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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
________________________
FORM 10-Q
________________________
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission File Number: 001-41728
________________________
NCR ATLEOS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
________________________
Maryland 92-3588560
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
864 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 308-4999


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
NATL
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes  ☑   No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☑    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
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.  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ☐    No   ☑
As of October 31, 2025, there were 73,904,136 shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding.



TABLE OF CONTENTS    
PART I. Financial Information
  Description Page
Item 1.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
PART II. Other Information
  Description Page
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 5.
Item 6.
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NCR Atleos Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) 
In millions, except per share amounts Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Product revenue $ 274  $ 234  $ 728  $ 720 
Service revenue 847  839  2,474  2,477 
Total revenue 1,121  1,073  3,202  3,197 
Cost of products 219  201  596  624 
Cost of services 631  616  1,851  1,851 
Selling, general and administrative expenses 143  127  381  391 
Research and development expenses 18  15  52  43 
Total operating expenses 1,011  959  2,880  2,909 
Income from operations 110  114  322  288 
Interest expense (68) (79) (204) (237)
Other income (expense), net (9) (5) (6)
Income before income taxes 33  30  112  55 
Income tax expense 10  35  18 
Net income 26  20  77  37 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests —  (1) (2) (2)
Net income attributable to Atleos $ 26  $ 21  $ 79  $ 39 
Net income per share attributable to Atleos common stockholders:
Net income per common share
   Basic $ 0.35  $ 0.29  $ 1.08  $ 0.54 
   Diluted $ 0.34  $ 0.28  $ 1.05  $ 0.53 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
   Basic 73.7  72.3  73.4  72.0 
   Diluted 76.0  74.5  75.5  73.7 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
In millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Net income $ 26  $ 20  $ 77  $ 37 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Currency translation adjustments
Currency translation adjustments gain (loss) (22) 36  37 
Derivatives
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives (51) (13) (13)
(Gain) loss on derivatives arising during the period (3) (21) (19) (64)
Less income tax 17  19 
Employee benefit plans
Amortization of actuarial loss —  —  — 
Other comprehensive income (loss) (22) (19) 14  (49)
Total comprehensive income (loss) 91  (12)
Less comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Net loss —  (1) (2) (2)
Currency translation adjustments (1) (2) —  (3)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests (1) (3) (2) (5)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Atleos common stockholders $ $ $ 93  $ (7)
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
In millions, except per share amounts September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 412  $ 419 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $12 and $15 as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
569  581 
Inventories 383  307 
Restricted cash 162  210 
Other current assets 291  232 
Total current assets 1,817  1,749 
Property, plant and equipment, net 484  474 
Goodwill 1,959  1,950 
Intangibles, net 519  550 
Operating lease right of use assets 162  144 
Prepaid pension cost 262  227 
Deferred income tax assets 290  285 
Other assets 157  156 
Total assets $ 5,650  $ 5,535 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings $ 80  $ 81 
Accounts payable 530  564 
Payroll and benefits liabilities 137  145 
Contract liabilities 358  328 
Settlement liabilities 161  171 
Other current liabilities 518  433 
Total current liabilities 1,784  1,722 
Long-term borrowings 2,789  2,859 
Pension and indemnity plan liabilities 330  343 
Postretirement and postemployment benefits liabilities 80  81 
Income tax accruals 35  37 
Operating lease liabilities 127  110 
Deferred income tax liabilities 53  40 
Other liabilities 121  120 
Total liabilities 5,319  5,312 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders’ equity
Atleos stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock: par value $0.01 per share, 50.0 shares authorized, no shares issued
—  — 
Common stock: par value $0.01 per share, 350.0 shares authorized, 73.8 and 72.7 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
Paid-in Capital 64  47 
Retained earnings 268  188 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (3) (17)
Total Atleos stockholders’ equity 330  219 
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
Total stockholders’ equity 331  223 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 5,650  $ 5,535 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
In millions Nine months ended September 30,
2025 2024
Operating activities
Net income $ 77  $ 37 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and Amortization expense 211  218 
Stock-based compensation expense 25  28 
Deferred income taxes 16  (9)
(Gain) loss on divestiture and disposal of assets, net (30)
Bargain purchase gain from acquisition —  (5)
Loss (earnings) from equity investments
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables 29  80 
Inventories (108) (77)
Current payables and accrued expenses (42) 77 
Contract liabilities 22  (16)
Employee benefit plans (34) (23)
Settlement assets and liabilities, net (14) 45 
Other assets and liabilities (29) (98)
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 125  $ 264 
Investing activities
Capital expenditures $ (80) $ (69)
Additions to capitalized software (39) (26)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (17) — 
Purchase of intellectual property —  (13)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 36  — 
Proceeds from divestiture 11  — 
Sale (purchase) of investments, net (1)
Other investing activities, net —  (1)
Net cash used in investing activities $ (88) $ (110)
Financing activities
Borrowings on term credit facilities $ 11  $ — 
Payments on term credit facilities (90) (55)
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities 750  919 
Payments on revolving credit facilities (750) (894)
Payments on other financing arrangements (2) (2)
Proceeds from employee stock plans
Tax withholding payments on behalf of employees (8) (14)
Payments on acquisition holdback (16) (5)
Principal payments for finance lease obligations (3) (1)
    Other financing activities (1) — 
Net cash used in financing activities $ (102) $ (49)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 11  (7)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (54) 98 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period 641  586 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period $ 587  $ 684 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
Atleos Stockholders
Common Stock
In millions Shares Amount Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries Total
December 31, 2024 73  $ $ 47  $ 188  $ (17) $ $ 223 
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) —  —  —  14  —  (1) 13 
Other comprehensive loss —  —  —  —  (5) —  (5)
Total comprehensive income (loss) —  —  —  14  (5) (1)
Net transfers from Voyix —  —  —  —  — 
Stock compensation plans —  —  —  —  — 
March 31, 2025 73  $ $ 48  $ 203  $ (22) $ $ 233 
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) —  —  —  39  —  (1) 38 
Other comprehensive income —  —  —  —  40  41 
Total comprehensive income —  —  —  39  40  —  79 
Stock compensation plans —  —  —  — 
  Dividends paid to minority shareholder —  —  —  —  —  (1) (1)
June 30, 2025 74  $ $ 55  $ 242  $ 18  $ $ 318 
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) —  —  —  26  —  —  26 
Other comprehensive income (loss) —  —  —  —  (21) (1) (22)
Total comprehensive income (loss) —  —  —  26  (21) (1)
Stock compensation plans —  —  —  $ —  — 
September 30, 2025 74  $ $ 64  $ 268  $ (3) $ $ 331 

Atleos Stockholders
Common Stock
In millions Shares Amount Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries Total
December 31, 2023 71  $ $ 12  $ 117  $ 89  $ $ 222 
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) —  —  —  (9) —  —  (9)
Other comprehensive income —  —  —  —  14  15 
Total comprehensive income (loss) —  —  —  (9) 14 
Stock compensation plans —  —  —  — 
March 31, 2024 72  $ $ 14  $ 108  $ 103  $ $ 230 
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) —  —  —  27  —  (1) 26 
Other comprehensive loss —  —  —  —  (43) (2) (45)
Total comprehensive income (loss) —  —  —  27  (43) (3) (19)
Net transfers from Voyix —  —  —  (9) —  —  (9)
Stock compensation plans —  —  —  —  — 
June 30, 2024 72  $ $ 23  $ 126  $ 60  $ $ 211 
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) —  —  —  21  —  (1) 20 
Other comprehensive income (loss) —  —  —  —  (17) (2) (19)
Total comprehensive income (loss) —  —  —  21  (17) (3)
Net transfers from NCR Corporation —  —  —  —  — 
September 30, 2024 72  $ $ 31  $ 147  $ 43  $ (2) $ 220 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
NCR Atleos Corporation (“Atleos,” the “Company,” “we,” or “our”) is an industry-leading financial technology company providing self-directed banking solutions to a global customer base, including financial institutions, retailers and consumers. Our comprehensive solutions enable the acceleration of self-directed banking through automated teller machine (“ATM”) and interactive teller machine (“ITM”) technology, including software, services, hardware and our proprietary Allpoint network. We are a global company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared by the Company without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, unless otherwise disclosed) necessary for a fair statement of the condensed consolidated results of operations, financial position, and cash flows for each period presented. The consolidated results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. The 2024 year-end Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These financial statements have been prepared on a consistent basis, and should be read in conjunction with, our amended and restated Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the period ending December 31, 2024 (the “2024 Form 10-K/A”).
On October 16, 2023, the Company completed its separation from NCR Corporation (now known as NCR Voyix Corporation or “Voyix” and referred to as “NCR” prior to the Separation) and launched as an independent publicly-traded company (the “Separation” or “Spin-off”). The Spin-off was achieved by means of a pro-rata distribution of all of Atleos’ common stock to Voyix’s stockholders of record at the close of business on October 2, 2023 (“Record Date”) (collectively, the “Distribution”). Following the Spin-off, certain functions continue to be provided by or for Voyix under the Transition Services Agreements or are being performed using Atleos’ own resources or third-party service providers. Additionally, certain maintenance services, product resale and other support services and supply chain operations will continue to be provided by or to Voyix under the Commercial Agreements.
Unless otherwise noted, all figures within the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are stated in millions of U.S. Dollars (USD).
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenue and expenses during the periods reported. Estimates are used when accounting for receivable and inventory reserves, depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets, employee benefit plan obligations, asset retirement obligations, product liabilities, income and withholding taxes, contingencies, valuation of business combinations, and certain aspects of revenue recognition.
Although our estimates contemplate current and expected future conditions, as applicable, it is reasonably possible that actual conditions could differ from our expectations, which could materially affect our results of operations and financial position. In particular, a number of estimates have been and will continue to be affected by the ongoing macroeconomic pressures and geopolitical challenges. The ultimate impact on our overall financial condition and operating results will depend on the duration and severity of supply chain challenges and cost escalations including materials, labor and freight, and any additional governmental and public actions taken in response. Our accounting estimates and assumptions may change over time as a consequence of these external factors. Such changes could result in future impairments of goodwill, intangible assets, long-lived assets, incremental credit losses on accounts receivable and decreases in the carrying amount of our tax assets.
Reclassifications Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto in order to conform to the current period presentation.
Subsequent Events We evaluated subsequent events through the date that our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were issued. Other than the items discussed within the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, no matters were identified that required adjustment to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or additional disclosure.


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Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements During the third quarter of 2025, we identified misstatements in our previously issued financial statements related to subscription software-related revenue. We determined that the misstatements were not material to any previously issued interim or annual financial statements. However, we are revising the financial statements for all periods presented because we concluded that correcting the cumulative misstatement in the current period would be material to our results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2025, and is expected to be material to the year-ending December 31, 2025.
Other unrelated immaterial misstatements were also identified in 2025 impacting prior periods, including those previously disclosed and revised in the second quarter of 2025, relating primarily to the incorrect treatment of certain network-related revenue and costs and remeasurement of indirect taxes denominated in foreign currencies. We determined that the misstatements were not material, individually or in the aggregate, to any previously issued interim or annual financial statements. However, we are including the correction of these misstatements in the revision of the financial statements for all periods impacted. The revision of the financial statements for the annual periods ending December 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022 is reflected in the 2024 Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on November 5, 2025 (the amendment was filed in connection with the identification of a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting). See Note 15, “Revisions of Previously Issued Financial Statements”, for additional information and quantification of the revision impacts. Current and prior period amounts in the applicable Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been adjusted, where applicable, to reflect the impact of such corrections.
The revisions for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025 will be included in our future Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ending March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash The reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is as follows:
In millions Location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet September 30
2025 2024
Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents $ 412  $ 395 
Cash included in settlement processing assets Restricted cash 162  279 
Long term restricted cash Other Assets 13  10 
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ 587  $ 684 
Contract Assets and Liabilities The following table presents the net contract liability balances as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, no contracts were in a net asset position.
In millions Location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Current portion of contract liabilities Contract liabilities $ 358  $ 328 
Non-current portion of contract liabilities Other liabilities $ 30  $ 29 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we recognized $224 million in revenue that was included in contract liabilities as of December 31, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we recognized $238 million in revenue that was included in contract liabilities as of December 31, 2023.
Remaining Performance Obligations Remaining performance obligations represent the transaction price of contracts for which products have not been delivered or services have not been performed. As of September 30, 2025, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was approximately $2.0 billion. We expect to recognize revenue on approximately three-quarters of the remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months, with the remainder recognized thereafter. The majority of our professional services are expected to be recognized over the next 12 months but this is contingent upon a number of factors, including customers’ needs and schedules.
We have made three elections that affect the value of remaining performance obligations described above. We do not disclose remaining performance obligations for contracts where variable consideration is directly allocated based on usage or when the original expected duration is one year or less. Additionally, we do not disclose remaining performance obligations for contracts where we recognize revenue from the satisfaction of the performance obligation in accordance with the “right to invoice” practical expedient.
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Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses on Accounts Receivable The components of Accounts receivable, net are summarized as follows:
In millions September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Accounts receivable
Trade $ 518  $ 515 
Other 63  81 
Accounts receivable, gross 581  596 
Less: allowance for credit losses (12) (15)
Total accounts receivable, net $ 569  $ 581 
The allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $12 million and $15 million, respectively. We continue to evaluate our reserves in light of the age and quality of our outstanding accounts receivable as well as risks to specific industries or countries and adjust the reserves accordingly. Provisions, write-offs and recoveries against the reserve for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were immaterial.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements in fiscal year 2025
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting standards update (“ASU”) 2023-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets, which requires entities that hold crypto assets to subsequently measure such assets at fair value with changes recognized in net income each reporting period. The guidance also requires crypto assets measured at fair value to be presented separately from other intangible assets on the balance sheet and changes in the fair value measurement of crypto assets to be presented separately on the income statement from changes in the carrying amounts of other intangible assets. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have an effect on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures because we generally do not carry a material amount of Bitcoin.
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements in fiscal year 2024
In January 2025, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122 (“SAB 122”), which rescinds the interpretive guidance in the Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (“SAB 121”) for reporting entities that have an obligation to safeguard customers’ crypto assets. Under SAB 121, entities were required to recognize both a liability and a corresponding asset for their safeguarding obligations. With the new guidance, an entity that has a safeguarding obligation should assess whether it has any loss contingencies under ASC 450, Contingencies. SAB 122 must be applied retrospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with an early adoption permitted in any interim or annual financial statement filed with the SEC on or after January 30, 2025. We are not currently offering digital asset safeguarding services to our customers and the adoption of this new guidance did not have an impact on our net income, cash flows, earnings per share or financial condition.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through additional disclosures about significant segment expenses on an interim and annual basis. Additionally, it requires a public entity to disclose the title and position of the chief operating decision maker. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements unless impracticable. The adoption of this ASU did not have an effect on our net income, cash flows or financial condition.
Accounting Pronouncements Issued But Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). This ASU requires disclosure in the notes to financial statements, at each interim and annual reporting period, of specified information about certain costs and expenses including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization included in each relevant expense caption.
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Also required is a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated. This ASU is effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The disclosure requirements will be applied on a prospective basis, with the option to apply them retrospectively. We are in the process of evaluating these new disclosure requirements and the impact of adoption.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires more detailed income tax disclosures. The guidance requires entities to disclose disaggregated information about their effective tax rate reconciliation as well as expanded information on income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The disclosure requirements will be applied on a prospective basis, with the option to apply them retrospectively. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of the new standard on the related disclosures.
Although there are new accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB and not yet adopted by or effective for us, we do not believe any of these accounting pronouncements will have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
2. GOODWILL AND PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS     
The carrying amount of goodwill by segment as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is presented in the table below. Foreign currency fluctuations are included within other adjustments.
December 31, 2024 September 30, 2025
In millions Goodwill Additions Other Goodwill
Network $ 1,695  $ $ $ 1,703 
Self Service Banking(1)
255  —  256 
Total goodwill $ 1,950  $ $ $ 1,959 
(1)The carrying amount of goodwill for the Self-Service Banking segment is presented net of accumulated impairment losses of $16 million as of each period end.
Our acquired intangible assets, reported in Intangibles, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, were specifically identified when acquired, and are deemed to have finite lives. The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of these identifiable intangible assets are set forth in the table below.
Amortization
Period
(in Years)
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
In millions Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization
Identifiable intangible assets
Direct customer relationships
1 - 15
$ 398  $ (128) $ 390  $ (109)
Technology-software
3 - 8
535  (291) 504  (244)
Tradenames
1 - 10
51  (46) 50  (41)
Total identifiable intangible assets $ 984  $ (465) $ 944  $ (394)
The increase in the gross carrying amount of acquired intangible assets was driven by business combinations and acquisitions of intellectual property.
Amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024
Amortization expense $ 24  $ 24  $ 71  $ 72 
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The estimated amortization expense for acquired intangible assets for the following periods is:
For the years ended December 31,
In millions Remainder of 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
Amortization expense $ 24  $ 91  $ 82  $ 79  $ 55 
3. SEGMENT INFORMATION AND CONCENTRATIONS
Our Company is organized primarily based on our operating model, management structure and organizational responsibilities. Resources are allocated and segment performance is assessed by our President and Chief Executive Officer, whom we have determined to be our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). The following is a description of our three reportable segments:
•Self-Service Banking—Offers solutions to enable customers in the financial services industry to reduce costs, generate new revenue streams and enhance customer loyalty. These solutions include a comprehensive line of ATM hardware and software, and related installation, maintenance, and managed and professional services. We also offer an ATM as a Service (“ATMaaS”) solution to manage and run the ATM channel end-to-end for financial institutions that includes back office, cash management, software management and ATM deployment, among others.
•Network—Provides a cost-effective way for financial institutions, financial technology companies (“fintechs”), neobanks, and retailers to reach and serve their customers through our network of ATMs and multi-functioning financial services kiosks. We offer credit unions, banks, digital banks, fintechs, stored-value debit card issuers, and other consumer financial services providers access to our ATM network, including our proprietary Allpoint network, providing convenient and fee-free cash withdrawal and deposit access to their customers and cardholders as well as the ability to convert a digital value to cash, or vice versa, via ReadyCode (formerly Pay360). We also provide ATM branding solutions to financial institutions, ATM management and services to retailers and other businesses, and our LibertyX solution gives consumers the ability to buy and sell Bitcoin.
•Telecommunications & Technology (“T&T”)—Offers managed network and infrastructure services to enterprise clients across all industries via direct relationships with communications service providers and technology manufacturers. Our customers rely on us as a strategic partner to help them reduce complexity, improve cost efficiency, and enable global geographical reach. We deliver expert professional, field, and remote services for modern network technologies including Software-Defined Wide Area Networking, Network Functions Virtualization, Wireless Local Area Networks, Optical Networking, and Edge Networks.
These segments represent components of the Company for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the CODM in assessing segment performance and in allocating resources. We evaluate the performance of segments and allocate resources to them based on revenue and Adjusted EBITDA. We determine Adjusted EBITDA based on GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Atleos plus interest expense, net; plus income tax expense (benefit); plus depreciation and amortization; plus acquisition-related costs; plus pension mark-to-market adjustments, pension settlements, pension curtailments and pension special termination benefits; plus separation-related costs; plus transformation and restructuring charges (which includes integration, severance, divestiture and other exit and disposal costs); plus stock-based compensation expense; plus Voyix legal and environmental indemnification expense; plus other amounts included in Other income (expense), net. We consider these adjustments non-operational or non-recurring in nature and we exclude them from the Adjusted EBITDA metric utilized by our CODM in evaluating segment performance.
The CODM uses segment Adjusted EBITDA in the annual budgeting and forecasting process for all segments. The CODM considers budget-to-actual variances for their profit measure on a monthly basis when making decisions about allocating capital and personnel to the segments.
Corporate income and expenses not allocated to segments includes income and expenses related to corporate functions that are not specifically attributable to an individual reportable segment. Other income and expenses not allocated to segments includes certain other immaterial business operations, including commerce-related operations that do not represent a reportable segment in countries that Voyix exited that are aligned to Atleos. Other also includes revenues from commercial agreements with Voyix.
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Assets are not allocated to segments, and thus are not included in the assessment of segment performance. Consequently, we do not disclose total assets by reportable segment.
The accounting policies used to determine the results of our operating segments are the same as those utilized for the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as a whole. Inter-segment sales and transfers are not material.
The following tables present revenue, significant segment expenses and Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
In millions For the three months ended September 30, 2025
Self-Service Banking Network T&T Total
Segment Revenue $ 744  $ 328  $ 40  $ 1,112 
Other (1)
Consolidated Revenue $ 1,121 
Less:
Adjusted cost of products (2)
190  12  203 
Adjusted cost of services (2)
326  224  27  577 
Adjusted SG&A and R&D expenses (2)
46  24  74 
Other segment items (3)
(14) (25) —  (39)
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 196  $ 93  $ $ 297 
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Net income attributable to Atleos
Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 297 
Less unallocated amounts
Corporate income and expenses not allocated to segments 78 
Interest expense 68 
Interest income (2)
Income tax expense
Depreciation and amortization expense 43 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles 24 
Stock-based compensation expense
Separation costs
Acquisition-related costs
Transformation and restructuring 11 
Voyix indemnification expense (4)
22 
Other (income) expense items, net (5)
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In millions For the nine months ended September 30, 2025
Self-Service Banking Network T&T Total
Segment Revenue $ 2,099  $ 946  $ 124  $ 3,169 
Other (1)
33 
Consolidated Revenue $ 3,202 
Less:
Adjusted cost of products (2)
516  35  554 
Adjusted cost of services (2)
956  654  84  1,694 
Adjusted SG&A and R&D expenses (2)
135  67  13  215 
Other segment items (3)
(44) (75) (1) (120)
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 536  $ 265  $ 25  $ 826 
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Net income attributable to Atleos
Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 826 
Less unallocated amounts
Corporate income and expenses not allocated to segments 233 
Other income and expenses not allocated to segments (1)
Interest expense 204 
Interest income (4)
Income tax expense 35 
Depreciation and amortization expense 129 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles 71 
Stock-based compensation expense 25 
Separation costs
Acquisition-related costs
Transformation and restructuring
Voyix indemnification expense (4)
27 
Other (income) expense items, net (5)
14 
Net income attributable to Atleos $ 79 

(1)Represents certain other immaterial business operations that do not represent a reportable segment, including commerce-related operations in countries that Voyix exited that are aligned to Atleos. Other also includes revenues from commercial agreements with Voyix.
(2)Adjusted cost of products, Adjusted cost of services and Adjusted SG&A and R&D expenses are determined by excluding, as applicable: acquisitions related costs; pension settlements, pension curtailments and pension special termination benefits; separation-related costs; amortization of acquisition-related intangibles; transformation and restructuring charges (which includes integration, severance, divestiture and other exit and disposal costs); and other non-recurring or unusual items from the cost of products, cost of services, selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”), and research and development expenses (“R&D”) as presented on the statement of operations. These amounts are presented consistent with how they are viewed by the CODM. The costs are calculated consistent with our definition of Adjusted EBITDA, which is our measure of segment profit or loss, except that these amounts include depreciation and amortization expense. We believe these measures are useful for investors because they may provide a more complete understanding of our underlying operational performance, as well as consistency and comparability with past reports of financial results.
(3)Primarily includes an adjustment for depreciation and amortization expense to reconcile segment results to Adjusted EBITDA, which is our segment measure of profit or loss.
(4)Represents our indemnification of certain legal and environmental remediation-related costs shared with Voyix. Refer to Note 9, “Commitments and Contingencies”, for further details on the Shared Matters.
(5)Includes certain income and expense items reported within Other income (expense), net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, such as bank fees, the components of pension, post-employment and postretirement expense other than service cost, and the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Prior to 2025, our calculations of Adjusted EBITDA did not exclude these items. All periods presented have been recast to reflect the new definition. Additional amounts reported in Other income (expense), net are separately captured in this reconciliation. Therefore, Other (income) expense items, net shown here will not agree to total Other income (expense), net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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In millions For the three months ended September 30, 2024
Self-Service Banking Network T&T Total
Segment Revenue $ 672  $ 332  $ 46  $ 1,050 
Other (1)
23 
Consolidated Revenue $ 1,073 
Less:
Adjusted cost of products (2)
167  13  183 
Adjusted cost of services (2)
313  217  30  560 
Adjusted SG&A and R&D expenses (2)
44  27  75 
Other segment items (3)
(14) (27) —  (41)
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 162  $ 102  $ $ 273 
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Net income (loss) attributable to Atleos
Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 273 
Less unallocated amounts
Corporate income and expenses not allocated to segments 71 
Other income and expenses not allocated to segments (3)
Interest expense 79 
Interest income (1)
Income tax expense 10 
Depreciation and amortization expense 45 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles 24 
Stock-based compensation expense
Separation costs
Acquisition-related costs (1)
Transformation and restructuring
Voyix indemnification expense (4)
Other (income) expense items, net (4)
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In millions For the nine months ended September 30, 2024
Self-Service Banking Network T&T Total
Segment Revenue $ 1,967  $ 967  $ 148  $ 3,082 
Other (1)
115 
Consolidated Revenue $ 3,197 
Less:
Adjusted cost of products (2)
477  42  528 
Adjusted cost of services (2)
945  636  96  1,677 
Adjusted SG&A and R&D expenses (2)
137  80  17  234 
Other segment items (3)
(40) (80) (1) (121)
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 448  $ 289  $ 27  $ 764 
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Net income (loss) attributable to Atleos
Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 764 
Less unallocated amounts
    Corporate income and expenses not allocated to segments 218 
    Other income and expenses not allocated to segments (10)
    Interest expense 237 
    Interest income (5)
    Income tax expense 18 
    Depreciation and amortization expense 132 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles 72 
    Stock-based compensation expense 28 
    Separation costs 20 
    Acquisition-related costs (5)
    Transformation and restructuring 14 
    Voyix indemnification expense (4)
    Other (income) expense items, net (5)
Net income attributable to Atleos $ 39 

(1)Represents certain other immaterial business operations that do not represent a reportable segment, including commerce-related operations in countries that Voyix exited that are aligned to Atleos. Other also includes revenues from commercial agreements with Voyix.
(2)Adjusted cost of products, Adjusted cost of services and Adjusted SG&A and R&D expenses are determined by excluding, as applicable: acquisitions related costs; pension settlements, pension curtailments and pension special termination benefits; separation-related costs; amortization of acquisition-related intangibles; transformation and restructuring charges (which includes integration, severance, divestiture and other exit and disposal costs); and other non-recurring or unusual items from the cost of products, cost of services, selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”), and research and development expenses (“R&D”) as presented on the statement of operations. These amounts are presented consistent with how they are viewed by the CODM. The costs are calculated consistent with our definition of Adjusted EBITDA, which is our measure of segment profit or loss, except that these amounts include depreciation and amortization expense. We believe these measures are useful for investors because they may provide a more complete understanding of our underlying operational performance, as well as consistency and comparability with past reports of financial results.
(3)Primarily includes an adjustment for depreciation and amortization expense to reconcile segment results to Adjusted EBITDA, which is our segment measure of profit or loss.
(4)Represents our indemnification of certain legal and environmental remediation-related costs shared with Voyix. Refer to Note 9, “Commitments and Contingencies”, for further details on the Shared Matters.
(5)Includes certain income and expense items reported within Other income (expense), net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, such as bank fees, the components of pension, post-employment and postretirement expense other than service cost, and the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Prior to 2025, our calculations of Adjusted EBITDA did not exclude these items. All periods presented have been recast to reflect the new definition. Additional amounts reported in Other income (expense), net are separately captured in this reconciliation. Therefore, Other (income) expense items, net shown here will not agree to total Other income (expense), net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.





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The following table presents recurring revenue and all other products and services revenue that we recognize at a point in time:
In millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Recurring revenue (1)
$ 783  $ 785  $ 2,296  $ 2,334 
All other products and services 338  288  906  863 
Total revenue $ 1,121  $ 1,073  $ 3,202  $ 3,197 
(1)Recurring revenue includes all revenue streams from contracts where there is a predictable revenue pattern that will occur at regular intervals with a relatively high degree of certainty. This includes hardware and software maintenance revenue, processing revenue, interchange and network revenue, Bitcoin-related revenue, and certain professional services arrangements, as well as term-based software license arrangements that include customer termination rights.
Revenue is attributed to the geographic area to which the product is delivered or in which the service is provided. The following table presents our revenue by geographic area:
In millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
United States (“U.S.”) $ 500  $ 487  $ 1,448  $ 1,453 
Americas (excluding U.S.) 152  124  406  392 
Europe, Middle East and Africa 344  339  996  972 
Asia Pacific 125  123  352  380 
Total revenue $ 1,121  $ 1,073  $ 3,202  $ 3,197 
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4. DEBT OBLIGATIONS
The following table summarizes our short-term borrowings and long-term debt:
In millions, except percentages September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Amount Weighted Average Interest Rate Amount Weighted Average Interest Rate
Short-Term Borrowings
Current portion of Senior Secured Credit Facility $ 78  6.81  % $ 78  7.35  %
Other 7.17  % 7.19  %
Total short-term borrowings $ 80  $ 81 
Long-Term Borrowings
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Term loan facilities $ 1,256  6.86  % $ 1,335  7.62  %
Revolving credit facility 225  7.07  % 225  7.50  %
Senior Secured Notes:
9.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
1,350  1,350 
Discount and deferred financing fees (43) (54)
Other 7.17  % 7.17  %
Total long-term debt $ 2,789  $ 2,859 

Senior Secured Credit Facility The Company is party to a Credit Agreement, amended on October 17, 2024 (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), which provides for a senior secured Term Loan A facility in an aggregate principal amount of $835 million (the loans thereunder being “Term A-1 Loans”), a senior secured Term Loan A-2 Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million (the loans thereunder being “Term A-2 Loans”) and a senior secured Term Loan B Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $445 million (the loans thereunder being “Term B Loans” and together with the Term A-1 Loans and the Term A-2 Loans, the “Term Loan Facilities”) and a revolving credit facility with commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $600 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).
On September 18, 2025, we entered into a Refinancing Facility Agreement, which modified the Amended Credit Agreement (the “Refinancing Facility Agreement”). The Refinancing Facility Agreement provided for the refinancing of the Term B Loans, which will bear interest at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or, at our option, the Base Rate, plus, as applicable, a margin of 3.00% per annum for SOFR-based Term B Loans and 2.00% for Base Rate-based Term B Loans. As part of the refinancing, certain Term B Loans were extinguished and replaced by new loans under the Term Loan B Facility, resulting in an immaterial write off of deferred financing costs and original issuance discount. We accounted for the refinancing of the remaining Term B Loans as a modification of the existing debt.
As of September 30, 2025, the Term Loan Facilities under the Amended Credit Agreement had an aggregate principal amount of $1,580 million, of which $1,334 million remained outstanding. Additionally, as of September 30, 2025, there was $225 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility also contains a sub-facility to be used for letters of credit and, as of September 30, 2025, outstanding letters of credit were $27 million. Our borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2025 was $348 million.
The outstanding principal balance of the Term A-1 Loans is required to be repaid in quarterly installments that began on March 31, 2024, in an amount equal to (i) 1.875% of the original aggregate principal amount during the first three years and (ii) 2.50% of the original aggregate principal amount during the final two years. Any remaining outstanding balance will be due at maturity on October 16, 2028.
The outstanding principal balance of the Term A-2 Loans is required to be repaid in quarterly installments that began on March 31, 2025, in an amount equal to 1.250% of the original principal amount until maturity. Any remaining outstanding balance will be due at maturity on October 16, 2028.
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The Revolving Credit Facility and the Term B Loans are not subject to amortization and will mature on October 16, 2028 and April 16, 2029, respectively.
The obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and the assets of the Company’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), in each case, subject to customary exceptions and exclusions (the “Collateral”).
The Amended Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants, and negative covenants. The negative covenants limit the Company and its subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur indebtedness, create liens on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ assets, engage in fundamental changes, make investments, sell or otherwise dispose of assets, engage in sale-leaseback transactions, make restricted payments, repay subordinated indebtedness, engage in certain transactions with affiliates and enter into agreements restricting the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to make distributions to the Company or incur liens on their assets.
The Amended Credit Agreement contains a financial covenant that does not permit the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA (each as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) to exceed (i) in the case of any fiscal quarter ending on or following September 30, 2024 and prior to September 30, 2025, 4.50 to 1.00 and (ii) in the case of any fiscal quarter ending on or following September 30, 2025, 4.25 to 1.00, in each case subject to increases of 0.25 in connection with the consummation of any material acquisition and applicable to the fiscal quarter in which such acquisition is consummated and the three consecutive fiscal quarters thereafter, and a maximum cap of 5.00 to 1.00.
Senior Secured Notes The 9.500% senior secured notes due in 2029 (the “Notes”) are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis, subject to certain limitations, by the Subsidiary Guarantors that guarantee our obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement. The Notes and related guarantees will be secured, subject to permitted liens and certain other exceptions, by first-priority liens on the Collateral. Interest is payable on the Notes semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1. The Notes mature on April 1, 2029.
The indenture contains customary events of default, including, among other things, payment default, exchange default, failure to provide certain notices thereunder and certain provisions related to bankruptcy events. The indenture also contains customary high yield affirmative and negative covenants, including negative covenants that, among other things, limit the Company and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens on, sell or otherwise dispose of assets, engage in certain fundamental corporate changes or changes to lines of business activities, make certain investments or material acquisitions, engage in sale-leaseback or hedging transactions, repurchase common stock, pay dividends or make similar distributions on capital stock, repay certain indebtedness, engage in certain affiliate transactions and enter into agreements that restrict their ability to create liens, pay dividends or make loan repayments.
Other Debt In 2022, NCR and Cardtronics USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a master loan agreement with Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC pursuant to which either NCR or Cardtronics USA, Inc., as applicable, may specify one or more ATMaaS contracts, including any rights to receive payment thereunder, and the ATM equipment thereto, as security interest in the borrowing. The total amount available under the master loan agreement is $20 million, with repayment terms up to four years. As of September 30, 2025, total debt outstanding under the financing program was $3 million with a weighted average interest rate of 7.17% and a weighted average term of 1.3 years. As of December 31, 2024, total debt outstanding was $6 million with a weighted average interest rate of 7.18% and a weighted average term of 2.6 years.
Fair Value of Debt We utilized Level 2 inputs, as defined in the fair value hierarchy, to measure the fair value of our long-term debt, which, as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $3,072 million and $3,126 million, respectively. Our fair value estimates are based on quoted prices for recent trades of the Company’s long-term debt, quoted prices for similar instruments, and inquiries with certain investment communities.


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5. TRADE RECEIVABLES FACILITY
We maintain a trade receivables facility between our wholly-owned, bankruptcy remote subsidiaries, NCR Atleos Receivables LLC (the “U.S. SPE”) and NCR Atleos Canada Receivables LP (the “Canadian SPE” and together with the U.S. SPE the “SPEs”) and PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”) as administrative agent, and PNC, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Victory Receivables Corporation and the other purchasers from time to time party thereto (the “Purchasers”). The trade receivables facility allows the U.S. SPE to sell certain trade receivables on a revolving basis to the participating Purchasers. The trade receivables facility became effective October 16, 2023 and had an initial term of two years.
On September 18, 2025, the Company and the SPEs amended the principal agreements for the trade receivables facility. The amended agreements, among other things, increased the facility limit to $200 million and extended the term an additional two years, subject to earlier termination under certain terms or extension by agreement of the parties.
Under the trade receivables facility, certain of our U.S. and Canadian operating subsidiaries continuously sell their trade receivables as they are originated to the U.S. SPE or Canadian SPE, as applicable. No assets or credit of either SPE is available to satisfy the debts and obligations owed to the creditors of the Company or any other person until the obligations of the SPEs under the trade receivables facility have been satisfied. We control, and therefore consolidate, the SPEs in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
As cash is collected on trade receivables, the U.S. SPE has the ability to continuously transfer ownership and control of new qualifying receivables to the Purchasers such that the total outstanding balance of trade receivables sold can be up to $200 million at any point in time (i.e., the maximum purchase commitment). The future outstanding balance of trade receivables that are sold is expected to vary based on the level of activity and other factors and could be less than the maximum purchase commitment. The total outstanding balance of trade receivables that have been sold and derecognized by the U.S. SPE was approximately $200 million and $166 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Excluding the trade receivables sold, the SPEs collectively owned $34 million and $33 million of trade receivables as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and these amounts are included in Accounts receivable, net in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Upon amending the trade receivables facility, we received an initial benefit to cash from operations of $34 million in the current quarter. Continuous cash activity related to the trade receivables facility is reflected in Net cash provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The U.S. SPE incurs fees due and payable to the Purchasers. These fees, which are immaterial, are recorded within Other income (expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. In addition, each of the SPEs has provided a full recourse guarantee in favor of the Purchasers for the full and timely payment of all trade receivables sold to them. The guarantee is collateralized by the trade receivables owned by each of the SPEs that have not been sold. The reserve recognized for this recourse obligation as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is not material.
The U.S. and Canadian operating subsidiaries continue to be involved with the trade receivables even after they are transferred to the SPEs (or further transferred to the Purchasers) by acting as servicer. In addition to any obligations as servicer, the U.S. and Canadian operating subsidiaries provide the SPEs with customary recourse in respect of (i) certain dilutive events with respect to the trade receivables sold to the SPEs that are caused by the originator and (ii) in the event of certain violations by the originator of their representations and warranties with respect to the trade receivables sold to the SPEs. These servicing and originator liabilities of the Company and its subsidiaries (other than the SPEs) under the trade receivables facility are not expected to be material, given the high quality of the customers underlying the receivables and the anticipated short collection period.
The trade receivables facility includes other customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and default and termination provisions, which provide for the acceleration of amounts owed to the Purchasers thereunder in circumstances including, but not limited to, failure to pay capital or yield when due, breach of representation, warranty or covenant, certain insolvency events or failure to maintain the security interest in the trade receivables, and defaults under other material indebtedness.
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6. INCOME TAXES

Income tax provisions for interim (quarterly) periods are based on an estimated annual effective income tax rate calculated separately from the effect of significant, infrequent or unusual items.
Income tax expense was $7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $10 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The change for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the prior year period was primarily driven by a lower estimated annual effective income tax rate, primarily due to the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), which reduced the amount of the 2025 interest expense disallowance, resulting in a lower valuation allowance amount. We did not recognize any material discrete tax expenses or benefits in either of the three months ended September 30, 2025 or 2024.
Income tax expense was $35 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $18 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The change for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the prior year period was primarily driven by higher income before tax applied to the estimated annual effective income tax rate. In the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we also recognized a $6 million expense related to a change in the estimated deferred tax provision, offset by a $4 million benefit related to the release of uncertain tax position reserves. In the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we recognized a $16 million benefit related to provision to return adjustments.
As of September 30, 2025, we had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $33 million. We engage in continuous discussions and negotiations with taxing authorities regarding tax matters, and we have determined that over the next twelve months we expect to resolve certain tax matters related to foreign jurisdictions. As of September 30, 2025, we estimate that it is reasonably possible that gross unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by $2 million to $3 million in the next twelve months.
7. STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS
We recognize expense for stock-based compensation within Operating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations according to the nature of each employee’s role. Expense is based on fair value. Consistent with the requirements of ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, we recognize expense for all awards held by Atleos employees, including converted option and restricted stock unit awards in Voyix common stock.
Stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
In millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Restricted stock units $ $ $ 25  $ 27 
Employee stock purchase plan
Stock-based compensation expense 8 9 25 28
Tax expense (benefit) (1) (1) (2) (3)
Stock-based compensation expense (net of tax) $ $ $ 23  $ 25 

On February 20, 2025, the Company granted both time-based and market-based restricted stock units under the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan to its executive officers and certain eligible employees:
•The time-based restricted stock units have a weighted-average grant date fair value of $30.28 and vest in annual installments over the three-year requisite service period ending February 20, 2028.
•The market-based restricted stock units cliff vest after three years in an amount between zero and 200% of the target units granted based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027 compared to a designated peer group. The grant-date fair value of these awards was determined to be $41.75 per share using a Monte-Carlo simulation model.

We recognize expense for these awards over the three-year requisite service period ending February 20, 2028.
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Both time-based and market-based restricted stock units granted to executive officers are subject to a mandatory one-year post-vesting holding period. As such, a discount for lack of marketability was applied to awards subject to the post-vesting restrictions. The fair value of the time-based and market-based awards subject to post-vesting restrictions was $27.18 and $37.47, respectively.
The table below details the significant assumptions used in determining the fair value of the market-based restricted stock units granted on February 20, 2025:
Dividend yield —  %
Risk-free interest rate 4.18  %
Expected volatility 48.97  %
Discount for lack of marketability 10.25  %
We calculated expected volatility for these restricted stock units using the historical volatility of the Company’s peers over a period of approximately three years, as we believe this is the best representation of prospective trends given the limited trading history of our stock. The risk-free interest rate was determined based on the three-year U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant. The expected dividend yield was assumed to be zero, as we have not announced plans to pay dividends on our common stock. The discount for lack of marketability was based on a Finnerty put-option model, which uses the price of a put option to estimate the cost of insuring the value of the award against downside risk during the holding period.
As of September 30, 2025, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock grants was $50 million, which we expect to recognize over a weighted average period of approximately 2.0 years.

8. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) for our company-sponsored pension plans for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, were as follows:
U.S. Pension Benefits International Pension Benefits Total Pension Benefits
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
Net service cost $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Interest cost 15  17  21  22 
Expected return on plan assets (16) (19) (9) (9) (25) (28)
Net periodic benefit cost (income) $ (1) $ (2) $ (3) $ (4) $ (4) $ (6)









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The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) for our company-sponsored pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, were as follows:
U.S. Pension Benefits International Pension Benefits Total Pension Benefits
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
Net service cost $ —  $ —  $ $ $ $
Interest cost 47  50  15  15  62  65 
Expected return on plan assets (50) (57) (26) (26) (76) (83)
Net periodic benefit cost (income) $ (3) $ (7) $ (10) $ (10) $ (13) $ (17)

The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) for our company-sponsored postretirement plan were immaterial for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) for our post-employment plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, were as follows:

Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024
Net service cost $ $ $ $
Interest cost — 
Amortization of actuarial (gains) losses —  —  — 
Net periodic benefit cost (income) $ $ $ 11  $

For all of our company-sponsored plans, the components of net periodic benefit cost (income) other than net service cost are recorded in Other income (expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Employer Contributions
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, we contributed $2 million and $5 million, respectively, to our international pension plans and $10 million and $14 million, respectively, to our U.S. pension plan. We anticipate contributing an additional $2 million to our international pension plans and $9 million to our U.S. pension plan, resulting in total expected contributions of $7 million and $23 million, respectively, in 2025.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, we made immaterial contributions to our postretirement plan. We anticipate making total contributions of $1 million during 2025.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, we contributed $6 million and $13 million, respectively, to our post-employment plans. We anticipate contributing an additional $10 million to these plans during the remainder of 2025.
9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In the normal course of business, we are subject to various proceedings, lawsuits, claims and other matters, including, for example, those that relate to the environment and health and safety, labor and employment, employee benefits, import/export compliance, patents or other intellectual property, data privacy and security, product liability, warranty claims, commercial disputes and regulatory compliance, among others. Other than as stated below, we do not currently expect to incur material capital expenditures or other liabilities related to such matters. However, there is no assurance that the actual amounts required to satisfy alleged liabilities from various lawsuits, claims, legal proceedings and other matters, will not exceed the amounts reflected in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, we are subject to diverse and complex laws and regulations, including those relating to corporate governance, public disclosure and reporting, environmental safety and the discharge of materials into the environment, product safety, import and export compliance, data privacy and security, antitrust and competition, government contracting, anti-corruption, and labor and human resources, which are subject to many possible changes in the future. We have reflected all liabilities when a loss is considered probable and reasonably estimable in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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We provide our customers with indemnification rights, subject to limitations and exceptions. On limited occasions we will undertake to indemnify a customer for business, rather than contractual, reasons. From time to time, we enter into agreements in connection with acquisition and divestiture activities that include indemnification obligations. Historically, we have not recorded a liability in connection with these indemnifications.
In connection with the Separation, the Separation and Distribution Agreement provides that Voyix will transfer to the Company, and the Company will assume, certain liabilities, whether accrued or contingent, and whether arising prior to, at or after the Distribution, including, among others, all liabilities to the extent they relate to the Company’s business or the Company’s assets, 50% of certain shared environmental liabilities discussed below, 50% of all liabilities of a divested or discontinued business that was divested or discontinued prior to the Distribution and liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any registration statement or similar disclosure document related to the Separation.
Shared Environmental Matters
As described above, we share liability with Voyix for certain investigatory and remedial activities and related litigation at facilities formerly owned or operated by Voyix, to comply, or to determine compliance, with environmental laws (the “Shared Environmental Matters”). The Company is responsible for 50% of the costs and liabilities to the extent Voyix’s annual costs, net of any insurance proceeds and third-party payments actually received, exceed $15 million. As of September 30, 2025, we had accrued $13 million related to the Shared Environmental Matters based on the information provided by Voyix and in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies, that the amount is probable and estimable. Because of our understanding that the events underlying the incurrence of the environmental obligations were never part of the Company’s legacy business operations, we have recorded these costs in Other (expense) income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Kalamazoo River
One of the Shared Environmental Matters is the remediation and related litigations relating to Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site (“Kalamazoo River”). The background and legal history of Kalamazoo River is described in our 2024 Form 10-K/A.
Voyix reported as of September 30, 2025, that their total reserve for Kalamazoo River was $127 million, reported on a basis that is net of expected contributions from Voyix’s co-obligors and indemnitors, subject to when the applicable threshold is reached.
Many of the remediation costs will not be determined for several years (and thus the high end of a range of possible costs for many areas of the site cannot be quantified at this time). Voyix reports that it has made what it considers to be reasonable estimates of the low end of a range for such costs where remedies are identified, or, where remedies have not yet been determined, the costs of investigations and studies for areas of the sites, and its reserve is informed by those estimates. The extent of Voyix’s and, therefore, the Company’s, potential liability remains subject to many uncertainties, particularly because remedy decisions and cost estimates will not be generated until times in the future and most of the work to be performed will take place through the 2030s. Voyix further reported, as of September 30, 2025, that under other assumptions or estimates for possible costs of remediation, which Voyix does not consider to be reasonably estimable or verifiable, it is possible that Voyix’s reserve for Kalamazoo River could be more than approximately double its reflected reserve.
Environmental Remediation Estimates
It is difficult to estimate the future financial impact of environmental laws, including potential liabilities. We record environmental provisions when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount or range of the liability is reasonably estimable; in accordance with accounting guidance, where liabilities are not expected to be quantifiable or estimable for a period of years, the estimated costs of investigating those liabilities are recorded as a component of the reserve for that particular site. Reserves are adjusted as further information develops or circumstances change. Where our environmental liabilities result from the Shared Environmental Matters, we will rely on information shared with us by Voyix, who is controlling these matters, with respect to determining the amount of potential liability. We expect that the amounts reserved from time to time will be paid out over the period of investigation, negotiation, remediation and restoration for the applicable sites, including in connection with our obligations under the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
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Shared Legal Matters
Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, we share costs and liability equally with Voyix for certain pre-existing litigation matters known as of the Separation date. These matters are managed solely by Voyix, and we rely on information provided to us by Voyix to determine the amount of potential liability.
In November 2015, in Hoak, et al. v. Plan Administrator of the Plans of NCR Corporation, participants and beneficiaries of certain deferred compensation retirement plans sponsored by NCR Corporation (collectively, the “Plan”) filed a putative class action lawsuit against NCR and other defendants, alleging the defendants breached the plan agreements by, among other things, paying lump sum payments based on mortality tables and actuarial calculations upon termination of the Plan. The court certified a class in 2017.
On June 10, 2024, the trial court entered final judgment and ordered Voyix to calculate the “benefits due” to the Plan participants, including pre-judgment interest, based on the sum that would have been sufficient to allow each participant to purchase a replacement annuity using discount rates prescribed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in effect as of the February 25, 2013 termination date. Voyix filed a notice of appeal on July 2, 2024. After hearing oral arguments on August 12, 2025, the appellate court affirmed the trial court judgment on August 26, 2025. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, on October 7, 2025, Voyix filed a petition for rehearing en banc, which remains pending. Voyix also reports that it intends to seek reimbursement of any final award from its insurance carriers to the extent of its coverage under applicable fiduciary liability insurance policies. We evaluated the appellate opinion, judgment and order and, after consulting with Voyix, concluded that, as of September 30, 2025, a loss of up to $22 million, representing the Company’s obligation to indemnify Voyix for 50% of any award, is probable and estimable and, therefore, recorded an accrual for this amount.
Purchase Commitments We have purchase commitments for materials, supplies, services, and property, plant and equipment as part of the normal course of business.
10. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income or loss attributable to Atleos by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.
In computing diluted EPS, we evaluate and reflect the maximum potential dilution, for each issue or series of issues of potential common shares in sequence from the most dilutive to the least dilutive. We adjust the denominator used in the basic EPS computations, subject to anti-dilution requirements, to include the dilution from potential shares resulting from the issuance of restricted stock units and stock options.
The components of basic earnings per share are as follows:
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
In millions, except per share amounts 2025 2024 2025 2024
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Atleos common stockholders $ 26  $ 21  $ 79  $ 39 
Denominator:
   Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding 73.7 72.3 73.4 72.0
Basic earnings per share: $ 0.35  $ 0.29  $ 1.08  $ 0.54 




