in a series of related transactions with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision or covenant that requires compliance with any such financial ratio or test (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts (and any cash proceeds thereof) shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts in connection with such incurrence, but full effect on a Pro Forma Basis shall be given to all applicable and related transactions and all other permitted pro forma adjustments.

 

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For example, if Borrower incurs Indebtedness under clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Incremental Loan Amount” on the same date that it incurs Indebtedness under clause (c) of the definition of “Incremental Loan Amount”, then the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio and any other applicable ratio will be calculated with respect to such incurrence under clause (c) of the definition of “Incremental Loan Amount” without regard to any incurrence on such date of Indebtedness under clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Incremental Loan Amount”. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to the contrary, if at any time any applicable ratio or financial test for any category based on an Incurrence-Based Amount permits Indebtedness, Liens, Restricted Payments, Junior Prepayments, Asset Sales, sale and leaseback transactions and Investments, as applicable, previously incurred under a category based on a Fixed Amount, such Indebtedness, Liens, Restricted Payments, Junior Prepayments, Asset Sales, sale and leaseback transactions and Investments, as applicable, shall be deemed to have been automatically reclassified as incurred under such category based on an Incurrence-Based Amount. If Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries enters into any revolving, delayed draw or other committed debt facility, Borrower may (in its sole discretion) elect to determine compliance of such debt facility (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens from time to time in connection therewith) with this Agreement and each other Credit Document on the date definitive loan documents with respect thereto are executed by all parties thereto, assuming the full amount of such facility is incurred (and any applicable Liens are granted) on such date, in lieu of determining such compliance on any subsequent date (including any date on which Indebtedness is incurred pursuant to such facility).

(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to the contrary, (i) unless specifically stated otherwise herein, any carve-out, basket, exclusion or exception to any affirmative, negative or other covenant in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents may be used together by any Credit Party and its Subsidiaries without limitation for any purpose not prohibited hereby, and (ii) any action or event permitted by this Agreement or the other Credit Documents need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such action or event but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. For purposes of determining compliance with Article X, in the event that any Lien, Investment, Indebtedness (whether at the time of incurrence or upon application of all or a portion of the proceeds thereof), Asset Sale, disposition, fundamental change, Restricted Payment, Affiliate transaction, contractual requirement or payment or prepayment of Indebtedness meets the criteria of one, or more than one, of the “baskets” or categories of transactions then permitted pursuant to any clause or subsection of Article X, such transaction (or any portion thereof) at any time shall be permitted under one or more of such “baskets” or categories at the time of such transaction or any later time from time to time, in each case, as determined by Borrower in its sole discretion at such time and thereafter may be reclassified or divided (as if incurred at such later time) by Borrower in any manner not expressly prohibited by this Agreement, and such Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Asset Sale, disposition, fundamental change, Restricted Payment, Affiliate transaction, contractual requirement or payment or prepayment of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) shall be treated as having been incurred or existing pursuant to only such “basket” or category of transactions or “baskets” or categories of transactions (or any portion thereof) without giving pro forma effect to such item (or portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Liens, Investments, Indebtedness, Asset Sales, dispositions, fundamental changes, Restricted Payments, Affiliate transactions, contractual requirements or payments or prepayments of Indebtedness, as applicable, that may be incurred pursuant to any other “basket” or category of transactions.

 

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SECTION 1.10. Benchmark Replacement Setting.

(a) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to the then-current Benchmark, Administrative Agent and Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace such Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrower, so long as Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such proposed amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 1.10(a) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.

(b) Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, Administrative Agent in consultation with Borrower will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit 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 Credit Document.

(c) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. Administrative Agent will promptly notify and consult with Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 1.10 in consultation with Borrower, 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 Credit Document, except, in each case, with the consent of Borrower and the Required Lenders as required pursuant to this Section 1.10.

(d) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate) and either (A) 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 Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) 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 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 (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) 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 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.

(e) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans. 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 Alternate 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 Alternate Base Rate.

 

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SECTION 1.11. Rates. 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, calculation of or any other matter related to the Alternate Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Term SOFR, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including without limitation, 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, the Alternate Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of the Alternate Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to Borrower. Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain the Alternate Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to 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.

ARTICLE II.

CREDITS

SECTION 2.01. Loans.

(a) Revolving Loans. Each Revolving Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make revolving loans (the “Revolving Loans”) to Borrower in Dollars from time to time, on any Business Day during, with respect to any Tranche of Revolving Commitments of such Revolving Lender, the Revolving Availability Period applicable to such Tranche of Revolving Commitments, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not exceeding the amount of the Revolving Commitments of such Tranche of such Revolving Lender as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that, after giving effect to any Borrowing of Revolving Loans, (i) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of (without duplication) all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans then outstanding plus the aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments as in effect at such time, (ii) the Revolving Exposure of such Revolving Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments in effect at such time, (iii) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of such Revolving Lender in respect of the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments of such Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment of such Tranche in effect at such time and (iv) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of all Revolving Lenders in respect of such Tranche of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche in effect at such time. Borrower shall elect the Tranche of Revolving Commitments under which Revolving Loans are to be borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) by indicating such Tranche in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the applicable Revolving Availability Period, Borrower may borrow, repay and re-borrow under the Revolving Commitments by means of ABR Loans and SOFR Loans.

 

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(b) Term B Facility Loans. Each Lender with a Term B Facility Commitment on the Closing Date agrees, severally and not jointly, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make a Term B Facility Loan to Borrower in Dollars on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Term B Facility Commitment of such Lender. Term B Facility Loans that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

(c) [Reserved].

(d) Limit on SOFR Loans. No more than ten (10) separate Interest Periods (plus three (3) additional Interest Periods for each additional Class formed or incurred after the Closing Date) in respect of SOFR Loans may be outstanding at any one time in the aggregate under all of the facilities.

(e) Swingline Loans.

(i) Swingline Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.01(e), the Swingline Lender at the request of Borrower may, in the Swingline Lender’s sole discretion, make Swingline Loans to Borrower in Dollars from time to time during any Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (x) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding the Swingline Sublimit or (y) (1) the sum of the total Revolving Exposures exceeding the Total Revolving Commitments, (2) the Revolving Exposure of any Revolving Lender exceeding the Revolving Commitments of such Lender then in effect, (3) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of any Revolving Lender in respect of such Tranche of Revolving Commitments exceeding such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment of such Tranche in effect at such time or (4) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of all Revolving Lenders in respect of such Tranche of Revolving Commitments exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche in effect at such time; provided, however, that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Borrower may borrow, repay and re-borrow Swingline Loans. Borrower shall elect the Tranche of Revolving Commitments under which such Swingline Loan is to be borrowed under this Section 2.01(e)(i) by indicating such Tranche in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01(e) or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Swingline Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swingline Loan at a time when a Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche is a Defaulting Lender if such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Swingline Loans cannot be reallocated to Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.14(a) unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Swingline Lender and Borrower have been made to eliminate the Swingline Lender’s risk with respect to the Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ participation in such Swingline Loans, including by Cash Collateralizing in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount, or obtaining a backstop letter of credit from an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the Swingline Lender to support, such Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ Commitment percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans.

(ii) Swingline Loans. To request a Swingline Loan, Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (promptly confirmed in writing in the form of a Notice of Borrowing by facsimile or electronic mail), not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan (which day shall be a Business Day). Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan and the Tranche of Revolving Commitments under which such Swingline Loan is to be borrowed.

 

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Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from Borrower. Unless the Swingline Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swingline Loan (A) directing the Swingline Lender not to make such Swingline Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first sentence of Section 2.01(e)(i) or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 7.02 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to Borrower by depositing the same by wire transfer of immediately available funds in (or, in the case of an account of Borrower maintained with the Swingline Lender, by crediting the same to) the account of Borrower as directed by Borrower in the applicable Notice of Borrowing for such Swingline Loan by 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan. Swingline Loans shall only be incurred and maintained as ABR Loans. Borrower shall not request a Swingline Loan if at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such request a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Swingline Loans shall be made in minimum amounts of $500,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 above such amount. Immediately upon the making of a Swingline Loan, each Revolving Lender of the applicable Tranche shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swingline Lender a risk participation in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s R/C Percentage (with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments) of such Swingline Loan.

(iii) Prepayment. Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to repay any Swingline Loan, in whole or in part, and without any penalty or premium, upon giving written or telecopy notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written, or telecopy notice) to the Swingline Lender and to Administrative Agent before 12:00 p.m. (Noon), New York time, on the date of repayment at the Swingline Lender’s office as the Swingline Lender may from time to time specify to Borrower and Administrative Agent.

(iv) Refinancing; Participations.

(A) The Swingline Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche make an ABR Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s R/C Percentage (with respect to the applicable Tranche) of the amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in this Agreement for the principal amount of ABR Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments of the applicable Tranche and the conditions set forth in Section 7.02. The Swingline Lender shall furnish Borrower with a copy of the applicable notice promptly after delivering such notice to Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche shall make an amount equal to its R/C Percentage (with respect to the applicable Tranche) of the amount specified in such notice available to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swingline Loan) for the account of the Swingline Lender at Administrative Agent’s office for Dollar-denominated payments not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.01(e)(iv)(B), each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made an ABR Loan under such Tranche to Borrower in such amount. Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swingline Lender.

 

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(B) If for any reason any Swingline Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.01(e)(iv)(A), the request for ABR Loans submitted by the Swingline Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swingline Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders under the applicable Tranche fund its risk participation in the relevant Swingline Loan and each such Revolving Lender’s payment to Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(iv)(A) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(C) If any Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche fails to make available to Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(iv)(A) or (B) by the time specified in such Section, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swingline Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Swingline Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swingline Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid (other than any such interest or fees) shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swingline Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Revolving Lender (through Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (C) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(D) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans under the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 2.01(e)(iv) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Lender may have against the Swingline Lender, Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans under the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.01(e)(iv) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of Borrower to repay Swingline Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

(E) The Swingline Lender shall be responsible for invoicing Borrower for interest on the Swingline Loans. Until each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments funds its Revolving Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.01(e) to refinance such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage (with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments) of any Swingline Loan, interest in respect of such R/C Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swingline Lender.

(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 of a specified Tranche in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the transactions to occur on the Closing Date), pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by Borrower, Administrative Agent and such Lender.

 

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SECTION 2.02. Borrowings. Borrower shall give Administrative Agent notice of each borrowing hereunder as provided in Section 4.05, which may be given by (a) telephone or (b) a Notice of Borrowing; provided that any telephone notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing. Unless otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the date specified for each borrowing in Section 4.05, each Lender shall make available the amount of the Loan or Loans to be made by it on such date to Administrative Agent, at an account specified by Administrative Agent maintained at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds, for the account of Borrower. Each borrowing of Revolving Loans under a particular Tranche of Revolving Commitments shall be made by each Revolving Lender with Revolving Commitments of such Tranche pro rata based on its R/C Percentage with respect to such Tranche of Revolving Commitments. The amounts so received by Administrative Agent shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be made available to Borrower not later than 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the actual applicable Funding Date, by depositing the same by wire transfer of immediately available funds in (or, in the case of an account of Borrower maintained with Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, by crediting the same to) the account or accounts of Borrower or any other account or accounts in each case as directed by Borrower in the applicable Notice of Borrowing.

SECTION 2.03. Letters of Credit.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Revolving Commitments may be utilized, upon the request of Borrower, in addition to the Revolving Loans provided for by Section 2.01(a), for standby letters of credit and commercial documentary letters of credit (including each Existing Letter of Credit) (herein collectively called “Letters of Credit”) issued by the applicable L/C Lender (which L/C Lenders agree to the terms and provisions of this Section 2.03 in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth herein) for the account of Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that in no event shall

(i) (A) the aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities, plus the aggregate principal amount of all the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans then outstanding, exceed at any time the Total Revolving Commitments as in effect at such time or (B) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of all Revolving Lenders in respect of the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche in effect at such time,

(ii) (A) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender then outstanding, plus such Revolving Lender’s L/C Liability plus such Revolving Lender’s Swingline Exposure exceed at any time such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment as in effect at such time or (B) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of any Revolving Lender in respect of the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment of such Tranche in effect at such time,

(iii) (x) the outstanding aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities exceed the L/C Sublimit or (y) unless the applicable L/C Lender consents, the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Lender plus the aggregate amount of all L/C Disbursements of such L/C Lender that have not yet been reimbursed in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Lender exceed such L/C Lender’s L/C Commitment,

 

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(iv) the Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit be less than $100,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the L/C Lender, (v) the expiration date of any Letter of Credit extend beyond the earlier of (x) the fifth Business Day preceding the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect and (y) the date twelve (12) months following the date of such issuance, unless in the case of this clause (y) the Required Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date in writing (but never beyond the fifth Business Day prior to the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect), except for any Letter of Credit that Borrower has agreed to Cash Collateralize in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount or otherwise backstop (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to the applicable L/C Lender’s and Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction, on or prior to the fifth Business Day preceding the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect, subject to the ability of Borrower to request Auto-Extension Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.03(b); provided that in the case of any such Letter of Credit that is so Cash Collateralized, the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to participate in such Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03(f) shall terminate on the fifth Business Day preceding the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect,

(vi) any L/C Lender issue any Letter of Credit after it has received notice from Borrower or the Required Revolving Lenders stating that a Default exists until such time as such L/C Lender shall have received written notice of (x) rescission of such notice from the Required Revolving Lenders, (y) waiver or cure of such Default in accordance with this Agreement or (z) Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that such Default has ceased to exist,

(vii) any Letter of Credit be issued in a currency other than Dollars nor at a tenor other than sight; or

(viii) the L/C Lender be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit, amend or modify any outstanding Letter of Credit or extend the expiry date of any outstanding Letter of Credit at any time when a Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments is a Defaulting Lender if such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Liability cannot be reallocated to Non-Defaulting Lenders under the applicable Tranche pursuant to Section 2.14(a) unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Lender and Borrower have been made to eliminate the L/C Lender’s risk with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit by all such Defaulting Lenders, including by Cash Collateralizing in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount, or obtaining a backstop letter of credit from an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Lender to support, each such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Liability.

(b) Whenever Borrower requires the issuance of a Letter of Credit it shall give the applicable L/C Lender and Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days written notice (or such shorter period of notice acceptable to the L/C Lender). Such Letter of Credit application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system agreed to by the applicable L/C Lender, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the applicable L/C Lender. Each notice shall be in the form of Exhibit L or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Lender appropriately completed (each a “Letter of Credit Request”) and shall specify the Tranche of Revolving Commitments under which such Letter of Credit shall be issued (it being understood that after issuance of any Letter of Credit, Borrower may by written notice to Administrative Agent designate such Letter of Credit as having been issued under another Tranche of Revolving Commitments if such Letter of Credit would be permitted to be issued under such other Tranche of Revolving Commitments at such time) and a date of issuance not beyond the fifth Business Day prior to the R/C Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Tranche. Each Letter of Credit Request must be accompanied by documentation describing in reasonable detail the proposed terms, conditions and format of the Letter of Credit to be issued, and if so requested by any L/C Lender each Letter of Credit Request shall be accompanied by such L/C Lender’s form of application but which application shall not contain any operating or financial covenants or any provisions inconsistent with this Agreement.

 

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In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by Borrower to, or entered into by Borrower with, any L/C Lender relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. If Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Request, the applicable L/C Lender may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Lender to decline any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Lender at the time of the original issuance or automatic extension of a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Lender for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Lender to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the fifth Business Day preceding the R/C Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments (provided, that such five (5) Business Day limitation shall not apply to any Letter of Credit that Borrower has agreed to Cash Collateralize in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount or otherwise backstop (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to the applicable L/C Lender’s and Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction); provided, however, that the L/C Lender shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Lender has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from Administrative Agent, any Revolving Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 7.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Lender not to permit such extension. If there is any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and condition of any application, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall govern. Each Lender hereby authorizes each L/C Lender to issue and perform its obligations with respect to Letters of Credit and each Letter of Credit shall be issued in accordance with the customary procedures of such L/C Lender. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the failure of any L/C Lender to require an application at any time and from time to time shall not restrict or impair such L/C Lender’s right to require such an application or agreement as a condition to the issuance of any subsequent Letter of Credit.

(c) On each day during the period commencing with the issuance by the applicable L/C Lender of any Letter of Credit and until such Letter of Credit shall have expired or been terminated, the Revolving Commitments under the applicable Tranche of each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be utilized for all purposes hereof in an amount equal to such Lender’s R/C Percentage of the then Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit plus the amount of any unreimbursed drawings thereunder. Each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche (other than the applicable L/C Lender) severally agrees that, upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder, it shall automatically acquire from the L/C Lender that issued such Letter of Credit, without recourse, a participation in such L/C Lender’s obligation to fund drawings and rights under such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to such Lender’s R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments of such obligation and rights, and each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche (other than such L/C Lender) thereby shall absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assume, as primary obligor and not as surety, and shall be unconditionally obligated to such L/C Lender to pay and discharge when due, its R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments of such L/C Lender’s obligation to fund drawings under such Letter of Credit. Such L/C Lender shall be deemed to hold an L/C Liability in an amount equal to its retained interest in the related Letter of Credit after giving effect to such acquisition by the Revolving Lenders under the applicable Tranche other than such L/C Lender of their participation interests.

 

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(d) In the event that any L/C Lender has determined to honor a drawing under a Letter of Credit, such L/C Lender shall promptly notify (the “L/C Payment Notice”) Administrative Agent and Borrower of the amount paid by such L/C Lender and the date on which payment is to be made to such beneficiary. Borrower hereby unconditionally agrees to pay and reimburse such L/C Lender, through Administrative Agent, for the amount of payment under such Letter of Credit in Dollars, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Revolving Loans under the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments that are maintained as ABR Loans as are in effect from time to time from the date payment was made to such beneficiary to the date on which payment is due, such payment to be made not later than the second Business Day after the date on which Borrower receives the applicable L/C Payment Notice (or the third Business Day thereafter if such L/C Payment Notice is received on a date that is not a Business Day or after 1:00 p.m., New York time, on a Business Day). Any such payment due from Borrower and not paid on the required date shall thereafter bear interest at rates specified in Section 3.02(b) until paid. Promptly upon receipt of the amount paid by Borrower pursuant to the immediately prior sentence, the applicable L/C Lender shall notify Administrative Agent of such payment and whether or not such payment constitutes payment in full of the Reimbursement Obligation under the applicable Letter of Credit.

(e) Promptly upon its receipt of a L/C Payment Notice referred to in Section 2.03(d), Borrower shall advise the applicable L/C Lender and Administrative Agent whether or not Borrower intends to borrow hereunder to finance its obligation to reimburse such L/C Lender for the amount of the related demand for payment under the applicable Letter of Credit and, if it does so intend, submit a Notice of Borrowing for such borrowing to Administrative Agent as provided in Section 4.05. In the event that Borrower fails to reimburse any L/C Lender, through Administrative Agent, for a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit by the second Business Day after the date of the applicable L/C Payment Notice (or the third Business Day thereafter if such L/C Payment Notice is received on a date that is not a Business Day or after 1:00 p.m., New York time on a Business Day), such L/C Lender shall promptly notify Administrative Agent of such failure by Borrower to so reimburse and of the amount of the demand for payment. In the event that Borrower fails to either submit a Notice of Borrowing to Administrative Agent as provided above or reimburse such L/C Lender, through Administrative Agent, for a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit by the second Business Day after the date of the applicable L/C Payment Notice (or the third Business Day thereafter if such L/C Payment Notice is received on a date that is not a Business Day or after 1:00 p.m., New York time, on a Business Day), Administrative Agent shall give each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche prompt notice of the amount of the demand for payment including the interest therein owed by Borrower (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), specifying such Lender’s R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments thereof and requesting payment of such amount.

(f) Each Revolving Lender (other than the applicable L/C Lender) under the applicable Tranche shall pay to Administrative Agent for account of the applicable L/C Lender at the Principal Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments of the Unreimbursed Amount upon not less than one Business Day’s actual notice by Administrative Agent as described in Section 2.03(e) to such Revolving Lender requesting such payment and specifying such amount. Administrative Agent will promptly remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Lender in Dollars. Each such Revolving Lender’s obligation to make such payments to Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Lender under this Section 2.03(f), and the applicable L/C Lender’s right to receive the same, shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including (i) the failure of any other Revolving Lender to make its payment under this Section 2.03(f), (ii) the financial condition of Borrower or the existence of any Default or (iii) the termination of the Commitments. Each such payment to any L/C Lender shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

 

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(g) Upon the making of each payment by a Revolving Lender, through Administrative Agent, to an L/C Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(f) in respect of any Letter of Credit, such Revolving Lender shall, automatically and without any further action on the part of Administrative Agent, such L/C Lender or such Revolving Lender, acquire (i) a participation in an amount equal to such payment in the Reimbursement Obligation owing to such L/C Lender by Borrower hereunder and under the L/C Documents relating to such Letter of Credit and (ii) a participation equal to such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments in any interest or other amounts (other than cost reimbursements) payable by Borrower hereunder and under such L/C Documents in respect of such Reimbursement Obligation. If any L/C Lender receives directly from or for the account of Borrower any payment in respect of any Reimbursement Obligation or any such interest or other amounts (including by way of setoff or application of proceeds of any collateral security), such L/C Lender shall promptly pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche which has satisfied its obligations under Section 2.03(f), such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments of such payment, each such payment by such L/C Lender to be made in Dollars. In the event any payment received by such L/C Lender and so paid to the Revolving Lenders hereunder is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by such L/C Lender, each applicable Revolving Lender shall, upon the request of such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), repay to such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent) the amount of such payment paid to such Revolving Lender, with interest at the rate specified in Section 2.03(j).

(h) Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche, and with respect to each Tranche of Revolving Commitments, in respect of each Letter of Credit and each Tranche of Revolving Commitments for which such Revolving Lender has a L/C Liability, a letter of credit commission equal to (x) the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans of such Tranche made by such Revolving Lender that are SOFR Loans in effect from time to time, multiplied by (y) the daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit allocable to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments of such Tranche for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (i) in the case of a Letter of Credit which expires in accordance with its terms, to and including such expiration date and (ii) in the case of a Letter of Credit which is drawn in full or is otherwise terminated other than on the stated expiration date of such Letter of Credit, to and excluding the date such Letter of Credit is drawn in full or is terminated. Such commission will be non-refundable and is to be paid (1) quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Date and (2) on each applicable R/C Maturity Date. In addition, Borrower shall pay to each L/C Lender, for such L/C Lender’s account a fronting fee (i) with respect to each commercial Letter of Credit, at the rate separately agreed to with such L/C Lender, computed on the amount of such Letter of Credit, and payable upon the issuance thereof, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a commercial Letter of Credit increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate separately agreed between Borrower and such L/C Lender, computed on the amount of such increase, and payable upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, at the rate equal to 0.125% per annum, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on each Quarterly Date in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the latest R/C Maturity Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. In addition Borrower agrees to pay to each L/C Lender all charges, costs and expenses in the amounts customarily charged by such L/C Lender, from time to time in like circumstances, with respect to the issuance, amendment, transfer, payment of drawings, and other transactions relating thereto.

 

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(i) Upon the issuance of or amendment or modification to a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Lender shall promptly deliver to Administrative Agent and Borrower a written notice of such issuance, amendment or modification and such notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such Letter of Credit or the respective amendment or modification thereto, as the case may be. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche a written notice regarding such issuance, amendment or modification, as the case may be, and, if so requested by a Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche, Administrative Agent shall deliver to such Revolving Lender a copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment or modification, as the case may be.

(j) If and to the extent that any Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche fails to pay an amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.03(f) or 2.03(g) on the due date therefor, such Revolving Lender shall pay to the applicable L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent) interest on such amount with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments held by such Revolving Lender for each day from and including such due date to but excluding the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as in effect from time to time) for the first three days and at the interest rate (in effect from time to time) applicable to Revolving Loans under such Tranche made by such Revolving Lender that are maintained as ABR Loans for each date thereafter. If any Revolving Lender holds Revolving Commitments of more than one Tranche and such Revolving Lender makes a partial payment of amounts due by it under Section 2.03(f) or 2.03(g) with respect to multiple Tranches, such partial payment shall be allocated pro rata to each Tranche based on the amount of Revolving Commitments of each Tranche held by such Revolving Lender.

(k) The issuance by any L/C Lender of any amendment or modification to any Letter of Credit hereunder that would extend the expiry date or increase the Stated Amount thereof shall be subject to the same conditions applicable under this Section 2.03 to the issuance of new Letters of Credit, and no such amendment or modification shall be issued hereunder (i) unless either (x) the respective Letter of Credit affected thereby would have complied with such conditions had it originally been issued hereunder in such amended or modified form or (y) the Required Revolving Lenders (or other specified Revolving Lenders to the extent required by Section 13.04) shall have consented thereto or (ii) if the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed terms of the Letter of Credit.

(l) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no L/C Lender shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if at the time of such issuance, (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Lender from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Lender shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Lender with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such L/C Lender in good faith deems material to it or (ii) the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Lender applicable to letters of credit generally.

(m) The obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and any L/C Document to reimburse any L/C Lender for a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and to repay any drawing under a Letter of Credit converted into Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and each such other L/C Document under all circumstances, including the following:

 

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(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Credit Document or any L/C Document; (ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right that Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any L/C Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by the L/C Documents or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit; or any defense based upon the failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit to conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such drawing;

(iv) waiver by a L/C Lender of any requirement that exists for the L/C Lender’s protection and not the protection of Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Lender which does not in fact materially prejudice Borrower;

(v) honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;

(vi) any payment made by a L/C Lender in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;

(vii) any payment by a L/C Lender under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by a L/C Lender under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or

(viii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Borrower or a Guarantor.

To the extent that any provision of any L/C Document is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 2.03, the provisions of this Section 2.03 shall control.

(n) Borrower, Administrative Agent and Revolving Lenders hereby agree that, as of the Closing Date, each letter of credit identified on Schedule 2.03(n) (each, an “Existing Letter of Credit”) shall be a Letter of Credit as if originally issued under this Agreement, and that the fees and other provisions set forth in this Section 2.03 shall be applicable to each Existing Letter of Credit as of the Closing Date.

(o) On the last Business Day of each month, each L/C Lender shall provide to Administrative Agent such information regarding the outstanding Letters of Credit as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (and in such standard electronic format as Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify), for purposes of Administrative Agent’s ongoing tracking and reporting of outstanding Letters of Credit. Administrative Agent shall maintain a record of all outstanding Letters of Credit based upon information provided by the L/C Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.03(o), and such record of Administrative Agent shall, absent manifest error, be deemed a correct and conclusive record of all Letters of Credit outstanding from time to time hereunder.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if and to the extent Administrative Agent determines that there are one or more discrepancies between information provided by any L/C Lender hereunder, Administrative Agent will notify such L/C Lender thereof and such L/C Lender shall endeavor to reconcile any such discrepancy. In addition to and without limiting the foregoing, with respect to commercial documentary Letters of Credit, on the first Business Day of each week the applicable L/C Lender shall deliver to Administrative Agent, by facsimile or electronic mail, a report detailing the daily outstanding commercial documentary Letters of Credit for the previous week for such Letters of Credit.

(p) Each Lender and Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Lender shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Lenders, Administrative Agent, any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Lender shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders, the Required Tranche Lenders of any applicable Tranche or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Document as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit. Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Lenders, Administrative Agent, any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Lenders shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 2.03(m); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower may have a claim against a L/C Lender, and a L/C Lender may be liable to Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to indirect, special, punitive, consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by Borrower that Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Lender’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or material breach of any Credit Document or such L/C Lender’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit, in each case, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Lenders may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Lenders shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. The L/C Lenders may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

(q) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Lender and Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Lenders shall not be responsible to Borrower for, and the L/C Lenders’ rights and remedies against Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Lenders required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the law or any order of a jurisdiction where such L/C Lender or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade—International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

(r) Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Lender hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of Borrower, and that Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

(s) A Revolving Lender may become an additional L/C Lender hereunder with the approval of Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Borrower and such Revolving Lender, pursuant to an agreement with, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, Administrative Agent, Borrower and such Revolving Lender. Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such additional L/C Lender.

SECTION 2.04. Termination and Reductions of Commitment.

(a) (i) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 2.04, the aggregate amount of the Term B Facility Commitments outstanding on the Closing Date shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the making of the Term B Facility Loans on such date).

(ii) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 2.04, the aggregate amount of any Incremental Term Loan Commitments of any Tranche shall be automatically and permanently reduced by the amount of Incremental Term Loans of such Tranche made in respect thereof from time to time.

(iii) The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of any Tranche shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Tranche, and the L/C Commitments and the Swingline Commitment shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the last R/C Maturity Date.

(b) Borrower shall have the right at any time or from time to time (without premium or penalty except breakage costs (if any) pursuant to Section 5.05) (i) so long as no Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans or L/C Liabilities will be outstanding as of the date specified for termination (after giving effect to all transactions occurring on such date), to terminate the Revolving Commitments in their entirety and (ii) so long as the remaining Total Revolving Commitments will equal or exceed the aggregate amount of outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Exposure and L/C Liabilities, to reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (which shall be pro rata among the Revolving Lenders except that Borrower may reduce or terminate Commitments of any Tranche with an earlier maturity date on a greater than pro rata basis as compared to any other Tranche with a later maturity date than such Tranche being reduced or terminated); provided, however, that (x) Borrower shall give notice of each such termination or reduction as provided in Section 4.05, and (y) each partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount at least equal to $5.0 million (or any whole multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof) or, if less, the remaining Unutilized R/C Commitments of the applicable Tranche.

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(d) Each reduction or termination of any of the Commitments applicable to any Tranche pursuant to this Section 2.04 shall be applied ratably among the Lenders with such a Commitment, as the case may be, in accordance with their respective Commitment, as applicable.

SECTION 2.05. Fees.

(a) Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), with respect to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments of each Tranche, a commitment fee for the period from and including the Closing Date (or, following the conversion of such Revolving Commitment into another Tranche, the applicable Extension Date) to but not including the earlier of (i) the date such Revolving Commitment is terminated or expires (or is modified to constitute another Tranche) and (ii) the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Revolving Commitment, in each case, computed at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Fee Percentage in respect of such Tranche in effect from time to time during such period on the actual daily amount of such Revolving Lender’s Unutilized R/C Commitment in respect of such Tranche. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of “Unutilized R/C Commitments,” for purposes of determining Unutilized R/C Commitments of a Tranche in connection with computing commitment fees with respect to Revolving Commitments of such Tranche, a Revolving Commitment of a Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans under such Tranche and L/C Liability under such Tranche of such Revolving Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Revolving Lender in respect of such Tranche shall be disregarded for such purpose). Any accrued commitment fee under this Section 2.05(a) in respect of any Revolving Commitment shall be payable in arrears on each Quarterly Date and on the earlier of (i) the date such Revolving Commitment is terminated or expires (or is modified to constitute another Tranche) and (ii) the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Revolving Commitment.

(b) Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for its own account the administrative fee separately agreed to.

(c) At the time of the effectiveness of a Repricing Transaction prior to the date that is six (6) months after the Closing Date, Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each Lender with outstanding Term B Facility Loans (including each Lender that withholds its consent to such Repricing Transaction and is replaced or is removed as a Lender or is repaid under Section 2.11 or 13.04(b), as the case may be), a fee in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of Term B Facility Loans that are refinanced, converted, replaced, amended, modified or otherwise repriced in such Repricing Transaction. Such fee shall be due and payable upon the date of the effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction.

(d) Borrower shall pay to Auction Manager for its own account, in connection with any Borrower Loan Purchase, such fees as may be agreed between Borrower and Auction Manager.

SECTION 2.06. Lending Offices. The Loans of each Type made by each Lender shall be made and maintained at such Lender’s Applicable Lending Office for Loans of such Type.

SECTION 2.07. Several Obligations of Lenders. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan to be made by it on the date specified therefor shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation to make its Loan on such date, but neither any Lender nor Administrative Agent shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make a Loan to be made by such other Lender, and no Lender shall have any obligation to Administrative Agent or any other Lender for the failure by such Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such Lender. No Revolving Lender will be responsible for failure of any other Lender to fund its participation in Letters of Credit.

 

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SECTION 2.08. Notes; Register.

(a) At the request of any Lender, its Loans of a particular Class shall be evidenced by a promissory note, payable to such Lender (or its nominee) and otherwise duly completed, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2 and A-3 of such Lender’s Revolving Loans, Term B Facility Loans and Swingline Loans, respectively; provided that any promissory notes issued in respect of New Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or New Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans or Extended Revolving Loans shall be in such form as mutually agreed by Borrower and Administrative Agent.

(b) The date, amount, Type, interest rate and duration of the Interest Period (if applicable) of each Loan of each Class made by each Lender to Borrower and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by such Lender (or its nominee) on its books and, prior to any transfer of any Note evidencing the Loans of such Class held by it, endorsed by such Lender (or its nominee) on the schedule attached to such Note or any continuation thereof; provided, however, that the failure of such Lender (or its nominee) to make any such recordation or endorsement or any error in such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of Borrower to make a payment when due of any amount owing hereunder or under such Note.

(c) Borrower hereby designates Administrative Agent to serve as its nonfiduciary agent, solely for purposes of this Section 2.08, to maintain a register (the “Register”) on which it will record the name and address of each Lender, the Commitment from time to time of each of the Lenders, the principal amount of the Loans made by each of the Lenders (and the related interest thereon) and each repayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of each Lender. Failure to make any such recordation or any error in such recordation shall not affect Borrower’s obligations in respect of such Loans. The entries in the Register shall be prima facie evidence of the information noted therein (absent manifest error), and the parties hereto shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Loan or other obligation hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes of the Credit Documents, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. No assignment shall be effective unless recorded in the Register; provided, however, that Administrative Agent agrees to record in the Register any assignment entered into pursuant to the terms hereof promptly after the effectiveness of such assignment.

SECTION 2.09. Optional Prepayments and Conversions or Continuations of Loans.

(a) Subject to Section 4.04, Borrower shall have the right to prepay Loans of a Tranche (without premium or penalty, except as provided in Section 2.09(c)), or to convert Loans of a Tranche of one Type into Loans of such Tranche of another Type or to continue Loans of a Tranche of one Type as Loans of such Tranche of the same Type, at any time or from time to time. Borrower shall give Administrative Agent notice of each such prepayment, conversion or continuation as provided in Section 4.05 (and, upon the date specified in any such notice of prepayment, the amount to be prepaid shall become due and payable hereunder); provided that Borrower may make any such notice conditional upon the occurrence of another transaction, including, without limitation, a Person’s acquisition or sale or any incurrence of indebtedness or issuance of Equity Interests (in which case, such notice may be revoked by Borrower (by notice to Administrative Agent on or prior to the date specified in such notice)). Each Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent. If SOFR Loans are prepaid or converted other than on the last day of an Interest Period therefor, Borrower shall at such time pay all expenses and costs required by Section 5.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and without limiting the rights and remedies of the Lenders under Article XI, in the event that any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Administrative Agent may (and, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall), upon written notice to Borrower, have the right to suspend the right of Borrower to convert any Loan into a SOFR Loan, or to continue any Loan as a SOFR Loan, in which event all Loans shall be converted (on the last day(s) of the respective Interest Periods therefor) or continued, as the case may be, as ABR Loans. Swingline Loans may not be converted or continued.

 

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(b) Application.

(i) The amount of any optional prepayments described in Section 2.09(a) shall be applied to prepay Loans outstanding in order of amortization, in amounts and to Tranches, all as determined by Borrower.

(ii) In addition to the foregoing, and provided that immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and after giving effect thereto Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenant as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower shall have the right from time to time to elect to offer to prepay the Term Loans pro rata to the Term B Facility Loans, the New Term Loans, the Extended Term Loans and the Other Term Loans then outstanding and apply any amounts rejected for such prepayment to repurchase, prepay, redeem, retire, acquire, defease or cancel Indebtedness or to make Restricted Payments notwithstanding any then applicable limitations set forth in Section 10.09 or 10.06, respectively. If Borrower makes such an election, it shall provide notice thereof to Administrative Agent, who shall promptly, and in any event within one Business Day of receipt, provide such notice to the holders of the Term Loans. Any such notice shall specify the aggregate amount offered to prepay the Term Loans. Each holder of a Term B Facility Loan, a New Term Loan, an Other Term Loan or an Extended Term Loan may elect, in its sole discretion, to reject such prepayment offer with respect to an amount equal to or less than (w) with respect to holders of Term B Facility Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay Term B Facility Loans times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Term B Facility Loans owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of Term B Facility Loans outstanding, (x) with respect to holders of New Term Loans of a Tranche, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay New Term Loans of such Tranche times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of New Term Loans of such Tranche owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of New Term Loans of such Tranche outstanding, (y) with respect to holders of Other Term Loans of a Tranche, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay Other Term Loans of such Tranche times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Other Term Loans of such Tranche owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of Other Term Loans of such Tranche outstanding and (z) with respect to holders of Extended Term Loans of a Tranche, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay Extended Term Loans of such Tranche times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Extended Term Loans of such Tranche owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of Extended Term Loans of such Tranche outstanding. Any rejection of such offer must be evidenced by written notice delivered to Administrative Agent within five Business Days of receipt of the offer for prepayment, specifying an amount of such prepayment offer rejected by such holder, if any. Failure to give such notice will constitute an election to accept such offer. Any portion of such prepayment offer so accepted will be used to prepay the Term Loans held by the applicable holders within ten Business Days of the date of receipt of the offer to prepay. Any portion of such prepayment rejected may be used by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to repurchase, prepay, redeem, retire, acquire, defease or cancel Indebtedness or to make Restricted Payments notwithstanding any then applicable limitations set forth in Section 10.09 or 10.06, respectively.

 

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(c) Any prepayment of Term B Facility Loans pursuant to this Section 2.09, Section 2.11 or Section 13.04(b) made prior to the date that is six (6) months after the Closing Date in connection with any Repricing Transaction shall be subject to the fee described in Section 2.05(c).

SECTION 2.10. Mandatory Prepayments.