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The components of diluted earnings per share are as follows:
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
In millions, except per share amounts 2025 2024 2025 2024
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Atleos common stockholders $ 26  $ 21  $ 79  $ 39 
Denominator
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding 73.7 72.3 73.4 72.0
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units and stock options 2.3  2.2  2.1  1.7 
Weighted average diluted shares 76.0 74.5 75.5 73.7
Diluted earnings per share: $ 0.34  $ 0.28  $ 1.05  $ 0.53 
Diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 excluded the effect of 0.2 million and 2.0 million shares of common stock, respectively, that may be issued in connection with restricted stock units and stock options because such effect would be antidilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, diluted earnings per share excluded the effect of 1.9 million and 2.6 million such shares of common stock.
11. DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING INSTRUMENTS
We are exposed to a wide variety of risks arising from both our business operations and economic conditions which we manage principally through management of our core business activities. Where deemed appropriate, to manage the impact of these exposures on earnings and/or cash flows, we may enter into a variety of derivative financial instruments. We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk A substantial portion of our operations are located outside the United States and, as such, our results can be significantly impacted, both positively and negatively, by changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Our risk management strategy includes hedging, on behalf of certain subsidiaries, a portion of our forecasted, foreign currency denominated cash flows for periods of up to 15 months. This is primarily done by hedging foreign currency denominated intercompany inventory purchases by our marketing units and purchases of foreign currency denominated inputs to our manufacturing units.
We generally designate foreign currency exchange contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions when they are determined to be highly effective at inception. The gains or losses from derivative contracts that are designated as highly effective cash flow hedges related to inventory purchases are recorded in cost of products when the inventory is sold to an unrelated third party.
We also utilize forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge exposures of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. We recognize the gains and losses on these types of hedges in earnings as exchange rates change.
Interest Rate Risk We may elect to manage interest rate risk associated with our vault cash rental obligations and floating rate-debt through the use of derivative financial instruments.
To manage differences in the amount, timing and duration of known or expected cash payments related to our Term Loan Facilities and vault cash agreements, we have entered into interest rate swap contracts. We designate these contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions when they are determined to be highly effective at inception. Payments and receipts related to interest rate swap contracts are included in Operating Activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Effective February 18, 2025, we terminated interest rate swap contracts with aggregate notional amounts of $500 million and $450 million associated with our Term Loan Facilities and certain U.S. Dollar vault cash agreements, respectively, for cash proceeds of $13 million. The net derivative-related gains associated with these swap contracts will be recognized in earnings through December 31, 2027, which corresponds to the term of the original interest rate swap agreements.
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As of September 30, 2025, we had interest rate swap contracts with aggregate notional amounts of $2.0 billion and fixed rates ranging from 4.294% to 4.306% terminating on March 31, 2027, and £350 million with a fixed rate of 5.274% terminating on December 31, 2025. These contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges of the floating rate interest associated with our U.S. Dollar and U.K. Pound Sterling vault cash agreements, respectively.
Each of our outstanding interest rate swap contracts was determined to be highly effective as of September 30, 2025. Amounts related to these derivatives reported in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) will be reclassified to Cost of services as payments are made on our vault cash rental obligations. Unrealized gains on terminated interest rate swap contracts reported in AOCI will be reclassified to Cost of services and Interest expense ratably over terms corresponding to the original contracts.
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the balance in AOCI related to interest rate swap contracts was an accumulated loss of $17 million and accumulated income of $7 million, respectively.
The following table indicates the location in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets where our derivative assets and liabilities have been recognized and the related fair values of those derivatives.
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
In millions
Balance Sheet
Location
Notional
Amount
Fair
Value
Notional
Amount
Fair
Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Assets:
Interest rate swap contracts Other current assets $ —  $
Interest rate swap contracts Other assets — 
Total assets $ —  $ —  $ 950  $ 12 
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contracts Other current liabilities $ (15) $ (7)
Interest rate swap contracts Other liabilities (13) (10)
Total liabilities $ 2,468  $ (28) $ 2,440  $ (17)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts Other current assets $ 59  $ —  $ 196  $
Foreign exchange contracts Other current liabilities $ 335  $ (1) $ 117  $ — 
As of September 30, 2025, there were $11 million of pre-tax losses related to cash flow hedges deferred in AOCI that are expected to be reclassified to income over the 12-month period ending September 30, 2026. The actual amounts that will be reclassified to income over the next 12 months will vary from this amount as a result of changes in market conditions.
Gains and losses reclassified from AOCI into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are recorded within Cost of services and Interest expense. The effects of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
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Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivative Contracts Amount of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from AOCI into the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
In millions Three months ended September 30, Three months ended September 30,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships 2025 2024 Location of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from AOCI into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 2025 2024
Interest rate swap contracts $ $ (47) Cost of Services $ (2) $ (20)
Interest rate swap contracts $ —  $ (4) Interest expense $ (1) $ (1)
Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivative Contracts Amount of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from AOCI into the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
In millions Nine months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships 2025 2024 Location of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from AOCI into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 2025 2024
Interest rate swap contracts $ (14) $ (9) Cost of Services $ (17) $ (63)
Interest rate swap contracts $ (4) Interest Expense $ (2) $ (1)
Amounts recorded in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations related to fair value changes and settlements of foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 were as follows:
  Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
In millions Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 2025 2024 2025 2024
Foreign exchange contracts Other income (expense), net $ (5) $ $ (17) $ (5)
Refer to Note 12, “Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities”, for further information on derivative assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.
Concentration of Credit Risk
We may be subject to concentrations of credit risk on accounts receivable, financial instruments such as hedging instruments, and cash and cash equivalents. Credit risk includes the risk of nonperformance by counterparties and the maximum potential loss may exceed the amount recognized on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Exposure to credit risk is managed through credit approvals, credit limits, the selection of major international financial institutions as counterparties to hedging transactions and monitoring procedures. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we did not have any major concentration of credit risk related to financial instruments.
Our business often involves large transactions with customers, and if one or more of those customers were to default on its obligations under applicable contractual arrangements, we could be exposed to potentially significant losses. We believe that our reserves for potential losses are adequate.
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12. FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
   September 30, 2025
In millions Location within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets:
Debt securities Other assets $ 11  $ —  $ 11  $ — 
Total assets $ 11  $ —  $ 11  $ — 
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange contracts Other current liabilities $ $ —  $ $ — 
Interest rate swap contracts Other current liabilities / Other liabilities 28  —  28  — 
Total liabilities $ 29  $ —  $ 29  $ — 
December 31, 2024
In millions Location within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets:
Foreign exchange contracts Other current assets $ $ —  $ $ — 
Interest rate swap contracts Other current assets / Other assets 12  —  12  — 
Debt securities Other assets —  — 
Total assets $ 19  $ —  $ 19  $ — 
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contracts Other current liabilities / Other liabilities $ 17  $ —  $ 17  $ — 
Total liabilities $ 17  $ —  $ 17  $ — 

Foreign exchange contracts are valued using the market approach based on observable market transactions of forward rates and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
Interest rate swap contracts are valued using an income model based on disparity between variable and fixed interest rates, the scheduled balance of underlying principal outstanding, yield curves, and other information readily available in the market. As such, the interest rate swap contracts are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
We incorporate credit valuation adjustments in our fair value measurements to appropriately reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk. In adjusting the fair value of our derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, we consider the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements. We measure the credit risk of our derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio.
Although we have determined that the majority of the inputs used to value our derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments utilize Level 3 inputs to evaluate the likelihood of both our own default and counterparty default. As of September 30, 2025, we determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of our derivatives, and therefore the valuations are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
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Our available for sale debt securities represent convertible notes issued by a Canadian corporation in which we have an equity investment. The debt securities are valued using a binomial lattice model based on factors such as stock price of the issuer, principal outstanding, coupon rate, volatility, credit spread, risk-free rate and other market data. As such, the debt securities are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The associated unrealized gains recorded in AOCI are not material.
13. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component
In millions Currency Translation Adjustments Changes in Employee Benefit Plans Changes in Fair Value of Effective Cash Flow Hedges Total
Balance as of December 31, 2024 $ $ (33) $ $ (17)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 37  —  (9) 28 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI —  (15) (14)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) 37  (24) 14 
Balance as of September 30, 2025 $ 46  $ (32) $ (17) $ (3)
In millions Currency Translation Adjustments Changes in Employee Benefit Plans Changes in Fair Value of Effective Cash Flow Hedges Total
Balance as of December 31, 2023 $ 60  $ (5) $ 34  $ 89 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 12  —  (10)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI —  —  (48) (48)
Net current period other comprehensive loss 12  —  (58) (46)
Other (5) —  — 
Balance as of September 30, 2024 $ 77  $ (10) $ (24) $ 43 
Reclassifications From AOCI
For the three months ended September 30, 2025
Employee Benefit Plans
In millions Amortization of Actuarial Loss (Gain) Amortization of Prior Service Benefit Effective Cash Flow Hedge Loss (Gain) Total
Affected line in Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations:
Cost of services $ —  $ —  $ (2) $ (2)
Interest Expense —  —  (1) (1)
Total before tax $ —  $ —  $ (3) $ (3)
Tax expense
Total reclassifications, net of tax $ (2)
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For the three months ended September 30, 2024
Employee Benefit Plans
In millions Amortization of Actuarial Loss (Gain) Amortization of Prior Service Benefit Effective Cash Flow Hedge Loss (Gain) Total
Affected line in Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations:
Cost of services $ —  $ —  $ (20) $ (20)
Interest expense —  —  (1) (1)
Total before tax $ —  $ —  $ (21) $ (21)
Tax expense
Total reclassifications, net of tax $ (16)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025
Employee Benefit Plans
In millions Amortization of Actuarial Loss (Gain) Amortization of Prior Service Benefit Effective Cash Flow Hedge Loss (Gain) Total
Affected line in Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations:
Cost of services $ $ —  $ (17) $ (16)
Interest Expense —  —  (2) (2)
Total before tax $ $ —  $ (19) $ (18)
Tax expense
Total reclassifications, net of tax $ (14)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024
Employee Benefit Plans
In millions Amortization of Actuarial Loss (Gain) Amortization of Prior Service Benefit Effective Cash Flow Hedge Loss (Gain) Total
Affected line in Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations:
Cost of services $ —  $ —  $ (63) $ (63)
Interest Expense —  —  (1) (1)
Total before tax $ —  $ —  $ (64) $ (64)
Tax expense 16 
Total reclassifications, net of tax $ (48)
14. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The components of Inventories are summarized as follows:
In millions September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Inventories
Work in process and raw materials $ 68  $ 55 
Finished goods 115  65 
Service parts 200  187 
Total inventories $ 383  $ 307 
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15. REVISIONS OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As discussed in Note 1, “Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies”, management identified misstatements in the second and third quarters of 2025 impacting prior period financial statements relating primarily to incorrect recognition of subscription software-related revenue, the incorrect treatment of certain network-related revenue and costs, and remeasurement of indirect taxes denominated in foreign currencies. These misstatements were determined to be immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate, to any previously issued interim or annual consolidated financial statements. Management has included in this footnote the impact of the misstatements to the previously issued comparative financial information included in this filing.
The following table sets forth the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, which have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the impact of the immaterial revisions.

In millions, except per share amounts Three months ended September 30, 2024 Nine months ended September 30, 2024
As Reported Adjustments As Revised As Reported Adjustments As Revised
Product revenue $ 235  $ (1) $ 234  $ 722  $ (2) $ 720 
Service revenue 843  (4) 839  2,487  (10) 2,477 
Total revenue 1,078  (5) 1,073  3,209  (12) 3,197 
Cost of products 201  —  201  623  624 
Cost of services 615  616  1,850  1,851 
Selling, general and administrative expenses 127  —  127  391  —  391 
Research and development expenses 16  (1) 15  47  (4) 43 
Total operating expenses 959  —  959  2,911  (2) 2,909 
Income from operations 119  (5) 114  298  (10) 288 
Interest expense (79) —  (79) (237) —  (237)
Other income (expense), net (3) (2) (5) — 
Income before income taxes 37  (7) 30  65  (10) 55 
Income tax expense 14  (4) 10  22  (4) 18 
Net income (loss) 23  (3) 20  43  (6) 37 
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (1) —  (1) (2) —  (2)
Net income (loss) attributable to Atleos $ 24  $ (3) $ 21  $ 45  $ (6) $ 39 
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Atleos common stockholders:
Net income (loss) per common share
   Basic $ 0.33  $ (0.04) $ 0.29  $ 0.63  $ (0.09) $ 0.54 
   Diluted $ 0.32  $ (0.04) $ 0.28  $ 0.61  $ (0.08) $ 0.53 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
   Basic 72.3  72.3  72.0  72.0 
   Diluted 74.5  74.5  73.7  73.7 




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The revision impacts to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were as shown below:
In millions Three months ended September 30, 2024 Nine months ended September 30, 2024
As Reported Adjustments As Revised As Reported Adjustments As Revised
Net income $ 23  $ (3) $ 20  $ 43  $ (6) $ 37 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Currency translation adjustments
Currency translation adjustments gain (loss) 35  36  10  (1)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (20) (19) (48) (1) (49)
Total comprehensive income (loss) (2) (5) (7) (12)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Atleos common stockholders $ $ (2) $ $ —  $ (7) $ (7)
The statement of cash flows has been updated to reflect the changes to net income and the balance sheet, with no impact to net cash provided by operating activities, as the adjustments did not impact the total operating, investing, or financing cash flows for any period presented. The revision impacts to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were as shown below:

For the Nine Months ended September 30, 2024
In millions As Reported Adjustments As Revised
Operating activities
Net income $ 43  $ (6) $ 37 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables 79  80 
Contract liabilities (24) (16)
Settlement assets and liabilities, net 46  (1) 45 
Other assets and liabilities (96) (2) (98)
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 264  $ —  $ 264 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period $ 684  $ —  $ 684 
As previously disclosed, in connection with the preparation of the Company’s interim and annual 2024 financial statements, management identified misstatements pertaining to the Separation-related accounting entries recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023, which impacted the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity presented as of December 31, 2023, and accordingly impacted the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity as of and for the interim periods ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively. These revisions to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for interim periods during 2024 were disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of NCR Atleos Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC on March 3, 2025 (the “Original Report”). As such, the “As previously reported” balances in the table below already include the impact of those revision adjustments, and the table presents only the impact of the revision adjustments identified in 2025.

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(in millions) Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Total Equity
Balances, March 31, 2024 (as previously reported) $ 139  $ 103  $ 261 
Cumulative adjustment due to error correction in prior periods (30) (27)
Adjustment due to error correction of Net income (loss) (1) —  (1)
Adjustment due to error correction of Other Comprehensive income —  (3) (3)
Balances, March 31, 2024 (as revised) $ 108  $ 103  $ 230 
Balances, June 30, 2024 (as previously reported) $ 161  $ 59  $ 245 
Cumulative adjustment due to error correction in prior periods (31) —  (31)
Adjustment due to error correction of Net income (loss) (2) —  (2)
Adjustment due to error correction of Other comprehensive income — 
Adjustment due to error correction of Net transfers from Voyix (2) —  (2)
Balances, June 30, 2024 (as revised) $ 126  $ 60  $ 211 
Balances, September 30, 2024 (as previously reported) $ 185  $ 41  $ 256 
Cumulative adjustment due to error correction in prior periods (35) (34)
Adjustment due to error correction of Net income (loss) (3) —  (3)
 Adjustment due to error correction of Other comprehensive income — 
Balances, September 30, 2024 (as revised) $ 147  $ 43  $ 220 

The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 presented within this Form 10-Q corrects the balance of retained earnings, which was overstated by $43 million as of December 31, 2024, $46 million as of March 31, 2025 and $34 million as of June 30, 2025, as well as the balance of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), which was overstated by $2 million as of December 31, 2024, and $1 million as of March 31, 2025, as compared to amounts previously reported. The changes to Retained earnings result from the cumulative revision to Net income in each historical period as well as a $2 million correction to the “Net transfers from Voyix” line in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The changes to Accumulated other comprehensive income described above, reflected in the “Other comprehensive income (loss)” line, result from the impact of the revisions on currency translation adjustments.
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Item 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (“MD&A”)
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included under Item 1. Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q and our Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our amended and restated Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “2024 Form 10-K/A”). The section of this Form 10-Q titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contains forward-looking statements. See the sections of the Form 10-Q titled “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these forward-looking statements that could cause future results to differ materially from those reflected in this section.
Our discussion within MD&A is organized as follows:
•Overview. This section contains background information on our company, summary of significant themes and events during the quarter as well as strategic initiatives and trends in order to provide context for management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations.
•Results of operations. This section contains an analysis of our results of operations presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations by comparing the results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 to the results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
•Financial condition, liquidity and capital resources. This section provides an analysis of our cash flows and a discussion of our contractual obligations at September 30, 2025.
Revision. In connection with the preparation of our second and third quarter 2025 financial statements, we identified misstatements in our previously-issued financial statements. Although not materially impacting any previously-reported periods, the misstatements resulted in immaterial misstatements in our historical financial statements and the revision of interim and annual periods in 2023 and 2024 and the first and second quarters of 2025. The figures in this MD&A have been similarly revised, where applicable, to reflect the impact of such corrections. Refer to Note 1, “Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies”, and Note 15, “Revisions of Previously Issued Financial Statements”, in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for additional information.
OVERVIEW
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Atleos is an industry-leading financial technology company providing self-directed banking solutions to a global customer base including financial institutions, merchants, manufacturers, retailers and consumers. Self-directed banking is a rapidly growing, secular trend that allows banking customers to transact seamlessly between various channels all for the same transaction. Our comprehensive solutions enable the acceleration of self-directed banking through ATM and interactive teller machine technology, including software, services, hardware and our proprietary Allpoint network. While we provide all our solutions on a modular basis, we have also assembled these capabilities into a turnkey, end-to-end platform which we have branded ATM as a Service (“ATMaaS”).
Our segments consist of the following:
•Self-Service Banking - Offers solutions to enable customers in the financial services industry to reduce costs, generate new revenue streams and enhance customer loyalty. These solutions include a comprehensive line of ATM hardware and software, and related installation, maintenance, and managed and professional services. We also offer ATMaaS to manage and run the ATM channel end-to-end for financial institutions that includes back office, cash management, software management and ATM deployment, among others.
•Network - Provides a cost-effective way for financial institutions, financial technology companies (“fintechs”), neobanks, and retailers to reach and serve their customers through our network of ATMs and multi-functional financial services kiosks. We offer credit unions, banks, digital banks, fintechs, stored-value debit card issuers, and other consumer financial services providers access to our ATM network, including our proprietary Allpoint network, providing convenient and fee-free cash withdrawal and deposit access to their customers and cardholders, as well as the ability to convert a digital value to cash, or vice versa, via ReadyCode (formerly Pay360). We also provide ATM branding solutions to financial institutions, ATM management and services to retailers and other businesses, and our LibertyX solution gives consumers the ability to buy and sell Bitcoin.
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•Telecommunications & Technology - Offers managed network and infrastructure services to enterprise clients across all industries via direct relationships with communications service providers and technology manufacturers. Our customers rely on us as a strategic partner to help them reduce complexity, improve cost efficiency, and enable global geographical reach. We deliver expert professional, field, and remote services for modern network technologies including Software-Defined Wide Area Networking, Network Functions Virtualization, Wireless Local Area Networks, Optical Networking, and Edge Networks.
SPIN-OFF FROM NCR
On October 16, 2023, NCR Corporation (now known as NCR Voyix Corporation or “Voyix,” and referred to as “NCR” when discussing periods prior to the Separation), completed a spin-off to NCR shareholders of its self-service banking, network, and telecommunications and technology businesses (the “Spin-off” or “Separation”). Concurrent with the Spin-off, we became a stand alone publicly-traded company and our financial statements are now presented on a consolidated basis.
In connection with the Spin-off, we incurred and expect to incur in the future, one-time separation costs, which include one-time and non-recurring expenses associated with the Spin-off and stand up of functions required to operate as a stand-alone public entity. These non-recurring costs primarily relate to system implementation costs, business and facilities separation, applicable employee related costs, development of our brand and other matters. We expect the separation-related costs will continue through at least fiscal year 2025.
In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement and various other agreements with Voyix. These agreements provide a framework for our relationship with Voyix and govern various interim and ongoing relationships between Atleos and Voyix. These agreements with Voyix are described in the section of the Information Statement titled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions-Agreements with NCR.” Following the Separation, certain functions continue to be provided by or for Voyix under the Transition Services Agreements or are being performed using our own resources or third-party service providers. Additionally, certain maintenance services, product resale and other support services and supply chain operations will continue to be provided by or to Voyix under the Commercial Agreements. On August 6, 2024, Voyix announced its intention to move the manufacturing services to another party and to further reduce the maintenance services that are being performed under the Commercial Agreements. Manufacturing services provided to Voyix were completed in the fourth quarter of 2024.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND TRENDS
We expect to be a cash-generative business positioned to focus on delivering ATMaaS to a large, installed customer base across banks and retailers. We intend to build on our leadership in self-service banking and ATM networks to meet global demand for ATM access and leverage new ATM transaction types, including digital currency solutions, to drive market growth. We also expect to continue shifting to a highly recurring revenue model to drive stable cash flows and returns to stockholders.
We are continuing our transition to service and software-led solutions. Today, our cloud-based software platform includes microservices and application programming interfaces (“APIs”) that integrate with our customers’ systems and our ATMaaS solutions, bringing together all our capabilities and competencies to power the technology to run our customers’ self-directed banking networks. This is enabling us to drive growth in recurring revenues.
We have grown organically, as well as through acquisitions, to add software, services and other capabilities that complement or enhance our existing portfolio. We intend to continue pursuing opportunities to win new customers, expand our footprint and drive additional transactions and foot traffic for our customers. We also plan to continue improving our execution to drive solid returns and transform our business, enhancing value for all stockholders.

Cybersecurity Risk Management
Similar to most companies, Atleos and our customers are subject to more frequent and increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity attacks. We maintain cybersecurity risk management policies and procedures for handling and responding to cybersecurity events, which we regularly evaluate for updates. For additional information on our cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance, see “Item 1C. Cybersecurity,” in our 2024 Form 10-K/A.
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As of the date of this report, we have not identified any cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably anticipated to have a material effect on us. Although we have not experienced cybersecurity incidents that are individually, or in the aggregate, material, we have experienced cyberattacks in the past, which we believe have thus far been mitigated by preventative, detective, and responsive measures that we have put in place. For a detailed discussion of our cybersecurity related risks, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Data protection, cybersecurity and data privacy issues could adversely impact our business” in our 2024 Form 10-K/A.
Impacts from Geopolitical and Macroeconomic Challenges
We continue to be exposed to macroeconomic pressures such as higher interest rates, increased logistics costs, and foreign currency fluctuations as a result of geopolitical challenges, including those due to various conflicts in and around the Red Sea region. We are navigating through these challenges with a sharp focus on, and goal of, safeguarding our employees, helping our customers and managing impacts to the business. Despite the rapidly changing environment, our teams are executing at a high level and we are advancing our strategy.
In the first quarter of 2025, the United States introduced trade policy actions that have increased or proposed to increase import tariffs across a wide range of countries at various rates. Multiple countries responded with reciprocal tariffs and other actions, and the U.S. government continues to pursue various negotiations related to trade policy. We currently import finished goods and service parts to the United States from a number of countries that are impacted by the tariff rate changes. We continue to actively monitor tariff developments, analyze their potential impact and review actions that can be taken to moderate and/or minimize their effects; however, the trade policies and responses and their related impacts are rapidly evolving, and it is likely that additional developments will occur in the coming months. The impact of these trade policy actions on our performance was immaterial in the third quarter and year-to-date periods.
Changing U.S. immigration policy has negatively impacted our Network segment as there have been fewer transactions with prepaid payroll cards and dynamic currency conversion transactions.
Global macroeconomic conditions have caused a degree of uncertainty in the investor community and among bank customers, and could significantly impact the national, regional and local banking industry and the global business environment in which we operate. If there is a severe or prolonged economic downturn, it could result in a variety of risks to our business, including driving banking customers to curtail spending, which would negatively impact our sales and business.
We expect the factors discussed above may continue to negatively impact our business at least in the short-term. The ultimate impact on our overall financial condition and operating results will depend on the duration and severity of these geopolitical and macroeconomic pressures and any governmental and public actions taken in response. We continue to evaluate the long-term impact that these may have on our business model, however, there can be no assurance that the measures we have taken or will take will completely offset the negative impact.
For further information on the risks posed to our business from geopolitical and macroeconomic factors, see Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, in our 2024 Form 10-K/A, including the risk factors titled, “A major natural disaster or catastrophic event could have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, or have other adverse consequences,” and “Tariffs and other trade measures could adversely affect our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.” For further information on exposures to interest rate and foreign currency exchange risk, see Item 3, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk”, in this Form 10-Q.
Impacts from Seasonality and Tourism
Our business is generally seasonal, with lower revenue and fewer transactions occurring in the first quarter of each year. Transaction volumes at our ATMs located in regions affected by strong winter weather patterns typically experience declines in volume during winter months due to decreases in consumer traffic through such locations. We typically experience an increase in transaction volume during the summer months, aided by increased vacation and holiday travel. This seasonality causes our working capital cash flow requirements to vary from quarter to quarter depending on variability in the volume, timing and mix of sales. We expect the fluctuations in transaction volumes to continue. For further information on the seasonality of our business, see Item 1, “Business - Seasonality”, in our 2024 Form 10-K/A.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Key Strategic Financial Metrics
The following four tables show our key strategic financial metrics for the three and nine months ended September 30, the relative percentage that those amounts represent to total revenue, and the change in those amounts year-over-year.
Recurring revenue as a percentage of total revenue
Three months ended September 30, Percentage of Total Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 vs 2024
Recurring revenue(1)
$ 783  $ 785  69.8  % 73.2  % —  %
All other products and services 338  288  30.2  % 26.8  % 17  %
Total Revenue $ 1,121  $ 1,073  100.0  % 100.0  % %
(1) Refer to our definition of Recurring revenue in the section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Use of Certain Terms.”
Nine months ended September 30, Percentage of Total Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 vs 2024
Recurring revenue (1)
$ 2,296  $ 2,334  71.7  % 73.0  % (2) %
All other products and services 906  863  28.3  % 27.0  % %
Total Revenue $ 3,202  $ 3,197  100.0  % 100.0  % —  %
(1) Refer to our definition of Recurring revenue in the section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Use of Certain Terms.”
Net income (loss) attributable to Atleos and Adjusted EBITDA(1) as a percentage of total revenue
Three months ended September 30, Percentage of Total Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 vs 2024
Net income attributable to Atleos $ 26  $ 21  2.3  % 2.0  % 24  %
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
$ 219  $ 205  19.5  % 19.1  % %
(1) Refer to our definition of Adjusted EBITDA in the section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Use of Certain Terms.”
Nine months ended September 30, Percentage of Total Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 vs 2024
Net income attributable to Atleos $ 79  $ 39  2.5  % 1.2  % 103  %
Adjusted EBITDA(2)
$ 594  $ 556  18.6  % 17.4  % %
(2) Refer to our definition of Adjusted EBITDA in the section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Use of Certain Terms.”
Other performance metrics
Three months ended September 30,
In millions, unless otherwise noted 2025 2024
Self-Service Banking
   Annualized recurring revenue(1)
$ 1,712  $ 1,645 
   Recurring revenue(1) as a % of SSB revenue
57  % 61  %
   Revenue from ATMaaS arrangements $ 67  $ 49 
Network
   LTM ARPU(1) (in thousands)
$ 16.2  $ 15.9 
   Network Managed Units(1) (in thousands)
80.9  79.5 
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(1) Refer to our definitions of Annualized recurring revenue, recurring revenue, LTM ARPU and Network Managed Units in the section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Use of Certain Terms.”
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Use of Certain Terms:
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) with certain non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as an alternative for, our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our adjusted financial measures do not represent a comprehensive basis of accounting and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We believe these measures are useful for investors because they provide a more complete understanding of our underlying operational performance, as well as consistency and comparability with past reports of financial results.
Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) (non-GAAP) and Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) are calculated as GAAP Net income (loss) attributable to Atleos plus interest expense, net; plus income tax expense (benefit); plus depreciation and amortization; plus acquisition-related costs; plus pension mark-to-market adjustments and other one-time pension-related costs; plus separation-related costs; plus transformation and restructuring charges, which include integration, severance, divestiture and other exit and disposal costs; plus stock-based compensation expense; plus Voyix legal and environmental indemnification expense; plus other amounts included in Other income (expense), net. Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by total revenue, and Adjusted EBITDA margin by segment is calculated based on segment Adjusted EBITDA divided by the related segment revenue. We use these non-GAAP measures to evaluate performance consistently from period to period.
Adjusted gross margin as a percentage of revenue (non-GAAP) and Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue (non-GAAP) are calculated utilizing GAAP gross margin and selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively, and excluding, as applicable, acquisition-related costs; one-time pension-related costs; separation-related costs; amortization of acquisition-related intangibles; stock-based compensation expense; transformation and restructuring charges (which includes integration, severance, divestiture and other exit and disposal costs); Voyix legal indemnification expense; and other non-recurring or unusual items. We use these non-GAAP measures to evaluate performance consistently from period to period.
Use of Certain Terms
The following are operating metrics that we use to evaluate the performance of our business:
Recurring revenue is all revenue streams from contracts where there is a predictable revenue pattern that will occur at regular intervals with a relatively high degree of certainty. This includes hardware and software maintenance revenue, processing revenue, interchange and network revenue, Bitcoin-related revenue, and certain professional services arrangements, as well as term-based software license arrangements that include customer termination rights.
Annualized Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) We define this operating metric as recurring revenue, excluding software licenses sold as a subscription, for the last three months times four, plus the rolling four quarters for term-based software license arrangements that include customer termination rights. We believe this metric may be useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s achievement of strategic goals related to the conversion of the self-service banking business to recurring revenue streams over time. ARR does not necessarily reflect the pattern of revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for GAAP revenue.

Last twelve months average revenue per unit (“LTM ARPU”) We define this operating metric for the Network segment as total Network segment revenue for the previous twelve months divided by the average Network Managed Units for the previous twelve months. We believe this metric may be useful to investors in evaluating our achievement of strategic goals related to the improved monetization of our ATM fleet over a specified period, excluding the impact of seasonality. LTM ARPU does not represent revenue generated solely by our Network Managed Units, as total Network segment revenue includes revenue generated from other sources.

Network Managed Units are all transacting ATMs as of period end, whether Company-owned or Merchant-owned, other than those for which we only provide third-party processing services and those under legacy managed services arrangements.
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Reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to Atleos (GAAP) to Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
In millions 2025 % of Revenue 2024 % of Revenue 2025 % of Revenue 2024 % of Revenue
Net income attributable to Atleos (GAAP) $ 26  2.3  % $ 21  2.0  % $ 79  2.5  % $ 39  1.2  %
Interest expense 68  6.1  % 79  7.3  % 204  6.5  % 237  7.4  %
Interest income (2) (0.2) % (1) (0.1) % (4) (0.1) % (5) (0.2) %
Income tax expense 0.6  % 10  0.9  % 35  1.1  % 18  0.6  %
Depreciation and amortization expense 43  3.8  % 45  4.2  % 129  4.0  % 132  4.1  %
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles 24  2.1  % 24  2.2  % 71  2.2  % 72  2.3  %
Stock-based compensation expense 0.7  % 0.8  % 25  0.8  % 28  0.9  %
Separation costs 0.1  % 0.5  % 0.3  % 20  0.6  %
Acquisition-related costs 0.3  % (1) (0.1) % 0.1  % (5) (0.2) %
Transformation and restructuring 11  1.0  % 0.7  % —  % 14  0.4  %
Voyix indemnification expense 22  2.0  % 0.2  % 27  0.8  % 0.1  %
Other (income) expense items(1)
0.7  % 0.5  % 14  0.4  % 0.2  %
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) $ 219  19.5  % $ 205  19.1  % $ 594  18.6  % $ 556  17.4  %
(1) Includes certain items reported within Other income (expense), net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, such as bank fees, the components of pension, post-employment and postretirement expense other than service cost, and the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Prior to 2025, Adjusted EBITDA did not exclude these Other (income) expense items. All periods presented have been recast to reflect the new definition. Certain other amounts reported in Other income (expense), net are separately captured in this reconciliation. As a result, Other (income) expense items as presented does not agree to total Other income (expense), net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Reconciliation of Gross Margin Rate (Gross Margin as a Percentage of Revenue) (GAAP) to Adjusted Gross Margin Rate (Adjusted Gross Margin as a Percentage of Revenue) (Non-GAAP)
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Gross Margin Rate (GAAP) 24.2  % 23.9  % 23.6  % 22.6  %
Plus:
   Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles 1.8  % 1.8  % 1.9  % 1.9  %
   Stock-based compensation expense 0.1  % 0.1  % 0.1  % 0.1  %
   Separation costs 0.1  % 0.1  % —  % —  %
   Transformation and restructuring 0.3  % 0.2  % 0.2  % 0.2  %
Adjusted Gross Margin Rate (Non-GAAP) 26.5  % 26.1  % 25.8  % 24.8  %
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Reconciliation of Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”) as a Percentage of Revenue (GAAP) to Adjusted SG&A as a Percentage of Revenue (Non-GAAP)
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
SG&A as a percentage of revenue (GAAP) 12.8  % 11.8  % 11.9  % 12.2  %
Plus:
   Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles (0.4) % (0.4) % (0.3) % (0.3) %
   Stock-based compensation expense (0.6) % (0.6) % (0.6) % (0.7) %
   Separation costs —  % (0.4) % (0.2) % (0.6) %
   Acquisition-related costs (0.2) % —  % (0.1) % —  %
   Transformation and restructuring (0.4) % (0.4) % (0.2) % (0.3) %
   Voyix indemnification expense (2.0) % —  % (0.8) % —  %
Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue (Non-GAAP) 9.2  % 10.0  % 9.7  % 10.3  %
Consolidated Results
The following tables show our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, the relative percentage that those amounts represent to revenue, and the change in those amounts year over year.
Three months ended September 30,
Percentage of Revenue(1)
Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 vs 2024
Product revenue $ 274  $ 234  24.4  % 21.8  % 17  %
Service revenue 847  839  75.6  % 78.2  % %
Total revenue 1,121  1,073  100.0  % 100.0  % %
Product gross margin 55  33  20.1  % 14.1  % 67  %
Service gross margin 216  223  25.5  % 26.6  % (3) %
Total gross margin 271  256  24.2  % 23.9  % %
Selling, general and administrative expenses 143  127  12.8  % 11.8  % 13  %
Research and development expenses 18  15  1.6  % 1.4  % 20  %
Income from operations 110  114  9.8  % 10.6  % (4) %
Interest expense (68) (79) (6.1) % (7.4) % (14) %
Other income (expense), net (9) (5) (0.8) % (0.5) % 80  %
Income before income taxes 33  30  2.9  % 2.8  % 10  %
Income tax expense 10  0.6  % 0.9  % (30) %
Net income $ 26  $ 20  2.3  % 1.9  % 30  %
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Nine months ended September 30,
Percentage of Revenue (1)
Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 vs 2024
Product revenue $ 728  $ 720  22.7  % 22.5  % %
Service revenue 2,474  2,477  77.3  % 77.5  % —  %
Total revenue 3,202  3,197  100.0  % 100.0  % —  %
Product gross margin 132  96  18.1  % 13.3  % 38  %
Service gross margin 623  626  25.2  % 25.3  % —  %
Total gross margin 755  722  23.6  % 22.6  % %
Selling, general and administrative expenses 381  391  11.9  % 12.2  % (3) %
Research and development expenses 52  43  1.6  % 1.3  % 21  %
Income from operations 322  288  10.1  % 9.0  % 12  %
Interest expense (204) (237) (6.4) % (7.4) % (14) %
Other income (expense), net (6) (0.2) % 0.1  % (250) %
Income before income taxes 112  55  3.5  % 1.7  % 104  %
Income tax expense 35  18  1.1  % 0.6  % 94  %
Net income $ 77  $ 37  2.4  % 1.2  % 108  %
(1)Percentage of revenue is expressed relative to total revenue except for product gross margin and service gross margin, which are expressed relative to the applicable component of revenue.
Revenue
Three months ended September 30,
Percentage of Revenue(1)
Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Revenue
Self-Service Banking $ 744  $ 672  66.4  % 62.6  % 11  %
Network 328  332  29.3  % 30.9  % (1) %
T&T 40  46  3.5  % 4.4  % (13) %
Total segment revenue 1,112  1,050  99.2  % 97.9  % %
Other(2)
23  0.8  % 2.1  % (61) %
Consolidated revenue $ 1,121  $ 1,073  100.0  % 100.0  % %
Consolidated revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2025 increased 4% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily driven by a $62 million, or 6%, increase in core business segment revenues. Within this overall growth rate, Self-Service Banking contributed 7%, slightly offset by a reduction of 1% from the T&T segment, while Network remained flat compared to the prior year. Growth in core business segment revenues was driven by increases in hardware, software and services, including ATMaaS, offset by a slight decrease in transactional revenue. The consolidated revenue growth rate was impacted by a 2% expected reduction in other non-core revenues as the Voyix commercial agreements and commerce-related contracts continue to wind down.

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Nine months ended September 30,
Percentage of Revenue(1)
Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Revenue
Self-Service Banking $ 2,099  $ 1,967  65.6  % 61.5  % %
Network 946  967  29.5  % 30.2  % (2) %
T&T 124  148  3.9  % 4.7  % (16) %
Total segment revenue 3,169  3,082  99.0  % 96.4  % %
Other(2)
33  115  1.0  % 3.6  % (71) %
Consolidated revenue $ 3,202  $ 3,197  100.0  % 100.0  % —  %

(1)Percentage of revenue is expressed relative to consolidated revenue.
(2)Contains certain immaterial business operations that do not represent a reportable segment, including commerce-related operations in countries that Voyix exited that are aligned to Atleos. Other also includes revenues from commercial agreements with Voyix.

Consolidated revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was flat compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, driven by the expected reduction in other non-core business revenues from Voyix commercial agreements and commerce-related contracts. Core business segment revenue increased by 3%. Self-Service Banking contributed 4% from hardware, software and services, including ATMaaS, slightly offset by a 1% decrease from the Network and T&T businesses.
Gross Margin
Three months ended September 30, Percentage of Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Total gross margin $ 271  $ 256  24.2  % 23.9  % %
Gross margin as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2025 increased to 24.2% compared to 23.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was driven by an improved mix in hardware, as well as ATMaaS growth, and was partially offset by higher vault cash interest expense. Adjusted gross margin as a percentage of revenue (non-GAAP) increased from 26.1% to 26.5% due to the same factors as discussed above.
Nine months ended September 30, Percentage of Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Total gross margin $ 755  $ 722  23.6  % 22.6  % %
Gross margin as a percentage of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased to 23.6% compared to 22.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and adjusted gross margin as a percentage of revenue (non-GAAP) increased from 24.8% to 25.8%. These increases primarily resulted from the factors discussed above.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Three months ended September 30, Percentage of Total Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 143  $ 127  12.8  % 11.8  % 13  %
Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2025 increased $16 million and 100 basis points to 12.8% of revenue compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to an expense associated with a pre-Spin-off litigation matter shared with Voyix that was partially offset by ongoing cost optimization efforts and a gain on the sale-leaseback of certain owned ATMs associated with ATMaaS and Network contracts. We also incurred lower separation-related costs and transformation and restructuring costs in the current year period. Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue (non-GAAP) decreased from 10.0% to 9.2% due to cost optimization, the sale-leaseback transactions, and the continued decrease in Voyix-related costs.
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Nine months ended September 30, Percentage of Total Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 vs 2024
Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 381  $ 391  11.9  % 12.2  % (3) %
Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 decreased $10 million and 30 basis points to 11.9% of revenue compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. We benefited from a continued focus on cost optimization efforts, recognized gains on the sale-leaseback of certain owned ATMs associated with ATMaaS and Network contracts and incurred lower separation-related costs, transformation and restructuring costs and stock-based compensation expense. These improvements were partially offset by the pre-Spin-off litigation matter shared with Voyix. Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue (non-GAAP) decreased from 10.3% to 9.7%, primarily due to decreases in Voyix-related costs and labor costs.
Research and Development Expenses
Three months ended September 30, Percentage of Total Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Research and development expenses $ 18  $ 15  1.6  % 1.4  % 20  %
Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2025, increased $3 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. As a percentage of revenue, research and development expenses increased from 1.4% to 1.6%, due to an increase in employee-related costs.
Nine months ended September 30, Percentage of Total Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Research and development expenses $ 52  $ 43  1.6  % 1.3  % 21  %
Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, increased $9 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. As a percentage of revenue, research and development costs increased from 1.3% to 1.6% due to an increase in employee-related costs.
Interest Expense
Three months ended September 30, Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Interest expense $ 68  $ 79  (14) %
Interest expense decreased $11 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024. This decrease was driven by a reduction in variable interest rates on our outstanding debt following a refinancing in the fourth quarter of 2024, as well as a reduction in the outstanding balance of the Term Loan Facilities. Refer to Note 4, “Debt Obligations”, for additional information on our outstanding debt.
Nine months ended September 30, Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Interest expense $ 204  $ 237  (14) %
Interest expense decreased $33 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 relative to the same period in 2024 due to the factors discussed above. Refer to Note 4, “Debt Obligations”, for further details regarding our outstanding debt.
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Other Income (Expense), net
Other expense increased $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 relative to the prior year period. The increase was primarily attributable to losses on an equity method investment and expense for non-income based taxes.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we recorded expense of $6 million compared to income of $4 million in the comparative period. Losses from foreign currency exchange rate movements, primarily in hyperinflationary economies, increased, while income related to our company-sponsored defined benefit plans decreased, driven by reductions in the expected returns on our plan assets. These unfavorable impacts were partially offset by the gain on divestiture of a non-core business.
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024
Other income (expense), net
Interest income $ $ $ $
Foreign currency fluctuations and foreign exchange contracts (6) (5) (19) (8)
Employee benefit plans 10  16 
Bank-related fees (5) (4) (12) (12)
Voyix environmental indemnification expense —  (2) (5) (2)
Other, net (4) —  16 
Total other income (expense), net $ (9) $ (5) $ (6) $
Income Taxes
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024
Income tax expense $ $ 10  $ 35  $ 18 
Income tax provisions for interim (quarterly) periods are based on an estimated annual effective income tax rate calculated separately from the effects of significant, infrequent or unusual items.
Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $7 million compared to $10 million for the comparative period. The change was driven by a lower estimated annual effective income tax rate, primarily attributable to the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), which reduced the 2025 interest expense disallowance, resulting in a lower valuation allowance. For each of the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, we did not recognize any material discrete tax expenses or benefits.
Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $35 million compared to $18 million for the comparative period. The increase was primarily due to higher income before tax. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we recognized a $6 million expense related to a change in our estimated deferred tax provision, offset by a $4 million benefit related to the release of reserves for uncertain tax positions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we recognized a $16 million benefit related to provision to return adjustments.
We are subject to numerous federal, state and foreign tax audits. While certain reserves exist for issues that might arise from these audits, should these audits be settled, the resulting tax effect could impact the tax provision and cash flows in 2025 or future periods.
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Segment Financial Results
We manage and report our business in the following segments: Self-Service Banking, Network, and Telecommunications & Technology (“T&T”). Our Chief Operating Decision Maker evaluates segment performance using revenue and Adjusted EBITDA. Refer to the section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Use of Certain Terms” for our definition of Adjusted EBITDA and the reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to Atleos (GAAP) to Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP).
Services revenues include hardware maintenance revenue, transaction services revenue and ATMaaS revenue. Software revenues include cloud revenue, software license and maintenance revenues, as well as professional services revenues. Transactional revenue includes payments processing revenue, interchange and network revenue and Bitcoin-related revenue. Hardware revenue primarily comprises revenue from sales of ATM hardware.
Self-Service Banking Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA
The following tables show our Self-Service Banking segment revenue by product and segment Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, the relative percentage that those amounts represent to Self-Service Banking segment revenue and the change in those amounts year-over-year.
Three months ended September 30, Percentage of Segment Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Revenue
Services $ 376  $ 365  50.5  % 54.3  % %
Software 133  119  17.9  % 17.7  % 12  %
Hardware 235  188  31.6  % 28.0  % 25  %
Total Self-Service Banking revenue $ 744  $ 672  100.0  % 100.0  % 11  %
Total Adjusted EBITDA $ 196  $ 162  26.3  % 24.1  % 21  %
Nine months ended September 30, Percentage of Segment Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Revenue
Services $ 1,096  $ 1,083  52.2  % 55.1  % %
Software 395  340  18.8  % 17.3  % 16  %
Hardware 608  544  29.0  % 27.6  % 12  %
Total Self-Service Banking revenue $ 2,099  $ 1,967  100.0  % 100.0  % %
Total Adjusted EBITDA $ 536  $ 448  25.5  % 22.8  % 20  %
Self-Service Banking revenue increased 11% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the prior year period. Hardware revenue increased 25%, based on demand related to the industry refresh cycle. ATMaaS solutions grew 37%, with more banks continuing to outsource more software and services.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 21% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the prior year period due to profitable growth, including favorable ATMaaS revenue margins, the sale-leaseback of certain owned ATMs used in ATMaaS arrangements and continuous productivity improvements.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, Self-Service Banking revenue increased 7% compared to the prior year period. ATMaaS solutions grew 32%, with banks continuing to outsource more software and services. Additionally, hardware revenue increased based on demand related to the industry refresh cycle and newer ATM models.
Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased 20% compared to the prior year period as a result of the factors described above.
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Network
The following tables show our Network segment revenue by product and segment Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, the relative percentage that those amounts represent to Network segment revenue and the change in those amounts year-over-year.
Three months ended September 30, Percentage of Segment Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Revenue
Software $ $ 2.7  % 2.1  % 29  %
Transactional 319  325  97.3  % 97.9  % (2) %
Total Network revenue $ 328  $ 332  100.0  % 100.0  % (1) %
Total Adjusted EBITDA $ 93  $ 102  28.4  % 30.7  % (9) %
Nine months ended September 30, Percentage of Segment Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Revenue
Software $ 23  $ 21  2.4  % 2.2  % 10  %
Transactional 923  946  97.6  % 97.8  % (2) %
Total Network revenue $ 946  $ 967  100.0  % 100.0  % (2) %
Total Adjusted EBITDA $ 265  $ 289  28.0  % 29.9  % (8) %
Network revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2025 decreased 1% compared to the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in withdrawal volumes due to U.S. immigration policies, partially offset by increases in certain international markets.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 9% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the prior year period, driven by an increase in vault cash cost as the amortization of gains on terminated derivatives expired and a decrease in revenue. These impacts were partially offset by gains from the sale-leaseback of certain owned ATMs and ongoing productivity improvements.
Network revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 decreased 2% compared to the prior year period. Withdrawal volumes decreased due to U.S. immigration policies, and transaction volume declines resulted in a decrease in Bitcoin-related revenue. These decreases were partially offset by increases in certain international markets.
Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 decreased 8% compared to the prior year period for the reasons discussed above.
Telecommunications & Technology (T&T)
The following tables show our T&T segment revenue by product and segment Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, the relative percentage that those amounts represent to T&T segment revenue and the change in those amounts year-over-year.
Three months ended September 30, Percentage of Segment Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Revenue
Services $ 39  $ 44  97.5  % 95.6  % (11) %
Software 2.5  % 2.2  % —  %
Hardware —  —  % 2.2  % (100) %
Total T&T revenue $ 40  $ 46  100.0  % 100.0  % (13) %
Total Adjusted EBITDA $ $ 20.0  % 19.6  % (11) %
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Nine months ended September 30, Percentage of Segment Revenue Increase (Decrease)
In millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 v 2024
Revenue
Services $ 119  $ 137  96.0  % 92.6  % (13) %
Software 1.6  % 2.0  % (33) %
Hardware 2.4  % 5.4  % (63) %
Total T&T revenue $ 124  $ 148  100.0  % 100.0  % (16) %
Total Adjusted EBITDA $ 25  $ 27  20.2  % 18.2  % (7) %
T&T revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2025 decreased 13% compared to the prior year period due to decreases in hardware maintenance and installation revenue, and a decrease in hardware revenue driven by a decline in customer projects.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 11% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the prior year period due to the decrease in revenue described above.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, T&T revenue decreased 16% and Adjusted EBITDA decreased 7% compared to the prior year period for the reasons discussed above.
FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our primary liquidity needs in the ordinary course of business are to: (i) fund normal operating expenses; (ii) meet the interest and principal requirements of our outstanding indebtedness, including finance leases; (iii) fund capital expenditures and operating lease payments; (iv) fund indemnification payments related to legal and environmental matters; (v) meet our expected pension, postretirement and post-employment plan contributions; and (vi) fund payments related to transformation and restructuring initiatives. Our principal sources of cash are generated from operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facility and issuances of debt. We continually evaluate our liquidity requirements based on our operating needs, growth initiatives and capital resources.
We use a non-GAAP measure called “Adjusted free cash flow-unrestricted” to assess our financial performance and liquidity. We define Adjusted free cash flow-unrestricted as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, less additions to capitalized software, plus/minus the change in restricted cash settlement activity, plus proceeds from certain sale-leaseback transactions, plus pension contributions and settlements, and plus legal and environmental indemnification payments made to Voyix. Restricted cash settlement activity represents the net change in amounts collected on behalf of, but not yet remitted to, certain of our merchant customers or third-party service providers that are pledged for a particular use or restricted to support these obligations. These amounts can fluctuate significantly period to period based on the number of days for which settlement has not yet occurred or day of the week on which a reporting period ends. We believe Adjusted free cash flow-unrestricted is useful for investors because it indicates the amount of cash available for, among other things, investments in our existing businesses, strategic acquisitions and repayment of our debt obligations. Adjusted free cash flow-unrestricted does not represent the residual cash flow available, since there may be other non-discretionary expenditures that are not deducted from the measure. Adjusted free cash flow-unrestricted does not have a uniform definition under GAAP, and therefore Atleos’ definition may differ from other companies’ definitions of this measure. This non-GAAP measure should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, cash flows from operating activities under GAAP.
Summarized cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, is as follows:
Nine months ended September 30,
In millions 2025 2024
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 125  $ 264 
Net cash used in investing activities $ (88) $ (110)
Net cash used in financing activities $ (102) $ (49)
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Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $139 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 relative to the comparative period. The decrease was driven by the timing of cash payments to our vendors, including cash settlement payments to our merchant partners, which are impacted by the weekday on which the period closes. Additionally, in 2024 we deferred our fourth-quarter U.S. federal income tax payment of $14 million, with payment occurring in the second quarter of 2025. Operating cash flow was also negatively impacted by additional investments in inventory and higher contributions to our company-sponsored benefit plans in the current period.
Cash used in investing activities decreased by $22 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 relative to the prior year period. Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment increased $36 million, primarily due to sale-leaseback transactions on certain of our owned ATM units. We also received proceeds on divestiture of a non-core business of $11 million. These favorable impacts were partially offset by increases in capital expenditures of $11 million and capitalized software of $13 million.
Cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased by $53 million relative to the prior year period, primarily due to net repayments on our term loan credit facilities of $35 million, a reduction in net borrowings under the revolving credit facility of $25 million and higher acquisition holdback payments of $11 million. These were partially offset by an increase in proceeds from employee stock plans of $4 million.
Long Term Borrowings Our Senior Secured Credit Facility consists of term loan facilities in an aggregate principal amount of $1,580 million, of which $1,334 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2025. Additionally, the Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for a five-year Revolving Credit Facility with an aggregate principal amount of $600 million, of which $225 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2025. The Revolving Credit Facility also contains a sub-facility to be used for letters of credit. As of September 30, 2025, we had $27 million in letters of credit outstanding.
On September 18, 2025, we entered into a Refinancing Facility Agreement, which modified the Amended Credit Agreement. The Refinancing Facility Agreement provided for the refinancing of our Term B Loans, which will bear interest at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or, at our option, the Base Rate, plus, as applicable, a margin of 3.00% per annum for SOFR-based loans and 2.00% for Base Rate-based loans.
As of September 30, 2025, we had $1,350 million in aggregate outstanding principal balance on our 9.500% senior secured notes due in 2029.
See Note 4, “Debt Obligations”, to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for further information on our debt.
Employee Benefit Plans In 2025, we expect to make contributions of $7 million to our international pension plans, $23 million to our U.S. pension plan, $23 million to our post-employment plans, and $1 million to our postretirement plan. For additional information, refer to Note 8, “Employee Benefit Plans”, to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cash and Cash Equivalents Held by Foreign Subsidiaries Cash and cash equivalents held by our foreign subsidiaries at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $288 million and $329 million, respectively. Under current tax laws and regulations, if cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments held outside the U.S. are distributed to the U.S. in the form of dividends or otherwise, we may be subject to additional U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes, which could be significant.
Share Repurchase Program On July 25, 2025, our Board of Directors approved a Share Repurchase Program, authorizing the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock in an aggregate amount up to $200 million. The repurchase program is for 24 months but does not obligate us to acquire a specific number or dollar amount of shares. We may repurchase shares of common stock from time to time using a variety of methods, including through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, and other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases will be determined by the Company, in its discretion, and will depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price, and economic and market conditions and may be limited, suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice. There was no share repurchase activity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.
As of September 30, 2025, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $412 million and our debt totaled $2,912 million. Our borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility was $348 million at September 30, 2025.
Our ability to generate positive cash flows from operations is dependent on general economic conditions and the competitive environment in our industry, and is subject to the business and other risk factors described in Item 1A, of Part I of our 2024 Form 10-K/A and Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (as applicable).
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If we are unable to generate sufficient cash from operations, or otherwise comply with the terms of our credit facilities, we may be required to seek additional financing alternatives. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional debt or equity financing on acceptable terms in the future.
We believe that our cash balances and funds provided by operating activities, along with our borrowing capacity under the senior secured credit facility and access to capital markets, taken as a whole, provide (i) adequate liquidity to meet all of our current and long-term (i.e., beyond September 30, 2026) material cash requirements when due, including third-party debt that we incurred in connection with the Spin-off, (ii) adequate liquidity to fund capital expenditures and (iii) flexibility to pursue investment opportunities that may arise. We expect to utilize our cash flows to continue to invest in our business, growth strategies, people and the communities we operate in as well as to repay our indebtedness over time.
Reconciliation of Adjusted Free Cash Flow-Unrestricted
The table below reconciles net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to our non-GAAP measure of Adjusted free cash flow-unrestricted.
Nine months ended September 30,
In millions 2025 2024
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) $ 125  $ 264 
Capital expenditures (80) (69)
Additions to capitalized software (39) (26)
Change in restricted cash settlement activity 48  (48)
Pension contributions 19 
       Indemnification payments to Voyix — 
Proceeds from ATM sale-leaseback transactions 35  — 
Adjusted free cash flow-unrestricted (non-GAAP) $ 114  $ 123 
Material Cash Requirements from Contractual and Other Obligations
There have been no material changes to our contractual commitments and other commercial obligations described in Part II, Item 7 of our 2024 Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our most critical accounting estimates pertain to revenue recognition, inventory valuation, goodwill and intangible assets, pension, postretirement and post-employment benefits, and income taxes. These are described in Part II, Item 7 of our 2024 Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024. 
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies”, to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”). Forward-looking statements use words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “outlook,” “intend,” “plan,” “confident,” “believe,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “potential,” “positioning,” “proposed,” “planned,” “objective,” “likely,” “could,” “may,” and words of similar meaning, as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Act. Statements that describe or relate to our plans, goals, intentions, strategies, or financial outlook, and statements that do not relate to historical or current fact, are examples of forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q include, without limitation, statements regarding: our business and financial strategy; expectations regarding our cash flow generation and liquidity; our expectations of demand for our solutions and execution and the impact thereof on our financial results; our focus on advancing our strategic growth initiatives and transforming Atleos into a software-led service company with a higher mix of recurring revenue streams; and our expectations of Atleos’ ability to deliver increased value to customers and stockholders. Forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions, which may not prove to be accurate, and involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are out of our control. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and there are a number of important factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including those factors relating to:
•Strategy and Technology: transforming our business model, development and introduction of new solutions; competition in the technology industry, integration of acquisitions and management of alliance activities; and our multinational operations;
•Business Operations: domestic and global economic and credit conditions; tariffs and other trade measures; risks and uncertainties from the payments-related business and industry; maintenance of a significant amount of vault cash involves risk of loss and is subject to cost fluctuations based on interest rate movements; retention and attraction of key employees; defects, errors, installation difficulties or development delays; failure of third-party suppliers; a major natural disaster or catastrophic event, including the impact of pandemics and geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges; environmental exposures from historical and ongoing manufacturing activities and climate change; and the impact of data protection, cybersecurity and data privacy including any related issues;
•Finance and Accounting: our level of indebtedness; the terms governing our indebtedness; incurrence of additional debt or similar liabilities or obligations; access or renewal of financing sources; our cash flow sufficiency to service our indebtedness or fund our share repurchase program; interest rate risks; the terms governing our trade receivables facility; any lowering or withdrawal of the ratings assigned to our debt securities by rating agencies; our pension liabilities; and the write down of the value of certain significant assets;
•Law and Compliance: allegations or claims by third parties that our products or services infringe on intellectual property rights of others, including claims against our customers and claims by our customers to defend and indemnify them with respect to such claims; changes to our tax rates and additional income tax liabilities; uncertainties regarding regulations, lawsuits and other related matters; changes to cryptocurrency regulations;
•Separation: the impact of, and our ability to remediate, any current or future material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; the perceived reliability of our financial statements if we are unable to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; the failure of NCR Voyix Corporation (“Voyix”) to perform under various transaction agreements; our obligation to indemnify Voyix pursuant to the agreements entered into in connection with the spin-off (including with respect to material taxes) and the risk Voyix may not fulfill any obligations to indemnify Atleos under such agreements; that under applicable tax law, Atleos may be liable for certain tax liabilities of Voyix following the spin-off if Voyix were to fail to pay such taxes; that agreements binding on Atleos restrict it from taking certain actions after the distribution that could adversely impact the intended U.S. federal income tax treatment of the distribution and related transactions; potential liabilities arising out of state and federal fraudulent conveyance laws; the fact that we may receive worse commercial terms from third-parties for services previously received from Voyix; and that after the spin-off, certain of our executive officers and directors may have actual or potential conflicts of interest because of their previous positions at Voyix; and
•Our Common Stock: our stock price may fluctuate significantly; substantial sales in the public market may cause the price of our common stock to decline; dilution of ownership percentages; certain provisions in our governing documents may prevent or delay an acquisition; changes in, or the elimination of, our share repurchase program could affect our stock price and increase its volatility; the exclusive forum provision in our bylaws could limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim against Atleos; and actions or proposals from stockholders that do not align with our business strategies or the interests of our other stockholders.
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Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our 2024 Form 10-K/A, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. You should consider these factors carefully in evaluating forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements.