(a) Borrower shall prepay the Loans as follows (each such prepayment to be effected in each case in the manner, order and to the extent specified in Section 2.10(b) below):

(i) Casualty Events. Within ten (10) Business Days after Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary receives any Net Available Proceeds from any Casualty Event or any disposition pursuant to Section 10.05(l) (or notice of collection by Administrative Agent of the same), in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Applicable Percentage of such Net Available Proceeds (it being understood that applications pursuant to this Section 2.10(a)(i) shall not be duplicative of Section 2.10(a)(iii) below); provided, however, that:

(x) if no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, the Net Available Proceeds thereof shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that Borrower delivers an Officer’s Certificate to Administrative Agent stating that an amount equal to such proceeds is intended to be used to fund the acquisition of Property (which may be pursuant to an acquisition of Equity Interests of a Person that directly or indirectly owns such assets) used or usable in the business of (A) if such Casualty Event relates to any Credit Party, any Credit Party or (B) if such Casualty Event relates to any other Company, any Company, or repair, replace or restore the Property or other Property used or usable in the business of (A) if such Casualty Event relates to any Credit Party, any Credit Party or (B) if such Casualty Event relates to any other Company, any Company (in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Security Document in respect of which such Casualty Event has occurred, to the extent applicable and, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Property is subject to a Gaming/Racing Lease, may be applied in accordance with the provisions of such Gaming/Racing Lease (it being understood that such Property so repaired, replaced, restored or otherwise acquired may be owned by the Landlord under such Gaming/Racing Lease and leased to Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under such Gaming/Racing Lease)), in each case within (A) fifteen (15) months following receipt of such Net Available Proceeds or (B) if Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary enters into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such Net Available Proceeds within fifteen (15) months following receipt thereof, twelve (12) months after the end of such fifteen (15) month period (provided that Borrower may elect to deem expenditures that otherwise would be permissible reinvestments that occur prior to receipt of the proceeds of a Casualty Event to have been reinvested in accordance with the provisions hereof, so long as such deemed expenditure shall have been made no earlier than the applicable Casualty Event), and

(y) if all or any portion of such Net Available Proceeds not required to be applied to the prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.10(a)(i) is not so used within the period specified by clause (x) above, such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as specified in Section 2.10(b).

(ii) Debt Issuance. Within ten (10) Business Days after receipt by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Net Available Proceeds from any Debt Issuance (including, for purposes of this Section 2.10(a)(ii), Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness) on or after the Closing Date, in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Proceeds of such Debt Issuance; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.10(a) or (b) regarding the application of mandatory prepayments, the Net Available Proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied to the repayment of the applicable Refinanced Debt.

 

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(iii) Asset Sales. Within ten (10) Business Days after receipt by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Net Available Proceeds from any Asset Sale pursuant to Section 10.05(c), Section 10.05(u) or, to the extent required thereby, Section 10.05(s), an aggregate principal amount equal to the Applicable Percentage of the Net Available Proceeds from such Asset Sale or other disposition (it being understood that applications pursuant to this Section 2.10(a)(iii) shall not be duplicative of Section 2.10(a)(i) above); provided, however, that:

(x) an amount equal to the Net Available Proceeds from any Asset Sale pursuant to Section 10.05(c) or Section 10.05(u) or Section 10.05(s) shall not be required to be applied as provided above on such date if (1) no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom and (2) Borrower delivers an Officer’s Certificate to Administrative Agent stating that an amount equal to such Net Available Proceeds is intended to be reinvested, directly or indirectly, in assets (which may be pursuant to an acquisition of Equity Interests of a Person that directly or indirectly owns such assets) otherwise permitted under this Agreement of (A) if such Asset Sale was effected by any Credit Party, any Credit Party, and (B) if such Asset Sale was effected by any other Company, any Company, in each case within (x) fifteen (15) months following receipt of such Net Available Proceeds or (y) if Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary enters into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such Net Available Proceeds within fifteen (15) months following receipt thereof, twelve (12) months after the end of such fifteen (15) month period (which certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended) (provided that Borrower may elect to deem expenditures that otherwise would be permissible reinvestments that occur prior to receipt of the proceeds of an Asset Sale to have been reinvested in accordance with the provisions hereof, so long as such deemed expenditure shall have been made no earlier than the earlier of execution of a definitive agreement for such Asset Sale and the consummation of such Asset Sale); and

(y) if all or any portion of such Net Available Proceeds is not reinvested in assets in accordance with the Officer’s Certificate referred to in clause (x) above within the period specified by clause (x) above, such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as specified in Section 2.10(b).

(iv) Excess Cash Flow. For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025), not later than five (5) Business Days after the date on which the financial statements of Borrower referred to in Section 9.04(b) for such fiscal year are required to be delivered to Administrative Agent, Borrower shall prepay, in accordance with subsection (b) below, the principal amount of the Loans in an amount equal to (x) the amount by which the Applicable ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year exceeds $25.0 million, minus (y) the principal amount of (i) Term Loans voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 2.09, 2.11, 13.04(b), 13.05(d) (limited to the amount of cash actually paid) and 13.05(k) during such fiscal year (or, at Borrower’s election, after such fiscal year and prior to the date the applicable Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due (without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in any other period)) plus (ii) Revolving Loans voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 2.09, 2.11, 13.04(b), 13.04(h), 13.05(d) (limited to the amount of cash actually paid) and 13.05(k) to the extent accompanied by an equivalent permanent reduction of the Total Revolving Commitments during such fiscal year (or, at Borrower’s election, after such fiscal year and prior to the date the applicable Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due (without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in any other period)), plus (iii) Other First Lien Indebtedness voluntarily prepaid (and, to the extent consisting of revolving loans, so long as accompanied by a permanent reduction of the underlying commitments) during such fiscal year (or, at Borrower’s election, after such period and prior to the date the applicable Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due (without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in any other period)), in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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(v) [reserved].

(vi) Prepayments Not Required. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.10(a), to the extent that any of or all the Net Available Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event with respect to any property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries or any Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries, are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law (including, without limitation, financial assistance, corporate benefit, thin capitalization, capital maintenance, and similar legal principles, restrictions on upstreaming of cash intra group and the fiduciary and statutory duties of the directors of the relevant Subsidiaries) from being repatriated to the United States, an amount equal to the portion of such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.10(a) but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long as applicable local law does not permit repatriation to the United States (Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all commercially reasonable actions required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the applicable local law, (x) an amount equal to such Net Available Proceeds shall be reinvested pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) or (iii), as applicable, or applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within ten (10) Business Days of such repatriation, and (y) an amount equal to such Excess Cash Flow shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within five (5) Business Days of such repatriation. To the extent Borrower determines in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Available Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event with respect to any property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries or any Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries would result in an adverse tax cost (including adverse withholding tax) (that is not de minimis) to Borrower, its direct or indirect owners or any of its Subsidiaries, the applicable mandatory prepayment shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected (the “Restricted Amount”) until such time as Borrower determines in good faith that repatriation of the Restricted Amount may occur without incurring such tax cost, at which time, (x) an amount equal to any such Net Available Proceeds shall be reinvested pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) or (iii), as applicable, or applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within ten (10) Business Days of such repatriation, and (y) an amount equal to any such Excess Cash Flow shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within five (5) Business Days of such repatriation.

(vii) Prepayments of Other First Lien Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 2.10(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or otherwise, an amount equal to any Net Available Proceeds from any such Casualty Event, Debt Issuance or Asset Sale and any such Excess Cash Flow otherwise required to be applied to prepay the Loans may, at Borrower’s option, be applied to prepay the principal amount of Other First Lien Indebtedness only to (and not in excess of) the extent to which a mandatory prepayment in respect of such Casualty Event, Debt Issuance, Asset Sale or Excess Cash Flow is required under the terms of such Other First Lien Indebtedness (with an amount equal to any remaining Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, applied to prepay outstanding Loans in accordance with the terms hereof), unless such application would result in the holders of Other First Lien Indebtedness receiving an amount in excess of their pro rata share (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans and Other First Lien Indebtedness at such time) of such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, relative to Lenders, in which case an amount equal to such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, may only be applied to prepay the principal amount of Other First Lien Indebtedness on a pro rata basis with outstanding Term Loans; provided that, Other First Lien Indebtedness constituting 364-Day Bridge Loans may be prepaid on a greater than pro rata basis.

 

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To the extent the holders of Other First Lien Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased, repaid or prepaid with the amount of any such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, the declined amount of such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, shall promptly (and, in any event, within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay Loans in accordance with the terms hereof (to the extent such amount of such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, would otherwise have been required to be applied if such Other First Lien Indebtedness was not then outstanding). Any such application to Other First Lien Indebtedness shall reduce any prepayments otherwise required hereunder by an equivalent amount.

(b) Application. The amount of any mandatory prepayments described in Section 2.10(a) shall be applied to prepay Loans as follows:

(i) First, to the outstanding Term Loans in order of amortization, in amounts and to Tranches, all as directed by Borrower; provided that mandatory prepayments may not be directed to a later maturing Class of Term Loans (except 364-Day Bridge Loans) without at least pro rata repayment of any applicable earlier maturing Class of Term Loans (except for any earlier maturing Class of Term Loans that has elected not to receive such mandatory repayment in the Incremental Joinder Agreement, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment establishing such Class of Term Loans);

(ii) Second, after such time as no Term Loans or Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt in respect of Term Loans remain outstanding, (x) to repay all outstanding Swingline Loans and (y) after such time as no Swingline Loans are outstanding, to prepay all outstanding Revolving Loans (in each case, without any reduction in the Revolving Commitments) (on a pro rata basis among each Tranche of Revolving Loans); and

(iii) Third, after application of prepayments in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) above, Borrower shall be permitted to retain any such remaining excess;

provided, that the Net Available Proceeds of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied to the applicable Refinanced Debt.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) any Lender holding Term Loans may elect, by written notice to Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day prior to the prepayment date, to decline all or any portion of any prepayment of its Term Loans, pursuant to this Section 2.10, in which case the aggregate amount of the prepayment that would have been applied to prepay such Term Loans, but was so declined may be retained by Borrower (any such retained amounts, “Declined Amounts”) and (2) mandatory prepayments to be made pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv) shall not be required to be applied to the Closing Date Revolving Commitments (or Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans thereunder) and mandatory prepayments pursuant to such Section shall be made and applied as if the Closing Date Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans thereunder) were not outstanding on the date of such mandatory prepayments.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the amount of any prepayment of Loans required under this Section 2.10 shall be in excess of the amount of the ABR Loans at the time outstanding, only the portion of the amount of such prepayment as is equal to the amount of such outstanding ABR Loans shall be immediately prepaid and, at the election of Borrower, the balance of such required prepayment shall be either (i) deposited in the Collateral Account and applied to the prepayment of SOFR Loans on the last day of the then next-expiring Interest Period for SOFR Loans (with all interest accruing thereon for the account of Borrower) or (ii) prepaid immediately, together with any amounts owing to the Lenders under Section 5.05. Notwithstanding any such deposit in the Collateral Account, interest shall continue to accrue on such Loans until prepayment.

(c) Revolving Credit Extension Reductions. Until the final R/C Maturity Date, Borrower shall from time to time immediately prepay the Revolving Loans (and/or provide Cash Collateral in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount for, or otherwise backstop (with a letter of credit on customary terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Lender and Administrative Agent), outstanding L/C Liabilities) in such amounts as shall be necessary so that at all times (a) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans, plus, the aggregate outstanding L/C Liabilities shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments as in effect at such time and (b) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans of any Tranche and Swingline Loans allocable to such Tranche, plus the aggregate outstanding L/C Liabilities under such Tranche shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche as in effect at such time.

(d) Prepayment of Term B Facility Loans. Any prepayment of Term B Facility Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(ii) made prior to the date that is six (6) months after the Closing Date in connection with any Repricing Transaction shall be subject to the fee described in Section 2.05(c).

(e) Outstanding Letters of Credit. If any Letter of Credit is outstanding on the 30th day prior to the R/C Maturity Date for the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments which has an expiry date later than the fifth Business Day preceding such R/C Maturity Date (or which, pursuant to its terms, may be extended to a date later than the fifth Business Day preceding such R/C Maturity Date), then (i) if one or more Tranches of Revolving Commitments with a R/C Maturity Date after such R/C Maturity Date are then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Lenders with Revolving Commitments to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Loans and payments in respect thereof and the commissions applicable thereto), effective as of such R/C Maturity Date, solely under (and ratably participated by Revolving Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Commitments in respect of any one of such non-terminating Tranches of Revolving Commitments designated by Borrower in writing to Administrative Agent, if any, or if only one such non-terminating Tranche of Revolving Commitments exists, such Tranche, up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Commitments under such Tranche at such time, and (ii) to the extent not capable of being reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, Borrower shall, on such 30th day (or on such later day as such Letters of Credit become incapable of being reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above due to the termination, reduction or utilization of any relevant Revolving Commitments), either (x) Cash Collateralize all such Letters of Credit in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect to such Letters of Credit (it being understood that such Cash Collateral shall be released to the extent that the aggregate Stated Amount of such Letters of Credit is reduced upon the expiration or termination of such Letters of Credit, so that the Cash Collateral shall not exceed the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect to such Letters of Credit outstanding at any particular time) or (y) deliver to the applicable L/C Lender a standby letter of credit (other than a Letter of Credit) in favor of such L/C Lender in a stated amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect to such Letters of Credit, which standby letter of credit shall be in form and substance, and issued by a financially sound financial institution, reasonably acceptable to such L/C Lender and Administrative Agent. Except to the extent of reallocations of participations pursuant to clause (i) above, the occurrence of a R/C Maturity Date shall have no effect upon (and shall not diminish) the percentage participations of the Revolving Lenders of the relevant Tranche in any Letter of Credit issued before such R/C Maturity Date.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree that upon the occurrence of any reallocations of participations pursuant to clause (i) above and, if necessary, the taking of the actions in described clause (ii) above, all participations in Letters of Credit under the terminated Revolving Commitments shall terminate.

SECTION 2.11. Replacement of Lenders.

(a) Borrower shall have the right to either (I) replace any Lender (the “Replaced Lender”) with one or more other Eligible Assignees (collectively, the “Replacement Lender”) or (II) terminate any Lender’s (the “Terminated Lender”) Commitment and/or repay Loans held by such Terminated Lender, if (x) such Lender is charging Borrower increased costs pursuant to Section 5.01 or requires Borrower to pay any Covered Taxes or additional amounts to such Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of such Lender pursuant to Section 5.06 or such Lender becomes incapable of making SOFR Loans as provided in Section 5.03 when other Lenders are generally able to do so, (y) such Lender is a Defaulting Lender or (z) such Lender is subject to a Disqualification; provided, however, that (1) in the case of a replacement of a Replaced Lender, (i) at the time of any such replacement, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Assignment Agreements (and with all fees payable pursuant to Section 13.05(b) to be paid by the Replacement Lender or Borrower) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans of, and in each case L/C Interests of, the Replaced Lender (or if the Replaced Lender is being replaced as a result of being a Defaulting Lender, then the Replacement Lender shall acquire all Revolving Commitments, Revolving Loans and L/C Interests of such Replaced Lender under one or more Tranches of Revolving Commitments or, at the option of Borrower and such Replacement Lender, all other Loans and Commitments held by such Defaulting Lender), (ii) at the time of any such replacement, the Replaced Lender shall receive an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of such Lender (other than any Loans not being acquired by a Replacement Lender), (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, in the event Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments owing to such Lender are being repaid and terminated or acquired, as the case may be, and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.05 with respect to the Loans being assigned, as the case may be, (iii) all obligations of Borrower owing to such Replaced Lender (other than those specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of Replaced Lenders for which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid, and other than those relating to Loans or Commitments not being acquired by a Replacement Lender, but including any amounts which would be paid to a Lender pursuant to Section 5.05 if Borrower were prepaying a SOFR Loan), as applicable, shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender, as applicable, concurrently with such replacement, as the case may be and (iv) in the case of any such replacement resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 5.01 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 5.06, such replacement will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter or (2) in the case of a termination or repayment of a Terminated Lender, (i) at the time of any such termination or repayment, the Terminated Lender shall receive an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of such Lender, (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, in the event Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments owing to such Lender are being repaid and terminated, and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.05 with respect to the Loans being repaid and (ii) all obligations of Borrower owing to such Terminated Lender shall be paid in full to such Terminated Lender, as applicable, concurrently with such termination or repayment.

 

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Upon the execution of the respective Assignment Agreement for a Replaced Lender, the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above with respect to such Replaced Lender, as applicable, and the receipt of any consents that would be required for an assignment of the subject Loans and Commitments to such Replacement Lender in accordance with Section 13.05, the Replacement Lender, if any, shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender, as applicable, shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder and be released of all its obligations as a Lender, except with respect to indemnification provisions applicable to such Lender under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Lender and, in the case of any Replaced Lender, except with respect to Loans, Commitments and L/C Interests of such Replaced Lender not being acquired by the Replacement Lender; provided, that if the applicable Replaced Lender does not execute the Assignment Agreement within one (1) Business Day after Borrower’s request (or such shorter period as is acceptable to Administrative Agent), execution of such Assignment Agreement by the Replaced Lender shall not be required to effect such assignment. Immediately upon any repayment of Loans of a Terminated Lender by Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.11(a), such Loans repaid or acquired pursuant hereto shall be cancelled for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold, assigned or participated out by Borrower) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Credit Documents, including, but not limited to (A) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (B) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (C) the providing of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (D) the determination of Required Lenders, or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

(b) If Borrower receives a notice from any applicable Gaming/Racing Authority or otherwise reasonably determines that any Lender is subject to a Disqualification (and such Lender is notified by Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of such Disqualification), Borrower shall have the right to replace such Lender with a Replacement Lender in accordance with Section 2.11(a) or prepay the Loans held by such Lender, in each case, in accordance with any applicable provisions of Section 2.11(a), even if a Default or an Event of Default exists (notwithstanding anything contained in such Section 2.11(a) to the contrary). Any such prepayment shall be deemed an optional prepayment, as set forth in Section 2.09 and shall not be required to be made on a pro rata basis with respect to Loans of the same Tranche as the Loans held by such Lender (and in any event shall not be deemed to be a Repricing Transaction). Notice to such Lender shall be given at least ten (10) days before the required date of transfer or prepayment (unless a shorter period is required by any Requirement of Law and/or any Gaming/Racing License), as the case may be, and shall be accompanied by evidence demonstrating that such Lender is subject to a Disqualification or such transfer or redemption is otherwise required pursuant to Gaming/Racing Laws and/or any Gaming/Racing License. Upon receipt of a notice in accordance with the foregoing, the Replaced Lender shall cooperate with Borrower in effectuating the required transfer or prepayment within the time period set forth in such notice, not to be less than the minimum notice period set forth in the foregoing sentence (unless a shorter period is required under any Requirement of Law and/or any Gaming/Racing License). Further, if the transfer or prepayment is triggered by notice from a Gaming/Racing Authority that the Lender is subject to a Disqualification, commencing on the date such Gaming/Racing Authority serves the notice of Disqualification upon Borrower, to the extent prohibited by any Requirement of Law and/or by any Gaming/Racing License: (i) such Lender shall no longer receive any interest on the Loans; (ii) such Lender shall no longer exercise, directly or through any trustee or nominee, any right conferred by the Loans; and (iii) such Lender shall not receive any remuneration in any form from Borrower for services or otherwise in respect of the Loans.

(c) Nothing in this Section 2.11 shall limit any rights of Borrower pursuant to Section 13.04(b).

SECTION 2.12. Incremental Loan Commitments.

(a) Borrower Request.

 

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Borrower may, at any time, by written notice to Administrative Agent, request (i) the establishment of one or more new Tranches of Revolving Commitments (“New Revolving Commitments” and the related Revolving Loans, “New Revolving Loans”), (ii) an increase to any existing Tranche of Revolving Commitments (“Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments”), (iii) the establishment of additional Term B Facility Loans with terms and conditions identical to the terms and conditions of existing Term B Facility Loans hereunder (“Incremental Term B Loans” and the related commitments, “Incremental Term B Loan Commitments”), and/or (iv) the establishment of one or more new Tranches of term loans (“New Term Loans” and the related commitments, “New Term Loan Commitments”); provided, however, that (x) the aggregate principal amount of New Revolving Commitments, Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments, Incremental Term B Loans and New Term Loans incurred on such date shall not exceed the Incremental Loan Amount as of such date and (y) any such request for Incremental Commitments shall be in a minimum amount of $25.0 million and integral multiples of $1.0 million above such amount. Borrower may request Incremental Commitments from existing Lenders and from Eligible Assignees; provided, however, that (A) any existing Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the Incremental Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide all or any portion of such Incremental Commitments offered to it and (B) any potential Lender that is not an existing Lender and agrees to make available an Incremental Commitment shall be required to be an Eligible Assignee and shall require approval by Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to the extent such approval would be required by Section 13.05(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable, to such Person.

(b) Incremental Effective Date. The Incremental Commitments shall be effected by a joinder agreement to this Agreement (the “Incremental Joinder Agreement”) executed by Borrower and each Lender making or providing such Incremental Commitment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of them, and acknowledged by Administrative Agent (which acknowledgement Administrative Agent agrees to deliver if the terms of this Section 2.12 are satisfied and which acknowledgement shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), subject, however, to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 2.12. The Incremental Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary to establish or effectuate such Incremental Commitments and to reflect any technical changes necessary or appropriate to give effect to such increase or new facility in accordance with its terms as set forth herein pursuant to the documentation relating to such Incremental Commitments. Borrower shall determine the effective date (each, an “Incremental Effective Date”) of any Incremental Commitments and the final allocation of such Incremental Commitments. The effectiveness of any such Incremental Commitments shall be subject solely to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(i) Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in connection with any such Incremental Commitments;

(ii) an Incremental Joinder Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and each Lender making or providing such Incremental Commitment and acknowledged by Administrative Agent (which acknowledgement Administrative Agent agrees to deliver if the terms of this Section 2.12 are satisfied and which acknowledgement shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned);

(iv) [reserved];

(v) [reserved];

(vi) [reserved];

 

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(iii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist immediately after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments; (vii) without the written consent of the Required Tranche Lenders with respect to any Tranches of then-existing Revolving Commitments that have a maturity date after the proposed maturity date of any New Revolving Commitments, the final stated maturity of any New Revolving Commitments shall not be earlier than the then-existing latest R/C Maturity Date with respect to the then-existing Tranches of Revolving Commitments;

(viii) other than Escrowed Indebtedness and customary “bridge” facilities (so long as the long term debt into which any such customary “bridge” facility is to be automatically converted or exchanged or may be converted or exchanged at Borrower’s option on customary terms satisfies the requirements of this clause (viii)), without the written consent of (x) the Required Tranche Lenders with respect to any Tranches of then-existing Term Loans that have a maturity date after the proposed maturity date of any New Term Loans, the final stated maturity of any New Term Loans shall not be earlier than the then-existing Final Maturity Date with respect to any then-existing Tranche of Term Loans, and (y) the Required Tranche Lenders with respect to any Tranches of then-existing Term Loans that have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is longer than the proposed Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any New Term Loans, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any New Term Loans shall be no shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then-existing Tranche of Term Loans (without giving effect to the effect of prepayments made under any existing Tranche of Term Loans on amortization); provided that (A) Borrower may establish one or more Tranches of New Term Loans that are (1) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans, (2) 364-Day Bridge Loans or (3) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Shared Inside Maturity Amount on the date incurred, in each case, such that the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Tranche of New Term Loans may be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the then-existing Term B Facility Loans (without giving effect to the effect of prepayments made under any existing Tranche of Term Loans on amortization) and (B) the maturity date of such Tranche of New Term Loans that are (1) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans, (2) 364-Day Bridge Loans or (3) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Shared Inside Maturity Amount on the date incurred, in each case, may be earlier than the maturity date of the then-existing Term B Facility Loans; it being understood that, subject to the foregoing, the amortization schedule applicable to such New Term Loans shall be determined by Borrower and the lenders of such New Term Loans and set forth in the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement;

(ix) the yields and interest rate margins and, except as set forth in clause (viii) of this Section 2.12(b), amortization schedule, applicable to any New Term Loans shall be as determined by Borrower and the holders of such Indebtedness;

(x) except as set forth in Section 2.12(a) and in clauses (i) – (ix) of this Section 2.12(b), the terms (excluding maturity, amortization, pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) of any New Revolving Commitments or New Term Loans shall be (as determined by Borrower in good faith) substantially identical to the terms of the Revolving Commitments or the Term B Facility Loans, as applicable, as existing on the date of incurrence of such New Revolving Commitments or New Term Loans except to the extent such terms (x) at the option of Borrower (1) reflect market terms and conditions for such type of Indebtedness (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance (as determined by Borrower in good faith); provided that, if any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any New Revolving Commitments or New Term Loans that is more restrictive than the financial maintenance covenants then applicable to the Covenant Facilities hereunder, such financial maintenance covenant (together with any “equity cure” provisions) shall also be applicable to each Covenant Facility (except to the extent such financial maintenance covenant applies only to periods after the maturity date applicable to such Covenant Facility) or (2) are not materially more restrictive to Borrower (as determined by Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of the Term B Facility Loans or the Revolving Facility, as the case may be (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only after the Final Maturity Date (in the case of term Indebtedness) or the latest R/C Maturity Date (in the case of revolving Indebtedness)) (it being understood that any New Revolving Commitments or New Term Loans may provide for the ability to participate (i) with respect to any borrowings, voluntary prepayments or voluntary commitment reductions, on a pro rata basis, greater than pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis with the applicable Loans or facility and (ii) with respect to any mandatory prepayments, on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis with the applicable Loans (and on a greater than pro rata basis with respect to prepayments of any such New Revolving Commitments or New Term Loans (x) with the proceeds of permitted refinancing Indebtedness or (y) that constitute 364-Day Bridge Loans)), or (y) are (1) added to the Term B Facility Loans or Revolving Facility, as applicable (which shall not require the consent of Administrative Agent or any Lender) or (2) applicable only after the Final Maturity Date (in the case of term Indebtedness) or the latest R/C Maturity Date (in the case of revolving Indebtedness) (it being understood that no financial maintenance covenant shall be required to be added for any Non-Covenant Facility);

 

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(xi) any Incremental Term B Loans (and the corresponding Incremental Term Loan Commitments) shall have terms identical to the terms of the existing Term Loans (and the existing Term Loan Commitments) of the relevant Tranche hereunder; provided, however, that upfront fees or original issue discount may be paid to Lenders providing such Incremental Term B Loans as agreed by such Lenders and Borrower, and the conditions applicable to the incurrence of such Incremental Term B Loans (and the corresponding Incremental Term Loan Commitments) shall be as provided in this Section 2.12; provided, further, that the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement shall make appropriate adjustments to Section 3.01(b) to address such Incremental Term B Loans, including such adjustments as are necessary to provide for the “fungibility” of such Incremental Term B Loans with the existing Term B Facility Loans; and

(xii) any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments shall have terms identical to the terms of the existing Revolving Commitments of the relevant Tranche hereunder; provided, however, that upfront fees may be paid to Lenders providing such Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments as agreed by such Lenders and Borrower, and the conditions applicable to the incurrence of such Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments shall be as provided in this Section 2.12.

Upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.12, any Person providing an Incremental Commitment that was not a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such time shall become a Lender hereunder. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of any Incremental Commitments, and (i) in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments, the Total Revolving Commitments under, and for all purpose of this Agreement, shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such Incremental Revolving Commitments, (ii) any New Revolving Loans shall be deemed to be additional Revolving Loans hereunder, (iii) any Revolving Loans made under Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to be Revolving Loans of the relevant Tranche hereunder, (iv) any Incremental Term B Loans (to the extent funded) shall be deemed to be Term B Facility Loans hereunder and (v) any New Term Loans shall be deemed to be additional Term Loans hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower, Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent may (and each of Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent are authorized by each other Secured Party to) execute such amendments and/or amendments and restatements of any Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.12. Such amendments may include provisions allowing any Incremental Term B Loans or New Term Loans to be treated on the same basis as Term B Facility Loans in connection with declining prepayments. In connection with the incurrence of any Incremental Term B Loans, Borrower shall be permitted to terminate any Interest Period applicable to Term B Facility Loans on the date such Incremental Term B Loans are incurred.

 

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In connection with the incurrence of any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments and related Revolving Loans, Borrower shall be permitted to terminate any Interest Period applicable to Revolving Loans under the applicable existing Tranche of Revolving Commitments on the date such Revolving Loans are first incurred under such Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments.

(c) Terms of Incremental Commitments and Loans. Except as set forth herein, the yield applicable to the Incremental Revolving Commitments and the Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by Borrower and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement; provided, however, that in the case of any Incremental Term B Loans or New Term Loans that (i) are broadly-syndicated Dollar-denominated floating rate term loans that are secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, (ii) are issued within six (6) months after the Closing Date, (iii) are incurred in reliance on the Incremental Incurrence-Based Amount, (iv) are not incurred to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment and (v) do not have a maturity date that is more than one year after the Term B Facility Maturity Date, if the All-In Yield applicable to such Incremental Term B Loans or New Term Loans is greater than the All-In Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to Term B Facility Loans, plus 50 basis points per annum, then the interest rate with respect to the Term B Facility Loans shall be increased (pursuant to the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement) so as to cause the then applicable All-In Yield under this Agreement on the Term B Facility Loans to equal the All-In Yield then applicable to the Incremental Term B Loans or New Term Loans, minus 50 basis points; provided, however, that any increase in All-In Yield due to such Incremental Term Loans having a higher Term SOFR floor or Alternate Base Rate floor shall, as the election of Borrower, be reflected solely as an increase to the applicable Term SOFR floor or Alternate Base Rate floor, as applicable, for the Term B Facility.

(d) Adjustment of Revolving Loans. To the extent the Revolving Commitments of any Tranche are being increased on the relevant Incremental Effective Date through Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments, then each of the Revolving Lenders having a Revolving Commitment under such Tranche prior to such Incremental Effective Date (such Revolving Lenders the “Pre-Increase Revolving Lenders”) shall assign or transfer to any Revolving Lender which is acquiring a new or additional Revolving Commitment under such Tranche on the Incremental Effective Date (the “Post-Increase Revolving Lenders”), and such Post-Increase Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each such Pre-Increase Revolving Lender, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the related Revolving Commitments) outstanding under such Tranche on such Incremental Effective Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments or transfers and purchases, such Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans under such Tranche will be held by Pre-Increase Revolving Lenders and Post-Increase Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments under such Tranche after giving effect to such Incremental Revolving Commitments (and after giving effect to any Revolving Loans made under such Tranche on the relevant Incremental Effective Date). Such assignments or transfers and purchases shall be made pursuant to such procedures as may be designated by Administrative Agent and shall not be required to be effectuated in accordance with Section 13.05. For the avoidance of doubt, Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans assigned or transferred and purchased (or re-allocated) pursuant to this Section 2.12(d) shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Post-Increase Revolving Lenders, be deemed to be Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans in respect of the relevant new or additional Revolving Commitments of such Tranche acquired by such Post-Increase Revolving Lenders on the relevant Incremental Effective Date and the terms of such Revolving Loans and participation interests (including, without limitation, the interest rate and maturity applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly. In addition, the L/C Sublimit may be increased by an amount not to exceed the amount of any increase in Revolving Commitments with the consent of the applicable L/C Lenders that agreed to provide Letters of Credit under such increase in the L/C Sublimit and the holders of Incremental Revolving Commitments providing such increase in Revolving Commitments.

 

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(e) Equal and Ratable Benefit. The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall (i) constitute Loans and Commitments under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (ii) without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents, (iii) rank pari passu in right of payment and/or with respect to security with the then-existing Tranche of Term Loans and then-existing Tranche of Revolving Loans, (iv) not be secured by any assets of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the Collateral; and (v) not be guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Guarantor. The Credit Parties, Holdco and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the establishment of any Incremental Commitments or the funding of Loans thereunder, including, without limitation, the procurement of title insurance endorsements reasonably requested by and satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

(f) Incremental Joinder Agreements. An Incremental Joinder Agreement may, subject to Section 2.12(b), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.12 (including, without limitation, (A) amendments to Section 2.04(b) to permit reductions of Tranches of Revolving Commitments (and prepayments of the related Revolving Loans) with an R/C Maturity Date prior to the R/C Maturity Date applicable to another Tranche of Revolving Commitments without a concurrent reduction of such other Tranche of Revolving Commitments, (B) to provide any applicable existing Tranche of Loans and Commitments with the benefit of any more favorable terms applicable to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section 2.12, (C) such other technical amendments as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to give effect to the terms and provisions of any Incremental Commitments (and any Loans made in respect thereof) and (D) to specify whether any Tranche of New Term Loans is a Covenant Facility or a Non-Covenant Facility).

(g) Supersede. This Section 2.12 shall supersede any provisions in Section 13.04 to the contrary.

SECTION 2.13. Extensions of Loans and Commitments.

(a) Borrower may, at any time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of any Tranche (an “Existing Term Loan Tranche”) be modified to constitute another Tranche of Term Loans in order to extend the scheduled final maturity date thereof and/or to extend the date of any amortization payment thereon (any such Term Loans which have been so modified, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.13.

 

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In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, Borrower shall provide a notice to Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which terms shall be identical to those applicable to the Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which they are to be modified except (i) the scheduled final maturity date shall be extended to the date set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment and the amortization shall be as set forth in the Extension Amendment, (ii) (A) the Applicable Margins with respect to the Extended Term Loans may be higher or lower than the Applicable Margins for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche and/or (B) additional or reduced fees (including prepayment or termination premiums) may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Term Loans in addition to or in lieu of any increased or decreased Applicable Margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iii) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis, a less than pro rata basis or a greater than pro rata basis in any optional prepayments or prepayment and on a pro rata or a less than pro rata basis (but no greater than a pro rata basis) in any mandatory prepayments or prepayment of Term Loans hereunder in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request, (iv) the final maturity date and the scheduled amortization applicable to the Extended Term Loans shall be set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment and the scheduled amortization of such Existing Term Loan Tranche shall be adjusted to reflect the amortization schedule (including the principal amounts payable pursuant thereto) in respect of the Term Loans under such Existing Term Loan Tranche that have been extended as Extended Term Loans as set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided, however, that the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Extended Term Loans shall be no shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche (determined without giving effect to the impact of prepayments on amortization of such Existing Term Loan Tranche) and (v) the covenants set forth in Section 10.08 may be modified in a manner acceptable to Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders party to the applicable Extension Amendment, such modifications to become effective only after the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Covenant Facility in effect immediately prior to giving effect to such Extension Amendment (it being understood that each Lender providing Extended Term Loans, by executing an Extension Amendment, agrees to be bound by such provisions and waives any inconsistent provisions set forth in Section 4.02, 4.07(b) or 13.04). Except as provided above, each Lender holding Extended Term Loans shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions set forth in Section 2.09(b) and 2.10(b) applicable to Term Loans) and the other Credit Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents. The Credit Parties, Holdco and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the extension of any Term Loans, including, without limitation, the procurement of title insurance endorsements reasonably requested by and satisfactory to Administrative Agent. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche modified to constitute Extended Term Loans pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans of any Extension Tranche shall constitute a separate Tranche and Class of Term Loans from the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which they were modified.

(b) Borrower may, at any time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Commitments of any Tranche (an “Existing Revolving Tranche” and any related Revolving Loans thereunder, “Existing Revolving Loans”) be modified to constitute another Tranche of Revolving Commitments in order to extend the termination date thereof (any such Revolving Commitments which have been so modified, “Extended Revolving Commitments” and any related Revolving Loans, “Extended Revolving Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.13. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Commitments, Borrower shall provide a notice to Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Revolving Tranche) (a “Revolving Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Commitments to be established, which terms shall be identical to those applicable to the Revolving Commitments of the Existing Revolving Tranche from which they are to be modified except (i) the scheduled termination date of the Extended Revolving Commitments and the related scheduled maturity date of the related Extended Revolving Loans shall be extended to the date set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment, (ii) (A) the Applicable Margins with respect to the Extended Revolving Loans may be higher or lower than the Applicable Margins for the Revolving Loans of such Existing Revolving Tranche and/or (B) additional or reduced fees may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Commitments in addition to or in lieu of any increased or decreased Applicable Margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iii) the Applicable Fee Percentage with respect to the Extended Revolving Commitments may be higher or lower than the Applicable Fee Percentage for the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolving Tranche, (iv) the covenants set forth in Section 10.08 may be modified in a manner acceptable to Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders party to the applicable Extension Amendment, such modifications to become effective only after the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Covenant Facility in effect immediately prior to giving effect to such Extension Amendment and (v) the L/C Commitments of any L/C Lender may be extended and the L/C Sublimit may be increased, subject to clause (d) below (it being understood that each Lender providing Extended Revolving Commitments, by executing an Extension Amendment, agrees to be bound by such provisions and waives any inconsistent provisions set forth in Section 4.02, 4.07(b) or 13.04).

 

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Except as provided above, each Lender holding Extended Revolving Commitments shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions set forth in Sections 2.09(b) and 2.10(b) applicable to existing Revolving Loans) and the other Credit Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents. The Credit Parties, Holdco and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the extension of any Revolving Commitments, including, without limitation, the procurement of title insurance endorsements reasonably requested by and satisfactory to Administrative Agent. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Revolving Commitments of any Existing Revolving Tranche modified to constitute Extended Revolving Commitments pursuant to any Revolving Extension Request. Any Extended Revolving Commitments of any Extension Tranche shall constitute a separate Tranche and Class of Revolving Commitments from the Existing Revolving Tranche from which they were modified. If, on any Extension Date, any Revolving Loans of any Extending Lender are outstanding under the applicable Existing Revolving Tranche, such Revolving Loans (and any related participations) shall be deemed to be allocated as Extended Revolving Loans (and related participations) and Existing Revolving Loans (and related participations) in the same proportion as such Extending Lender’s Extended Revolving Commitments bear to its remaining Revolving Commitments of the Existing Revolving Tranche.

(c) Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Tranche are requested to respond (or such shorter period as is agreed to by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion). Any Lender (an “Extending Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche subject to such Extension Request modified to constitute Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall notify Administrative Agent (an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche that it has elected to modify to constitute Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable. In the event that the aggregate amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Commitments subject to such Extension Elections shall be modified to constitute Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments included in such Extension Elections. Borrower shall have the right to withdraw any Extension Request upon written notice to Administrative Agent in the event that the aggregate amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche subject to such Extension Request is less than the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, requested pursuant to such Extension Request.

 

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(d) Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement (which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit Q or Exhibit R to this Agreement, as applicable, or, in each case, such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent). Each Extension Amendment shall be executed by Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Extending Lenders (it being understood that such Extension Amendment shall not require the consent of any Lender other than (A) the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, established thereby, (B) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of an L/C Lender’s obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, the consent of such L/C Lender and (C) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of the Swingline Lender’s obligations with respect to Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender). An Extension Amendment may, subject to Sections 2.13(a) and (b), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.13 (including, without limitation, (A) amendments to Section 2.04(b) to permit reductions of Tranches of Revolving Commitments (and prepayments of the related Revolving Loans) with an R/C Maturity Date prior to the R/C Maturity Date applicable to a Tranche of Extended Revolving Commitments without a concurrent reduction of such Tranche of Extended Revolving Commitments, (B) such other technical amendments as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to give effect to the terms and provisions of any Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable and (C) to specify whether any Tranche of Extended Term Loans is a Covenant Facility or a Non-Covenant Facility).