Item 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreign Exchange Risk
As a substantial portion of our operations are located outside the United States, our results can be significantly impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We are exposed to foreign currency exchange risk with respect to our sales, profits, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. Although we use financial instruments to hedge certain foreign currency risks, we are not fully protected against foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and our reported results of operations could be affected by changes in such rates.
To manage our exposures and mitigate the impact of currency fluctuations on the operations of our foreign subsidiaries, we hedge our main transactional exposures using foreign currency exchange contracts. This is primarily done by hedging foreign currency denominated intercompany inventory purchases by our marketing units and purchases of foreign currency denominated inputs to our manufacturing units. We also use derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consisting primarily of forward contracts to hedge foreign currency denominated balance sheet exposures. A discussion of our accounting policies for derivative instruments and further disclosures are provided in Note 11, “Derivatives and Hedging Instruments” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
For purposes of analyzing potential risk, we use sensitivity analysis to quantify potential impacts that market rate changes may have on the fair values of our hedge portfolio related to firmly committed or forecasted transactions involving the U.S. Dollar, which represents our most significant exposure. The sensitivity analysis represents a hypothetical change in value of the hedge positions and does not reflect the related gain or loss on the forecasted underlying transaction.
•A 10% appreciation in the value of the U.S. Dollar against foreign currencies from the prevailing market rates would have resulted in a corresponding increase in the fair value of the hedge portfolio of $14 million as of September 30, 2025.
•A 10% depreciation in the value of the U.S. Dollar against foreign currencies from the prevailing market rates would have resulted in a corresponding decrease in the fair value of the hedge portfolio of $15 million as of September 30, 2025.
We expect that any increase or decrease in the fair value of the portfolio would be substantially offset by increases or decreases in the underlying exposures being hedged.
Interest Rate Risk
We are subject to interest rate risk principally in relation to variable-rate debt. Approximately 46% of our borrowings were on a fixed rate basis as of September 30, 2025. We utilize interest rate swap contracts to add stability to interest cost and to manage exposure to interest rate movements as part of our interest rate risk management strategy. Payments and receipts related to interest rate swap contracts are included in cash flows from operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
The increase in pre-tax interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 from a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in variable interest rates would be approximately $5 million and $13 million, respectively, including the impact from interest rate swap agreements on our variable rate debt for the period they were outstanding. We terminated the interest swap agreements associated with our Term Loan Facilities on February 18, 2025.
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As our ATM vault cash rental expense is based on market rates of interest, it is sensitive to changes in applicable interest rates in the countries in which we operate. We pay a monthly fee on the average outstanding vault cash balances in our ATMs under floating rate formulas based on a spread above various interbank offered rates. The increase in vault cash rental expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 from a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in variable interest rates would be approximately $10 million, excluding the impact from outstanding interest rate swap agreements related to our vault cash.
Refer to Note 11, “Derivatives and Hedging Instruments” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our interest rate derivative contracts in effect as of September 30, 2025.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
We may be subject to concentrations of credit risk on accounts receivable, financial instruments, such as hedging instruments, and cash and cash equivalents. Credit risk includes the risk of nonperformance by counterparties and the maximum potential loss may exceed the amount recognized on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Exposure to credit risk is managed through credit approvals, credit limits, the selection of major international financial institutions as counterparties to hedging transactions and monitoring procedures. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we did not have any major concentration of credit risk related to financial instruments.
Our business often involves large transactions with customers for which we do not require collateral, and if one or more of those customers were to default on its obligations under applicable contractual arrangements, we could be exposed to potentially significant losses. We believe that our reserves for potential losses are adequate.
Item 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management of the Company, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period. Based on their evaluation, as of September 30, 2025, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were not effective because of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described below.
Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In the course of preparing the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, management identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting as described below.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weakness was identified:
•We did not design and maintain effective controls over contract cancellations and customer credits affecting the amount of revenue derived from subscription software arrangements and the related unbilled accounts receivable and contract liabilities reconciliations.
This material weakness resulted in misstatements of and a revision to our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, as well as the condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarterly periods within fiscal years 2024 and 2023, and the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025. Additionally, this material weakness could result in misstatements of revenue, unbilled accounts receivable, and contract liabilities or related disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.
Remediation Plan of Material Weakness
We are committed to addressing the material weakness described above and have begun to implement changes to processes designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting. To date, we are designing and implementing controls, with a sufficient level of precision, to timely evaluate and review the reasonableness and supportability of unbilled accounts receivable and contract liabilities account balances attributable to subscription software arrangements, including a review of the aging of the individual unbilled receivables and the nature of the contract liabilities.
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As we continue to evaluate and work to improve our internal control over financial reporting, we may decide to take additional measures to address the material weakness or modify the remediation plan described above. We believe that this action will remediate the material weakness described above; however, the material weakness will not be considered remediated until we have completed the design and implementation of the applicable controls, the controls operate for a sufficient period of time, and management has concluded, through testing, that the controls are operating effectively. At this time, we cannot provide an estimate of the costs expected to be incurred in connection with this remediation plan.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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Part II. Other Information
Item 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The information required by this item is included in Note 9, “Commitments and Contingencies”, to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A.    RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) of the Company’s 2024 Form 10-K/A filed on November 5, 2025.
Item 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Repurchases of our common stock are subject to certain restrictions under our senior secured credit facility and the terms of the indentures for our senior secured notes and are further subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors.
In July 2025, our Board of Directors approved a Share Repurchase Program, authorizing the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock in an aggregate amount up to $200 million. There was no share repurchase activity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.

Item 5.    OTHER INFORMATION
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of the SEC’s Regulation S-K.

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Item 6.    EXHIBITS*
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of NCR Atleos Corporation, dated as of October 28, 2025 (Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 28, 2025)
Refinancing Facility Agreement dated as of September 18, 2025 to the Credit Agreement dated as of September 27, 2024 among NCR Atleos Corporation, lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.
First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of September 18, 2025 among NCR Atleos Receivables LLC as buyer, the originator entities listed on the signature pages thereto, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and MUFG Bank, LTD as a group agent.
Third Amendment to the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of September 18, 2025 by and among NCR Atleos Receivables LLC, as seller, NCR Atleos Canada Receivables LP, as guarantor, Cardtronics USA, Inc., as servicer, NCR Canada Corp., as servicer, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Victory Receivables Corporation and the other purchasers from time to time party thereto, as purchasers.
Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2025, by and between the Company and Timothy C. Oliver (Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 26, 2025).
Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101
The following materials from NCR Atleos Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024; (ii) our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024; (iii) our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024; (iv) our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024; (v) our condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024; and (vi) the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.
& Filed herewith.
* Management contracts or compensatory plans/arrangements Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


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SIGNATURES
NCR ATLEOS CORPORATION
Date: November 6, 2025 By: /s/ Andrew Wamser
Andrew Wamser
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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EX-10.1 2 exhibit101ncratleos-2025re.htm EX-10.1 Document
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
REFINANCING FACILITY AGREEMENT dated as of September 18, 2025 (this “Agreement”) to the Credit Agreement dated as of September 27, 2023, among NCR ATLEOS CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), the Foreign Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the lenders party thereto (the “Existing Lenders”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended and in effect prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”; the Credit Agreement, as modified by this Agreement, the “Amended Credit Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Company has requested, and the Lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent have agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, that pursuant to Section 2.25 of the Credit Agreement, (a) the Term B Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement (the “Existing Term B Loans”) shall be refinanced and replaced in their entirety with a new tranche of term loans under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount equal to $320,000,000 (the “New Term B Loans”) and (b) the Credit Agreement will be amended as provided herein in order to effect the foregoing. The Company has appointed Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (the “Amendment Left Lead Arranger”) and BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Royal Bank of Canada, Capital One, National Association, Citibank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Manufacturers and Traders
Trust Company, MUFG Bank, Ltd., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Regions Capital Markets, TD
Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for this Agreement and the New Term B Loans described herein.
WHEREAS, each Person party hereto whose name is set forth on Schedule I hereto under the heading “Term B Lender” (each such Person, a “Term B Lender”) has agreed (a) to provide Term B Commitments to the Company on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date (as defined below) in the amount set forth opposite such Term B Lender’s name on such Schedule I and (b) to make (or continue) New Term B Loans on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date to the Company in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Term B Commitment of such Term B Lender, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Amended Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, each Person identified on the signature pages hereto as a Term B Lender will be deemed to have irrevocably agreed and consented to the terms of this Agreement and the Amended Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a Refinancing Facility Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 2.25 of the Credit Agreement to provide for the New Term B Loans referred to above.




NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein (including in the preamble and the recitals hereto) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. New Term B Loans.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Amended Credit Agreement, each Term B Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to make, on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, a New Term B Loan denominated in Dollars in a principal amount not to exceed the Term B Commitment of such Term B Lender set forth on Schedule I hereto. The commitments and the undertakings of each Term B Lender are several.
(b) The New Term B Loans shall have the terms set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement and shall constitute “Term Loans” and “Term B Loans” thereunder and under the other Loan Documents. From and after the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, the Term B Lenders shall constitute “Term Lenders”, “Term B Lenders” and “Lenders” for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The New Term B Loans shall replace in full the Term B Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement prior to giving effect to this Agreement).
(c) The proceeds of the New Term B Loans will be used by the Company to prepay in full the Existing Term B Loans.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) each Term B Lender that is an Existing Lender and that has delivered its signature page hereto (each such Term B Lender, a “Converting Term B Lender”) shall, in lieu of its requirement to make a New Term B Loan in accordance with Section 2(a), be deemed to have made to the Company a New Term B Loan on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Term B Loans of such Converting Term B Lender immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement (or such lesser amount as may be notified to such Converting Term B Lender by the Administrative Agent prior to the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date) and (ii) the Company shall, in lieu of its obligation to prepay such Existing Term B Loans of such Converting Term B Lender in accordance with Sections 2(c) and 2(e) hereof, be deemed to have prepaid such Converting Term B Lender’s Existing Term B Loans on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Converting Term B Lender’s Term B Commitment, in each case, on a cashless basis. For purposes of Section 2.04(i) of the Credit Agreement, the Existing Term B Loans of each Converting Term B Lender shall be deemed to have been prepaid on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Credit Agreement to the contrary, on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date the Company shall pay all accrued and unpaid interest and fees with respect to the Existing Term B Loans outstanding immediately prior to such date. Each Converting Term B Lender hereby waives any requirement by the Company to pay any amounts due and owing to it pursuant to Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement as a result of the transactions described in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of this Section 2.
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(f) The Company and each Term B Lender party hereto hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to (i) determine all amounts, percentages and other information with respect to the Term B Commitments and New Term B Loans of each Term B Lender and (ii) enter and complete all such amounts, percentages and other information in the Register. The Administrative Agent’s determination and entry and completion shall be conclusive evidence of the existence, amounts, percentages and other information with respect to the obligations of the Company under the Amended Credit Agreement, in each case, absent manifest error.
SECTION 3. Amendments to the Credit Agreement. The parties hereto agree that, pursuant to Section 2.25 of the Credit Agreement in order to effect the provisions of this Agreement and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Amended Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Agreement, the Company and each other Loan Party party hereto hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto as follows:
(a) On and as of the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party party hereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(b) On the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, and after giving effect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to occur on such date, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement and in each other Loan Document are true and correct (i) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (ii) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case as though made on and as of the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty is so true and correct on and as of such prior date.
(c) No further document, instrument or agreement, or any recording, filing, re-recording or re-filing of any Security Document or any notice of a Lien created thereby, is required, as a result of this Agreement in order to maintain the effectiveness, perfection and priority of such Liens created under such Security Documents or to maintain the validity, binding effect or enforceability of the guarantees of the Obligations, except for (i) as have been or substantially contemporaneously with the funding of Loans on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date will be obtained or made and are (or will so be) in full force and effect, and (ii) those filings or other actions, the failure of which to obtain or make, individually and in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(d) On and as of the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 5. Conditions to Effectiveness. The date on which each of the following conditions precedent is satisfied shall be the “2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date” and the Term B Commitments shall become effective as of such date subject to the satisfaction of such conditions:
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received duly executed counterparts (which may include telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page of a signed counterpart of this Agreement) hereof that, when taken together, bear the authorized signatures of the Administrative Agent, the Company, each Foreign Borrower, each Subsidiary Loan Party and each Term B Lender.
(b) The conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.03 of the Amended Credit Agreement shall be satisfied on and as of the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date and signed by a Financial Officer of the Company, confirming compliance with (i) such conditions and (ii) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 above.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto and dated the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date) of each of (i) King & Spalding LLP, counsel for the Company, and (ii) Venable LLP, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received such board resolutions, secretary’s certificates, officer’s certificates and other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of each Loan Party party hereto, the authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby and any other legal matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e) The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be satisfied as of the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date.
(f) Each of the Loan Parties party hereto shall have provided all documentation and other information to the Lenders party hereto that is reasonably requested by the Lenders party hereto no later than ten Business Days prior to the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date to comply with applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, in each case, at least three Business Days prior to the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date.
(g) The Administrative Agent and the Amendment Left Lead Arranger shall have received, in immediately available funds, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company under Section 9.03 of the Amended Credit Agreement or under Sections 6 and 7 below.
(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Company, in accordance with Section 2.04(a) of the Credit Agreement, a notice of prepayment with respect to the prepayment on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date of the Existing Term B Loans as described in Section 2 hereof.
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(i) Subject to Section 2(d) hereof, the prepayments of Existing Term B Loans, together with any prepayment premium, accrued and unpaid interest and fees and payment of breakage costs relating thereto as contemplated by Section 2 hereof shall have been made and the Term B Commitments outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date shall have been terminated in full, in each case, substantially simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Agreement, and replaced with the New Term B Loans provided for hereunder.
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Company a Loan Notice with respect to the borrowing of New Term B Loans on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION 6. Fees. The Company agrees to pay to the Amendment Left Lead Arranger the fees separately agreed to pursuant to that certain fee letter, dated as of September 8, 2025, between the Company and the Amendment Left Lead Arranger.
SECTION 7. Expenses. The Company agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Amendment Left Lead Arranger for their respective reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
SECTION 8. Effect of this Agreement. (a) Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers or the Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Loan Party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in similar or different circumstances.
(a) On and after the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, any reference to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified by this Agreement.
(b) This Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document and a Refinancing Facility Agreement for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document.
SECTION 9. Reaffirmation; Further Assurances. The Company and each other Loan Party party hereto (collectively, the “Reaffirming Loan Parties”) hereby acknowledges that it expects to receive substantial direct and indirect benefits as a result of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Each Reaffirming Loan Party hereby consents to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby confirms its respective Guarantees (including in respect of the Term B Commitments and the Loans made pursuant thereto), pledges and grants of security interests (including in respect of the Term B Commitments and the Loans made pursuant thereto), as applicable, under each of the Loan Documents to which it is party, and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, such Guarantees, pledges and grants of security interests shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall accrue to the benefit of the Secured Parties (including in respect of the Term B Commitments and the Loans made pursuant thereto). Each of the Reaffirming Loan Parties agrees to take any action that may be required or that is reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to effect the purposes of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or the Loan Documents and hereby reaffirms its obligations under each provision of each Loan Document to which it is party.
SECTION 10. No Novation. This Agreement shall not extinguish the obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the Credit Agreement or discharge or release the Lien or priority of any Loan Document or any other security therefor or any guarantee thereof. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the Obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement or instruments guaranteeing or securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect, except as modified hereby or by instruments executed concurrently herewith. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby shall be construed as a release or other discharge of any Loan Party under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document from any of its obligations and liabilities thereunder. The Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect, until and except as modified hereby or thereby in connection herewith or therewith.
SECTION 11. Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 12. Counterparts. 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. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures (as defined below), deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be. “Electronic Signatures” means any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, any contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
SECTION 13. Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 14. Incorporation by Reference. The submission to jurisdiction, service of process, venue, judgment currency, waiver of immunity, waiver of jury trial and electronic signature provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
NCR ATLEOS CORPORATION, as the Company
by /s/ Spencer Shell
Name:    Spencer Shell
Title:    Treasurer
[Signature Page to Refinancing Facility Agreement to Credit Agreement]



ATM NATIONAL, LLC
by /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko
Name:    Vladimir Samoylenko
Title:    President


CARDTRONICS HOLDINGS, LLC
by /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko
Name:    Vladimir Samoylenko
Title:    President


CARDTRONICS, INC.
by /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko
Name:    Vladimir Samoylenko
Title:    President


CARDTRONICS USA, INC.
by /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko
Name:    Vladimir Samoylenko
Title:    President


[Signature Page to Refinancing Facility Agreement to Credit Agreement]



CATM HOLDINGS LLC
by /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko
Name:    Vladimir Samoylenko
Title:    President


ATM DEPLOYER SERVICES, L.L.C.
by /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko
Name:    Vladimir Samoylenko
Title:    President


NCR FOREIGN INVESTCO 1, LLC
by /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko
Name:    Vladimir Samoylenko
Title:    President

[Signature Page to Refinancing Facility Agreement to Credit Agreement]



BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,

By
/s/ Angela Berry
Name: Angela Berry
Title: Assistant Vice President
[Signature Page to Refinancing Facility Agreement to Credit Agreement]



[Converting Term B Lenders’ signature pages are on file with the Administrative Agent]
[Signature Page to Refinancing Facility Agreement to Credit Agreement]


SCHEDULE I
Term B Commitments
Term B Lender Term B Commitment
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. $ 6,198,242.61
Converting Term B Lenders1 $ 313,801,757.39
Total $ 320,000,000.00

1 List of Converting Term B Lenders on file with the Administrative Agent.
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EXHIBIT A
Amended Credit Agreement
[See Attached]
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EXECUTION VERSION


Published CUSIP Number: 63001PAG6

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CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of September 27, 2023,
as amended as of October 17, 2024,

as amended as of September 18, 2025,
among
NCR ATLEOS CORPORATION,
as the Company and as a Borrower,

The FOREIGN BORROWERS
from time to time Party Hereto,

The LENDERS Party Hereto
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as the Administrative Agent
___________________________
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
CITIBANK, N.A.
FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
MUFG BANK, LTD.
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC
TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
___________________________


BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
CITIBANK, N.A.
FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
MUFG BANK, LTD.
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
REGIONS BANK
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC
TRUIST BANK
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agents
___________________________
SANTANDER BANK, N.A.,
as Joint Bookrunner
___________________________

SANTANDER BANK, N.A.
and
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents
__________________________2
2 Regions Capital Markets is a division of Regions Bank.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
Definitions

SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms    1
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings    73
SECTION 1.03.Terms Generally    73
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations    74
SECTION 1.05. Status of Obligations    77
SECTION 1.06. Times of Day    78
SECTION 1.07. Letter of Credit Amounts    78
SECTION 1.08. Interest Rates    78
SECTION 1.09. Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents    78
SECTION 1.10. Additional Alternative Currencies    79
SECTION 1.11. Change of Currency    81
SECTION 1.12. Borrower Agent    81
SECTION 1.13. Obligations Joint and Several    81
SECTION 1.14. Divisions    81
SECTION 1.15. Timing of Payment and Performance    81
SECTION 1.16. Effectuation of Transactions    82

ARTICLE II
The Credits

SECTION 2.01. The Loans    82
SECTION 2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans    83
SECTION 2.03. Letters of Credit    85
SECTION 2.04. Prepayments    96
SECTION 2.05. Termination or Reduction of Commitments    100
SECTION 2.06. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt    101
SECTION 2.07. Amortization and Repayment of Term Loans    102
SECTION 2.08. Interest    103
SECTION 2.09. Inability to Determine Rates    103
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SECTION 2.10. Fees    107
SECTION 2.11.    Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate    107
SECTION 2.12. Evidence of Debt    108
SECTION 2.13. Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback    109
SECTION 2.14. Sharing of Payments by Lenders    111
SECTION 2.15. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders    112
SECTION 2.16. Cash Collateral    113
SECTION 2.17. Increased Costs    114
SECTION 2.18. Break Funding Payments    116
SECTION 2.19. Taxes    117
SECTION 2.20. Defaulting Lenders    121
SECTION 2.21. Incremental Facilities    123
SECTION 2.22. Additional Reserve Costs    127
SECTION 2.23. Foreign Borrowers    128
SECTION 2.24. Extension of Maturity Date    129
SECTION 2.25. Refinancing Facilities    131

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers    133
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability    133
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; Absence of Conflicts    133
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change    134
SECTION 3.05. Properties    134
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters    135
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements    135
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status    135
SECTION 3.09. Taxes    135
SECTION 3.10. Employee Benefit Plans; Labor Matters    136
SECTION 3.11. Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures; Disqualified Equity Interests    137
SECTION 3.12. Solvency    137
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SECTION 3.13. Disclosure    137
SECTION 3.14. Collateral Matters    138
SECTION 3.15. Federal Reserve Regulations    138
SECTION 3.16. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions    139
SECTION 3.17. Insurance    139
SECTION 3.18. Affected Financial Institutions    139

ARTICLE IV
Conditions

SECTION 4.01.Effective Date    139
SECTION 4.02. Closing Date    141
SECTION 4.03. Each Credit Extension    144
SECTION 4.04. Initial Credit Event in Respect of Each Foreign Borrower    145

ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants

SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information    146
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events    148
SECTION 5.03. Additional Subsidiaries    149
SECTION 5.04. Information Regarding Collateral; Material Real Estate Assets    149
SECTION 5.05. Existence; Conduct of Business    150
SECTION 5.06. Payment of Obligations    151
SECTION 5.07. Maintenance of Properties    151
SECTION 5.08. Insurance    151
SECTION 5.09. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights    151
SECTION 5.10. Compliance with Laws    152
SECTION 5.11. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit    152
SECTION 5.12. Further Assurances    153
SECTION 5.13. Maintenance of Ratings    153
SECTION 5.14. Post-Closing Covenant    153
SECTION 5.15. Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries    153

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ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants

SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities    154
SECTION 6.02. Liens    158
SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes; Business Activities    163
SECTION 6.04. Investments    164
SECTION 6.05. Acquisitions    165
SECTION 6.06. Asset Sales    165
SECTION 6.07. Sale/Leaseback Transactions    168
SECTION 6.08. Hedging Agreements    168
SECTION 6.09. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness    168
SECTION 6.10. Transactions with Affiliates    170
SECTION 6.11. Restrictive Agreements    170
SECTION 6.12. Amendment of Material Documents    171
SECTION 6.13. Leverage Ratio    172
SECTION 6.14. Fiscal Year    172
SECTION 6.15. ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary    172

ARTICLE VII
Events of Default

ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent

SECTION 8.01. Appointment and Authority    177
SECTION 8.02. Rights as a Lender    177
SECTION 8.03. Exculpatory Provisions    177
SECTION 8.04. Reliance by Administrative Agent    179
SECTION 8.05. Delegation of Duties    179
SECTION 8.06. Resignation of Administrative Agent    179
SECTION 8.07.    Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the other Lenders    181
SECTION 8.08. No Other Duties, Etc    182
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SECTION 8.09. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim    182
SECTION 8.10. Collateral and Guaranty Matters    182
SECTION 8.11. Certain ERISA Matters    184
SECTION 8.12. Recovery of Erroneous Payments    185

ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous

SECTION 9.01. Notices    185
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments    187
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver    191
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns    193
SECTION 9.05. Survival    198
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Signatures    199
SECTION 9.07. Severability    200
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff    200
SECTION 9.09. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION ETC    200
SECTION 9.10. Headings    202
SECTION 9.11. Confidentiality    202
SECTION 9.12. Interest Rate Limitation    203
SECTION 9.13. Release of Liens and Guarantees    203
SECTION 9.14. Certain Notices    204
SECTION 9.15. No Fiduciary Relationship    204
SECTION 9.16. Non-Public Information    205
SECTION 9.17. Conditional Non-Petition Covenant    205
SECTION 9.18. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In    205
SECTION 9.19. Judgment Currency    206
SECTION 9.20. Intercreditor Agreements; Conflicts    206
SECTION 9.21. Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs    207


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SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.01A    —    Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 1.01B    —    Cash and Investment Policy
Schedule 2.01        —    Commitments and L/C Commitments
Schedule 3.06        —    Disclosed Matters
Schedule 3.11A    —    Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures
Schedule 3.11B    —    Disqualified Equity Interests
Schedule 3.17        —    Insurance
Schedule 5.14        —    Post-Closing Covenant
Schedule 6.01        —    Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02        —    Existing Liens
Schedule 6.11        —    Existing Restrictions
Schedule 9.01        —    Notices
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A     —    Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B     —    Form of Loan Notice
Exhibit C    —    Form of Letter of Credit Report
Exhibit D    —    Form of Affiliate Subordination Agreement
Exhibit E     —    Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F     —    [Reserved.]
Exhibit G     —    Form of Perfection Certificate
Exhibit H     —    Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit I-1    —    Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit I-2    —    Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit I-3    —    Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit I-4    —    Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit J-1     —    Form of Foreign Borrower Joinder Agreement
Exhibit J-2     —    Form of Foreign Borrower Termination
Exhibit K     —    Form of Maturity Date Extension Request
Exhibit L     —    Form of Promissory Note
Exhibit M     —    Form of Collateral Agreement
Exhibit N     —    Form of Intercreditor Agreement
ANNEXES:


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Annex A — Mark-to-Market Pension Accounting CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of September 27, 2023, as amended as of October 17, 2024, as further amended as of September 18, 2025 (this “Agreement”) among NCR ATLEOS CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), the FOREIGN BORROWERS (as defined below) from time to time party hereto, the LENDERS (as defined below) from time to time party hereto and the Administrative Agent (as defined below).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
Pursuant to the 2025 Refinancing Facility Agreement, the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto have agreed to amend the Existing Credit Agreement to be in the form of this Agreement.
The Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend, and the L/C Issuers have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I

Definitions
SECTION 1.01.    Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“2025 Refinancing Facility Agreement” means that certain Refinancing Facility Agreement, dated as of the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, among the Company, the Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date” means September 18, 2025.
“Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement” means (a) the Intercreditor Agreement or (b) another intercreditor agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Administrative Agent (which may, if applicable, consist of a payment “waterfall”).
“Additional Agreement” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.10.
“Adjusted Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period; provided, however, that there shall not be included in such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income for any such period:
(a)    any gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any assets of the Company, its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries or any other Person (including pursuant to any sale-and-leaseback arrangement) which are not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business and any gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interest of any Person;
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(b)    extraordinary gains or losses;
(c)    the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;
(d)    any net after-tax gain (or loss) attributable to the early retirement or conversion of Indebtedness;
(e)    amortization of non-cash pension expenses and any after-tax one-time gains or losses associated with lump sum payments (or transfers of financial assets) to defease pension and retirement obligations and after-tax mark-to-market gains and losses on pension plans and settlement/curtailment gains and losses thereon;
(f)    any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP;
(g)    the effects of adjustments in the Company’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to any acquisition that is consummated after the Closing Date, net of taxes; and
(h)    any increase to reserves for Environmental Liabilities except to the extent cash payments are made in respect of such Environmental Liabilities from such increase.
“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America (or any of its designated branch offices or affiliates) in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 9.01 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Company and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediary Controlling Persons Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
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“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment” means the sum of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders.
“Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure” means the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures of all the Revolving Credit Lenders.
“Agreed Currencies” means Dollars and each Alternative Currency.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Agreement Currency” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.20(b).
“Alternative Currency” means Sterling and Euros, together with each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.10; provided that for each Alternative Currency, such requested currency is an Eligible Currency.
“Alternative Currency Daily Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any Credit Extension:
(a)    denominated in Sterling, the rate per annum equal to SONIA determined pursuant to the definition thereof;
(b)    denominated in any other Alternative Currency (to the extent such Loans denominated in such currency will bear interest at a daily rate), the daily rate per annum as designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.10(a) plus the adjustment (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.10(c);
provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in an Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice.
“Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Alternative Currency Daily Rate.” All Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, by reference to Bloomberg (or such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates), to be the exchange rate for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date that is two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided, however, that if no such rate is available, the “Alternative Currency Equivalent” shall be determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, using any reasonable method of determination its deems appropriate in its sole discretion (and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error).
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“Alternative Currency Loan” means an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, as applicable.
“Alternative Currency Term Rate” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Credit Extension:
(a)    denominated in Euros, the rate per annum equal to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) on the day that is two TARGET Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; or
(b)    denominated in any other Alternative Currency (to the extent such Loans denominated in such currency will bear interest at a term rate), the term rate per annum as designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.10(a) plus the adjustment (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.10(c);
provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Term Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate.” All Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, corruption or money laundering, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and the UK Bribery Act 2010.
“Applicable Authority” means (a) with respect to SOFR, the SOFR Administrator or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or the SOFR Administrator with respect to its publication of SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity and (b) with respect to any Alternative Currency, the applicable administrator for the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of the applicable Relevant Rate, in each case acting in such capacity.
“Applicable Creditor” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.21(b).
“applicable law” or “Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, any statutes, laws, treaties, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, writs, injunctions or determinations of any arbitrator or court or other 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.
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“Applicable Percentage” means (a) in respect of the Term A Facility, with respect to any Term A Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term A Facility represented by the principal amount of such Term A Lender’s Term A Loans at such time, (b) in respect of the Term A-1 Facility, with respect to any Term A-1 Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term A-1 Facility represented by the principal amount of such Term A-1 Lender’s Term A-1 Loans at such time, (c) in respect of the Term A-2 Facility, with respect to any Term A-2 Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term A-2 Facility represented by the principal amount of such Term A-2 Lender’s Term A-2 Loans at such time, (d) in respect of the Term B Facility, with respect to any Term B Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term B Facility represented by the principal amount of such Term B Lenders Term B Loans at such time and (e) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Credit Facility represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.21. If the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Article VII, or if the Revolving Credit Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
“Applicable Rate” means, for any date, (a) with respect to any Term B Loan, (i) prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, (x) 3.75% per annum, in the case of any Base Rate Loan or (y) 4.75% per annum, in the case of a Term SOFR Loan, (ii) on and after the First Amendment Effective Date and prior to the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, (x) 2.75% per annum, in the case of any Base Rate Loan or (y) 3.75% per annum, in the case of a Term SOFR Loan and (iii) on and after the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, (x) 2.00% per annum, in the case of any Base Rate Loan or (y) 3.00% per annum, in the case of a Term SOFR Loan or (b) with respect to any Term A Loan or Revolving Credit Loan, the following percentages per annum as set forth in the pricing grids below, based upon the Leverage Ratio as of the end of the fiscal quarter of the Company for which consolidated financial statements have theretofore been most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) of this Agreement:
Prior to the First Amendment Effective Date:

Level
Leverage Ratio
Base Rate Loans
Term SOFR Loans and Alternative Currency Loans
Commitment Fee
I
Less than 2.5 to 1.0
1.50%
2.50%
0.25%
II
Greater than or equal to 2.5 to 1.0, but less than 3.0 to 1.0
1.75%
2.75%
0.30%
III
Greater than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0, but less than 3.5 to 1.0
2.00%
3.00%
0.375%
IV
Greater than or equal to 3.5 to 1.0, but less than 4.25 to 1.0
2.25%
3.25%
0.45%
V
Greater than or equal to 4.25 to 1.0
2.50%
3.50%
0.50%
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From and after the First Amendment Effective Date:

Level
Leverage Ratio
Base Rate Loans
Term SOFR Loans and Alternative Currency Loans
Commitment Fee
I
Less than 2.5 to 1.0
1.00%
2.00%
0.25%
II
Greater than or equal to 2.5 to 1.0, but less than 3.0 to 1.0
1.25%
2.25%
0.30%
III
Greater than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0, but less than 3.5 to 1.0
1.50%
2.50%
0.375%
IV
Greater than or equal to 3.5 to 1.0, but less than 4.25 to 1.0
1.75%
2.75%
0.45%
V
Greater than or equal to 4.25 to 1.0
2.00%
3.00%
0.50%

For the purposes of the foregoing, each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the third Business Day following the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) of the consolidated financial statements indicating such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the rates per annum set forth in Level V if the Company fails to deliver the consolidated financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) or any Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant hereto, in each case within the time periods specified herein for such delivery, during the period commencing on and including the day of the occurrence of a Default resulting from such failure and until the delivery thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Rate will be subject to the provisions of Section 2.11.
“Applicable Time” means, with respect to any Borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
“Applicant Borrower” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.25(a).
“Applicant Borrower Amendments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.25(a).
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any of the Term A Facility, the Term A-1 Facility, the Term A-2 Facility, the Term B Facility or the Revolving Credit Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such facility or holds a Term A Loan, a Term A-1 Loan, a Term A-2 Loan, a Term B Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan, respectively, at such time and (b) with respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) the L/C Issuers and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders.
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“Approved Commercial Bank” means a commercial bank with a consolidated combined capital and surplus of at least $5,000,000,000.
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means, collectively, BofA Securities, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Royal Bank of Canada, Capital One, National Association, Citibank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, MUFG Bank, Ltd., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Regions Capital Markets, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Santander Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC and HSBC Bank USA, National Association.
“Article 55 BRRD” means Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary” means NCR Atleos Escrow Corporation, a Maryland corporation.
“ATM Financing Program” means one or more facilities or individual transactions consisting of loans or leases to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by any third-party financing source or notes payable by or other obligations incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any third-party financing source, in each case, for the purpose of financing the Company’s “ATMs-as-a-Service” program and which may be secured by ATM Financing Program Assets.
“ATM Financing Program Assets” means automated teller machines and related software, service program agreements and other similar contracts, and receivables in respect of the foregoing, in each case, entered into in connection with the Company’s “ATMs-as-a-Service” program, and the proceeds thereof.
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b).
“Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b).
“Availability Period” means, in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, (b) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.05 and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Article VII.
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“Available Amount” means, as of any day, the excess, if any, of:
(a)    the sum of (i) $50,000,000, plus (ii) 50% of cumulative Adjusted Consolidated Net Income from January 1, 2024; over
(b)    the amount of all Investments made in reliance on Section 6.04(u) and Restricted Payments made in reliance on Section 6.09(b)(vi) and all payments made in reliance on Section 6.09(b)(vi) of this Agreement.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means:
(a)    with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 BRRD, 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).
“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”.
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, that such Person has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, examiner, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority, so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any agreements made by such Person.
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” (c) the Secured Overnight Financing Rate published on such day by the SOFR Administrator on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source) plus 1.00% and (d) 1.00%.
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The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.09 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a), (b) and (d) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k)) of such Person.
“Blocking Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 2271/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extraterritorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based on or resulting therefrom.
“Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Bona Fide Debt Fund” means any debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity that is primarily engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course of business for financial investment purposes (other than primarily in distressed situations) and which is managed, sponsored or advised by any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with (a) any competitor of the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) any Affiliate of such competitor, but, in each case, with respect to which no personnel involved with any investment in such Person or the management, control or operation of such Person (i) directly or indirectly makes, has the right to make or participates with others in making any investment decisions, or otherwise causing the direction of the investment policies, with respect to such debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity or (ii) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or any entity that forms a part of any of their respective businesses; it being understood and agreed that the term “Bona Fide Debt Fund” shall not include any Person that is separately identified to the Arrangers or the Administrative Agent in accordance with clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Disqualified Lender”.
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“Borrower” means each of the Company and each Foreign Borrower.
“Borrower Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.12.
“Borrower Materials” means the materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and/or the L/C Issuers (as applicable).
“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required to be closed under the applicable laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located; provided that:
(a)    if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan, means a Business Day that is also a TARGET Day;
(b)    if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Sterling, means a day other than a day banks are authorized or required to be closed for general business in London because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of the United Kingdom;
(c)    if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in a currency other than Euro or Sterling, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and
(d)    if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Euro in respect of an Alternative Currency Loan, or any other dealings in any currency other than Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.
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“Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, (a) the additions to property, plant and equipment and other capital expenditures of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries that are (or should be) set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP, excluding (i) any such expenditures made to restore, replace or rebuild assets to the condition of such assets immediately prior to any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, such assets to the extent such expenditures are made with insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or damage recovery proceeds relating to any such casualty, damage, taking, condemnation or similar proceeding, (ii) any such expenditures constituting Permitted Acquisitions or any other acquisition of all the Equity Interests in, or all or substantially all the assets of (or the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of), any Person and (iii) any such expenditures in the form of a substantially contemporaneous exchange of similar property, plant, equipment or other capital assets, except to the extent of cash or other consideration (other than the assets so exchanged), if any, paid or payable by the Company or its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) such portion of principal payments on Capital Lease Obligations made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as is attributable to additions to property, plant and equipment that have not otherwise been reflected on the consolidated statement of cash flows as additions to property, plant and equipment for such period.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person; subject to Section 1.04, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of Section 6.02, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased and such property shall be deemed to be owned by the lessee.
“Cash Collateralize” means to deposit in a Controlled Account or pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuers or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06.
“CFC” means (a) each Person that is a “controlled foreign corporation” for purposes of the Code, (b) each subsidiary of any such controlled foreign corporation, (c) any Foreign Subsidiary which is an entity disregarded as separate from its owner under Treasury Regulation 301.7701-3 and (d) any CFC Holdco.
“CFC Holdco” means a Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Equity Interests in one or more CFCs (including for this purpose, any debt or other instrument treated as equity for U.S. Federal income tax purposes), any Indebtedness owed to it (or so treated for U.S. Federal income tax purposes) by any CFC and rights to Intellectual Property relating solely to and utilized solely by such CFCs (but in respect of which no significant royalty, license or similar fees are paid by such CFCs) and assets incidental thereto.
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“Change in Control” means (a) prior to the Closing Date, (i) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Effective Date), other than an employee benefit plan or related trust of NCR Parent or of NCR Parent and any of its subsidiaries, of Equity Interests in NCR Parent representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in NCR Parent; (ii) during any 12-month period, a majority of the seats (excluding vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company cease to be occupied by Persons who were (A) directors of the Company on the first date of such period, (B) nominated or approved by the board of directors of the Company, (C) nominated or approved by the board of directors of the Company as director candidates prior to their election to the board of directors of the Company or (D) appointed by directors who were directors of the Company on the first date of such period or were nominated or approved as provided in clause (B) or clause (C) above; (iii) the occurrence of any “change in control” (or similar event, however denominated) with respect to NCR Parent under and as defined in any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing, governing the rights of the holders of or otherwise relating to any Material Indebtedness of NCR Parent, the Company or ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary; or (iv) NCR Parent ceasing to own, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, 100% of the Equity Interests of each of the Company and ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary, and (b) on and after the Closing Date, (i) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Closing Date), other than an employee benefit plan or related trust of the Company or of the Company and any Subsidiaries, of Equity Interests in the Company representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the Company; (ii) during any 12-month period, a majority of the seats (excluding vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company cease to be occupied by Persons who were (A) directors of the Company on the first date of such period, (B) nominated or approved by the board of directors of the Company, (C) nominated or approved by the board of directors of the Company as director candidates prior to their election to the board of directors of the Company or (D) appointed by directors who were directors of the Company on the first date of such period or were nominated or approved as provided in clause (B) or clause (C) above; or (iii) the occurrence of any “change in control” (or similar event, however denominated) with respect to the Company under and as defined in any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing, governing the rights of the holders of or otherwise relating to any Material Indebtedness of the Company.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Effective 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, implemented or issued.
“Charges” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.
“Class” when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, Term A-1 Loans, Term A-2 Loans, Term B Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Credit Commitment, Term A-1 Commitment, Term A-2 Commitment, Term B Commitment, a Commitment in respect of any Incremental Term Loans or a Commitment in respect of any Refinancing Term Loans and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class. Incremental Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans that have different terms and conditions (together with the Commitments in respect thereof) shall be construed to be in different Classes.
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“Closing Date” means October 16, 2023.
“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Collateral” means any and all assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, on which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents as security for the Obligations; provided that the Collateral shall in no event include, and no Lien securing the Obligations shall attach to, any Excluded Assets.
“Collateral Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(o).
“Collateral Agreement” means the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement among the Company, the other Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, to be dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit M or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:
(a)    the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Borrower and each Designated Subsidiary either (i) counterparts of the Collateral Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (ii) in the case of any Person that becomes a Designated Subsidiary after the Closing Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), a supplement to the Collateral Agreement and joinder to any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement in force at such time, in substantially the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person, together with documents and opinions of the type referred to in paragraphs (d) and (e) of Section 4.02 with respect to such Designated Subsidiary, in each case, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent;
(b)    all Equity Interests in any Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Guarantor Loan Party shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement (provided that, in each case, the Guarantor Loan Parties shall not be required to pledge 65% or more of the outstanding voting Equity Interests in any CFC), and the Administrative Agent shall, to the extent required by the Collateral Agreement, have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests, together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank (provided that, in the event delivery of such Equity Interests is impracticable (whether due to a pandemic, force majeure or other event or circumstance outside of the Company’s control), as determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion, such delivery shall not be required until promptly following the termination or expiry of such pandemic, force majeure or such other event or circumstance, but the Company shall certify that it has not delivered (and will not in the future deliver for so long as prohibited under the Loan Documents) such Equity Interests to any other Person for purposes of granting “control” under Section 8-106 of the Uniform Commercial Code);
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(c)    (i) all Indebtedness of the Company and each Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) all Indebtedness (other than Permitted Investments in non-certificated or book entry form) of any other Person in a principal amount of $10,000,000 or more that, in each case, is owing to any Guarantor Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note (in each case, which may take the form of an intercompany note) and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, and the Administrative Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(d)    all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, required by Requirements of Law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents and the other provisions of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or recording (or the Administrative Agent shall have been authorized to make such filing, registration or recording); and
(e)    each Loan Party shall have obtained all consents and approvals required to be obtained by it at such time in connection with the execution and delivery of all Security Documents to which it is a party, the performance of its obligations thereunder and the granting by it of the Liens thereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) the foregoing provisions of this definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of the Guarantor Loan Parties, or the provision of Guarantees by any Restricted Subsidiary, if, and for so long as the Administrative Agent and the Company reasonably agree that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, or providing such Guarantees (taking into account any adverse tax consequences to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including any potential Section 956 Impact), shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents and, to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction, as reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Company, (c) in no event shall the Collateral include any Excluded Assets, (d) perfection by control will not be required with respect to assets requiring perfection through control agreements or other control arrangements, including deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodities accounts (other than control or possession of pledged Equity Interests (to the extent certificated) and/or promissory notes and other instruments evidencing all such debt securities, in each case, that constitute Collateral) and no blocked account agreement, account control agreement or similar agreement will be required, (e) no Loan Party shall be required to seek any landlord lien waiver, bailee letter, estoppel, warehouseman waiver or other collateral access or similar letter or agreement, and (f) no Loan party will be required to, and the Administrative Agent will not be authorized to take any action, in any non-U.S.
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jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction to create or grant any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that there shall be no Security Documents governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction and no non-U.S. intellectual property filings, searches or schedules) or conduct any foreign lien search. The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time (including after the expiration of any relevant period, which apply retroactively) for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of, any applicable legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets or the provision of any Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation, extensions beyond the Closing Date, as required pursuant to Section 5.14 or in connection with assets acquired, or Restricted Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Closing Date) where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished, or undue effort or expense would be required to accomplish such action, by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Security Documents, and each Lender hereby consents to any such extension of time.
“Commitment” means a Revolving Credit Commitment, a Term A Commitment, a Term A-1 Commitment, a Term A-2 Commitment or a Term B Commitment, as the context may require.
“Communication” means this Agreement, any Loan Document and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR, SONIA or any proposed Successor Rate for an Agreed Currency, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “SOFR”, “SONIA” and “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of Loan Notices or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice for such Agreed Currency (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate for such Agreed Currency exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).
“Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(a).
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“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus,
(a)    without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of
(i)    consolidated interest expense for such period (including imputed interest expense in respect of Capital Lease Obligations);
(ii)    provision for taxes based on income, profits or losses, including foreign withholding taxes during such period;
(iii)    all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period;
(iv)    any extraordinary losses for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
(v)    any Non-Cash Charges for such period;
(vi)    any losses attributable to early extinguishment of Indebtedness or obligations under any Hedging Agreement other than those relating to foreign currencies;
(vii)    the amount of any pro forma “run rate” expected cost savings, operating expense reductions, operational improvements, integration benefits and synergies (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such items had been realized on the first day of such period, but net of actual amounts realized during such period) related to the Separation Transactions that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable (in the good faith determination of the Company) and are reasonably expected by the Company to be realized or result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken within the applicable Post-Acquisition Period;
(viii)    Pro Forma Adjustments in connection with Material Acquisitions;
(ix)    nonrecurring integration expenses in connection with acquisitions (including severance costs, retention payments, change of control bonuses, relocation expenses and similar integration expenses);
(x)    one-time out-of-pocket transactional costs and expenses relating to the Separation, Permitted Acquisitions, Investments outside the ordinary course of business and Dispositions (regardless of whether consummated), including legal fees, advisory fees, and upfront financing fees;
(xi) amortization of non-cash pension expenses and any after-tax one-time losses associated with lump sum payments (or transfers of financial assets) to defease pension and retirement obligations and after-tax mark-to-market losses on pension plans and settlement/curtailment losses thereon;
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(xii)    out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to restructurings (including a reduction in force), consolidation, separation or closure of facilities and cost saving initiatives, in each case, undertaken out of the ordinary course of business, and (without duplication) any non-cash charges or reserves taken in connection therewith;
(xiii)    out-of-pocket costs and expenses arising from litigation in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for any Test Period; and
(xiv)    unrealized losses during such period attributable to the application of “mark-to-market” accounting in respect of any Hedging Agreement;
provided that any cash payment made with respect to any Non-Cash Charges added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA for any prior period pursuant to clause (a)(v) above (or that would have been added back had this Agreement been in effect during and after such prior period) shall be subtracted in computing Consolidated EBITDA for the period in which such cash payment is made; provided, further, that the aggregate amount of all amounts under clause (vii), (viii) and (xii) (excluding, in the case of clause (xii), such amounts arising from the Separation Transactions and incurred within 12 months of the Closing Date) that increase Consolidated EBITDA in any Test Period (including, for avoidance of doubt, in connection with any calculation made hereunder on a Pro Forma Basis), shall not exceed, and shall be limited to, 15% of Consolidated EBITDA in respect of such Test Period (calculated after giving effect to such adjustments and with no carryover of unused amounts into any subsequent period); and minus
(b)    without duplication and to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income,
(i)    any extraordinary gains for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
(ii)    any non-cash gains for such period, including any gains attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness;
(iii)    any net income tax benefit for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
(iv)    any gains attributable to the early extinguishment of obligations under any Hedging Agreement other than those relating to foreign currencies;
(v) after-tax one-time gains associated with lump sum payments (or transfers of financial assets) to defease pension and retirement obligations and after-tax mark-to-market gains on pension plans and settlement/curtailment gains thereon; and
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(vi)    unrealized gains during such period attributable to the application of “mark-to-market” accounting in respect of any Hedging Agreement;
provided, further, that Consolidated EBITDA for any period shall be calculated so as to exclude (without duplication of any adjustment referred to above) the effect of:
(A)    the cumulative effect of any changes in GAAP or accounting principles applied by management; and
(B)    purchase accounting adjustments.
Notwithstanding the foregoing (but without duplication of any other adjustment referred to above), Consolidated EBITDA will be calculated (i) so as to exclude mark-to-market gains and losses on Plans and Foreign Pension Plans and settlement/curtailment gains and losses relating to such plans, and (ii) to give effect to Mark-to-Market Pension Accounting.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income or loss of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income of any Person (other than the Company) that is not a consolidated Restricted Subsidiary except to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or similar cash distributions actually paid by such Person to the Company or, subject to clauses (b) and (c) below, any other consolidated Restricted Subsidiary during such period, (b) the income of, and any amounts referred to in clause (a) above paid to, any consolidated Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Company or any Subsidiary Loan Party) to the extent that, on the date of determination, the declaration or payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary (i) is not permitted (A) without any prior approval of any Governmental Authority which, to the actual knowledge of the Company, would be required and that has not been obtained or (B) under any law applicable to the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary (in the case of any foreign law, of which the Company has actual knowledge) or (ii) is not permitted by the operation of the terms of the organizational documents of such Restricted Subsidiary or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of cash dividends and other similar cash distributions has been legally and effectively waived and (c) the income or loss of, and any amounts referred to in clause (a) above paid to, any consolidated Restricted Subsidiary that is not wholly owned by the Company to the extent such income or loss or such amounts are attributable to the noncontrolling interest in such consolidated Restricted Subsidiary.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, total assets as reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
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“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date, without duplication, (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness described in clause (f) of “Indebtedness”; provided that there shall be included in Consolidated Total Debt any Indebtedness in respect of drawings under letters of credit or letters of guaranty to the extent such drawings are not reimbursed within two Business Days after the date of any such drawing) outstanding as of such date, to the extent such Indebtedness would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (other than the footnotes thereto), plus (b) without duplication of amounts referred to in clause (a), the amount of Third Party Interests in respect of Permitted Receivables Facilities, in each case, without giving effect to any election to value any Indebtedness at “fair value”, as described in Section 1.04(a), or any other accounting principle that results in the amount of any such Indebtedness (other than zero coupon Indebtedness) to be below the stated principal amount of such Indebtedness, minus (c) the excess, if any, of the amount of Unrestricted Cash owned by the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date over $150,000,000; provided that, solely for the purposes of determining compliance by the Company with the Leverage Ratio set forth in Section 6.13 as of the last day of any Test Period, Consolidated Total Debt shall exclude any outstanding Notes issued in connection with a Permitted Material Acquisition if (i) such Permitted Material Acquisition has not been consummated on or before the last day of such Test Period and (ii) such Notes are secured on the last day of such Test Period by a Lien on the Permitted Escrow Funds with respect to such Notes (and any earnings thereon) having a value at least equal to the principal amount of such Notes, in accordance with the Permitted Escrow Transactions with respect to such Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Consolidated Total Debt will exclude any Indebtedness (“Refinanced Debt”) outstanding on any determination date which is to be refinanced, repurchased or purchased, redeemed or otherwise repaid pursuant to a transaction not prohibited under this Agreement (and any amounts to be used to effect such refinancing, repurchase, purchase, redemption or repayment shall not be included as Unrestricted Cash for purposes of this Agreement); provided that a notice of redemption of, or an offer to purchase, such Refinanced Debt has been given or made (and, in the case of an offer to purchase, not withdrawn) on or prior to such date (any such Refinanced Debt, “Defeased Debt”).
“Consolidated Total Secured Debt” means, as of any date, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding as of such date that is secured by Liens on any property or assets of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries (which shall be determined after giving effect to clause (c) of the definition of “Consolidated Total Debt”).
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Controlled Account” means each deposit account and securities account that is subject to an account control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuers.
“Covered Entity” means (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” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.21(b).
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer and each Lender.
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“Daily Simple SOFR” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).
“Debtor Relief Laws” means 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 jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Declining Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(a).
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes, or upon notice, lapse of time or both would constitute, an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate for Revolving Credit Loans plus 2% per annum.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.21, any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, (i) to fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) to fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) to pay to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified in such writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Company or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement, to the effect that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good-faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified in such writing or public statement, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) to funding a Loan cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent or the Company made in good faith to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit; provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon the Administrative Agent’s or the Company’s, as applicable, receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Company, as the case may be, (d) has (i) become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, examiner, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority, so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender, or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, become the subject of a Bail-In Action.
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Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (e) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Company, each L/C Issuer and each Lender.
“Defeased Debt” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Consolidated Total Debt”.
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a disposition pursuant to Section 6.06 that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company, setting forth the basis of such valuation (the outstanding amount of which will be reduced by the fair market value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash or Permitted Investments within 180 days following the consummation of such disposition).
“Designated Subsidiary” means each Material Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary.
“Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits, proceedings and the environmental, Intellectual Property and other matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.
“Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06.
“Disqualified Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:
(a)    matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(b)    is convertible or exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof, for Indebtedness or Equity Interests (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests); or
(c)    is redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests) or is required to be repurchased by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof;
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in each case, on or prior to the date 180 days after the Latest Maturity Date (determined as of the date of issuance thereof or, in the case of any such Equity Interests outstanding on the Effective Date, the Effective Date); provided, however, that (i) an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or a “change of control” (or similar event, however denominated) shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if any such requirement becomes operative only after the Termination Date and (ii) an Equity Interest in any Person that is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees or by any such plan to such employees shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, incapacity, death or disability.
“Disqualified Lenders” means (a) such Persons that have been specified in writing by the Company to the Administrative Agent following the Effective Date from time to time; provided that such Persons are identified prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default described in clauses (a), (b), (i) and/or (j) of Article VII, (b) such Persons that are engaged (whether directly or indirectly) in a substantially similar line of business as the Company and its Subsidiaries that are specified in writing by the Company to the Administrative Agent following the Effective Date from time to time, and (c) in the case of any Person identified pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above, any of its Affiliates (other than, in the case of any Person identified pursuant to clause (b) above, Affiliates that are Bona Fide Debt Funds) that is (x) identified in writing from time to time by the Company to the Administrative Agent following the Effective Date or (y) clearly identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided that no such updates to the list of Disqualified Lenders shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of the Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders (it being understood and agreed that such prohibitions with respect to Disqualified Lenders shall apply to any potential future assignments or participations to any such parties). The list of Disqualified Lenders shall be maintained with the Administrative Agent and shall be posted to the Platform, and in connection with an assignment or participation of any Loan pursuant to Section 9.04, may be made available to prospective assignees and participants upon request; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation or liability with respect to monitoring or enforcing prohibitions on assignments or participations to Disqualified Lenders (or disclosure of confidential information to Disqualified Lenders) and the list of Disqualified Lenders.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, on any date, (a) with respect to any amount in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent using the Alternative Currency Equivalent with respect to such Alternative Currency, as the case may be, in effect for such amount on such date. The Dollar Equivalent at any time of the amount of any Letter of Credit, L/C Disbursement or Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency shall be the amount most recently determined as provided in Section 1.09.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
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“Economic IP Transfer” means a transfer of economic interests in Intellectual Property between or among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries that is not accompanied by a transfer of legal ownership of such Intellectual Property.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any member state of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
“Electronic Copy” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(a).
“Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, (d) any bank and (e) any other financial institution or investment fund engaged as a primary activity in the ordinary course of its business in making or investing in commercial loans or debt securities; provided that in no event shall any natural person (or any holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned or operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person), any Defaulting Lender or any Disqualified Lender be an Eligible Assignee.
“Eligible Currency” means any lawful currency other than Dollars that is readily available, freely transferable and convertible into Dollars in the international interbank market available to the Lenders or the L/C Issuers, as applicable, in such market and as to which a Dollar Equivalent may be readily calculated including, for the avoidance of doubt and solely with respect to Letters of Credit, South African Rand. If, after the designation by the Lenders or the L/C Issuers, as applicable, of any currency as an Alternative Currency (or if, with respect to any currency that constitutes an Alternative Currency on the Closing Date, after the Closing Date), any change in currency controls or exchange regulations or any change in the national or international financial, political or economic conditions are imposed in the country in which such currency is issued, result in, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (in the case of any Loans to be denominated in an Alternative Currency) or the L/C Issuers (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated in an Alternative Currency), (a) such currency no longer being readily available, freely transferable and convertible into Dollars, (b) a Dollar Equivalent is no longer readily calculable with respect to such currency, (c) providing such currency is impracticable for the Lenders or the L/C Issuers, as applicable, or (d) no longer a currency in which the applicable Lenders are willing to make such Credit Extensions (each of clauses (a), (b), (c), and (d) a “Disqualifying Event”), then the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Company, and such country’s currency shall no longer be an Alternative Currency until such time as the Disqualifying Event(s) no longer exist(s).
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Within five Business Days after receipt of such notice from the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall repay all Loans in such currency to which the Disqualifying Event applies or convert such Loans into the Dollar Equivalent of Loans in Dollars, subject to the other terms contained herein.
“Engagement Letter” means the Engagement Letter dated September 12, 2023, among the Company, BofA Securities, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Environmental Laws” means all rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, judgments, orders, decrees and other laws, and injunctions, issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority and relating in any way to the environment, to preservation or reclamation of natural resources, to the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material, to the extent related to exposure to Hazardous Materials, or to related health or safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, obligation, loss, claim, action, order or cost, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties and indemnities), directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any successor statute.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived), (b) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, in each case whether or not waived, (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 Plan, (d) a determination that any Plan is in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code), (e) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan, (f) the receipt by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, (g) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (h) the receipt by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, or in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA and Section 432 of the Code, or (i) any Foreign Benefit Event.
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“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
“Euro” or “€” means the single currency of the Participating Member States.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Article VII.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year of the Company, the sum (without duplication) of:
(a)    the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, adjusted to exclude (i) net income (or loss) of any consolidated Restricted Subsidiary that is not wholly owned by the Company to the extent such income or loss is attributable to the non-controlling interest in such consolidated Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any gains or losses attributable to Prepayment Events; plus
(b)    depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges or losses deducted in determining such consolidated net income (or loss) for such fiscal year (excluding any non-cash charge to the extent it represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash charges in any future period or amortization of prepaid cash charges that were paid in a prior period); plus
(c)    the sum of (i) the amount, if any, by which Net Working Capital decreased during such fiscal year (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice-versa), (ii) the net amount, if any, by which the consolidated deferred revenues and other consolidated accrued long-term liability accounts of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries increased during such fiscal year and (iii) the net amount, if any, by which the consolidated accrued long-term asset accounts of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries decreased during such fiscal year; minus
(d) the sum of (i) any non-cash gains included in determining such consolidated net income (or loss) for such fiscal year (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash charge that reduced consolidated net income of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries in any prior period if Excess Cash Flow was not increased by the amount of the corresponding non-cash charge in such prior period), (ii) the amount, if any, by which Net Working Capital increased during such fiscal year (except as a result of the reclassification of items from long-term to short-term or vice-versa), (iii) the net amount, if any, by which the consolidated deferred revenues and other consolidated accrued long-term liability accounts of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries decreased during such fiscal year and (iv) the net amount, if any, by which the consolidated accrued long-term asset accounts of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries increased during such fiscal year; minus
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(e)    the sum (without duplication) of (i) Capital Expenditures made in cash for such fiscal year (except to the extent financed from Excluded Sources) and (ii) cash consideration paid during such fiscal year to make acquisitions or other long-term investments (other than cash equivalents) (except to the extent financed from Excluded Sources); minus
(f)    the aggregate principal amount of Long-Term Indebtedness repaid or prepaid by the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries during such fiscal year, excluding (i) Indebtedness in respect of Revolving Credit Loans and Letters of Credit or other revolving credit facilities (unless there is a corresponding reduction in the commitments in respect of such other revolving credit facilities), (ii) Term Loans prepaid pursuant to Section 2.04(a), (c), (d) or (e) and (iii) repayments or prepayments of Long-Term Indebtedness financed from Excluded Sources; minus
(g)    the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made by the Company in cash during such fiscal year pursuant to Section 6.09(a) (other than subclauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (ix) thereof), except Restricted Payments financed from Excluded Sources; minus
(h)    other cash payments in respect of long-term liabilities and long-term assets (in each case, other than in respect of Indebtedness) by the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries during such period to the extent not deducted in determining consolidated net income (or loss) for such fiscal year.
“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Excluded Assets” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
“Excluded Sources” means (a) proceeds of any incurrence or issuance of Long-Term Indebtedness or Capital Lease Obligations, (b) Net Proceeds of any sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets made in reliance on Section 6.06(j), and (c) proceeds of any issuance or sale of Equity Interests in the Company or any capital contributions to the Company.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company on the Closing Date or, if later, the date it first becomes a Subsidiary; provided that any such Subsidiary shall cease to be an Excluded Subsidiary at such time as it becomes a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company and none of clauses (b) through (i) of this definition apply to it, (b) any Subsidiary that is a CFC or a Subsidiary of a CFC (and accordingly, in no event shall a CFC or any of its Subsidiaries be required to enter into any Security Document or pledge any assets hereunder), (c) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law from guaranteeing the Loan Document Obligations, (d) any Subsidiary (i) that is prohibited by any contractual obligation existing on the Closing Date or on the date such Subsidiary is acquired or otherwise becomes a Subsidiary (but not entered into in contemplation of avoiding the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) from guaranteeing the Loan Document Obligations, (ii) that would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide such Guarantee, unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, or (iii) for which the provision of such Guarantee would result in a material adverse tax consequence to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (as reasonably determined in good faith by the Company), (e) any captive insurance subsidiary, not for profit subsidiary or special purpose entity, including any Receivables Subsidiary, (f) any other Subsidiary excused from becoming a Guarantor Loan Party pursuant to the last paragraph of the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, (g) any of the LibertyX Entities, and (h) any Unrestricted Subsidiary (including for so long as ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, unless otherwise elected by the Company, ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary).
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“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor Loan Party’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 Loan Party or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. 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 in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to any payment made by any Loan Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient:
(a)    Taxes imposed on or measured by net or gross income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; and
(b)    any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” means this Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means each letter of credit outstanding on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 1.01A.
“Existing Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(a).
“Existing NCR 5.75% Senior Notes” means the 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2027 issued by NCR Parent on August 21, 2019.
“Existing NCR 6.125% Senior Notes” means the 6.125% senior unsecured notes due 2029 issued by NCR Parent on August 21, 2019.
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“Existing NCR Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement originally dated as of August 22, 2011 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or modified on or prior to the Closing Date), among NCR Parent, as borrower, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
“Extension Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(a).
“FAS 842” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(a).
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Effective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding business day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than 0.0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.0%.
“Fee Letters” has the meaning set forth in the Engagement Letter.
“Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, controller or other officer or Person with reasonably equivalent responsibilities or performing similar functions of such Person.
“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, among the Company, the Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“First Amendment Effective Date” means October 17, 2024.
“Fixed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(d).
“Fixed Amount Basket” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(d).
“Foreign Benefit Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount of unfunded liabilities permitted under the respective requirements of the governing documents for any applicable Foreign Pension Plan or any applicable law, or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from the relevant Governmental Authority, (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Foreign Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Pension Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Pension Plan, (d) the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under applicable law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Pension Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein (excluding any liability (including contingent liabilities) that would as a matter of course be imposed under applicable law as the result of any voluntary full or partial termination of any such Foreign Pension Plan as a result of a voluntary and legally permissible defeasance effected by the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries of the related obligations and liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries under such Foreign Pension Plan) or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under the respective requirements of the governing documents for any applicable Foreign Pension Plan or any applicable law and that would reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any Subsidiary, or the imposition on the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with the respective requirements of the governing documents for any applicable Foreign Pension Plan or any applicable law.
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“Foreign Borrower” means each wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 2.23(a), in each case, unless and until such Person ceases to be a Foreign Borrower hereunder.
“Foreign Borrower Exposure” means, at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans borrowed by the Foreign Borrowers.
“Foreign Borrower Joinder Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1, executed by the Company and the applicable Foreign Borrower.
“Foreign Borrower Obligations” means (a) (i) the due and punctual payment by each Foreign Borrower of (A) the principal of and interest at the applicable rate or rates provided in this Agreement (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, examinership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans of the Foreign Borrowers, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (B) each payment required to be made by each Foreign Borrower under the Credit Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon and obligations to provide cash collateral, and (C) all other monetary obligations of each Foreign Borrower under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including obligations to pay fees, expense reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, examinership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), (ii) the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of each Foreign Borrower under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, examinership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding); (b) all the Secured Cash Management Obligations owed by the Foreign Borrowers, (c) all the Secured Hedge Obligations owed by the Foreign Borrowers and (d) all the Secured Performance Support Obligations owed by the Foreign Borrowers; provided that (x) the term “Foreign Borrower Obligations” when used in reference to any Foreign Borrower, shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Foreign Borrower and (y) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the “Foreign Borrower Obligations” shall not include the obligations under the Loan Documents of any Grantor or of any Guarantor Loan Party.
“Foreign Borrower Termination” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2, executed by the Company.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
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“Foreign Pension Plan” means any benefit or welfare plan that under applicable law outside of the United States is funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.
“Foreign Source Prepayment” means, for any Foreign Subsidiary, any Net Proceeds arising from a Prepayment Event under paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of “Prepayment Event” in respect of any asset of such Foreign Subsidiary.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Form 10” means the Registration Statement on Form 10 (including the information statement and the other exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein) initially filed by NCR Parent with the SEC on June 23, 2023, as it was declared effective by the SEC on August 11, 2023, as amended by (a) Amendment No. 1 to Form 10 on July 21, 2023 and (b) Amendment No. 2 to Form 10 on August 3, 2023.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to any L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, applied in accordance with the consistency requirements thereof (subject to Section 1.04); provided, however, that if the Company hereafter changes its accounting standards in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including those of the SEC, to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards, GAAP will mean such International Financial Reporting Standards after the effective date of such adoption (it being understood that any such adoption will be deemed to be a change in GAAP for all purposes hereof, including for purposes of Section 1.04).
“Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, Governmental Authorities.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority and any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Grantor” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or other obligation; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
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The amount, as of any date of determination, of any Guarantee (including for purposes of determining the amount of any Investment associated with such Guarantee) shall be deemed to be the lower of (i) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made and (ii) the maximum amount for which the guarantor may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee, unless (in the case of a primary obligation that is not Indebtedness) such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guarantor may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee shall be such guarantor’s maximum reasonably anticipated contingent liability in respect thereof as determined by the Company in good faith.
“Guarantor Loan Party” means the Company and each Subsidiary Loan Party.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive, radioactive, hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes that are regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedging Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be a Hedging Agreement.
“Incremental Commitment” means an Incremental Revolving Commitment or an Incremental Term Commitment.
“Incremental Equivalent Debt” means any Indebtedness incurred by the Company in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes, notes or term loans secured on a junior lien basis or unsecured notes or term loans; provided that (a) if such Indebtedness is secured, such Indebtedness shall be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu or junior basis with the Loan Document Obligations and shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) the stated final maturity of such Indebtedness shall not be earlier than the Latest Maturity Date at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness (except for any such Indebtedness in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with Long-Term Indebtedness, which such Indebtedness, upon the maturity thereof, automatically converts into Indebtedness that satisfies the requirements set forth in this definition), (c) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, pricing, maturity, prepayment or redemption terms) are not materially more favorable (when taken as a whole), as determined by the Company in good faith, to the lenders or holders providing such Indebtedness than those applicable to the existing Commitments and the Loans at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (except for covenants (including financial maintenance covenants) or other provisions (i) applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date in effect at the time such Incremental Equivalent Debt is issued or (ii) that are also for the benefit of all other applicable Lenders in respect of Loans and Commitments outstanding at the time such Incremental Equivalent Debt is incurred), as determined in good faith by the Company (it being understood that such Indebtedness may include one or more financial maintenance covenants with which the Company shall be required to comply; provided that any such financial maintenance covenant shall also be for the benefit of all other Revolving Credit Lenders and Term A Lenders in respect of all applicable Revolving Credit Loans, Revolving Credit Commitments, Term A Loans and Term A Commitments outstanding at the time that such Incremental Equivalent Debt is incurred), (d) if such Indebtedness is secured, the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness shall not be materially more favorable (when taken as a whole) to the holders providing such Indebtedness than the existing Security Documents are to the Lenders (as determined in good faith by the Company) (with such differences as are appropriate to reflect the nature of such Incremental Equivalent Debt and are otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (e) if such Indebtedness is secured, a trustee or note agent acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and (f) such Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than the Loan Parties.
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“Incremental Facility” means an Incremental Revolving Facility or an Incremental Term Facility.
“Incremental Facility Agreement” means an Incremental Facility Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Company, any other applicable Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Incremental Lenders, establishing Incremental Term Commitments of any Series or Incremental Revolving Commitments and effecting such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.21.
“Incremental Lender” means an Incremental Revolving Credit Lender or an Incremental Term Lender.
“Incremental Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender, established pursuant to an Incremental Facility Agreement and Section 2.21, to make Revolving Credit Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate permitted amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure under such Incremental Facility Agreement.

“Incremental Revolving Credit Lender” means a Lender with an Incremental Revolving Commitment.
“Incremental Revolving Facility” means an incremental portion of the Revolving Commitments established hereunder pursuant to an Incremental Facility Agreement providing for Incremental Revolving Commitments.
“Incremental Term A Loans” means Incremental Term Loans that (a) are provided primarily by Regulated Banks, (b) amortize at a rate per annum of not less than 2.50% in each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters commencing on or after the funding of such Loans and ending on or prior to the applicable Maturity Date (subject to any customary grace period) and (c) have a weighted average life to maturity, when incurred, of five years or less.