SECTION 2.14. Defaulting Lender Provisions.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply:

(i) the L/C Liabilities and the participations in outstanding Swingline Loans of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders of the applicable Tranche pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments of the applicable Tranche; provided that (i) the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation and each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Tranche Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Tranche of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation, (ii) subject to Section 13.21, neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim Borrower, Administrative Agent, any L/C Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender and (iii) the conditions set forth in Section 7.02(a) are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless Borrower shall have otherwise notified Administrative Agent at such time, Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time);

(ii) to the extent that any portion (the “un-reallocated portion”) of the Defaulting Lender’s L/C Liabilities and participations in outstanding Swingline Loans cannot be so reallocated, whether by reason of the first proviso in clause (a) above or otherwise, Borrower will, not later than three (3) Business Days after demand by Administrative Agent (at the direction of any L/C Lender and/or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be), (i) Cash Collateralize the obligations of Borrower to the L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender in respect of such L/C Liabilities or participations in outstanding Swingline Loans, as the case may be, in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the un-reallocated portion of such L/C Liabilities or participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans, or (ii) in the case of such participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans, prepay (subject to clause (c) below) and/or Cash Collateralize in full the un-reallocated portion thereof, or (iii) make other arrangements satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and to the applicable L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender;

 

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(iii) Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender under Section 2.05(a); and

(iv) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article XI or otherwise) or received by Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 4.07 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any L/C Lender or Swingline Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by Administrative Agent or requested by the applicable L/C Lender or Swingline Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit or any Swingline Loan, as applicable; fourth, as Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by Administrative Agent and Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Lenders or the Swingline Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, any L/C Lender or the Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by 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 L/C Liabilities in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 7.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Liabilities owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Liabilities owed to, such Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.14(a)(iv) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(b) Cure. If Borrower, Administrative Agent, each L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any amounts then held in the segregated account referred to in Section 2.14(a)), (x) such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par such portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Exposure, L/C Liabilities and participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans of the Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Tranches, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such exposure of each Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing); provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender, and (y) all Cash Collateral provided pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(ii) shall thereafter be promptly returned to Borrower.

 

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(c) Certain Fees. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to any fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section 2.05 or Section 2.03(h) (without prejudice to the rights of the Non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees); provided that (i) to the extent that all or a portion of the L/C Liability or the participations in outstanding Swingline Loans of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.14, such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitments, and (ii) to the extent that all or any portion of such L/C Liability or participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the applicable L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender, as applicable, except to the extent of any un-reallocated portion that is Cash Collateralized or otherwise backstopped (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to Administrative Agent’s and applicable L/C Lender’s reasonable satisfaction (and the pro rata payment provisions of Section 4.02 will automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this Section 2.14(c)).

SECTION 2.15. Refinancing Amendments.

(a) At any time after the Closing Date, Borrower may obtain Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loans and the Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this clause (a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Other Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Extended Term Loans, Other Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Loans, Extended Revolving Commitments, Incremental Revolving Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments), in the form of Other Term Loans, Other Term Loan Commitments, Other Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Commitments pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment. Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under this Section 2.15(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $5.0 million and (y) an integral multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof.

(b) The effectiveness of any such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subject solely to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Revolving Commitments will have a maturity date that is not prior to the maturity date of the Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) being refinanced; (ii) other than (A) customary “bridge” facilities (so long as the long term debt into which any such customary “bridge” facility is to be automatically converted or exchanged or may be converted or exchanged at Borrower’s option on customary terms satisfies the requirements of this clause (b)), (B) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans, (C) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (D) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Shared Inside Maturity Amount on the date incurred that has (1) a maturity date that is prior to the maturity date of the Term Loans being refinanced and/or (2) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans being refinanced, any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans will have a maturity date that is not prior to the maturity date of, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is not shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Term Loans being refinanced (determined without giving effect to the impact of prepayments on amortization of Term Loans being refinanced); (iii) the aggregate principal amount of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount so refinanced, plus, accrued interest, plus, any premium or other payment required to be paid in connection with such refinancing, plus, the amount of reasonable and customary fees and expenses of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with such refinancing, plus, any unutilized commitments thereunder; (iv) to the extent reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, receipt by Administrative Agent and the Lenders of customary legal opinions and other documents; (v) to the extent reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, execution of amendments to the Mortgages by the applicable Credit Parties and Collateral Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent; (vi) to the extent reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, delivery to Administrative Agent of title insurance endorsements reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent; and (vii) execution of a Refinancing Amendment by the Credit Parties, Administrative Agent and Lenders providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.

 

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(c) The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall constitute Loans and Commitments under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents. The Credit Parties, Holdco and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the applicable Refinancing Amendment.

(d) Upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment pursuant to this Section 2.15, any Person providing the corresponding Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that was not a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such time shall become a Lender hereunder. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of such Refinancing Amendment, and (i) in the case of any Other Revolving Commitments resulting from such Refinancing Amendment, the Total Revolving Commitments under, and for all purpose of this Agreement, shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such Other Revolving Commitments (net of any existing Revolving Commitments being refinanced by such Refinancing Amendment), (ii) any Other Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Loans resulting from such Refinancing Amendment shall be deemed to be additional Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans, respectively, hereunder, (iii) any Other Term Loans resulting from such Refinancing Amendment shall be deemed to be Term Loans hereunder (to the extent funded) and (iv) any Other Term Loan Commitments resulting from such Refinancing Amendment shall be deemed to be Term Loan Commitments hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower, Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent may (and each of Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent are authorized by each other Secured Party to) execute such amendments and/or amendments and restatements of any Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.15. Such amendments may include provisions allowing any Other Term Loans to be treated on the same basis as Term B Facility Loans in connection with declining prepayments.

(e) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Term Loans, Other Term Loan Commitments, Other Revolving Loans and/or Other Revolving Commitments). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15. This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 4.02, 4.07(b) or 13.04 to the contrary.

 

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SECTION 2.16. Cash Collateral.

(a) Certain Credit Support Events. Without limiting any other requirements herein to provide Cash Collateral, if (i) any L/C Lender has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an extension of credit hereunder which has not been refinanced as a Revolving Loan or reimbursed, in each case, in accordance with Section 2.03(d) or (ii) Borrower shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 11.01, Borrower shall, within one (1) Business Day (in the case of clause (i) above) or immediately (in the case of clause (ii) above) following any request by Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Lender, provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount.

(b) Grant of Security Interest. Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Administrative Agent, the L/C Lenders and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as Cash Collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral (including Cash Collateral provided in accordance with Sections 2.01(e), 2.03, 2.10(c), 2.10(e), 2.14, 2.16 or 11.01) may be applied pursuant to Section 2.16(c). If at any time Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person prior to the right or claim of Administrative Agent or the L/C Lenders as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, Borrower will, promptly upon demand by Administrative Agent, pay or provide to Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by any Defaulting Lenders). All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Administrative Agent or as otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent. Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral in accordance with the account agreement governing such deposit account.

(c) Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.16 or Sections 2.01(e), 2.03, 2.10(c), 2.10(e), 2.14 or 11.01 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Liabilities, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation), participations in Swingline Loans and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

(d) Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce un-reallocated portions or to secure other obligations shall, so long as no Event of Default then exists, be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable un-reallocated portion or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, the assignment of such Defaulting Lender’s Loans and Commitments to a Replacement Lender)) or (ii) the determination by Administrative Agent and the L/C Lenders that there exists excess Cash Collateral (which, in any event, shall exist at any time that the aggregate amount of Cash Collateral exceeds the Minimum Collateral Amount); provided, however, (x) any such release shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Credit Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Credit Documents, and (y) Borrower and the L/C Lender may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated un-reallocated portions or other obligations.

 

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ARTICLE III.

PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST

SECTION 3.01. Repayment of Loans.

(a) Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans. Borrower hereby promises to pay (i) to Administrative Agent for the account of each applicable Revolving Lender on the R/C Maturity Date for the applicable Tranche, the entire outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans of the applicable Tranche, and each such Revolving Loan shall mature on the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Tranche and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the R/C Maturity Date for the Tranche of Revolving Commitments under which such Swingline Loan is made and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided, however, that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date such Borrowing was requested.

(b) Term B Facility Loans. Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders with Term B Facility Loans in repayment of the principal of such Term B Facility Loans, (i) on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter (commencing with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date), an aggregate amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term B Facility Loans outstanding on the Closing Date (subject to adjustment for any prepayments made under Section 2.09 or Section 2.10 or Section 2.11(b) or Section 13.04(b)(B) or as provided in Section 2.12, in Section 2.13 or in Section 2.15) and (ii) the remaining principal amount of Term B Facility Loans on the Term B Facility Maturity Date.

(c) New Term Loans; Extended Term Loans; Other Term Loans. New Term Loans shall mature in installments as specified in the related Incremental Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such New Term Loans were made, subject, however, to Section 2.12(b). Extended Term Loans shall mature in installments as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment pursuant to which such Extended Term Loans were established, subject, however, to Section 2.13(a). Other Term Loans shall mature in installments as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which such Other Term Loans were established, subject, however, to Section 2.15(a).

SECTION 3.02. Interest.

(a) Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made or maintained by such Lender to Borrower for the period from and including the date of such Loan to but excluding the date such Loan shall be paid in full at the following rates per annum:

(i) during such periods as such Loan (including each Swingline Loan) is an ABR Loan, the Alternate Base Rate (as in effect from time to time), plus the Applicable Margin applicable to such Loan, and

(ii) during such periods as such Loan is a SOFR Loan, for each Interest Period relating thereto, Term SOFR for such Loan for such Interest Period, plus the Applicable Margin applicable to such Loan.

(b) To the extent permitted by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 11.01(b), 11.01(c), 11.01(g) or Section 11.01(h), all overdue Obligations shall automatically and without any action by any Person, bear interest at the Default Rate. Interest which accrues under this paragraph shall be payable on demand.

 

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(c) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable (i) in the case of each ABR Loan (including Swingline Loans), (x) quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Date, (y) on the date of any repayment or prepayment in full of all outstanding ABR Loans of any Tranche of Loans (or of any Swingline Loan) (but only on the principal amount so repaid or prepaid), and (z) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand, and (ii) in the case of each SOFR Loan, (x) on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, on each date occurring at three-month intervals after the first day of such Interest Period, (y) on the date of any repayment or prepayment thereof or the conversion of such Loan to a Loan of another Type (but only on the principal amount so paid, prepaid or converted) and (z) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand. Promptly after the determination of any interest rate provided for herein or any change therein, Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders to which such interest is payable and to Borrower.

(d) In connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR, 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 Credit 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 Credit Document. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR.

ARTICLE IV.

PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; COMPUTATIONS; ETC.

SECTION 4.01. Payments.

(a) All payments of principal, interest, Reimbursement Obligations and other amounts to be made by Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, and, except to the extent otherwise provided herein and therein, all payments to be made by the Credit Parties under any other Credit Document, shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set-off or counterclaim, to Administrative Agent at its account at the Principal Office, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date may, at the discretion of Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day). Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.

(b) Borrower shall, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any Note for the account of any Lender, specify (in accordance with Sections 2.09 and 2.10, if applicable) to Administrative Agent (which shall so notify the intended recipient(s) thereof) or, in the case of Swingline Loans, to the Swingline Lender, the Class and Type of Loans, Reimbursement Obligations or other amounts payable by Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied.

(c) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the third sentence of Section 2.03(h), each payment received by Administrative Agent or by any L/C Lender (directly or through Administrative Agent) under this Agreement or any Note for the account of any Lender shall be paid by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, to such Lender, in immediately available funds, (x) if the payment was actually received by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (directly or through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, prior to 12:00 p.m.

 

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(Noon), New York time on any day, on such day and (y) if the payment was actually received by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (directly or through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, after 12:00 p.m. (Noon), New York time, on any day, by 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the following Business Day (it being understood that to the extent that any such payment is not made in full by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, Administrative Agent or such Lender (through Administrative Agent), as applicable, shall pay to such Lender, upon demand, interest at the Federal Funds Effective Rate from the date such amount was required to be paid to such Lender pursuant to the foregoing clauses until the date Administrative Agent or such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), as applicable, pays such Lender the full amount).

(d) If the due date of any payment under this Agreement or any Note would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest shall be payable for any principal so extended for the period of such extension at the rate then borne by such principal.

SECTION 4.02. Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) each borrowing of Loans of a particular Class from the Lenders under Section 2.01 shall be made from the relevant Lenders, each payment of commitment fees under Section 2.05 in respect of Commitments of a particular Class shall be made for the account of the relevant Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Commitments of a particular Class under Section 2.04 shall be applied to the respective Commitments of such Class of the relevant Lenders pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments of such Class; (b) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.04, SOFR Loans of any Class having the same Interest Period shall be allocated pro rata among the relevant Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Commitments and Term Loan Commitments (in the case of the making of Loans) or their respective Revolving Loans and Term Loans (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans); (c) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.09(b), Section 2.10(b), Section 2.12, Section 2.13, Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 13.04 or Section 13.05(d), each payment or prepayment of principal of any Class of Revolving Loans or of any particular Class of Term Loans shall be made for the account of the relevant Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid outstanding principal amounts of the Loans of such Class held by them; and (d) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.09(b), Section 2.10(b), Section 2.12, Section 2.13, Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 13.04 or Section 13.05(d), each payment of interest on Revolving Loans and Term Loans shall be made for the account of the relevant Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Lenders.

SECTION 4.03. Computations. Interest on SOFR Loans, commitment fees and Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such amounts are payable and interest on ABR Loans and Reimbursement Obligations shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such amounts are payable.

SECTION 4.04. Minimum Amounts. Except for mandatory prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.10 and conversions or prepayments made pursuant to Section 5.04, and Borrowings made to pay Reimbursement Obligations, each Borrowing, conversion and partial prepayment of principal of Loans shall be in an amount at least equal to (a) in the case of Term Loans, $100,000 with respect to ABR Loans and $1.0 million with respect to SOFR Loans and, in each case, in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the remaining Term Loans of the applicable Tranche and (b) in the case of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, $100,000 with respect to ABR Loans and $1.0 million with respect to SOFR Loans and, in each case, in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (borrowings, conversions or prepayments of or into Loans of different Types or, in the case of SOFR Loans, having different Interest Periods at the same time hereunder to be deemed separate borrowings, conversions and prepayments for purposes of the foregoing, one for each Type or Interest Period) or, if less, the remaining Revolving Loans of the applicable Tranche.

 

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Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the aggregate principal amount of SOFR Loans having the same Interest Period shall be in an amount at least equal to $1.0 million and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof and, if any SOFR Loans or portions thereof would otherwise be in a lesser principal amount for any period, such Loans or portions, as the case may be, shall be ABR Loans during such period.

SECTION 4.05. Certain Notices. Notices by Borrower to Administrative Agent (or, in the case of repayment of the Swingline Loans, to the Swingline Lender) of terminations or reductions of the Commitments, of Borrowings, conversions, continuations and optional prepayments of Loans and of Classes of Loans, of Types of Loans and of the duration of Interest Periods shall be irrevocable and shall be effective only if received by Administrative Agent (or, in the case of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender) by telephone not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time (promptly followed by written notice via facsimile or electronic mail), on at least the number of Business Days or U.S. Government Securities Business Days, as applicable, prior to the date of the relevant termination, reduction, Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment or the first day of such Interest Period specified in the table below (unless otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), provided that Borrower may make any such notice conditional upon the occurrence of another transaction, including, without limitation, a Person’s acquisition or sale or any incurrence of indebtedness or issuance of Equity Interests (in which case, such notice may be revoked by Borrower (by notice to Administrative Agent on or prior to the date specified in such notice)).

NOTICE PERIODS

 

Notice

  

Number of

Business Days or

U.S. Government

Securities Business

Days Prior

Termination or reduction of Commitments    3 Business Days
Borrowing or optional prepayment of, or conversions into, ABR Loans    same day
Borrowing or optional prepayment of, conversions into, continuations as, or duration of Interest Periods for, SOFR Loans; provided, that if Borrower wishes to request SOFR Loans having an Interest Period other than one, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. New York time four (4) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, whereupon Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the applicable Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. Not later than 11:00 a.m. New York time three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders and Administrative Agent    3 U.S. Government Securities Business Days
Borrowing or repayment of Swingline Loans    same day

 

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Each such notice of termination or reduction shall specify the amount and the Class of the Commitments to be terminated or reduced. Each such notice of Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment shall specify the Class of Loans to be borrowed, converted, continued or prepaid and the amount (subject to Section 4.04) and Type of each Loan to be borrowed, converted, continued or prepaid and the date of borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment (which shall be a Business Day). Each such notice of the duration of an Interest Period shall specify the Loans to which such Interest Period is to relate. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the contents of each such notice. In the event that Borrower fails to select the Type of Loan within the time period and otherwise as provided in this Section 4.05, such Loan (if outstanding as a SOFR Loan) will be automatically converted into an ABR Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period for such Loan or (if outstanding as an ABR Loan) will remain as, or (if not then outstanding) will be made as, an ABR Loan. In the event that Borrower has elected to borrow or convert Loans into SOFR Loans but fails to select the duration of any Interest Period for any SOFR Loans within the time period and otherwise as provided in this Section 4.05, such SOFR Loan shall have an Interest Period of one month.

SECTION 4.06. Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent.

(a) Unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of SOFR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of ABR Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of ABR Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and Borrower severally agree to pay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to Borrower the amount of such interest paid by Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to Administrative Agent.

(b) Unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Lenders hereunder that Borrower will not make such payment, Administrative Agent may assume that Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Lenders, as the case may be, the amount due.

 

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In such event, if Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Lenders, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or L/C Lender, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate. A notice of Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

SECTION 4.07. Right of Setoff, Sharing of Payments; Etc.

(a) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Credit Party agrees that, in addition to (and without limitation of) any right of setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim a Lender may otherwise have, each Lender shall be entitled, at its option (to the fullest extent permitted by law), subject to obtaining the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, to set off and apply any deposit (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), or other indebtedness, held by it for the credit or account of such Credit Party at any of its offices, in Dollars or in any other currency, against any principal of or interest on any of such Lender’s Loans, Reimbursement Obligations or any other amount payable to such Lender hereunder that is not paid when due (regardless of whether such deposit or other indebtedness is then due to such Credit Party), in which case it shall promptly notify such Credit Party thereof; provided, however, that such Lender’s failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity thereof; and provided, further that no such right of setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim shall apply to any funds held for the benefit of any third party or for further distribution to any Governmental Authority.

(b) Each of the Lenders agrees that, if it should receive (other than pursuant to Section 2.09(b), Section 2.10(b), Section 2.11, Section 2.12, Section 2.13, Section 2.15, Article V, Section 13.04 or Section 13.05(d) or as otherwise specifically provided herein or in the Engagement Letter) any amount hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of setoff or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents (including any guarantee), or otherwise) which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations or fees, the sum of which with respect to the related sum or sums received by other Lenders is in a greater proportion than the total of such amounts then owed and due to such Lender bears to the total of such amounts then owed and due to all of the Lenders immediately prior to such receipt, then such Lender receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse or warranty from the other Lenders an interest in the Obligations to such Lenders in such amount as shall result in a proportional participation by all of the Lenders in such amount; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. Borrower consents to the foregoing arrangements.

(c) Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing such a participation may exercise all rights of setoff, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of Loans or other amounts (as the case may be) owing to such Lender in the amount of such participation.

(d) Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise, and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other Indebtedness or obligation of any Credit Party. If, under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, any Lender receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this Section 4.07 applies, such Lender shall, to the extent practicable, exercise its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the Lenders entitled under this Section 4.07 to share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured claim.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4.07, in the event that any Defaulting Lender exercises any right of setoff, (i) all amounts so set off will be paid over immediately to Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.14 and, pending such payment, will be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent, each L/C Lender, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders and (ii) the Defaulting Lender will provide promptly to Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.

ARTICLE V.

YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.

SECTION 5.01. Additional Costs.

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) subject any Lender to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Note, any Letter of Credit or any Lender’s participation therein, any L/C Document or any Loan made by it, any deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof by any Governmental Authority (except for any Covered Taxes or Excluded Taxes);

(ii) impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender, in each case, that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Term SOFR hereunder; or

(iii) impose on any Lender any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or SOFR Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to materially increase the cost to such Lender or L/C Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining SOFR Loans (or of maintaining its obligation to make any SOFR Loans) or issuing, maintaining or participating in Letters of Credit (or maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), then, in any such case, Borrower shall, within 10 days of written demand therefor, pay such Lender or L/C Lender any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or L/C Lender for such increased cost; provided that requests for additional compensation due to increased costs shall be limited to circumstances generally affecting the banking market and for which the requesting Lender certifies that it is the general policy or practice of such requesting Lender or L/C Lender to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other similar agreements. If any Lender or L/C Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this subsection, it shall promptly notify Borrower, through Administrative Agent, of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled.

(b) A certificate as to any additional amounts setting forth the calculation of such additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.01 submitted by such Lender or L/C Lender, through Administrative Agent, to Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of clearly demonstrable error. Without limiting the survival of any other covenant hereunder, this Section 5.01 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Notes and all other Obligations payable hereunder.

 

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(c) In the event that any Lender shall have determined that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or the Lender’s holding company with regard to capital or liquidity requirements, does or shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such holding company’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder, the Commitments of such Lender, the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans held by such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, after submission by such Lender or Borrower (with a copy to Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor (setting forth in reasonable detail the amount payable to the affected Lender and the basis for such request), Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction; provided that requests for additional compensation due to increased costs shall be limited to circumstances generally affecting the banking market and for which the requesting Lender certifies that it is the general policy or practice of such requesting Lender to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other similar agreements.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 5.01 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than ninety (90) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies Borrower of the change in law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

SECTION 5.02. Inability to Determine Interest Rate.

(a) If prior to the first day of any Interest Period: (a) Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Term SOFR for such Interest Period or (b) the Required Lenders determine that Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed SOFR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such SOFR Loans (in each case, “Impacted Loans”), Administrative Agent shall give electronic mail or telephonic notice thereof to Borrower and the Lenders as soon as practicable thereof. If such notice is given, (x) any SOFR Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to SOFR Loans shall be converted to, or continued as, ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding SOFR Loans shall be converted, on the first day of such Interest Period, to ABR Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by Administrative Agent (which Administrative Agent agrees to do if the circumstances giving rise to such notice cease to exist), no further SOFR Loans shall be made, or continued as such, nor shall Borrower have the right to convert Loans to, SOFR Loans.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there are Impacted Loans as provided above, Administrative Agent, in consultation with Borrower and the affected Lenders, may establish an alternative interest rate for the Impacted Loans, in which case, such alternative rate of interest shall apply with respect to the Impacted Loans (to the extent Borrower does not elect to maintain such Impacted Loans as ABR Loans) until (1) Administrative Agent revokes the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans (which Administrative Agent agrees to do if the circumstances giving rise to Impacted Loans cease to exist), (2) Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders notify Administrative Agent and Borrower that such alternative interest rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding the Impacted Loans, or (3) any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to such alternative rate of interest or to determine or charge interest rates based upon such rate or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to do any of the foregoing and provides Administrative Agent and Borrower written notice thereof.

 

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SECTION 5.03. Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that any change after the Closing Date in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender or its Applicable Lending Office to honor its obligation to make or maintain SOFR Loans or issue Letters of Credit hereunder (and, in the sole opinion of such Lender, the designation of a different Applicable Lending Office would either not avoid such unlawfulness or would be disadvantageous to such Lender), then such Lender shall promptly notify Borrower thereof (with a copy to Administrative Agent) and such Lender’s obligation to make or continue, or to convert Loans of any other Type into, SOFR Loans or issue Letters of Credit shall be suspended until such time as such Lender or L/C Lender may again make and maintain SOFR Loans or issue Letters of Credit (in which case the provisions of Section 5.04 shall be applicable).

SECTION 5.04. Treatment of Affected Loans. If the obligation of any Lender to make SOFR Loans or to continue, or to convert ABR Loans into, SOFR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.03, such Lender’s SOFR Loans shall be automatically converted into ABR Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such SOFR Loans (or on such earlier date as such Lender may specify to Borrower with a copy to Administrative Agent as is required by law) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 5.03 which gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:

(i) to the extent that such Lender’s SOFR Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal which would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s SOFR Loans shall be applied instead to its ABR Loans; and

(ii) all Loans which would otherwise be made or continued by such Lender as SOFR Loans shall be made or continued instead as ABR Loans and all ABR Loans of such Lender which would otherwise be converted into SOFR Loans shall remain as ABR Loans.

If such Lender gives notice to Borrower with a copy to Administrative Agent that the circumstances specified in Section 5.03 which gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s SOFR Loans pursuant to this Section 5.04 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when SOFR Loans are outstanding, such Lender’s ABR Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding SOFR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding SOFR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, Types and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.

SECTION 5.05. Compensation.

(a) Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense (excluding any loss of profits or margin) which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (1) default by Borrower in payment when due of the principal amount of or interest on any SOFR Loan, (2) default by Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of SOFR Loans after Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (3) Borrower making any prepayment of SOFR Loans other than on the date specified in the relevant prepayment notice, or (4) the conversion or the making of a payment or a prepayment (including any repayments or prepayments made pursuant to Sections 2.09 or 2.10 or as a result of an acceleration of Loans pursuant to Section 11.01 or as a result of the replacement of a Lender pursuant to Section 2.11 or 13.04(b)) of SOFR Loans on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, including in each case, any such loss (excluding any loss of profits or margin) or expense arising from the reemployment of funds obtained by it or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained; provided that no such amounts under this Section 5.05(a) shall be payable by Borrower in connection with any termination in accordance with Section 2.12(b) of any Interest Period of one month or shorter.

 

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(b) Any Lender requesting compensation pursuant to this Section 5.05 will furnish to Administrative Agent and Borrower a certificate setting forth the basis and amount of such request and such certificate, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive. Without limiting the survival of any other covenant hereunder, this covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable hereunder.

SECTION 5.06. Net Payments.

(a) Except as provided in this Section 5.06(a), all payments made by any Credit Party under any Credit Document will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. Except as required by applicable Law, all such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any Taxes. If any Taxes are required to be so deducted or withheld in respect of any such payment, then (i) the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the applicable Withholding Agent to be required, (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, and (iii) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of any Covered Taxes, the applicable Credit Party agrees to increase the sum payable to the Administrative Agent or a Lender (as applicable) by such Credit Party so that, after such deduction or withholding for such Covered Taxes (including such deduction or withholding on account of Covered Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.06), such payment will equal the sum such Lender (or, in the case of a payment made to Administrative Agent for its own account, the Administrative Agent) would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made; provided that, if the applicable Withholding Agent in respect of a Covered Tax or Other Tax is a Person other than a Credit Party or Administrative Agent (e.g., a Lender), the additional amounts required to be paid by a Credit Party under this Section 5.06 in respect of such Tax shall not be greater than the additional amounts such Credit Party would have been obligated to pay if such Credit Party had made payment of such sum directly to the applicable beneficial owner of such payment; provided, further, that such Tax would not have been an Excluded Tax had such beneficial owner been a Lender hereunder and had complied with the provisions of Section 5.06(b). The applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the amount of any Taxes deducted or withheld from a payment made by a Credit Party under any Credit Document to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law. If any Credit Party is the applicable Withholding Agent, Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent within 45 days after the date the payment of any Taxes is due pursuant to applicable Law documentation reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent evidencing such payment by the applicable Credit Party. Without duplication of the foregoing, the Credit Parties agree to indemnify and hold harmless Administrative Agent and each Lender, and reimburse such Lender or Administrative Agent (as applicable) upon its written request, for the amount of any Covered Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Lender or Administrative Agent (including Covered Taxes imposed or asserted on amounts payable under this Section 5.06) and for any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom, in each case, whether or not such Covered Taxes were correctly or legally imposed. Such request shall include a certificate of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the basis of such request, which request shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(b) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to any payments made under any Credit Document shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or 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 Borrower or Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will enable Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

(ii) Each Lender that is not a U.S. Person (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) agrees to the extent it is legally eligible to do so to deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of Borrower or Administrative Agent, (A) two accurate and complete signed copies of the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 together with any applicable attachments certifying to such Lender’s entitlement to exemption from or reduction in the rate of United States federal withholding tax, or (B) if the Lender is claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 or D-4 (any such certificate, a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) two accurate and complete signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable. Each Non-U.S. Lender, to the extent it is not the beneficial owner, shall deliver to Administrative Agent and to Borrower, on or prior to the date such Lender becomes a party to this agreement or on such later date when such Lender ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of such sums paid or payable, and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of Borrower or Administrative Agent, (i) two copies of the documentation required to be provided by such Lender under this Section 5.06(b), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, to establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to which such Lender acts for its own account and is not subject to United States federal withholding tax, and (ii) two copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, together with the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8, Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1, D-2 or D-3, and/or any other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable.

(iii) Each Lender that is a “U.S. Person” shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, deliver, to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of Borrower or Administrative Agent, two properly completed and duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or any successor form, certifying that such Person is exempt from United States federal backup withholding on payments made hereunder.

(iv) Each Lender shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, deliver Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other documentation 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 Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

 

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(v) If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to United States 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 Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or 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 Borrower or Administrative Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine whether such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment, if any. For purposes of this Section 5.06(b)(v), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Closing Date.

(vi) Each Lender agrees that from time to time after the Closing Date, when a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders any documentation previously provided pursuant to this Section 5.06(b) obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it will deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent updated documentation and any other documentation as may be required by applicable Law in order to confirm or establish the entitlement of such Lender to a continued exemption from or reduction in United States federal withholding tax with respect to payments under any Credit Document.

(vii) Each Lender authorizes Administrative Agent to deliver to the Credit Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 5.06(b).

(c) On or before the date Administrative Agent becomes a party to this Agreement, if Administrative Agent is a U.S. Person, it shall deliver two executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding. Otherwise, Administrative Agent (including any successor Administrative Agent that is not a U.S. Person) shall deliver two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (with respect to any payments to be received on its own behalf) and Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (for all other payments) certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business in the United States and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with the Credit Parties to be treated as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments (and the Credit Parties and Administrative Agent agree to so treat Administrative Agent as a U.S. Person for U.S. federal withholding purposes with respect to such payments). Administrative Agent shall not be required to provide any documentation that Administrative Agent is not legally eligible to deliver as a result of a Change in Law after the Closing Date.

(d) In addition, Borrower agrees to (and shall timely) pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes or any other similar charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, filing, recordation, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Credit Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment pursuant to Section 2.11(a)) (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

(e) Any Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 5.06 agrees to use (at the Credit Parties’ expense) reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restriction) to change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office if the making of such change would avoid the need for, or in the opinion of such Lender, materially reduce the amount of, any such additional amounts that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the sole judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.

 

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(f) If (i) Administrative Agent or any Lender receives a refund in respect of Tax as to which it has been indemnified by a Credit Party pursuant to this Section 5.06 (a “Tax Benefit”), then Administrative Agent or such Lender shall notify Borrower of such Tax Benefit and forward the proceeds of such Tax Benefit (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 5.06 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund) and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such Tax Benefit) (or relevant portion thereof) to Borrower as reduced by any reasonable expense or liability incurred by Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection with obtaining such Tax Benefit; provided, however, that Borrower, upon the written request of Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such Tax Benefit to such Governmental Authority. This Section 5.06(f) shall not be construed to require Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to Borrower or any other Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event will any Lender or Administrative Agent be required to pay any amount to Borrower the payment of which would place such Lender or Administrative Agent in a less favorable net after-tax position than such Lender or Administrative Agent 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 additional amounts giving rise to such refund of any Taxes had never been paid.

(g) For purposes of this Section 5.06, the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA and the term “Lender” includes any L/C Lender and Swingline Lender.

(h) Each party’s obligation under this Section 5.06 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of any Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

ARTICLE VI.

GUARANTEES

SECTION 6.01. The Guarantees. Each (a) Guarantor, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, hereby guarantees as primary obligor and not as surety to each Secured Party and its successors and assigns the prompt payment and performance in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, demand or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under the Bankruptcy Code) on the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, Borrower, and (b) Credit Party, jointly and severally with each other Credit Party, hereby guarantees as primary obligor and not as surety to each Secured Party and its successors and assigns the prompt payment and performance in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under the Bankruptcy Code) of all other Obligations from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any other Credit Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary under any Credit Document, any Credit Swap Contract entered into with a Swap Provider or any Secured Cash Management Agreement entered into with a Cash Management Bank, in each case now or hereinafter created, incurred or made, whether absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated and strictly in accordance with the terms thereof; provided, that (i) the obligations guaranteed shall exclude obligations under any Credit Swap Contract or Secured Cash Management Agreements with respect to which the applicable Swap Provider or Cash Management Bank, as applicable, provides notice to Borrower that it does not want such Credit Swap Contract or Secured Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, to be secured, and (ii) as to each Guarantor the obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations in respect of such Guarantor (such obligations being guaranteed pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above being herein collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations” (it being understood that each Credit Party’s Guaranteed Obligations shall not include any Obligations with respect to which such Credit Party is the primary obligor)).

 

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Each Credit Party, jointly and severally with each other Credit Party, hereby agrees that if any other Credit Party shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, such Credit Party will promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

SECTION 6.02. Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Credit Parties under Section 6.01 shall constitute a guaranty of payment (and not of collection) and are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations under this Agreement, the Notes or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor (except for Payment in Full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any of the Credit Parties with respect to its respective guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:

(i) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Credit Parties, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

(ii) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Credit Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(iii) the release of any other Credit Party pursuant to Section 6.08;

(iv) any renewal, extension or acceleration of, or any increase in the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of, or any consent to departure from, the Credit Documents;

(v) any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, delay in enforcement, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under any Credit Documents, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations;

(vi) any settlement, compromise, release, or discharge of, or acceptance or refusal of any offer of payment or performance with respect to, or any substitutions for, the Guaranteed Obligations or any subordination of the Guaranteed Obligations to any other obligations; (vii) the validity, perfection, non-perfection or lapse in perfection, priority or avoidance of any security interest or lien, the release of any or all collateral securing, or purporting to secure, the Guaranteed Obligations or any other impairment of such collateral;

 

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(viii) any exercise of remedies with respect to any security for the Guaranteed Obligations (including, without limitation, any collateral, including the Collateral securing or purporting to secure any of the Guaranteed Obligations) at such time and in such order and in such manner as Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties may decide and whether or not every aspect thereof is commercially reasonable and whether or not such action constitutes an election of remedies and even if such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy that any Credit Party would otherwise have and without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provisions hereof, each Credit Party hereby expressly waives any and all benefits which might otherwise be available to such Credit Party as a surety under applicable law, including, without limitation, California Civil Code Sections 2809, 2810, 2819, 2939, 2845, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2855, 2899 and 3433; or

(ix) any other circumstance whatsoever (other than payment in full) which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Credit Party as a guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations or which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of any Credit Party as a guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, or of such Credit Party under the guarantee contained in this Article VI or of any security interest granted by any Credit Party in its capacity as a guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or similar law, or in any other instance.

The Credit Parties hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest, marshaling and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party thereof exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Credit Party under this Agreement, the Notes, the Credit Swap Contracts or the Secured Cash Management Agreements or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Credit Parties waive any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party thereof upon this guarantee or acceptance of this guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this guarantee, and all dealings between the Credit Parties and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this guarantee. This guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment and performance without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by the Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Credit Parties hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other Person at any time of any right or remedy against any Credit Party or against any other Person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Credit Parties and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Parties, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6.02 shall permit amendments to the Credit Documents or an acceleration of the Obligations other than as set forth in the Credit Documents.

 

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SECTION 6.03. Reinstatement. The obligations of the Credit Parties under this Article VI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Credit Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise. The Credit Parties jointly and severally agree that, subjection to the limitations set forth in Section 13.03, they will indemnify each Secured Party on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel) incurred by such Secured Party in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, other than any costs or expenses resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or material breach by, such Secured Party.

SECTION 6.04. Subrogation; Subordination. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that until the payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations and the expiration and termination of the Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement it shall not exercise any right or remedy arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 6.01, whether by subrogation, contribution or otherwise, against any Credit Party of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The payment of any amounts due with respect to any indebtedness of any Credit Party now or hereafter owing to any Credit Party by reason of any payment by such Credit Party under the Guarantee in this Article VI is hereby subordinated to the prior Payment in Full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Credit Party agrees that it will not demand, sue for or otherwise attempt to collect any such indebtedness of any other Credit Party to such Credit Party until the Obligations shall have been Paid in Full in cash. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and any amounts are paid to the Credit Parties in violation of the foregoing limitation, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Credit Party as trustee for the Secured Parties and be paid over to Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations without affecting in any manner the liability of such Credit Party under the other provisions of the guaranty contained herein.

SECTION 6.05. Remedies. The Credit Parties jointly and severally agree that, as between the Credit Parties and the Lenders, the obligations of any Credit Party under this Agreement and the Notes may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Article XI (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said Article XI) for purposes of Section 6.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable arising under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other law providing for protection from creditors) as against such other Credit Parties and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the other Credit Parties for purposes of Section 6.01.

SECTION 6.06. Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article VI is a continuing guarantee of payment and performance, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.

SECTION 6.07. General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Credit Party under Section 6.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 6.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Credit Party, any Secured Party or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.

 

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SECTION 6.08. Release of Guarantors. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Credit Documents, (i) the Equity Interests of any Guarantor are directly or indirectly sold or otherwise transferred such that such Guarantor no longer constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary (a “Transferred Guarantor”) to a Person or Persons, none of which is Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary is designated as or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary (provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Guarantor shall not be so released solely due to becoming an Excluded Subsidiary of the type described in clause (d) of the definition thereof due to a disposition of less than all of the Equity Interests of such Guarantor to an Affiliate of any Credit Party) or (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Credit Party and is merged, consolidated, liquidated or dissolved in accordance with Section 10.05 and is not the surviving entity of such transaction (a “Liquidated Subsidiary”), such Transferred Guarantor, Excluded Subsidiary or Liquidated Subsidiary, as applicable, upon the consummation of such sale, transfer, designation or such Person becoming an Excluded Subsidiary or merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation, as applicable, shall (without limiting the obligations of any surviving or successor entity to any Liquidated Subsidiary to become or remain a Guarantor) be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 13.03 hereof) and the other Credit Documents, and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Security Document, and the pledge of Equity Interests in any Transferred Guarantor or any Unrestricted Subsidiary to Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request, Collateral Agent shall take such actions as are necessary to effect and evidence each release described in this Section 6.08 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Security Documents and this Agreement.

SECTION 6.09. Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Credit Party to honor all of its obligations under the Guarantee in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 6.09 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 6.09, or otherwise under the Guarantee, as it relates to such Credit Party, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 6.09 constitute, and this Section 6.09 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Credit Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

SECTION 6.10. Right of Contribution. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that to the extent that a Credit Party (a “Funding Credit Party”) shall have paid more than its Fair Share (as defined below) of any payment made hereunder, such Credit Party shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Credit Party hereunder which has not paid its Fair Share of such payment. Each Credit Party’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 6.04. The provisions of this Section 6.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Credit Party to the Secured Parties, and each Credit Party shall remain liable to the Secured Parties for the full amount guaranteed by such Credit Party hereunder. “Fair Share” shall mean, with respect to a Credit Party as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the ratio of (A) the Adjusted Maximum Amount (as defined below) with respect to such Credit Party to (B) the aggregate of the Adjusted Maximum Amounts with respect to all Credit Parties multiplied by (ii) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Funding Credit Parties under this Article VI in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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“Adjusted Maximum Amount” shall mean, with respect to a Credit Party as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Credit Party under this Article VI; provided that, solely for purposes of calculating the “Adjusted Maximum Amount” with respect to any Credit Party for purposes of this Section 6.10, any assets or liabilities of such Credit Party arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Credit Party. The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Funding Credit Party.

ARTICLE VII.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

SECTION 7.01. Conditions to Initial Extensions of Credit.

The obligations of Lenders to make any initial extension of credit hereunder (whether by making a Loan or issuing a replacement and/or new Letter of Credit) are subject to the satisfaction of the following:

(a) Corporate Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Organizational Documents of each Credit Party, Holdco and RRR and evidence of all corporate or other applicable authority for each Credit Party, Holdco and RRR (including resolutions or written consents and incumbency certificates) with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of such of the Credit Documents to which each such Credit Party, Holdco and RRR is intended to be a party as of the Closing Date, certified as of the Closing Date as complete and correct copies thereof by a Responsible Officer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Credit Party, Holdco and RRR (or the member or manager or general partner of such Credit Party, Holdco and RRR, as applicable).

(b) Officer’s Certificate. Administrative Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of Borrower, dated the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.02(a)(i) and 7.02(a)(ii) have been satisfied.

(c) Opinions of Counsel. Administrative Agent shall have received the following opinions, each of which shall be addressed to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Lenders, dated the Closing Date and covering such matters as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in a manner customary for transactions of this type:

(i) an opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP, special counsel to the Credit Parties; and

(ii) an opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, local Nevada counsel to the Credit Parties.

(d) Notes. Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Notes, duly completed and executed, for each Lender that requested a Note at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(e) Credit Agreement. Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each Credit Party and each Person that is a Lender on the Closing Date.

(f) Filings and Lien Searches. Administrative Agent shall have received (i) UCC financing statements in form appropriate for filing in the jurisdiction of organization of each Credit Party, (ii) results of lien searches conducted in the jurisdictions in which the Credit Parties are organized and (iii) security agreements or other agreements in appropriate form for filing in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office with respect to Intellectual Property of the Credit Parties (other than the Intellectual Property previously filed against) to the extent required pursuant to the Security Agreement.

 

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(g) Security Documents. (i) Administrative Agent shall have received the Existing Security Agreement, the A&R Security Agreement, the Existing Pledge Agreement, the A&R Pledge Agreement, the Custodian Agreement and the Initial Perfection Certificate, in each case, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the applicable Credit Parties, Holdco and RRR, and (ii) Collateral Agent shall have received, to the extent required pursuant to the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement and not prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming/Racing Laws and/or any Gaming/Racing Licenses), (1) original certificates representing the certificated Pledged Securities (as defined in the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement) required to be delivered to Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement, accompanied by original undated stock powers executed in blank (except as set forth on Schedule 9.15 or to the extent previously delivered) (provided that, the pledge of any Equity Interests of any Person that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Nevada Gaming/Racing Authorities as a licensee or registered company under the Nevada Gaming/Racing Laws will require the approval of the Nevada Gaming/Racing Authorities in order to be effective, and no certificates evidencing the Equity Interests of such Person or any undated stock powers or assignments separate from certificate relating thereto shall be delivered to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any custodial agent thereof until such approval has been obtained; provided, further that, all certificates representing such Equity Interests (and the corresponding undated stock powers or assignments separate from certificate) shall be held in the State of Nevada by a bailee reasonably agreed to by Administrative Agent pursuant to a Custodian Agreement in the form of Exhibit U), and (2) the promissory notes, intercompany notes, instruments, and chattel paper identified under the name of such Credit Parties in Schedule 6 to the Initial Perfection Certificate (other than such certificates, promissory notes, intercompany notes, instruments and chattel paper that constitute “Excluded Property” (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement)), accompanied by undated notations or instruments of assignment executed in blank, and all of the foregoing shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent in form and substance (in each case to the extent required to be delivered to Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement) (except as set forth on Schedule 9.15 or to the extent previously delivered).

(h) Financial Statements. Administrative Agent shall have received the audited consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (before giving effect to the Transactions) as of December 31, 2023, and the related statements of income, changes in members’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, together with reports thereon by Ernst & Young LLP, certified public accountants; provided, that Administrative Agent acknowledges that it has received such balance sheets and related statements of earnings, changes in members’ equity and cash flows and reports thereon.

(i) Insurance. Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of insurance complying with the requirements of Section 9.02 and certificates naming Collateral Agent as an additional insured and/or lender’s loss payee to the extent required pursuant to such Section 9.02.

(j) Closing Date Refinancing. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have effected (or will, on the Closing Date, effect) the repayment in full of all obligations and indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the Existing Revolving Commitments (other than with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit), the Existing Term A-5 Facility Loans and the Existing Term B-1 Facility Loans (subject to any lenders thereunder who have elected a “cashless roll” option (if any)), including, without limitation, the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing thereon and the termination of all outstanding commitments in effect under the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

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(k) Approvals. Other than as set forth in Section 8.06, Section 8.15 and on Schedule 9.15, all necessary Gaming/Racing Approvals and Governmental Authority and third party approvals and/or consents in connection with the Transactions, including without limitation, the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any competent authority which restrains, enjoins, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the consummation of the Transactions. In addition, there shall not exist any judgment, order, injunction or other restraint, and there shall be no pending litigation or proceeding by any Governmental Authority, prohibiting, enjoining or imposing materially adverse conditions upon the Transactions, or on the consummation thereof.

(l) Solvency. Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate in the form of Exhibit G from a Responsible Officer of Borrower with respect to the Solvency of Borrower (on a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries), immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions.

(m) Payment of Fees and Expenses. To the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all costs, fees, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, and of local counsel in any applicable jurisdiction, if any) of Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and (in the case of fees only) the Lenders required to be paid by this Agreement or by the Engagement Letter, in each case, payable to Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and/or the Lenders in respect of the Transactions, shall have been, or shall substantially concurrently with the initial extension of credit hereunder be, paid to the extent due.

(n) Patriot Act. On or prior to the Closing Date, Administrative Agent shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by Administrative Agent) all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date by Administrative Agent that Administrative Agent reasonably determines is required by regulatory authorities from the Credit Parties under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Act.

(o) Beneficial Ownership Certification. Administrative Agent shall have received, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by Administrative Agent), a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to Borrower if it qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation to the extent requested not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(p) Material Adverse Changes. Since December 31, 2023, there has been no event, change or condition that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(q) Flood Matters. With respect to each Mortgaged Real Property (as hereinafter defined), a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with respect to each such Mortgaged Real Property, and if such Mortgaged Real Property is located in a special flood hazard area, a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by Borrower relating thereto together with evidence of insurance as required pursuant to Section 9.02(c).

SECTION 7.02. Conditions to All Extensions of Credit. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1.08, the obligations of the Lenders to make any Loan or otherwise extend any credit to Borrower upon the occasion of each Borrowing or other extension of credit (whether by making a Loan or issuing a Letter of Credit) hereunder (including the initial borrowing) is subject to the conditions precedent that:

 

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(a) No Default or Event of Default; Representations and Warranties True. Both immediately prior to the making of such Loan or other extension of credit (other than any Loan pursuant to an Incremental Commitment on an Incremental Effective Date, which shall be subject only to the applicable conditions set forth in Section 2.12) and also after giving effect thereto and to the intended use thereof:

(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (provided that this clause (i) shall be subject to Section 1.08);

(ii) each of the representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties in Article VIII and by each Credit Party, Holdco and RRR in each of the other Credit Documents to which it is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the making of such Loan or other extension of credit with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (it being understood and agreed that any such representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of an earlier date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of such earlier date, and that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the applicable date) (provided that this clause (ii) shall be subject to Section 1.08); and

(iii) (A) the sum of the aggregate amount of the outstanding Revolving Loans, plus the aggregate amount of the outstanding Swingline Loans plus the aggregate outstanding L/C Liabilities shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect and (B) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of all Revolving Lenders in respect of the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments does not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche then in effect.

(b) Notice of Borrowing. Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing and/or Letter of Credit Request, as applicable, duly completed and complying with Section 4.05. Each Notice of Borrowing or Letter of Credit Request delivered by Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower that on and as of the relevant borrowing date or date of issuance of the relevant Letter of Credit (both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such borrowing or issuance and the application of the proceeds thereof) that the applicable conditions in Section 7.02 have been satisfied.

ARTICLE VIII.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Credit Party represents and warrants to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lenders that, at and as of each date required by Section 7.02(a)(ii), in each case immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the transactions to occur on such date:

SECTION 8.01. Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law.

(a) Borrower, Holdco, RRR and each Restricted Subsidiary (i) (A) is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (B) is in good standing (to the extent applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (ii) (A) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority, and (B) has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to own its Property and carry on its business as now being conducted; and (iii) is qualified to do business and is in good standing (to the extent applicable) in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary; except, in the case of clauses (i)(B) (other than with respect to Borrower), (ii)(B) and (iii) where the failure thereof individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) Neither Borrower, Holdco, RRR nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor any of its Property is in violation of, nor will the continued operation of Borrower’s, Holdco’s, RRR’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s Property as currently conducted violate, any Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, the Act and any zoning or building ordinance, code or approval or permits or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the Real Property) or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction, decree or order of any Governmental Authority, where such violations or defaults would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Neither Borrower, any Guarantor, RRR nor Holdco is an Affected Financial Institution.

SECTION 8.02. Financial Condition; Etc. Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent or made publicly available the audited consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (before giving effect to the Transactions) as of December 31, 2023, and the related statements of earnings, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended on those dates, together with reports thereon by Ernst & Young LLP, certified public accountants. All of said financial statements, including in each case the related schedules and notes, are true, complete and correct in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates of said balance sheets and the results of their operations for the respective periods covered thereby, subject (in the case of interim statements) to normal period-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

SECTION 8.03. Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.03, there is no Proceeding (other than any (a) qui tam Proceeding, to which this Section 8.03 is limited to knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, and (b) normal overseeing reviews of any Gaming/Racing Authority) pending against, or to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened in writing against, Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective Properties before any Governmental Authority or private arbitrator that (i) either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) as of the Closing Date only, challenges the validity or enforceability of any of the Credit Documents.

SECTION 8.04. No Breach; No Default.

(a) None of the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR of any Credit Document to which it is a party nor the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated (including the Transactions) do or will (i) conflict with or result in a breach of, or require any consent (which has not been obtained and is in full force and effect) under (x) any Organizational Document of any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR or (y) any applicable Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming/Racing Law) or (z) any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority binding on any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR or tortiously interfere with, result in a breach of, or require termination of, any term or provision of any Contractual Obligation of any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR or (ii) constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such Contractual Obligation or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (except for the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any Property of any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, except with respect to (i)(y), (i)(z), (ii) or (iii) which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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SECTION 8.05. Action. Borrower, Holdco, RRR and each Restricted Subsidiary has all necessary corporate or other organizational power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Credit Document to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions herein and therein contemplated; the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower, Holdco, RRR and each Restricted Subsidiary of each Credit Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other organizational action on its part; and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Credit Party and constitutes, and each of the Credit Documents to which it is a party when executed and delivered by such Credit Party, Holdco or RRR will constitute, its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against each Credit Party, Holdco and RRR, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability from time to time in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies and (b) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

SECTION 8.06. Approvals. No authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by Borrower, Holdco, RRR or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or for the legality, validity or enforceability hereof or thereof or for the consummation of the Transactions, except for: (i) authorizations, approvals or consents of, and filings or registrations with any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange previously obtained, made, received or issued, (ii) filings and recordings in respect of the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, (iii) the filings referred to in Section 8.14, (iv) waiver by the Gaming/Racing Authorities of any qualification requirement on the part of the Lenders who do not otherwise qualify and are not banks or licensed lending institutions, (v) consents, authorizations and filings that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect or the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (vi) any required approvals (including prior approvals) of the requisite Gaming/Racing Authorities that any Agent, Lender or participant is required to obtain from, or any required filings with, requisite Gaming/Racing Authorities to exercise their respective rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as set forth in Section 13.13), (vii) prior approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission of the Existing Pledge Agreement, the Existing Security Agreement and the pledge of any Pledged Nevada Gaming Interests (as defined in the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement) (which have been obtained), (viii) prior administrative approval by the Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board or the Chair’s designee for the amendment of the Existing Pledge Agreement and the Existing Security Agreement by the A&R Pledge Agreement and the A&R Security Agreement, respectively, and (ix) filings of the Credit Documents with Governmental Authorities, including Gaming/Racing Authorities.

SECTION 8.07. ERISA and Foreign Employee Benefit Matters.

(a) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Company is in compliance with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan (other than to the extent such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).

(b) Each Foreign Plan is in compliance with all laws, regulations and rules applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such Foreign Plan (other than to the extent such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect). There are no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened against Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Entity with respect to any Foreign Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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SECTION 8.08. Taxes. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) all tax returns required to have been filed with any Governmental Authority by, or with respect to, Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries have been timely filed in accordance with all applicable Laws; and (ii) Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has timely paid or made provision for payment of all Taxes shown as due and payable on such tax returns that have been so filed or that are otherwise due and payable (including in its capacity as a withholding agent), other than Taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account any indemnity with respect to such Taxes provided by a third party to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) have been provided in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 8.09. Investment Company Act. Neither Borrower nor Holdco, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is an “investment company,” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” required to be regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

SECTION 8.10. Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.10 or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: (i) each of Borrower, Holdco and the Restricted Subsidiaries and each of their businesses, operations and Real Property is and in the last five years has been in material compliance with, and each has no liability under any Environmental Law; (ii) each of Borrower, Holdco and the Restricted Subsidiaries has obtained all Permits material to, and required for, the conduct of their businesses and operations, and the ownership, operation and use of their assets, all as currently conducted, under any Environmental Law, all such Permits are valid and in good standing and, under the currently effective business plans of Borrower, Holdco and the Restricted Subsidiaries, no material expenditures or operational adjustments would reasonably be expected to be required during the next five years in order to renew or modify such Permits; (iii) there has been no Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material on, at, under or from any real property or facility presently or formerly owned, leased, operated or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, used for waste disposal by Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their respective predecessors in interest that would reasonably be expected to result in liability to Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law; (iv) there is no Environmental Action pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened, against Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or, relating to real property currently or formerly owned, leased, operated or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, used for waste disposal, by Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or relating to the operations of Borrower, Holdco or the Restricted Subsidiaries; (v) none of Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is obligated to perform any action or otherwise incur any expense under any Environmental Law pursuant to any legally binding order, decree, judgment or agreement by which it is bound or has assumed by contract or agreement, and none of Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is conducting or financing any Response Action pursuant to any Environmental Law with respect to any location; (vi) no circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to (a) form the basis of an Environmental Action against Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their Real Property, facilities or assets or (b) cause any such Real Property, facilities or assets to be subject to any restriction on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law; and (vii) no Lien has been recorded or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened under any Environmental Law with respect to any Real Property or other assets of Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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SECTION 8.11. Use of Proceeds.

(a) Borrower will use the proceeds of:

(i) Revolving Loans and Term B Facility Loans made on the Closing Date to finance a portion of the Transactions and for general corporate purposes; and

(ii) Revolving Loans and Term Loans made after the Closing Date for working capital, capital expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions (and other Acquisitions not prohibited hereunder), permitted Investments and general corporate purposes and for any other purposes not prohibited by this Agreement.

(b) Neither Borrower, Holdco, RRR nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of any extension of credit (including any Loans and Letters of Credit) hereunder will be used directly or indirectly and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for such purpose or to refund Indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose or for any other purpose, in each case, that entails a violation of, or is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X. The pledge of any Equity Interests by any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR pursuant to the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement does not violate such regulations.

SECTION 8.12. Subsidiaries.

(a) Schedule 8.12(a) sets forth a true and complete list of the following: (i) all the Subsidiaries of Borrower, Holdco and RRR as of the Closing Date; (ii) the name and jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each such Subsidiary as of the Closing Date; and (iii) as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage and number of each class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by Borrower, Holdco, RRR and their respective Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

(b) Schedule 8.12(b) sets forth a true and complete list of all the Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

(c) Schedule 8.12(c) sets forth a true and complete list of all the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

(d) Schedule 8.12(d) sets forth a true and complete list of all of the Native American Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

SECTION 8.13. Ownership of Property; Liens.

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 8.13(a), (a) Borrower, Holdco and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or a valid (with respect to Real Property and Vessels) leasehold interest in (or subleasehold interest in or other right to occupy), all material assets and Property (including Mortgaged Real Property and Mortgaged Vessels) (tangible and intangible) owned or occupied by it (except insofar as marketability may be limited by any laws or regulations of any Governmental Authority affecting such assets), except for minor defects in title that do not interfere in any material respect with the ability of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such assets and Properties for their intended purposes and (b) all such assets and Property are subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens. All of the assets and Property owned by, leased to or used by Borrower, Holdco and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries in its respective businesses are in good operating condition and repair in all material respects (ordinary wear and tear and casualty and force majeure excepted) except in each case where the failure of such asset to meet such requirements would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) RRR has good and marketable title to the Voting Stock issued to it by Borrower, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except Permitted Liens.

(c) As of the Closing Date, each Vessel or Replacement Vessel that constitutes a Mortgaged Vessel will be duly documented in the applicable Credit Party’s name with a current and valid certificate of documentation issued by the National Vessel Documentation Center as a vessel of the United States flag.

SECTION 8.14. Security Interest; Etc.

(a) Subject to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws, the Security Documents, once executed and delivered, will create, in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the Obligations, a valid and enforceable security interest in and Lien upon all of the Collateral (subject to any applicable provisions set forth herein or in the Security Documents with respect to limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect the security interests and Liens on the collateral described therein), and upon (i) filing, recording, registering or taking such other actions as may be necessary with the appropriate Governmental Authorities (including payment of applicable filing and recording taxes), (ii) the taking of possession or control by Collateral Agent of the Pledged Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control which possession or control shall be given to Collateral Agent to the extent possession or control by Collateral Agent is required by the Security Agreement and (iii) delivery of the applicable documents to Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Security Documents, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, such security interest shall be a perfected security interest in and Lien upon all of the Collateral (subject to any applicable provisions set forth herein or in the Security Documents with respect to limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect the security interests and Liens on the collateral described therein) superior to and prior to the Liens of all third Persons (other than Permitted Liens) and subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(b) Each Ship Mortgage, once executed and delivered, will create, upon filing and recording in the National Vessel Documentation Center of the United States Coast Guard, in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable preferred mortgage upon the applicable Mortgaged Vessel under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code, subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.

Notwithstanding anything herein (including this Section 8.14) or in any other Credit Document to the contrary, neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party makes any representation or warranty as to (A) the effects of perfection or non-perfection, priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest in any Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign Law, except to the extent such Foreign Subsidiary is designated a Guarantor, or (B) the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest to the extent such pledge, security interest, perfection or priority is not required pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

SECTION 8.15. Licenses and Permits. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15, Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries hold all material governmental permits, licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals (including Gaming/Racing Approvals) necessary for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to own, lease, and operate their respective Properties and to operate their respective businesses as now being conducted (collectively, the “Permits”), except for Permits the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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None of the Permits has been modified in any way since the Closing Date in a manner that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15, all Permits are in full force and effect except where the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15, neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received written notice that any Gaming/Racing Authority has commenced proceedings to suspend, revoke or not renew any such Permits where such suspensions, revocations or failure to renew would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.16. Disclosure. The information, reports, financial statements, exhibits and schedules furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR to any Secured Party prior to the Closing Date in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, but in each case excluding all projections and general industry or economic data, when taken as a whole and giving effect to all supplements and updates, did not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. The projections furnished by any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR to any Secured Party on or prior to the Closing Date were prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed by Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being understood that such assumptions and projections are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are outside of Borrower’s control, that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and that actual results may vary materially from the projections.

SECTION 8.17. Solvency. As of the Closing Date, immediately prior to and immediately following the consummation of the Transactions occurring on the Closing Date, Borrower (on a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries) is and will be Solvent (after giving effect to Section 6.07).

SECTION 8.18. [Reserved](a) .

SECTION 8.19. Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.19, Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or possesses adequate licenses or otherwise has the right to use all of the patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service mark applications, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how and processes (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) (including, as of the Closing Date, all Intellectual Property listed in Schedules 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c) to the Initial Perfection Certificate) that are necessary for the operation of its business as presently conducted except where failure to own or have such right would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and, as of the Closing Date, all registrations listed in Schedules 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c) to the Initial Perfection Certificate are, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, valid and in full force and effect, except where the invalidity of such registrations would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.19, as of the Closing Date, no claim is pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened to the effect that Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries infringes or violates the asserted rights of any other Person under any material Intellectual Property, except for such claims that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.19, as of the Closing Date, no claim is pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened to the effect that any such material Intellectual Property owned or licensed by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise has the right to use is invalid or unenforceable, except for such claims that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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SECTION 8.20. [Reserved].

SECTION 8.21. [Reserved].

SECTION 8.22. Insurance. Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured by financially sound and reputable insurers (determined as of the date such insurance was obtained) against such losses and risks (other than wind and flood damage) and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which it is engaged, except to the extent that such insurance is not available on commercially reasonable terms. Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries maintain all insurance required by Flood Insurance Laws (but shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, be required to obtain insurance with respect to wind and flood damage unless and to the extent required by such Flood Insurance Laws).

SECTION 8.23. Real Estate and Vessels.

(a) Schedule 8.23(a) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all Material Real Property owned and all Material Real Property leased by a Credit Party as of the Closing Date, including a brief description thereof, including, in the case of leases, the street address (to the extent available) and landlord name. Borrower has delivered to Collateral Agent true, complete and correct copies of all such leases.

(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 8.23(b), as of the Closing Date, to the best of knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower no Taking has been commenced or is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Material Real Property of a Credit Party or for the relocation of roadways providing access to such Material Real Property that either individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Schedule 8.23(c) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all Vessels owned or leased by a Credit Party as of the Closing Date with a fair market value in excess of $35.0 million that are located or otherwise maintained in the United States and registered with the United States Coast Guard (other than Excluded Property), including a brief description thereof.

SECTION 8.24. Leases.

(a) [Reserved].

(b) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have paid all material payments required to be made by it under all leases of Material Real Property where any of the Collateral is or may be located from time to time (other than any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and any amounts that are due but not yet delinquent), except where failure to make such payments would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, as of the Closing Date and thereafter, each lease of Material Real Property listed on Schedule 8.23(a) (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified by Schedule 5(b) to the Perfection Certificates that have been delivered pursuant to Section 9.04(h)(ii)) is in full force and effect and will be or is, as applicable, the legal, valid, binding and enforceable against the Credit Party party thereto, in accordance with its terms, in each case, except as such enforceability may be limited by (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability from time to time in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies and (y) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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(d) Borrower has not received written notice from any landlord of any existing breach, default, event of default or, to the best of knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a breach, default or an event of default by any Credit Party party to any of the leases of Material Real Property set forth on Schedule 8.23(a) (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified by Schedule 5(b) to each of the Perfection Certificates that have been delivered pursuant to Section 9.04(h)(ii)) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.25. Mortgaged Real Property. (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 8.25(a) or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property, as of the Closing Date, there has been issued a valid and proper certificate of occupancy or other local equivalent, if any, for the use then being made of such Mortgaged Real Property to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law and there is no outstanding citation, notice of violation or similar notice indicating that the Mortgaged Real Property contains conditions which are not in compliance with local codes or ordinances relating to building or fire safety or structural soundness and (b) except as set forth on Schedule 8.25(b), there are no material disputes regarding boundary lines, location, encroachment or possession of such Mortgaged Real Property and no Responsible Officer of Borrower has actual knowledge of any state of facts existing which could give rise to any such claim other than those that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that with respect to any Mortgaged Real Property in which Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has a leasehold estate, the foregoing certifications shall be to Borrower’s knowledge only.

SECTION 8.26. Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2023, no event or circumstance has occurred that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.27. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote material compliance by Holdco, RRR, Borrower, their respective Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (in each case, acting in their capacities on behalf of Holdco, RRR, Borrower and/or their respective Subsidiaries) with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and Holdco, RRR, Borrower, their respective Subsidiaries and to the knowledge of Borrower its and Holdco’s, RRR’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ respective officers, directors and employees, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and are not knowingly engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in Holdco, RRR, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries being designated as a Sanctioned Person. None of (a) Holdco, RRR, Borrower, any Subsidiary or to the knowledge of Holdco, RRR, Borrower or such Subsidiary any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of Borrower, any agent of Holdco, RRR, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate any Anti-Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions.

SECTION 8.28. Beneficial Ownership Certification. As of (a) the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if any, delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(o) is true and correct in all respects and (b) the date delivered, the information included in each Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered pursuant to Section 9.04(l) is true and correct in all respects.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each Credit Party, for itself and on behalf of its Restricted Subsidiaries, covenants and agrees with Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lenders that until the Obligations have been Paid in Full (and each Credit Party covenants and agrees that it will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to observe and perform the covenants herein set forth applicable to any such Restricted Subsidiary until the Obligations have been Paid in Full):

SECTION 9.01. Existence; Business Properties.

(a) Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except (i) in a transaction permitted by Section 10.05 (provided, that in any event Borrower shall maintain its legal existence as a Person incorporated, organized or formed in the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia) or (ii) in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, where the failure to perform such obligations, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the rights, licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, approvals, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names (including Gaming/Racing Licenses) material to the conduct of its business except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) comply with all applicable Requirements of Law (including any and all Gaming/Racing Laws and any and all zoning, building, ordinance, code or approval or any building permits or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the Real Property) and decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter enacted, except where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) at all times maintain and preserve all of its property and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear and casualty and force majeure excepted) except where the failure to do so individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.01(b) shall prevent (i) sales, conveyances, transfers or other dispositions of assets, consolidations, amalgamations or mergers by or involving any Company or any other transaction in accordance with Section 10.05; (ii) the withdrawal by any Company of its qualification as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where such withdrawal, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) the abandonment by any Company of any rights, Permits, authorizations, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, franchises, licenses and patents that such Company reasonably determines are not useful or necessary to its business.

(c) Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote material compliance by Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

SECTION 9.02. Insurance.

 

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(a) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers (determined at the time such insurance is obtained) insurance on its Property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are customarily insured against by companies engaged in the same or a similar business and operating similar properties in localities where Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary operates; and (ii) furnish to Administrative Agent, promptly upon written request (but not more than one time in any fiscal year unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or upon the expiration or replacement (other than any expiration or replacement in connection with annual renewals) of any individual policy), information as to the insurance carried; provided that Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to maintain insurance with respect to wind and flood damage on any property for any insurance coverage period unless, and to the extent, such insurance is required by an applicable Requirement of Law; provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may self-insure with respect to such risks with respect to which companies of established reputation engaged in the same general line of business in the same general area usually self-insure (as determined in good faith by Borrower). Subject to Section 9.15, Collateral Agent shall be named as an additional insured on all third-party liability insurance policies of the Credit Parties (other than directors and officers liability insurance, insurance policies relating to employment practices liability, crime or fiduciary duties, kidnap and ransom insurance policies, and insurance as to fraud, errors and omissions), and Collateral Agent shall be named as mortgagee/lender’s loss payee on all property insurance policies of each such Credit Party.

(b) Each Credit Party shall deliver to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, a certificate dated on or prior (but close) to the Closing Date showing the amount and types of insurance coverage as of such date, (ii) promptly following receipt of any notice from any insurer of cancellation of a material policy or material change in coverage from that existing on the Closing Date, a copy of such notice (or, if no copy is available, notice thereof), and (iii) promptly after such information has been received in written form by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, information as to any claim for an amount in excess of $25.0 million with respect to any property and casualty insurance policy maintained by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

(c) If any portion of any Mortgaged Real Property is at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Insurance Laws, then Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Credit Party to, on and after the date that such Mortgaged Real Property is required to be subject to Mortgage, (i) to the extent required pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws, maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer (determined at the time such insurance is obtained), flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to such Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

(d) In the event that the proceeds of any insurance claim are paid after Collateral Agent has exercised its right to foreclose after an Event of Default, if the Obligations have not been paid in full, such proceeds shall be paid to Collateral Agent to satisfy any deficiency remaining after such foreclosure.

SECTION 9.03. Taxes; Performance of Obligations. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall timely file all Tax returns required to be filed by it and pay and discharge promptly when due all Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it (including in its capacity as a withholding agent) or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same shall become delinquent or in default; provided, however, that such payment and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such Tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account any indemnity with respect to such Tax provided by a third party to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) in accordance with GAAP.

 

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SECTION 9.04. Financial Statements, Etc. Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent for distribution by Administrative Agent to the Lenders (unless a Lender expressly declines in writing to accept):

(a) Quarterly Financials. As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower beginning with the first fiscal quarter ended after the Closing Date (other than the last fiscal quarter in any fiscal year), (x) a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or (1) if the financials for Borrower and its Subsidiaries are consolidated with the financials for RRR, RRR and its Subsidiaries or (2) Borrower and its Subsidiaries) as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related (i) consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (ii) consolidated statements of cash flows for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes and (y) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter;

(b) Annual Financials. As soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, (x) consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or (1) if the financials for Borrower and its Subsidiaries are consolidated with the financials for RRR, RRR and its Subsidiaries or (2) Borrower and its Subsidiaries) as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, members’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year and, in the case of each such consolidated financial statements, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Ernst & Young LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit, other than with respect to, or resulting solely from (I) an upcoming maturity date under any Indebtedness, (II) any prospective or actual default of any financial covenant or event of default under Section 10.08 or any other financial covenant with respect to the credit facilities hereunder or any other Indebtedness, (III) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or (IV) change in accounting principles or practices reflecting a change in GAAP and (y) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such fiscal year;

(c) Auditor’s Certificates; Compliance Certificate. (i) Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 9.04(b), a certificate (which certificate may be limited or eliminated to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines or to the extent not available on commercially reasonable terms as determined in consultation with Administrative Agent) of the independent certified public accountants reporting on such financial statements stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Event of Default relating to the Financial Maintenance Covenant, except as specified in such certificate; and (ii) at the time it furnishes each set of financial statements pursuant to Section 9.04(a) or Section 9.04(b), a Compliance Certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower (I) to the effect that no Default has occurred and is continuing (or, if any Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the same in reasonable detail and describing the action that the Companies have taken and propose to take with respect thereto) and (II) setting forth in reasonable detail the computations necessary to determine whether Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with Section 10.08 as of the end of the respective fiscal quarter or fiscal year and, if such Compliance Certificate demonstrates a Financial Covenant Event of Default, Borrower may deliver, together with such Compliance Certificate, notice of its intent to cure such Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.03;

 

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(d) Notice of Default. Promptly after any Responsible Officer of any Credit Party knows that any Default has occurred, a notice of such Default, breach or violation describing the same in reasonable detail and a description of the action that the Companies have taken and propose to take with respect thereto;

(e) Environmental Matters. Written notice of any claim, release of Hazardous Material, condition, circumstance, occurrence or event arising under Environmental Law which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(f) Annual Budgets. As soon as available, and in any event no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income and a summary of the material underlying assumptions applicable thereto), which shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such projections have been prepared using assumptions believed in good faith by management of Borrower to be reasonable at the time made (it being recognized by the Lenders that such plan and projections are not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such plan and projections may differ from the forecasted results set forth therein by a material amount and no Company makes any representation as to the ability of any Company to achieve the results set forth in any such plan or projections);

(g) Auditors’ Reports. Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all annual, interim or special reports issued to Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by independent certified public accountants in connection with each annual, interim or special audit of Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s books made by such accountants, including any management letter commenting on Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s internal controls issued by such accountants to management in connection with their annual audit; provided, however, that such reports shall only be made available to Administrative Agent and to those Lenders who request such reports through Administrative Agent;

(h) Lien Matters; Casualty and Damage to Collateral.

(i) Promptly upon Borrower obtaining knowledge thereof, prompt written notice of (1) the incurrence of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on the Collateral or any part thereof, (2) any Casualty Event or other insured damage to any material portion of the Collateral or (3) the occurrence of any other event that in Borrower’s judgment is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the aggregate value of the Collateral; and

(ii) Upon the reasonable request of Administrative Agent not more frequently than once per year, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower setting forth the information required pursuant to Schedules 1(a), 1(b), 2, 3(a), 3(b), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c) to the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Initial Perfection Certificate or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 9.04(h)(ii); (i) Notice of Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Written notice of the occurrence of any event or occurrence that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(j) ERISA Information. Promptly after the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action the Companies or other ERISA Entity have taken, are taking or propose to take with respect thereto, and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the IRS, Department of Labor, PBGC or Multiemployer Plan sponsor with respect thereto;

(k) Patriot Act. Promptly following Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s request therefor, all documentation and other information that Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under the applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation;

(l) Beneficial Ownership Certification. If prior to delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 9.04(b) Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, concurrently with delivery of such financial statements, Borrower shall deliver a Beneficial Ownership Certification or notice of any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification most recently provided pursuant to this Section 9.04(l) that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified therein; and

(m) Miscellaneous. Promptly, such financial information, reports, documents and other information with respect to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may from time to time reasonably request; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 9.04 shall require delivery of financial information, reports, documents or other information which constitutes attorney work product or is subject to confidentiality agreements or to the extent disclosure thereof would reasonably be expected to result in loss of attorney client privilege with respect thereto.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in Section 9.04(a) and 9.04(b) may be satisfied with respect to financial information and management’s discussion and analysis of Borrower and the Subsidiaries by furnishing Borrower’s, RRR’s or Holdco’s Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC; provided that in the case of Section 9.04(b), such Form 10-K is furnished together with an auditor’s report and opinion satisfying the requirements of Section 9.04(b).

Concurrently with the delivery of Section 9.04 Financials, in the event that, in the aggregate, the Unrestricted Subsidiaries account for greater than 10.0% of the Consolidated EBITDA of Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to the Test Period ended on the last day of the period covered by such financial statements, Borrower shall provide supplemental schedules listing the consolidating results of (i) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

Reports and documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.04 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which Borrower posts such reports and/or documents, or provides a link thereto on Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address specified below Borrower’s name on the signature pages hereof or such other website address as provided in accordance with Section 13.02; or (ii) on which such reports and/or documents are posted on Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website (including the website of the SEC) or whether sponsored by Administrative Agent); provided that: Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such reports and/or documents and Administrative Agent shall post such reports and/or documents and notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) each Lender of the posting of any such reports and/or documents.

 

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Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance Borrower shall be required to provide the Compliance Certificate required by Section 9.04(c)(ii) to Administrative Agent in the form of an original paper copy or a .pdf or facsimile copy of the original paper copy.

Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting Borrower Materials on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized Administrative Agent, the L/C Lenders and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute information of the type subject to Section 13.10, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 13.10); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (z) Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.”

SECTION 9.05. Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall keep proper books of record and account in which entries true and correct in all material respects and in material conformity with GAAP and all material Requirements of Law are made. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will, subject to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws, permit any representatives designated by Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect the financial records and the property of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at reasonable times, upon reasonable notice and as often as reasonably requested, and permit any representatives designated by Administrative Agent or any Lender to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of such Restricted Subsidiaries with the officers thereof and independent accountants therefor (provided Borrower has the opportunity to participate in such meetings); provided that, in the absence of a continuing Event of Default, only one such inspection by such representatives (on behalf of Administrative Agent and/or any Lender) shall be permitted in any fiscal year (and such inspection shall be at Administrative Agent and/or such Lenders’ expense, as applicable). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Company will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making of extracts, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (i) in respect of which disclosure to Administrative Agent (or its designated representative) or any Lender is then prohibited by law or contract or (ii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

SECTION 9.06. Use of Proceeds. Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans only for the purposes set forth in Section 8.11. Borrower will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and Borrower shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, to the extent such activities, business or transaction would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States or in a European Union member state, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

 

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SECTION 9.07. Compliance with Environmental Law. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (a) comply with Environmental Law, and will keep or cause all Real Property to be kept free of any Liens imposed under Environmental Law, unless, in each case, failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) in the event of any Hazardous Material at, on, under or emanating from any Real Property which could result in liability under or a violation of any Environmental Law, in each case which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, undertake, and/or cause any of their respective tenants or occupants to undertake, at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender, any action required pursuant to Environmental Law to mitigate and eliminate such condition; provided, however, that no Company shall be required to comply with any order or directive which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings so long as it has maintained adequate reserves with respect to such compliance to the extent required in accordance with GAAP; and (c) at the written request of Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion, provide, at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender, an environmental site assessment (including, without limitation, the results of any soil or groundwater or other testing conducted at Administrative Agent’s request) concerning any Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, conducted by an environmental consulting firm proposed by such Credit Party and approved by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Material and the potential cost of any required action in connection with any Hazardous Material on, at, under or emanating from such Real Property; provided, however, that such request may be made only if (i) there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default, or (ii) circumstances exist that reasonably could be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Action against Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Real Property of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; if Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to provide the same within sixty (60) days after such request was made (or in such longer period as may be approved by Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion), Administrative Agent may but is under no obligation to conduct the same, and Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary shall grant and hereby grants to Administrative Agent and its agents, advisors and consultants access at reasonable times, and upon reasonable notice to Borrower, to such Real Property and specifically grants Administrative Agent and its agents, advisors and consultants an irrevocable non-exclusive license, subject to the rights of tenants, to undertake such an assessment, all at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender. Administrative Agent will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the firm conducting any such assessment usual and customary agreements to secure liability insurance and to treat its work as confidential and shall promptly provide Borrower with all documents relating to such assessment.

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(a) Subject to compliance with applicable Gaming/Racing Laws, if, after the Closing Date any Credit Party shall acquire any Property (other than (1) any Real Property, any Vessel or Replacement Vessel (other than leasehold interests in any Vessel or Replacement Vessel), (2) any Property that is subject to a Lien permitted under Section 10.02(i), Section 10.02(k) or Section 10.02(dd) to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted validly prohibits the creation of Liens securing the Obligations on such Property and to the extent such prohibition is not superseded by the applicable provisions of the UCC or other applicable Law or (3) Excluded Property), including, without limitation, pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition, or as to which Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, does not have a perfected Lien and as to which the Security Documents are intended to cover, such Credit Party shall (subject to any applicable provisions set forth in the Security Documents with respect to limitations on grant of security interests in certain types of assets or Collateral and limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect Liens on such assets or Collateral) promptly (i) execute and deliver to Collateral Agent such amendments to the Security Documents or such other documents as Collateral Agent reasonably deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, security interests in such Property and (ii) take all actions reasonably necessary or advisable to grant to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest (except to the extent limited by applicable Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming/Racing Laws)), subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens, in each case, to the extent such actions are required by the Security Agreement; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties shall not be required to take such actions with respect to (x) any leasehold interest in any Vessel or Replacement Vessel entered into after the Closing Date that has a fair market value (including the reasonably anticipated fair market value of any Gaming/Racing Facility or other improvements to be developed thereon) of less than $150.0 million or a remaining term (including options to extend) of less than 10 years and (y) any leasehold interest in any Vessel or Replacement Vessel acquired as part of a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition permitted hereunder, in either case of clause (x) or (y), if after the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts by the Credit Parties (which shall not include the payment of consideration other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses incidental thereto), the landlord under such lease has not consented to the granting of a Lien to secure the Obligations and such consent is required under the terms of the applicable lease.