“Incremental Term Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender, established pursuant an Incremental Facility Agreement and Section 2.21, to make Incremental Term Loans of any Series hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans of such Series to be made by such Lender.
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“Incremental Term Facility” means an incremental term loan facility established hereunder pursuant to an Incremental Facility Agreement providing for Incremental Term Commitments.
“Incremental Term Lender” means a Lender with an Incremental Term Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Term Loan.
“Incremental Term Loan” means a Loan made by an Incremental Term Lender to the Company pursuant to Section 2.21.
“Incremental Term Maturity Date” means, with respect to Incremental Term Loans of any Series, the scheduled date on which such Incremental Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Facility Agreement.
“Incurrence Based Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(d).
“Incurrence Based Basket” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(d).
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, 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 acquired by such Person (excluding trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services, excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business, (e) all Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) the maximum aggregate amount of all letters of credit and letters of guaranty in respect of which such Person is an account party (x) supporting Indebtedness or (y) obtained for any purpose not in the ordinary course of business, (g) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (h) all Disqualified Equity Interests in such Person, valued, as of the date of determination, at the greater of (i) the maximum aggregate amount that would be payable upon maturity, redemption, repayment or repurchase thereof (or of Disqualified Equity Interests or Indebtedness into which such Disqualified Equity Interests are convertible or exchangeable) and (ii) the maximum liquidation preference of such Disqualified Equity Interests, (i) all Third Party Interests in respect of Permitted Receivables Facilities of such Person or its subsidiaries except to the extent that such Indebtedness would not appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (other than in the footnotes to financial statements) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, (j) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person (if such Person has not assumed such Indebtedness of others, then the amount of Indebtedness of such Person shall be the lesser of (A) the amount of such Indebtedness of others and (B) the fair market value of such property, as reasonably determined by such Person) and (k) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Loan Document, no obligation under any Separation Agreement shall constitute Indebtedness.
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“Indemnified Institution” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) hereof, Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual and similar property of every kind and nature now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including inventions, designs, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, domain names, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-how, show-how or other similar data or information, software and databases and all embodiments or fixations thereof and related documentation, all additions, improvements and accessions to any of the foregoing and all registrations for any of the foregoing.
“Intercompany Permitted Receivables Facility Note” means any promissory note or debt obligations issued or incurred by a Receivables Subsidiary in consideration or partial consideration for the acquisition of Receivables from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Permitted Receivables Facility permitted hereunder.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Administrative Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent, and acknowledged and agreed to by the Loan Parties party thereto, in substantially the form of Exhibit N or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the applicable Maturity Date, (b) as to any Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each month and the applicable Maturity Date and (c) as to any Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall be Interest Payment Dates.
“Interest Period” means as to each Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan (as applicable) and ending on the date one, three or six months thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the interest rate applicable to the relevant currency), as selected by the applicable Borrower in its Loan Notice, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by such Borrower and consented to by all the Appropriate Lenders and the Administrative Agent; provided that:
(a)    any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
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(b)    any Interest Period pertaining to a Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(c)    no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date.
“Interests” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests, Indebtedness or any other debt or equity interests in such Person, including in the case of a Receivables Subsidiary, if applicable, any Intercompany Permitted Receivables Facility Notes or Third Party Interests.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness or other obligations of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) 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. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (i) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus any cash payments actually received by such investor representing a payment or prepayment of in respect of principal of such Investment, but without any adjustment for write-downs or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (ii) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be the amount determined in accordance with the definition of “Guarantee” herein, (iii) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the fair market value (as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer) of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer, minus any payments actually received by such investor representing a return of capital of (but not any dividends or other distributions in respect of return on the capital of) such Investment, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment and (iv) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus (A) the cost of all additions thereto and minus (B) the amount of any portion of such Investment that has been repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment.
“IP Security Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
“IP Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that at any time owns any Intellectual Property or rights to Intellectual Property that are material to the business or operations of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
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“ISDA CDS Definitions” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(e).
“ISP” means the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by any L/C Issuer and a Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) or in favor of such L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Judgment Currency” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.20(b).
“Junior Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.
“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a committed Borrowing.
“L/C Commitment” means, with respect to each L/C Issuer, the commitment of such L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. The initial amount of each L/C Issuer’s Letter of Credit Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or if an L/C Issuer has entered into an Assignment and Assumption or has otherwise assumed a Letter of Credit Commitment after the Closing Date, the amount set forth for such L/C Issuer as its Letter of Credit Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent. The Letter of Credit Commitment of an L/C Issuer may be modified from time to time by agreement between such L/C Issuer and the Company, and notified to the Administrative Agent.
“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Disbursement” means a payment made by an L/C Issuer pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“L/C Issuer” means each of Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Royal Bank of Canada, Capital One, National Association, Citibank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, MUFG Bank, Ltd., PNC Bank, National Association, Regions Bank, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch, Truist Bank, U.S. Bank National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (through itself or through one of its designated Affiliates or branch offices), in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and each other Lender (if any) as the Company may from time to time select as an L/C Issuer hereunder pursuant to Section 2.03; provided that such Lender has agreed to be an L/C Issuer; and provided further that Bank of America shall be the only L/C Issuer permitted to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies except for Existing Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency. Any L/C Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such L/C Issuer, in which case the term “L/C Issuer” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. Each reference herein to the “L/C Issuer” in connection with a Letter of Credit or other matter shall be deemed to be a reference to the relevant L/C Issuer with respect thereto.
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“L/C Obligations” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, including any automatic or scheduled increases provided for by the terms of such Letters of Credit, determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could be met at that time, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. The L/C Obligations of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total L/C Obligations at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Article 29(a) of the UCP or Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” and “undrawn” in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Borrowers and each Lender shall remain in full force and effect until the L/C Issuers and the Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit.
“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any time, the latest Maturity Date in respect of the Classes of Loans and Commitments that are outstanding at such time.
“LCT Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(c).
“LCT Test Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(c).
“Lender Parties” and “Lender Recipient Parties” mean, collectively, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers.
“Lenders” means the Revolving Credit Lenders, the Term A Lenders, the Term B Lenders and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, an Incremental Facility Agreement or a Refinancing Facility Agreement, other than any such Person that shall have ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Company and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.
“Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder providing for the payment of cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit. Letters of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency (including any Existing Letter of Credit).
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the applicable L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(j).
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“Letter of Credit Report” means a certificate substantially the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $75,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.
“Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date.
“LibertyX Entities” means, collectively, Moon, Inc. (d/b/a LibertyX), a Delaware corporation, and each of its Subsidiaries (whether now existing or formed or acquired in the future).
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, assignment by way of security, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or Synthetic Lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
“Limited Condition Acquisition” means any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted by this Agreement with respect to which the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
“Loan Document Obligations” means (a) the due and punctual payment by each Borrower of (i) the principal of and interest at the applicable rate or rates provided in this Agreement (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, examinership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (ii) each payment required to be made by each Borrower under the Credit Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon and obligations to provide cash collateral, and (iii) all other monetary obligations of each Borrower under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including obligations to pay fees, expense reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, examinership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), (b) the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of each Borrower under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all the obligations of each other Loan Party under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, examinership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding).
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, any Incremental Facility Agreements, each Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agreement, the other Security Documents, the TLB Escrow Agreement, any letter of credit applications, any agreements between any Borrower and any L/C Issuer regarding such L/C Issuer’s L/C Commitment or the respective rights and obligations between each applicable Borrower and such L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance of Letters of Credit, any agreement designating an additional L/C Issuer as contemplated by Section 2.03(q) and, except for purposes of Section 9.02, any promissory notes delivered pursuant to Section 2.06(c).
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“Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Term Borrowing, (b) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (c) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other or (d) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent, including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent, appropriately completed and signed by a Financial Officer of the applicable Borrower.
“Loan Parties” means each Borrower and each Subsidiary Loan Party.
“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement.
“Long-Term Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness that, in accordance with GAAP, constitutes (or, when incurred, constituted) a long-term liability.
“Majority in Interest”, when used in reference to Lenders of any Class, means, at any time, (a) in the case of the Revolving Credit Lenders, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Credit Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures and the unused Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, (b) in the case of the Revolving Credit Lenders and the Term A Lenders voting together, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures, unused Revolving Credit Commitments and Term A Loans representing more than 50% of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures, the unused Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment and the Term A Loans at such time, (c) in the case of the Term A-1 Lenders, Lenders having Term A-1 Loans representing more than 50% of all Term A-1 Loans at such time, (d) in the case of the Term A-2 Lenders, Lenders having Term A-2 Loans representing more than 50% of all Term A-2 Loans at such time and (e) in the case of the Term Lenders of any other Class, Lenders holding outstanding Term Loans or Term Commitments of such Class representing more than 50% of all Term Loans and Term Commitments of such Class outstanding at such time.
“Mark-to-Market Pension Accounting” means an accounting methodology, as set forth in Annex A, that records actuarial gains and losses on Plans and Foreign Pension Plans in the year incurred rather than amortizing such gains and losses over time.
“Material Acquisition” means any acquisition, or a series of related acquisitions, of (a) Equity Interests in any Person (other than an existing Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) if, after giving effect thereto, such Person will become Restricted Subsidiary or (b) assets comprising all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of) any Person (other than an existing Restricted Subsidiary of the Company); in each case, with respect to which the aggregate consideration therefor (including Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith, all obligations in respect of deferred purchase price (including obligations under any purchase price adjustment but excluding earnout or similar payments) and all other consideration payable in connection therewith (including payment obligations in respect of noncompetition agreements or other arrangements representing acquisition consideration)) exceeds $150,000,000.
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“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Company and the other Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
“Material Disposition” means any Disposition, or a series of related Dispositions, of (a) all or substantially all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in any Person that are owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (b) assets comprising all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of) any Person, in each case, with respect to which the aggregate consideration therefor (including Indebtedness assumed by the transferee in connection therewith, all obligations in respect of deferred purchase price (including obligations under any purchase price adjustment but excluding earnout or similar payments) and all other consideration payable in connection therewith (including payment obligations in respect of noncompetition agreements or other arrangements representing acquisition consideration)) exceeds $150,000,000.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans, Letters of Credit and Guarantees under the Loan Documents), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of (without duplication) any one or more of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount of $150,000,000 or more. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Material Intellectual Property” means any Intellectual Property owned by any Loan Party that is material to the operation of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Material Real Estate Asset” means each Real Estate Asset, or group of related tracts of Real Estate Assets, located in the United States owned by any Loan Party on the Closing Date or acquired (whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions) by any Loan Party after the Closing Date (or owned by any Person that becomes a Loan Party after the Closing Date and located in the United States) that, together with the improvements thereon and all contiguous and all related parcels and the improvements thereon (whether owned or leased), has a fair value of $25,000,000 or more (as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Company), in each case, as of the Closing Date, the time of acquisition of such Real Estate Asset or group of related tracts of Real Estate Assets (as applicable) by such Loan Party following the Closing Date or as of the time such Person becomes a Loan Party.
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“Material Subsidiary” means (i) each IP Subsidiary, (ii) each Domestic Subsidiary that has become a Designated Subsidiary pursuant to a designation by the Company under Section 5.03(b), (iii) any Domestic Subsidiary that directly owns or holds Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or CFC Holdco that is a Material Subsidiary, (iv) each Domestic Subsidiary (a) the consolidated total assets of which (excluding assets of, and investments in, Foreign Subsidiaries) equal 5% or more of the consolidated total assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding assets of, and investments in, Foreign Subsidiaries) or (b) the consolidated revenues of which (excluding consolidated revenues attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries) account for 5% or more of the consolidated revenues of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding consolidated revenues attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries), and (v) any Foreign Subsidiary or CFC Holdco (a) the consolidated total assets of which equal 5% or more of the consolidated total assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) the consolidated revenues of which accounts for 5% or more of the consolidated revenues of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case as of the end of or for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) or 5.01(b); provided that if at the end of or for any such most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters the combined consolidated total assets or combined consolidated revenues of all Restricted Subsidiaries that would not constitute Material Subsidiaries shall exceed 15% of the consolidated total assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or 15% of the consolidated revenues of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, then the Company shall designate one or more of such Subsidiaries, for all purposes of this Agreement, to be deemed to be “Material Subsidiaries” to eliminate such excess, and if not so designated, one or more of such Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be “Material Subsidiaries” in descending order based on the amounts of their consolidated total assets or consolidated revenues, as the case may be, until such excess shall have been eliminated.
“Maturity Date” means, as the context requires, (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, October 16, 2028, (b) with respect to the Term A-1 Facility, October 16, 2028, (c) with respect to the Term A-2 Facility, October 16, 2028, (d) with respect to the Term B Facility, April 16, 2029 or (e) the maturity date with respect to any Class of Incremental Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans, as the context requires; provided, however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Maturity Date Extension Request” means a request by the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit K hereto or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent, for the extension of the applicable Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.24.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to (A) 102% of the Fronting Exposure of all L/C Issuers with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars and (B) 115% of the Fronting Exposure of all L/C Issuers with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies, in each case, issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers in their sole discretion.
“MNPI” means material information concerning the Company and the Subsidiaries and their securities that has not been disseminated in a manner making it available to investors generally, within the meaning of Regulation FD under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“NCR Parent” means NCR Corporation, a Maryland corporation.
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“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event, (a) the cash (which term, for purposes of this definition, shall include Permitted Investments) proceeds (including, in the case of any casualty, condemnation or similar proceeding, insurance, condemnation or similar proceeds) received in respect of such event, including any cash received in respect of any noncash proceeds, but only as and when received, net of (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid in connection with such event by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) in the case of a Disposition (including pursuant to a Sale/Leaseback Transaction or a casualty or a condemnation or similar proceeding) of an asset, (A) the amount of all payments required to be made by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than Loans) secured by such asset and (B) the pro rata portion of net cash proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (B)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result thereof and (iii) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and the amount of any reserves established by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP to fund purchase price adjustment, indemnification and similar contingent liabilities (other than any earnout obligations) reasonably estimated to be payable and that are directly attributable to the occurrence of such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by the chief financial officer (or officer with comparable responsibility) of the Company). For purposes of this definition, in the event any contingent liability reserve established with respect to any event as described in clause (b)(iii) above shall be reduced, the amount of such reduction shall, except to the extent such reduction is made as a result of a payment having been made in respect of the contingent liabilities with respect to which such reserve has been established, be deemed to be receipt, on the date of such reduction, of cash proceeds in respect of such event.
“Net Short Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(e).
“Net Working Capital” means, at any date, (a) the consolidated current assets of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date (excluding cash and Permitted Investments) minus (b) the consolidated current liabilities of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date (excluding current liabilities in respect of Indebtedness). Net Working Capital at any date may be a positive or negative number. Net Working Capital increases when it becomes more positive or less negative and decreases when it becomes less positive or more negative.
“Non-Cash Charges” means any noncash charges, including (a) any write-off for impairment of long lived assets including goodwill, intangible assets and fixed assets such as property, plant and equipment, and investments in debt and equity securities pursuant to GAAP, (b) non-cash expenses resulting from the grant of stock options, restricted stock awards or other equity-based incentives to any director, officer or employee of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding any cash payments of income taxes made for the benefit of any such Person in consideration of the surrender of any portion of such options, stock or other incentives upon the exercise or vesting thereof) and (c) any non-cash charges resulting from the application of purchase accounting; provided that Non-Cash Charges shall not include additions in the ordinary course of business to bad debt reserves or bad debt expense, any non-cash charge in the ordinary course of business that results from the write-down or write-off of inventory and any noncash charge that results from the write-down or write-off in the ordinary course of business of accounts receivable or that is taken in the ordinary course of business in respect of any other item that was included in Consolidated Net Income in a prior period.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, any Revolving Credit Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b).
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“Non-Loan Party” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party.
“Non-Reinstatement Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b).
“Non-Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Borrower, a Subsidiary Loan Party or a Material Subsidiary.
“Non-SOFR Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(c).
“Notes” means senior unsecured (except as contemplated by the definition of “Permitted Escrow Transactions”) notes of the Company or a Permitted Escrow Subsidiary issued and sold to provide a portion of the cash consideration payable for any other Permitted Material Acquisition.
“Notes Collateral Agent” means Citibank, N.A.
“Notice of Additional L/C Issuer” means a certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.03(q) designating a Revolving Credit Lender as an L/C Issuer under this Agreement in a form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Obligations” means (a) all the Loan Document Obligations, (b) all the Secured Cash Management Obligations, (c) all the Secured Hedge Obligations and (d) all the Secured Performance Support Obligations; provided that (x) the term “Obligations” when used in reference to any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or a Grantor, shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Subsidiary, and (y) the Secured Cash Management Obligations, Secured Hedge Obligations and Secured Performance Support Obligations shall cease to constitute Obligations on and after the Termination Date.
“Original Credit Agreement” means this Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced by, any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means any present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar excise or property Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or from the registration, receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment under Section 2.15(b)).
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.
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“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c)(i).
“Participants” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c)(i).
“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(j)(i).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.
“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Performance Support Instrument” means (a) a performance bond or performance guarantee or a letter of credit (other than a Letter of Credit) or similar credit support issued in lieu of a performance bond or performance guarantee, in each case for the account of and to support the performance obligations of a Foreign Subsidiary, or (b) a letter of credit (other than a Letter of Credit) or similar credit support issued to support obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(ix)(x).
“Permitted Acquisition” means the purchase or other acquisition (including pursuant to two-step transaction such as a tender offer followed by a merger) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of substantially all the Equity Interests in, or all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of), any Person; provided that (i) all transactions related thereto are consummated in accordance with applicable law, (ii) the business of such Person, or such assets, as the case may be, constitute a business permitted under Section 6.03(b), (iii) with respect to each such purchase or other acquisition, all actions required to be taken with respect to each newly created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary or assets in order to satisfy the requirements set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall have been taken or will be taken in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents (or arrangements for the taking of such actions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been made) and (iv) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to any such purchase or other acquisition, (A) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom (provided that, in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, the requirement set forth in this clause (A) shall be limited to that there not have occurred and be continuing any Event of Default under clause (a) or (b) of Article VII or any Event of Default with respect to any Borrower under clause (i) or (j) of Article VII, in each case, at the signing of the definitive agreement to consummate such Limited Condition Acquisition and at the closing thereof), (B) the Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis giving effect to such purchase or acquisition shall be not more than the then applicable ratio under Section 6.13 for the most recent Test Period prior to such time for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) (provided that, in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, the requirement set forth in this clause (B) may, at the Company’s option, be tested at the signing of the definitive agreement to consummate such Limited Condition Acquisition or at the closing thereof) and (C) in the case of such a purchase or other acquisition for consideration in excess of $150,000,000, the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that all the requirements set forth in this definition have been satisfied with respect to such purchase or other acquisition, together with reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating satisfaction of the requirement set forth in clause (v)(B) above.
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“Permitted Additional Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Loan Party that (i) except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.02(a)(xvii), is not secured by any collateral (including the Collateral), (ii) does not mature earlier than, and has a weighted average life to maturity (determined without giving effect to any prepayments that reduce amortization) no earlier than, 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date, (iii) does not provide for any amortization, mandatory prepayment, mandatory redemption or mandatory repurchase (other than upon (x) an asset sale, so long as such requirements permit the prior prepayment of the Term Borrowings with the Net Proceeds of such asset sale, or (y) a change of control) prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date and (iv) is not guaranteed by any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party (unless it becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party in connection with such transaction); provided that, (a) notwithstanding any failure of any Senior Bridge Loans (or any extended term loans or exchange notes into or for which such Senior Bridge Loans may be converted or exchanged in accordance with the terms thereof) to comply with the requirements set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this definition, such Senior Bridge Loans (and such extended term loans and exchange notes) shall constitute Permitted Additional Indebtedness for all purposes under this Agreement so long as (x) such Senior Bridge Loans do not mature prior to the first anniversary of the closing date of the applicable Permitted Material Acquisition and the definitive documentation governing the Senior Bridge Facility contains provisions requiring, on or prior to such maturity date, automatic conversion of the Senior Bridge Loans into extended term loans (and permitting exchange of the Senior Bridge Loans for exchange notes), in each case having a maturity and weighted average life to maturity that comply with the requirements of clause (ii) of this definition, (y) the definitive documentation governing the Senior Bridge Facility (or such extended term loans or exchange notes, as applicable) does not require mandatory prepayment of or any mandatory offer to prepay or repurchase the Senior Bridge Loans (or such extended term loans or exchange notes, as applicable) other than from (I) the Net Proceeds of sales of Equity Interests of the Company and (II) to the extent not required to be applied to the prepayment of Term Borrowings, reinvested or utilized to effect Permitted Acquisitions pursuant to Section 2.04(c), from asset sales or incurrences of Indebtedness by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (z) the terms of the Senior Bridge Loans (and such extended term loans and exchange notes) otherwise comply with the requirements of clauses (i) and (iv) of this definition and (b) in the event that any Notes are issued in connection with a Permitted Material Acquisition prior to the date of consummation of such Permitted Material Acquisition, notwithstanding any failure of such Notes to comply with the requirements set forth in clauses (i) and (iii) of this definition solely as a result of the Permitted Escrow Transactions with respect to such Notes and the requirement to prepay or repurchase such Notes with the applicable Permitted Escrow Funds in accordance with the requirements of the proviso in Section 6.02(a)(xxi) hereof, such Notes shall constitute Permitted Additional Indebtedness for all purposes under this Agreement so long as the terms of such Notes otherwise comply with the requirements of this definition. The term “Permitted Additional Indebtedness” shall include the guarantees of Permitted Additional Indebtedness by Restricted Subsidiaries that are Subsidiary Loan Parties.
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“Permitted Cash Pooling Arrangement” means a cash management and deposit pooling agreement with a banking entity relating solely to deposit accounts of Foreign Subsidiaries and providing for temporary overdrafts to finance working capital needs of Foreign Subsidiaries, the pooling of funds of Foreign Subsidiaries deposited in linked deposit accounts to repay such overdrafts and the grant of Liens and setoff rights with respect to such deposited funds and linked deposit accounts to secure the repayment of such overdrafts and the payment of related interest and fees to such banking entity; provided that the obligations under any Permitted Cash Pooling Arrangements are not secured by Liens (including set off rights) on or with respect to any assets of the Company or any Loan Party.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means:
(a)    Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.06;
(b)    carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law (other than any Lien imposed pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Code), arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.06;
(c)    pledges and deposits made or Liens imposed (i) in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations or other public statutory obligations and (ii) in respect of letters of credit, surety bonds, bank guarantees or similar instruments issued for the account of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business supporting obligations of the type set forth in clause (i) above;
(d)    assignments by way of security, pledges and deposits made or Liens imposed (i) to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business and (ii) in respect of letters of credit, surety bonds, bank guarantees or similar instruments issued for the account of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business supporting obligations of the type set forth in clause (i) above;
(e)    easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations or do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(f) banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with depository institutions; provided that such deposit accounts or funds are not established or deposited for the purpose of providing collateral for any Indebtedness and are not subject to restrictions on access by the Company or any Subsidiary in excess of those required by applicable banking regulations;
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(g)    Liens arising by virtue of Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings (or similar filings under applicable law) regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(h)    Liens securing or otherwise arising from judgments not constituting an Event of Default under clause (l) of Article VII;
(i)    Liens representing any interest or title of a licensor, lessor or sublicensor or sublessor, or a licensee, lessee or sublicensee or sublessee, in the property subject to any lease, license or sublicense or concession agreement permitted by this Agreement;
(j)    [Reserved]; and
(k)    Liens, encumbrances or other matters disclosed in any title insurance policies obtained in connection with real property, and such other title and survey matters that an accurate, up-to-date survey of real property would show;
provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness other than Liens referred to in clauses (c) and (d) above securing obligations under letters of credit or bank guarantees.
“Permitted Escrow Funds” means, with respect to any Notes issued prior to the date of consummation of the related Permitted Material Acquisition, the sum of (a) the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or a Permitted Escrow Subsidiary from the issuance and sale of such Notes, plus (b) cash in an amount equal to interest accruing on such Notes for the escrow period provided in the escrow agreement applicable to such Notes.
“Permitted Escrow Subsidiary” means a wholly-owned limited purpose Subsidiary of the Company formed solely for the purposes of, and that solely engages in, the issuance of Notes and the Permitted Escrow Transactions with respect to such Notes in connection with a Permitted Material Acquisition; provided that such Permitted Escrow Subsidiary (a) has no assets or liabilities other than (i) cash and Permitted Investments constituting Permitted Escrow Funds with respect to the applicable Notes and (ii) obligations under the applicable Notes or otherwise arising out of the Permitted Escrow Transactions with respect to such Notes and (b) is merged into or consolidated with the Company or another Subsidiary Loan Party (with the Company or such Subsidiary Loan Party as the surviving Person) substantially contemporaneously with the consummation of such Permitted Material Acquisition, with the Company or such Subsidiary Loan Party assuming such Permitted Escrow Subsidiary’s obligations under the applicable Notes upon consummation of such merger or consolidation.
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“Permitted Escrow Transactions” means, with respect to any Notes issued prior to the date of consummation of the related Permitted Material Acquisition, (a) the establishment by the Company, a Subsidiary Loan Party or a Permitted Escrow Subsidiary of a segregated escrow account under the sole control of the trustee for such Notes or other escrow agent reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case pursuant to an escrow agreement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which shall provide for the termination of such escrow and the discharge and release of the related Liens permitted by clause (c) below upon the earliest to occur of the events specified in the proviso in Section 6.02(a)(xxi) hereof, (b) the depositing of the Permitted Escrow Funds with respect to such Notes into such escrow account substantially contemporaneously with the issuance of such Notes and (c) the granting by the Company, a Subsidiary Loan Party or a Permitted Escrow Subsidiary of a Lien on such escrow account and the Permitted Escrow Funds deposited therein (and any earnings thereon) in favor of the trustee for such Notes, for the ratable benefit of the holders of such Notes.
“Permitted Investments” means Investments in cash equivalents, short-term debt obligations, bank deposits, and other debt and equity securities and obligations that, in each case, constitute “Eligible Securities” under, and otherwise comply with the requirements of, the Company’s current policy on cash and investments set forth on Schedule 1.01B hereto or as updated from time to time by written notice to the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted IP Transfer” means by one or a series of related transactions, the sale, grant of licenses (including exclusive licenses), or transfer of ownership rights (including beneficial ownership rights) or rights to use or otherwise exploit in foreign jurisdictions the Intellectual Property of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary to a Foreign Subsidiary; provided that, (a) any such sale is made for cash consideration paid by the acquiring Foreign Subsidiary to the Company or such Domestic Subsidiary, as the case may be, at the time of transfer in an amount not less than the fair market value of the Intellectual Property transferred; provided that up to $35,000,000 of such consideration in the aggregate for all Permitted IP Transfers under this clause (a) may consist of promissory notes that are required to be paid in full not later than the Maturity Date for the Term B Facility and up to $10,000,000 of such consideration may consist of the issuance of Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries and (b) the aggregate, cumulative fair market value of all such transferred Intellectual Property shall not exceed the greater of (1) $100,000,000 and (2) 1.75% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof, and provided, further, that in the case of all sales under this definition, (x) the acquiring Foreign Subsidiary shall be (A) a Subsidiary of 65% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests, and all other Equity Interests, of which shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement or (B) a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries of the type described in the preceding clause (A) or Subsidiary Loan Parties, (y) no Liens (other than Permitted Encumbrances and Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall exist on any such transferred Intellectual Property at the time of its transfer and (z) any license (including any license providing for a declining royalty) of such Intellectual Property or of rights to use such Intellectual Property entered into with or Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be on arms-length terms no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained in a transaction with an unaffiliated third party, as determined in good faith by the Company.
“Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Company in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a junior lien, subordinated basis to the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans (including portions of Classes of Term Loans), (iii) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are not materially more favorable (when taken as a whole) to the lenders or holders providing such Indebtedness than the existing Security Documents are to the Lenders, (iv) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than the Loan Parties and (v) the holders of, or an agent, trustee or note agent acting on behalf of the holders of, such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement.
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“Permitted Leverage Ratio” means (i) in the case of any fiscal quarter ending prior to September 30, 2024, 4.75 to 1.00, (ii) in the case of any fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2024, and prior to September 30, 2025, 4.50 to 1.00, and (iii) in the case of any fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2025, 4.25 to 1.00; provided that, following the consummation of a Material Acquisition that, on a Pro Forma Basis would result in an increase in the Leverage Ratio, if the Company shall so elect by a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent within 45 days after the end of the fiscal period in which the consummation of such Material Acquisition occurs or in connection with the delivery of a Compliance Certificate, whichever is sooner, the maximum Permitted Leverage Ratio shall be increased by 0.25 to 1.00 at the end of and for the fiscal quarter during which such Material Acquisition shall have been consummated and at the end of and for each of the following three consecutive fiscal quarters; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum Permitted Leverage Ratio, inclusive of any adjustment in connection with a Material Acquisition, shall at no time exceed 5.00 to 1.00.
“Permitted Material Acquisition” means a Permitted Acquisition that is a Material Acquisition.
“Permitted Receivables Facility” means one or more facilities or individual transactions consisting of transfers on one or more occasions by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including through a Receivables Subsidiary) to any third-party buyer, purchaser or lender of interests in Receivables (including collections thereof and any related assets), so long as the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Third Party Interests incurred pursuant to such facilities or transactions and the principal amount of Receivables transferred and outstanding to any third-party buyer or purchaser does not exceed the greater of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 4.50% of the book value of the Company’s and its consolidated Subsidiaries’ Receivables as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof at any one time; provided, that (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligation (contingent or otherwise) under such Permitted Receivables Facility shall be guaranteed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except as permitted by the following clause (b), (b) there shall be no recourse or obligation to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whatsoever other than (x) recourse solely attributable to any applicable Standard Receivables Undertakings and (y) recourse solely against the Company’s or such Subsidiaries’ retained interest in the Receivables Subsidiary which finances the acquisition of the relevant Receivables or residual values related thereto and (c) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have provided, either directly or indirectly, any credit support of any kind in connection with such Permitted Receivables Facility other than as set forth in clause (b) of this definition.
“Permitted Secured Refinancing Notes” means one or more series of senior secured notes issued by the Company; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans (including portions of Classes of Term Loans), (iii) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are not materially more favorable (when taken as a whole) to the lenders or holders providing such Indebtedness than the existing Security Documents are to the Lenders, (iv) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than the Loan Parties and (v) the holders of, or an agent, trustee or note agent acting on behalf of the holders of, such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement.
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“Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Company in the form of one or more series of senior or subordinated unsecured notes or loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness constitutes Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans (including portions of Classes of Term Loans), (ii) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than the Loan Parties and (iii) such Indebtedness is not secured by any Lien or any property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Platform” means IntraLinks, SyndTrak, ClearPar, or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.
“Post-Acquisition Period” means, with respect to any Material Acquisition or any Material Disposition, the period beginning on the date such transaction is consummated and ending on the last day of the fourth full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately following the date on which such transaction is consummated.
“Prepayment Event” means:
(a)    any Disposition (including pursuant to a Sale/Leaseback Transaction or by way of merger or consolidation but excluding any Restricted Payment) of any asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any sale or issuance to a Person other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary, other than (i) Dispositions described in clauses (a) through (h) of Section 6.06, and (ii) other Dispositions resulting in aggregate Net Proceeds not exceeding (A) $25,000,000 in the case of any single transaction or series of related transactions and (B) $50,000,000 for all such transactions during any fiscal year of the Company;
(b)    any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than any resulting in aggregate Net Proceeds not exceeding (A) $25,000,000 in the case of any single transaction or series of related transactions and (B) $50,000,000 for all such transactions during any fiscal year of the Company; or
(c)    the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness, other than any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by Section 6.01.
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“Private Side Lender Representatives” means, with respect to any Lender, representatives of such Lender that are not Public Side Lender Representatives.
“Pro Forma Adjustment” means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, the pro forma increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA (including the portion thereof attributable to any assets (including Equity Interests) sold or acquired) projected by the Company in good faith as a result of (a) actions taken during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable and factually supportable cost savings or (b) any additional costs incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case in connection with the combination of the operation of the assets acquired with the operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries or the applicable Disposition; provided that, so long as such actions are taken during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, it may be assumed, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to Consolidated EBITDA, that such cost savings will be realizable during the entirety, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period; provided, further, that any such pro forma increase or decrease to Consolidated EBITDA shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional costs already included in Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
“Pro Forma Basis”, “Pro Forma Compliance” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant hereunder required by the terms of this Agreement to be made on a Pro Forma Basis, that (a) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (b) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of (or commencing with) the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test or covenant: (i) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction (A) in the case of a Material Disposition of all or substantially all Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of the Company (including the Separation) or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (B) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction”, shall be included, (ii) any retirement of Indebtedness, (iii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in connection therewith and (iv) if any such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have accrued an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination; provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to clause (a) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with (and subject to applicable limitations included in) the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and give effect to operating expense reductions that are (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on the Company and the Subsidiaries and (z) factually supportable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of “Pro Forma Adjustment”; provided, further, that except as specified in the applicable provision requiring Pro Forma Compliance, any determination of Pro Forma Compliance required shall be made assuming that compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.13 is required with respect to the most recent Test Period prior to such time for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) or 5.01(b).
“Promissory Note” means a Revolving Credit Promissory Note, a Term A Promissory Note or a Term B Promissory Note (as applicable).
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
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“Public Side Lender Representatives” means, with respect to any Lender, representatives of such Lender that do not wish to receive MNPI.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.21(a).
“Qualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests of the Company other than Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Qualifying Equity Proceeds” means on any date with respect to any expenditure to make a Restricted Payment under Section 6.09(a)(vi) or to make a payment in reliance on Section 6.09(b)(vi), the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds received by the Company in respect of sales and issuances of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests and other than sales or issuances to directors, officers and employees) during the 270-day period ending on the date of such expenditure, less the amount of all other expenditures made during such period and on or prior to such date (i) for such purposes in reliance on such receipts of Net Proceeds or (ii) representing the use of such Net Proceeds to make Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments (other than Permitted Investments).
“Real Estate Asset” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
“Receivable” means any accounts receivable owed to or payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (whether now existing or arising or acquired in the future) arising in the ordinary course of business from the sale of goods or services, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, and all proceeds of such accounts receivable.
“Receivables Subsidiary” means a special purpose entity established as a “bankruptcy remote” Subsidiary for the purpose of acquiring Receivables (including collections thereof and any related assets) in connection with any Permitted Receivables Facility, which shall engage in no operations or activities other than those related to such Permitted Receivables Facility, including the issuance of Third Party Interests or other funding of such Permitted Receivables Facilities and activities reasonably related thereto
“Recipient” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a).
“Refinanced Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness”.
“Refinancing Facility Agreement” means a Refinancing Facility Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Company, the Administrative Agent and one or more Refinancing Term Lenders, establishing commitments in respect of Refinancing Term Loans and effecting such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.25.
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“Refinancing Indebtedness” means, in respect of any Indebtedness (the “Original Indebtedness”), any Indebtedness that extends, renews or refinances such Original Indebtedness (or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof); provided that (a) the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount of such Original Indebtedness except by an amount no greater than accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such Original Indebtedness and any existing unutilized commitments thereunder and any reasonable fees, premium and expenses relating to such extension, renewal or refinancing; (b) the stated final maturity of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be earlier than that of such Original Indebtedness, and such stated final maturity shall not be subject to any conditions that could result in such stated final maturity occurring on a date that precedes the stated final maturity of such Original Indebtedness; (c) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be required to be repaid, prepaid, redeemed, repurchased or defeased, whether on one or more fixed dates, upon the occurrence of one or more events or at the option of any holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of an event of default or a change in control or as and to the extent such repayment, prepayment, redemption, repurchase or defeasance would have been required pursuant to the terms of such Original Indebtedness) prior to the earlier of (i) the maturity of such Original Indebtedness and (ii) the date 180 days after the Latest Maturity Date in effect on the date of such extension, renewal or refinancing; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, scheduled amortization payments (however denominated) of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be permitted so long as the weighted average life to maturity of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be longer than the shorter of (x) the weighted average life to maturity of such Original Indebtedness remaining as of the date of such extension, renewal or refinancing and (y) the weighted average life to maturity of each Class of the Term Loans remaining as of the date of such extension, renewal or refinancing (in each case, determined without giving effect to any prepayments that reduce amortization); (d) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not constitute an obligation (including pursuant to a Guarantee) of any Subsidiary that shall not have been (or, in the case of after-acquired Subsidiaries, shall not have been required to become) an obligor in respect of such Original Indebtedness, and shall not constitute an obligation of the Company if the Company shall not have been an obligor in respect of such Original Indebtedness, and, in each case, shall constitute an obligation of such Subsidiary or of the Company only to the extent of their obligations in respect of such Original Indebtedness; (e) if such Original Indebtedness shall have been subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations, such Refinancing Indebtedness shall also be subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations on terms not less favorable in any material respect to the Lenders; and (f) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset other than the assets that secured such Original Indebtedness (or would have been required to secure such Original Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof) or, in the event Liens securing such Original Indebtedness shall have been contractually subordinated to any Lien securing the Loan Document Obligations, by any Lien that shall not have been contractually subordinated to at least the same extent.
“Refinancing Term Lender” means any Person that provides a Refinancing Term Loan.
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“Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness” means (a) Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Secured Refinancing Notes or (d) Refinancing Term Loans obtained pursuant to a Refinancing Facility Agreement, in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, refinance or replace, in whole or part, existing Term Loans hereunder (including any successive Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness) (such existing Term Loans and successive Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness, the “Refinanced Debt”); provided that (i) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinanced Debt except by an amount equal to the sum of accrued and unpaid interest, accrued fees and premiums (if any) with respect to such Refinanced Debt and fees and expenses associated with the refinancing of such Refinanced Debt with such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness; provided, however, that, as part of the same incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness as such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness, the Borrower may incur or issue an additional amount of Indebtedness under Section 6.01 without violating this clause (i) (and, for purposes of clarity, (x) such additional amount of Indebtedness shall not constitute Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness and (y) such additional amount of Indebtedness shall reduce the applicable basket under Section 6.01, if any, on a dollar-for-dollar basis); (ii) the stated final maturity of such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness shall not be earlier than 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date of such Refinanced Debt, and such stated final maturity of such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness shall not be subject to any conditions that could result in such stated final maturity occurring on a date that precedes the Latest Maturity Date of such Refinanced Debt; (iii) such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness shall not be required to be repaid, prepaid, redeemed, repurchased or defeased, whether on one or more fixed dates, upon the occurrence of one or more events or at the option of any holder thereof (except, in each case, on the stated final maturity date as permitted pursuant to the preceding clause (ii) or upon the occurrence of an event of default, asset sale or a change in control or as and to the extent such repayment, prepayment, redemption, repurchase or defeasance would have been required pursuant to the terms of such Refinanced Debt) prior to the earlier of (A) the latest stated final maturity of such Refinanced Debt and (B) 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date in effect on the date of such extension, renewal or refinancing; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, scheduled amortization payments (however denominated) of such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness in the form of Refinancing Term Loans shall be permitted so long as the weighted average life to maturity of such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness in the form of Refinancing Term Loans shall be no shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of such Refinanced Debt remaining as of the date of such extension, replacement or refinancing; (iv) such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness shall not constitute an obligation (including pursuant to a Guarantee) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case that shall not have been (or, in the case of after-acquired Subsidiaries, shall not have been required to become pursuant to the terms of the Refinanced Debt) an obligor in respect of such Refinanced Debt, and, in each case, shall constitute an obligation of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to the extent of its obligations in respect of such Refinanced Debt and (v) in the case of Refinancing Term Loans, such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness shall contain terms and conditions that are not materially more favorable (when taken as a whole) to the investors providing such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness than those applicable to the existing Term Loans of the applicable Class being refinanced (other than (A) with respect to pricing, maturity, amortization, optional prepayments and redemption and (B) covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date) on the date such Refinancing Term Loan is incurred.
“Refinancing Term Loans” means one or more Classes of term loans incurred by the Company under this Agreement pursuant to a Refinancing Facility Agreement; provided that such Indebtedness constitutes Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans (including portions of Classes of Term Loans).
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(b)(iv).
“Regulated Bank” means an Approved Commercial Bank that is (i) a U.S. depository institution the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (ii) a corporation organized under section 25A of the U.S. Federal Reserve Act of 1913; (iii) a branch, agency or commercial lending company of a foreign bank operating pursuant to approval by and under the supervision of the Board of Governors under 12 CFR part 211; (iv) a non-U.S. branch of a foreign bank managed and controlled by a U.S. branch referred to in clause (iii); or (v) 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.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, partners, trustees, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
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“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the environment.
“Relevant Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(j)(ii).
“Relevant Rate” means with respect to any Credit Extension denominated in (a) Dollars, Term SOFR, (b) Sterling, SONIA and (c) Euros, EURIBOR.
“Removal Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06(b).
“Repricing Transaction” means each of (a) the prepayment, repayment, refinancing, substitution or replacement of all or a portion of the Term B Loans with the proceeds of any long-term bank financing or any other financing similar to such loans incurred or guaranteed by the Company or any Loan Party which reduces the effective yield (with the comparative determinations to be made by the Administrative Agent in a manner consistent with generally accepted financial practices, and in any event consistent with the calculation of the Weighted Average Yield) to less than the effective yield (as determined by the Administrative Agent on the same basis) applicable to such Term B Loans so prepaid, repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced and (b) any amendment, waiver or other modification to, or consent under, this Agreement reducing the effective yield (to be determined by the Administrative Agent on the same basis as set forth in preceding clause (a)) of the Term B Loans; provided that in no event shall any such prepayment, repayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement, amendment, waiver, modification or consent in connection with a Change in Control constitute a Repricing Transaction. Any determination by the Administrative Agent of any effective interest rate as contemplated by preceding clauses (a) and (b) shall be conclusive and binding on all Term B Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any Person with respect to such determination.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, subject to Section 9.02(e), Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures, Term Loans and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure, outstanding Term Loans and unused Commitments at such time, in each case, excluding the Loans and Commitments of any Defaulting Lender.
“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as specified in Section 2.13(b)(ii).
“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06(a).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Restored Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of, or any other return of capital with respect to, any Equity Interests in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any dividend or other distribution payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) or options to purchase Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Equity Interests)).
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“Restricted Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any subsidiary of such Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unless otherwise specified, “Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.
“Revaluation Date” means (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of an Alternative Currency Loan, (ii) with respect to an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, each Interest Payment Date, (iii) each date of a continuation of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.02, and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance, amendment and/or extension of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (iii) in the case of all Existing Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies, the Closing Date, and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.
“Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(c).
“Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(c) and (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitment”, as increased by the Revolving Credit Commitments set forth on Schedule I to the First Amendment, or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations at such time.
“Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
“Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Person that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time.
“Revolving Credit Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender, any Person in respect of which such Lender is a subsidiary.
“Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c).
“Revolving Credit Promissory Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrowers in favor of a Revolving Credit Lender evidencing Revolving Credit Loans, as the case may be, made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit L.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings (f/k/a Standard & Poor’s Rating Services), a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business.
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“Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary sells or transfers such property to any Person and the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary leases such property, or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred, from such Person or its Affiliates.
“Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory that is itself the subject or target of any country-wide or territory-wide Sanctions (which consists of, at the Effective Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and the Crimea, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine, and the non-government controlled areas of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts of Ukraine).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any Person subject or target of any Sanctions, including (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, (b) any Person organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned 50% or more by or controlled by any Person or Persons described in the preceding clause (a) or (b).
“Sanctions” means 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 OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(c)(ii).
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Section 956 Impact” means any incremental tax liability resulting or anticipated to result from the application of Section 956 of the Code (determined without regard to any tax attributes), regardless of a CFC’s current or accumulated earning and profits (as defined within Section 312 of the Code).
“Secured Cash Management Obligations” means the due and punctual payment and performance of any and all obligations of the Company and each Restricted Subsidiary (whether absolute or contingent and however and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor)) arising in respect of Cash Management Services that (a) were owed on the Effective Date to a Person that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Effective Date or (b) are owed to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such obligations are incurred; it being understood that each counterparty thereto (other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) shall be deemed (i) to appoint the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) to agree to be bound by the provisions of Article VIII and Sections 9.03 and 9.09 of this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement and each other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a Lender.
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“Secured Hedge Obligations” means the due and punctual payment and performance of any and all obligations of the Company and each Restricted Subsidiary arising under each Hedging Agreement that (a) was in effect on the Effective Date with a counterparty that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Effective Date or (b) is entered into after the Effective Date with a counterparty that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Hedging Agreement is entered into; provided that the term “Secured Hedge Obligations” when used in reference to any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or a Grantor, shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary; it being understood that each counterparty thereto (other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) shall be deemed (i) to appoint the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) to agree to be bound by the provisions of Article VIII and Sections 9.03 and 9.09 of this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement and each other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a Lender.
“Secured Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Secured Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date.
“Secured Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
“Secured Performance Support Obligations” means the due and punctual payment and performance of any and all obligations of the Company and each Restricted Subsidiary (whether absolute or contingent and however and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor)) arising in respect of each Performance Support Instrument (a) that (i) was outstanding on the Effective Date and issued or provided by a Person that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Effective Date or (ii) is issued or provided after the Effective Date by a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Performance Support Instrument is issued or provided, (b) that has been designated by the Company as a Performance Support Instrument pursuant to a written notice to the provider of such Performance Support Instrument specifying the maximum aggregate amount that may become due thereunder and that shall, subject to the next succeeding sentence, be secured hereby; provided that, subject to the following clause (c), the Company may update the maximum aggregate amount with respect to any Performance Support Instrument from time to time by written notice to the provider of such Performance Support Instrument (such maximum aggregate amount, as updated from time to time, its “Instrument Exposure”) and (c) which, at the time of such designation or update, as applicable, does not result in that result in the aggregate amount of Instrument Exposures in respect of all Performance Support Instruments then outstanding exceeding $150,000,000; it being understood that each counterparty thereto (other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) shall be deemed (i) to appoint the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) to agree to be bound by the provisions of Article VIII and Sections 9.03 and 9.09 of this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement and each other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a Lender. The Company shall not less than once in each fiscal quarter provide a summary written statement to the Administrative Agent of the Secured Performance Support Obligations outstanding as of the date of such statement, specifying each Performance Support Instrument, the provider thereof and the maximum aggregate amount that may become due thereunder and that shall be secured hereby.
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Each such summary statement shall include an aggregate amount of Instrument Exposures in respect of all Performance Support Instruments then outstanding not to exceed $150,000,000 as of the date of such statement, it being understood that if following the delivery of any such statement the Company shall designate additional Secured Performance Support Obligations that result in the aggregate amount of Instrument Exposures in respect of all Performance Support Instruments then outstanding exceeding $150,000,000, the additional Secured Performance Support Obligations designated after the date of the most recently delivered summary statement shall be reduced ratably by the aggregate amount of reduction required so that the aggregate amount of Instrument Exposures in respect of all Performance Support Instruments then outstanding shall equal $150,000,000.
“Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933.
“Security Documents” means the Collateral Agreement, the IP Security Agreements and each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 5.03 or 5.12 to secure the Obligations.
“Seller’s Retained Interests” means the debt or equity interests held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Receivables Subsidiary to which Receivables have been transferred in a Permitted Receivables Facility permitted by Section 6.06, including any Intercompany Permitted Receivables Facility Note or equity received in consideration for the Receivables transferred.
“Senior Bridge Facility” means any senior secured or unsecured bridge loan facility provided by banks and other financial institutions to the Company to provide a portion of the cash consideration payable for a Permitted Material Acquisition.
“Senior Bridge Loans” means any bridge loans incurred in connection with a Permitted Material Acquisition.
“Senior Notes Indenture” means that certain Indenture to be dated as of the Senior Secured Notes Issue Date, among, the Company (as successor in interest by merger to ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary), as issuer, Citibank, N.A., as trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent as collateral agent.
“Senior Secured Notes” means the 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 issued by the Company (as successor in interest by merger to ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary) pursuant to the Senior Notes Indenture.
“Senior Secured Notes Escrow Account” means that certain segregated escrow account in the name of ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary and specified in the Senior Secured Notes Escrow Agreement into which the gross proceeds of the Senior Secured Notes issuance shall be deposited on the Senior Secured Notes Issue Date.
“Senior Secured Notes Escrow Agreement” means an escrow agreement to be dated as of the Senior Secured Notes Issue Date, among, ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary, as issuer, and Citibank, N.A. in its capacities as trustee, collateral agent and escrow agent for the Senior Secured Notes.
“Senior Secured Notes Issue Date” means September 27, 2023.
“Separation” means the separation of NCR Parent into two independent publicly-traded companies, as described more fully in the Form 10.
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“Separation Agreements” means, collectively, a separation and distribution agreement (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”), tax matters agreement, employee matters agreement, trademark license agreement and patent and technology cross-license agreement.
“Separation and Distribution Agreement” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Separation Agreements”.
“Separation Transactions” means, collectively, the Separation, the Special Dividend and the execution, delivery and performance of the Separation Agreements.
“Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(b).
“SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of SOFR, or any successor administrator of SOFR designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other Person acting as the SOFR Administrator at such time that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(b)(ii).
“SONIA” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Sterling Overnight Index Average Reference Rate published on the fifth Business Day preceding such date on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time); provided however that if such determination date is not a Business Day, SONIA means such rate that applied on the first Business Day immediately prior thereto.
“Special Dividend” means the payment of a dividend or distribution to NCR Parent or its subsidiaries in connection with the Separation in an amount not to exceed $3.0 billion.
“Special Notice Currency” means at any time an Alternative Currency, other than the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time located in North America or Europe.
“Specified ECF Percentage” means, with respect to any fiscal year of the Company, (a) if the Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is greater than 3.25 to 1.00, 50%, (b) if the Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is greater than 2.75 to 1.00 but less than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00, 25%, and (c) if the Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00, 0%.
“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01(a) (solely with respect to the Company and each Foreign Borrower), 3.02, 3.03(c) (solely with respect to the Loan Parties), 3.03(d) (solely with respect to this Agreement and any then-existing indentures, other than with regard to any agreements governing Indebtedness being repaid in connection with the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition), 3.08, 3.12, 3.14, 3.15 and 3.16 (solely with respect to the use of proceeds).
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“Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness or Restricted Payment that by the terms of this Agreement requires “Pro Forma Compliance” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis”.
“Standard Receivables Undertakings” means any representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made by, and repurchase and other obligations of, the Company or a Subsidiary that are customary for a seller or servicer of assets transferred in connection with a Permitted Receivables Facility, as determined in good faith by the Company or such Subsidiary.
“Sterling” or “£” means lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” of any Person means any Indebtedness of such Person that is subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Person.
“Subsequent Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d).
“Subsequent Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04(c).
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, (a) any Person the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date and (b) any other Person (i) of which Equity Interests representing more than 50% of the equity value or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (ii) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company.
“Subsidiary Loan Party” means each Restricted Subsidiary that is (or that will become on the Closing Date) a Grantor or “Guarantor” under and as defined in the Collateral Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no CFC shall be a Subsidiary Loan Party.
“Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(b).
“Supplier” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(j)(ii).
“Supported QFC” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.21(a).
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor or Grantor, 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.
“Synthetic Lease” means, as to any Person, any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of real or personal property, or a combination thereof, (a) that is accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP and (b) in respect of which the lessee is deemed to own the property so leased for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, other than any such lease under which such Person is the lessor.
“Synthetic Lease Obligations” means, as to any Person, an amount equal to the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under any Synthetic Lease (determined, in the case of a Synthetic Lease providing for an option to purchase the leased property, as if such purchase were required at the end of the term thereof) that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP if such obligations were accounted for as Capital Lease Obligations.
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For purposes of Section 6.02, a Synthetic Lease Obligation shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased and such property shall be deemed to be owned by the lessee.
“T2” means the real time gross settlement system operated by the Eurosystem, or any successor system.
“TARGET Day” means any day on which T2 is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
“Tax Administrative Questionnaire” means a Tax Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Taxes” means any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term A Borrowing” means, collectively, Term A-1 Borrowings and Term A-2 Borrowings.
“Term A Commitment” means, collectively, the Term A-1 Commitments and the Term A-2 Commitments.
“Term A Facility” means, collectively, the Term A-1 Facility and the Term A-2 Facility.
“Term A Lender” means, collectively, the Term A-1 Lenders and the Term A-2 Lenders.
“Term A Loan” means, collectively, the Term A-1 Loans and the Term A-2 Loans.
“Term A Loan Exposure” means, collectively, the Term A-1 Loan Exposure and the Term A-2 Loan Exposure.
“Term A Promissory Note” means a promissory note made by the Company in favor of a Term A Lender evidencing Term A Loans made by such Term A Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit L.
“Term A-1 Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term A-1 Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term A-1 Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Term A-1 Commitment” means, as to each Term A-1 Lender, its obligation to make Term A-1 Loans to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Term A Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term A-1 Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
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“Term A-1 Facility” means the aggregate principal amount of the Term A-1 Loans of all Term A-1 Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term A-1 Lender” means any Person that holds Term A-1 Loans at such time.
“Term A-1 Loan” means an advance made by any Term A-1 Lender under the Term A-1 Facility.
“Term A-1 Loan Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of its Term A-1 Loans; provided that at any time prior to the making of the Term A-1 Loans, the Term A-1 Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Term A-1 Commitment.
“Term A-2 Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term A-2 Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term A-1 Lenders pursuant to the First Amendment and Section 2.01(a).
“Term A-2 Commitment” means, as to each Term A-2 Lender, its obligation to make Term A-2 Loans to the Company pursuant to the First Amendment and Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule II to the First Amendment under the caption “Term A-2 Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term A-2 Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Term A-2 Facility” means the aggregate principal amount of the Term A-2 Loans of all Term A-2 Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term A-2 Lender” means any Person that holds Term A-2 Loans at such time.
“Term A-2 Loan” means an advance made by any Term A-2 Lender under the Term A-2 Facility.
“Term A-2 Loan Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of its Term A-2 Loans; provided that at any time prior to the making of the Term A-2 Loans, the Term A-2 Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Term A-2 Commitment.
“Term B Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term B Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term B Lenders pursuant to the 2025 Refinancing Facility Agreement and Section 2.01(b).
“Term B Commitment” means, as to each Term B Lender, its obligation to make or continue Term B Loans to the Company pursuant to the 2025 Refinancing Facility Agreement and Section 2.01(b) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I to the 2025 Refinancing Facility Agreement under the caption “Term B Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term B Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
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“Term B Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of the Term B Commitments and Term B Loans of all Term B Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term B Lender” means at any time, any Person that holds Term B Commitments or Term B Loans at such time.
“Term B Loan” means an advance made by any Term B Lender under the Term B Facility.
“Term B Loan Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of its Term B Loans; provided that at any time prior to the making of the Term B Loans, the Term B Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Term B Commitment.
“Term B Promissory Note” means a promissory note made by the Company in favor of a Term B Lender, evidencing Term B Loans made by such Term B Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit L.
“Term Borrowing” means either a Term A Borrowing, a Term A-1 Borrowing, a Term A-2 Borrowing, a Term B Borrowing, the Incremental Term Loans and/or the Refinancing Term Loans, as the context requires.
“Term Commitment” means either a Term A Commitment, a Term A-1 Commitment, a Term A-2 Commitment, a Term B Commitment and any commitment to make Incremental Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans.
“Term Facilities” means, at any time, the Term A Facility and the Term B Facility.
“Term Lender” means, at any time, a Term A Lender, a Term A-1 Lender, a Term A-2 Lender or a Term B Lender.
“Term Loan” means, collectively, the Term A-1 Loans, the Term A-2 Loans, the Term B Loans, any Incremental Term Loans and any Refinancing Term Loans.
“Term SOFR” means:
(a)    for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto; and
(b)    for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month commencing that day;
provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, the Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
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“Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Term SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(b).
“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
“Termination Date” means the date on which (a) all the Revolving Credit Commitments have expired or terminated, (b) all Obligations, the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts outstanding, in each case, to the extent then owing, due and payable under and in respect of any Loan Document (other than (i) contingent indemnification obligations and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim or demand has been made, (ii) obligations set forth in the provisions of any Loan Document that by their express terms survive termination of this Agreement, and (iii) Secured Hedge Obligations and Secured Cash Management Obligations) have been paid in full and (c) all Letters of Credit have expired or have been terminated (or have been (i) collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or (y) deemed reissued under another agreement in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer).
“Test Period” means, at any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company then last ended.
“Third Party Interests” means, with respect to any Permitted Receivables Facility, notes, bonds or other debt instruments, beneficial interests in a trust, undivided ownership interests in Receivables or other securities issued for cash consideration by the relevant Receivables Subsidiary to banks, financing conduits, investors or other financing sources (other than the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries) the proceeds of which are used to finance, in whole or in part, the purchase by such Receivables Subsidiary of Receivables in a Permitted Receivables Facility. The amount of any Third Party Interests at any time shall be deemed to equal the aggregate principal, stated or invested amount of such Third Party Interests which are outstanding at such time.
“TLB Advance Funded Interest” means an amount of cash, to be determined and agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Company, that would be sufficient to fund all interest payments in connection with the Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) borrowed on the Effective Date until the TLB Escrow Termination Date, and on the basis that such Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) borrowed on the Effective Date are Term SOFR Loans with an Interest Period of 1 month.
“TLB Escrow Account” mean that certain segregated escrow account in the name of ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary and specified in the TLB Escrow Agreement into which the proceeds of the Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) borrowed by ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary shall be deposited on the Effective Date.
“TLB Escrow Agreement” means that certain escrow agreement to be dated as of the Effective Date, among, ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary, Bank of America, in its capacity as Administrative Agent, and Citibank, N.A., as escrow agent for the Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) borrowed on the Effective Date.
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“TLB Escrow Amount” means an amount equal to the proceeds of the Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) borrowed on the Effective Date plus the TLB Advance Funded Interest.
“TLB Escrow Termination Date” means the earlier of (a) October 27, 2023, and (b) the date on which the Company publicly announces that the Separation Transactions will not be consummated.
“Total Revolving Credit Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations.
“Transaction Costs” means the fees, expenses and other amounts incurred in connection with the Transactions.
“Transactions” means (a) the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is to be a party, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance and use of Letters of Credit under this Agreement, (b) the Separation Transactions and (c) the payment of Transaction Costs.
“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan, a Term SOFR Loan, an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan.
“UCP” means the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(f).
“Unrestricted Cash” means, as of any date, unrestricted cash and cash equivalents owned by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are not, and are not presently required under the terms of any agreement or other arrangement binding on the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on such date to be, (a) pledged to or held in one or more accounts under the control of one or more creditors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to secure the Loan Document Obligations), (b) otherwise segregated from the general assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in one or more special accounts or otherwise, for the purpose of securing or providing a source of payment for Indebtedness or other obligations that are or from time to time may be owed to one or more creditors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to secure the Loan Document Obligations) or (c) held by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned or that is subject to restrictions (in the case of foreign laws or approvals of foreign Governmental Authorities applicable to Foreign Subsidiaries, of which the Company has actual knowledge) on its ability to pay dividends or distributions; provided that Unrestricted Cash on any date will include the pro rata share (based on their relative holdings of Equity Interests entitled to dividends and distributions) of the Company and its wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries of the Unrestricted Cash of any non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary not subject to such restrictions.
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It is agreed that cash and cash equivalents held in ordinary deposit or security accounts and not subject to any existing or contingent restrictions on transfer by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary will not be excluded from Unrestricted Cash by reason of setoff rights or other Liens created by law or by applicable account agreements in favor of the depositary institutions or security intermediaries or Liens to secure the Loan Document Obligations. It is agreed that the TLB Escrow Amount and any other amounts deposited in the TLB Escrow Account from time to time shall not be deemed to be Unrestricted Cash for any purpose.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on Schedule 3.11A hereto or designated by the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.15 and (b) any Subsidiary of any Unrestricted Subsidiary. As of the First Amendment Effective Date, there are no Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.21(a).
“U.S. Tax Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(f)(ii)(D)(2).
“USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.
“VAT” means: (a) any tax imposed in compliance with the Council Directive of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (EC Directive 2006/122); and (b) any other tax of a similar nature, whether imposed in a member state of the European Union in substitution for, or levied in addition to, such tax referred to in clause (a) above, or imposed elsewhere.
“Weighted Average Yield” means, at any time, with respect to any Loan, the weighted average yield to stated maturity of such Loan based on the interest rate or rates applicable thereto and giving effect to all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable to the Lenders advancing such Loan with respect thereto and to any interest rate “floor”. For purposes of determining the Weighted Average Yield of any floating rate Indebtedness at any time, the rate of interest applicable to such Indebtedness at such time shall be assumed to be the rate applicable at all times prior to maturity; provided that appropriate adjustments shall be made for any changes in rates of interest provided for in the documents governing such Indebtedness (other than those resulting from fluctuations in interbank offered rates, prime rates, Federal funds rates or other external indices not influenced by the financial performance or creditworthiness of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary).
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Determinations of the Weighted Average Yield of any Loans for purposes of Section 2.19 shall be made by the Administrative Agent at the request of the Company and in a manner determined by the Administrative Agent to be consistent with accepted financial practice, and any such determination shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
“wholly-owned”, when used in reference to a subsidiary of any Person, means that all the Equity Interests in such subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares and other nominal amounts of Equity Interests that are required to be held by other Persons under applicable law) are owned, beneficially and of record, by such Person, another wholly-owned subsidiary of such Person or any combination thereof.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means:
(a)    with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule; and
(b)    with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
SECTION 1.02.    Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan” or “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., an “Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan” or “Alternative Currency Term Rate Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., an “Alternative Currency Term Rate Revolving Loan” or “Alternative Currency Term Rate Revolving Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real and personal, tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
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The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders, writs and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (f) references to “the date hereof” and “the date of this Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Effective Date.
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time; provided that (i) if the Company, by notice to the Administrative Agent, shall request an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, shall 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 and (ii) notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, (A) without giving effect to (I) any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), or under any similar accounting standard, to value any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary at “fair value” or any similar valuation standard, as defined therein and (II) unless the Company notifies the Administrative Agent in writing of its election to cease doing so (which notice shall be included as part of a Compliance Certificate), any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No.
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2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“FAS 842”), to the extent such adoption would require (x) treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease where such lease (or similar arrangement) would not have been required to be so treated under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2015 or (y) recognizing liabilities on the balance sheet with respect to operating leases under FAS 842, and (B) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof. For purposes of the foregoing, any change by the Company in its accounting principles and standards to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards, regardless of whether required by applicable laws and regulations, will be deemed a change in GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders may give a notice requesting any amendment pursuant to clause (i) of the proviso to the first sentence of this Section 1.04 in respect of the proposed or actual adoption by the Company of Mark-to-Market Pension Accounting as permitted by Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 715-30, unless the accounting principles or application thereof proposed to be adopted or adopted, as the case may be, or the consequences of such adoption, differ materially from those described in the definition of “Mark-to-Market Pension Accounting” herein, including the description set forth in Annex A.
(b)    For purposes of determining compliance with any test or covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Material Acquisition or Material Disposition occurs, Consolidated EBITDA, the Leverage Ratio and the Secured Leverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such period and with respect to such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition on a Pro Forma Basis. In the event that the Revolving Credit Commitments are terminated (whether at maturity or otherwise) and the Term A Loans (including any accrued and unpaid interest and fees) are paid in full, any provision herein requiring pro forma compliance with Section 6.13 (including by a level determined by reference to Section 6.13) will be deemed to refer to the financial covenant in Section 6.13 most recently in effect prior to such termination and payment in full.
(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of:
(i)    determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement (other than actual compliance with the financial covenant in Section 6.13) which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Leverage Ratio and the Secured Leverage Ratio; or
(ii)    testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets);
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in each case, at the option of the Company (the Company’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be (i) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or the re-classification of Indebtedness permitted hereunder in connection therewith), the date the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is entered into, (ii) in the case of any Restricted Payment, the date of the declaration of such Restricted Payment, and (iii) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 6.09, the date of delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness (the date such definitive agreement is entered into, the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment or the date of such notice, as applicable, the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving Pro Forma Effect to the Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof), the Company would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date are exceeded 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 or being acquired in such Limited Condition Acquisition, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If the Company has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Restricted Payments, the making of any Investment, Dispositions, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be tested by calculating the availability under such ratio, test or basket on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith have been consummated (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and any associated Lien and the use of proceeds thereof).
In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition (other than a Credit Extension under the Revolving Credit Commitments), for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such action, as applicable, or that the representations and warranties be true and correct, such condition shall, at the option of the Company, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists or that the representations and warranties are true and correct, as applicable, on (i) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or the re-classification of Indebtedness permitted hereunder in connection therewith), the date the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is entered into, (ii) in the case of any Restricted Payment, the date of the declaration of such Restricted Payment, and (iii) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 6.09, the date of delivery of irrevocable notice with respect to such payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness.
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For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company has made an LCT Election, and any Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default occurs, or any representations and warranties are not true and correct, following the date the definitive agreements for the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition were entered into (or other applicable date described above) and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing and that the representations and warranties shall be deemed to be true and correct for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder.
If the Company shall make any LCT Election in accordance with this Section 1.04(c), the Company shall be permitted to subsequently revoke such LCT Election by providing written notice to the Administrative Agent at any time prior to the consummation of the Limited Condition Acquisition and, upon receipt of such notice, (x) the LCT Test Date shall be deemed instead to be the date of the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, the date such Restricted Payment is to be made or the date such payment or prepayment on, redemption or acquisition of Indebtedness is to be made, as the case may be, and (y) in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to any Subsequent Transaction following the revocation of any such LCT Election (and prior to the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated), for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be tested by calculating the availability under such ratio, test or basket on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith have not yet been consummated.
(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of any Loan Document that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, Pro Forma Compliance with Section 6.13 hereof, any Leverage Ratio test and/or any Secured Leverage Ratio test) (such provision, a “Fixed Amount Basket” and any such amount incurred or transaction entered into (or consummated) in reliance on such provision, the “Fixed Amount”) substantially concurrently with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of any Loan Document that requires compliance with any such financial ratio or test (such provision, an “Incurrence Based Basket” and any such amount incurred or transaction entered into (or consummated) in reliance on such provision, the “Incurrence Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that, for purposes of this Agreement, the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence Based Amounts in connection with such substantially concurrent incurrence, except that incurrences of Indebtedness and Liens constituting Fixed Amounts shall be taken into
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account for purposes of Incurrence Based Amounts other than Incurrence Based Amounts contained in Section 2.21, Section 6.01 or Section 6.02, and (y) the Company may elect to utilize Incurrence Based Baskets prior to, and regardless of whether capacity exists under, any Fixed Amount Basket (including in any concurrent usage of both Incurrence Based Baskets and Fixed Amount Baskets) and if the Company does not make an election with respect to whether it is utilizing a Fixed Amount Basket or an Incurrence Based Basket, the Company shall be deemed to have elected to utilize the Incurrence Based Basket. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any Indebtedness incurred as a Fixed Amount (including, without limitation, any Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred in reliance on clause (A) of Section 2.21(a)) or an Incurrence Based Amount (including, without limitation, any Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments and any Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred in reliance on clause (B) of Section 2.21(a)), the Company may, at any time and from time to time, elect to re-classify all or any portion of such Indebtedness as either incurred under a Fixed Amount Basket (and as such would be re-classified as a Fixed Amount) or an Incurrence Based Basket (and as such would be re-classified as an Incurrence Based Amount) so long as such Indebtedness meets the applicable criteria at the time of re-classification (regardless of whether it met such criteria at the time of incurrence).
SECTION 1.05.    Status of Obligations. In the event that the Company or any other Loan Party shall at any time issue or have outstanding any Subordinated Indebtedness, the Company shall take or cause such other Loan Party to take all such actions as shall be necessary to cause the Loan Document Obligations to constitute senior indebtedness (however denominated) in respect of such Subordinated Indebtedness and to enable the Lenders to have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness. Without limiting the foregoing, the Loan Document Obligations are hereby designated as “senior indebtedness” and as “designated senior indebtedness” under and in respect of any indenture or other agreement or instrument under which such other Subordinated Indebtedness is outstanding and are further given all such other designations as shall be required under the terms of any such Subordinated Indebtedness in order that the Lenders may have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness.
SECTION 1.06.    Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
SECTION 1.07.    Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of 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.
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SECTION 1.08.    Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrowers. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrowers, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
SECTION 1.09.    Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents. (a) The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the Dollar Equivalent amounts of Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies as of each Revaluation Date. Such Dollar Equivalent shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Dollar Equivalent of such applicable amounts until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating the financial covenant and ratio set forth in Section 6.13 or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be the applicable Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the relevant L/C Issuer, as applicable.
(b)    Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of an Alternative Currency Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be.
(c)    For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the Dollar Equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness to be incurred that is denominated in a currency other than Dollars shall be
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calculated (i) in the case of Indebtedness other than revolving Indebtedness, based on the relevant Dollar Equivalent in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred and (ii) in the case of revolving Indebtedness, on the date when the commitments thereunder are first available or otherwise effective; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than Dollars, and such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant Dollar Equivalent in effect on the date of such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance, 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 the principal amount of such Indebtedness being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased except by an amount no greater than accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any existing unutilized commitments thereunder and any reasonable fees, premiums and expenses related thereto and to such new Indebtedness. The principal amount in Dollars of any Indebtedness incurred to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease other Indebtedness, if incurred in a different foreign currency from the Indebtedness being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased, shall be calculated by the Administrative Agent based on the Dollar Equivalent applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance.
SECTION 1.10.    Additional Alternative Currencies. (a) The Company may from time to time request that Alternative Currency Loans be made and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency” provided that such requested currency is an Eligible Currency. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Alternative Currency Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and each applicable Lender; and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer.
(b)    Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., twenty Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer, in its or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to Alternative Currency Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable L/C Issuer thereof. Each applicable Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining to Alternative Currency Loans) or the applicable L/C Issuer (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., ten Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Alternative Currency Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.
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(c)    Any failure by a Lender or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the immediately preceding clause (b) above shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to permit Alternative Currency Loans to be made or Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the applicable Lenders consent to making Alternative Currency Loans in such requested currency and the Administrative Agent and such Lenders reasonably determine that an appropriate interest rate is available to be used for such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and (i) the Administrative Agent and such applicable Lenders may amend the definition of “Alternative Currency Daily Rate” or “Alternative Currency Term Rate” to the extent necessary to add the applicable rate for such currency and any applicable adjustment for such rate and (ii) to the extent the definition of “Alternative Currency Daily Rate” or “Alternative Currency Term Rate”, as applicable, has been amended to reflect the appropriate rate for such currency, such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency for purposes of any Borrowings of Alternative Currency Loans. If the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and (i) the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer may amend the definition of “Alternative Currency Daily Rate” or “Alternative Currency Term Rate”, as applicable, to the extent necessary to add the applicable rate for such currency and any applicable adjustment for such rate and (ii) to the extent the definition of “Alternative Currency Daily Rate” or “Alternative Currency Term Rate”, as applicable, has been amended to reflect the appropriate rate for such currency, such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency, for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.10, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Company. Any specified currency of an Existing Letter of Credit that is neither Dollars nor one of the Alternative Currencies specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency” shall be deemed an Alternative Currency with respect to such Existing Letter of Credit only.
SECTION 1.11.    Change of Currency. (a) Each obligation of the Borrowers to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the Closing Date shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption. If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that, if any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.
(b)    Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.
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(c)    Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.
SECTION 1.12.    [Reserved.]
SECTION 1.13.    Obligations Joint and Several. Each agreement in any Loan Document by any Foreign Borrower to make any payment, to take any action or otherwise to be bound by the terms thereof is a joint and several agreement of all the Foreign Borrowers, and each obligation of any Foreign Borrower under any Loan Document shall be a joint and several obligation of all the Foreign Borrowers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, no Foreign Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable with the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary for any Obligation pursuant to any Loan Document.
SECTION 1.14.    Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
SECTION 1.15.    Timing of Payment and Performance. When payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.
SECTION 1.16.    Effectuation of Transactions. Each of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (and all corresponding definitions) made on or referring to the Closing Date is made after giving effect to the Transactions, unless the context otherwise requires.
ARTICLE II    