(b) If, after the Closing Date, any Credit Party (x) acquires a Material Real Property or (y) develops a Gaming/Racing Facility on any fee or leasehold interest in Real Property that is located in the United States which Real Property (including the reasonably anticipated fair market value of the Gaming/Racing Facility) has a fair market value in excess of $35.0 million, determined on an as-developed basis, in each case, with respect to which a Mortgage was not previously entered into in favor of Collateral Agent (in each case, other than to the extent such Real Property is subject to a Lien permitted under Section 10.02(i), 10.02(k) or 10.02(dd) securing Indebtedness to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted validly prohibits the creation of Liens securing the Obligations on such Real Property and to the extent such prohibition is not superseded by the applicable provisions of the UCC), such Credit Party shall promptly notify Collateral Agent and, if requested by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, within one hundred twenty (120) days after such request (or such longer period as Administrative Agent may agree), (i) take such actions and execute such documents as Administrative Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the Lien of an existing Mortgage, if applicable, or to create a new Mortgage on such additional Real Property and (ii) cause to be delivered to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all documents and instruments reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or as shall be reasonably necessary in the opinion of counsel to Collateral Agent to create on behalf of the Secured Parties a valid, perfected, mortgage Lien, subject only to Permitted Liens, including the following:

(1) a Mortgage in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in form for recording in the recording office of the jurisdiction where such Mortgaged Real Property is situated, together with such other documentation as shall be required to create a valid mortgage Lien under applicable law, which Mortgage and other documentation shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and shall be effective to create in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a valid, perfected, Mortgage Lien on such Mortgaged Real Property subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens; and

 

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(2) with respect to each Mortgage and each Mortgaged Real Property, (x) to the extent reasonably requested by the Required Lenders or Administrative Agent, each of the items set forth in Section 9.15(a)(i)(G) at least seven (7) Business Days prior to the date of delivery of such Mortgage (or such shorter period as may be approved by Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion) and, (y) in each case to the extent reasonably requested by the Required Lenders or Administrative Agent, each of the items set forth in Sections 9.15(a)(i)(B) through 9.15(a)(i)(F); provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties shall not be required to grant a Mortgage on (i) any leasehold interest in any Real Property entered into after the Closing Date that has a fair market value (including the reasonably anticipated fair market value of any Gaming/Racing Facility or other improvements to be developed thereon) of less than $150.0 million or a remaining term (including options to extend) of less than 10 years or (ii) any leasehold interest in any Real Property acquired as part of a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition permitted hereunder, in either case of clause (i) or (ii), if after the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts by the Credit Parties (which shall not include the payment of consideration other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses incidental thereto), the landlord under such lease has not consented to the granting of a Mortgage and such consent is required under the terms of the applicable lease.

(c) If, after the Closing Date, any Credit Party (x) acquires, including, without limitation, pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition, the entire fee interest in any Vessel or a Replacement Vessel with a fair market value in excess of $35.0 million that is located or otherwise maintained in the United States and registered with the United States Coast Guard (other than Excluded Property) or (y) develops a Gaming/Racing Facility with a fair market value in excess of $35.0 million (other than Excluded Property), determined on an as-developed basis, on any Vessel or a Replacement Vessel with respect to which a Credit Party owns the entire fee interest, located or otherwise maintained in the United States and registered with the United States Coast Guard, in each case, with respect to which a Ship Mortgage was not previously entered into in favor of Collateral Agent (other than to the extent such Vessel or Replacement Vessel is subject to a Lien permitted under Section 10.02(i), 10.02(k) or 10.02(dd) securing Indebtedness to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted validly prohibits the creation of Liens securing the Obligations on such Vessel or Replacement Vessel), such Credit Party shall promptly notify Collateral Agent and, if requested by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, within one hundred twenty (120) days after such request (or such longer period as Administrative Agent may agree), (i) take such actions and execute such documents as Collateral Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the Lien of an existing Ship Mortgage, if applicable, or to create a new Ship Mortgage on such Vessel or Replacement Vessel and (ii) cause to be delivered to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all documents and instruments reasonably requested by Collateral Agent or as shall be reasonably necessary in the opinion of counsel to Collateral Agent to create on behalf of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first preferred ship mortgage under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code subject to Permitted Liens, including the following:

(1) a Ship Mortgage reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, granting in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first preferred ship mortgage on each such Vessel or Replacement Vessel under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code subject to Permitted Liens, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the appropriate Credit Party, together with such certificates, affidavits and instruments as shall be reasonably required in connection with filing or recordation thereof and to grant a Lien on each such Vessel or Replacement Vessel;

(2) with respect to each Ship Mortgage and each such Vessel or Replacement Vessel, in each case to the extent reasonably requested by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, certificates of insurance as required by each Ship Mortgage, which certificates shall comply with the insurance requirements contained in Section 9.02 and the applicable Ship Mortgage;

(3) with respect to each Vessel subject to a Ship Mortgage, a certificate of ownership; (4) with respect to each Vessel subject to a Ship Mortgage, an abstract of title report, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent; and

 

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(5) with respect to each Ship Mortgage, an opinion from vessel counsel regarding the enforceability and other customary matters related to such Ship Mortgage.

(d) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sections 9.08(a), 9.08(b) and 9.08(c) to the contrary (but without limiting any exclusions on the obligation to grant Lien(s), Mortgage(s) and/or Ship Mortgage(s) set forth in such Sections), in each case, it is understood and agreed that no Lien(s), Mortgage(s) and/or Ship Mortgage(s) in favor of Collateral Agent on any after acquired Property of the applicable Credit Party shall be required to be granted or delivered at such time as provided in such Sections (as applicable) as a result of such Lien(s), Mortgage(s) and/or Ship Mortgage(s) being prohibited by (i) the applicable Gaming/Racing Authorities or applicable Law; provided, however, that Borrower has used its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any required approvals of the applicable Gaming/Racing Authorities or required under applicable Gaming/Racing Law or (ii) any Contractual Obligation (except to the extent invalidated by the applicable provisions of the UCC) not entered into in connection with or anticipation of this provision, provided, that such Contractual Obligation (A) is in existence on the Closing Date or (B) is existing at the time of the acquisition of the assets to be subject to such Lien, Mortgage or Ship Mortgage and is not prohibited under Section 10.10.

(e) With respect to Lien(s), Mortgage(s) and/or Ship Mortgage(s) relating to any Property acquired (or leased) by any Credit Party after the Closing Date or any Property of any Additional Credit Party or with respect to any Guarantee of any Additional Credit Party, in each case that were not granted or delivered pursuant to Section 9.08(d) or to the second paragraph in Section 9.11, as the case may be, at such time as Borrower reasonably believes such prohibition no longer exists, Borrower shall (and with respect to any items requiring approval from Gaming/Racing Authorities, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek the approval from the applicable Gaming/Racing Authorities for such Lien(s), Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and/or Guarantee and, if such approval is so obtained), comply with Sections 9.08(a), 9.08(b) and/or 9.08(c) or with Section 9.11, as the case may be.

(f) If, at any time after the Closing Date, a Credit Party enters into a lease of real property as tenant which is required to be subject to a Mortgage or obtains knowledge of or receives written notice from a lessor under a lease with respect to which a Credit Party has granted a Mortgage on its interest thereunder that a fee mortgage is encumbering the fee interest underlying such lease, to the extent such lease is subordinate to such fee mortgage, Borrower will, and will cause each applicable Guarantor to, use its commercially reasonable efforts (which shall not include the payment of consideration (other than attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incidental thereto)) to obtain a duly executed and delivered subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement by the lessor and/or fee mortgagee, as applicable.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Security Document or any other Credit Document, (i) Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time or waivers of requirements for the grant or perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of insurance (including title insurance) and surveys with respect to particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the grant or perfection of security interests in the assets of the Credit Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with Borrower, that perfection or obtaining of such items cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, (ii) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, or any other requirements of, this Agreement and the Security Documents shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents and, to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction, as otherwise agreed between Administrative Agent and Borrower and (iii) Administrative Agent and Borrower may make such modifications to the Security Documents, and execute and/or consent to such easements, covenants, rights of way or similar instruments (and Administrative Agent may agree to subordinate the lien of any mortgage to any such easement, covenant, right of way or similar instrument or record or may agree to recognize any tenant pursuant to an agreement in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent), as are reasonable or necessary in connection with any project or transactions otherwise permitted hereunder or the addition of guarantees or Collateral of any Credit Party (or other Person) required by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

 

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SECTION 9.09. Security Interests; Further Assurances(a) . Each Credit Party shall, promptly, upon the reasonable request of Collateral Agent, and so long as such request (or compliance with such request) does not violate any Gaming/Racing Law or, if necessary, is approved by the applicable Gaming/Racing Authority (which Borrower hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain), at Borrower’s expense, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause the execution, acknowledgment and delivery of, and thereafter register, file or record, or cause to be registered, filed or recorded, in an appropriate governmental office, any document or instrument supplemental to or confirmatory of the Security Documents or otherwise deemed by Collateral Agent reasonably necessary or desirable to create, protect or perfect or for the continued validity, perfection and priority of the Liens on the Collateral covered or purported to be covered thereby (subject to any applicable provisions set forth herein and in the Security Documents with respect to limitations on grant of security interests in certain types of Collateral and limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect Liens on certain types of Collateral and any applicable Requirements of Law including, without limitation, any Gaming/Racing Laws) subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, in no event shall any Company be required to enter into control agreements with respect to its deposit accounts, securities accounts or commodity accounts or enter into any Security Document governed by, the laws of any foreign country (other than with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary designated a Guarantor). In the case of the exercise by Collateral Agent or the Lenders or any other Secured Party of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to any Credit Document following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default which requires any consent, approval, registration, qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority, Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that Collateral Agent or the Lenders may be so required to obtain. If Collateral Agent reasonably determines that it is required by applicable Requirement of Law to have appraisals prepared in respect of the Real Property of any Credit Party constituting Collateral, Borrower shall provide to Collateral Agent appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of FIRREA.

SECTION 9.10. [Reserved].

SECTION 9.11. Additional Credit Parties.

 

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(a) Upon (i) any Credit Party creating or acquiring any Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) after the Closing Date, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary of a Credit Party ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary (including by being designated as a Guarantor pursuant to the definition thereof) or (iii) any Revocation that results in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) of a Credit Party (such Restricted Subsidiary referenced in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, an “Additional Credit Party”), such Credit Party shall, assuming and to the extent that it does not violate any Gaming/Racing Law or assuming and to the extent it obtains the approval of the Gaming/Racing Authority to the extent such approval is required by applicable Gaming/Racing Laws (which Borrower hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain), (A) cause each such Restricted Subsidiary to promptly (but in any event within 45 days (or 95 days, in the event of any Discharge of any Indebtedness in connection with the acquisition of any such Subsidiary)) after the later of such event described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above or receipt of such approval (or such longer period of time as Administrative Agent may agree to in its sole discretion), execute and deliver all such agreements, guarantees, documents and certificates (including Joinder Agreements, any amendments to the Credit Documents and a Perfection Certificate (solely in the case of Domestic Subsidiaries)) as Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to have such Restricted Subsidiary become a Guarantor and (B) promptly (I) execute and deliver to Collateral Agent such amendments to or additional Security Documents as Collateral Agent reasonably deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest in the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary which are owned by any Credit Party (other than Excluded Property), (II) deliver to Collateral Agent the certificates (if any) representing such Equity Interests together with in the case of such Equity Interests, undated stock powers endorsed in blank, (III) cause such Restricted Subsidiary to take such actions reasonably necessary or advisable (including executing and delivering a Joinder Agreement (solely in the case of Domestic Subsidiaries) or new or additional Security Documents) to grant to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest in the collateral described in (subject to any requirements set forth herein and in the Security Documents with respect to limitations on grant of security interests in certain types of assets or Collateral and limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect Liens on certain types of Collateral and excluding acts with respect to perfection of security interests and Liens not required under, or excluded from the requirements under, this Agreement and the Security Documents) the Security Documents and all other Property of such Restricted Subsidiary (other than Excluded Property) in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.08 hereof with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary, or by law or as may be reasonably requested by Collateral Agent, and (IV) deliver to Collateral Agent all legal opinions reasonably requested by Administrative Agent relating to the matters described above covering matters similar to those covered in the opinions delivered on the Closing Date with respect to such Guarantor. All of the foregoing actions shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Credit Parties.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause (a) above, to the extent any such Additional Credit Party has a fee or leasehold interest in Material Real Property or a Vessel with a fair market value in excess of $35.0 million that is located or otherwise maintained in the United States and registered with the United States Coast Guard (other than Excluded Property), if requested by Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders, within 120 days of such Additional Credit Party becoming a Guarantor (or such longer period as Administrative Agent may agree), such Additional Credit Party shall deliver to the Collateral Agent the documents listed in Section 9.08(b), in the case of Material Real Property, and the documents listed in Section 9.08(c), in the case of a Vessel, in each case, to the extent required thereby.

Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 9.11 to the contrary, it is understood and agreed that (x) no Lien(s), Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and/or Guarantee of the applicable Additional Credit Party shall be required to be granted or delivered at such time as provided in the paragraph above in this Section 9.11 as a result of such Lien(s), Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and/or Guarantee being prohibited by (i) the applicable Gaming/Racing Authorities, any other applicable Governmental Authorities or applicable Law; provided, however, that Borrower has used its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any required approvals of the applicable Gaming/Racing Authorities or required under applicable Gaming/Racing Law or (ii) any Contractual Obligation (except to the extent superseded by the applicable provisions of the UCC) not entered into in connection with or anticipation of this provision, provided, that such Contractual Obligation (A) is in existence on the Closing Date or, in the case of a Person who will become an Additional Credit Party, is in existence on the date of such acquisition or (B) is existing at the time of the acquisition of the assets to be subject to such Lien, Mortgage or Ship Mortgage and is not prohibited by Section 10.10 and (y) no Additional Credit Party shall be required to grant a Mortgage or Lien to secure the Obligations on (i) any leasehold interest in any Real Property, Vessel or Replacement Vessel that has a fair market value (including the reasonably anticipated fair market value of any Gaming/Racing Facility or other improvements to be developed thereon) of less than $150.0 million or a remaining term (including options to extend) of less than 10 years or (ii) any leasehold interest in any Real Property, Vessel or Replacement Vessel acquired as part of a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition permitted hereunder, in either case of clause (i) or (ii), if after the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts by such Additional Credit Party (which shall not include the payment of consideration other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses incidental thereto), the landlord under such lease has not consented to the granting of a Mortgage or Lien to secure the Obligations and such consent is required under the terms of the applicable lease.

 

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SECTION 9.12. Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

(a) Borrower may, on or after the Closing Date, designate any Subsidiary of Borrower as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under this Agreement (a “Designation”) only if (other than in the case of any newly formed Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, which shall be automatically be deemed an Unrestricted Subsidiary):

(i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Designation;

(ii) Borrower would be permitted under this Agreement to make an Investment at the time of Designation (assuming the effectiveness of such Designation) in an amount (the “Designation Amount”) equal to the fair market value (as determined by Borrower in good faith) of the assets of such Subsidiary (net of any liabilities of such Subsidiary that will not constitute liabilities of any Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary after such Designation) owned by Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date; and

(iii) after giving effect to such Designation, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenant on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date.

Upon any such Designation after the Closing Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have made an Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the Designation Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if, on the date of and after giving effect to such Designation, such Unrestricted Subsidiary (or any Subsidiary thereof) would own (or hold an exclusive license with respect to) any Material Intellectual Property (and no Material Intellectual Property may be sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred (including by way of an exclusive license) to any Unrestricted Subsidiary); provided, that the foregoing shall not prevent any Unrestricted Subsidiary from developing or acquiring (other than from Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries) Intellectual Property for use in the business of such Unrestricted Subsidiary.

(b) Borrower may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a “Revocation”), whereupon such Subsidiary shall then constitute a Restricted Subsidiary, if all Liens and Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately following such Revocation would, if incurred at the time of such Revocation, have been permitted to be incurred for all purposes of this Agreement.

(c) All Designations and Revocations occurring after the Closing Date must be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of Borrower delivered to Administrative Agent with the Responsible Officer so executing such certificate certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions of Section 9.12(a) (in the case of any such Designations) and of Section 9.12(b) (in the case of any such Revocations).

(d) If Borrower designates a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 9.12, the Obligations of such Guarantor under the Credit Documents shall terminate and be of no further force and effect and all Liens granted by such Guarantor under the applicable Security Documents shall terminate and be released and be of no further force and effect, and all Liens on the Equity Interests and debt obligations of such Guarantor shall be terminated and released and of no further force and effect, in each case, without any action required by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.

 

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At Borrower’s request, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent will execute and deliver any instrument evidencing such termination and Collateral Agent shall take all actions appropriate in order to effect such termination and release of such Liens and without recourse or warranty by Collateral Agent (including the execution and delivery of appropriate UCC termination statements and such other instruments and releases as may be necessary and appropriate to effect such release). Any such foregoing actions taken by Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be at the sole cost and expense of Borrower.

SECTION 9.13. Limitation on Designation of Immaterial Subsidiaries and Native American Subsidiaries.

(a) At Borrower’s election, Borrower may at any time, designate a Restricted Subsidiary as an Immaterial Subsidiary, but only to the extent that such designation is consistent with the definition of “Immaterial Subsidiary,” or as a Native American Subsidiary, but only to the extent that such designation is consistent with the definition of “Native American Subsidiary”. Upon any Immaterial Subsidiary’s or Native American Subsidiary’s (whether designated as such on the Closing Date or thereafter pursuant to the preceding sentence) ceasing to satisfy any of the requirements set forth in the definition of such term, Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent thereof and shall take the actions required pursuant to Section 9.11 (or 9.12, if such Subsidiary, upon ceasing to be an Immaterial Subsidiary or Native American Subsidiary, shall be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 9.12) and the applicable Subsidiary shall cease to be an Immaterial Subsidiary or Native American Subsidiary, as applicable.

(b) Any designation of a Subsidiary as an Immaterial Subsidiary or Native American Subsidiary, or revocation of any such designation, must be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of Borrower delivered to Administrative Agent with the Responsible Officer executing such certificate certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions of Section 9.13(a).

(c) If Borrower designates a Guarantor as an Immaterial Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 9.13, the Obligations of such Guarantor under the Credit Documents shall terminate and be of no further force and effect and all Liens granted by such Guarantor under the applicable Security Documents shall terminate and be released and be of no further force and effect, and all Liens on the Equity Interests and debt obligations of such Guarantor shall be terminated and released and of no further force and effect, in each case, without any action required by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. At Borrower’s request, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent will execute and deliver any instrument evidencing such termination and Collateral Agent shall take all actions appropriate in order to effect such termination and release of such Liens and without recourse or warranty by Collateral Agent (including the execution and delivery of appropriate UCC termination statements and such other instruments and releases as may be necessary and appropriate to effect such release). Any such foregoing actions taken by Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be at the sole cost and expense of Borrower.

SECTION 9.14. Ratings(d) . Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain at all times on and after the Closing Date (i) a Corporate Family Rating from Moody’s and S&P and (ii) a rating of the Term B Facility Loans from Moody’s and S&P (it being understood and agreed that “commercially reasonable efforts” shall in any event include the payment by Borrower (or RRR, as the case may be) of customary rating agency fees, cooperation with information and data requests by Moody’s and S&P in connection with their ratings process and the participation by senior management of Borrower and RRR in a ratings presentation to Moody’s and S&P).

SECTION 9.15. Post-Closing Matters. Borrower will cause to be delivered or performed, as applicable, each of the following:

 

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(a) Mortgage Matters. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date (or such longer period as Administrative Agent may agree):

(i) Mortgaged Real Property. Collateral Agent shall have received with respect to each Material Real Property identified on Schedule 1.01(B): (A) an amendment to any existing Mortgage (each, a “Mortgage Amendment”) or a new Mortgage reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and in form for recording in the recording office of each political subdivision where each such Mortgaged Real Property is situated, which Mortgage Amendment or Mortgage shall, when recorded, be effective to create in favor of Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties a valid, enforceable and perfected first priority Lien (except to the extent limited by applicable Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming/Racing Laws)) on such Material Real Property subordinate to no Liens other than Permitted Liens, (B) with respect to each Mortgage Amendment or Mortgage, legal opinions, each of which shall be addressed to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Lenders, dated the effective date of such Mortgage Amendment or Mortgage and covering such matters as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in a manner customary for transactions of this type and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (C) with respect to each Mortgage or Mortgage Amendment, a policy or policies of title insurance or one or more endorsements to any existing policy or policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage or Mortgage as amended by a Mortgage Amendment, as applicable, as a valid first priority Lien on the Mortgaged Real Property described therein, free of any other Liens except Permitted Liens, in amounts and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (D) such surveys (including existing surveys together with affidavits of no-change) sufficient for the title company to remove all standard survey exceptions from the mortgage title policy relating to such Mortgaged Real Property and issue the survey-related endorsements otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (E) with respect to each Mortgage and/or each Mortgaged Real Property, such fixture filings, insurance certificates, consents, estoppels, Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements, certificates, affidavits, instruments, returns and other documents as shall be deemed reasonably necessary by Administrative Agent, in each case, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and (F) with respect to each new Mortgage, a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with respect to each such Mortgaged Real Property, and if such Mortgaged Real Property is located in a special flood hazard area, a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by Borrower relating thereto together with evidence of insurance as required pursuant to Section 9.02(c), in each case under this clause (F), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

(ii) Mortgaged Vessels. Collateral Agent shall have received with respect to each owned Vessel identified on Schedule 8.23(c): (A) a Ship Mortgage reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, granting in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first preferred ship mortgage on each such Vessel or Replacement Vessel under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code subject to Permitted Liens, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the appropriate Credit Party, together with such certificates, affidavits and instruments as shall be reasonably required in connection with filing or recordation thereof and to grant a Lien on each such Vessel, (B) with respect to each Ship Mortgage and each such Vessel, in each case to the extent reasonably requested by the Required Lenders or Administrative Agent, certificates of insurance as required by each Ship Mortgage, which certificates shall comply with the insurance requirements contained in Section 9.02 and the applicable Ship Mortgage, (C) a certificate of ownership, (D) an abstract of title report, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent; and (E) with respect to each Ship Mortgage, an opinion from vessel counsel regarding the enforceability and other customary matters related to such Ship Mortgage.

 

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(b) Additional Post-Closing Deliverables. Each of the documents and other agreements set forth on Schedule 9.15 shall be delivered or performed, as applicable, within the respective time frames specified therein (or, in each case, such longer periods as Administrative Agent may agree).

ARTICLE X.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Each Credit Party, for itself and on behalf of its Restricted Subsidiaries, covenants and agrees with Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lenders (or in the case of the Financial Maintenance Covenant, only with the Covenant Lenders) that until the Obligations have been Paid in Full (and each Credit Party covenants and agrees that it will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to observe and perform the covenants herein set forth applicable to any such Restricted Subsidiary until the Obligations have been Paid in Full):

SECTION 10.01. Indebtedness. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not incur any Indebtedness, except:

(a) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents;

(b) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 10.01, and any Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(c) Indebtedness under any Swap Contracts (including, without limitation, any Interest Rate Protection Agreements); provided that such Swap Contracts are entered into for bona fide hedging activities and not for speculative purposes;

(d) intercompany Indebtedness of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to Borrower or other Restricted Subsidiaries;

(e) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Indebtedness in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, performance bonds, surety, appeal or similar bonds, completion guarantees and letters of credit provided by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business (including to support Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ applications for Gaming/Racing Licenses or for the purposes referenced in this clause (f));

(g) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness referred to in Section 10.01(b)) in respect of Purchase Money Obligations and Capital Lease Obligations and refinancings or renewals thereof, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding, the greater of $150.0 million and 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended and, without duplication, Permitted Refinancings thereof; (i) Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(j) guarantees by Borrower or Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under this Section 10.01;

(k) Indebtedness of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition permitted hereunder; provided, however, that such Indebtedness existed at the time such Person became a Subsidiary and was not created in anticipation or contemplation thereof, and Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(l) Indebtedness that has been Discharged;

(m) Escrowed Indebtedness;

(n) unsecured Indebtedness of the kind described in clause (d) of the definition of “Indebtedness” so long as, in the case of any such Indebtedness other than earn-out obligations, at the time of incurrence thereof, (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect thereto and (ii) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenant on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date;

(o) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt and Permitted Refinancings of the foregoing;

(p) Indebtedness of, or incurred on behalf of, or representing guarantees of Indebtedness of, Joint Ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof, would not, at any time outstanding, exceed the greater of $100.0 million and 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended, and, without duplication, any Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(q) Indebtedness of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of $262.5 million and 35.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended and, without duplication, Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(r) Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;

(s) Investments under Sections 10.04(k), 10.04(l), 10.04(m), 10.04(s), 10.04(t) and 10.04(u) consisting of guarantees and Support Agreements;

(t) (A) Indebtedness of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans, senior secured first lien notes or loans, senior secured junior lien notes or loans or subordinated notes or loans that may be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu or junior basis with the Obligations or secured by property that does not constitute Collateral, as applicable, that are issued, incurred, assumed or made pursuant to an indenture, a loan agreement or a note purchase agreement or otherwise (other than pursuant to this Agreement) (any such Indebtedness, “Ratio Debt”); provided that, in each case, (i) the aggregate principal amount of Ratio Debt assumed, issued or incurred pursuant to this Section 10.01(t)(A) on such date shall not exceed the Ratio Debt Amount as of such date; (ii) [reserved]; (iii) if such Indebtedness is incurred or guaranteed by a Credit Party, (x) other than (A) customary “bridge”

 

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facilities (so long as the long term debt into which any such customary “bridge” facility is to be automatically converted or exchanged or may be converted or exchanged at Borrower’s option on customary terms satisfies the requirements of this clause (iii)), (B) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans, (C) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (D) Ratio Debt in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Shared Inside Maturity Amount on the date assumed, issued or incurred that has (1) a maturity date that is prior to the maturity date of the then-existing Term B Facility Loans and/or (2) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the then-existing Term B Facility Loans, if such Ratio Debt is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, such Ratio Debt shall have a maturity date and Weighted Average Life to Maturity (without giving effect to prepayments that reduce scheduled amortization) no shorter than any then-existing Tranche of Term Loans or (y) if such Ratio Debt is secured on a second lien (or other junior lien) basis or is unsecured or, solely in the case of Indebtedness of Non-Credit Parties and subject to the Non-Credit Party Cap, secured by assets that are not Collateral, such Ratio Debt shall satisfy the definition of Permitted Junior Debt Conditions; (iv) if such Ratio Debt is secured (x) on pari passu basis with the Obligations, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) and Administrative Agent shall be party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or (y) on a second lien (or other junior lien) basis to the Obligations, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) shall be party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as “Second Priority Debt Parties”) with Administrative Agent; (v) any Indebtedness of Non-Credit Parties incurred pursuant to this Section 10.01(t)(A) shall not exceed the Non-Credit Party Cap on the date of incurrence thereof; (vi) except as set forth in clauses (i) – (v) of this paragraph (t)(A), the terms (excluding maturity, amortization, pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) of any Ratio Debt shall be (as determined by Borrower in good faith) substantially identical to the terms of the Revolving Commitments or the Term B Facility Loans, as applicable, as existing on the date of incurrence of such Ratio Debt except, to the extent such terms (x) at the option of Borrower (1) reflect market terms and conditions for such type of Indebtedness (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance (as determined by Borrower in good faith); provided that, if any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any Ratio Debt that is more restrictive than the financial maintenance covenant then applicable to the Covenant Facilities hereunder, such financial maintenance covenant (together with any “equity cure” provisions) shall also be applicable to each Covenant Facility (except to the extent such financial maintenance covenant applies only to periods after the maturity date applicable to such Covenant Facility), (2) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is unsecured, are customary for unsecured securities, loans or other indebtedness (as determined by Borrower in good faith); provided that, if any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any such Ratio Debt that is more restrictive than the financial maintenance covenant then applicable to the Covenant Facilities hereunder, such financial maintenance covenant (together with any “equity cure” provisions) shall also be applicable to each Covenant Facility (except to the extent such financial maintenance covenant applies only to periods after the maturity date applicable to such Covenant Facility), or (3) are not materially more restrictive to Borrower (as determined by Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of the Term B Facility Loans or the Revolving Facility, as the case may be (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Final Maturity Date applicable to the Term B Facility Loans or the Revolving Facility, as applicable) (it being understood that any Ratio Debt may provide for the ability to participate (i) with respect to any borrowings, voluntary prepayments or voluntary commitment reductions, on a pro rata basis, greater than pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis with the applicable Loans or facility and (ii) with respect to any mandatory prepayments, on a pro rata basis (only in respect of Ratio Debt that ranks pari passu with the Obligations) or less than pro rata basis with the applicable Loans (and on a greater than pro rata basis with respect to prepayments of any such Ratio Debt (1) with the proceeds of permitted refinancing Indebtedness or (2) that constitutes 364-Day Bridge Loans)), or (y) are (1) added to the Term B Facility Loans or Revolving Facility (which addition shall not require the consent of Administrative Agent or any Lender), as applicable, or (2) applicable only after the Final Maturity Date (in the case of term Indebtedness) or the latest R/C Maturity Date (in the case of revolving Indebtedness) (it being understood that no financial maintenance covenant shall be required to be added for any Non-Covenant Facility); and (vii) if any Ratio Debt is issued or incurred by a Credit Party (but excluding any Ratio Debt that is assumed in connection with an acquisition of assets or Equity Interests (including any Permitted Acquisition) that is not prohibited by this Agreement) within six (6) months after the Closing Date, is secured on pari passu basis with the Obligations, is in the form of broadly-syndicated Dollar-denominated floating rate term loan debt, is incurred in reliance on the Ratio Incurrence-Based Amount, is not incurred to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment and does not have a maturity date that is more than one year after the Term B Facility Maturity Date, then if the All-In Yield applicable to such Ratio Debt is greater than the All-In Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to Term B Facility Loans, plus 50 basis points per annum, then the interest rate with respect to the Term B Facility Loans shall be increased so as to cause the then applicable All-In Yield under this Agreement on the Term B Facility Loans to equal the All-In Yield then applicable to such Ratio Debt, minus 50 basis points; provided, however, that any increase in All-In Yield due to such Ratio Debt having a higher “Term SOFR floor” or “Alternate Base Rate floor” shall, as the election of Borrower, be reflected solely as an increase to the applicable Term SOFR floor or Alternate Base Rate floor, as applicable, for the Term B Facility; and (B) without duplication, any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof that satisfies clause (A)(iv) and (A)(vi) above;

 

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(u) Indebtedness constituting (or the proceeds of which constitute) Development Expenses in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $600.0 million at any time outstanding so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately after giving effect thereto and, without duplication, Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(v) Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are Non-Credit Parties in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $150.0 million and 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended, so long as such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Credit Party (provided, that Indebtedness of Non-Credit Parties incurred pursuant to this Section 10.01(v) shall not exceed the Non-Credit Party Cap on the date of incurrence thereof) and, without duplication, Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(w) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by Borrower to present or former officers, directors or employees (or heirs of, estates of or trusts formed by such Persons) to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of RRR, Holdco or Borrower permitted by Section 10.06(f); provided that (i) such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (it being understood that, subject to the dollar limitation described below, such subordination provisions shall permit the payment of interest and principal in cash if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash payments (whether principal or interest) made by Borrower in respect of such notes, when combined with the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 10.06(f), shall not exceed the greater of $20.0 million and 3.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended in any fiscal year of Borrower (with amounts permitted to be carried back to the immediately preceding fiscal year and with unused amounts in any fiscal year being carried over to succeeding fiscal years);

(x) Indebtedness incurred by Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries in (i) a Permitted Acquisition, (ii) any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder or (iii) any Asset Sale, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), constituting customary indemnification obligations or customary obligations in respect of purchase price or other similar adjustments;

(y) Indebtedness in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Proceeds of any issuance or sale of Equity Interests or capital contribution (other than in connection with any Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to Section 11.03) received by Borrower to the extent not otherwise utilized in this Article X; (z) the Senior Unsecured Notes and Permitted Refinancings thereof;

 

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(aa) (i) guarantees by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of (x) operating leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations) and Gaming/Racing Leases or (y) other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness for borrowed money entered into by Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees and completion guarantees; and

(bb) all premium (if any, including tender premiums), expenses, defeasance costs, interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in paragraphs (a) through (aa) above.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 10.01, the amount of any Indebtedness denominated in any currency other than Dollars shall be calculated based on customary currency exchange rates in effect, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) on or prior to the Closing Date, on the Closing Date and, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) after the Closing Date, on the date that such Indebtedness was incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness); provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than Dollars (or in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced), and such refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed (i) the outstanding or committed principal amount, as applicable, of such Indebtedness being refinanced plus (ii) the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 10.01 and the calculation of the Incremental Loan Amount and Ratio Debt Amount, if the use of proceeds from any incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness is to fund the refinancing of any Indebtedness, then such refinancing shall be deemed to have occurred substantially simultaneously with such incurrence, issuance or assumption so long as (1) such refinancing occurs on the same Business Day as such incurrence, issuance or assumption, (2) if such proceeds will be offered (through a tender offer or otherwise) to the holders of such Indebtedness to be refinanced, the proceeds thereof are deposited with a trustee, agent or other representative for such holders pending the completion of such offer on the same Business Day as such incurrence, issuance or assumption (and such proceeds are ultimately used in the consummation of such offer or otherwise used to refinance Indebtedness), (3) if such proceeds will be used to fund the redemption, discharge or defeasance of such Indebtedness to be refinanced, the proceeds thereof are deposited with a trustee, agent or other representative for such Indebtedness pending such redemption, discharge or defeasance on the same Business Day as such incurrence, issuance or assumption or (4) the proceeds thereof are otherwise set aside to fund such refinancing pursuant to procedures reasonably agreed with Administrative Agent. In addition, with respect to any Indebtedness that was permitted to be incurred hereunder on the date of such incurrence, any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness shall also be permitted hereunder after the date of such incurrence.

SECTION 10.02. Liens. Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall create, incur, grant, assume or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on any Property now owned or hereafter acquired by it or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except (the “Permitted Liens”):

 

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(a) Liens for Taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable or delinquent and Liens for Taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies, which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which (i) adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (ii) an indemnity with respect to such taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies has been provided by a third party to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b) Liens in respect of property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ liens, maritime liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business (i) for amounts not yet overdue for a period of ninety (90) days or (ii) for amounts that are overdue for a period in excess of ninety (90) days that are or are in the process of being resolved or contested in good faith by appropriate negotiations or proceedings (inclusive of amounts that remain unpaid as a result of bona fide disputes with contractors, including where the amount unpaid is greater than the amount in dispute), so long as adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or have been bonded in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

(c) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(b) and listed on Schedule 10.02; provided, however, that (i) such Liens do not encumber any Property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than (x) any such Property subject thereto on the Closing Date, (y) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into Property covered by such Lien and (z) proceeds and products thereof, and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not increase, except as contemplated by Section 10.01(b);

(d) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), covenants, encroachments, sub-division maps, protrusions and other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies on or with respect to any Real Property, in each case whether now or hereafter in existence, not (i) securing Indebtedness and (ii) individually or in the aggregate materially interfering with the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that upon request by Borrower, Administrative Agent shall, in its reasonable discretion, direct Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties to subordinate its Mortgage on any related Real Property to such easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), covenants, encroachments, protrusions, sub-division maps, leases, reciprocal easement agreements and other similar charges or encumbrances in such form as is reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Borrower;

(e) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting in an Event of Default;

(f) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) (i) imposed by law or deposits made in connection therewith in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations (other than excise taxes), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, statutory bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, rental obligations (limited, in the case of rental obligations, to security deposits and deposits to secure obligations for taxes, insurance, maintenance and similar obligations), utility services, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money), (iii) arising by virtue of deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability for premiums to insurance carriers or (iv) Liens on deposits made to secure Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Gaming/Racing License applications or to secure the performance of surety or other bonds issued in connection therewith; provided, however, that to the extent such Liens are not imposed by Law, such Liens shall in no event encumber any Property other than cash and Cash Equivalents or, in the case of clause (iii), proceeds of insurance policies; (g) Leases with respect to the assets or properties of any Credit Party or its respective Subsidiaries, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of such Credit Party’s or Subsidiary’s business so long as each of the Leases entered into after the Closing Date with respect to Real Property constituting Collateral are subordinate in all respects to the Liens granted and evidenced by the Security Documents and do not, individually or in the aggregate, (x) interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) materially impair the use (for its intended purposes) or the value of the Properties of the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that upon the request of Borrower, Collateral Agent shall enter into a customary subordination and non-disturbance and attornment agreement in connection with any such Lease;

 

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(h) Liens (i) arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and (ii) that are contractual rights of set-off relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of any Credit Party in the ordinary course of business;

(i) Liens arising pursuant to Purchase Money Obligations or Capital Lease Obligations (and refinancings or renewals thereof), in each case, incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(h); provided, however, that (i) the Indebtedness secured by any such Lien (including refinancings thereof) does not exceed 100% of the cost of the property being acquired, constructed, improved or leased at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness (plus, in the case of refinancings, any Increased Amounts) and (ii) any such Liens attach only to the property being financed pursuant to such Purchase Money Obligations or Capital Lease Obligations (or in the case of refinancings which were previously financed pursuant to such Purchase Money Obligations or Capital Lease Obligations) (and directly related assets, including proceeds and replacements thereof) and do not encumber any other Property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that all Indebtedness to a single lender shall be considered to be a single Purchase Money Obligation or Capital Lease Obligation, whether drawn at one time or from time to time and individual financings provided by one lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings provided by such lender);

(j) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements; provided, however, that, unless such Liens are non-consensual and arise by operation of law, in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;

(k) Liens on assets of a Person (or its Subsidiaries) existing at the time such Person is acquired or merged or amalgamated with or into or consolidated with Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (and not created in connection with or in anticipation or contemplation thereof); provided, however, that such Liens do not extend to assets not subject to such Liens at the time of acquisition (other than improvements and attachments thereon, accessions thereto and proceeds thereof) and are no more favorable to the lienholders than the existing Lien;

(l) in addition to Liens otherwise permitted by this Section 10.02, other Liens incurred with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness secured by such Liens at any time outstanding shall not exceed the greater of $262.5 million and 35.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended; (m) licenses or sublicenses of Intellectual Property granted by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

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(n) Liens pursuant to the Credit Documents, including, without limitation, Liens related to Cash Collateralizations;

(o) Permitted Vessel Liens;

(p) Liens arising under or imposed by applicable Gaming/Racing Laws and/or Gaming/Racing Authorities; provided, however, that no such Lien constitutes a Lien securing repayment of Indebtedness for borrowed money;

(q) (i) Liens pursuant to any Gaming/Racing Leases or any other leases entered into for the purpose of, or with respect to, operating or managing gaming facilities and related assets, which Liens are limited to the leased property, any gaming assets and/or other property of the lessee under the applicable lease and granted to the landlord under such lease for the purpose of securing the obligations of the tenant under such lease to such landlord, (ii) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents (and on the related escrow accounts or similar accounts, if any) required to be paid to the lessors (or lenders to such lessors) under such leases or maintained in an escrow account or similar account pending application of such proceeds in accordance with the applicable lease and (iii) in the case of any Real Property that constitutes a leasehold interest, any mortgages, Liens, security interest, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record to which the fee simple interest (or any superior leasehold interest) is subject (and with respect to which none of the Credit Parties shall have any obligation whatsoever);

(r) Liens to secure Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(v); provided that such Liens do not encumber any Property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than any Non-Credit Party and any Equity Interests in any Non-Credit Party;

(s) Prior Mortgage Liens with respect to the applicable Mortgaged Real Property;

(t) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents deposited to Discharge, redeem or defease Indebtedness that was permitted to so be repaid and on any cash and Cash Equivalents held by a trustee under any indenture or other debt agreement issued in escrow pursuant to customary escrow arrangements pending the release thereof;

(u) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements filings regarding operating leases or consignment of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(v) Liens on the Collateral securing (i) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof) and subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof) and subject to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as “Second Priority Liens”);

(w) Liens securing Ratio Debt, and Permitted Refinancings thereof, in each case, permitted under Section 10.01(t) and, if secured by Collateral, subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of Liens on the Collateral intended to be subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations, as “Second Priority Liens”), as and to the extent applicable; (x) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits or escrows made by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in respect of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment (including any other Acquisition) not prohibited by this Agreement;

 

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(y) in the case of any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Joint Venture, any put and call arrangements or restrictions on disposition related to its Equity Interests set forth in its organizational documents or any related joint venture or similar agreement;

(z) Liens arising in connection with transactions relating to the selling or discounting of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business;

(aa) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to other Persons not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(bb) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor under any lease or license agreement permitted by this Agreement;

(cc) Liens created by the applicable Transfer Agreement;

(dd) Liens arising pursuant to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(u); provided that such Liens do not encumber any Property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Property financed by the Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(u) and proceeds and products thereof and accessions thereto;

(ee) Liens to secure Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(p); provided that such Liens do not encumber any Property other than the Property of any Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, and the Equity Interests in the applicable Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(ff) Liens on Property of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party and in the Equity Interests of any applicable Non-Credit Party which Liens secure Indebtedness of Non-Credit Parties permitted under Section 10.01 or Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees;

(gg) without duplication, Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien permitted by this Section 10.02; provided, however, that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same type of property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on and accessions to such property, proceeds and products thereof, customary security deposits and any other assets pursuant to after-acquired property clauses to the extent such assets secured (or would have secured) the Indebtedness being refinanced), (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Indebtedness or, if greater, committed amount of the applicable Indebtedness at the time the original Lien became a Lien permitted hereunder and (B) any unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and an amount necessary to pay associated underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement, and (z) Indebtedness secured by Liens ranking junior to the Liens securing the Obligations may not be refinanced pursuant to this clause (gg) with Liens ranking pari passu to the Liens securing the Obligations;

(hh) Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and margin accounts, other Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are within the general parameters customary in the gaming industry, Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory or regulatory requirements of that Person or its Subsidiaries and Liens secured by Collateral in favor of counterparties to Swap Contracts permitted by Section 10.01(c); (ii) Liens on Equity Interests not required to be pledged pursuant to the Credit Documents; and

 

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(jj) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(j), in the case of Liens on the Collateral, subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of Liens on the Collateral intended to be subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations, as “Second Priority Liens”), as and to the extent applicable.

In connection with the granting of Liens of the types described in clauses (c), (d), (g), (i), (k), (l), (m), (o), (p), (q), (r), (s), (t), (v), (w), (aa), (bb), (dd), (ee), (ff), (gg), (hh), (ii) and (jj) of this Section 10.02 by Borrower of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate by it in connection therewith (including, without limitation, by entering into or amending appropriate lien subordination, non-disturbance, attornment or intercreditor agreements).

In addition, with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness.

SECTION 10.03. [Reserved].

SECTION 10.04. Investments, Loans and Advances. Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, make any Investment, except for the following:

(a) Investments and commitments to make Investments outstanding on the Closing Date and identified on Schedule 10.04 and any Investments received in respect thereof without the payment of additional consideration (other than through the issuance of or exchange of Qualified Capital Stock);

(b) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents (including any Investments that were Cash Equivalents at the time made);

(c) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into Swap Contracts to the extent permitted by Section 10.01(c);

(d) Investments (i) by Borrower in any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary in Borrower and (iii) by a Restricted Subsidiary in another Restricted Subsidiary (provided that Investments made after the Closing Date pursuant to clauses (i) and (iii) by Credit Parties in Non-Credit Parties shall not exceed the greater of $200.0 million and 27.5% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended in the aggregate outstanding at any time); provided that, in each case, any intercompany loan (it being understood and agreed that intercompany receivables or advances made in the ordinary course of business do not constitute loans) in excess of $15.0 million individually shall be evidenced by a promissory note and, to the extent that the payee, holder or lender of such intercompany loan is a Credit Party, such promissory note shall be pledged (and delivered) by such Credit Party to Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties;

 

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(e) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell or transfer assets to the extent permitted by Section 10.05; (f) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers or suppliers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or suppliers or in settlement of delinquent or overdue accounts in the ordinary course of business or Investments acquired by Borrower as a result of a foreclosure by Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investments or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

(g) Investments made by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale (or transfer or disposition not constituting an Asset Sale) made in compliance with Section 10.05;

(h) Investments consisting of loans or advances to officers, directors, managers and employees (i) for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of $20.0 million and 3.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended, (ii) in connection with such Persons’ purchase of Equity Interests of Borrower or a parent of Borrower (provided that the amount of such loans and advances described in this clause (h)(ii) shall be contributed to Borrower in cash as common equity) and (iii) for any other purpose not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time under the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii) shall not exceed the greater of $20.0 million and 3.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended;

(i) Permitted Acquisitions;

(j) extensions of trade credit (including to gaming customers) and prepayments of expenses in the ordinary course of business;

(k) in addition to Investments otherwise permitted by this Section 10.04, other Investments by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed the sum of (i) the greater of $400.0 million and 55.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended plus (ii) the Project Reimbursement Amount as of such date plus (iii) the Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount as of such date plus (iv) the Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns received on or prior to such date plus (v) any reduction in the amount of such Investments as provided in the definition of “Investments”;

(l) in addition to Investments otherwise permitted by this Section 10.04, Investments by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that (i) the amount of such Investments to be made pursuant to this Section 10.04(l) do not exceed the Available Amount determined at the time such Investment is made, (ii) immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (iii) except for Investments made in reliance on clauses (e), (f) or (g) of the definition of “Available Amount”, immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenant as of the most recent Calculation Date;

(m) additional Investments so long as, at the time such Investment is made and after giving effect thereto, (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio will not exceed 4.25 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date;

 

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(n) payments with respect to any Qualified Contingent Obligations, so long as, at the time such Qualified Contingent Obligation was incurred or, if earlier, the agreement to incur such Qualified Contingent Obligations was entered into, such Investment was permitted under this Agreement; (o) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a Person merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence (or were committed) on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(p) Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits (i) with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business or (ii) under Sections 10.02(f), (j), (t) or (x);

(q) advances of payroll payments to employees of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(r) the occurrence of a Reverse Trigger Event under any applicable Transfer Agreement;

(s) Investments in Joint Ventures or other non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (s) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed the sum of (i) (x) the greater of $262.5 million and 35.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended minus (y) the amount of Investments made under Section 10.04(t)(i) on or prior to the date of determination (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) plus (ii) the Specified 10.04(s) Investment Returns received on or prior to such date plus (iii) any reduction in the amount of such Investments as provided in the definition of “Investments”;

(t) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (t) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed the sum of (i) (x) the greater of $262.5 million and 35.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended minus (y) the amount of Investments made under Section 10.04(s)(i) on or prior to the date of determination (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) plus (ii) the Specified 10.04(t) Investment Returns received on or prior to such date plus (iii) any reduction in the amount of such Investments as provided in the definition of “Investments”;

(u) Investments in a Permitted Business taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (u) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed the sum of (i) the greater of $150.0 million and 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) plus (ii) the Specified 10.04(u) Investment Returns received on or prior to such date plus (iii) any reduction in the amount of such Investments as provided in the definition of “Investments”;

(v) Guarantees by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of (i) operating leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations) and Gaming/Racing Leases or (ii) other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness entered into by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(w) Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made with Equity Interests (or proceeds thereof) in Borrower or any parent company of Borrower (other than Disqualified Capital Stock); (x) any Investment (i) deemed to exist as a result of a Person distributing a note or other intercompany debt or other Property to a parent of such Person (to the extent there is no cash consideration or services rendered for such distribution) and (ii) consisting of intercompany current liabilities in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(y) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 10.06 and Junior Prepayments permitted by Section 10.09;

(z) Investments in connection with the Transactions;

(aa) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, equipment, contract rights, Intellectual Property or licenses of Intellectual Property, in each case in this Section 10.04(aa) in the ordinary course of business;

(bb) Investments required by a Gaming/Racing Authority or made in lieu of payment of a tax or in consideration of a reduction in tax;

(cc) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees and completion guarantees and the granting of Liens on the Equity Interests of Non-Credit Parties and Joint Ventures to secure Indebtedness and other obligations of Non-Credit Parties and Joint Ventures and Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees;

(dd) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Investments in an amount equal to the amount of Excluded Contributions previously received and that Borrower elects to apply under this clause (dd);

(ee) loans and advances to RRR and Holdco (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof), Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to RRR and Holdco in accordance with Section 10.06(o);

(ff) Investments in the North Fork Project not to exceed $50.0 million per fiscal year of Borrower; and

(gg) Native American Investments; provided that the aggregate amount of all such Native American Investments made in reliance on this clause (gg) in any fiscal year shall not exceed the greater of $20.0 million and 3.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended (with amounts permitted to be carried back to the immediately preceding fiscal year and with unused amounts in any fiscal year being carried over to succeeding fiscal years).

Any Investment in any person other than a Credit Party that is otherwise permitted by this Section 10.04 may be made through intermediate Investments in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties and such intermediate Investments shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the outstanding amount of Investments pursuant to any clause set forth above. The amount of any Investment made other than in the form of cash or cash equivalents shall be the fair market value thereof valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any subsequent write-downs or write-offs thereof.

SECTION 10.05. Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets. Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation (other than solely to change the jurisdiction of organization or type of organization (to the extent in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Security Agreement)), or convey, sell, lease or sublease (as lessor or sublessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of any substantial part of its business, property or assets, except for:

 

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(a) Capital Expenditures, Expansion Capital Expenditures and expenditures of Development Expenses by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b) sales or dispositions of used, worn out, obsolete or surplus Property or Property no longer used or useful in the business of Borrower by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and the abandonment, cancellation, lapse, sale or other disposition of Intellectual Property that is, in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and the termination or assignment of Contractual Obligations to the extent such termination or assignment does not have a Material Adverse Effect; and sales or transfers of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(c) Asset Sales by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) at the time of the execution of the definitive documentation for (or, at the option of Borrower, at the time of the consummation of) such Asset Sale, no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, (ii) Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive consideration (including by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise) at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of, (iii) Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of (x) cash or Cash Equivalents or (y) Permitted Business Assets (in each case, free and clear of all Liens at the time received other than Permitted Liens) (it being understood that for the purposes of clause (c)(iii)(x), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Asset Sale and for which Borrower and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within one hundred and eighty (180) days following the closing of the applicable disposition, (C) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in respect of such disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is at that time outstanding, not in excess of the greater of $150.0 million and 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at such date of receipt or such agreement, as applicable, and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (iv) the Net Available Proceeds therefrom shall be applied as specified in Section 2.10(a)(iii);

(d) Liens permitted by Section 10.02, Investments may be made to the extent permitted by Section 10.04, Restricted Payments may be made to the extent permitted by Section 10.06 and Junior Prepayments may be made to the extent permitted by Section 10.09;

(e) Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may dispose of cash and Cash Equivalents;

(f) Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may lease (as lessor or sublessor) real or personal property to the extent permitted under Section 10.02;

 

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(g) licenses and sublicenses by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of software and Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business shall be permitted; (h) (A) Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may transfer or lease Property to or acquire or lease Property from Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the sum of (x) the aggregate fair market value of all Property transferred by Credit Parties to Non-Credit Parties under this clause (A) plus (y) all lease payments made by Credit Parties to Non-Credit Parties in respect of leasing of property by Credit Parties from Non-Credit Parties shall not exceed $10.0 million in any fiscal year of Borrower or shall constitute an Investment permitted by Section 10.04; (B) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into Borrower (as long as Borrower is the surviving Person) or any Guarantor (as long as the surviving Person is, or becomes substantially concurrently with such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, a Guarantor); (C) Borrower may consolidate or merge with or into another Person so long as Borrower is the surviving entity; (D) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary (so long as, if either Restricted Subsidiary is a Guarantor, the surviving Person is, or becomes substantially concurrently with such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, a Guarantor); and (E) any Restricted Subsidiary may be voluntarily liquidated, voluntarily wound up or voluntarily dissolved (so long as any such liquidation or winding up does not constitute or involve an Asset Sale to any Person other than to Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary or any other owner of Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary unless such Asset Sale is otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 10.05); provided, however, that, in each case with respect to clauses (A), (B) (C) and (D) of this Section 10.05(h) (other than in the case of a transfer to a Non-Credit Party permitted under clause (A) above), the Lien on such property granted in favor of Collateral Agent under the Security Documents shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the applicable Security Documents;

(i) voluntary terminations of Swap Contracts and other assets or contracts in the ordinary course of business;

(j) conveyances, sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions which do not constitute Asset Sales;

(k) any taking by a Governmental Authority of assets or property, or any part thereof, under the power of eminent domain or condemnation;

(l) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make sales, transfers or other dispositions of property subject to a Casualty Event;

(m) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make sales, transfers or other dispositions of Investments in Joint Ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(n) any transfer of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming/Racing Facility in connection with the occurrence of a Trigger Event;

(o) (i) the lease, sublease or license of any portion of any Property to Persons who, either directly or through Affiliates of such Persons, intend to operate or manage nightclubs, bars, restaurants, recreation areas, spas, pools, exercise or gym facilities, or entertainment or retail venues or similar or related establishments or facilities and (ii) the grant of declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions and/or easements with respect to common area spaces and similar instruments benefiting such tenants of such leases, subleases and licenses (collectively, the “Venue Easements,” and together with any such leases, subleases or licenses, collectively the “Venue Documents”); provided that no Venue Document or operations conducted pursuant thereto would reasonably be expected to materially interfere with, or materially impair or detract from, the operations of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, further that upon request by Borrower, Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties shall provide the tenant, subtenant or licensee under any Venue Document with a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent and the applicable Credit Party; (p) the dedication of space or other dispositions of Property in connection with and in furtherance of constructing structures or improvements reasonably related to the development, construction and operation of any project; provided that in each case such dedication or other dispositions are in furtherance of, and do not materially impair or interfere with the operations of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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(q) dedications or dispositions of, or the granting of easements, rights of way, rights of access and/or similar rights, to any Governmental Authority, utility providers, cable or other communication providers and/or other parties providing services or benefits to any project, any Real Property held by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or the public at large that would not reasonably be expected to interfere in any material respect with the operations of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that upon request by Borrower, Administrative Agent shall, in its reasonable discretion, direct Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties to subordinate its Mortgage on such Real Property to such easement, right of way, right of access or similar agreement in such form as is reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Borrower;

(r) any disposition of Equity Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement or other obligation with or to a person (other than Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) from whom such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired or from whom such Restricted Subsidiary acquired its business and assets (having been newly formed in connection with such acquisition), made as part of such acquisition and in each case comprising all or a portion of the consideration in respect of such sale or acquisition;

(s) dispositions of non-core assets acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment; provided, that (i) the amount of non-core assets that are disposed of in connection with any such Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment pursuant to this Section 10.05(s) does not exceed 25% of the aggregate purchase price for such Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment and (ii) to the extent that any such Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment is financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, then any proceeds from such Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment shall be used to prepay such Indebtedness (to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder) or the Loans in accordance with Section 2.10(a)(iii) hereof;

(t) other dispositions of assets with a fair market value of not more than the greater of $35.0 million and 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended;

(u) transfers, sales or dispositions of Real Property and related assets to a Landlord or one of its Affiliates, to the extent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries will lease such real property and related assets; provided that (i) at the time of the execution of the definitive documentation for (or, at the option of Borrower, at the time of the consummation of) such Asset Sale, no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, (ii) Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 50% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (free and clear of all Liens at the time received other than Permitted Liens) (it being understood that for the purposes of clause (ii), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable transfer, sale or disposition and for which Borrower and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing and (B) any securities received by Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within one hundred and eighty (180) days following the closing of the applicable disposition) and (iii) the Net Available Proceeds therefrom shall be applied as specified in Section 2.10(a)(iii);

 

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(v) the Transactions; and

(w) Asset Sales of Real Properties that constitute Tribal Trust Property so long as the Tribal Trust Property Release Conditions are satisfied at the time of the applicable Asset Sale.

To the extent any Collateral is sold, transferred, distributed, contributed or otherwise disposed of as permitted by this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to any transaction permitted by or referred to in this Section 10.05) or in connection with a transaction approved by the Required Lenders, in each case, to a Person other than a Credit Party (or in the case of Equity Interests in Borrower, other than to Holdco or RRR), such Collateral shall, except as set forth in the proviso to Section 10.05(h), be sold, transferred, distributed, contributed or otherwise disposed of free and clear of the Liens created by the Security Documents, and Collateral Agent shall take all actions appropriate or reasonably requested by Borrower in order to effect the foregoing at the sole cost and expense of Borrower and without recourse or warranty by Collateral Agent (including the execution and delivery of appropriate UCC termination statements and such other instruments and releases as may be necessary and appropriate to effect such release). To the extent any such sale, transfer, distribution, contribution or other disposition results in a Guarantor no longer constituting a Subsidiary of Borrower (or constituting an Excluded Subsidiary, subject to the proviso in Section 6.08(ii)), the Obligations of such Guarantor and all obligations of such Guarantor under the Credit Documents shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, and each of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall take such actions, at the sole expense of Borrower, as are appropriate or reasonably requested by Borrower in connection with such termination.

SECTION 10.06. Restricted Payments. Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, declare or make any Restricted Payment at any time, except, without duplication:

(a) Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 2.09(b)(ii);

(b) any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower may declare and make Restricted Payments to Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower which is a Restricted Subsidiary;

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, may declare and make Restricted Payments in respect of its Equity Interests to all holders of such Equity Interests generally so long as Borrower or its respective Restricted Subsidiary that owns such Equity Interest or interests in the Person making such Restricted Payments receives at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its relative ownership of the subject Equity Interests and the terms thereof);

(d) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may engage in transactions to the extent permitted by Section 10.04 and Section 10.05; (e) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock issued in compliance with the terms hereof;

 

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(f) Borrower may repurchase, or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent of Borrower to repurchase, common stock or common stock options from present or former members of management, officers, directors, employees or consultants (or heirs of, estates of or trusts formed by such Persons) of any Company upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of such officer, director or employee or pursuant to the terms of any stock option plan, employment agreement, severance agreement or like agreement; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of payments under this clause (f) when combined with the aggregate amount of cash payments made by Borrower in respect of notes issued in reliance on Section 10.01(w) shall not exceed the greater of $20.0 million and 3.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended in any fiscal year of Borrower (with amounts permitted to be carried back to the immediately preceding fiscal year and with unused amounts in any fiscal year being carried over to succeeding fiscal years);

(g) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may (i) repurchase Equity Interests to the extent deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options, warrants or rights in respect thereof to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options, warrants or rights in respect thereof and (ii) make payments in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable or expected to be payable by any present or former member of management, director, officer, employee, or consultant of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or family members, spouses or former spouses, heirs of, estates of or trusts formed by such Persons in connection with the exercise of stock options or grant, vesting or delivery of Equity Interests;

(h) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options or, warrants or rights or upon the conversion or exchange of or into Equity Interests, or payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law;

(i) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (i) the Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount as of the date of such Restricted Payment and (ii) the Project Reimbursement Amount as of such date;

(j) so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) except for Restricted Payments made in reliance on clauses (e), (f) or (g) of the definition of “Available Amount”, immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenant as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount determined at the time such Restricted Payment is made;

(k) so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) immediately after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio will not exceed 4.25 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Restricted Payments;

(l) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, Borrower may make payments to counterparties under Swap Contracts entered into in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt; (m) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments that are made in an amount equal to the amount of Excluded Contributions previously received and that Borrower elects to apply under this clause (m);

 

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(n) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make payments of amounts necessary to repurchase or retire Equity Interests of Borrower, any parent of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower in the event of an Equity Holder Disqualification of the holder thereof or to the extent required by any Gaming/Racing Authority in order to avoid the suspension, revocation or denial of a Gaming/Racing License by any Gaming/Racing Authority; provided that, in the case of any such repurchase or retirement of Equity Interests of Borrower, any parent thereof or any Subsidiary thereof, if such efforts do not jeopardize any Gaming/Racing License, Borrower, such parent or any such Subsidiary will have previously used commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to find a suitable purchaser for such Equity Interests and no suitable purchaser acceptable to the applicable Gaming/Racing Authority and Borrower or a parent thereof was willing to purchase such Equity Interests on terms acceptable to the holder thereof within a time period acceptable to such Gaming/Racing Authority;

(o) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to Holdco or RRR:

(i) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdco or RRR to pay franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain its limited liability company or corporate existence; and

(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdco or RRR to pay corporate overhead expenses;

(p) Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed $120.0 million per fiscal year; and

(q) so long as Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is taxed as a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes or is a member of a combined, consolidated or unitary group for U.S. federal income tax purposes (without duplication), Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdco, or any successor or assignee thereof, in amounts sufficient to enable Holdco to pay taxes or make Tax Distributions (as defined in the Holdco LLC Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date or as may be amended, modified or replaced from time to time so long as such amendment, modification or replacement is not materially adverse to the Lenders) to its members pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Holdco LLC Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date or as may be amended, modified or replaced from time to time so long as such amendment, modification or replacement is not materially adverse to the Lenders); provided that Restricted Payments under this clause (q) in respect of Holdco’s members’ actual state and United States federal income tax liabilities in respect of income earned by Unrestricted Subsidiaries during any period shall be permitted solely to the extent of payments received from (or credits used by) Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements with respect to such period; provided, further, that if any successor or assignee of Station Holdco LLC becomes “Holdco” or any successor or assignee of Red Rock Resorts, Inc. becomes “RRR” for purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, then Borrower may make Restricted Payments to such successor(s) or assignee(s) in an amount sufficient to enable Borrower’s direct or indirect equity holders to pay their U.S. federal income tax liabilities arising from their investment in Borrower (or, in the event Borrower is a member of a combined, consolidated or unitary group for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in an amount equal to the amount that Borrower and its Subsidiaries would be required to pay if such entities were a standalone consolidated tax group with Borrower as the parent entity).

 

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SECTION 10.07. Transactions with Affiliates. Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall enter into any transaction involving aggregate consideration in excess of the greater of $15.0 million and 2.00% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated at the time of determination on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period most recently ended, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries:

(a) may enter into indemnification and employment and severance agreements and arrangements with directors, officers and employees (including employee compensation, benefit plans or arrangements and health, disability or similar insurance plans) and may pay customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, board managers and employees of Holdco, RRR, Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(b) may enter into the Transactions and the transactions described in Borrower’s SEC filings prior to the Closing Date or listed on Schedule 10.07 hereto as in effect on the Closing Date or any amendment, restatement, replacement or other modification thereof so long as such amendment, restatement, replacement or other modification is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

(c) may make Investments and Restricted Payments permitted hereunder;

(d) may enter into the transactions contemplated by each applicable Transfer Agreement;

(e) may enter into customary expense sharing and tax sharing arrangements entered into between Borrower, Restricted Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which such Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures shall reimburse Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiaries for certain shared expenses and taxes;

(f) may enter into transactions upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate or in the event that there are no comparable transactions involving Persons who are not Affiliates of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to apply for comparative purposes, is otherwise on terms that, taken as whole, Borrower has determined in good faith to be fair to Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary;

(g) may enter into any transactions between or among Borrower and its Subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, including Unrestricted Subsidiaries) and Joint Ventures that are entered into in the ordinary course of business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures and, in the good faith judgment of Borrower are necessary or advisable in connection with the ownership or operation of the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures, including, but not limited to, (i) payroll, cash management, purchasing, insurance and hedging arrangements and (ii) management, technology and licensing arrangements;

(h) may enter into transactions with Persons who have entered into an agreement, contract or arrangement with Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to manage, own or operate a Gaming/Racing Facility because Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have not received the requisite Gaming/Racing Licenses or are otherwise not permitted to manage, own or operate such Gaming/Racing Facility under applicable Gaming/Racing Laws; provided that such transactions shall have been approved by a majority of the directors of Borrower (or of a parent company thereof); (i) may enter into transactions with any Person, which is an Affiliate solely due to a director or directors of such Person (or a parent company of such Person) also being a director or directors of Borrower;

 

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(j) may enter into transactions with a Person who is not an Affiliate immediately before the consummation of such transaction that becomes an Affiliate as a result of such transaction;

(k) may issue Equity Interests in Borrower to any Person;

(l) may enter into Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees, completion guarantees and the pledge of Equity Interests in Non-Credit Parties and Joint Ventures to secure Indebtedness and other obligations of Non-Credit Parties and Joint Ventures and Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees;

(m) may enter into transactions with Unaffiliated Joint Ventures and Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of Unaffiliated Joint Ventures, in each case, relating to the provision of management services, overhead, sharing of customer lists and customer loyalty programs; and

(n) may make payments by Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements.

SECTION 10.08. Financial Covenant. Solely for the benefit of the Covenant Lenders under the Covenant Facilities, without the consent of the Required Covenant Lenders, Borrower shall not permit the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of Borrower, commencing with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, to exceed 5.00 to 1.00.

For the avoidance of doubt, only the consent of the Required Covenant Lenders shall be required to (and only the Required Covenant Lenders, shall have the ability to) amend, waive or modify the covenants set forth in this Section 10.08 (including any amendment or modification of defined terms used in this Section 10.08) or pursuant to Section 13.04(a)(vii) waive any Default or Event of Default arising under this Section 10.08.

SECTION 10.09. Certain Payments of Indebtedness. None of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to voluntarily prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the date that is one year prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal, interest and fees and mandatory prepayments shall be permitted) any Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of which is in excess of $75.0 million, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms applicable to any such Indebtedness (such payments, “Junior Prepayments”), except:

(a) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Junior Prepayments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (i) the Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount as of the date of such Junior Prepayments and (ii) the Project Reimbursement Amount as of such date;

(b) so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) except for Junior Prepayments made in reliance on clauses (e), (f) or (g) of the definition of “Available Amount”, immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenant as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Junior Prepayments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount determined at the time such Junior Prepayment is made; (c) so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) immediately after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio will not exceed 4.25 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Junior Prepayments;

 

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(d) a Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness (including through exchange offers and similar transactions);

(e) the conversion of any such Indebtedness to Equity Interests (or exchange of any such Indebtedness for Equity Interests) of Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Borrower (other than Disqualified Capital Stock);

(f) with respect to intercompany subordinated indebtedness, to the extent consistent with the subordination terms thereof;

(g) exchanges of Indebtedness issued in private placements and resold in reliance on Regulation S or Rule 144A for Indebtedness having substantially equivalent terms pursuant to customary exchange offers;

(h) prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or satisfaction of Indebtedness of Persons acquired pursuant to, or Indebtedness assumed in connection with, Permitted Acquisitions or Investments (including any other Acquisition) not prohibited by this Agreement;

(i) Junior Prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.09(b)(ii);

(j) Junior Prepayments in respect of intercompany Indebtedness owing to Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries will be permitted;

(k) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasance or satisfaction of Disqualified Capital Stock with the proceeds of any issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock permitted to be issued hereunder or in exchange for Disqualified Capital Stock or other Equity Interests permitted to be issued hereunder;

(l) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Junior Prepayments in an aggregate amount not to exceed an amount equal to the amount of Excluded Contributions previously received and that Borrower elects to apply under this clause (l);

(m) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make payments of amounts necessary to repurchase, repay or retire Indebtedness of Borrower or any Subsidiary in the event of a Disqualification of the holder thereof or to the extent required by any Gaming/Racing Authority in order to avoid the suspension, revocation or denial of a Gaming/Racing License by any Gaming/Racing Authority; provided that, in the case of any such repurchase, repayment or retirement of Indebtedness of Borrower or any Subsidiary, if such efforts do not jeopardize any Gaming/Racing License, Borrower or any such Subsidiary will have previously used commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to find a suitable purchaser or assignee for such Indebtedness and no suitable purchaser or assignee acceptable to the applicable Gaming/Racing Authority and Borrower was willing to purchase or acquire such Indebtedness on terms acceptable to the holder thereof within a time period acceptable to such Gaming/Racing Authority; and

(n) Junior Prepayments with the proceeds of secured Indebtedness so long as, (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio will not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date and (iii) such refinancing Indebtedness constitutes (x) Revolving Loans incurred hereunder, (y) Incremental Term Loans incurred hereunder or (z) Ratio Debt permitted hereunder that is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations.

 

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SECTION 10.10. Limitation on Certain Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. None of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, create any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) of Borrower to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on such Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness or any other obligation owed to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) make Investments in or to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) transfer any of its Property to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iv) in the case of any Guarantor, guarantee the Obligations hereunder or, in the case of any Credit Party, subject its portion of the Collateral to the Liens securing the Obligations in favor of the Secured Parties, except that each of the following shall be permitted:

(a) any such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (w) any Gaming/Racing Lease (and any guarantee or support arrangement in respect thereof), (x) applicable Law (including any Gaming/Racing Law and any regulations, order or decrees of any Gaming/Racing Authority or other applicable Governmental Authority), (y) the Credit Documents or (z) the Senior Unsecured Notes and any Permitted Refinancing thereof (so long as the restrictions in any such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, are no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than those applicable to the Senior Unsecured Notes on the Closing Date);

(b) restrictions on the transfer of Property, or the granting of Liens on Property, in each case, subject to Permitted Liens;

(c) customary restrictions on subletting or assignment of any lease or sublease governing a leasehold interest of any Company;

(d) restrictions on the transfer of any Property, or the granting of Liens on Property, subject to a contract with respect to an Asset Sale or other transfer, sale, conveyance or disposition permitted under this Agreement;

(e) restrictions contained in the existing Indebtedness listed on Schedule 10.01 and Permitted Refinancings thereof, provided, that the restrictive provisions in any such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive than the restrictive provisions in the Indebtedness being refinanced;

(f) restrictions contained in Indebtedness of Persons acquired pursuant to, or assumed in connection with, Permitted Acquisitions or other Acquisitions not prohibited hereunder after the Closing Date and Permitted Refinancings thereof, provided, that the restrictive provisions in any such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive than the restrictive provisions in the Indebtedness being refinanced and such restrictions are limited to the Persons or assets being acquired and of the Subsidiaries of such Persons and their assets;

(g) with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, restrictions contained in any Indebtedness permitted hereunder, in each case, taken as a whole, to the extent not materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement; (h) customary restrictions in joint venture arrangements or management contracts; provided, that such restrictions are limited to the assets of such joint ventures and the Equity Interests of the Persons party to such joint venture arrangements or the assignment of such management contract, as applicable;

 

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(i) customary non-assignment provisions or other customary restrictions arising under licenses, leases and other contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided, that such restrictions are limited to the assets subject to such licenses, leases and contracts and the Equity Interests of the Persons party to such licenses and contracts;

(j) restrictions contained in Indebtedness of Excluded Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to Section 10.01 and Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided that such restrictions apply only to the Excluded Subsidiaries incurring such Indebtedness and their Subsidiaries (and the assets thereof and Equity Interests in such Excluded Subsidiaries);

(k) restrictions contained in Indebtedness used to finance, or incurred for the purpose of financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures and/or Development Projects and Permitted Refinancings thereof, provided, that such restrictions apply only to the asset (or the Person owning such asset) being financed pursuant to such Indebtedness; and

(l) restrictions contained in subordination provisions applicable to intercompany debt owed by the Credit Parties; provided, that such intercompany debt is subordinated to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as the subordination of such intercompany debt to any other obligations.

SECTION 10.11. Limitation on Lines of Business; Holdco; RRR.

(a) Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall directly or indirectly engage to any material extent (determined on a consolidated basis) in any line or lines of business activity other than Permitted Business.

(b) Borrower shall not permit Holdco to hold or maintain the ownership of any assets or Properties (including Equity Interests in Subsidiaries) other than (a) the Equity Interests of Borrower and (b) cash and Cash Equivalents.

(c) Borrower shall not permit RRR to engage in any material business or activity, or own any assets or incur any liabilities other than (i) the ownership, directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests in Borrower, the ownership of Equity Interests in Holdco and the ownership of cash and Cash Equivalents, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and (iii) activities ancillary to the foregoing.

SECTION 10.12. Limitation on Changes to Fiscal Year. Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall change its fiscal year end to a date other than December 31 of each year (provided that any Restricted Subsidiary acquired or formed, or Person designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case, after the Closing Date may change its fiscal year to match the fiscal year of Borrower).

 

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ARTICLE XI.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 11.01. Events of Default. If one or more of the following events (herein called “Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:

(a) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Credit Party, or Holdco or RRR pursuant to any Credit Document or the borrowings or issuances of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any representation, warranty or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Credit Party, Holdco or RRR in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished pursuant to any Credit Document, shall prove to have been false or misleading (i) in any material respect, if such representation and warranty is not qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, or (ii) in any respect, if such representation and warranty is so qualified, in each case when such representation or warranty is made, deemed made or furnished;

(b) default shall be made in the payment of (i) any principal of any Loan or the reimbursement with respect to any Reimbursement Obligation when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at the stated maturity upon prepayment or repayment or by acceleration thereof or otherwise) or (ii) any interest on any Loans when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default under this clause (ii) shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days;

(c) default shall be made in the payment of any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in (b) above) due under any Credit Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days;

(d) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 9.01(a) (with respect to Borrower only), Section 9.04(d) or in Article X (subject to, in the case of the Financial Maintenance Covenant, the cure rights contained in Section 11.03); provided that any default under Section 10.08 (a “Financial Covenant Event of Default”) shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to (x) the Loans and Commitments under the Covenant Facilities until Borrower fails to cure such Financial Covenant Event of Default in accordance with Section 11.03 and (y) any Loans or Commitments hereunder, other than the Loans and Commitments under the Covenant Facilities, until a Covenant Facility Acceleration has occurred; provided, further, that in the event of a Financial Covenant Event of Default, upon Administrative Agent’s receipt of a written notice from Borrower that Borrower intends to exercise the cure right contained in Section 11.03 until the Cure Expiration Date, neither the Lenders nor Administrative Agent nor Collateral Agent shall exercise any rights or remedies under this Section 11.01 available solely as a result of the continuance of a Financial Covenant Event of Default;

(e) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by Borrower, Holdco, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Credit Document (other than those specified in Section 11.01(b), 11.01(c) or 11.01(d)) and, unless such default has been waived, such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Administrative Agent to Borrower;

(f) Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subject Subsidiary) shall (i) fail to pay any principal or interest, regardless of amount, due in respect of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations), when and as the same shall become due and payable (after giving effect to any applicable grace period), or (ii) fail to observe or perform any other term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing any such Indebtedness or any event or condition occurs, if the effect of any failure or occurrence referred to in this clause (ii) is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or a trustee on its or their behalf (with or without the giving of notice but giving effect to applicable grace periods) to cause, such Indebtedness (other than Qualified Contingent Obligations) 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; provided, however, that (x) clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply to any offer to repurchase, prepay or redeem Indebtedness of a Person acquired in an Acquisition permitted hereunder, to the extent such offer is required as a result of, or in connection with, such Acquisition, (y) any event or condition causing or permitting the holders of any Indebtedness to cause such Indebtedness to be converted into Qualified Capital Stock (including any such event or condition which, pursuant to its terms may, at the option of Borrower, be satisfied in cash in lieu of conversion into Qualified Capital Stock) shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to this paragraph (f) and (z) it shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to this paragraph (f) unless the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) exceeds $100.0 million;

 

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(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in either case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, in each case seeking (i) relief in respect of Borrower, Holdco, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subject Subsidiary), or of a substantial part of the property or assets of Borrower, Holdco, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subject Subsidiary); (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Borrower, Holdco, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subject Subsidiary) or for a substantial part of the property or assets of Borrower, Holdco, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subject Subsidiary); or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of Borrower, Holdco, RRR or of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subject Subsidiary); and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(h) Borrower, Holdco, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subject Subsidiary) shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law; (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in Section 11.01(g); (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Borrower, Holdco, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subject Subsidiary) or for a substantial part of the property or assets of Borrower, Holdco, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subject Subsidiary) in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or similar law; (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding; (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or (viii) wind up or liquidate (except as permitted hereunder);

(i) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $100.0 million (to the extent not covered by third party insurance) shall be rendered against Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subject Subsidiary) or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action (to the extent such action is not effectively stayed) shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of Borrower, Holdco or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Subject Subsidiary) to enforce any such judgment;

 

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(j) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (k) with respect to any material Collateral, any security interest or Lien purported to be created by the applicable Security Document shall cease to be in full force and effect, or shall cease to give Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the first priority Liens (subject to Permitted Liens) and rights, powers and privileges in each case purported to be created and granted under such Security Document in favor of Collateral Agent, or shall be asserted in writing by any Credit Party, Holdco, RRR or any Affiliate thereof not to be a valid, perfected security interest in or Lien on the Collateral covered thereby, in each case, except (x) to the extent that any such perfection or priority is not required pursuant to this Agreement or the Security Documents or any loss thereof results from the failure of Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Security Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and (y) as to Collateral consisting of Real Property to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage;

(l) any Guarantee shall cease to be in full force and effect or any of the Guarantors or Affiliates thereof repudiates in writing, or attempts in writing to repudiate, any of its obligations under any of the Guarantees (except to the extent such Guarantee ceases to be in effect in connection with any transaction permitted pursuant to Sections 9.12, 9.13 or 10.05);

(m) any Credit Document or any material provisions thereof shall at any time and for any reason be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be null and void, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Credit Party seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof (exclusive of questions of interpretation of any provision thereof), or any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR shall repudiate or deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation for the payment of principal or interest purported to be created under any Credit Document;

(n) there shall have occurred a Change of Control;

(o) there shall have occurred a License Revocation by any Gaming/Racing Authority in one or more jurisdictions in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or operates Gaming/Racing Facilities, which License Revocation (in the aggregate with any other License Revocations then in existence) causes a cessation of operations of Borrower and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries that in the most recent Test Period accounted for ten percent (10%) or more of the Consolidated EBITDA of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that such License Revocation continues for at least forty-five (45) consecutive days after the earlier of (x) the date of cessation of the affected operations as a result of such License Revocation and (y) the date that none of Borrower, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor the Lenders receive the net cash flows generated by any such operations; or

(p) the provisions of any Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall, in whole or in part, following such Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement being entered into, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the Persons party thereto, except in accordance with its terms;

 

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then, and in every such event (other than (i) an event described in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower and (ii) a Financial Covenant Event of Default unless a Covenant Facility Acceleration has occurred pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of this Section 11.01), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments, (ii) declare the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities and Obligations of Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document (other than Credit Swap Contracts and Secured Cash Management Agreements), shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document (other than Credit Swap Contracts and Secured Cash Management Agreements) to the contrary notwithstanding; (iii) exercise any other right or remedy provided under the Credit Documents or at law or in equity and (iv) direct Borrower to pay (and Borrower hereby agrees upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower, to pay) to Collateral Agent at the Principal Office such additional amounts of cash, to be held as security by Collateral Agent for L/C Liabilities then outstanding, equal to the aggregate L/C Liabilities then outstanding; and in any event described in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) above with respect to Borrower, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities and Obligations of Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Agent or Lender shall be entitled to assert or give notice of any Default or Event of Default with respect to any action taken or omitted, and reported by Borrower publicly or to the Lenders, more than two (2) years prior to such notice of Default or Event of Default, unless any Agent has commenced any remedial action within such two (2) year period. The applicability of this Section 11.01 to RRR is subject to the operation of Section 13.20.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, during any period during which a Financial Covenant Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Administrative Agent may with the consent of, and shall at the request of, the Required Covenant Lenders take any of the foregoing actions described in the immediately preceding paragraph solely as they relate to the Covenant Lenders (versus the Lenders), the Covenant Facilities (versus the Non-Covenant Facilities) and the Letters of Credit.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by the terms of any Gaming/Racing Lease as notified in writing from Borrower to Administrative Agent from time to time, (a) Administrative Agent shall provide any Landlord under such Gaming/Racing Lease with copies of notices issued by Administrative Agent or the Lenders of any event or occurrence under the Credit Documents that enables or permits the Lenders (or Administrative Agent) to accelerate the maturity of the Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Documents and (b) in the event of a default by RRR, Holdco, Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the performance of any of their respective Obligations under any of the Credit Documents, including, without limitation, any default in the payment of any sums payable under any such agreement, then, in each and every such case, subject to applicable Gaming/Racing Laws and the terms of such Gaming/Racing Lease, such Landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cure or remedy the default or defaults or cause the default or defaults to be cured or remedied (to the extent susceptible to cure or remedy) prior to the end of any applicable notice and cure periods set forth in such Credit Documents, and any such tender of payment or performance by such Landlord shall be accepted by Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lenders and shall constitute payment and/or performance by the applicable Company for purposes of the Credit Documents.