The Credits
SECTION 2.01. The Loans. (a) The Term A Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term A-1 Lender severally agrees to make a single loan to the Company in Dollars on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed such Term A-1 Lender’s Term A-1 Commitment. The Term A-1 Borrowing shall consist of Term A-1 Loans made simultaneously by the Term A-1 Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Term A-1 Facility.
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Subject to the terms set forth herein and in the First Amendment and the conditions set forth in Section 7 of the First Amendment, each Term A-2 Lender severally agrees to make a single loan to the Company in Dollars on the First Amendment Effective Date in an amount not to exceed such Term A-2 Lender’s Term A-2 Commitment. The Term A-2 Borrowing shall consist of Term A-2 Loans made simultaneously by the Term A-2 Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Term A-2 Facility. Term A-1 Loans and Term A-2 Loans borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term A-1 Loans and Term A-2 Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans.
(b)    The Term B Borrowing. Subject to the terms set forth herein and in the 2025 Refinancing Facility Agreement and the conditions set forth in Section 5 of the 2025 Refinancing Facility Agreement, each Term B Lender severally agrees to make or continue a single loan to the Company in Dollars on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date in an amount not to exceed such Term B Lender’s Term B Commitment. Each Term B Borrowing shall consist of Term B Loans made simultaneously by the Term B Lenders in accordance with their respective Term B Commitments. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(b) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term B Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans.
(c)    The Revolving Credit Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans in Dollars or any Alternative Currency (each such loan, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) to the Borrowers from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (iii) the Foreign Borrower Exposure shall not exceed $200,000,000. Within the limits of each Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.01(c), prepay under Section 2.04, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(c). Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans, Term SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
SECTION 2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans. (a) Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan shall be made upon the applicable Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) a Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Loan Notice. Each such Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (or, solely in respect of Base Rate Loans, 11:00 a.m.) (i) in the case of Term SOFR Loans, two Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or any conversion of Term SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans, (ii) in the case of Alternative Currency Loans, 1:00 p.m.
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three Business Days (or five Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or, in the case of Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, any continuation, and (iii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that if the applicable Borrower wishes to request Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period”, the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. five Business Days (or six Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans (as applicable), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. Not later than 11:00 a.m., four Business Days (or five Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders. Each Borrowing of, conversion to and continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans shall be in a principal amount of the Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(f), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of the Dollar Equivalent of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the applicable Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the currency and principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Company fails to specify a currency in a Loan Notice requesting a Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars. If the applicable Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if such Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, such Loans shall be continued as Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans (as applicable) in their original currency with an Interest Period of one (1) month. If the applicable Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.09 and 2.13(a), no Loan may be converted into or continued as a Loan denominated in a different currency, but instead must be repaid in the original currency of such Loan and reborrowed in the other currency.
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(b) Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Lender of the amount and currency of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the applicable Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each applicable Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans described in clause (a) above. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the applicable Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the case of a Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the applicable currency not later than 1:00 p.m., in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time in the case of any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, in each case, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.03 (and, if such Borrowing is an initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01 or Section 4.02, as applicable), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the applicable Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by such Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date the Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing denominated in Dollars is given by such Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to such Borrower as provided above.
(c)    Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan (as applicable). During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, or converted to Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans or requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, as applicable, without the consent of the Required Lenders.
(d)    The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Borrower and the applicable Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans and Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans upon the determination of such rate.
(e)    After giving effect to all Borrowings and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten (or such greater amount as the Company and the Administrative Agent shall agree) Interest Periods in effect with respect to Loans.
(f)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Company, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.
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(g)    With respect to any Alternative Currency Daily Rate, SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
SECTION 2.03.    Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in addition to the Loans provided for in Section 2.01, any Borrower may request any L/C Issuer, in reliance on the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, to issue, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or, solely in the case of Letters of Credit issued by Bank of America or any of its Affiliates and Existing Letters of Credit, an Alternative Currency for its own account or the account of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such form as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer in its reasonable determination. Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute utilization of the Revolving Credit Commitments. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto on the Closing Date and deemed L/C Obligations, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
(b)    Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension, Reinstatement or Renewal. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment of the terms and conditions, extension of the terms and conditions, extension of the expiration date, or reinstatement of amounts paid, or renewal of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the applicable Borrower shall deliver (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable L/C Issuer) to an L/C Issuer selected by it and to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, extended, reinstated or renewed, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with Section 2.03(d)), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, extend, reinstate or renew such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable L/C Issuer, the applicable Borrower also shall submit a Letter of Credit Application and reimbursement agreement on such L/C Issuer’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of Letter of Credit Application and reimbursement agreement or other agreement submitted by the applicable Borrower to, or entered into by such Borrower with, an L/C Issuer relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
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If the applicable Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application (or the amendment of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit shall permit such L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon by such Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, such Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiration date not later than the date permitted pursuant to Section 2.03(d); provided, that such L/C Issuer shall not (i) permit any such extension if (A) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (except that the expiration date may be extended to a date that is no more than one year from the then-current expiration date) or (B) it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (ii) be obligated to permit such extension if it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.03 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
If the applicable Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, any L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that permits the automatic reinstatement of all or a portion of the stated amount thereof after any drawing thereunder (each, an “Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit”). Unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, such Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer to permit such reinstatement. Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued, except as provided in the following sentence, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuers to reinstate all or a portion of the stated amount thereof in accordance with the provisions of such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit permits the applicable L/C Issuer to decline to reinstate all or any portion of the stated amount thereof after a drawing thereunder by giving notice of such non-reinstatement within a specified number of days after such drawing (the “Non-Reinstatement Deadline”), such L/C Issuer shall not permit such reinstatement if it has received a notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Reinstatement Deadline (A) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such reinstatement or (B) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.03 is not then satisfied (treating such reinstatement as an L/C Credit Extension for purposes of this clause) and, in each case, directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such reinstatement.
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(c)    Limitations on Amounts, Issuance and Amendment. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, extended, reinstated or renewed only if (and upon issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of each Letter of Credit the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (i) the aggregate amount of the outstanding Letters of Credit issued by any L/C Issuer shall not exceed its L/C Commitment (unless otherwise agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer), (ii) the aggregate L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (iii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed its Revolving Credit Commitment and (iv) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments.
(i)    No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A)    any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any applicable law or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
(B)    the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
(C)    except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $500,000;
(D)    any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrowers or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.21(c)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or
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(E)    the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.
(ii)    No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.
(d)    Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall have a stated expiration date no later than the earlier of (i) the date twelve months after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any extension of the expiration date thereof, whether automatic or by amendment, twelve months after the then current expiration date of such Letter of Credit) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility; provided, that if there exist any Incremental Revolving Commitments having a maturity date later than the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility (the “Subsequent Maturity Date”), then, so long as the aggregate L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit expiring after the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility will not exceed the lesser of $50,000,000 and the aggregate amount of such Incremental Revolving Commitments, the applicable Borrower, or the Borrower Agent on its behalf, may request the issuance of a Letter of Credit that shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (A) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (B) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Subsequent Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Letter of Credit issued hereunder may, in the sole discretion of the applicable L/C Issuer, expire after the fifth Business Day prior to the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility (or the Subsequent Maturity Date) but on or before the date that is 90 days after the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility (or the Subsequent Maturity Date); provided that each Borrower hereby agrees that it shall in the case of any such Letter of Credit issued for its account provide cash collateral in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount in respect of any such outstanding Letter of Credit to the applicable L/C Issuer at least five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility (or the Subsequent Maturity Date), which such amount shall be (A) deposited by the applicable Borrower in an account with and in the name of such L/C Issuer and (B) held by such L/C Issuer for the satisfaction of the applicable Borrower’s reimbursement obligations in respect of such L/C Issuer until the expiration of such Letter of Credit. Any Letter of Credit issued with an expiration date beyond the fifth Business Day prior to the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility (or the Subsequent Maturity Date) shall, to the extent of any undrawn amount remaining thereunder on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility (or the Subsequent Maturity Date), cease to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding under this Agreement for purposes of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ obligations to participate in Letters of Credit pursuant to clause (e) below.
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(i) By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount or extending the expiration date thereof), and without any further action on the part of the applicable L/C Issuer or the Lenders, such L/C Issuer hereby grants to each Revolving Credit Lender, and each Revolving Credit Lender hereby acquires from such L/C Issuer, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Revolving Credit Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this Section 2.03(e)(i) in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments.
(ii)    In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Credit Lender hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars, for account of the applicable L/C Issuer, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each L/C Disbursement made by an L/C Issuer (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof) not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the notice provided by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.03(f) until such L/C Disbursement is reimbursed by the applicable Borrower or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required to be refunded to such Borrower for any reason, including after the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility. Such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each such payment shall be made in the same manner as provided in Section 2.02 with respect to Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender (and Section 2.02 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable L/C Issuer the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Credit Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the applicable Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03(f), the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable L/C Issuer or, to the extent that the Revolving Credit Lenders have made payments pursuant to this Section 2.03(e) to reimburse such L/C Issuer, then to such Lenders and such L/C Issuer as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to this Section 2.03(e) to reimburse an L/C Issuer for any L/C Disbursement shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement.
Each Revolving Credit Lender further acknowledges and agrees that its participation in each Letter of Credit will be automatically adjusted to reflect such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at each time such Lender’s Revolving Commitment is amended pursuant to the operation of Section 2.21 or 2.24, as a result of an assignment in accordance with Section 9.04 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement.
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(iii) If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(e), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the applicable L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the applicable Overnight Rate and a rate determined by the applicable L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Credit Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Credit Lender’s Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of any L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(e)(iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f)    Reimbursement. If an L/C Issuer shall make any L/C Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer in respect of such L/C Disbursement in the currency in which such L/C Disbursement was made (or, if requested by such L/C Issuer, in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such L/C Disbursement) by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement within one Business Day of the date that such Borrower receives notice of such L/C Disbursement, provided that, if such L/C Disbursement is not less than $1,000,000, such Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.02 or Section 2.04 that such payment be financed with a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such L/C Disbursement and, to the extent so financed, such Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. If the applicable Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the Dollar Equivalent of the applicable L/C Disbursement, the payment then due from such Borrower in respect thereof (the “Unreimbursed Amount”) and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the date of payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.03 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice). Any notice given by any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(f) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(g)    Obligations Absolute. The applicable Borrower’s obligation to reimburse L/C Disbursements as provided in Section 2.03(f) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of:
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(i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Letter of Credit, or any term or provision herein or therein;
(ii)    the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii)    any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement in such draft or other document being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv)    waiver by any L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for such L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of any Borrower or any waiver by such L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice any Borrower;
(v)    honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit required that demand be in the form of a draft;
(vi)    any payment made by any L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;
(vii)    payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply strictly with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by any L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;
(viii)    any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.03, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, any Borrower’s obligations hereunder; or
(ix)    any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally.
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The applicable Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with such Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, such Borrower will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The applicable Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against each L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit by the applicable L/C Issuer or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable L/C Issuer; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse an L/C Issuer from liability to any Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by each Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by such Borrower that are caused by such L/C Issuer’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of an L/C Issuer (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), an L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination, and that:
(A)    an L/C Issuer may replace a purportedly lost, stolen, or destroyed original Letter of Credit or missing amendment thereto with a certified true copy marked as such or waive a requirement for its presentation;
(B)    an L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit and without regard to any non-documentary condition in such Letter of Credit;
(C)    an L/C Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and
(D)    this sentence shall establish the standard of care to be exercised by an L/C Issuer when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the parties hereto
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hereby waive, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any standard of care inconsistent with the foregoing).
Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of (A) any presentation that includes forged or fraudulent documents or that is otherwise affected by the fraudulent, bad faith, or illegal conduct of the beneficiary or other Person, (B) an L/C Issuer declining to take-up documents and make payment (1) against documents that are fraudulent, forged, or for other reasons by which that it is entitled not to honor or (2) following a Borrower’s waiver of discrepancies with respect to such documents or request for honor of such documents or (C) an L/C Issuer retaining proceeds of a Letter of Credit based on an apparently applicable attachment order, blocking regulation, or third-party claim notified to such L/C Issuer.
(h)    Applicability of ISP and UCP; Limitation of Liability. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the applicable Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued by it (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no L/C Issuer shall be responsible to any Borrower for, and no L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against a Borrower shall be impaired by, any action or inaction of any L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the law or any order of a jurisdiction where any L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP 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.
(i)    Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article VIII with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article VIII included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.
(j) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance, subject to Section 2.20, with its Applicable Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate for Term SOFR Loans times the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.
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(k)    Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers. The applicable Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at 0.125% per annum, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of 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 the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December 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 Maturity Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the Dollar Equivalent of 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 1.09. In addition, the applicable Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(l)    Disbursement Procedures. The L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall, within the time allowed by applicable law or the specific terms of the Letter of Credit following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit. Such L/C Issuer shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower in writing of such demand for payment if such L/C Issuer has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve such Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Issuer and the Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement.
(m) Interim Interest. If the L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall make any L/C Disbursement, then, unless the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement in full on the date such L/C Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such L/C Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that such Borrower reimburses such L/C Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to Base Rate Revolving Credit Loans; provided that if such Borrower fails to reimburse such L/C Disbursement when due pursuant to clause (f) of this Section 2.03, then Section 2.08(b) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this clause (m) shall be for account of such L/C Issuer, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to clause (f) of this Section 2.03 to reimburse such L/C Issuer shall be for account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
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(n)    Replacement of any L/C Issuer. Any L/C Issuer may be replaced at any time by written agreement between the Company, the Administrative Agent, the replaced L/C Issuer and the successor L/C Issuer. Any L/C Issuer may resign at any time; provided that a successor L/C Issuer is appointed by the Company and the Company, the Administrative Agent, the replaced L/C Issuer and the successor L/C Issuer agree to such appointment. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any such replacement of an L/C Issuer. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the applicable Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(j). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by it thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to include such successor or any previous L/C Issuer, or such successor and all previous L/C Issuer, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an L/C Issuer hereunder, the replaced L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(o)    Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the applicable Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders with L/C Obligations representing at least a majority of the total L/C Obligations) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this clause (o), such Borrower shall immediately deposit into an account established and maintained on the books and records of the Administrative Agent (the “Collateral Account”) an amount in cash equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to such Borrower described in clause (i) or (j) of Article VII. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the applicable Borrower under this Agreement. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing or clause (d) of this Section 2.03, if any L/C Obligations remain outstanding after the expiration date specified in said clause (d), the applicable Borrower shall immediately deposit into the Collateral Account an amount in cash equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount of such L/C Obligations as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the Collateral Account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the applicable Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in the Collateral Account.
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Moneys in the Collateral Account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse each L/C Issuer for L/C Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed, together with related fees, costs, and customary processing charges, and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the applicable Borrower for the L/C Obligations at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with L/C Obligations representing 66-2/3% of the total L/C Obligations), be applied to satisfy other obligations of such Borrower under this Agreement. If the applicable Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to such Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.
(p)    L/C Issuer Reports to the Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section 2.03, provide the Administrative Agent a Letter of Credit Report, as set forth below:
(i)    reasonably prior to the time that such L/C Issuer issues, amends, renews, increases or extends a Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension and the stated amount of the applicable Letters of Credit after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed);
(ii)    on each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer makes a payment pursuant to a Letter of Credit, the date and amount of such payment;
(iii)    on any Business Day on which a Borrower fails to reimburse a payment made pursuant to a Letter of Credit required to be reimbursed to such L/C Issuer on such day, the date of such failure and the amount of such payment;
(iv)    on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer; and
(v)    for so long as any Letter of Credit issued by an L/C Issuer is outstanding, such L/C Issuer shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) on the last Business Day of each calendar month, (B) at all other times a Letter of Credit Report is required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, and (C) on each date that (1) an L/C Credit Extension occurs or (2) there is any expiration, cancellation and/or disbursement, in each case, with respect to any such Letter of Credit, a Letter of Credit Report appropriately completed with the information for every outstanding Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer.
(q) Additional L/C Issuers. Any Revolving Credit Lender hereunder may become an L/C Issuer upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of a fully executed Notice of Additional L/C Issuer which shall be signed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer. Such new L/C Issuer shall provide its L/C Commitment in such Notice of Additional L/C Issuer and upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent of the fully executed Notice of Additional L/C Issuer, the defined term L/C Commitment shall be deemed amended to incorporate the L/C Commitment of such new L/C Issuer.
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(r)    Letters of Credit Issued for Restricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrowers shall be obligated to reimburse, indemnify and compensate the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit as if such Letter of Credit had been issues solely for the account of a Borrower. Each Borrower irrevocably waives any and all defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of any or all of the obligations of such Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Restricted Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of such Borrower, and that such Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Restricted Subsidiaries.
(s)    Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
SECTION 2.04.    Prepayments. (a) Each Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty, subject to Section 2.04(i) below; provided that (i) such notice must be in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (A) two Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans, (B) four Business Days (or five, in the case of prepayment of Loans denominated in Special Notice Currencies) prior to any date of prepayment of any Alternative Currency Loans, and (C) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans shall be in a principal amount of the Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date, amount and currency of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid, and if Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such prepayment. If such notice is given by a Borrower, such Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.18. Subject to Section 2.21, each such prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.
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(b) In the event and on each occasion that (i) other than as a result of any revaluation of the Dollar Equivalent of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 1.09, (A) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment, the Borrowers shall prepay Revolving Credit Borrowings (or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding, deposit cash collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.03(o)) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess or (B) the Foreign Borrower Exposure exceeds $200,000,000, the Borrowers shall prepay Revolving Credit Borrowings in an aggregate amount such that after giving effect to such prepayments, the Foreign Borrower Exposure shall not exceed $200,000,000 or (ii) as a result of any revaluation of the Dollar Equivalent of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 1.09, (x) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment, the Borrowers shall prepay Revolving Credit Borrowings (or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding, deposit cash collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.03(o)) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess or (y) the Foreign Borrower Exposure exceeds $210,000,000, the Borrowers shall prepay Revolving Borrowings in an aggregate amount such that after giving effect to such prepayments, the Foreign Borrower Exposure shall not exceed $210,000,000.
(c)    In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Prepayment Event that occurs on or after the Closing Date, the Company shall, on the day such Net Proceeds are received (or, in the case of a Prepayment Event described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”, within five Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received), prepay Term Borrowings in an amount equal to such Net Proceeds; provided that, in the case of any event described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”, if the Company shall, prior to the date of the required prepayment, deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company to the effect that the Company intends to cause the Net Proceeds from such event (or a portion thereof specified in such certificate) to be applied within one year after receipt of such Net Proceeds to acquire, repair or restore assets to be used or useful in the business of the Company or the Domestic Subsidiaries (or in the case of Prepayment Events of Foreign Subsidiaries, of any Restricted Subsidiaries), or to consummate any Permitted Acquisition of Persons that will become, or assets that will be held by, Domestic Subsidiaries (or in the case of Prepayment Events of Foreign Subsidiaries, that will become Restricted Subsidiaries or be held by any Restricted Subsidiaries) permitted hereunder (but not of other Persons), and certifying that no Default has occurred and is continuing, then no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this paragraph in respect of the Net Proceeds from such event (or the portion of such Net Proceeds specified in such certificate, if applicable) except to the extent of any such Net Proceeds that have not been so applied by the end of such one-year period (or within a period of 180 days thereafter if by the end of such initial one-year period the Company or one or more Domestic Subsidiaries (or, to the extent permitted above, Foreign Subsidiaries) shall have entered into an agreement with a third party to acquire, repair or restore such assets, or to consummate such Permitted Acquisition, with such Net Proceeds), at which time a prepayment shall be required in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds that have not been so applied.
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(d) In the event and on each occasion that, as a result of the receipt of any cash proceeds by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Disposition of any asset or any other event that occurs on or after the Closing Date, the Company or any other Loan Party would be required by the terms of any Indebtedness that is Subordinated Indebtedness with respect to the Loan Document Obligations (or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) to repay, prepay, redeem, repurchase or defease, or make an offer to repay, prepay, redeem, repurchase or defease, any such Subordinated Indebtedness (or such Refinancing Indebtedness) or any other Subordinated Indebtedness, then, prior to the time at which it would be required to make such repayment, prepayment, redemption, repurchase or defeasance or to make such offer, the Company shall, if and to the extent it would reduce, eliminate or satisfy any such requirement, (i) prepay Term Borrowings or (ii) use such cash proceeds to acquire assets in one or more transactions permitted hereby.
(e)    Following the end of each fiscal year of the Company, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, the Company shall prepay Term Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to the Specified ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year; provided that such amount shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of voluntary prepayments of Term Borrowings and Revolving Credit Borrowings (but only to the extent accompanied by a permanent reductions of the corresponding Commitment) made pursuant to this Section 2.04 during such fiscal year and after the end of such fiscal year but prior to the date on which the prepayment pursuant to this paragraph (e) for such fiscal year is required to have been made, excluding any such prepayments to the extent financed from Excluded Sources. Each prepayment pursuant to this paragraph shall be made no later than the date that is five Business Days following the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) with respect to the fiscal year for which Excess Cash Flow is being.
(f)    Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment of Borrowings under this Section, the applicable Borrower, or the Borrower Agent on its behalf, shall specify the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid in the notice of such prepayment delivered pursuant to paragraph (g) of this Section 2.04. In the event of any mandatory prepayment of Term Borrowings made at a time when Term Borrowings of more than one Class are outstanding, the Company shall select Term Borrowings to be prepaid so that the aggregate amount of such prepayment is allocated among the Term Borrowings pro rata (including Term A-1 Loans, Term A-2 Loans, Term B Loans, Incremental Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans) based on the aggregate principal amounts of outstanding Borrowings of each such Class.
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(g) The applicable Borrower, or the Borrower Agent on its behalf, shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery or facsimile) of any optional prepayment and, to the extent practicable, any mandatory prepayment hereunder not later than the time that a Loan Notice would be required under Section 2.02 if such Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type of Borrowing being prepaid; provided that if a Borrower delivers a Loan Notice in respect of the conversion or continuation of any Borrowing, such Borrowing shall not be prepaid until the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing at the time such Loan Notice is delivered has expired. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided that (A) if a notice of optional prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.05, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.05 and (B) a notice of prepayment of Term Borrowings pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2.04 may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the applicable Class of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type and currency as provided in Section 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.08 together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.18.
(h)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to prepay any Term Borrowings with any Foreign Source Prepayment to the extent the repatriation to the Company of such Foreign Source Prepayment (i) would result in a material tax liability to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) is prohibited or restricted by any applicable Requirement of Law or (iii) would conflict with the fiduciary duties of any director, officer or employee of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary, then such Foreign Source Prepayment shall not be required to prepay any Term Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.10(b); provided that, if such repatriation would no longer result in a material tax liability to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, be prohibited or restricted by any applicable Requirement of Law or conflict with the fiduciary duties of any director, officer or employee of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary, then such an amount equal to such Foreign Source Prepayment shall be promptly repatriated to the Company and such proceeds shall thereafter be applied to the repayment of Term Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.04(c); and provided, further, that in the case of any Prepayment Event in respect of which the Net Proceeds are less than $20,000,000, no prepayment shall be required to be made in respect of any Net Proceeds as to which such repatriation would continue to result in a material tax liability to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, be prohibited or restricted by any applicable Requirement of Law or conflict with the fiduciary duties on the date 365 days following such Prepayment Event.
(i)    In the event that, on or prior to the date that is six months after the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, the Company (x) prepays, repays, refinances, substitutes or replaces any Term B Loans in connection with a Repricing Transaction (including any prepayment made as a result of clause (c) of the definition of Prepayment Event that constitutes a Repricing Transaction), or (y) effects any amendment, waiver or other modification of, or consent under, this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, the Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Term B Lenders, (A) in the case of clause (x), a premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term B Loans so prepaid, repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced and (B) in the case of clause (y), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term B Loans outstanding immediately prior to such amendment, waiver, modification or consent that are the
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subject of such Repricing Transaction. If, on or prior to the date that is six months after the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date, all or any portion of the Term B Loans held by any Lender are prepaid, repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced pursuant to Section 2.15 as a result of, or in connection with, such Lender not consenting with respect to any amendment, waiver, modification or consent referred to in clause (y) above (or otherwise in connection with a Repricing Transaction), such prepayment, repayment, refinancing, substitution or replacement will be made at 101% of the principal amount so prepaid, repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced. All such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction.
SECTION 2.05.    Termination or Reduction of Commitments. (a) Optional. The Company may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Credit Facility or the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Facility or the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Revolving Credit Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Credit Facility or (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully cash collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.
(b)    Mandatory.
(i)    The aggregate Term A-1 Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the earlier of (A) the date of the Term A-1 Borrowing and (B) the TLB Escrow Termination Date.
(ii)    The aggregate Term A-2 Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the date of the Term A-2 Borrowing on the First Amendment Effective Date.
(iii)    The aggregate Term B Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the date of the Term B Borrowing on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date.
(iv)    Subject to the terms of Section 2.24, the Revolving Credit Facility shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility.
(v)    If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section 2.05, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.
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(c)    Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Revolving Credit Commitment under this Section 2.05. Upon any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender shall be reduced by such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
SECTION 2.06.    Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Borrower (severally and not jointly; provided that each Foreign Borrower is jointly and severally liable for the Foreign Borrower Obligations) hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan of such Lender to such Borrower on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) the Company hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender as provided in Section 2.07.
(b)    The records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrowers in respect of the Loans, L/C Disbursements, interest and fees due or accrued hereunder; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such records or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to pay any amounts due hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c)    Any Lender may request that Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a Promissory Note. In such event, each applicable Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Promissory Note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such Promissory Note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns) unless such Lender or assignee notifies the applicable Borrower that it does not require a Promissory Note, in which case such Lender or assignee, as applicable, shall promptly return such Promissory Note to the Borrower for cancellation.
SECTION 2.07. Amortization and Repayment of Term Loans. (a) (i) The Company shall repay Term A-1 Loans on the last day of each of March, June, September and December, beginning with March 31, 2024, and ending with the last such day to occur prior to the Maturity Date for the Term A-1 Facility, in an aggregate principal amount for each such date equal to (A) on or prior to March 31, 2027, 1.875% and (B) following March 31, 2027, 2.50%, in each case, of the aggregate principal amount of the Term A-1 Loans funded on the Closing Date. (ii) The Company shall repay Term A-2 Loans on the last day of each March, June, September and December, beginning with March 31, 2025, and ending with the last such day to occur prior to the Maturity Date for the Term A-2 Facility, in an aggregate principal amount for each such date equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term A-2 Loans funded on the First Amendment Effective Date.
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(iii) The Company shall repay Incremental Term Loans of any Series in such amounts and on such date or dates as shall be specified therefor in the Incremental Facility Agreement establishing the Incremental Term Commitments of such Series (as such amounts may be adjusted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 2.07 or pursuant to such Incremental Facility Agreement).
Subject to the terms of Section 2.24, to the extent not previously paid, (i) all Term A-1 Loans shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date for the Term A-1 Facility, (ii) all Term A-2 Loans shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date for the Term A-2 Facility, (iii) all Term B Loans shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date for the Term B Facility and (iv) all Incremental Term Loans of any Series shall be due and payable on the Incremental Term Maturity Date applicable thereto.
 
(b)    Any prepayment of a Term Borrowing of any Class shall be applied in direct order to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of the Term Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section; provided that any prepayment of a Term Borrowing of any Class made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of Term Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section as directed by the Company. In the event that Term Loans of any Class are converted into a new Class of Term Loans pursuant to an amendment effected pursuant to Section 2.24, then the subsequent scheduled repayments of the Term Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section will not be reduced or otherwise affected by such transaction (except to the extent that the final scheduled payment shall be reduced thereby).
(c)    Prior to any repayment of any Term Borrowings of any Class under this Section, the Company shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings of the applicable Class to be repaid and shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery or facsimile) of such selection not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment. Each repayment of a Term Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the repaid Term Borrowing. Repayments of Term Borrowings shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amounts repaid.
SECTION 2.08.    Interest. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Term SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; (iii) each Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Alternative Currency Daily Rate plus the Applicable Rate; and (iv) each Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Alternative Currency Term Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate.
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(b)    (i)    If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
(ii)    If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by any Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall thereafter bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
(iii)    Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists (other than as set forth in clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) above), the Borrowers shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
(iv)    Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c)    Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
SECTION 2.09.    Inability to Determine Rates. (a) If in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Loan or a conversion of Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or a continuation of any of such Loans, as applicable, (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate for the Relevant Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency has been determined in accordance with Section 2.09(b) or Section 2.09(c) and the circumstances under clause (i) of Section 2.09(b) or of Section 2.09(c), the Scheduled Unavailability Date or the SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date, has occurred with respect to such Relevant Rate (as applicable), or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining the Relevant Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency for any determination date(s) or requested Interest Period, as applicable, with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason that the Relevant Rate with respect to a proposed Loan denominated in an Agreed Currency for any requested Interest Period or determination date(s) does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Company and each Lender.
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Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Loans in the affected currencies, as applicable, or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans, shall be suspended in each case to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Loans or Interest Period or determination date(s), as applicable, and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of this Section 2.09(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.
Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, or conversion to Term SOFR Loans, or Borrowing of, or continuation of Alternative Currency Loans to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Loans or Interest Period or determination date(s), as applicable or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount specified therein and (ii) (A) any outstanding Term SOFR Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately and (B) any outstanding affected Alternative Currency Loans, at the Company’s election, shall either (1) be converted into a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such outstanding Alternative Currency Loan immediately, in the case of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan or at the end of the applicable Interest Period, in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or (2) be prepaid in full immediately, in the case of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, or at the end of the applicable Interest Period, in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan; provided that if no election is made by the Company (x) in the case of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, by the date that is three Business Days after receipt by the Company of such notice or (y) in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, by the last day of the current Interest Period for the applicable Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, the Company shall be deemed to have elected clause (1) above.
(b)    Replacement of SOFR or SOFR Successor Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Company or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Company) that the Company or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(i)    adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(ii)    CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in
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such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date”);
then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “Term SOFR Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant Interest Payment Date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under each Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Successor Rate).
If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date, or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 2.09(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 2.09 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant Interest Payment Date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate for loans denominated in U.S. dollars giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark. and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments, shall constitute a “Successor Rate”. Any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Company unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.
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(c)    Replacement of Relevant Rate or Successor Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Company or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Company) that the Company or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(i)    adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Relevant Rate (other than Term SOFR) for an Agreed Currency (other than Dollars) because none of the tenors of such Relevant Rate (other than Term SOFR) under this Agreement is available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(ii)    the Applicable Authority has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which all tenors of the Relevant Rate (other than Term SOFR) for an Agreed Currency (other than Dollars) under this Agreement shall or will no longer be representative or made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of syndicated loans denominated in such Agreed Currency (other than Dollars), or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, in each case, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such representative tenor(s) of the Relevant Rate (other than Term SOFR) for such Agreed Currency (other than Dollars) (the latest date on which all tenors of the Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency (other than Dollars) under this Agreement are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”);
or if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 2.09(c)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then, the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing the Relevant Rate for an Agreed Currency or any then current Successor Rate for an Agreed Currency in accordance with this Section 2.09 with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the U.S. and denominated in such Agreed Currency for such alternative benchmarks, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the U.S. and denominated in such Agreed Currency for such benchmarks (and any such proposed rate, including for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment thereto, a “Non-SOFR Successor Rate”, and collectively with the SOFR Successor Rate, each a “Successor Rate”), and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Company unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.
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(d)    Successor Rate. The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Company and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.
Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 0.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 0.0% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Company and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
(e)    For purposes of this Section 2.09, those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, the relevant Loans in the relevant Alternative Currency shall be excluded from any determination of Required Lenders.
SECTION 2.10.    Fees. (a) Commitment Fee. The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee in Dollars equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.21. The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
(b)    Other Fees. The Company shall pay to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letters. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
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SECTION 2.11.    Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate. (a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to Term SOFR) and for Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies (other than Alternative Currency Loans with respect to EURIBOR) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed, or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. All other computations of fees and interest, including those with respect to Term SOFR Loans and Alternative Currency Loans determined by reference to EURIBOR, shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.13(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b)    If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Company or for any other reason (excluding any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Company with respect to the initial adoption by the Company of Mark-to-Market Pension Accounting as described in Annex A), the Company or the Lenders determine that (i) the Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Company as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, each Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees (including participation fees with respect to Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit Fees, as applicable) that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This clause (b) shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.03(j) or Section 2.08(b) or under Article VII. Each Borrower’s obligations under this clause (b) shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder for a period of 90 days.
SECTION 2.12. Evidence of Debt. (a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register in accordance with Section 9.04(b)(iv). The accounts or records maintained by each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrowers and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the Register, the Register shall control in the absence of manifest error.
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Upon the request of any Lender to a Borrower made through the Administrative Agent, such Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Promissory Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans to such Borrower in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to Promissory Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
(b)    In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a) above, each Revolving Credit Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.
SECTION 2.13.    Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback. (a) General. All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in such Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. If, for any reason, any Borrower is prohibited by any law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, such Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after (i) 2:00 p.m., in the case of payments in Dollars, or (ii) after the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent, in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency, shall, in each case, be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by any Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
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(b) (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the applicable Overnight Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans, or in the case of Alternative Currencies, in accordance with such market practice, in each case, as applicable. If such Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to such Borrower the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by such Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(ii)    Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or any L/C Issuer hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuers, as the case may be, the amount due.
With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or any L/C Issuer hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the applicable Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by such Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
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A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this clause (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(c)    Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to any Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(d)    Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and to make payments pursuant to Section 9.03(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 9.03(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 9.03(c).
(e)    Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.
(f)    Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, L/C Borrowings, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, toward payment of principal and L/C Borrowings then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and L/C Borrowings then due to such parties.
SECTION 2.14. Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations held by it resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:
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(a)    if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(b)    the provisions of this Section 2.14 shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.16 or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.14 shall apply).
Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.
SECTION 2.15.    Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.17 or 2.22, or if a Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.19, then such Lender shall (at the request of any Borrower or the Borrower Agent) use commercially reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.17, 2.19 or 2.22, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. Each Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment and delegation.
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(b) If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.17 or 2.22, (ii) any Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.19, (iii) any Lender has become a Defaulting Lender or (iv) any Lender has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination that under Section 9.02 requires the consent of all the Lenders (or all the affected Lenders or all the Lenders of the affected Class) and with respect to which the Required Lenders (or, in circumstances where Section 9.02 does not require the consent of the Required Lenders, a Majority in Interest of the Lenders of the affected Class) shall have granted their consent, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, (1) require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (or, in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from a failure to provide a consent, all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as a Lender of a particular Class) to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment and delegation); provided that (A) the Company shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a Revolving Credit Commitment is being assigned, each L/C Issuer), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld (if such consent would be required under Section 9.04 in connection with an assignment to such Person), (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and, if applicable, participations in L/C Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, (if applicable, in each case only to the extent such amounts relate to its interest as a Lender of a particular Class) from the assignee (in the case of such principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company (in the case of all other amounts), (C) in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.17 or 2.22 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.19, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (D) in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from the failure to provide a consent, the assignee shall have given such consent and, as a result of such assignment and delegation and any contemporaneous assignments and delegations and consents, the applicable amendment, waiver, discharge or termination can be effected or (2) only in the circumstances described in clause (b)(iii) above, terminate the aggregate unused Commitments of such Defaulting Lender (on a non pro rata basis) upon five Business Days prior notice to the Administrative Agent.
(c)    A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver or consent by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation have ceased to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment and delegation required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment and delegation need not be a party thereto.
SECTION 2.16. Cash Collateral. (a) Obligation to Cash Collateralize. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Company shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.21(c) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount. Additionally, if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time exceeds 100% of the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, then within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Company shall provide Cash Collateral for the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in an amount not less than the amount by which the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit.
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(b)    Grant of Security Interest. The Company, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.16(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Company will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (determined in the case of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to clause (a) above, after giving effect to Section 2.16(c) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in one or more Controlled Accounts at Bank of America. The Company shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.
(c)    Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.16 or Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.20 or Article VII in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.
(d)    Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 2.20 and 9.04)) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; 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 Loan Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Loan Documents, and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the applicable L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.
SECTION 2.17.    Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
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(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or L/C Issuer (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the calculation of EURIBOR);
(ii)    impose on any Lender or L/C Issuer or the applicable offshore interbank market for the applicable Agreed Currency any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or
(iii)    subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes and (B) Excluded Taxes) on its loans, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or other Recipient of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), to increase the cost to such Lender, L/C Issuer or other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or issue any Letter of Credit) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, L/C Issuer or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount but excluding lost profits), then, from time to time upon request of such Lender, L/C Issuer or other Recipient, the applicable Borrower will pay to such Lender, L/C Issuer or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, L/C Issuer or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs or expenses incurred or reduction suffered; provided that the Company shall not be liable for such compensation (A) unless such Lender or L/C Issuer is generally charging such amounts to similarly situated borrowers under comparable syndicated credit facilities or (B) if the relevant Change in Law occurs on a date prior to the date such Lender becomes a party hereto.
(b)    If any Lender or L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements or liquidity has had or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then, from time to time upon request of such Lender or L/C Issuer, the applicable Borrower will pay to such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
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(c)    A certificate of a Lender or L/C Issuer setting forth in reasonable detail the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer or its holding company, or such other Recipient, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.17 delivered to the Company shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d)    Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or expenses incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or expenses or reductions and of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or expenses or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
SECTION 2.18. Break Funding Payments. (a) With respect to Loans that are not Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans, in the event of (i) the payment of any principal of any Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (ii) the conversion of any Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) the failure to borrow, convert or continue any Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto other than as a result of a failure to fund when the conditions precedent are met, (iv) the failure to prepay any Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan on a date specified therefor in any notice of prepayment given by any Borrower (whether or not such notice may be revoked in accordance with the terms hereof) or (v) the assignment of any Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the applicable Borrower, or the Borrower Agent on its behalf, pursuant to Section 2.15 or pursuant to Section 2.21(e), then, in any such event, the applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (x) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Term SOFR or Alternative Currency Term Rate for Loans denominated in Euro, as applicable, that would have been applicable to such Loan (but not including the Applicable Rate applicable thereto), for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (y) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in the applicable currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the applicable offshore interbank market. A certificate of any Lender delivered to the applicable Borrower, or the Borrower Agent on its behalf, and setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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The applicable Borrower shall pay (or cause to be paid) such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(b)    With respect to Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans, in the event of (i) the payment of any principal of any Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan other than on the Interest Payment Date applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (ii) the failure to borrow any Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto other than as a result of a failure to fund when the conditions precedent are met, (iii) the failure to prepay any Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan on a date specified therefor in any notice of prepayment given by any Borrower (whether or not such notice may be revoked in accordance with the terms hereof) or (iv) the assignment of any Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan other than on the Interest Payment Date applicable thereto as a result of a request by the applicable Borrower, or the Borrower Agent on its behalf, pursuant to Section 2.15 or pursuant to Section 2.21(e), then, in any such event, the applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender delivered to the applicable Borrower, or the Borrower Agent on its behalf, and setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.19.    Taxes. (a) Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up. Each payment by a Loan Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or L/C Issuer or any other Person to which any such payment is owed (each of the foregoing being referred to as a “Recipient”), shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, unless such withholding is required by any applicable law. If any Withholding Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it is so required to withhold Taxes, then such Withholding Agent may so withhold and shall timely pay the full amount of deducted or withheld Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. If such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, then the amount payable by such Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that, net of such withholding (including such withholding applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section), the applicable Recipient receives the amount it would have received had no such withholding been made.
(b)    Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for, Other Taxes.
(c)    Evidence of Payment. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Agreement, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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(d)    Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall (severally and not jointly; provided that each Foreign Borrower is jointly and severally liable for the Foreign Borrower Obligations) indemnify each Recipient for any Indemnified Taxes that are paid or payable by such Recipient in connection with this Agreement (including amounts paid or payable under this paragraph) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this paragraph shall be paid within 20 days after the Recipient delivers to any Loan Party a certificate stating the amount of any Indemnified Taxes so paid or payable by such Recipient and describing in reasonable detail the basis for the indemnification claim. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error. Such Recipient shall deliver a copy of such certificate to the Administrative Agent.
(e)    Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent for any Taxes (but, in the case of any Indemnified Taxes, the Administrative Agent shall be indemnified only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so) attributable to such Lender that are paid or payable by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this paragraph shall be paid within 10 days after the Administrative Agent delivers to the applicable Lender a certificate stating the amount of Taxes so paid or payable by the Administrative Agent. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to setoff and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).
(f) Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to any payments under this Agreement shall deliver to each Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by such Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by a Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by law or reasonably requested by a Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable such Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to any withholding (including backup withholding) or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in clauses (A) through (E) of paragraph (f)(ii) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or submission would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Upon the reasonable request of a Borrower or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.19(f). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.19(f) expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to a Lender, such Lender shall promptly notify the applicable Borrower, or the Borrower Agent on its behalf, and the Administrative Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so. Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that it is not legally able to deliver.
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(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to each Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as is reasonably requested by such Borrower and the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto, duly completed and executed copies of whichever of the following is applicable:
(A)    in the case of a Lender that is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding Tax;
(B)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party (1) with respect to payments of interest under this Agreement, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (2) with respect to any other applicable payments under this Agreement, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(C)    in the case of a Foreign Lender for whom payments under this Agreement constitute income that is effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States of America, IRS Form W-8ECI;
(D)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, both (1) IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, and (2) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1, Exhibit I-2, Exhibit I-3 or Exhibit I-4 (each, a “U.S. Tax Certificate”), as applicable, to the effect that such Lender is not (x) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (y) a “10 percent shareholder” of the applicable Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code or (z) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section  881(c)(3)(C) of the Code;
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(E) in the case of a Foreign Lender that is not the beneficial owner of payments made under this Agreement (including a partnership or a participating Lender), (1) an IRS Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself and (2) the relevant forms prescribed in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) of this paragraph (f)(ii) that would be required of each such beneficial owner or partner of such partnership if such beneficial owner or partner were a Lender; provided that if such Lender is a partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate on behalf of such partners; or
(F)    any other form prescribed by law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax, together with such supplementary documentation as shall be necessary to enable the applicable Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of Tax (if any) required by law to be withheld.
(iii)    If a payment made to a Lender under this Agreement would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax or reporting requirements imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Withholding Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent as may be necessary for the Withholding Agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, as necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold or to report from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.19(f)(iii), the term “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Effective Date.
(g)    [Reserved].
(h)    [Reserved].
(i) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including additional amounts paid pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of Recipient and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such Recipient, shall repay to such Recipient the amount paid to such Recipient pursuant to the prior sentence (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event such Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, in no event will any Recipient be required to pay any amount to any indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph if such payment would place such Recipient in a less favorable position (on a net after-Tax basis) than such Recipient would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
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(j)    (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party to a Loan Document (a “Party”) to a Lender or Administrative Agent which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender or Administrative Agent to any Party under a Loan Document and such Lender or Administrative Agent is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Lender or Administrative Agent (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Lender or Administrative Agent must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(ii)    If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender or Administrative Agent (the “Supplier”) to any Recipient under a Loan Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A)    (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B)    (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii)    Where a Loan Document requires any Party to reimburse or indemnify a Lender or Administrative Agent for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Lender or Administrative Agent for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Lender or Administrative Agent reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
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(iv)    Any reference in this Section 2.19(j) to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or unity (or fiscal unity) for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member of the European Union).
(v)    In relation to any supply made by a Lender or Administrative Agent to any Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Lender or Administrative Agent, that Party must promptly provide such Lender or Administrative Agent with details of that Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Lender or Administrative Agent’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
(k)    L/C Issuer. For purposes of this Section 2.19, the term “Lender” shall include each L/C Issuer.
(l)    Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, and the occurrence of the Termination Date.
SECTION 2.20.    Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Revolving Credit Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Revolving Credit Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a)    commitment fees shall cease to accrue on the unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.10(a);
(b)    the Revolving Credit Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders or any other requisite Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02), in each case, except to the extent expressly provided in the second to last sentence of Section 9.02(b);
(c)    if any L/C Obligations exists at the time such Revolving Credit Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(i) all or any part of the L/C Obligations of such Defaulting Lender shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (with the term “Applicable Percentage” meaning, with respect to any Lender for purposes of reallocations to be made pursuant to this paragraph (c), the percentage of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at the time of such reallocation calculated disregarding the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Defaulting Lenders at such time) but only to the extent that the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations does not exceed the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments;
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(ii)    if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent cash collateralize for the benefit of the L/C Issuers the portion of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations that has not been reallocated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.16 for so long as such L/C Obligations is outstanding;
(iii)    if the Borrowers cash collateralize any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrowers shall not be required to pay participation fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(j) with respect to such portion of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations for so long as such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations is cash collateralized;
(iv)    if any portion of the L/C Obligations of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.10(a) and 2.03(j) shall be adjusted to give effect to such reallocation; and
(v)    if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of any L/C Issuer or any other Lender hereunder, all participation fees payable under Section 2.03(j) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations shall be payable to the L/C Issuers (and allocated among them ratably based on the amount of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations attributable to Letters of Credit issued by each L/C Issuer) until and to the extent that such L/C Obligations is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and
(d)    so long as such Revolving Credit Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no L/C Issuer shall be required to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, unless in each case it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding L/C Obligations will be fully covered by the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral provided by the Borrowers in accordance with Section 2.21(c), and participating interests in any such issued, amended, reviewed or extended Letter of Credit will be allocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.20(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).
In the event that (x) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to a Revolving Credit Lender Parent shall have occurred following the date hereof and for so long as such Bankruptcy Event shall continue or (y) any L/C Issuer has a good faith belief that any Revolving Credit Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, no L/C Issuer shall be required to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, unless such L/C Issuer shall have entered into arrangements with the applicable Borrower, or the Borrower Agent on its behalf, or such Revolving Credit Lender satisfactory to such L/C Issuer to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.
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In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Company and each L/C Issuer each agree that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender (a “Restored Lender”), then the L/C Obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be reallocated in accordance with their Applicable Percentages and on such date such Restored Lender shall purchase at par such of the Revolving Credit Loans of the other Revolving Credit Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Restored Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage (with the term “Applicable Percentage” meaning, with respect to any Lender for purposes of reallocations to be made pursuant to this paragraph, the percentage of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at the time of such reallocation calculated including the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Restored Lender but disregarding the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Defaulting Lenders at such time).
Subject to Section 9.18, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.
SECTION 2.21. Incremental Facilities. (a) The Company may on one or more occasions, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, request (i) following the First Amendment Effective Date, the establishment of Incremental Revolving Commitments and/or (ii) following the First Amendment Effective Date, the establishment of Incremental Term Commitments, in an aggregate amount for all such Incremental Commitments not to exceed the sum of (A) $300,000,000 less the aggregate amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by the Company in reliance on this clause (A) plus (B) such amount as would not cause the Secured Leverage Ratio, computed on a Pro Forma Basis (but without netting the cash proceeds thereof) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to the effective date of the relevant Incremental Facility Agreement in respect of which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), to exceed, 3.50 to 1.00 plus (C) the amount of any optional prepayment of any Term Loan in accordance with Section 2.04(a) and/or the amount of any permanent reduction of any Revolving Credit Commitments in accordance with Section 2.05(a), in each case, after the First Amendment Effective Date less the aggregate amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by the Company in reliance on this clause (C); provided that for purposes of the pro forma calculations required by clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, (x) the Incremental Revolving Commitments that would become effective in connection with the requested Incremental Facility shall be assumed to be fully drawn and (y) the calculation of clause (B) above shall be determined without giving effect to any incurrence under clause (A) or (C) above that is incurred substantially simultaneously with amounts under clause (B) above; provided, further, that, in the case of Incremental Term Commitments established to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition, the condition set forth in this clause (B) may, at the Company’s option, as set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Agreement, be tested at the signing of the definitive agreement to consummate such Limited Condition Acquisition or at the closing thereof.
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Each such notice shall specify (A) the date on which the Company proposes that the Incremental Revolving Commitments or the Incremental Term Commitments, as applicable, shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent and (B) the amount of the Incremental Revolving Commitments or Incremental Term Commitments, as applicable, being requested (it being agreed that (x) any Lender approached to provide any Incremental Revolving Commitment or Incremental Term Commitment may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Incremental Revolving Commitment or Incremental Term Commitment and (y) any Person that the Company proposes to become an Incremental Lender, if such Person is not then a Lender, must be an Eligible Assignee and must be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any proposed Incremental Revolving Credit Lender, each L/C Issuer.
(b) The terms and conditions of any Incremental Revolving Commitment and Loans and other extensions of credit to be made thereunder shall be, except as otherwise set forth herein, identical to those of the Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans and other extensions of credit made thereunder, and shall be treated as a single Class with such Revolving Commitments and Loans; provided that (i) the maturity date of any Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be no sooner than, but may be later than, the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) there shall be no mandatory reduction of any Incremental Revolving Commitments prior to the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility and (iii) the up-front fees applicable to any Incremental Revolving Facility shall be as determined by the Company and the Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders providing such Incremental Facility. The terms and conditions of any Incremental Term Facility and the Incremental Term Loans to be made thereunder shall be, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the applicable Incremental Facility Agreement, identical to those of the Term B Commitments and the Term B Loans; provided that (i) the up-front fees, interest rates and amortization schedule applicable to any Incremental Term Facility and Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the Company and the Incremental Term Lenders providing the relevant Incremental Term Commitments, (ii) the weighted average life to maturity of any Incremental Term Loans that are not Incremental Term A Loans shall be no shorter than, but may be longer than, the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the then outstanding Term B Loans (determined without giving effect to any prepayments that reduce amortization), (iii) no Incremental Term Maturity Date in respect of Incremental Term Loans that are not Incremental Term A Loans shall be earlier than, but may be later than, the Maturity Date for the Term B Loans, (iv) no Incremental Term Maturity Date in respect of Incremental Term A Loans shall be earlier than, but may be later than, the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility and (v) if the Weighted Average Yield applicable to any Incremental Term Loans exceeds by more than 0.50% per annum the applicable Weighted Average Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, as amended through the date of such calculation, with respect to the Term B Loans, then the Applicable Rate then in effect for the Term B Loans shall automatically be increased to eliminate such excess; provided, however, that any interest in the Applicable Rate required pursuant to the foregoing as a result of any interest rate “floor” shall be effected solely through the establishment of or increase to an interest rate “floor”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms and conditions applicable to an Incremental Facility may include additional or different financial or other covenants or other provisions that are agreed between the Company and the Lenders providing such Incremental Facility which are applicable only during periods after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the date of effectiveness of such Incremental Facility. Any Incremental Term Facilities established pursuant to an Incremental Facility Agreement (other than any Incremental Term Facilities having terms identical to the Term B Loans made on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date) that have identical terms, and any Incremental Term Loans made thereunder, shall be designated as a separate series (each a “Series”) of Incremental Term Commitments and Incremental Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Incremental Facility and all extensions of credit thereunder shall be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the other Loan Document Obligations.
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(c) The Incremental Commitments and Incremental Facilities relating thereto shall be effected pursuant to one or more Incremental Facility Agreements executed and delivered by the Company, each Incremental Lender providing such Incremental Commitments and Incremental Facilities and the Administrative Agent; provided that no Incremental Commitments shall become effective unless (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of effectiveness thereof, both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such Incremental Term Commitments and the making of Loans and issuance of Letters of Credit thereunder to be made on such date; provided that, in the case of Incremental Term Commitments established to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition, except with respect to the requirement that there not have occurred and be continuing any Default under paragraph (a) or (b) of Article VII or any Default with respect to any Borrower under paragraph (i) or (j) of Article VII (which must be true both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments and the making of Loans thereunder to be made on the date of effectiveness thereof), any condition set forth in this clause (i) may, at the Company’s option, as set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Agreement, be tested at the signing of the agreement to make such Limited Condition Acquisition or on the date of effectiveness of such Incremental Term Commitments, (ii) on the date of effectiveness thereof, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be made and shall be true and correct (A) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (B) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of such date, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such prior date; provided that, in the case of Incremental Term Commitments established to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) may, at the Company’s option, be modified in a manner determined by the Company and the Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan Commitments, as set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Agreement, such that the only representations and warranties the accuracy of which is a condition to the effectiveness of such Incremental Term Commitments are the Specified Representations, (iii) after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments and the making of Loans pursuant thereto and the use of proceeds thereof (and based on the assumption that borrowings are effected in the full amount of any Incremental Revolving Commitments), the Company shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the covenant contained in Section 6.13 recomputed as of the last day of the most-recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b); provided that, in the case of Incremental Term Commitments established to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition, the condition set forth in this clause (iii) may, at the Company’s option, as set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Agreement, be tested at the signing of the agreement to make such Limited Condition Acquisition or on the date of effectiveness of such Incremental Term Commitments, (iv) the Company shall make any payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.18 in connection with such Incremental Commitments and the related transactions under this Section and (v) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretary’s certificates, officer’s certificates and other documents as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction, including a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, together with reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with clause (iii) above. Each Incremental Facility Agreement may, without the consent of any Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to give effect to the provisions of this Section; provided that to the extent that any term of any such amendment could not be approved as an amendment of this Agreement by the Lenders providing such Incremental Commitments voting a single Class without the approval of any other Lender, such amendment will be subject to the approval of the requisite Lenders required under this Agreement.
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(d)    Upon the effectiveness of an Incremental Commitment of any Incremental Lender, (i) such Incremental Lender shall be deemed to be a “Lender” (and a Lender in respect of Commitments and Loans of the applicable Class) hereunder, and henceforth shall be entitled to all the rights of, and benefits accruing to, Lenders (or Lenders in respect of Commitments and Loans of the applicable Class) hereunder and shall be bound by all agreements, acknowledgements and other obligations of Lenders (or Lenders in respect of Commitments and Loans of the applicable Class) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (ii) in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitment, (A) such Incremental Revolving Commitment shall constitute (or, in the event such Incremental Lender already has a Revolving Commitment, shall increase) the Revolving Commitment of such Incremental Lender and (B) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment shall be increased by the amount of such Incremental Revolving Commitment, in each case, subject to further increase or reduction from time to time as set forth in the definition of the term “Revolving Credit Commitment”. Upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Commitment, the Revolving Credit Exposure of the Incremental Revolving Credit Lender holding such Commitment, and the Applicable Percentage of all the Revolving Credit Lenders, shall automatically be adjusted to give effect thereto.
(e) On the date of effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Commitments, each Revolving Credit Lender shall assign to each Incremental Revolving Credit Lender holding such Incremental Revolving Commitment, and each such Incremental Revolving Credit Lender shall purchase from each Revolving Credit Lender, at the principal amount thereof (together with accrued interest), such interests in the Revolving Credit Loans and participations in Letters of Credit outstanding on such date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Credit Loans and participations in Letters of Credit will be held by all the Revolving Credit Lenders (including such Incremental Revolving Credit Lenders) ratably in accordance with their Applicable Percentages after giving effect to the effectiveness of such Incremental Revolving Commitment.
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(f)    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the applicable Incremental Facility Agreement, each Lender holding an Incremental Term Commitment of any Series shall make a loan to the Company in an amount equal to such Incremental Term Commitment on the date specified in such Incremental Facility Agreement.
(g)    The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders promptly upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of any notice from the Company referred to in Section 2.21(a) and of the effectiveness of any Incremental Commitments, in each case advising the Lenders of the details thereof and, in the case of effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Commitments, of the Applicable Percentages of the Revolving Credit Lenders after giving effect thereto and of the assignments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.21(e).
SECTION 2.22.    Additional Reserve Costs. (a) If and for so long as any Lender is required to make special deposits with the Bank of England, to maintain reserve asset ratios or to pay fees, in each case in respect of such Lender’s Loans, such Lender may require the applicable Borrower to pay, contemporaneously with each payment of interest on each of such Loans, additional interest on such Loans at a rate per annum specified by such Lender to be the cost to such Lender of complying with such requirements in relation to such Loans; provided that no Lender may request the payment of any amount under this paragraph to the extent resulting from a requirement imposed (other than as provided in Section 2.17) on such Lender by any Governmental Authority (and not on Lenders or any class of Lenders generally) in respect of a concern expressed by such Governmental Authority with such Lender specifically, including with respect to its financial health.
(b)    If and for so long as any Lender is required to comply with reserve assets, liquidity, cash margin or other requirements of any monetary or other authority (including any such requirement imposed by the European Central Bank or the European System of Central Banks, but excluding requirements addressed by Section 2.24(a)) in respect of any of such Lender’s Loans, such Lender may require the applicable Borrower to pay, contemporaneously with each payment of interest on each of such Lender’s Loans subject to such requirements, additional interest on such Loans at a rate per annum specified by such Lender to be the cost to such Lender of complying with such requirements in relation to such Loans; provided that no Lender may request the payment of any amount under this paragraph to the extent resulting from a requirement imposed (other than as provided in Section 2.14) on such Lender by any Governmental Authority (and not on Lenders or any class of Lenders generally) in respect of a concern expressed by such Governmental Authority with such Lender specifically, including with respect to its financial health.
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(c)    Any additional interest owed pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above shall be determined by the relevant Lender, acting in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and notified to the applicable Borrower, or the Borrower Agent on its behalf, (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) at least five Business Days before each date on which interest is payable for the relevant Loans, and such additional interest so notified to the applicable Borrower, or the Borrower Agent on its behalf, by such Lender shall be payable to such Lender on each date on which interest is payable for such Loans.
SECTION 2.23.    Foreign Borrowers. (a) The Company may, on and after the Closing Date, upon not less than ten (10) Business Days’ written notice (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders, request that the Revolving Credit Lenders approve the designation of any Restricted Subsidiary (an “Applicant Borrower”) that is a wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiary of the Company as a Foreign Borrower hereunder by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Foreign Borrower Joinder Agreement executed by such Restricted Subsidiary, the Company and the other Loan Parties under which such Restricted Subsidiary agrees to become a Foreign Borrower and each Loan Party reaffirms its guarantees, pledges, grants and other commitments and obligations under the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is party. The approval of the designation of an Applicant Borrower as a Foreign Borrower may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of any Revolving Credit Lender. An Applicant Borrower shall become a Foreign Borrower upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) the written approval of each Revolving Credit Lender, and (ii) the Company’s written approval of such amendments or other modifications to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may reasonably be specified by the Administrative Agent to effect the addition of such Applicant Borrower as a Foreign Borrower (collectively, the “Applicant Borrower Amendments”), it being understood that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, including in Section 9.02, any Applicant Borrower Amendments shall be effective when executed and delivered by the Company and the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall send a notice to the Company and the Lenders specifying the effective date upon which the requested Applicant Borrower shall constitute a Foreign Borrower for purposes hereof, whereupon each of the Lenders agrees to permit such Foreign Borrower to receive Loans hereunder, on the terms and conditions set forth herein (as amended by the Applicant Borrower Amendments), and each of the parties hereto agrees that such Applicant Borrower shall for all purposes of this Agreement be a party to and a Foreign Borrower under this Agreement
(b)    Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph (a), no Subsidiary shall become a Foreign Borrower if it shall be unlawful or a violation of a Lender’s internal policies for such Subsidiary to become a Borrower hereunder or for any Lender to make Loans or otherwise extend credit to such Subsidiary as provided herein.
(c)    The Company may from time to time, upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), terminate a Foreign Borrower’s status as such upon the execution by the Company and delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Foreign Borrower Termination with respect to such Foreign Borrower; provided that no Foreign
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Borrower Termination shall become effective as to any Foreign Borrower (other than to terminate its right to make further Borrowings or obtain Letters of Credit under this Agreement) until all Loans made to the terminated Foreign Borrower have been repaid, no Letter of Credit issued for the account of such terminated Foreign Borrower shall remain outstanding, and all amounts payable by such terminated Foreign Borrower in respect of L/C Disbursements, interest and/or fees (and, to the extent notified by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any other amounts payable by the terminated Foreign Borrower under any Loan Document) have been paid in full. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such termination of a Foreign Borrower’s status.
SECTION 2.24. Extension of Maturity Date. (a) The Company may, on and after the Closing Date, by delivery of a Maturity Date Extension Request to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly deliver a copy thereof to each of the applicable Lenders) not less than 30 days prior to the then-existing Maturity Date for the applicable Class of Commitments and/or Loans hereunder to be extended (the “Existing Maturity Date”), request that the Lenders of such Class extend the Existing Maturity Date in accordance with this Section; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, each Lender may elect to agree or not agree, in its sole discretion, to an extension of a Maturity Date. Each Maturity Date Extension Request shall (i) specify the applicable Class of Commitments and/or Loans hereunder to be extended, (ii) specify the date to which the applicable Maturity Date is sought to be extended, (iii) specify the changes, if any, to the Applicable Rate to be applied in determining the interest payable on the Loans of, and fees payable hereunder to, Consenting Lenders (as defined below) in respect of that portion of their Commitments and/or Loans extended to such new Maturity Date and the time as of which such changes will become effective (which may be prior to the Existing Maturity Date) and (iv) specify any other amendments or modifications to this Agreement to be effected in connection with such Maturity Date Extension Request; provided that no such changes or modifications requiring approvals pursuant to the provisos to Section 9.02(b) shall become effective prior to the Existing Maturity Date unless such other approvals have been obtained. In the event a Maturity Date Extension Request shall have been delivered by the Company, each Lender shall have the right to agree to the extension of the Existing Maturity Date and other matters contemplated thereby on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (each Lender agreeing to the Maturity Date Extension Request being referred to herein as a “Consenting Lender” and each Lender not agreeing thereto being referred to herein as a “Declining Lender”), which right may be exercised by written notice thereof, specifying the maximum amount of the Commitment and/or Loans of such Lender with respect to which such Lender agrees to the extension of the Maturity Date, delivered to the Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) not later than a day to be agreed upon by the Company and the Administrative Agent following the date on which the Maturity Date Extension Request shall have been delivered by the Company (it being understood and agreed that any Lender that shall have failed to exercise such right as set forth above shall be deemed to be a Declining Lender). If a Lender elects to extend only a portion of its then existing Commitment and/or Loans, it will be deemed for purposes hereof to be a Consenting Lender in respect of such extended portion and a Declining Lender in respect of the remaining portion of its Commitment and/or Loans, and the aggregate principal amount of each Type and currency of Loans of the applicable Class of such Lender shall be allocated ratably among the extended and non-extended portions of the Loans of such Lender based on the aggregate principal amount of such Loans so extended and not extended.
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If Consenting Lenders shall have agreed to such Maturity Date Extension Request in respect of Commitments and/or Loans held by them, then, subject to paragraph (d) of this Section 2.24, on the date specified in the Maturity Date Extension Request as the Closing Date thereof (the “Extension Closing Date”), (i) the Existing Maturity Date of the applicable Commitments and/or Loans shall, as to the Consenting Lenders, be extended to such date as shall be specified therein, (ii) the terms and conditions of the applicable Commitments and/or Loans of the Consenting Lenders (including interest and fees (including Letter of Credit Fees) payable in respect thereof) shall be modified as set forth in the Maturity Date Extension Request and (iii) such other modifications and amendments hereto specified in the Maturity Date Extension Request shall (subject to any required approvals (including those of the Required Lenders) having been obtained) become effective.
(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall have the right, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.15(b) and 9.04, at any time prior to the Existing Maturity Date, to replace a Declining Lender (for the avoidance of doubt, only in respect of that portion of such Lender’s Commitment and/or Loans subject to a Maturity Date Extension Request that it has not agreed to extend) with an Eligible Assignee that will agree to such Maturity Date Extension Request, and any such replacement Lender shall for all purposes constitute a Consenting Lender in respect of the Commitment and/or Loans assigned to and assumed by it on and after the effective time of such replacement.
(c)    If a Maturity Date Extension Request has become effective hereunder:
(i)    solely in respect of a Maturity Date Extension Request that has become effective in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments, not later than the fifth Business Day prior to the Existing Maturity Date, the Borrower shall make prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans and shall provide cash collateral in respect of Letters of Credit, in each case, in the manner set forth in Section 2.03(o), such that, after giving effect to such prepayments and such provision of cash collateral, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure as of such date will not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of the Consenting Lenders extended pursuant to this Section (and no Borrower shall be permitted thereafter to request any Revolving Credit Loan or any issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit if, after giving effect thereto, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure would exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments so extended);
(ii) solely in respect of a Maturity Date Extension Request that has become effective in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments, on the Existing Maturity Date, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Declining Lender shall, to the extent not assumed, assigned or transferred as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section 2.24, terminate, and the Borrowers shall repay all the Revolving Credit Loans made by each Declining Lender to the Borrowers to the extent such Loans shall not have been so purchased, assigned and transferred, in each case together with accrued and unpaid interest and all fees and other amounts owing to such Declining Lender hereunder, it being understood and agreed that, subject to satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) of the conditions set forth in Section 4.03, such repayments may be funded with the proceeds of new Revolving Credit Borrowings made simultaneously with such repayments by the Consenting Lenders, which such Revolving Credit Borrowings shall be made ratably by the Consenting Lenders in accordance with their extended Revolving Credit Commitments; and
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(iii)    solely in respect of a Maturity Date Extension Request that has become effective in respect of a Class of Term Loans, on the Existing Maturity Date, the Company shall repay all the Loans of such Class made by each Declining Lender to the Company, to the extent such Loans shall not have been so purchased, assigned and transferred, in each case together with accrued and unpaid interest and all fees and other amounts owing to such Declining Lender hereunder, it being understood and agreed that, subject to satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) of the conditions set forth in Section 4.03, such repayments may be funded with the proceeds of new Revolving Borrowings made simultaneously with such repayments by the Revolving Credit Lenders.
(d)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Maturity Date Extension Request shall become effective hereunder unless, on the Extension Closing Date, the conditions set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 4.03 shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02) (with all references in such Section to a Borrowing being deemed to be references to such Maturity Date Extension Request) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a Financial Officer of the Company.
(e)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, it is hereby agreed that no extension of an Existing Maturity Date in accordance with the express terms of this Section, or any amendment or modification of the terms and conditions of the Commitments and the Loans of the Consenting Lenders effected pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to (i) violate the last sentence of Section 2.04(b) or Section 2.13(f) or 2.14 or any other provision of this Agreement requiring the ratable reduction of Commitments or the ratable sharing of payments or (ii) require the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders under Section 9.02(b).
(f)    The Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Consenting Lenders may enter into an amendment to this Agreement to effect such modifications as may be necessary to reflect the terms of any Maturity Date Extension Request that has become effective in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
(g)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, unless the Administrative Agent shall agree otherwise, after giving effect to any transaction contemplated in this Section, there shall not be more than six Classes of Loans or Commitments (including any revolving and term loan facilities) hereunder at any one time outstanding.
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SECTION 2.25.    Refinancing Facilities. (a) The Company may, on one or more occasions on or after the Closing Date, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, obtain Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness. Each such notice shall specify the date on which the Company proposes that such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness shall be made, which shall be a date not less than five Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that:
(i)    no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(ii)    substantially concurrently with the incurrence of such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness, the Company shall repay or prepay then outstanding Term Borrowings of the applicable Class made to the Company (together with any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and any prepayment premium with respect thereto) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Net Proceeds of such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness, and any such prepayment of Term Borrowings of such Class shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of Term Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to Section 2.07(a) ratably,
(iii)    such notice shall set forth, with respect to the Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness established thereby in the form of Refinancing Term Loans, to the extent applicable, the following terms thereof: (a) the designation of such Refinancing Term Loans as a new “Class” for all purposes hereof, (b) the stated termination and maturity dates applicable to the Refinancing Term Loans of such Class, (c) amortization applicable thereto and the effect thereon of any prepayment of such Refinancing Term Loans, (d) the interest rate or rates applicable to the Refinancing Term Loans of such Class, (e) the fees applicable to the Refinancing Term Loans of such Class, (f) any original issue discount applicable thereto, (g) the initial Interest Period or Interest Periods applicable to Refinancing Term Loans of such Class and (h) any voluntary or mandatory commitment reduction or prepayment requirements applicable to Refinancing Term Loans of such Class (which prepayment requirements may provide that such Refinancing Term Loans may participate in any mandatory prepayment on a pro rata basis with any Class of existing Term Loans, but may not provide for prepayment requirements that are materially more favorable to the Lenders holding such Refinancing Term Loans than to the Lenders holding such Class of Term Loans) and any restrictions on the voluntary or mandatory reductions or prepayments of Refinancing Term Loans of such Class, and
(iv)    such Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness will, to the extent secured, rank pari passu or junior in right of payment and of security with the other Loans and Commitments hereunder on the terms set out in an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement.
(b)    Any Lender or any other Eligible Assignee approached by the Company to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide any Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness.
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(c)    Any Refinancing Term Loans shall be established pursuant to a Refinancing Facility Agreement executed and delivered by the Company, each Refinancing Term Lender providing such Refinancing Term Loan and the Administrative Agent, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in clause (a) above (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). Each Refinancing Facility Agreement shall be binding on the Lenders, the Loan Parties and the other parties hereto and may effect amendments to the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Company, to effect provisions of this Section, including any amendments necessary to treat such Refinancing Term Loans as a new “Class” of loans hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Facility Agreement.
(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, unless the Administrative Agent shall agree otherwise, after giving effect to any transaction contemplated in this Section, there shall not be more than six Classes of Loans or Commitments (including any revolving and term loan facilities) hereunder at any one time outstanding.
ARTICLE III    