SECTION 11.02. Application of Proceeds. The proceeds received by Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to the exercise by Collateral Agent of its remedies, or otherwise received after acceleration of the Loans, shall be applied, in full or in part, together with any other sums then held by Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, promptly by Collateral Agent as follows:

(a) First, to the payment of all reasonable costs and expenses, fees, commissions and taxes of such sale, collection or other realization including compensation to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and their respective agents and counsel, and all expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent in connection therewith and all amounts for which Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable is entitled to indemnification pursuant to the provisions of any Credit Document; (b) Second, to the payment of all other reasonable costs and expenses of such sale, collection or other realization and of any receiver of any part of the Collateral appointed pursuant to the applicable Security Documents including compensation to the other Secured Parties and their agents and counsel and all costs, liabilities and advances made or incurred by the other Secured Parties in connection therewith;

 

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(c) Third, without duplication of amounts applied pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash, pro rata, of the Obligations;

(d) Fourth, to Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Lenders, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Liabilities comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit; and

(e) Fifth, the balance, if any, to the Person lawfully entitled thereto (including the applicable Credit Party or its successors or assigns) or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

In the event that any such proceeds are insufficient to pay in full the items described in clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 11.02, the Credit Parties shall remain liable, jointly and severally, for any deficiency.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Credit Swap Contracts shall be excluded from the application described above if Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Swap Provider, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Swap Provider not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of Article XII hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

SECTION 11.03. Borrower’s Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 11.01, in the event of any Financial Covenant Event of Default and until the expiration of the fifteenth (15th) Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to the applicable fiscal quarter or fiscal year hereunder (the “Cure Expiration Date”), RRR, Holdco and Borrower may engage in a Permitted Equity Issuance (provided, that in the event Holdco or RRR engages in a Permitted Equity Issuance in connection with a cure made under this Section, Holdco or RRR makes a capital contribution of the proceeds thereof to Borrower) and Borrower may apply the amount of the Equity Issuance Proceeds thereof to increase Consolidated EBITDA with respect to the applicable fiscal quarter (such fiscal quarter, a “Default Quarter”); provided that such Equity Issuance Proceeds (i) are actually received by Borrower (including through capital contribution of such Equity Issuance Proceeds by Holdco or RRR to Borrower) from and after the first day of the Default Quarter and no later than the Cure Expiration Date, and (ii) do not exceed the aggregate amount necessary to cause Borrower to be in compliance with Section 10.08 for the applicable period; provided, further, that Borrower, RRR and Holdco shall not be permitted to engage in any more than (A) two Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to this Section 11.03 in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters or (B) five Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to this Section 11.03 during the term of this Agreement. The parties hereby acknowledge that (i) this Section 11.03 may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than as applicable to Section 10.08 and shall not result in any adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA other than for purposes of compliance with Section 10.08 on the last day of a given Test Period (and not, for avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining pricing, any basket sizes, the permissibility of any transaction or compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with Section 10.08 for any other purposes of this Agreement), (ii) there shall be no pro forma or other reduction of the amount of Indebtedness (or cash netting) by the amount of any Permitted Equity Issuance made pursuant to this Section 11.03 for purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenant for the Default Quarter, (iii) no Revolving Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Lender shall be required to fund any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan or issue any Letter of Credit, as applicable, during the period from delivery of written notice of Borrower’s intention to exercise its cure rights under this Section 11.03 for a Default Quarter until the date Borrower exercises such right for such Default Quarter and (iv) Borrower may retain and use any Equity Issuance Proceeds of a Permitted Equity Issuance for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE XII.

AGENTS

SECTION 12.01. Appointment. Each of the Lenders (including, on behalf of themselves and their Affiliates, as potential counterparties to Credit Swap Contracts and Secured Cash Management Agreements) hereby irrevocably appoints Deutsche Bank to act on its behalf as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (including as “trustee” or “mortgage trustee” under the Ship Mortgages), and authorizes Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, including, in accordance with regulatory requirements of any Gaming/Racing Authority consistent with the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Deutsche Bank is hereby appointed Auction Manager hereunder, and each Lender hereby authorizes the Auction Manager to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other Credit Documents; provided, that Borrower shall have the right to select and appoint a replacement Auction Manager from time to time by written notice to Administrative Agent, and any such replacement shall also be so authorized to act in such capacity. Each Lender agrees that the Auction Manager shall have solely the obligations in its capacity as the Auction Manager as are specifically described in this Agreement and shall be entitled to the benefits of Article XII, as applicable. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize each of the Agents (other than Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Auction Manager) to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party, Holdco or RRR shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions of this Article XII, except to the extent set forth in this Section 12.01, Section 12.06 and Section 12.07(b). It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Credit Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to any 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. Each reference in this Article XII to Collateral Agent shall include Collateral Agent in its capacity as “trustee” or “mortgage trustee” under the Ship Mortgages.

SECTION 12.02. Rights as a Lender. Any Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender (if applicable) as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as such 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 Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

 

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SECTION 12.03. Exculpatory Provisions. No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, and each Agent’s duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Agent:

(a) shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties with respect to any Credit Party, Holdco, RRR, any Lender or any other Person, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b) shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Credit Documents that the 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 Credit Documents), provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; or

(c) shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any of Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

No Agent shall 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 Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.01 and 13.04) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until notice describing such Default or Event of Default is given in writing to such Agent by Borrower or a Lender.

No Agent shall 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 Credit Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VII or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent.

Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or participant or prospective Lender or participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans or Commitments, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender. Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Term SOFR” or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.

 

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Each of the Lenders (and each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) acknowledges that Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent may act as the representative of other classes of indebtedness under the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

SECTION 12.04. Reliance by Agents. Each 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. Each 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, each Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless such Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

SECTION 12.05. Delegation of Duties. Each Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by such Agent. Each 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 each Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as an Agent. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that an Agent acted with gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

SECTION 12.06. Resignation of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.

(a) Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may at any time give notice of their resignation to the Lenders and Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the prior written consent of Borrower (unless an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower has occurred and is continuing) to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent gives notice of their resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders and Borrower (unless an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower has occurred and is continuing)) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

 

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(b) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clauses (iii) or (v) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and, with the prior written consent of Borrower (unless an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower has occurred and is continuing), 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) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties under any of the Credit Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall instead be made by or to each Secured Party directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s and Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 13.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, their 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 and Collateral Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.

(d) Any L/C Lender may at any time give notice of its resignation to Borrower and Administrative Agent. Any resignation by Deutsche Bank as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Lender and Swingline Lender. If any L/C Lender resigns as an L/C Lender, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Lender hereunder with respect to all of its Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Lender and all L/C Liability with respect thereto, including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to make ABR Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Sections 2.03(e) and (f). If any Swingline Lender resigns as Swingline Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swingline Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swingline Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to make ABR Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(iv). Upon the appointment by Borrower of a successor L/C Lender or Swingline Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender), (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Lender or Swingline Lender, as applicable, (b) the retiring L/C Lender and Swingline Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Lender shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit of the retiring L/C Lender, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit.

 

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(e) To the extent required by applicable Gaming/Racing Laws or the conditions of any Gaming/Racing License, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall notify the applicable Gaming/Racing Authorities of, or obtain any required approvals from the applicable Gaming/Racing Authorities with respect to, any change in Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. Borrower shall provide advice and assistance to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent in making such notifications or obtaining such approvals.

SECTION 12.07. Nonreliance on Agents and Other Lenders.

(a) Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any 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 also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any 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 Credit Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

(b) Each Lender acknowledges that in connection with Borrower Loan Purchases, (i) Borrower may purchase or acquire Term Loans hereunder from the Lenders from time to time, subject to the restrictions set forth in the definition of Eligible Assignee and in Section 13.05(d), (ii) Borrower currently may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding such Term Loans or the Credit Parties, Holdco or RRR hereunder that is not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to enter into an assignment of such Loans hereunder (“Excluded Information”), (iii) such Lender has independently and without reliance on any other party made such Lender’s own analysis and determined to enter into an assignment of such Loans and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (iv) Borrower shall have no liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against Borrower, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information; provided, however, that the Excluded Information shall not and does not affect the truth or accuracy of the representations or warranties of Borrower in the Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in the applicable assignment agreement. Each Lender further acknowledges that the Excluded Information may not be available to Administrative Agent, Auction Manager or the other Lenders hereunder.

SECTION 12.08. Indemnification. The Lenders agree to reimburse and indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such ratably according with its “percentage” as used in determining the Required Lenders at such time or, if the Commitments have terminated and all Loans have been repaid in full, as determined immediately prior to such termination and repayment (with such “percentages” to be determined as if there are no Defaulting Lenders), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, reasonable expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Obligations) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in its capacity as such in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or the transactions contemplated hereby or any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing, but only to the extent that any of the foregoing is not paid by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable to any Agent for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements (x) resulting from the gross negligence, or willful misconduct of such Agent (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (y) relating to or arising out of the Engagement Letter.

 

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If any indemnity furnished to any Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Agent be insufficient or become impaired, such Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished. The agreements in this Section 12.08 shall survive the payment of all Obligations.

SECTION 12.09. No Other Duties. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Syndication Agents, Documentation Agents or Lead Arrangers shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, an L/C Lender, the Swingline Lender, the Auction Manager or a Lender hereunder.

SECTION 12.10. Holders. Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a written notice of the assignment, transfer or endorsement thereof, as the case may be, shall have been filed with Administrative Agent. Any request, authority or consent of any Person or entity who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is the holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee, assignee or indorsee, as the case may be, of such Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.

SECTION 12.11. 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 Credit Party, Holdco or RRR, Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Liability shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, 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, L/C Liabilities 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 Secured Parties (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Secured Parties and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Secured Parties under Sections 2.03, 2.05 and 13.03) 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 each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, in the event that Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Secured Parties, to pay to Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03, 2.05 and 13.03.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Secured Party any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Secured Party to authorize Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Secured Party in any such proceeding.

 

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SECTION 12.12. Collateral Matters.

(a) Each Lender (and each other Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) authorizes and directs Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents for the benefit of the Secured Parties and to hold and enforce the Liens on the Collateral on behalf of the Secured Parties. Collateral Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Secured Parties, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Secured Party, from time to time, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Security Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents. The Lenders (and each other Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) hereby authorize Collateral Agent to take the actions set forth in Section 13.04(g). Upon request by Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing Collateral Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 12.12.

(b) Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders, the other Secured Parties or any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to Collateral Agent pursuant to the applicable Security Documents have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Collateral Agent in Section 12.01 or in this Section 12.12 or in any of the Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof, or any act, omission or event related thereto, Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral or any part thereof as one of the Lenders and that Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders or the other Secured Parties, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

SECTION 12.13. Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable Requirement of Law, any Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender, an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 5.06, each Lender shall indemnify the relevant Agent, and shall make payable in respect thereof within thirty (30) calendar days after demand therefor, against any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Agent by the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Agent to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate documentation was not delivered or not property executed, or because such Lender failed to notify Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective), whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by such Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes any Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement, any other Credit Document or otherwise against any amount due such Agent under this Section 12.13. The agreements in this Section 12.13 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of any Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” shall, for purposes of this Section 12.13, include any L/C Lender or the Swingline Lender.

 

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SECTION 12.14. Secured Cash Management Agreements and Credit Swap Contracts. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Security Document, no Cash Management Bank or Swap Provider that obtains the benefits of Section 11.02, Article VI or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Security 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 Credit 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 Credit Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XII to the contrary, 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 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Credit Swap Contracts unless Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Swap Provider, as the case may be.

SECTION 12.15. Certain ERISA Matters.

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto 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 prohibited transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement;

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) 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, Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of Borrower or any other Credit Party, that Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Credit Documents or any documents related hereto or thereto).

 

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SECTION 12.16. Erroneous Payments.

(a) Each Lender, each L/C Lender, each other Secured Party and any other party hereto hereby severally agrees that if (i) Administrative Agent notifies (which such notice shall be conclusive absent manifest error) such Lender or L/C Lender or any other Secured Party (or any Affiliate of a Lender of a Secured Party) or any other Person that has received funds from Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, either for its own account or on behalf of a Lender, L/C Lender or other Secured Party (each such recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Payment Recipient were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Payment Recipient) or (ii) any Payment Recipient receives any payment from 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 Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, as applicable, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, as applicable, or (z) that such Payment Recipient otherwise becomes aware was transmitted or received in error or by mistake (in whole or in part) then, in each case, an error in payment shall be presumed to have been made (any such amounts specified in clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 12.16(a), whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise; individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”), then, in each case, such Payment Recipient is deemed to have knowledge of such error at the time of its receipt of such Erroneous Payment; provided that nothing in this Section shall require Administrative Agent to provide any of the notices specified in clauses (i) or (ii) above. Each Payment Recipient agrees that it shall not assert any right or claim to any Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payments, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.

(b) Without limiting the immediately preceding clause (a), each Payment Recipient agrees that, in the case of clause (a)(ii) above, it shall promptly notify Administrative Agent in writing of such occurrence.

(c) In the case of either clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of Administrative Agent and shall be segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent, and upon demand from Administrative Agent such Payment Recipient shall (or, shall cause any Person who received any portion of an Erroneous Payment on its behalf to), promptly, but in all events no later than one (1) Business Day thereafter, return to Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds and 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 Administrative Agent at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.

 

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(d) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor by Administrative Agent in accordance with immediately preceding clause (c), from any Lender that is a Payment Recipient or an Affiliate of a Payment Recipient (such unrecovered amount as to such Lender, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), then at the sole discretion of Administrative Agent and upon Administrative Agent’s written notice to such Lender (i) such Lender shall be deemed to have made a cashless assignment of the full face amount of the portion of its Loans (but not its Commitments) of the relevant Class with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) to Administrative Agent or, at the option of Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent’s applicable lending affiliate in an amount that is equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such assigned amount, without further consent or approval of any party hereto and without any payment by Administrative Agent or its applicable lending affiliate as the assignee of such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (1) any assignment contemplated in this clause (d) shall be made without any requirement for any payment or other consideration paid by the applicable assignee or received by the assignor, (2) the provisions of this clause (d) shall govern in the event of any conflict with the terms and conditions of Section 13.05 and (3) Administrative Agent may reflect such assignments in the Register without further consent or action by any other Person.

(e) Each party hereto hereby agrees that (x) in the event an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, Administrative Agent (1) shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Payment Recipient with respect to such amount and (2) is authorized to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Payment Recipient under any Credit Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by Administrative Agent to such Payment Recipient from any source, against any amount due to Administrative Agent under this Section 12.16 or under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, (y) the receipt of an Erroneous Payment by a Payment Recipient shall not for the purpose of this Agreement be treated as a payment, prepayment, repayment, discharge or other satisfaction of any Obligations owed by Borrower or any other Credit Party and (z) to the extent that an Erroneous Payment was in any way or at any time credited as payment or satisfaction of any of the Obligations, the Obligations or any part thereof that were so credited, and all rights of the Payment Recipient, as the case may be, shall be reinstated and continue in full force and effect as if such payment or satisfaction had never been received; provided that this Section 12.16 shall not be interpreted to increase (or accelerate the due date for), or have the effect of increasing (or accelerating the due date for), the Obligations of Borrower relative to the amount (and/or timing for payment) of the Obligations that would have been payable had such Erroneous Payment not been made by Administrative Agent; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, immediately preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall not apply to the extent any such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by Administrative Agent from Borrower or any other Credit Party for the purpose of making a payment on the Obligations.

(f) Each party’s obligations under this Section 12.16 shall survive the resignation or replacement of Administrative Agent or any transfer of right or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Credit Document.

(g) Nothing in this Section 12.16 will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of Administrative Agent hereunder arising from any Payment Recipient’s receipt of an Erroneous Payment.

 

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ARTICLE XIII.

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 13.01. Waiver. No failure on the part of Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, power or privilege under any Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under any Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by Law.

SECTION 13.02. Notices.

(a) General. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile or electronic mail). All such written notices shall be mailed certified or registered mail, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, telecopy or facsimile number or (subject to Section 13.02(b) below) electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i) if to any Credit Party, any Agent, L/C Lender, and the Swingline Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 13.02;

(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person below its name on the signature pages hereof or, in the case of any assignee Lender, the applicable Assignment Agreement.

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 Section 13.02(b) below, shall be effective as provided in such Section 13.02(b).

(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative Agent; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II, Article III or Article IV if such Lender has notified Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. Each Agent or any Credit Party 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 Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an electronic 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 electronic mail address or other written acknowledgement); provided, however, that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, 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.

 

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(c) Change of Address, Etc. Each Credit Party, each Agent, each L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender may change its respective address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to Borrower, Administrative Agent, each L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender.

(d) Reliance by Agents and Lenders. Agents and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Notices of Borrowing and Letter of Credit Requests) purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. Borrower shall indemnify each Indemnitee from all Losses resulting from the reliance by such Indemnitee on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower (except to the extent resulting from such Indemnitee’s own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Document) and believed by such Indemnitee in good faith to be genuine. All telephonic notices to and other communications with Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may be recorded by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as the case may be, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

(e) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall any Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents, trustees, investment advisors and attorneys-in-fact (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to Borrower, any other Credit Party, Holdco, RRR, any Lender, any L/C Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of Borrower’s or Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or material breach of any Credit Document by, such Agent Party; provided however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to Borrower, any other Credit Party, Holdco, RRR, any Lender, any L/C Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

 

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SECTION 13.03. Expenses, Indemnification, Etc.

(a) The Credit Parties, jointly and severally, agree to pay or reimburse:

(i) Agents for all of their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees, expenses and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, as counsel to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and one special gaming and local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction reasonably deemed necessary by Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent) in connection with (1) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Credit Documents and the extension and syndication of credit (including the Loans and Commitments) hereunder and (2) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of any modification, supplement, amendment or waiver of any of the terms of any Credit Document (whether or not consummated or effective) requested by the Credit Parties, Holdco or RRR;

(ii) each Agent and each Lender for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such Agent or Lender (provided that any legal expenses shall be limited to the reasonable and documented fees, expenses and disbursements of one primary legal counsel for Lenders and Agents taken as a whole selected by Administrative Agent and of one special gaming and local counsel in each applicable material jurisdiction reasonably deemed necessary by Agents (and solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Persons affected by such conflict inform Borrower in writing of the existence of an actual or perceived conflict of interest prior to retaining additional counsel, one additional of each such counsel for each group of similarly situated Secured Parties)) in connection with (1) any enforcement or collection proceedings resulting from any Default, including all manner of participation in or other involvement with (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, foreclosure, winding up or liquidation proceedings, (y) judicial or regulatory proceedings and (z) workout, restructuring or other negotiations or proceedings (whether or not the workout, restructuring or transaction contemplated thereby is consummated), (2) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the enforcement of any Credit Document, (3) the enforcement of this Section 13.03 and (4) any Other Taxes; and

(iii) Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable but without duplication, for all reasonable and documented costs, expenses, assessments and other charges (including reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel in each applicable material jurisdiction) incurred in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated by any Credit Document or any other document referred to therein.

Without limiting the rights of any Agent under this Section 13.03(a), each Agent, promptly after a request of Borrower from time to time, will advise Borrower of an estimate of any amount anticipated to be incurred by such Agent and reimbursed by Borrower under this Section 13.03(a).

(b) The Credit Parties, jointly and severally, hereby agree to indemnify each Agent, each Lender and their respective Affiliates and their and their respective Affiliates’ Related Parties (each, an “Indemnitee”) from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all Losses incurred by, imposed on or asserted against any of them directly or indirectly arising out of or by reason of or relating to the negotiation, execution, delivery, performance, administration or enforcement of any Credit Document, any of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (including the Transactions), any breach by any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in any Credit Document in connection with any of the Transactions, the use or proposed use of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit, the issuance of or performance under any Letter of Credit or, the use of any collateral security for the Obligations (including the exercise by any Agent or Lender of the rights and remedies or any power of attorney with respect thereto or any action or inaction in respect thereof), including all amounts payable by any Lender pursuant to Section 12.08, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE INDEMNITEE, but excluding (i) any such Losses arising from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Documents by such Indemnitee or its Related Indemnified Persons (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) and (ii) any such Losses relating to any dispute between and among Indemnitees that does not involve an act or omission by any Company, Holdco, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates (other than any claims against Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Lead Arranger, any other agent or bookrunner named on the cover page hereto, Swingline Lender or any L/C Lender, in each case, acting in such capacities or fulfilling such roles); provided, however, this Section 13.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. For purposes of this Section 13.03(b), a “Related Indemnified Person” of an Indemnitee means (1) any controlling person or controlled affiliate of such Indemnitee, (2) the respective directors, officers, or employees of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling persons or controlled Affiliates and (3) the respective agents of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling persons or controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (3), acting at the instructions of such Indemnitee, controlling person or such controlled Affiliate; provided that each reference to a controlled Affiliate or controlling person in this sentence pertains to a controlled Affiliate or controlling person involved in the performance of the Indemnitee’s obligations under the facilities.

 

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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Credit Parties, jointly and severally, will indemnify each Agent, each Lender and each other Indemnitee from, and hold each Agent, each Lender and each other Indemnitee harmless against, any Losses incurred by, imposed on or asserted against any of them arising under any Environmental Law as a result of (i) the past, present or future operations of any Company (or any predecessor-in-interest to any Company), (ii) the past, present or future condition of any site or facility owned, operated, leased or used at any time by any Company (or any such predecessor-in-interest) to the extent such Losses arise from or relate to the parties’ relationship under the Credit Documents (including the exercise of remedies thereunder) or to (A) any Company’s (or such predecessor-in-interest’s) ownership, operation, lease or use of such site or facility or (B) any aspect of the respective business or operations of any Company (or predecessor-in-interest), and, in each case shall include, without limitation, any and all such Losses for which any Company could be found liable, or (iii) any Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any such site or facility to the extent such Losses arise from or relate to the parties’ relationship under the Credit Documents (including the exercise of remedies thereunder) or to (A) any Company’s (or such predecessor-in-interest’s) ownership, operation, lease or use of such site or facility or (B) any aspect of the respective business or operations of any Company (or predecessor-in-interest), and, in each case shall include, without limitation, any and all such Losses for which any Company could be found liable, including any such Release or threatened Release that shall occur during any period when any Agent or Lender shall be in possession of any such site or facility following the exercise by such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, of any of its rights and remedies hereunder or under any of the Security Documents; provided, however, that the indemnity hereunder shall be subject to the exclusions from indemnification set forth in the preceding paragraph.

To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify and hold harmless set forth in this Section 13.03 or any other provision of any Credit Document providing for indemnification is unenforceable because it is violative of any Law or public policy or otherwise, the Credit Parties, jointly and severally, shall contribute the maximum portion that each of them is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable Law to the payment and satisfaction of all indemnified liabilities incurred by any of the Persons indemnified hereunder.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, no party hereto shall assert, and the parties hereto hereby waive, any claim against any Person, 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 Credit 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; provided that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the Credit Parties’ indemnity and reimbursement obligations to the extent set forth in this Section 13.03 (including the Credit Parties’ indemnity and reimbursement obligations to indemnify the Indemnitees for indirect, special, punitive or consequential damage that are included in any third party claim in connection with which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder).

 

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No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Document by such Indemnitee as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

SECTION 13.04. Amendments and Waiver.

(a) Subject to Section 1.10(a), neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, modified, changed or waived, unless such amendment, modification, change or waiver is in writing signed by each of the Credit Parties, Holdco and RRR that is party thereto and the Required Lenders (or Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders); provided, however, that no such amendment, modification, change or waiver shall (and any such amendment, modification, change or waiver set forth below in clauses (i) through (ix) of this Section 13.04(a) shall only require the approval of the Agents and/or Lenders whose consent is required therefor pursuant to such clauses):

(i) extend the date for any scheduled payment of principal on any Loan or Note or extend the stated expiration of any Letter of Credit beyond any R/C Maturity Date (unless such Letter of Credit is required to be Cash Collateralized or otherwise backstopped (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to Administrative Agent’s and applicable L/C Lender’s reasonable satisfaction (and the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to participate in such Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03(f) are terminated upon the fifth Business Day preceding the applicable R/C Maturity Date) or the participations therein are required to be assumed by Revolving Lenders that have Revolving Commitments which extend beyond such R/C Maturity Date (and the other Revolving Lenders are released from their obligations under such participations)) or extend the termination date of any of the Commitments, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest (other than as a result of any waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or fees thereon, or forgive or reduce the principal amount thereof, without the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that (x) any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement or with respect to the time for delivery of financial statements and/or any Compliance Certificate under Section 9.04 shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i), notwithstanding the fact that such amendment or modification may actually result in such a reduction and (y) waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the total Commitments or Total Revolving Commitments (other than on the applicable maturity date) or a waiver of a mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an extension of the termination date of any of the Commitments or the waiver or extension of a date of payment of any Loan or Commitment);

 

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(ii) release (x) all or substantially all of the Collateral (except as provided in this Agreement or the Security Documents) under all the Security Documents or (y) all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guarantees (except as expressly provided in this Agreement), without the consent of each Lender; (iii) amend, modify, change or waive (x) any provision of Section 11.02 or this Section 13.04 without the consent of each Lender, (y) any other provision of any Credit Document or any other provision of this Agreement that expressly provides that the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders is required, without the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby or (z) any provision of any Credit Document that expressly provides that the consent of the Required Tranche Lenders of a particular Tranche, Required Covenant Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders is required, without the consent of the Required Tranche Lenders of each applicable Tranche, the Required Covenant Lenders or the Required Revolving Lenders, as the case may be (in each case, except for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit (including Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans) pursuant to this Agreement which afford the benefits or protections to such additional extensions of credit of the type provided to the Term Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans, as applicable);

(iv) (x) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders or Required Tranche Lenders or otherwise amend the definition of Required Lenders or Required Tranche Lenders without the consent of each Lender, (y) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Revolving Lenders or otherwise amend the definition of Required Revolving Lenders without the consent of each Revolving Lender or (z) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Covenant Lenders or otherwise amend the definition of Required Covenant Lenders without the consent of each Covenant Lender (provided that, (x) no such consent shall be required for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit (including Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Loans) pursuant to this Agreement, and (y) with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders, Required Tranche Lenders, Required Covenant Lenders and/or Required Revolving Lenders on substantially the same basis as the extensions of Loans and Commitments are included on the Closing Date);

(v) amend, modify, change or waive Section 4.02 or Section 4.07(b) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (except for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit (including Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans) pursuant to this Agreement which afford the protections to such additional extensions of credit of the type provided to the Term Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans, as applicable);

(vi) impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender under a Tranche to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of the Required Tranche Lenders for such Tranche;

(vii) (A) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 10.08 (and related definitions as used in such Section, but not as used in other Sections of this Agreement), (B) amend, modify or waive any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 10.08, or (C) amend, modify or waive any provision of the penultimate paragraph of Section 11.01, without the written consent of the Required Covenant Lenders and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 13.04, only the written consent of such Lenders shall be necessary to permit any such amendment, modification or waiver;

 

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(viii) amend, modify or waive the provisions of Section 7.02 solely as they relate to the Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit, without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 13.04, only the written consent of such Lenders shall be necessary to permit any such amendment, modification or waiver; or (ix) except as permitted by this Agreement or the Security Documents as in effect on the date hereof, subordinate any Lien on a material portion of the Collateral securing the Obligations to Liens securing any other Indebtedness for borrowed money or expressly subordinate the Obligations in right of payment to any other Indebtedness for borrowed money, in each case, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being agreed that a Lender will be deemed not be adversely affected thereby if such Lender has been offered a bona fide opportunity to fund or otherwise provide its pro rata share of such Indebtedness on the same terms (other than bona fide backstop fees and similar fees and reimbursement of counsel fees and other expenses in connection with the negotiation of the terms of such transaction) as offered to all other providers (or their Affiliates) of such Indebtedness), other than in connection with (A) a debtor-in-possession facility or (B) the use of Cash Collateral in an insolvency proceeding, for which the consent of the Required Lenders only shall be required;

provided, further, that no such amendment, modification, change or waiver shall (A) increase the Commitments of any Lender over the amount thereof then in effect without the consent of such Lender (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the total Commitments or Total Revolving Commitments (other than on the applicable maturity date) or a waiver of a mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an increase of the Commitment of any Lender), (B) without the consent of each L/C Lender, amend, modify, change or waive any provision of Section 2.03 or alter such L/C Lender’s rights or obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, (C) without the consent of the Swingline Lender, alter its rights or obligations with respect to Swingline Loans, (D) without the consent of any applicable Agent, amend, modify, change or waive any provision as same relates to the rights or obligations of such Agent or (E) amend, modify, change or waive Section 2.10(b) in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of prepayments due to Lenders holding Loans of one Tranche differently from the rights of Lenders holding Loans of any other Tranche without the prior written consent of the Required Tranche Lenders of each adversely affected Tranche (such consent being in lieu of the consent of the Required Lenders required above in this Section 13.04(a)) (except for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement (including Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans) so that such additional extensions may share in the application of prepayments (or commitment reductions) with any Tranche of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable); provided, however, the Required Lenders may waive, in whole or in part, any prepayment so long as the application, as between Tranches, of any portion of such prepayment which is still required to be made is not altered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that (x) the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender, (y) the principal and accrued and unpaid interest of such Defaulting Lender’s Loans shall not be reduced or forgiven (other than as a result of any waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates), nor shall the date for any scheduled payment of any such amounts be postponed, without the consent of such Defaulting Lender (it being understood that (1) any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement or with respect to the time for delivery of financial statements and/or any compliance certificate under Section 9.04 shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (y), notwithstanding the fact that such amendment or modification may actually result in such a reduction and (2) waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the total Commitments or Total Revolving Commitments (other than on the applicable maturity date) or a waiver of a mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an extension for the date of any scheduled payment) and (z) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender (other than in the case of a consent by Administrative Agent to permit Borrower and its Subsidiaries to purchase Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans made pursuant thereto) of Defaulting Lenders in excess of the amount permitted pursuant to Section 13.04(h)).

 

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In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Engagement Letter may only be amended or changed, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, only by the parties thereto in accordance with the provisions thereof.

(b) If, (x) in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, change or waiver of or to any of the provisions of this Agreement, the consent of the Required Lenders (or in the case of a proposed amendment, modification, change or waiver affecting a particular Class or Tranche, the Lenders holding a majority of the Loans and Commitments with respect to such Class or Tranche) is obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained, or (y) any Lender declines to consent to an extension of its Loans or Commitments under Section 2.13, Borrower shall have the right, to either:

(A) replace each such non-consenting Lender or Lenders (or, at the option of Borrower, if such non-consenting Lender’s consent is required or requested, as applicable, with respect to a particular Class or Tranche of Loans (or related Commitments), to replace only the Classes or Tranches of Commitments and/or Loans of such non-consenting Lender with respect to which such Lender’s individual consent is required, or requested, as applicable (such Classes or Tranches, the “Affected Classes”)) with one or more Replacement Lenders, so long as, at the time of such replacement, each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed amendment, modification, change or waiver; provided, further, that (i) at the time of any such replacement, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Assignment Agreements (and with all fees payable pursuant to Section 13.05(b) to be paid by the Replacement Lender) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans of, and in each case L/C Interests of, the Replaced Lender (or, at the option of Borrower if the respective Lender’s consent is required or requested with respect to less than all Classes or Tranches of Loans (or related Commitments), the Commitments, outstanding Loans and L/C Interests of the Affected Classes), (ii) at the time of any replacement, the Replaced Lender shall receive an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of such Lender (other than any Loans not being acquired by the Replacement Lender), (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, in the event Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments owing to such Lender are being acquired and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees and other amounts owing to the Lender with respect to the Loans being so assigned and (iii) all obligations of Borrower owing to such Replaced Lender (other than those specifically described in clause (ii) above in respect of Replaced Lenders for which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid, and other than those relating to Loans or Commitments not being acquired by the Replacement Lender, but including any amounts which would be paid to a Lender pursuant to Section 5.05 if Borrower were prepaying a SOFR Loan), as applicable, shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender, as applicable, concurrently with such replacement. Upon the execution of the respective Assignment Agreement, the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, as applicable, and the receipt of any consents that would be required for an assignment of the subject Loans and Commitments to such Replacement Lender in accordance with Section 13.05, the Replacement Lender, if any, shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender, as applicable, shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder and be released of all its obligations as a Lender, except with respect to indemnification provisions applicable to such Lender under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Lender and, in the case of any Replaced Lender, except with respect to Loans, Commitments and L/C Interests of such Replaced Lender not being acquired by the Replacement Lender; provided, that if the applicable Replaced Lender does not execute the Assignment Agreement within one (1) Business Day (or such shorter period as is acceptable to Administrative Agent) after Borrower’s request, execution of such Assignment Agreement by the Replaced Lender shall not be required to effect such assignment; or (B) terminate such non-consenting Lender’s Commitment and/or repay Loans held by such Lender (or, if such non-consenting Lender’s consent is required or requested, as applicable, with respect to a particular Class or Tranche of Loans, the Commitment and Loans of the Affected Class) and, if applicable, Cash Collateralize its applicable R/C Percentage of the L/C Liability, in either case, upon one (1) Business Day’s (or such shorter period as is acceptable to Administrative Agent) prior written notice to Administrative Agent at the Principal Office (which notice Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders).

 

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Any such prepayment of the Loans or termination of the Commitments of such Lender shall be made together with accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing to such Lender (including all amounts, if any, owing pursuant to Section 5.05) (or if the applicable consent requires or requests approval of all Lenders of a particular Class or Tranche but not all Lenders, then Borrower shall terminate all Commitments and/or repay all Loans, in each case together with payment of all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing to such Lender (including all amounts, if any, owing pursuant to Section 5.05) under such Class or Tranche), so long as in the case of the repayment of Revolving Loans of any Lender pursuant to this Section 13.04(b)(B), (A) the Revolving Commitment of such Lender is terminated concurrently with such repayment and (B) such Lender’s R/C Percentage of all outstanding Letters of Credit is Cash Collateralized or backstopped by Borrower in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the L/C Lenders. Immediately upon any repayment of Loans by Borrower pursuant to this Section 13.04(b)(B), such Loans repaid or acquired pursuant hereto shall be cancelled for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold, assigned or participated out by Borrower) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Credit Documents, including, but not limited to (A) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (B) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (C) the providing of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (D) the determination of Required Lenders, or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document;

(c) Administrative Agent and Borrower may (without the consent of Lenders) amend any Credit Document to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of Incremental Revolving Commitments (and the related Incremental Revolving Loans), Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Other Revolving Commitments (and the related Other Revolving Loans), Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments (and the related Extended Revolving Commitments), which amendment may include the addition of more Lender favorable terms for the existing Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, such amendment shall become effective without any further consent of any other party to such Credit Document. In addition, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, Administrative Agent, Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may amend this Agreement to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Term Loans, Other Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Commitments and/or Other Term Loan Commitments). Administrative Agent and Borrower may effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the terms of any Refinancing Amendment. Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may enter into (i) amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches in respect of the Loans and/or Commitments extended pursuant to Section 2.13 or incurred pursuant to Sections 2.12 or 2.15, (ii) such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches or sub-tranches, in each case on terms consistent with Section 2.13, Section 2.12 or Section 2.15 and (iii) such technical amendments as may be necessary to establish separate tranches or sub-tranches if the terms of a portion (but not all) of an existing Tranche is amended in accordance with Section 13.04(a).