Representations and Warranties
Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders on the date hereof, on the Effective Date and on the Closing Date and on each other date on which representations and warranties are made or deemed made hereunder that:
SECTION 3.01.    Organization; Powers. The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary (a) is duly organized or incorporated, validly existing and (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all power and authority and all material Governmental Approvals required for the ownership and operation of its properties and the conduct of its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted (except in the case of Non-Significant Subsidiaries, for failures to comply with the foregoing that, individually and in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect) and (c) except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business, and is in good standing (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction), in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational and, if required, stockholder or other equityholder action of each Loan Party. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower or such Loan Party, as the case may be, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
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SECTION 3.03.    Governmental Approvals; Absence of Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority, except (i) such as have been or substantially contemporaneously with the initial funding of Loans on the Effective Date will be obtained or made and are (or will so be) in full force and effect, (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents and (iii) those consents, approvals, registrations, authorizations, filings or other actions, the failure of which to obtain or make, individually and in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law, including any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Non-Significant Subsidiary, (d) will not violate or result (alone or with notice or lapse of time, or both) in a default under any indenture or other material agreement or material instrument binding upon any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment, repurchase or redemption to be made by any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than payments, repurchases or redemptions constituting part of the Separation Transactions), or give rise to a right of, or result in, any termination, cancellation, acceleration or right of renegotiation of any obligation thereunder (other than terminations, cancellations, accelerations or rights of renegotiation constituting part of the Separation Transactions), in each case other than under agreements governing Indebtedness that will be repaid on the Closing Date and (e) except for Liens created under the Loan Documents, will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The Company has heretofore delivered (or caused to have been delivered) to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders) (i) the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, and related combined statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company for each of the three years year ended December 31, 2022, in each case, audited by and accompanied by the opinion of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, (ii) an unaudited condensed combined balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2023, and condensed combined statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, certified by its president, treasure, and (iii) unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022 and an unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2023. Such financial statements referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 3.04 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and for such period in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.
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Such pro forma financial statements referred to in clause (iii) have been prepared by the Company in good faith, based on the assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable at the time made, and (ii) present fairly, in all material respects, the pro forma consolidated financial position and the pro forma consolidated results of operations of Persons described therein as of the dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby after giving effect to the Separation and related adjustments in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X; provided that the financial statements set forth in this Section 3.04(a) were delivered when the Company filed the same on a publicly available website of the Company or the SEC (e.g., “EDGAR”).
(b)    Since December 31, 2022, there has been no event or condition that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (it being understood and agreed that in no event shall the Separation Transactions be deemed to result in a Material Adverse Effect).
SECTION 3.05.    Properties. (a)  The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.
(b)    No patents, trademarks, copyrights, licenses, technology, software, domain names, or other Intellectual Property used by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the operation of its business infringes upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except for Disclosed Matters, no claim or litigation regarding any patents, trademarks, copyrights, licenses, technology or other Intellectual Property owned or used by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is pending against, or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, threatened in writing against, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Effective Date or Closing Date (as applicable), each patent, trademark, copyright, license, technology, software, domain name, or other Intellectual Property that, individually or in the aggregate, is material to the business as currently conducted of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries is owned or licensed, as the case may be, by the Company, a Designated Subsidiary or a Foreign Subsidiary.
SECTION 3.06.    Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) Except for the Disclosed Matters, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or counterclaims by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary based on written notice received by it, threatened against or affecting the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that (i) would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) involve any of the Loan Documents or the Transactions.
(b)    Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other
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approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability (provided that with respect to this clause (iv), such knowledge shall be deemed to extend solely to the extent of the knowledge of the Company’s law department and environmental engineers).
SECTION 3.07.    Compliance with Laws and Agreements. The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance with all laws, including all orders of Governmental Authorities, applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to comply with any such laws, orders, indentures, agreements or other instruments, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 3.08.    Investment Company Status. None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.09.    Taxes. The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except where (a)(i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (ii) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP with respect thereto or (b) the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10.    Employee Benefit Plans; Labor Matters. (a)  The Company, each of its ERISA Affiliates, and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No ERISA Events have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur that could, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all benefit liabilities under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Nos. 87 and 158, as applicable) did not, as of the last annual valuation date applicable thereto, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all benefit liabilities of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Nos. 87 and 158, as applicable) did not, as of the last annual valuation dates applicable thereto, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans except in each such case where such underfunding would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Each Foreign Pension Plan (if any) is in compliance with all requirements of law applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such plan, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Foreign Pension Plan (if any), neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents has engaged in a transaction which would subject the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to a tax or civil penalty which would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Foreign Pension Plan (if any), reserves have been established in the financial statements in respect of any unfunded liabilities where required in accordance with applicable law and ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Pension Plan is maintained. The aggregate unfunded liabilities with respect to such Foreign Pension Plans would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; the present value of the aggregate accumulated benefit liabilities of all such Foreign Pension Plans (based on those assumptions used to fund each such Foreign Pension Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation date applicable thereto, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such Foreign Pension Plans except in such case where the underfunding would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)    As of the Effective Date or the Closing Date (as applicable), there are no material strikes or lockouts against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary pending or, to their knowledge, threatened. The hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries are not in violation in any material respect or in respect of any material amount under the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law relating to such matters. All material payments due from the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which any claim may be made against the Company or any Subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as liabilities on the books of the Company or such Subsidiary.
SECTION 3.11.    Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures; Disqualified Equity Interests. (a)  Schedule 3.11A sets forth, as of the Effective Date or the Closing Date (as applicable), the name and jurisdiction of organization of, and the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Company or any Subsidiary in, (a) each Subsidiary and (b) each joint venture in which the Company or any Subsidiary owns any Equity Interests, and identifies each Designated Subsidiary, each Material Subsidiary and each Excluded Subsidiary. The Equity Interests in each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11A, as of the Effective Date or the Closing Date (as applicable), there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary any Equity Interests of which are required to be pledged as Collateral under the Security Documents is a party requiring, and there are no Equity Interests in any such Loan Party or Subsidiary that upon exercise, conversion or exchange would require, the issuance by such Loan Party or Subsidiary of any additional Equity Interests or other securities exercisable for, convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase any Equity Interests in such Loan Party or Subsidiary.
(b)    Schedule 3.11B sets forth, as of the Effective Date or the Closing Date (as applicable), all outstanding Disqualified Equity Interests, if any, in the Company or any Subsidiary, including the number, date of issuance and the record holder of such Disqualified Equity Interests.
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SECTION 3.12.    Solvency. Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on or prior to the Closing Date, and giving effect to the rights of subrogation and contribution under the Collateral Agreement, (a) the fair value of the present assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will exceed the present debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be greater than the total amount that will be required to pay the debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as applicable, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c) the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured and (d) the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business (taken as a whole) in which they are engaged, as such business is conducted at the time of and is proposed to be conducted following the Closing Date.
SECTION 3.13.    Disclosure. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, included herein or therein or furnished hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) when taken as a whole contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that (a) with respect to forecasts or projected financial information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by it to be reasonable at the time made and at the time so furnished and, if furnished prior to the Effective Date or the Closing Date (as applicable), as of the Effective Date or the Closing Date, respectively (it being understood that such forecasts and projections may vary from actual results and that such variances may be material) and (b) no representation is made with respect to general economic or industry data.
SECTION 3.14. Collateral Matters. (a) The Collateral Agreement, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, will create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) and (i) when the Collateral (as defined therein) constituting certificated securities (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) is delivered to the Administrative Agent, together with instruments of transfer duly endorsed in blank, the security interest created under the Collateral Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the pledgors thereunder in such Collateral, prior and superior in right to any other Person (in each case, subject to any Liens permitted under Section 6.02), and (ii) when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the applicable filing offices, the security interest created under the Collateral Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Guarantor Loan Parties in the remaining Collateral (as defined therein) to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, prior and superior to the rights of any other Person (in each case, subject to any Liens permitted under Section 6.02).
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(b)    Upon the recordation of the IP Security Agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and the filing of the financing statements referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 3.14, the security interest created under the Collateral Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Guarantor Loan Parties in the Intellectual Property included in the Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing in the United States of America, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (in each case, subject to any Liens permitted under Section 6.02) (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a security interest in Intellectual Property acquired by the Guarantor Loan Parties after the Closing Date).
(c)    Each Security Document, other than any Security Document referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 3.14, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto and the making of the filings and taking of the other actions provided for therein, will be effective under applicable law to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral subject thereto, and will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Guarantor Loan Parties in the Collateral subject thereto, prior and superior to the rights of any other Person (in each case, subject to any Liens permitted under Section 6.02).
SECTION 3.15.    Federal Reserve Regulations. None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation (including on the part of any Lender) of any of the regulations of the Board of Governors, including Regulations U and X. Not more than 25% of the value of the assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries subject to any restrictions on the sale, pledge or other disposition of assets under this Agreement or any other Loan Document are or will at any time be represented by margin stock.
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SECTION 3.16.    Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. (a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, the Company and each Foreign Borrower has implemented and maintain in effect (or has implemented and maintained in effect on its behalf) policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance in all material respects by the Company, each Foreign Borrower, their Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Company, each Foreign Borrower, their Subsidiaries and their respective officers and, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, their employees and agents, 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 any Borrower being designated as a Sanctioned Person. None of (a) the Company, the Foreign Borrowers, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Foreign Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company or any Foreign Borrower, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. The Transactions will not violate any Anti-Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions.
(b)    The representation in paragraph (a) shall be given by and apply to each Borrower for the benefit of any Credit Party only to the extent that giving, complying with or receiving the benefit of (as applicable) such representation does not result in any violation of (i) the Blocking Regulation or (ii) any similar anti-boycott statute.
SECTION 3.17.    Insurance. Schedule 3.17 sets forth a description of all insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Company and the other Guarantor Loan Parties as of the Effective Date or the Closing Date (as applicable).
SECTION 3.18.    Affected Financial Institutions. Neither the Company nor any Borrower is an Affected Financial Institution.
ARTICLE IV    

Conditions
SECTION 4.01.    Effective Date. The obligations of the Term B Lenders (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) to make Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) under the Original Credit Agreement, and the Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) and the Term A-1 Commitments, shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
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(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) from ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary, a counterpart signed by it (or evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart) that ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary has signed a counterpart) of (A) this Agreement, (B) the TLB Escrow Agreement and (C) any Promissory Note requested by a Lender at least three Business Days prior to the Effective Date, (ii) from the Company, a counterpart signed by it (or evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart) that the Company has signed a counterpart) of this Agreement and (iii) solely with respect to the Borrowing of Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) to be made on the Effective Date, and notwithstanding the delivery dates set forth in Sections 2.02 and 2.03(b) of the Credit Agreement, at least two Business Day prior to the Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), a Loan Notice executed by ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary;
(b)    [Reserved];
(c)    The conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.03 shall have been satisfied or shall be satisfied substantially concurrently with the making of the Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) and the effectiveness of the Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) and the Term A-1 Commitments on and as of the Effective Date, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Financial Officer dated the Effective Date to such effect;
(d)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a customary written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers and dated the Effective Date) of each of (i) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and (ii) Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, in each case covering customary matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(e)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing (to the extent applicable) of each of the Company and ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary in its jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization, as applicable, the authorization of the transactions contemplated herein and any other legal matters relating to each of the Company and ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary, the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated herein, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(f)    All fees, cost reimbursements and out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid or reimbursed on the Effective Date pursuant hereto or pursuant to the Engagement Letter and the Fee Letters, to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Effective Date (or such shorter period of time as the Company shall agree), shall have been paid or will be paid substantially simultaneously with the initial borrowing of the Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) and the effectiveness of the Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) and the Term A-1 Commitments on the Effective Date (which amounts (other than legal fees and expenses) may be offset against the proceeds of the Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) made on the Effective Date);
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(g)    [Reserved];
(h)    [Reserved];
(i)    [Reserved];
(j)    [Reserved];
(k)    [Reserved];
(l)    [Reserved];
(m)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, from a Financial Officer of each of the Company certifying as to the matters set forth therein; and
(n)    (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least three Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information about the Company and ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary that is required by U.S. regulatory authorities in order to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, to the extent reasonably requested in writing to the Company by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) at least ten Business Days prior to the Effective Date, and (ii) solely to the extent the Company on and as of the Effective Date qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three Business Days prior to the Effective Date, any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) that has requested, in a written notice to the Company at least ten Business Days prior to the Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Company shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (it being understood and agreed that (x) execution and delivery of a Beneficial Ownership Certification in the form published by The Loan Syndication and Trading Association is acceptable to all Lenders for purposes of satisfying the condition set forth in this clause (n) and (y) upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (n) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
SECTION 4.02.    Closing Date. The obligations of the Term A-1 Lenders hereunder to make Term A-1 Loans, and of the Revolving Credit Lenders (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) to make Revolving Credit Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement), and of the Lenders to make any other extensions of credit pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement and of the L/C Issuers to issue Letters of Credit under the Original Credit Agreement shall not become effective, and the proceeds of the Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) shall not be released from the TLB Escrow Account, in each case, until the date on which each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
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(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) from each Loan Party party thereto, a counterpart signed by such Loan Party (or evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart) that such party has signed a counterpart) of (A) the Security Documents, and (B) any Promissory Note requested by a Lender at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, (ii) from each party thereto, a counterpart signed by such party (or written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a copy transmitted by facsimile or other electronic method) that such party has signed a counterpart) of (A) the Intercreditor Agreement (and in the case of each Loan Party, an acknowledgement thereto), (B) an Affiliate Subordination Agreement and (C) a global intercompany note in respect of the intercompany indebtedness disclosed in Schedule 6.01 and as required by clause (c) of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, and (iii) to the extent any Borrowings and/or L/C Credit Extension (excluding the Existing Letters of Credit) are to be made on the Closing Date, and notwithstanding the delivery dates set forth in Sections 2.02 and 2.03(b) of the Credit Agreement, at least two Business Day prior to the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), a Loan Notice and/or notice requesting the issuance of Letters of Credit, as applicable, executed by the Company;
(b)    [Reserved];
(c)    The conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.03 and paragraphs (i), (j), (k), (p) and (q) of this Section 4.02 shall have been satisfied or shall be satisfied substantially concurrently with the making of the Loans on and as of the Closing Date, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Financial Officer dated the Closing Date to such effect;
(d)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a customary written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers and dated the Closing Date) of each of (i) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and (ii) Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, in each case covering customary matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(e)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing (to the extent applicable) of each Loan Party in its jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization, as applicable, the authorization of the transactions contemplated herein and any other legal matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated herein, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(f)    All fees, cost reimbursements and out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid or reimbursed on the Closing Date pursuant hereto or pursuant to the Engagement Letter and the Fee Letters, to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or such shorter period of time as the Company shall agree), shall have been paid or will be paid substantially simultaneously with the initial borrowing of the Loans on the Closing Date (which amounts (other than legal fees and expenses) may be offset against the proceeds of the Loans made on the Closing Date);
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(g)    The Administrative Agent shall have received confirmation from the Company that NCR Parent has received the Tax Opinions (as defined in the Form 10);
(h)    The Administrative Agent shall have received correct and complete copies of the Separation Agreements;
(i)    (A) the Separation Transactions have been consummated other than those transactions which are expected to be completed following the Special Dividend pursuant to the Separation Agreements and (B) the Separation and Distribution Agreement has been executed and delivered by each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms;
(j)    All conditions precedent to the Separation Transactions have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement and as described in the Separation Agreements (other than those conditions precedent that by their respective terms are to be satisfied substantially concurrently with consummation of the Separation Transactions);
(k)    The Separation (other than the transfer of certain businesses that shall occur after the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement) shall have been consummated or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the making of the Loans on the Closing Date, in accordance with applicable law and with the terms and conditions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement;
(l)    There shall have occurred no material payments by the Company to NCR Parent, whether in connection with the Separation or otherwise, other than the payments contemplated by the Transactions, and the assets, liabilities and capitalization of the Company after giving effect to such payments and all related transactions shall be consistent in all material respects with the pro forma financial statements described in Section 3.04(a)(iii);
(m)    The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been satisfied and the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a completed Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by a Financial Officer of the Company, together with all attachments contemplated thereby, including the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code filings made with respect to the Company and the Designated Subsidiaries in the jurisdictions contemplated by the Perfection Certificate, delivered prior to the Closing Date, and copies of the financing statements disclosed by such search, each of which shall either (i) evidence any Liens permitted by Section 6.02 or (ii) relate to termination statements that have been or will substantially contemporaneously with the initial funding of Loans on the Closing Date delivered to the Administrative Agent;
(n)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, from a Financial Officer of the Company certifying as to the matters set forth therein;
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(o) (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information about the Company and the Subsidiary Loan Parties that is required by U.S. regulatory authorities in order to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, to the extent reasonably requested in writing to the Company by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) at least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) solely to the extent the Company on and as of the Closing Date qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) that has requested, in a written notice to the Company at least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Company shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (it being understood and agreed that (x) execution and delivery of a Beneficial Ownership Certification in the form published by The Loan Syndication and Trading Association is acceptable to all Lenders for purposes of satisfying the condition set forth in this clause (n) and (y) upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (n) shall be deemed to be satisfied);
(p)    ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary shall have merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving such merger, substantially concurrently with the making of the Loans on the Closing Date, in accordance with applicable law; and
(q)    The Administrative Agent shall have received customary evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that prior to or substantially concurrently with the making of Loans on the Closing Date: (i) all amounts owing under or in connection with the Existing NCR Credit Agreement (other than any (A) contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim or demand has been made or (B) obligations expressly stated in the Existing NCR Credit Agreement to survive such payment and termination) shall have been repaid in full (or, in the case of Letters of Credit outstanding under the Existing NCR Credit Agreement, shall have been backstopped or cash collateralized), all commitments to extend credit thereunder shall have been terminated and any security interests and guarantees in connection therewith shall have been terminated and/or released, and (ii) the Existing NCR 5.75% Senior Notes and the Existing NCR 6.125% Senior Notes shall have been redeemed, satisfied and discharged by NCR Parent and all amounts outstanding under or in connection therewith shall have been repaid in full.
SECTION 4.03.    Each Credit Extension. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing (but not a conversion or continuation of an outstanding Borrowing), and of each L/C Issuer to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) subject to Sections 1.04(b), (c) and (d) and Section 2.21, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct (i) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (ii) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct, or true and correct in all material respects, on and as of such prior date; and
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(b)    subject to Sections 1.04(b), (c) and (d) and Section 2.21, at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable (other than any such Borrowing or Letter of Credit issuance on the Closing Date), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Subject to Sections 1.04(b), (c) and (d) and Section 2.21, on the date of any Borrowing (but not a conversion or continuation of an outstanding Borrowing) or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit, the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 4.03 have been satisfied and that, after giving effect to such Borrowing, or such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, (i) the L/C Obligations will not exceed $75,000,000, (ii) the portion of the L/C Obligations attributable to Letters of Credit issued by any L/C Issuer will not exceed the L/C Commitment of such L/C Issuer (unless otherwise agreed to by such L/C Issuer), (iii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender will not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (iv) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure will not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment and (v) the Foreign Borrower Exposure will not exceed $200,000,000.
SECTION 4.04.    Initial Credit Event in Respect of Each Foreign Borrower. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans to and of the L/C Issuers to issue Letters of Credit for the account of each Foreign Borrower shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions precedent on the date of the initial Borrowing by or L/C Credit Extension for such Foreign Borrower:
(a)    the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a Foreign Borrower Joinder Agreement and such documents, legal opinions and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the formation, existence and good standing (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) of such Foreign Borrower, and the authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(b)    (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least three Business Days prior to the date of the initial Borrowing by or L/C Credit Extension for such Foreign Borrower, all documentation and other information about such Foreign Borrower that is required by U.S. regulatory authorities in order to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, to the extent reasonably requested in writing of the Company by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) at least ten Business Days prior to the date of the initial Borrowing by or L/C Credit Extension for such Foreign Borrower, and (ii) solely to the extent the such Foreign Borrower on and as of the Closing Date qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three Business Days prior to the date of the initial Borrowing by or L/C Credit Extension for such Foreign Borrower, any Lender (through
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the Administrative Agent) that has requested, in a written notice to such Foreign Borrower at least ten Business Days prior to the date of the initial Borrowing by or L/C Credit Extension for such Foreign Borrower, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Foreign Borrower shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (it being understood and agreed that (x) execution and delivery of a Beneficial Ownership Certification in the form published by The Loan Syndication and Trading Association is acceptable to all Lenders for purposes of satisfying the condition set forth in this clause (b) and (y) upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (b) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
ARTICLE V    

Affirmative Covenants
From the Effective Date and until the Termination Date has occurred, each Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01.    Financial Statements and Other Information. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender:
(a)    within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (or, so long as the Company shall be subject to periodic reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, by the date that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for such fiscal year would be required to be filed under the rules and regulations of the SEC, giving effect to any automatic extension available thereunder for the filing of such form), its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the prior fiscal year, all audited by and accompanied by the opinion of Pricewaterhouse Coopers L.L.P. or another independent registered public accounting firm of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception (except as a result of a maturity date in respect of any Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Loans) and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such year in accordance with GAAP;
(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company (or, so long as the Company shall be subject to periodic reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, by the date that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for such fiscal quarter would be required to be filed under the rules and regulations of the SEC, giving effect to any automatic extension available thereunder for the filing of such form), its consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of income and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the prior fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the Company as presenting fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and such portion of the fiscal year in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes;
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(c)    not later than the fifth Business Day following the date of delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Company, (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 6.13 and computing the Leverage Ratio and the Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal period covered by such financial statements, (iii) (x) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company most recently theretofore delivered under clause (a) or (b) above (or, prior to the first such delivery, referred to in Section 3.04) and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements (including those for the prior periods) accompanying such certificate and (y) if any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred with respect to the treatment of Capital Lease Obligations or other lease obligations, attaching a reconciliation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, setting forth the differences in such treatment from the treatment effected by the Company pursuant to Section 1.04(a), (iv) certifying that all notices required to be provided under Sections 5.03 and 5.04 have been provided or identifying and providing any such notices not previously provided, (v) in the case of any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of Adjusted Consolidated Net Income for the applicable fiscal year, (vi) in the case of any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, setting forth reasonably detailed calculations as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter covered by such financial statements with respect to which Subsidiaries are Material Subsidiaries based on the information contained in such financial statements and identifying each Restricted Subsidiary, if any, that has automatically been designated a Material Subsidiary in order to satisfy the condition set forth in the definition of the term “Material Subsidiary” and of the calculation of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024), and (vii) identifying, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter covered by such financial statements, each Restricted Subsidiary that (A) is an Excluded Subsidiary as of such date but has not been identified as an Excluded Subsidiary in Schedule 3.11A or in any prior Compliance Certificate or (B) has previously been identified as an Excluded Subsidiary but has ceased to be an Excluded Subsidiary;
(d) not later than five days after any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether it obtained knowledge during the course of its examination of such financial statements of any Default relating to compliance with Section 6.13 as of, or for the Test Period ending, on the last day of any fiscal quarter during the fiscal year covered by such financial statements and, if such knowledge has been obtained, describing such Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required or recommended by accounting rules or guidelines and may assume the accuracy of any Pro Forma Adjustments made by the Company to Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Periods involved);
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(e)     promptly after the same has been submitted to and reviewed by the board of directors of the Company in each fiscal year, a consolidated budget for such fiscal year in substantially the same form and detail as the 2023 budget furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date (or in such other form as the Administrative Agent may agree), setting forth the assumptions used for purposes of preparing such budget, and, promptly after the same have been submitted to and reviewed by the board of directors of the Company, any material revisions to such budget;
(f)    promptly after any request therefor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k)(1) of ERISA that the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(l)(1) of ERISA that the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided that if the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Company or the applicable ERISA Affiliate shall upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent promptly make a request for such documents and notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof;
(g)    promptly after any request therefor, such other non-privileged information regarding compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request; and
(h)    promptly after any request therefor, such other non-privileged information regarding the operations, business affairs, assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request; provided that the Company will not be required to provide any information (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective customers or suppliers, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) is prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law or (iii) the revelation of which would violate any confidentiality obligations owed to any third party by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, further, that if any information is withheld pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Company shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such withholding of information and the basis therefor.
Information required to be delivered pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section 5.01 shall be deemed to have been delivered if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on a Platform to which the Lenders have been granted access or shall be available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section may also be delivered by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent.
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SECTION 5.02.    Notices of Material Events. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of the following:
(a)    the occurrence of any Default;
(b)    the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary, or any adverse development in any such pending action, suit or proceeding not previously disclosed in writing by the Company to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, that in each case would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or that in any manner questions the validity of any Loan Document;
(c)    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; and
(d)    any other development that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto; provided that the Company will not be required to provide any information pursuant to this Section 5.02 (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective customers or suppliers, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) is prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law or (iii) the revelation of which would violate any confidentiality obligations owed to any third party by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, further, that if any information is withheld pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Company shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such withholding of information and the basis therefor.
SECTION 5.03.    Additional Subsidiaries. (a) If any Material Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Closing Date, the Company will, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 30 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree to in writing), notify the Administrative Agent thereof and cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Material Subsidiary (if it is a Designated Subsidiary) and with respect to any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by any Guarantor Loan Party.
(b)    The Company may designate any Domestic Subsidiary that is not otherwise a Designated Subsidiary as a Designated Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Subsidiary shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Collateral Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed by such Subsidiary, (ii) the Company shall have
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delivered a certificate of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company to the effect that, after giving effect to any such designation and such Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary Loan Party hereunder, the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as to such Subsidiary shall be true and correct in all material respects and no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (iii) such Subsidiary shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent documents and opinions of the type referred to in paragraphs (d) and (e) of Section 4.01, in each case, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.04.    Information Regarding Collateral; Material Real Estate Assets. (a) The Company will, furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any change in (i) the legal name of any Guarantor Loan Party, as set forth in its organizational documents, (ii) the jurisdiction of organization or the form of organization of any Guarantor Loan Party (including as a result of any merger or consolidation), or (iii) the location of the chief executive office of any Guarantor Loan Party. The Company agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made (or the Administrative Agent shall have been advised of the Company’s intent to make such change and shall have received all the information necessary to, and shall have been authorized to, make all filings) under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Administrative Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral owned by such Guarantor Loan Party.
(b)    Each year, at the time of delivery of annual financial statements with respect to the preceding fiscal year pursuant to Section 5.01(a), the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by an officer of the Company setting forth the information required pursuant to the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of such certificate or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 5.04(b).
(c)    The Company will, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 90 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree to in writing) after any such acquisition, furnish to the Administrative Agent written notice of the acquisition by any Loan Party of a Material Real Estate Asset after the Closing Date.
SECTION 5.05. Existence; Conduct of Business. (a) The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary will do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and exercise commercially reasonable efforts to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect those licenses, permits, privileges, and franchises (other than Intellectual Property) that are material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation, amalgamation, dissolution or similar transaction permitted under Section 6.03 or any Disposition permitted by Section 6.06. The Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will exercise commercially reasonable efforts in accordance with industry standard practices to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect their Intellectual Property licenses and rights, and their patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names, in each case material to the conduct of their business, except where the failure to take such actions, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any Disposition permitted by Section 6.06.
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(b)    The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary will take all actions reasonably necessary in accordance with industry standard practices to protect all patents, trademarks, copyrights, technology, software, domain names and other Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business, including (i) protecting the secrecy and confidentiality of the confidential information and trade secrets of the Company or such Subsidiary by having and following a policy requiring employees, consultants, licensees, vendors and contractors to execute confidentiality agreements when it is likely that confidential information will be shared with them, (ii) taking all actions reasonably necessary in accordance with industry standard practices to ensure that trade secrets of the Company or such Subsidiary do not fall into the public domain and (iii) protecting the secrecy and confidentiality of the source code of computer software programs and applications owned or licensed out by the Company or such Subsidiary by having and following a policy requiring licensees of such source code (including licensees under any source code escrow agreement) to enter into agreements with use and nondisclosure restrictions, except with respect to any of the foregoing where the failure to take any such action, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.06.    Payment of Obligations. The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary will pay its obligations (other than obligations with respect to Indebtedness), including Tax liabilities, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.07.    Maintenance of Properties. The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary will keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.08. Insurance. The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary will maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.
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Each such policy of insurance shall, to the extent available from the relevant insurance carrier on commercially reasonable terms, (a) in the case of each liability insurance policy (other than workers’ compensation, director and officer liability or other policies in which such endorsements are not customary), name the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear, (b) in the case of each casualty insurance policy covering property of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (excluding any business interruption insurance policy, any workers’ compensation policy, any employee liability policy and/or any representation and warranty insurance policy), contain a loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the loss payee thereunder, and (c) to the extent available from the relevant insurance carrier, provide for at least 30 days’ (or 10 days’ if such cancellation results from non-payment) (or such shorter number of days as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent, in its discretion) prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of any cancellation of such policy; provided that the Company shall have ninety days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent) to comply with the requirements of the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c) with respect to policies in effect on the Closing Date.
SECTION 5.09.    Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights. The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary will keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in accordance with GAAP and applicable law are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary will permit the Administrative Agent or any Lender, and any agent designated by any of the foregoing, upon reasonable prior notice and, subject to applicable legal privileges, (a) to visit and inspect its properties, (b) to examine and make extracts from its books and records and (c) to discuss its operations, business affairs, assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and financial condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested provided that (i) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, no such discussion with any such independent accountants shall be permitted unless the Company shall have received reasonable notice thereof and a reasonable opportunity to participate therein and no Lender shall exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year and (ii) the reasonable costs and expenses of Lenders in connection with such visits and examinations shall be borne by the Company only after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries will be required to reveal to the Administrative Agent or any Lender any information (a) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective customers or suppliers, (b) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) is prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law or (c) the revelation of which would violate any confidentiality obligations owed to any third party by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that if any information is withheld pursuant to this sentence, the Company shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such withholding of information and the basis therefor.
SECTION 5.10.    Compliance with Laws. (a) The Company and each Restricted Subsidiary will comply with all Requirements of Law, including Environmental Laws, ERISA and the laws applicable to each Foreign Pension Plan, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)    The Company and each Foreign Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance in all material respects by the Company, each Foreign Borrower, their Subsidiaries and the respective directors, officers and employees of the foregoing with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
(c)    The covenant in paragraph (b) shall be given by and apply to each Borrower for the benefit of any Credit Party only to the extent that giving, complying with or receiving the benefit of (as applicable) such covenant does not result in any violation of (i) the Blocking Regulation or (ii) any similar anti-boycott statute.
SECTION 5.11.    Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. (a) The proceeds of (i) the Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) released from the TLB Escrow Account on the Closing Date and of the Term A-1 Loans and Revolving Credit Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) advanced on the Closing Date shall be applied by the Company to (A) fund the Special Dividend, (B) pay Transaction Costs and (C), to the extent of any remaining proceeds, pay for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including cash on the balance sheet and to fund any other transaction not prohibited hereby), and (ii) any Revolving Credit Loans advanced after the Closing Date (other than any Revolving Credit Loans advanced on the First Amendment Effective Date) shall be applied by the Company and any Foreign Borrowers for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including cash on the balance sheet and to fund any other transaction not prohibited hereby). The proceeds of the Term B Loans, the Term A-2 Loans and the Revolving Credit Loans, in each case, advanced on the First Amendment Effective Date shall be applied by the Company (i) to prepay Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement, (ii) pay the accrued interest, fees, any required prepayment premium and transaction expenses associated with the foregoing, and (iii) to the extent of any remaining proceeds, for general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries and for any other purpose not prohibited hereby. The proceeds of the Term B Loans advanced on the 2025 Refinancing Facility Effective Date shall be applied by the Company to prepay Term B Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement. Letters of Credit (including the Existing Letters of Credit) may be issued (i) on the Closing Date to replace or provide credit support for any letter of credit, bank guarantee and/or surety, customs, performance or similar bond of the Company and its Subsidiaries and/or to replace cash collateral posted by any of the foregoing Persons and (ii) on and after the Closing Date, for general corporate purposes of the Company, the Foreign Borrowers and the other Subsidiaries and any other purpose not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents.
(b)    No Borrower will request any Borrowing or L/C Credit Extension, and no Borrower shall use, and each Borrower shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or any L/C Credit Extension (i) 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, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned
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Country, in each case, except to the extent permitted for a Person required to comply with Sanctions, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
SECTION 5.12.    Further Assurances. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party will execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements and other documents), that may be required under any applicable law, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied at all times on and after the Closing Date or otherwise to effectuate the provisions of the Loan Documents, all at the expense of the Loan Parties. The Company will provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents.
SECTION 5.13.    Maintenance of Ratings. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain continuously in effect a rating of the credit facilities hereunder by S&P and Moody’s.
SECTION 5.14.    Post-Closing Covenant. As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time period after the Closing Date set forth therefor in Schedule 5.14 (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree), the Company and each other Guarantor Loan Party will satisfy the requirements set forth on Schedule 5.14.
SECTION 5.15.    Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The Company may, at any time on or after the Closing Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (a) immediately before and after such designation on a Pro Forma Basis, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or continue as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it is a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of any other Material Indebtedness of the Company and (c) notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will require that no such Restricted Subsidiary may own or be an exclusive licensee of any Material Intellectual Property at the time of such designation and (ii) no Loan Party will be permitted to transfer Material Intellectual Property to an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Company therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Company’s Investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a return on any Investment by the Company in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value at the date of such designation of the Company’s Investment in such Subsidiary.
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ARTICLE VI    