 

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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, Administrative Agent and Borrower (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with the Term Loans (or any Tranche thereof in the case of additional Term Loans) and the Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments (or any Tranche of Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments in the case of additional Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments) and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (ii) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders, Required Tranche Lenders, Required Covenant Lenders and/or Required Revolving Lenders, as applicable.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) any Credit Document may be waived, amended, supplemented or modified pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Borrower and Administrative Agent (without the consent of any Lender) solely to effect administrative changes or to correct administrative errors or omissions or to cure an ambiguity, defect or error (including, without limitation, to revise the legal description of any Mortgaged Real Property based on surveys), (ii) any Credit Document may be waived, amended, supplemented or modified pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Borrower and Administrative Agent (without the consent of any Lender) to grant a new Lien for the benefit of the Secured Parties or extend an existing Lien over additional property or to make modifications which are not materially adverse to the Lenders and are requested or required by Gaming/Racing Authorities or Gaming/Racing Laws and (iii) any Credit Document may be waived, amended, supplemented or modified pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Borrower and Administrative Agent (without the consent of any Lender) to permit any changes requested or required by any Governmental Authority that are not materially adverse to the Lenders (including any changes relating to qualifications as a permitted holder of debt, licensing or limits on Property that may be pledged as Collateral or available remedies). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (A) additional extensions of credit consented to by Required Lenders shall be permitted hereunder on a ratable basis with the existing Loans (including as to proceeds of, and sharing in the benefits of, Collateral and sharing of prepayments), (B) Collateral Agent shall (and each of the Lenders (and each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) hereby authorize Collateral Agent to) enter into the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement upon the request of Borrower in connection with the incurrence of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof) or Ratio Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(iii) and 10.01(t)(A)(v)), as applicable (or any amendments and supplements thereto in connection with the incurrence of additional Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof) or Ratio Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(iii) and 10.01(t)(A)(v))), and (C) Collateral Agent shall (and each of the Lenders (and each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) hereby authorize Collateral Agent to) enter into the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement upon the request of Borrower in connection with the incurrence of Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof) or Ratio Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(iii) and 10.01(t)(A)(v), as applicable (or any amendments or supplements thereto in connection with the incurrence of additional Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof) or Ratio Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(iii) and 10.01(t)(A)(v)))). Each Lender agrees to be bound by the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, from and after the effectiveness thereof, as if directly a party thereto.

 

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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the applicable Credit Party, Holdco, RRR and Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent may (in its or their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Credit Document) enter into any amendment or waiver of any Credit Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, without the consent of any other Person, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional Property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any Property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable Requirements of Law or to release any Collateral which is not required under the Security Documents.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall (A) release any Lien granted to or held by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon Payment in Full of the Obligations, (ii) upon the sale, transfer, distribution, contribution or other disposition of Collateral permitted by this Agreement to the extent required pursuant to the last paragraph in Section 10.05 (and Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Credit Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry) to any Person other than a Credit Party (or in the case of Equity Interests in Borrower, to any Person other than Holdco or RRR), (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or all of the Lenders to the extent required by Section 13.04(a)), (iv) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee pursuant to Section 6.08, (v) constituting Excluded Property, (vi) subject to Liens permitted under Sections 10.02(i), 10.02(k) or 10.02(dd), in each case, to the extent the documents governing such Liens do not permit such Collateral to secure the Obligations and to the extent such prohibition is not superseded by the applicable provisions of the UCC, or (vii) as otherwise may be provided herein or in the relevant Security Documents, and (B) consent to and enter into (and execute documents permitting the filing and recording, where appropriate) the grant of easements and covenants and subordination rights with respect to real property, conditions, restrictions and declarations on customary terms, and subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements on customary terms reasonably requested by Borrower with respect to leases, sub-leases, licenses and sub-licenses entered into by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent requested by Borrower and not materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders or, with respect to any Gaming/Racing Lease, to the extent requested by the applicable Landlord.

(h) If any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, Borrower shall have the right to terminate such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment and repay the Loans related thereto as provided below so long as Borrower Cash Collateralizes or backstops such Defaulting Lender’s applicable R/C Percentage of the L/C Liability to the reasonable satisfaction of the L/C Lender and Administrative Agent. At the time of any such termination and/or repayment, and as a condition thereto, the Replaced Lender shall receive an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of such Lender provided pursuant to such Revolving Commitments, (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, in the event Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments owing to such Lender are being repaid and terminated or acquired, as the case may be, and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.05 with respect to the Loans being so repaid, as the case may be and all other obligations of Borrower owing to such Replaced Lender (other than those relating to Loans or Commitments not being terminated or repaid) shall be paid in full to such Defaulting Lender concurrently with such termination. At such time, unless the respective Lender continues to have outstanding Loans or Commitments hereunder, such Lender shall no longer constitute a “Lender” for purposes of this Agreement, except with respect to indemnifications under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 4.02, 5.01, 5.03, 5.05, 5.06 and 13.03), which shall survive as to such repaid Lender.

 

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Immediately upon any repayment of Loans by Borrower pursuant to this Section 13.04(h), such Loans repaid pursuant hereto shall be cancelled for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold, assigned or participated out by Borrower) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Credit Documents, including, but not limited to (A) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (B) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (C) the providing of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (D) the determination of Required Lenders, or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document, in connection with any determination as to whether the requisite Lenders have (A) consented (or not consented) to any waiver, amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, (B) otherwise acted on any matter related to this Agreement or any Credit Document or (C) directed or required Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to, or under, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, any Lender (other than (x) any Lender that is a Regulated Bank and any Affiliate thereof and (y) any Revolving Lender as of the Closing Date and any Affiliate thereof) that, as a result of its (or its Affiliates’) interest in any total return swap, total rate of return swap, credit default swap or other derivative contract (other than any such total return swap, total rate of return swap, credit default swap or other derivative contract entered into pursuant to bona fide market making activities), has a net short position with respect to any of the Loans or Commitments or with respect to any other tranche, class or series of Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred or issued by RRR, Holdco, Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at such time of determination (including commitments with respect to any revolving credit facility) (each such item of Indebtedness, including the Loan and Commitments, “Specified Indebtedness”) (each such Lender, a “Net Short Lender”) shall have no right to vote with respect to any waiver, amendment, consent, direction, requirement or modification of or with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Documents and shall be deemed to have voted its interest as a Lender without discretion in the same proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not Net Short Lenders (including in any plan of reorganization). For purposes of determining whether a Lender (alone or together with its Affiliates) has a “net short position” on any date of determination: (i) derivative contracts with respect to any Specified Indebtedness and such contracts that are the functional equivalent thereof shall be counted at the notional amount of such contract in Dollars, (ii) notional amounts in other currencies shall be converted to the dollar equivalent thereof by such Lender in a commercially reasonable manner consistent with generally accepted financial practices and based on the prevailing conversion rate (determined on a mid-market basis) on the date of determination, (iii) derivative contracts in respect of an index that includes RRR, Holdco, Borrower or any Subsidiary or any instrument issued or guaranteed by RRR, Holdco, Borrower or any Subsidiary shall not be deemed to create a short position with respect to such Specified Indebtedness, so long as (x) such index is not created, designed, administered or requested by such Lender or its Affiliates and (y) RRR, Holdco, Borrower and the Subsidiaries and any instrument issued or guaranteed by RRR, Holdco, Borrower or the Subsidiaries, collectively, shall represent less than 5% of the components of such index, (iv) derivative transactions that are documented using either the 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions or the 2003 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions (collectively, the “ISDA CDS Definitions”) shall be deemed to create (1) a short position with respect to the relevant Specified Indebtedness if such Lender or its Affiliates is a protection buyer or the equivalent thereof for such derivative transaction or (2) a long position with respect to the relevant Specified Indebtedness if such Lender or its Affiliates is a protection seller or the equivalent thereof for such derivative transaction and, in the case of clauses (1) and (2), (x) the relevant Specified Indebtedness is a “Reference Obligation” under the terms of such derivative transaction (whether specified by name in the related documentation, included as a “Standard Reference Obligation” on the most recent list published by Markit, if “Standard Reference Obligation” is specified as applicable in the relevant documentation or in any other manner), (y) the relevant Specified Indebtedness would be a “Deliverable Obligation” under the terms of such derivative transaction or (z) RRR, Holdco, Borrower or any Subsidiary is designated as a “Reference Entity” under the terms of such derivative transaction, (v) credit derivative transactions or other derivatives transactions not documented using the ISDA CDS Definitions shall be deemed to create (1) a short position with respect to any Specified Indebtedness if such transactions offer the Lender or its Affiliates protection against a decline in the value of such Specified Indebtedness, or in the credit quality of RRR, Holdco, Borrower or any Subsidiary and (2) a long position with respect to any Specified Indebtedness if such transactions are functionally equivalent to a transaction pursuant to which the Lender provides protection against a decline in the value of such Specified Indebtedness, or in the credit quality of RRR, Holdco, Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case, other than as part of an index so long as (x) such index is not created, designed, administered or requested by such Lender or its Affiliates and (y) RRR, Holdco, Borrower and the Subsidiaries, and any instrument issued or guaranteed by RRR, Holdco, Borrower or the Subsidiaries, collectively, shall represent less than 5% of the components of such index, (vi) any bond, loan or other credit instrument issued or guaranteed by RRR, Holdco, Borrower or any Subsidiaries and held by the relevant Lender shall be deemed to create a long position equal to the outstanding principal balance in respect of such instrument, and (vii) any ownership interest in the equity of RRR, Holdco, Borrower or any Subsidiaries held by the relevant Lender shall be deemed to create a long position equal to the higher of (x) the current market value and (y) the price at which the Lender purchased such equity position.

 

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In connection with any waiver, amendment, consent, direction, requirement or modification of or with respect to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, each Lender (other than any Lender that (x) is a Regulated Bank or is an Affiliate thereof or (y) was a Revolving Lender on the Closing Date or is an Affiliate thereof) will be deemed to have represented to Borrower and Administrative Agent that it does not constitute a Net Short Lender, in each case, unless such Lender shall have notified Borrower and Administrative Agent prior to the requested response date with respect to such waiver, amendment, consent, direction, requirement or modification that it constitutes a Net Short Lender (it being understood and agreed that Borrower and Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on each such representation and deemed representation). In no event shall Administrative Agent be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender is a Net Short Lender.

SECTION 13.05. Benefit of Agreement; Assignments; Participations.

(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, no Credit Party, Holdco or RRR may assign or transfer any of its rights, obligations or interest hereunder or under any other Credit Document (it being understood that a merger, amalgamation or consolidation not prohibited by this Agreement shall not constitute an assignment or transfer) without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders and provided, further, that, although any Lender may transfer, assign or grant participations in its rights hereunder, such Lender shall remain a “Lender” for all purposes hereunder (and may not transfer or assign all or any portion of its Commitments, Loans or related Obligations hereunder except as provided in Section 13.05(b)) and the participant shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder; and provided, further, that no Lender shall transfer, assign or grant any participation (x) to a natural person, (y) to a Person that is a Disqualified Lender as of the applicable Trade Date (unless consented to by Borrower in writing) or (z) under which the participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Credit Document; provided that such participation may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in Sections 13.04(a)(i) or (a)(ii) that directly affects such participant. In the case of any such participation, except as described below, the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (the participant’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the participant relating thereto). Borrower agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.01 and 5.06 (subject to the obligations and limitations of such Sections, including Section 5.06(b) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 5.06(b) shall be delivered solely 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 13.05; provided that such participant (A) shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.11 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b)

 

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of this Section 13.05; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 5.01 or 5.06, 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 such participant acquired the applicable participation. To the extent permitted by law, each participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.07(a) as though it were a Lender; provided that such participant agrees to be subject to Section 4.07(b). Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”). 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.

(b) No Lender (or any Lender together with one or more other Lenders) may assign all or any portion of its Commitments, Loans and related outstanding Obligations (or, if the Commitments with respect to the relevant Tranche have terminated, outstanding Loans and Obligations) hereunder, except to one or more Eligible Assignees (treating any fund that invests in loans and any other fund that invests in loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor of such fund or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor as a single Eligible Assignee) with the consent of (x) Administrative Agent, (y) so long as no Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c), or, with respect to Borrower, 11.01(g) or 11.01(h), has occurred and is continuing, Borrower and (z) in the case of an assignment of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments, the consent of the Swingline Lender and each L/C Lender (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that (x) except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments and Loans under the applicable Tranche at the time owing to it, the aggregate amount of the Commitments or Loans subject to such assignment shall not be less than $1.0 million; (y) no such consent of Borrower shall be necessary in the case of (i) an assignment of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments by a Revolving Lender to another Revolving Lender, (ii) an assignment of Term Loans by a Lender to another Lender or an Affiliate or Approved Fund of a Lender and (z) Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment with respect to a Term Loan unless it shall object thereto by written notice to Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof. Each assignee shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender by execution of an Assignment Agreement; provided that (I) Administrative Agent shall, unless it otherwise agrees in its sole discretion, receive at the time of each such assignment, from the assigning or assignee Lender, the payment of a non-refundable assignment fee of $3,500, (II) no such transfer or assignment will be effective until recorded by Administrative Agent on the Register pursuant to Section 2.08, and (III) such assignments may be made on a pro rata basis among Commitments and/or Loans (and related Obligations). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 13.05, whether or not such assignment or transfer is reflected in the Register, shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations. To the extent of any assignment permitted pursuant to this Section 13.05(b), the assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect to its assigned Commitments and outstanding Loans (provided that such assignment shall not release such Lender of any claims or liabilities that may exist against such Lender at the time of such assignment). At the time of each assignment pursuant to this Section 13.05(b) to a Person which is not already a Lender hereunder, the respective assignee Lender shall, to the extent legally eligible to do so, provide to Borrower and Administrative Agent the appropriate documentation as described in Section 5.06(b). To the extent that an assignment of all or any portion of a Lender’s Commitments, Loans and related outstanding Obligations pursuant to Section 2.11, Section 13.04(b)(B) or this Section 13.05(b) would, under the laws in effect at the time of such assignment, result in increased costs under Section 5.01 or 5.03 from those being charged by the respective assigning Lender prior to such assignment, then Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although Borrower, in accordance with and pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement, shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes in any applicable law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order, or in the interpretation thereof, after the date of the respective assignment).

 

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(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from pledging or assigning a security interest in its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment of a security interest to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority. No pledge pursuant to this Section 13.05(c) shall release the transferor Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or permit the pledgee to become a lender hereunder without otherwise complying with Section 13.05(b).

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 13.05 or any other provision of this Agreement, Borrower and its Subsidiaries may, but shall not be required to, purchase outstanding Term Loans pursuant to (x) the Auction Procedures established for each such purchase in an auction managed by Auction Manager and (y) through open market purchases, subject solely to the following conditions:

(i) (x) with respect to any Borrower Loan Purchase pursuant to the Auction Procedures, at the time of the applicable Purchase Notice (as defined in Exhibit O), no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (y) with respect to any Borrower Loan Purchase consummated through an open market purchase, at the time of the applicable assignment, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

(ii) immediately upon any Borrower Loan Purchase, the Term Loans purchased pursuant thereto shall be cancelled for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold, assigned or participated out by Borrower) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Credit Documents, including, but not limited to (A) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (B) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (C) the providing of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (D) the determination of Required Lenders, or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document;

(iii) with respect to each Borrower Loan Purchase, Administrative Agent shall receive (x) if such Borrower Loan Purchase is consummated pursuant to the Auction Procedures, a fully executed and completed Borrower Assignment Agreement effecting the assignment thereof, and (y) if such Borrower Loan Purchase is consummated pursuant to an open market purchase, a fully executed and completed Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement effecting the assignment thereof;

(iv) Borrower may not use the proceeds of any Revolving Loan to fund the purchase of outstanding Loans pursuant to this Section 13.05(d); and

(v) neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to represent or warrant that they are not in possession of non-public information with respect to Borrower and/or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof and/or their respective securities in connection with any purchase permitted by this Section 13.05(d).

The assignment fee set forth in Section 13.05(b) shall not be applicable to any Borrower Loan Purchase consummated pursuant to this Section 13.05(d).

 

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(e) Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 13.05(b), any Lender may assign all or a portion of its Term Loan Commitments and Term Loans to a Station Permitted Assignee; provided that (i) no Station Permitted Assignee shall be required to represent or warrant that it is not in possession of non-public information with respect to Borrower and/or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof and/or their respective securities in connection with any purchase permitted by this Section 13.05(e) and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans held by Station Permitted Assignees (excluding Station Debt Fund Affiliates), after giving effect to such assignment, shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans then outstanding.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to (i) attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) involving any of the Agents or Lenders to which representatives of the Credit Parties are not invited, or (ii) receive any information or materials prepared by any of the Agents or Lenders or any communication by or among any of the Agents or Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available to any Credit Party or its representatives.

(g) Notwithstanding anything in Section 13.04 or the definitions of “Required Lenders,” “Required Tranche Lenders,” “Required Covenant Lenders” or “Required Revolving Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders, Required Tranche Lenders, Required Covenant Lenders, Required Revolving Lenders, all affected Lenders, all Lenders or any percentage of Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Credit Document or any departure by any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Credit Document, or (iii) directed or required Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Credit Document, an Affiliated Lender shall be deemed to have voted its interest as a Lender without discretion in the same proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not Affiliated Lenders; provided that no amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any Credit Document shall deprive such Affiliated Lender of any payments to which such Affiliated Lender is entitled under the Credit Documents without such Affiliated Lender providing its consent; provided, further, that such Affiliated Lender shall have the right to approve any amendment, modification, waiver or consent of the type described in Section 13.04(a)(i)-(ix) of this Agreement, in each case to the extent that such Affiliated Lender is directly and adversely affected thereby in any material respect as compared to other Lenders; and in furtherance of the foregoing, (x) the Affiliated Lender agrees to execute and deliver any ballot or other instrument reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to evidence the voting of its interest as a Lender in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.05(g); provided that if the Affiliated Lender fails to promptly execute such ballot or other instrument such failure shall in no way prejudice any of Administrative Agents’ rights under this paragraph and (y) Administrative Agent is hereby appointed (such appointment being coupled with an interest) by the Affiliated Lender as the Affiliated Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Affiliated Lender and in the name of the Affiliated Lender, from time to time in Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any ballot or other instrument that Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section 13.05(g).

(h) Each Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby agrees that such Affiliated Lender shall not bring any claims, actions, suits or proceedings against any Agent in connection with the Loans held by such Affiliated Lender or its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and each Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby waives all such claims and rights to bring such actions, suits and proceedings against the Agents.

 

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(i) Each Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby further agrees that, if RRR, any Credit Party, Holdco or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be subject to any voluntary or involuntary proceeding commenced under any Debtor Relief Laws (“Bankruptcy Proceedings”):

(i) such Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, shall not take any step or action in such Bankruptcy Proceeding to object to, impede, or delay the exercise of any right or the taking of any action by Administrative Agent (or the taking of any action by a third party that is supported by Administrative Agent) in relation to such Affiliated Lender’s claim with respect to its Loans or Commitments (a “Claim”) (including, without limitation, objecting to any debtor in possession financing, use of cash collateral, grant of adequate protection, sale or disposition, compromise or plan of reorganization or liquidation or similar scheme); and

(ii) with respect to any matter requiring the vote of Lenders during the pendency of a Bankruptcy Proceeding (including, without limitation, voting on any plan of reorganization or liquidation or similar scheme), the Loans and Commitments held by such Affiliated Lender (and any Claim with respect thereto) shall be deemed to be voted in accordance with Section 13.05(g) regardless of whether such Loans and Commitments are separately classified in any such plan or scheme from Loans and Commitments held by non-Affiliated Lenders. In furtherance of the foregoing, (x) the Affiliated Lender agrees to execute and deliver any ballot or other instrument reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to evidence the voting of its interest as a Lender in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.05(i)(ii); provided that if the Affiliated Lender fails to promptly execute such ballot or other instrument such failure shall in no way prejudice any of Administrative Agent’s rights under this paragraph and (y) Administrative Agent is hereby appointed (such appointment being coupled with an interest) by the Affiliated Lender as the Affiliated Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Affiliated Lender and in the name of the Affiliated Lender, from time to time in Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any ballot or other instrument that Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section 13.05(i)(ii).

(j) Section 13.05(f), 13.05(g), 13.05(h) and 13.05(i) shall not apply to any Station Debt Fund Affiliates.

(k) (i) No assignment or participation shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Lender as of the date (the “Trade Date”) on which the assigning or participating Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign or participate all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Person (unless Borrower has consented to such assignment or participation in writing in its sole and absolute discretion, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Lender for the purpose of such assignment or participation). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee or participant that becomes a Disqualified Lender after the applicable Trade Date (including as a result of the delivery of a notice pursuant to, and/or the expiration of the notice period referred to in, the definition of “Disqualified Lender”), (x) such assignee or participant shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender or participant and (y) the execution by Borrower of an Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Disqualified Lender. Any assignment in violation of this clause (k)(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this clause (k) shall apply, and nothing in this clause (k) shall limit any rights or remedies available to the Credit Parties at law or in equity with respect to any Disqualified Lender and any Person that makes an assignment or participation to a Disqualified Lender in violation of this clause (k)(i).

 

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(ii) If any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Lender without Borrower’s prior written consent in violation of clause (i) above, or if any Person becomes a Disqualified Lender after the applicable Trade Date, Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Lender and Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Revolving Commitment of such Disqualified Lender and repay all obligations of Borrower owing to such Disqualified Lender in connection with such Revolving Commitment, (B) in the case of outstanding Term Loans held by Disqualified Lenders, purchase or prepay such Term Loan by paying the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender paid to acquire such Term Loans, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and/or (C) require such Disqualified Lender to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 13.04), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees at the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Disqualified Lenders (A) will not (x) have the right to receive information, reports or other materials provided to Lenders by Borrower, Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders and Administrative Agent, or (z) access any electronic site established for the Lenders or confidential communications from counsel to or financial advisors of Administrative Agent or the Lenders and (B) (x) for purposes of any consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of, or any action under, and for the purpose of any direction to Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, each Disqualified Lender will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders consented to such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws, each Disqualified Lender party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws, (2) if such Disqualified Lender does vote on such plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws notwithstanding the restriction in the foregoing clause (1), such vote will be deemed not to be in good faith and shall be “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws), and such vote shall not be counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws) and (3) not to contest any request by any party for a determination by the bankruptcy court (or other applicable court of competent jurisdiction) effectuating the foregoing clause (2).

(iv) Administrative Agent shall have the right, and Borrower hereby expressly authorizes Administrative Agent, to (A) post the list of Disqualified Lenders provided by Borrower and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the “DQ List”) on the Platform, including that portion of the Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders and/or (B) provide the DQ List to each Lender requesting the same.

SECTION 13.06. Survival. The obligations of the Credit Parties under Sections 5.01, 5.05, 5.06, 13.03 and 13.19, the obligations of each Guarantor under Section 6.03, and the obligations of the Lenders under Sections 5.06 and 12.08, in each case shall survive the repayment of the Loans and the other Obligations and the termination of the Commitments and, in the case of any Lender that may assign any interest in its Commitments, Loans or L/C Interest (and any related Obligations) hereunder, shall (to the extent relating to such time as it was a Lender) survive the making of such assignment, notwithstanding that such assigning Lender may cease to be a “Lender” hereunder. In addition, each representation and warranty made, or deemed to be made by a notice of any extension of credit, herein or pursuant hereto shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes and the making of any extension of credit hereunder, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty.

 

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SECTION 13.07. Captions. The table of contents and captions and Section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

SECTION 13.08. Counterparts; Interpretation; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on 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 Credit Documents, constitute the entire contract among the parties thereto relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof, other than the Engagement Letter, which is not superseded and survives solely as to the parties thereto (to the extent provided therein). This Agreement shall become effective when the Closing Date shall have occurred, and this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Credit Parties and when Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to this Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment Agreements, amendments or other Notice of Borrowing, Notices of Continuation/Conversion, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it (it being understood and agreed that documents signed manually but delivered in “.pdf” or “.tif” format (or other similar formats specified by Administrative Agent) shall not constitute electronic signatures).

SECTION 13.09. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Etc.

(a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES, DISPUTES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER ARISING UNDER CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT AS TO ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SUCH OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT), SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD APPLY THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

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(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH CREDIT PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THE PARTNERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR ADVISORS OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c) WAIVER OF VENUE. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY 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 CREDIT DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) 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.

(d) SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 13.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

(e) 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 CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (i) 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 (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

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SECTION 13.10. Confidentiality. Each Agent and each Lender agrees to keep information obtained by it pursuant to the Credit Documents or in connection with the Transactions confidential in accordance with such Agent’s or such Lender’s customary practices and agrees that it will only use such information in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and not disclose any of such information other than (a) to such Agent’s or such Lender’s Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective employees, representatives, directors, attorneys, auditors, agents, professional advisors or trustees who are advised of the confidential nature thereof and instructed to keep such information confidential or to any direct or indirect creditor or contractual counterparty in swap agreements or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder or such creditor’s or contractual counterparty’s professional advisor (so long as such creditor, contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such creditor or contractual counterparty agrees in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Section 13.10) (it being understood that the disclosing Agent or Lender shall be responsible for such Person’s compliance with this paragraph), (b) to the extent such information presently is or hereafter becomes available to such Agent or such Lender on a non-confidential basis from a Person not an Affiliate of such Agent or such Lender not known to such Agent or such Lender to be violating a confidentiality obligation by such disclosure, (c) to the extent disclosure is required by any Law, subpoena or judicial order or process (provided that notice of such requirement or order shall be promptly furnished to Borrower unless such notice is legally prohibited) or requested or required by bank, securities, insurance or investment company regulations or auditors or any administrative body or commission or self-regulatory organization (including the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC) to whose jurisdiction such Agent or such Lender is subject (provided that, other than in connection with an audit or examination by bank accountants or any regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, notice of such requirement or order shall be promptly furnished to Borrower unless such notice is legally prohibited or impracticable), (d) to any rating agency to the extent required in connection with any rating to be assigned to such Agent or such Lender; provided that prior notice thereof is furnished to Borrower, (e) to pledgees under Section 13.05(c), assignees, participants, prospective assignees or prospective participants, in each case, that are not Disqualified Lenders, in each case, who agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Section 13.10 or by provisions at least as restrictive as the provisions of this Section 13.10 (it being understood that any electronically recorded agreement from any Person listed above in this clause (e) in respect to any electronic information (whether posted or otherwise distributed on IntraLinks or any other electronic distribution system) shall satisfy the requirements of this clause (e)), (f) in connection with the exercise of remedies hereunder or under any Credit Document or to the extent required in connection with any litigation with respect to the Loans or any Credit Document or (g) with Borrower’s prior written consent. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 13.10 shall prohibit any Person from voluntarily disclosing or providing any confidential information within the scope of this confidentiality provision to any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory organization (any such entity, a “Regulatory Authority”) to the extent that any such prohibition on disclosure set forth in this Section 13.10 shall be prohibited by the laws or regulations applicable to such Regulatory Authority.

SECTION 13.11. Independence of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The representations, warranties and covenants contained herein shall be independent of each other and no exception to any representation, warranty or covenant shall be deemed to be an exception to any other representation, warranty or covenant contained herein unless expressly provided, nor shall any such exception be deemed to permit any action or omission that would be in contravention of applicable law.

SECTION 13.12. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 13.13. Gaming/Racing Laws and Liquor Laws.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents are subject to the Gaming/Racing Laws and the laws involving the sale, distribution and possession of alcoholic beverages and/or tobacco, as applicable (the “Liquor Laws”). Without limiting the foregoing, Administrative Agent, each other Agent, each Lender and each participant acknowledges that (i) it is subject to being called forward by any Gaming/Racing Authority or any Liquor Authority, in each of their discretion, for licensing or a finding of suitability or to file or provide other information, and (ii) all rights, remedies and powers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including with respect to the entry into and ownership and operation of the Gaming/Racing Facilities (including hosting lottery, betting, wagering, or other gaming activities thereon), the possession or control of gaming equipment, alcoholic beverages, a Gaming/Racing License, a liquor license and receipt of payments based on earnings, profits or receipts from gaming, may be exercised only to the extent, and in the manner, that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable Gaming/Racing Laws and Liquor Laws and, only to the extent that required approvals, including prior approvals, are obtained from the requisite Governmental Authorities.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, Administrative Agent, each other Agent, each Lender and each participant agrees to cooperate with each Gaming/Racing Authority and each Liquor Authority (and, in each case, to be subject to Section 2.11) in connection with the administration of their regulatory jurisdiction over Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Holdco and RRR, including, without limitation, the provision of such documents or other information as may be requested by any such Gaming/Racing Authorities and/or Liquor Authorities relating to Administrative Agent, any other Agent, any of the Lenders or participants, RRR, Holdco, Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to the Credit Documents. Further, each Credit Party hereby expressly authorizes Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, each other Agent, each Lender and each participant to cooperate with the applicable Gaming/Racing Authorities and Liquor Authorities in connection with the administration of their regulatory jurisdiction over RRR, Holdco, Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of such Agent, Lender or participant and any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, the provision of such documents or other information as may be requested by any such applicable Gaming/Racing Authorities and Liquor Authorities relating to the Agents, Lenders, participants, RRR, Holdco, Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or the Credit Documents.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, to the extent any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document excludes any assets from the scope of the Collateral, or from any requirement to take any action to make effective or perfect any security interest in favor of Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party in the Collateral, the representations, warranties and covenants made by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in this Agreement with respect to the creation, perfection or priority (as applicable) of the security interest granted in favor of Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party (including, without limitation, Article VIII of this Agreement) shall be deemed not to apply to such assets.

SECTION 13.14. USA Patriot Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) or the Beneficial Ownership Regulation to the extent required hereby, notifies Borrower, Holdco, RRR and the Guarantors that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”) and/or the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower, Holdco, RRR and the Guarantors, which information includes the name and address of Borrower, Holdco and the Guarantors and other information that will allow such Lender to identify Borrower, Holdco, RRR and the Guarantors in accordance with the Act and/or the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, and Borrower, Holdco, RRR and the Guarantors agree to provide such information (or, with respect to the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a certification that Borrower or any Guarantor qualifies for an express exclusion to the “legal entity customer” definition under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation) from time to time to any Lender from time to time to any Lender.

 

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SECTION 13.15. Waiver of Claims. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents to the contrary, the Credit Parties hereby agree that Borrower shall not acquire any rights as a Lender under this Agreement as a result of any Borrower Loan Purchase and may not make any claim as a Lender against any Agent or any Lender with respect to the duties and obligations of such Agent or Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not impair Borrower’s ability to make a claim in respect of a breach of the representations or warranties or obligations of the relevant assignor in a Borrower Loan Purchase, including in the standard terms and conditions set forth in the assignment agreement applicable to a Borrower Loan Purchase.

SECTION 13.16. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Credit Document), Borrower and each other Credit Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Borrower, each other Credit Party, Holdco, RRR and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of Borrower, the other Credit Parties, Holdco and RRR has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) Borrower, each other Credit Party, Holdco and RRR is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Credit Documents; (ii) (A) Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, the Lead Arrangers and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for Borrower, any other Credit Party, Holdco, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person (except as expressly set forth in any engagement letters between Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, such Lead Arranger or such Lender and Borrower or such Credit Party, Holdco, RRR or Affiliate thereof) and (B) neither Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, the Lead Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to Borrower, any other Credit Party, Holdco, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents or in other written agreements between Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, the Lead Arrangers or any Lender on one hand and Borrower, any other Credit Party, Holdco, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates on the other hand; and (iii) Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, or conflict with, those of Borrower, the other Credit Parties, Holdco, RRR and their respective Affiliates, and neither Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers, nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to Borrower, any other Credit Party, Holdco, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates. Each Credit Party agrees that nothing in the Credit Documents will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, on the one hand, and such Credit Party, Holdco or RRR, its stockholders or its Affiliates, on the other. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of Borrower and each other Credit Party hereby waives and releases, and Borrower hereby acknowledges Holdco’s and RRR’s waiver and release of, any claims that it may have against Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, the Lead Arrangers or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby (other than any agency or fiduciary duty expressly set forth in any engagement letter referenced in clause (ii)(A)).

 

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SECTION 13.17. Lender Action. Each Lender agrees that it shall not take or institute any actions or proceedings, judicial or otherwise, for any right or remedy against any Credit Party, Holdco or RRR or any other obligor under any of the Credit Documents or the Swap Contracts or (with respect to the exercise of rights against the collateral) Cash Management Agreements (including the exercise of any right of setoff, rights on account of any banker’s lien or similar claim or other rights of self-help), or institute any actions or proceedings, or otherwise commence any remedial procedures, with respect to any Collateral or any other property of any such Credit Party, Holdco or RRR, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent.

SECTION 13.18. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Credit Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Credit Documents (collectively, the “Charges”) shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, the interest and other Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 13.18 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender. Thereafter, interest hereunder shall be paid at the rate(s) of interest and in the manner provided in this Agreement, unless and until the rate of interest again exceeds the Maximum Rate, and at that time this Section 13.18 shall again apply. In no event shall the total interest received by any Lender pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the amount that such Lender could lawfully have received had the interest due hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Rate. If the Maximum Rate is calculated pursuant to this Section 13.18, such interest shall be calculated at a daily rate equal to the Maximum Rate divided by the number of days in the year in which such calculation is made. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 13.18, a court of competent jurisdiction shall finally determine that a Lender has received interest hereunder in excess of the Maximum Rate, Administrative Agent shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, promptly apply such excess in the order specified in this Agreement and thereafter shall refund any excess to Borrower or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise order.

SECTION 13.19. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of Borrower is made to any Agent, any L/C Lender or any Lender, or any Agent, any L/C Lender or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent, such L/C Lender or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and the Agents’, the L/C Lender’s and the Lenders’ Liens, security interests, rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement and each Credit Document shall continue in full force and effect, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent or L/C Lender, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time in effect.

 

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In such event, each Credit Document shall be automatically reinstated (to the extent that any Credit Document was terminated) and Borrower shall take (and shall cause each other Credit Party, Holdco and RRR to take) such action as may be requested by Administrative Agent, the L/C Lenders and the Lenders to effect such reinstatement.

SECTION 13.20. [Reserved].

SECTION 13.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit 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 Credit Document 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:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any 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 entity, 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 Credit 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.

SECTION 13.22. Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs . To the extent that the Credit Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Contracts 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 Credit Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S.

 

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Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Credit 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 Credit 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.

SECTION 13.23. Effect of this Agreement. The parties to this Agreement agree that, concurrently with the Closing Date Refinancing, the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement and each Annex, Schedule and Exhibit thereto shall be and hereby are amended, superseded and restated in their entirety by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and each Annex, Schedule and Exhibit hereto. This Agreement is not intended to and shall not constitute a novation of any of the Credit Documents or the obligations thereunder. For the avoidance of doubt (a) the Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) under the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents that remain unpaid and outstanding as of the Closing Date shall continue to exist under and be evidenced by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (b) all Letters of Credit under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue as Letters of Credit under this Agreement and (c) the Collateral and the Credit Documents shall continue to secure, guarantee, support and otherwise benefit the Obligations on the same terms as prior to the effectiveness hereof except as amended hereby or in such Credit Document. Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, each Credit Document that was in effect immediately prior to the date of this Agreement shall continue to be effective on its terms unless otherwise expressly stated herein or therein.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

STATION CASINOS LLC
By:  

/s/ Stephen L.Cootey

Name: Stephen L. Cootey
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


GUARANTORS:
CV PROPCO, LLC
NP BOULDER LLC
NP DURANGO LLC
NP INSPIRADA LLC
NP IP HOLDINGS LLC
NP LANDCO HOLDCO LLC
NP OPCO HOLDINGS LLC
NP OPCO LLC
NP PALACE LLC
NP RED ROCK LLC
NP RENO CONVENTION CENTER LLC
NP SANTA FE LLC
NP SUNSET LLC
NP TOWN CENTER LLC
NP TROPICANA LLC
NP TULE SPRINGS LLC
SC CACTUS LLC
STATION GVR ACQUISITION, LLC
By:  

/s/ Stephen L.Cootey

Name: Stephen L. Cootey
Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer
SC MADERA DEVELOPMENT, LLC
SC MADERA MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey T. Welch

Name: Jeffrey T. Welch
Title: Senior Vice President & Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Michael Busam

Name: Michael Busam
Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Philip Tancorra

Name: Philip Tancorra
Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as Collateral Agent
By:  

/s/ Michael Busam

Name: Michael Busam
Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Philip Tancorra

Name: Philip Tancorra
Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as Swingline Lender
By:  

/s/ Michael Busam

Name: Michael Busam
Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Philip Tancorra

Name: Philip Tancorra
Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as an L/C Lender
By:  

/s/ Michael Busam

Name: Michael Busam
Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Philip Tancorra

Name: Philip Tancorra
Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as an L/C Lender
By:  

/s/ Brian D. Corum

Name: Brian D. Corum
Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as an L/C Lender
By:  

/s/ Brian Smolowitz

Name: Brian Smolowitz
Title: Executive Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Michael Busam

Name: Michael Busam
Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Philip Tancorra

Name: Philip Tancorra
Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Brian D. Corum

Name: Brian D. Corum
Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Brian Smolowitz

Name: Brian Smolowitz
Title: Executive Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Brook K. Miller

Name: Brook K. Miller
Title: Executive Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Khrystyna Manko

Name: Khrystyna Manko
Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


TRUIST BANK,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Tesha Winslow

Name: Tesha Winslow
Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Duc Dang

Name: Duc Dang
Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


BNP Paribas,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ James Goodall

Name: James Goodall
Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Kyle Fitzpatrick

Name: Kyle Fitzpatrick
Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Eric Purzycki

Name: Eric Purzycki
Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


Citizens Bank, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Sean McWhinnie

Name: Sean McWhinnie
Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


U.S. Bank National Association,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Anthony Friel

Name: Anthony Friel
Title: Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Dana Siconolfi

Name: Dana Siconolfi
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


Barclays Bank PLC,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Charlene Saldanha

Name: Charlene Saldanha
Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]


ANNEX A-1

REVOLVING COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Closing Date
Revolving
Commitment
     L/C Commitment  

Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch

   $ 98,214,286.00      $ 25,000,000.00  

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 98,214,286.00      $ 25,000,000.00  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 98,214,286.00      $ 25,000,000.00  

Fifth Third Bank, National Association

   $ 98,214,286.00      $ 0.00  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

   $ 98,214,286.00      $ 0.00  

Truist Bank

   $ 98,214,286.00      $ 0.00  

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

   $ 98,214,286.00      $ 0.00  

BNP Paribas

   $ 78,571,429.00      $ 0.00  

Capital One, National Association

   $ 78,571,429.00      $ 0.00  

Citizens Bank, N.A.

   $ 78,571,429.00      $ 0.00  

U.S. Bank National Association

   $ 78,571,429.00      $ 0.00  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 58,928,570.00      $ 0.00  

Barclays Bank

   $ 39,285,712.00      $ 0.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revolving Commitments:

   $ 1,100,000,000.00      $ 75,000,000.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


ANNEX A-2

TERM B FACILITY COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Term B Facility Commitment  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 1,570,000,000.00  
  

 

 

 

Total Term B Facility Commitments:

   $ 1,570,000,000.00  
  

 

 

 


ANNEX B

APPLICABLE MARGIN FOR REVOLVING LOANS AND SWINGLINE LOANS (IN EACH CASE, UNDER THE CLOSING DATE REVOLVING FACILITY)

 

Pricing Level

   Consolidated Senior Secured Net
Leverage Ratio
   Applicable Margin  
  

 

Revolving Loans
under the Closing
Date Revolving
Facility (including
Swingline Loans
allocated thereto)

 
   SOFR     ABR  

Level I

   Greater than 3.00 to 1.00      1.75     0.75

Level II

   Equal to or less than 3.00 to 1.00      1.50     0.50