Negative Covenants
From the Effective Date and until the Termination Date has occurred, each Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01.    Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities. (a) None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except (provided that the baskets in Section 6.01(a) (vii), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xviii) and (xx) shall only be available on and following the Closing Date):
(i)    Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;
(ii)    (x) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and (except in the case of Guarantees in an amount less than $10,000,000) set forth on Schedule 6.01, (y) Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of debt owed to non-Affiliates reflected on such schedule and (z) extensions and renewals of debt owed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary reflected on such schedule;
(iii)    Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (A) such Indebtedness shall not have been transferred to any Person other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (B) any such Indebtedness owing by any Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations substantially in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit D hereto;
(iv)    (x) Guarantees incurred in compliance with clause (a)(xiv) or (xv) below, (y) Guarantees by Guarantor Loan Parties of Indebtedness of other Guarantor Loan Parties, Guarantees by Foreign Borrowers of Indebtedness of other Foreign Borrowers and Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties of Indebtedness of other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, in each case, in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Section 6.01 (other than clauses (ii), (vi) and (xi)); provided, that if the Indebtedness that is being Guaranteed is unsecured and/or subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations, the Guarantee shall also be unsecured and/or subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations on terms not less favorable in any material respect to the Lenders and (z) Guarantees by Guarantor Loan Parties of Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantor Loan Parties, other than in respect of Permitted Cash Pooling Arrangements, in an aggregate principal amount not at any time in excess of the greater of (x) $175,000,000 and (y) 3.25% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof;
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(v)    Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations; provided that such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 180 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets or (B) assumed in connection with the acquisition of any fixed or capital assets, and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (a)(v)(x), together with the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness or other obligations incurred under Section 6.01(a)(xvii), shall not at any time outstanding exceed the greater of (x) $175,000,000 and (y) 3.25% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof;
(vi)    Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Restricted Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder) after the date hereof, or Indebtedness of any Person that is assumed by any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition of assets by such Restricted Subsidiary in a Permitted Acquisition; provided that (A) such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such assets are acquired and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation) or such assets being acquired and (B) neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary (other than such Person or the Restricted Subsidiary with which such Person is merged or consolidated or the Person that so assumes such Person’s Indebtedness) shall Guarantee or otherwise become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness, and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing; provided that after giving effect to such Indebtedness permitted by this clause (vi), the Company shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 6.13;
(vii)    Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the greater of (x) $300,000,000 and (y) 5.50% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof;
(viii) (A)(x) Indebtedness of the Company or other Domestic Subsidiaries in respect of any overdrafts and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository and cash management services; provided that such Indebtedness shall be repaid in full within 45 days of the incurrence thereof and (y) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in respect of Permitted Cash Pooling Arrangements; provided that such Indebtedness (1) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $150,000,000 and (y) 2.75% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof in the aggregate at any time outstanding and (2) shall be reduced to zero not less frequently than every 90 days, (B) Indebtedness owed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to intercompany cash pooling arrangements in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices and (C) Indebtedness in connection with automated clearing-house transfers of funds;
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(ix)    (x) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, surety and performance bonds, bank guarantees, appeal bonds and similar instruments issued for the account of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary supporting obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under (A) workers’ compensation and other social security and/or insurance laws in the ordinary course of business, (B) bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, customs/duties, taxes and obligations of a like nature in the ordinary course of business and (C) judgments pending appeal that do not constitute an Event of Default and (y) Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (f) of the definition thereof securing judgments, decrees, attachments or awards that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (1) of Article VII;
(x)    Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the form of purchase price adjustments, earn-outs or other arrangements representing acquisition consideration or deferred payments of a similar nature incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment;
(xi)    Indebtedness in respect of any Permitted Receivables Facility (including in respect of any Standard Receivables Undertakings incurred in connection therewith);
(xii)    Permitted Additional Indebtedness; provided that, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis giving effect to such incurrence (but without netting the cash proceeds thereof) shall be not more than the then applicable ratio under Section 6.13 for the most recent Test Period prior to such time for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b); provided, further, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the definition of “Permitted Additional Indebtedness”, any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (xii) may be secured by the Collateral to the extent permitted by Section 6.02(a)(xvii);
(xiii)    other Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding at any time outstanding the greater of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 4.50% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantor Loan Parties permitted by this clause (xiii) shall not exceed at any time outstanding the greater of (x) $150,000,000 and (y) 2.75% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof;
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(xiv)    [reserved];
(xv)    [reserved];
(xvi)    any Defeased Debt;
(xvii)    Indebtedness or other obligations incurred in connection with any ATM Financing Program; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness or other obligations permitted by this clause (xvii), together with the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.01(a)(x), shall not at any time outstanding exceed the greater of (x) $175,000,000 and (y) 3.25% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof;
(xviii)    any Incremental Equivalent Debt; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Incremental Equivalent Debt issued in accordance with this clause (xviii) shall not exceed the amount permitted to be incurred as Incremental Facilities under Section 2.21; provided that any unsecured Incremental Equivalent Debt will be deemed secured when calculating the Secured Leverage Ratio for the purposes of the calculating the maximum amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt that is permitted to be issued in accordance with this clause (xviii) and the maximum amount of Incremental Facilities pursuant to Section 2.21(a); provided, further, that (A) the weighted average life to maturity of such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be no shorter than the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the date such Incremental Equivalent Debt is incurred, (B) the terms of any junior-lien or unsecured Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption, sinking fund obligations or other payment (other than periodic interest payments) prior to the earliest maturity date permitted by clause (b) of the definition of “Incremental Equivalent Debt” and (C) Incremental Equivalent Debt secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Loans may participate (on not more than a pro rata basis) in any mandatory prepayments of the Term Facilities;
(xix)    Indebtedness created under the Senior Notes Indenture; and
(xx)    Refinancing Term Loan Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 2.25; provided that the Net Proceeds thereof are used to make the prepayments required under Section 2.25(a)(iii).
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.01(a), (i) Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Indebtedness described in this Section 6.01(a) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (ii) in the event that Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Indebtedness described in this Section 6.01(a), the Company may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness (or portion thereof) in one of the clauses of this Section 6.01(a), and such Indebtedness will be treated as being incurred or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses.
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(b)    The Company will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any preferred Equity Interests except for preferred Equity Interests issued to and held by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (and, in the case of any preferred Equity Interests issued by any Foreign Borrower or Subsidiary Loan Party, such preferred Equity Interests shall be held by the Company, a Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party).
SECTION 6.02.    Liens. (a) None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable and royalties) or rights in respect of any thereof, except (provided that the baskets in 6.02(a)(xvi), (xvii) and (xxv) shall only be available on and following the Closing Date):
(i)    Liens created under the Loan Documents;
(ii)    Permitted Encumbrances;
(iii)    any Lien on any asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.02; provided that (A) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (B) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the date hereof and any extensions, renewals and refinancings thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof and, in the case of any such obligations constituting Indebtedness, that are permitted under Section 6.01 as Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(iv)    any Lien existing on any asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or existing on any asset of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Restricted Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder) after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated); provided that (A) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), (B) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than, in the case of any such merger or consolidation, the assets of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a party thereto) and (C) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), and any extensions, renewals and refinancings thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof and, in the case of any such obligations constituting Indebtedness, that are permitted under Section 6.01 as Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
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(v)    Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (x) such Liens secure only Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(a)(v) and (y) such Liens shall not apply to any other asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the proceeds and products thereof); provided, further, that in the event purchase money obligations are owed to any Person with respect to financing of more than one purchase of any fixed or capital assets, such Liens may secure all such purchase money obligations and may apply to all such fixed or capital assets financed by such Person;
(vi)    in connection with the sale or transfer of any Equity Interests or other assets in a transaction permitted under Section 6.06, customary rights and restrictions contained in agreements relating to such sale or transfer pending the completion thereof;
(vii)    in the case of (A) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary or (B) the Equity Interests in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary, any encumbrance or restriction, including any put and call arrangements, related to Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary or such other Person set forth in the organizational documents of such Restricted Subsidiary or such other Person or any related joint venture, shareholders’ or similar agreement;
(viii)    Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits, escrow arrangements or similar arrangements made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement for a Permitted Acquisition or other transaction permitted hereunder;
(ix)    any interest or title of a lessor under leases (other than leases constituting Capital Lease Obligations) entered into by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(x)    Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements that are Permitted Investments;
(xi)    Liens on property of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which Liens secure Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 6.01;
(xii)    Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods by any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii)    Liens in favor of any Receivables Subsidiary, or any collateral agent (or other party acting in a similar capacity) for holders of Third Party Interests or any third-party buyer or purchaser of Receivables, in each case, in connection with a Permitted Receivables Facility;
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(xiv)    (x) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses, including non-exclusive software licenses, granted to others that do not (A) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) secure any Indebtedness and (y) licensing, sublicensing or cross-licensing of any intellectual property rights of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Separation Transactions to the extent consistent in all material respects with the Form 10;
(xv)    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;
(xvi)    other Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the greater of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 4.50% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof;
(xvii)    Liens on the Collateral securing Permitted Additional Indebtedness in the form of term loans or notes; provided that, (x) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (but without netting the cash proceeds thereof), the Secured Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis giving effect to such incurrence shall be not more 3.50 to 1.00, (y) any such Liens shall rank pari passu or junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and shall be subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and (z) to the extent the Liens securing any term loans rank pari passu to the Liens securing the Obligations, the applicable Indebtedness shall be subject to clause (v) of the second proviso in Section 2.21(b) as if such Indebtedness was incurred in the form of Incremental Term Loans;
(xviii)    to the extent constituting Liens on the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, Liens incurred in connection with any Defeased Debt;
(xix)    to the extent required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations thereunder, cash margin deposits securing obligations under Hedging Agreements permitted under Section 6.07, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $75,000,000 and (y) 1.375% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof;
(xx) Liens on (i) deposit accounts of the Company and Domestic Subsidiaries, and related set-off rights of cash management banks securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(a)(viii)(A)(x) and (ii) deposit accounts of Foreign Subsidiaries and related set-off rights of cash management banks servicing Permitted Cash Pooling Arrangements, including in each case, fees and other obligations to cash management banks with respect to the provision of cash management services (but not other obligations);
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(xxi)    Liens incurred to secure any Notes issued in connection with a Permitted Material Acquisition pursuant to the Permitted Escrow Transactions with respect to such Notes; provided that such Liens are discharged and released on the earliest to occur of (i) the release of the Permitted Escrow Funds with respect to such Notes to pay a portion of the consideration for such Permitted Material Acquisition in connection with the consummation thereof, (ii) the release of the Permitted Escrow Funds with respect to such Notes to repay in full the principal of and accrued interest on such Notes in the event that the acquisition agreement relating to such Permitted Material Acquisition is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the consummation of such Permitted Material Acquisition or such Permitted Material Acquisition is abandoned and (iii) the date of the termination of the escrow period provided in the escrow agreement applicable to such Notes;
(xxii)    Liens on ATM Financing Program Assets securing Indebtedness or other obligations incurred under Section 6.01(a)(xvii) in respect of any ATM Financing Program;
(xxiii)    Liens incurred to secure Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred under Section 6.01(a)(xviii); provided that any such Liens shall rank pari passu or junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and shall be subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement;
(xxiv)    Liens securing the Senior Secured Notes; provided that such Liens shall rank pari passu to the Liens securing the Obligations and shall be subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement; and
(xxv)    Liens on Collateral securing any Permitted Junior Lien Refinancing Debt or Permitted Secured Refinancing Notes; provided that such Liens are subject to the terms of an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.02(a), (i) a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Liens described in this Section 6.02(a) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (ii) 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 described in this Section 6.02(a), the Company may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Lien (and portion of Indebtedness secured thereby) in one of the above clauses, and such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness will be treated as being incurred or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses.
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(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Restricted Subsidiary that is a Designated Subsidiary as of the Effective Date shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien (other than any non-consensual Lien or any Lien of the type referred to in Section 6.02(a)(iv)) on any Equity Interests that are required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be pledged as Collateral (or, in the case of Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or CFC Holdco, Equity Interests that would be required to be pledged if such Restricted Subsidiary became a Material Subsidiary), except pursuant to the Security Documents.
(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall grant to any third party any license or sublicense of Intellectual Property; provided that the foregoing will not restrict or prohibit (i) non-exclusive licenses and sublicenses of Intellectual Property entered into in the ordinary course of business in compliance with clause (a)(xiv) above; (ii) exclusive licenses and sublicenses of Intellectual Property in compliance with clause (a)(xiv) above that are on arms-length terms and are exclusive only in respect of fields of use that are not included in the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in any material respect and (iii) Economic IP Transfers.
(d)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Loan Party shall create or permit to exist any Lien securing Indebtedness for borrowed money over any Material Real Estate Asset.
SECTION 6.03.    Fundamental Changes; Business Activities. (a) None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) any Person may merge into the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation, (ii) any Person (other than the Company) may merge or consolidate with any Foreign Borrower in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Foreign Borrower, (iii) any Person (other than a Borrower) may merge or consolidate with any Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Restricted Subsidiary (and, if any party to such merger or consolidation is a Subsidiary Loan Party, is a Subsidiary Loan Party), (iv) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into or consolidate with any Person (other than a Borrower) in a transaction permitted under Section 6.06 in which, after giving effect to such transaction, the surviving entity is not a Restricted Subsidiary, and (v) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Borrower, unless such Foreign Borrower shall substantially contemporaneously cease to be a Foreign Borrower in accordance with Section 2.25) may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Company and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; provided that the assets and operations of any Material Subsidiary that is liquidated or dissolved shall be transferred to the Company, a Subsidiary Loan Party, or the direct holder of the Equity Interests of such Material Subsidiary in connection therewith.
(b) None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted or engaged in by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on the date hereof, reasonably related, similar, incidental, complementary, ancillary, corollary, synergistic or related businesses, and/or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of such businesses (including the Separation Transactions).
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(c)    The Company will not permit any Person other than the Company, one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not a CFC and minority investors in Excluded Subsidiaries, to own any Equity Interests in any Domestic Subsidiary (other than as a result of an acquisition of a CFC that owns Equity Interests in a Domestic Subsidiary and such ownership structure is not established in contemplation of such acquisition). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a CFC may own the Equity Interests of a CFC Holdco.
SECTION 6.04.    Investments. None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will make any Investment, except (provided that the baskets in Section 6.04(n), (o), (p), (s), (u) and (v) shall only be available on and following the Closing Date):
(a)    Investments by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in assets that were cash or Permitted Investments when such Investment was made;
(b)    asset purchases (including purchases of inventory, supplies and materials) in the ordinary course of business;
(c)    Investments (i) by any Loan Party in any other Loan Party, (ii) by any Non-Loan Party in any Loan Party, (iii) by any Non-Loan Party in any other Non-Loan Party and (iv) by any Loan Party in any Non-Loan Party; provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments in Non-Loan Parties pursuant to the foregoing clause (iv) shall not exceed in an aggregate amount, as valued at cost at the time each such Investment is made, (A) the greater of (x) $200,000,000 and (y) 3.75% of Consolidated Total Assets;
(d)    Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;
(e)    Investments consisting of Indebtedness, Liens, fundamental changes, acquisitions, Dispositions, Hedging Agreements and/or Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.01, Section 6.02, Section 6.03, Section 6.05, Section 6.06, Section 6.08 and Section 6.09, respectively (other than, in each case, by reference to this Section 6.04(e));
(f)    Investments existing on the Effective Date and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension of any such Investments; provided that the amount of any Investment permitted pursuant to this Section 6.04(f) is not increased from the amount of such Investment on the Effective Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment as of the Effective Date or as otherwise permitted by this Section 6.04;
(g)    promissory notes and other noncash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 6.06;
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(h)    Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(i)    Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;
(j)    advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;
(k)    Investments held by a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Effective Date or of a Person merged into a Borrower or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 6.03 after the Effective Date 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 on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;
(l)    Guarantees in respect of Capital Lease Obligations or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(m)    Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely with Qualified Equity Interests (and cash in lieu of fractional shares);
(n)    Investments in an aggregate amount, as valued at cost at the time each such Investment is made and including all related commitments for future Investments, not exceeding (x) $300,000,000 and (y) 5.50% of Consolidated Total Assets; provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the foregoing clause (n) shall not exceed in an aggregate amount, as valued at cost at the time each such Investment is made, $50,000,000;
(o)    Investments in joint ventures in an aggregate amount, as valued at cost at the time each such Investment is made and including all related commitments for future Investments, not exceeding the greater of (x) $200,000,000 and (y) 3.75% of Consolidated Total Assets;
(p)    Investments in connection with a Permitted Receivables Facility;
(q)    contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy or insolvency of either a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(r) Investments by an Unrestricted Subsidiary entered into prior to the day such Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”; provided that such Investments were not incurred in contemplation of such redesignation;
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(s)    other Investments; provided that, at the time of such Investment, (x) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Investment, is not greater than the 3:50 to 1.00;
(t)    Investments in any of the LibertyX Entities in an aggregate amount, as valued at cost at the time each such Investment is made and including all related commitments for future Investments, not exceeding $25,000,000 and (y) 0.45% of Consolidated Total Assets; provided that all Investments made pursuant to this Section 6.04(t) shall be made in connection with and pursuant to applicable regulatory requirements;
(u)    so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any Investment in an aggregate amount not in excess of the Available Amount and the then available amount of Qualifying Equity Proceeds, in each case, immediately prior to the making of such payment in reliance on this clause 6.04(u); and
(v)    Permitted Acquisitions permitted under Section 6.05.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.04, (i) Investments need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Investments described in this Section 6.04 but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (ii) in the event that an Investment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Investments described in this Section 6.04, the Company may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such Investment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment (or portion thereof) in one of the clauses of this Section 6.04, and such Investment will be treated as being incurred or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (1) no Loan Party that is a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company may, by virtue of an Investment, Disposition or any similar transaction, become a non-wholly owned Subsidiary if such Loan Party is the legal owner or exclusive licensee of any Material Intellectual Property and (2) no Loan Party may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any Material Intellectual Property to (x) any Unrestricted Subsidiary or (y) any Foreign Subsidiary, except, in the case of this clause (y), to the extent that such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition constitutes a Permitted IP Transfer.
SECTION 6.05.    Acquisitions. The Company will not consummate, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to consummate any Material Acquisition for consideration in excess of $150,000,000 other than a Permitted Acquisition.
SECTION 6.06. Asset Sales.
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None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (including pursuant to any transfer or contribution to a Restricted Subsidiary), or exclusively license, any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will any Restricted Subsidiary issue any additional Equity Interest in such Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, and other than directors’ qualifying shares and other nominal amounts of Equity Interests that are required to be held by other Persons under Requirements of Law) (each, a “Disposition”; provided that an Economic IP Transfer shall not constitute a Disposition), except (provided the baskets in Section 6.06(i), (j), (k), (l) and (m) shall only be available on and following the Closing Date):
(a)    Dispositions of inventory or used or surplus equipment in the ordinary course of business or of cash and Permitted Investments and the granting of non-exclusive licenses and sublicenses of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business;
(b)    Dispositions to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such Dispositions involving a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor Loan Party shall be made in compliance with Section 6.09; provided that no Disposition of Intellectual Property material to the business or operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, owned by a Guarantor Loan Party may be made to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor Loan Party pursuant to this clause (b);
(c)    (i) Dispositions of Receivables in connection with the compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business and not as part of any Permitted Receivables Facility and (ii) Dispositions of Receivables pursuant to a Permitted Receivables Facility;
(d)    Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(e)    any Permitted IP Transfer;
(f)    sales by the Company or Restricted Subsidiaries of Receivables to one or more Receivables Subsidiaries in connection with any Permitted Receivables Facility; provided that (i) each such Permitted Receivables Facility is effected on terms which are considered customary for such a facility, as determined in good faith by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) the aggregate amount of the Seller’s Retained Interests in such Permitted Receivables Facilities does not exceed an amount at any time outstanding that is customary for similar transactions, as determined in good faith by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary and (iii) the proceeds to each such Receivables Subsidiary from the issuance of Third Party Interests are applied substantially simultaneously with the receipt thereof to the purchase from the Company or Restricted Subsidiaries of Receivables;
(g)    [Reserved.];
(h)    Dispositions of assets subject to any casualty or condemnation proceeding (including in lieu thereof);
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(i)    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;
(j)    Dispositions of assets that are not permitted by any other clause of this Section; provided that all Dispositions made in reliance on this clause shall be made for fair value and at least 75% Cash Consideration; provided, further, that any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause that is at that time outstanding, not in excess of $100,000,000 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, shall be deemed to be Cash Consideration;
(k)    [Reserved.];
(l)    Dispositions of assets related to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to one or more joint ventures in exchange for Equity Interests in such joint ventures; provided that the aggregate book value of all assets disposed of in reliance on this clause after the Effective Date shall not exceed the greater of (x) $200,000,000 and (y) 3.75% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recent Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) hereof;
(m)    Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.09(a); and
(n)    sales, transfers, leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses, cross-licenses or other dispositions to or by NCR Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Separation Transactions to the extent the making thereof is consistent in all material respects with the Form 10.
“Cash Consideration” means, in respect of any Disposition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (a) cash or Permitted Investments received by it in consideration of such Disposition, (b) any liabilities (as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the Company and all of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing and (c) any securities received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Permitted Investments (to the extent of the cash or Permitted Investments received) within 90 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, and other than Dispositions to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, and other than directors’ qualifying shares and other nominal amounts of Equity Interests that are required to be held by other Persons under Requirements of Law, (i) no Disposition of any Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary or, in any Foreign Borrower or Subsidiary Loan Party shall be permitted unless, except with respect to any Foreign Borrower or Subsidiary Loan Party in the case of clause (g), (h), (j) or (l) above, such Equity Interests constitute all the Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary held by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, and in the case of any Disposition of a Foreign Borrower, such Foreign Borrower shall substantially contemporaneously cease to be a Foreign Borrower in accordance with Section 2.25 and (ii) any Disposition of any assets pursuant to this Section 6.06 to a Person that is not a Loan Party, shall be for no less than the fair market value of such assets at the time of such Disposition (as determined by the Company in good faith).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (1) no Loan Party that is a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company may, by virtue of a Investment, Disposition or any similar transaction, become a non-wholly owned Subsidiary if such Loan Party is the legal owner or exclusive licensee of any Material Intellectual Property and (2) no Loan Party may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any Material Intellectual Property to (x) any Unrestricted Subsidiary or (y) any Foreign Subsidiary, except, in the case of this clause (y), to the extent that such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition constitutes a Permitted IP Transfer.
SECTION 6.07.    Sale/Leaseback Transactions. None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction, except for any such sale of any fixed or capital assets by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the fair value of such fixed or capital asset and is consummated within 180 days after such Restricted Subsidiary acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset; provided that (a) the sale or transfer of the property thereunder is permitted under Section 6.06, (b) any Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations arising in connection therewith are permitted under Section 6.01 and (c) any Liens arising in connection therewith (including Liens deemed to arise in connection with any such Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations) are permitted under Section 6.02.
SECTION 6.08.    Hedging Agreements. None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will enter into any Hedging Agreement, except (a) Hedging Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than in respect of Equity Interests or Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) and (b) Hedging Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.
SECTION 6.09. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness.
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(a) None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will declare, make or pay, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that (i) the Company may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional Equity Interests permitted hereunder, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions with respect to its capital stock, partnership or membership interests or other similar Equity Interests, or make other Restricted Payments in respect of its Equity Interests, in each case ratably to the holders of such Equity Interests or its Equity Interests of the relevant class, as the case may be, (iii) the Company may acquire Equity Interests upon the exercise of stock options if such Equity Interests are transferred in satisfaction of a portion of the exercise price of such options, (iv) the Company may make cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares representing insignificant interests in the Company in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests in the Company, (v) the Company may make Restricted Payments, not exceeding $10,000,000 in the aggregate for any fiscal year, pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans or agreements for directors, officers or employees of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that any such permitted amount not utilized in a particular fiscal year may be carried forward and utilized in subsequent fiscal years, (vi) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Company shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 6.13 after giving effect thereto, the Company may make Restricted Payments in an amount not exceeding the Available Amount and the then available amount of Qualifying Equity Proceeds, in each case, immediately prior to the making of such Restricted Payment in reliance on this clause (vi), (vii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company may make Restricted Payments in respect of Equity Interests of the Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000, (viii) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and after giving effect thereto, the Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis shall be not more than 3.50 to 1.00, the Company may make other Restricted Payments, (ix) any Foreign Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to redeem its outstanding Equity Interests held by minority investors in such Foreign Subsidiary, (x) in the case of a Receivables Subsidiary, to make Restricted Payments in respect of the Seller’s Retained Interests or other applicable Equity Interests to the extent of net income or other assets available therefor, (xi) the Company may pay the Special Dividend and (xii) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, the other Separation Transactions; provided that the baskets in Section 6.09(a)(vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) and (x) shall only be available on and following the Closing Date).
(b)    None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Junior Indebtedness, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, defeasance, cancellation or termination of any Junior Indebtedness, except (provided that the baskets in Section 6.09(b)(vi) and (vii) shall only be available on and following the Closing Date):
(i)    regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as and when due in respect of any Junior Indebtedness, and any payments or prepayments in respect of Junior Indebtedness owed by any Loan Party to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case other than payments in respect of Junior Indebtedness prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof;
(ii)    refinancings of Junior Indebtedness to the extent permitted under Section 6.01;
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(iii)    the conversion of any Junior Indebtedness to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Company;
(iv)    payments of secured Junior Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the assets securing such Junior Indebtedness in transactions permitted hereunder;
(v)    payments of or in respect of Junior Indebtedness made solely with Equity Interests in the Company (other than Disqualified Equity Interests);
(vi)    so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any payment of or in respect of Junior Indebtedness in an amount not in excess of the Available Amount and the then available amount of Qualifying Equity Proceeds, in each case, immediately prior to the making of such payment in reliance on this clause (vi); and
(vii)    so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and after giving effect thereto, the Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis shall be not be more than 3.50 to 1.00, the Company may make other payments of or in respect of Junior Indebtedness.
SECTION 6.10.    Transactions with Affiliates. None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will sell, lease, license or otherwise transfer any assets to, or purchase, lease, license or otherwise acquire any assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) transactions that are at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that would prevail in arm’s-length transactions with unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Guarantor Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliate, (c) any Restricted Payment permitted under Section 6.09, (d) issuances by the Company of Equity Interests, (e) compensation, expense reimbursement and indemnification of, and other employment arrangements with, directors, officers and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary entered in the ordinary course of business, (f) Dispositions between Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company or between the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company permitted under Section 6.06, (g) payroll, travel and similar advances to directors and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on customary terms and made in the ordinary course of business, (h) loans or advances to directors and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on customary terms and made in the ordinary course of business, (i) transactions between or among Non-Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliate, (j) in connection with any Permitted Receivables Facility, (k) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 6.01, (l) transactions the value of which, in aggregate, does not exceed $5,000,000, (m) Guarantees and other Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of obligations not constituting Indebtedness and (o) the Separation Transactions.
SECTION 6.11. Restrictive Agreements.
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None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its assets to secure any Obligations or (b) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to (A) restrictions and conditions imposed by Requirements of Law or by any Loan Document, (B) restrictions and conditions existing on the Effective Date identified on Schedule 6.11 (but shall apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (C) in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary, restrictions and conditions imposed by its organizational documents or any related joint venture or similar agreement; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to such Restricted Subsidiary and to any Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary, and (D) restrictions and conditions imposed by transactional agreements and documents (including organizational documents of Receivables Subsidiaries) governing Permitted Receivables Facilities and related Indebtedness permitted by clause (xi) of Section 6.01(a) and by Section 6.06(f); provided that any such restrictions and conditions (I) are customary and usual for such Permitted Receivables Facilities, as determined in good faith by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, (II) in the case of restrictions and conditions of the type referred to in clause (a) of the foregoing, apply only to assets of and Interests in such Receivables Subsidiary, and, in the case of any Intercompany Permitted Receivables Facility Note issued by such Receivables Subsidiary that is held in whole or in part by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, permits the pledge of such Intercompany Permitted Receivables Facility Note to secure the Obligations, subject, if applicable, to the terms of any intercreditor agreement, subordination agreement or similar agreement with respect thereto that is reasonably acceptable to the parties thereto, (ii) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to (A) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by clause (v) of Section 6.01(a) if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the assets securing such Indebtedness or (B) customary provisions in leases and other agreements restricting the assignment thereof, (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to (A) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Restricted Subsidiary, or a business unit, division, product line or line of business or other assets in a transaction permitted by Section 6.06, that are applicable solely pending such sale; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Restricted Subsidiary, or the business unit, division, product line or line of business or other asset, that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (B) restrictions and conditions imposed by agreements relating to Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary in existence at the time such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary and otherwise permitted by clause (vi) of Section 6.01(a) (but shall apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition); provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to such Restricted Subsidiary and were not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition, and (C) restrictions and conditions imposed by agreements relating to Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted under Section 6.01(a); provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to Foreign Subsidiaries, (iv) clause (b) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed pursuant to Permitted Additional Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01 that are not more restrictive than the terms hereof, as reasonably determined by the Company and (v) the foregoing shall not apply to the Separation Agreements or other agreements entered into in connection with the Separation Transactions to the extent consistent in all material respects with the Form 10.
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Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to modify the requirements set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” or the obligations of the Loan Parties under Sections 5.03, 5.04 or 5.12 or under the Security Documents.
SECTION 6.12.    Amendment of Material Documents. None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will amend, modify or waive any of its rights under (i) any agreement or instrument governing or evidencing any Junior Indebtedness or (ii) its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents, in each case to the extent such amendment, modification or waiver would reasonably be expected to be adverse in any material respect to the Lenders, in each case to the extent such amendment, modification or waiver would reasonably be expected to be adverse in any material respect to the Lenders.
SECTION 6.13.    Leverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company (commencing with the first fiscal quarter of the Company ended after the Closing Date) to exceed the Permitted Leverage Ratio then in effect. The provisions of this Section 6.13 are solely for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Lenders and the Term A Lenders and, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.02, a Majority in Interest of the Revolving Credit Lenders and the Term A Lenders, voting together (excluding the Revolving Credit Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure and Term A Loans of Defaulting Lenders), may (i) amend or otherwise modify Section 6.13 or, solely for purposes of Section 6.13, the defined terms used, directly or indirectly, therein, or (ii) waive any noncompliance with Section 6.13 or any Event of Default resulting from any such noncompliance, in each case without the consent of any other Lenders.
SECTION 6.14.    Fiscal Year. Without the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company will not, and the Company will not permit any other Loan Party to, change its fiscal year to end on a date other than December 31.
SECTION 6.15.    ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, prior to the Closing Date, ATMCo Escrow Subsidiary will not (a) engage in any business or activity other than compliance with its obligations under the Loan Documents, (b) own or acquire any assets, other than the TLB Escrow Account and the Senior Secured Notes Escrow Account (and any cash held in such accounts) and (c) incur any liabilities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness) or any Liens, other than (i) liabilities under the Loan Documents, (ii) liabilities in respect of the Senior Secured Notes, (iii) Liens created under the TLB Escrow Agreement and the Senior Secured Notes Escrow Documents and (iv) liabilities imposed by law, including tax liabilities, and other liabilities incidental to its existence and permitted business and activities.
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ARTICLE VII    

Events of Default
If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:
(a)    any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any L/C Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(b)    any Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article VII) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five days;
(c)    any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other information furnished pursuant to any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
(d)    any Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a), 5.03, 5.05 (with respect to the existence of the Borrowers), 5.11 or 5.14 or in Article VI; provided that any failure to comply with Section 6.13 shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Term B Loans unless and until the Administrative Agent or a Majority in Interest of the Revolving Credit Lenders and the Term A Lenders, voting together, shall have terminated the Revolving Credit Commitments and/or declared the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term A Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in accordance with this Article VII;
(e)    any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article VII), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders to the Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent in the case of any such notice from the Required Lenders);
(f)    any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal, interest, termination payment or other payment obligation and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable, after giving effect to any period of grace specified for such payment in the agreement or instrument governing such Material Indebtedness;
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(g) (i) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness (other than with respect to any Hedging Agreements) becoming due and payable (or subject to compulsory repurchase or redemption) prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits, in each case after the expiration of the grace period, if any, provided for therein, the holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due and payable (or require a compulsory repurchase or redemption thereof) prior to its stated maturity or (ii) an “early termination date” (or equivalent event) under any Hedging Agreement constituting Material Indebtedness shall occur as a result of any event of default, “termination event” (or equivalent event) under such Hedging Agreement as to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is the “defaulting party” or “affected party” (or equivalent term) as a result of which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is required to pay, or that enables the applicable counterparty, after the expiration of the grace period, if any, provided for therein, to require the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay, the termination value in respect of such Hedging Agreement; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to (A) any secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of a casualty event in respect of or the voluntary sale or transfer of the assets securing such Indebtedness or (B) any Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of a refinancing thereof permitted under Section 6.01;
(h)    one or more ERISA Events shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(i)    an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, examinership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, examiner, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for a Borrower or a Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, 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;
(j)    any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation (other than any liquidation permitted by clause (v) of Section 6.03(a)), reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, examinership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (i) of this Article VII, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, examiner, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for a Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding or (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of a Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (j) or clause (i) of this Article VII;
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(k)     any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(l)    one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of (x) $150,000,000 in the case of a Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary or (y) $150,000,000 in the case of other Foreign Subsidiaries (other than any such judgment covered by insurance (other than under a self-insurance program) to the extent a claim therefor has been made in writing and liability therefor has not been denied by the insurer) and in excess of amounts covered by indemnification obligations of third parties that shall have the financial capacity to pay such obligations (in the case of each such third party, to the extent a claim therefor has been made in writing and liability therefor has not been denied by such third party), shall be rendered against any Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unpaid or undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(m)    any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material Collateral, with the priority required by the applicable Security Document, except as a result of (i) a sale or transfer of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, or (ii) as a result of the Administrative Agent no longer having possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Security Documents or (iii) as a result of a Uniform Commercial Code filing having lapsed because a Uniform Commercial Code continuation statement was not filed in a timely manner;
(n)    any Guarantee of a Loan Party purported to be created under any Loan Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, in full force and effect, except upon the consummation of any transaction permitted under this Agreement as a result of which the Subsidiary Loan Party providing such Guarantee ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary;
(o)    (A) the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement (or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, any such provisions being referred to as the “Intercreditor Provisions”, shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or ceases to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of the applicable Indebtedness (in each case, other than in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement); or (B) the Company or any other Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, disavow or contest in any matter (1) the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Intercreditor Provisions or (2) that the Intercreditor Provisions exist for the benefit of the Secured Parties;
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(q)    the Separation shall not have been consummated within one Business Day of the Closing Date;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (i) or (j) of this Article VII), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Company, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times:  (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part (but ratably as among the Classes of Loans and the Loans of each Class at the time outstanding), in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately and (iii) require the deposit of cash collateral in respect of L/C Obligations as provided in Section 2.03(o), in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower; and in the case of any event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (i) or (j) of this Article VII, the Commitments shall automatically terminate, the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers hereunder, shall immediately and automatically become due and payable and the deposit of such cash collateral in respect of L/C Obligations shall immediately and automatically become due, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower; provided, however, that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default attributable to a failure to comply with Section 6.13, (x) actions pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) may be taken by a Majority in Interest of the Revolving Credit Lenders and the Term A Lenders voting together (excluding any Defaulting Lenders) with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans and Term A Loans only (without the requirement for Required Lender action) or by the Administrative Agent at the direction of such Lenders, and (y) only if action has been taken in respect of such Event of Default under clause (i), (ii) or (iii) (with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans and Term A Loans) by a Majority in Interest of the Revolving Credit Lenders and the Term A Lenders voting together (excluding any Defaulting Lenders) or by the Administrative Agent at the direction of such Lenders, then such Event of Default will be deemed to be an Event of Default with respect to all Lenders hereunder and the remedies set forth above can be exercised in respect of all Loans.
In addition to any other rights and remedies granted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise all rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with the exercise of rights under this Article VII, the Administrative Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Loan Party or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, or consent to the use by the Loan Parties of any cash collateral arising in respect of the Collateral on such terms as the Administrative Agent deems reasonable, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign give an option or options to purchase or otherwise dispose of and deliver, or acquire by credit bid on behalf of the Lenders, the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or elsewhere, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery, all without assumption of any credit risk.
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The Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Loan Party, which right or equity is hereby waived and released. Each Loan Party further agrees, at the Administrative Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Administrative Agent at places which the Administrative Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Loan Party’s premises or elsewhere. The Administrative Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Article VII, after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any other way relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the Obligations, in such order as the Administrative Agent may elect subject to Section 5.02 of the Collateral Agreement, and only after such application and after the payment by the Administrative Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Section 9 615(a)(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code, need the Administrative Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Loan Party. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Loan Party waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Administrative Agent or any Lender arising out of the exercise by them of any rights under this paragraph after the occurrence of an Event of Default. If any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale or other disposition.
ARTICLE VIII    

The Administrative Agent
SECTION 8.01.    Appointment and Authority. (a) Each of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article VIII are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and neither the Company nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions other than as set forth in Sections 8.06 and 8.10. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law.
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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.
(b)    The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof granted under the Security Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article VIII and Article IX (including Section 9.03(c), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
SECTION 8.02.    Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind banking, trust, financial, advisory, underwriting or other of business with any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or to provide notice or consent of the Lenders with respect thereto.
SECTION 8.03.    Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent or the Arrangers, as applicable, shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers, as applicable, and their respective Related Parties:
(a)    shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law;
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(c)    shall not have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, to any Lender or any L/C Issuer, any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates, that is communicated to, obtained or in the possession of, the Administrative Agent, Arrangers or any of their Related Parties in any capacity, except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent herein;
(d)    shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02 and Article VII) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Company, a Lender or an L/C Issuer;
(e)    shall not be responsible for or have any duty or obligation to any Lender or participant or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent; and
(f)    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 and shall not be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Lender or have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender.
SECTION 8.04. Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.
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The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), 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 8.05.    Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article VIII shall apply to any such sub agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
SECTION 8.06.    Resignation of Administrative Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Company. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), 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 gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above, provided that in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender, a Disqualified Lender or an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Lender. 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 is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Company and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, with the consent of the Company (with shall not be unreasonably withheld), 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 shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and each L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent (other than as provided in Section 2.19(f) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 8.06). The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article VIII and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (i) while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (ii) after such resignation or removal for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.
(d)    Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 8.06 shall also constitute its resignation as an L/C Issuer. If Bank of America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the Closing Date of its resignation as an L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c). Upon the appointment by the Company of a successor L/C Issuer hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender, a Disqualified Lender or an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Lender), (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of its
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duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.
SECTION 8.07.    Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the other Lenders. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent nor any Arranger has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party of any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent or such Arranger to any Lender or each L/C Issuer as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers have disclosed material information in their (or their Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer represents to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of, appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrowers hereunder. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender or L/C Issuer for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or L/C Issuer, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender and each L/C Issuer agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities.
SECTION 8.08. No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Joint Bookrunners, Arrangers, Co-Syndication Agents or Co-Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an L/C Issuer hereunder.
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SECTION 8.09.    Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on any 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 Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.10 and 9.03) 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 L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.10 and 9.03.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender any L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any L/C Issuer in any such proceeding.
SECTION 8.10.    Collateral and Guaranty Matters. Without limiting the provisions of Section 8.09, each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers irrevocably authorizes and instructs (and by entering into a hedge agreement with respect to any Secured Hedge Obligations, by entering into documentation in connection with any Secured Cash Management Obligations, and/or by entering into documentation in connection with any Secured Performance Support Obligations, each of the other Secured Parties hereby authorizes and shall be deemed to authorize) the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Company:
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(a)    to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, (ii) that is sold or otherwise disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document to a Person that is not a Loan Party, (iii) that constitutes “Excluded Assets” (as such term is defined in the Collateral Agreement) or (iv) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 9.02;
(b)    to release any Guarantor Loan Party from its obligations under the Security Documents to which such Guarantor Loan Party is a party (i) if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents (or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a single transaction or series of related transactions or any event or other circumstance permitted hereunder); provided that a Guarantor Loan Party that would become an Excluded Subsidiary solely on the basis of clause (a) of the definition thereof shall not be an Excluded Subsidiary and shall not be released from its obligations under the Security Documents unless the transaction effecting such release is otherwise permitted under this Agreement and has a bona fide business purpose (and the primary purpose thereof is not the release of such Guarantor Loan Party from its obligations under the Security Documents), and (ii) upon the occurrence of the Termination Date; and
(c)    to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.01(a)(v).
Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor Loan Party from its obligations under the Guarantee pursuant to this Section 8.10. In each case as specified in this Section 8.10, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Security Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Subsidiary Loan Party from its obligations under the Collateral Agreement, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 8.10.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
Each Secured Party hereby (a) acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Intercreditor Agreement and consents to the subordination of the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations on the terms set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement, (b) agrees that it will be bound by, and will not take any action contrary to, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or any Additional Agreement and (c) authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement or any Additional Agreement (including any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement) and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof.
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No holder of any Secured Hedge Obligation, any Secured Cash Management Obligations, and/or any Secured Performance Support Obligations, in each case, in its respective capacity as such, shall have any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Loan Party under this Agreement.
SECTION 8.11.    Certain ERISA Matters. (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and the institutions named as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners, Co-Syndication Agents and Co-Documentation Agents on the cover page hereof and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i)    such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii)    the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii)    (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
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(iv)    such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b)    In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to such Lender or (2) such Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and the institutions named as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners, Co-Syndication Agents and Co-Documentation Agents on the cover page hereof and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent or any of the institutions named as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners, Co-Syndication Agents and Co-Documentation Agents on the cover page hereof or their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by any Person under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
SECTION 8.12.    Recovery of Erroneous Payments. Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender Recipient Party, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by any Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender Recipient Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender Recipient Party in Same Day Funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Lender Recipient Party irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender Recipient Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender Recipient Party comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.
ARTICLE IX    

Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Notices Generally.
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Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in clause (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile or electronic mail as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
(i)    if to the Company or any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 9.01; and
(ii)    if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Company).
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by 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 and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in clause (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such clause (b).
(b)    Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FpML messaging, and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or any L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article II by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or the Company may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
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(c)    The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Company’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or through the Internet.
(d)    Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address, e-mail or fax number for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the other parties hereto.
(e)    Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuers and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic or electronic notices, Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications and any notice of prepayment) purportedly given by or on behalf of any 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. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 9.02, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b)    Except as provided in Sections 2.09, 2.22, 2.23 and 2.25 and in the Collateral Agreement, none of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders and, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that (i) (A) any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Company and the Administrative Agent to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency so long as, in each case, the Lenders shall have received at least five Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment and (B) the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend, restate, amend and restate or otherwise modify any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) no such agreement shall (A) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an increase of any commitment), (B) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or L/C Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon (other than as a result of (x) any waiver of any increase in the interest rate applicable to any Loan pursuant to Section 2.08(b), (y) any amendment of any financial covenant herein (or any component definition) or (z) any extension of the date on which financial statements under Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) or a Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered, it being understood that a waiver of a Default or any such amendment or extension shall not constitute a reduction of interest for this purpose), or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (C) postpone the scheduled maturity date of any Loan, or the date of any scheduled payment of the principal amount of any Term Loan under Section 2.07, or the required date of reimbursement of any L/C Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (D) change Section 2.13(f) or except as provided in Sections 2.22 or 2.23, change Section 2.14 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender, (E) except pursuant to an Incremental Facility Agreement or a permitted amendment to reflect a new Class of Loans or Commitments hereunder, change any of the provisions of this Section or the percentage set forth in the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (or each Lender of such Class, as the case may be); provided that, with the consent of the
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Required Lenders or the Majority in Interest of a Class of Lenders, as the case may be, the provisions of this Section and the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or “Majority in Interest” may be amended to include references to any new class of loans created under this Agreement (or to lenders extending such loans) on substantially the same basis as the corresponding references relating to the existing Classes of Loans or Lenders, (F) release Guarantees constituting all or substantially all the value of the Guarantees under the Collateral Agreement, or limit the liability of Loan Parties in respect of Guarantees constituting such value, or limit its liability in respect thereof, in each case without the written consent of each Lender, (G) release all or substantially all the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents, without the written consent of each Lender (except as expressly provided in Section 9.13 or the applicable Security Document (including any such release by the Administrative Agent in connection with any sale or other disposition of the Collateral upon the exercise of remedies under the Security Documents), it being understood that an amendment or other modification of the type of obligations secured by the Security Documents shall not be deemed to be a release of the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents), (H) subordinate the Obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to any other Indebtedness or subordinate the Liens on all or substantially all of the Collateral securing the Obligations to any Lien on such Collateral securing any other Indebtedness, in each case, without the prior written consent of each Lender, except (i) any Indebtedness that is expressly permitted by the Loan Documents as in effect on the Effective Date to be senior to the Loans and/or to be secured by a Lien that is senior to the Lien securing the Loans (including Liens on ATM Financing Program Assets permitted under Sections 6.02(a)(xxii)), (ii) any Liens on accounts receivables which are covered under an asset-based loan facility, factoring, securitization or other similar facility the incurrence of which is approved by the Required Lenders, (iii) any “debtor-in-possession” facility or (iv) any other Indebtedness, in each case, so long as each Lender has the same bona fide opportunity to provide its pro rata portion of such Indebtedness on terms and with economics that equal those provided to all other Lenders (including with respect to any fees payable in connection with such Indebtedness) and (I) change any provisions of any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of Collateral or payments due to Lenders holding Loans of any Class differently than those holding Loans of any other Class, without the written consent of Lenders representing a Majority in Interest of each affected Class; provided, further, that (1) no such agreement shall amend, modify, extend or otherwise affect the rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, (2) any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Lenders of a particular Class (but not the Lenders of any other Class), may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company and the requisite number or percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time, (3) any amendment, waiver or other modification of Section 4.02 or Section 4.03 with respect to the funding of the Term A-1 Loans shall only require the consent of a Majority in Interest of the Term A-1 Lenders, (4) any amendment, waiver or other modification of Section 4.02 or Section 4.03 with respect to the funding of any Revolving Loan shall only require the consent of a Majority in Interest of the Revolving Credit Lenders and (5) any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement with respect to the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.13 (including any breach thereof) and any definitions related thereto (but solely as such definitions are used for purposes of such covenant) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company, the Borrowers and the Majority in Interest of the Revolving Credit Lenders and the Term A Loans voting together.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consent with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be required of (x) any Defaulting Lender, except with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification referred to in clause (A), (B), (C) or (D) of the first proviso of this clause (b) and then only in the event such Defaulting Lender shall be affected by such amendment, waiver or other modification or (y) in the case of any vote requiring the approval of all Lenders or each affected Lender, any Lender that receives payment in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by, and all other amounts owing to, such Lender or accrued for the account of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents at the time such amendment, waiver or other modification becomes effective and whose Commitments terminate by the terms and upon the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or other modification. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent and the Company may, without the consent of any Secured Party or any other Person, amend this Agreement, the Collateral Agreement and any other Security Document to add provisions with respect to “parallel debt” and other non-U.S. guarantee and collateral matters, including any authorizations, collateral trust arrangements or other granting of powers by the Lenders and the other Secured Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, in each case if such amendment is necessary or desirable to create or perfect, or preserve the validity, legality, enforceability and perfection of, the Guarantees and Liens contemplated to be created pursuant to this Agreement (with the Company hereby agreeing to provide its agreement to any such amendment to this Agreement, the Collateral Agreement or any other Security Document reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent).
(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Company, the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each lender providing any additional Revolving Commitment or term loan (A) to increase the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders, (B) to add one or more additional tranches of term loans to this Agreement and to provide for the ratable sharing of the benefits of the Loan Documents with the other then outstanding Obligations in respect of the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding under any such additional tranche of term loans and (C) to include appropriately the lenders under any such additional tranche of term loans in any determination of Required Lenders or the determination of the requisite Lenders under any other provision of this Agreement.
(d)    The Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, waivers or other modifications on behalf of such Lender. Any amendment, waiver or other modification effected in accordance with this Section 9.02 shall be binding upon each Person that is at the time thereof a Lender and each Person that subsequently becomes a Lender.
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(e)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in connection with any determination as to whether the requisite Lenders have (A) consented (or not consented) to any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (B) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (C) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, any Lender (other than (x) any Lender that is a Regulated Bank and (y) any Revolving Credit Lender) that, as a result of its 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 the Loans and/or Commitments (each, a “Net Short Lender”) shall have no right to vote any of its Loans and Commitments 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 (in each case unless otherwise agreed to by the Company). For purposes of determining whether a Lender has a “net short position” on any date of determination: (i) derivative contracts with respect to the Loans and Commitments and such contracts that are the functional equivalent thereof shall be counted at the notional amount thereof 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 the Company or any other Loan Party or any instrument issued or guaranteed by the Company or any other Loan Party shall not be deemed to create a short position with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments, so long as (x) such index is not created, designed, administered or requested by such Lender and (y) the Company or any other Loan Party and any instrument issued or guaranteed by the Company or any other Loan Party, 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 a short position with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments if such Lender is a protection buyer or the equivalent thereof for such derivative transaction and (x) the Loans or the Commitments are 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 Loans or the Commitments would be a “Deliverable Obligation” under the terms of such derivative transaction or (z) any of the Company or any other Loan Party (or any of their successors) is designated as a “Reference Entity” under the terms of such derivative transactions, and (v) credit derivative transactions or other derivatives transactions not documented using the ISDA CDS Definitions shall be deemed to create a short position with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments if such transactions are functionally equivalent to a transaction that offers the Lender protection in respect of the Loans or the Commitments, or as to the credit quality of any of the Company or any other Loan Party (or any of their successors) other than, in each case, as part of an index so long as (x) such index is not created, designed,
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administered or requested by such Lender and (y) the Company or any other Loan Party and any instrument issued or guaranteed by any of the Company or any other Loan Party, collectively, shall represent less than 5% of the components of such index. In connection with any such determination, each Lender (other than (x) any Lender that is a Regulated Bank and (y) any Revolving Credit Lender) shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing that it is a Net Short Lender, or shall otherwise be deemed to have represented and warranted to the Company and the Administrative Agent that it is not a Net Short Lender (it being understood and agreed that the Company and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on each such representation and deemed representation). In no event shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender is a Net Short Lender.
SECTION 9.03.    Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their Affiliates, including expenses incurred in connection with due diligence and the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, local counsel in any foreign jurisdiction, and any other counsel for any of the foregoing retained with the Company’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), in connection with the structuring, arrangement and syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein and any credit or similar facility refinancing or replacing, in whole or in part, any of the credit facilities provided for herein, including the preparation, execution and delivery of the Engagement Letter and the Fee Letters, as well as the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any of the foregoing, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
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(b) The Company shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the Arrangers, each Lender and L/C Issuer (each such Person, an “Indemnified Institution”), and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each Indemnified Institution and each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”), against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee (including reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel for all Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all Indemnitees taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where an Indemnified Institution affected by such conflict informs the Company of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Institution)), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of or relating to, based upon, or as a result of (i) the structuring, arrangement and the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Engagement Letter, the Fee Letters, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties to the Engagement Letter, the Fee Letters, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents of their obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, under or from any property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and whether initiated against or by any party to the Engagement Letter, any Fee Letter, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Affiliate of any of the foregoing or any third party (and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto and regardless of whether such claim, litigation or proceeding is brought by a third party or by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries); provided that such indemnity shall not, (x) as to any Indemnified Institution, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from (i) the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or material breach of this Agreement by, such Indemnified Institution or any of its Related Parties (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (y) as to any other Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or a material breach of this agreement by, such Indemnitee (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
(c)    To the extent that the Company fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 9.03 to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), any L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), such L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or such sub-agent) or such L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or any L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. For purposes of this Section, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings, outstanding Term Loans and unused Commitments at the time (or most recently outstanding and in effect).
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(d)    To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall not assert, or permit any of its Affiliates or Related Parties to assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet) in the absence of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable decision). To the extent permitted by applicable law, no party hereto shall assert, or permit any of its Affiliates or Related Parties to assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee or any other party hereto or its Affiliates on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided, however, that nothing contained in this sentence will limit the indemnity and reimbursement obligations of the Company set forth in this Section.
(e)    All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.
SECTION 9.04.    Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any L/C Issuer that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) (it being understood that a merger, consolidation, amalgamation, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction not otherwise prohibited hereunder shall not constitute an assignment or transfer by a Borrower) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any L/C Issuer that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section 9.04), the Arrangers and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the sub-agents of the Administrative Agent and the Related Parties of any of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any L/C Issuer and any Lender) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)    (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither any Borrower nor any Affiliate of any Borrower may acquire by assignment, participation or otherwise any right to or interest in any of the Commitments or Term Loans hereunder (and any such attempted acquisition shall be null and void). Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
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(A)    the Company; provided that no consent of the Company shall be required (1) for an assignment of Term Loans to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (2) for an assignment of Revolving Commitments and associated Revolving Loans to a Revolving Credit Lender or an Affiliate of a Revolving Credit Lender (other than an Approved Fund) or (3) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, for any other assignment; provided, further, that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment of Term Loans (other than any such assignment to a Disqualified Lender or an Affiliate thereof referred to in the last proviso of clause (b)(ii)(F) of this Section 9.04 and identified to the Administrative Agent as such prior to the delivery of written notice of such proposed assignment) unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days (or, in the case of any assignment of Term B Loans, five Business Days) after the Company has received written notice thereof;
(B)    the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of any Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(C)    each L/C Issuer with outstanding Letters of Credit in excess of $3,000,000, in the case of any assignment of all or a portion of a Revolving Commitment or any Lender’s obligations in respect of its L/C Obligations.
(ii)    Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A)    except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $1,000,000, in the case of assignments of Term B Loans or Term B Commitments, and $5,000,000, in the case of assignments of Revolving Loans, Revolving Commitments, Term A Loans or Term A Commitments, in each case unless each of the Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided that no such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided that this clause (B) shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans but not those in respect of a second Class;
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(C)    the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with, unless waived by the Administrative Agent, a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that only one such processing and recordation fee shall be payable in the event of simultaneous assignments from any Lender or its Approved Funds to one or more other Approved Funds of such Lender (and if a Loan Party is required to be a party to such assignment it shall not (except in the case of an assignment pursuant to Section 2.15(b)) be required to pay such fee);
(D)    the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain MNPI) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal, State and foreign securities laws;
(E)    at the time of each assignment pursuant to this Section 9.04(b), the respective assignee shall provide to the relevant Loan Party and the Administrative Agent the appropriate forms and certificates as provided, and cooperate with the relevant Loan Party as required, under Section 2.19; and
(F)    the assignee shall not be a natural person or a Disqualified Lender (and such assignee shall be required to represent that it is not a Disqualified Lender or an Affiliate of a Disqualified Lender that would constitute a Disqualified Lender but for the fact that it is not readily identifiable as such on the basis of its name); provided that whether a prospective assignee is a Disqualified Lender may be communicated to a Lender upon request; provided, further, that it is agreed that the Borrower may withhold its consent to an assignment to any person that is known by it to be an Affiliate of a Disqualified Lender (regardless of whether it is readily identifiable as an Affiliate by virtue of its name (other than, in the case of Disqualified Lenders under clause (b) of the definition thereof, such Affiliates that are Bona Fide Debt Funds)).
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to clause (b)(v) of this Section 9.04, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.17, 2.18, 2.19, 2.22 and 9.03).
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(iv)    The Administrative Agent shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and records of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and, as to entries pertaining to it, any L/C Issuer or Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v)    Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of an Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder) and the processing and recordation fee referred to in this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to accept such Assignment and Assumption or so record the information contained therein if the Administrative Agent reasonably believes that such Assignment and Assumption lacks any written consent required by this Section or is otherwise not in proper form, it being acknowledged that the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or obligation (and shall incur no liability) with respect to obtaining (or confirming the receipt) of any such written consent or with respect to the form of (or any defect in) such Assignment and Assumption, any such duty and obligation being solely with the assigning Lender and the assignee. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph, and following such recording, unless otherwise determined by the Administrative Agent (such determination to be made in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, which determination may be conditioned on the consent of the assigning Lender and the assignee), shall be effective notwithstanding any defect in the Assignment and Assumption relating thereto. Each assigning Lender and the assignee, by its execution and delivery of an Assignment and Assumption, shall be deemed to have represented to the Administrative Agent that all written consents required by this Section with respect thereto (other than the consent of the Administrative Agent) have been obtained and that such Assignment and Assumption is otherwise duly completed and in proper form, and each assignee, by its execution and delivery of an Assignment and Assumption, shall be deemed to have represented to the assigning Lender and the Administrative Agent that such assignee is an Eligible Assignee.
(vi) Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04(b), 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 in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section 9.04.
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(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of any Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer, sell participations to one or more Eligible Assignees (“Participants”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and Loans of any Class); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant or requires the approval of all the Lenders. Each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.17, 2.18, 2.19 and 2.22 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Sections 2.19(f), (g) and (h) (it being understood that the documentation required under Sections 2.19(f), (g) and (h) shall be delivered to the participating Lender and the participating Lender shall ensure that the terms of the participation require the Participant to cooperate as required under Section 2.19(g) and (h))) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 9.04; provided that such Participant (x) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.13 and 2.15 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section 9.04 and (y) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.17, 2.19 or 2.22, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Company’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.15(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.14 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a nonfiduciary agent of each applicable Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant to which it has sold a participation and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each such Participant’s interest in the Loans or other rights and obligations of such Lender under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Loans or other rights and obligations under any this Agreement) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Loan or other right or obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
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(d)    Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (other than to any Disqualified Lender, Defaulting Lender or any natural person) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section 9.04 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 9.05.    Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any L/C Issuer or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Loan Document is executed and delivered or any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any L/C Obligations is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in the event that, in connection with the refinancing or repayment in full of the credit facilities provided for herein, an L/C Issuer shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a written consent to the release of the Revolving Credit Lenders from their obligations hereunder with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer (whether as a result of the obligations of the applicable Borrower (and any other account party) in respect of such Letter of Credit having been collateralized in full by a deposit of cash with such L/C Issuer, or being supported by a letter of credit that names such L/C Issuer as the beneficiary thereunder, or otherwise), then from and after such time such Letter of Credit shall cease to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have no participations in such Letter of Credit, and no obligations with respect thereto, under Section 2.03(e) or 2.03(f). The provisions of Sections 2.13, 2.17, 2.18, 2.19, 2.22 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the occurrence of the Termination Date or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Signatures. (a) This Agreement, any Loan Document and any other Communication, including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures.
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Each of the Loan Parties and each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender Party agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered. Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and L/C Issuers may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document. All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Administrative Agent nor any L/C Issuer is under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent and/or any L/C Issuer has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and L/C Issuers shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party and/or any Lender or L/C Issuer (as applicable) without further verification and (b) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.
(b)    Neither the Administrative Agent nor L/C Issuer shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s or L/C Issuer’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means). The Administrative Agent and L/C Issuers shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any Communication (which writing may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution or signed using an Electronic Signature) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker thereof).
(c)    Each of the Loan Parties and each Lender and L/C Issuer hereby waives (i) any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this
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Agreement, such other Loan Document, and (ii) waives any claim against the Administrative Agent, each Lender and L/C Issuer and their respective Related Parties for any liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s, any Lender’s and/or any L/C Issuer’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures, including any liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Loan Parties to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
SECTION 9.07.    Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08.    Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and L/C Issuer, and each Affiliate of any of the foregoing, is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency and whether or not matured) or other amounts at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or L/C Issuer, or by such an Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower against any of and all the obligations then due of such Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender or L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement; provided that such setoff against obligations under this Agreement shall not apply in the case of amounts owed under any Receivables subject to a Permitted Receivables Facility by a Lender, L/C Issuer, or any of its Affiliates. The rights of each Lender and L/C Issuer, and each Affiliate of any of the foregoing, under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, L/C Issuer or Affiliate may have.
SECTION 9.09.    GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION ETC. (a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE COMPANY AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, ANY L/C ISSUER, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c)    WAIVER OF VENUE. THE COMPANY AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (B) OF THIS SECTION 9.09. 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)    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
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(e)    Service of Process. (i) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
(i)    Each Foreign Borrower hereby irrevocably designates and appoints CT Corporation System, National Corporate Research, Ltd., Corporation Services Company, Capitol Services, Inc. or another nationally recognized service firm as its authorized agent, to accept and acknowledge on its behalf, service of any and all process which may be served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 9.09 in any Federal or New York State court sitting in the County of New York. Each Foreign Borrower represents and warrants that such agent has agreed in writing to accept such appointment and that a true copy of such designation and acceptance has been delivered to the Administrative Agent. If such agent shall cease so to act, each Foreign Borrower covenants and agrees to designate irrevocably and appoint without delay another such agent satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and to deliver promptly to the Administrative Agent evidence in writing of such other agent’s acceptance of such appointment.
SECTION 9.10.    Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.11. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers agrees to maintain the confidentiality of, and not disclose, the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Related Parties, including accountants, legal counsel and other agents and advisors, it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential, (b) to the extent requested by any governmental or regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable law or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing confidentiality undertakings substantially similar to those of this Section 9.11 and in accordance with the standard processes of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender, as applicable, or customary market standards for the dissemination of such type of information (which shall be deemed to include those required to be made in order to obtain access to information posted on IntraLinks, SyndTrak, Debtdomain or any similar website), in each case, that requires “click through” or other affirmative consent and acknowledgement to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement (in each case, that is an Eligible Assignee) or (ii) any direct, indirect, actual or prospective counterparty (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative, securitization or other transaction under which payments are made by reference to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) with the consent of the Company, (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 9.11 or as a result of any improper disclosure by the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates or their and their Affiliates’ respective Related Parties or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company and that is not known by the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing to have provided, and that none of the Administrative Agent, Arrangers, Lenders or any of the Affiliates of the foregoing has reasonable grounds to believe that such source has provided, such Information in a breach of any confidentiality obligation to the Borrower.
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For purposes of this Section 9.11, “Information” means all information received from the Company relating to the Company or any Subsidiary or their businesses, other than (A) any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company and (B) information pertaining to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry; provided that, in the case of information received from the Company after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. In no event shall any disclosure of any Information be made to a Person that is a Disqualified Lender or an Affiliate thereof that is clearly identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name (other than a Bona Fide Debt Fund), in each case at the time of disclosure.
SECTION 9.12.    Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate, and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 9.12 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 Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 9.13. Release of Liens and Guarantees. (a) A Subsidiary Loan Party shall automatically be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents, and all security interests created by the Security Documents in Collateral owned by such Subsidiary Loan Party shall be automatically released, (i) upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by this Agreement as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, and (ii) upon the occurrence of the Termination Date; provided that, if so required by this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall have consented to such transaction and the terms of such consent shall not have provided otherwise.
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Upon any sale or other transfer by any Loan Party (other than to the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a CFC Holdco) of any Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security interest created under any Security Document in any Collateral pursuant to Section 9.02, the security interests in such Collateral created by the Security Documents shall be automatically released.
(b)    In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent.
(c)    The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have automatically released any Lien on any property granted to or held by it under the Collateral Agreement or any other Loan Document that is sold or distributed or to be sold or distributed as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder and under each other Loan Document. The Administrative Agent shall, at the expense of the applicable Loan Party, execute and deliver to such Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Agreement or other Loan Document.
SECTION 9.14.    Certain Notices. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
SECTION 9.15. No Fiduciary Relationship. The Company, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, agrees that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith, the Company, the Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or their Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications. The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and their Affiliates may be engaged, for their own accounts or the accounts of customers, in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and its Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or their Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Company or any of its Affiliates.
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SECTION 9.16.    Non-Public Information. (a) Each Lender acknowledges that all information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Company or the Administrative Agent pursuant to or in connection with, or in the course of administering, this Agreement will be syndicate-level information, which may contain MNPI. Each Lender represents to the Company and the Administrative Agent that (i) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of MNPI and that it will handle MNPI in accordance with such procedures and applicable law, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws, and (ii) it has identified in its Administrative Questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain MNPI in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws.
(b)    The Company, and each Lender acknowledge that, if information furnished by the Company pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement is being distributed by the Administrative Agent through the Platform, (i) the Administrative Agent may post any information that the Company has indicated as containing MNPI solely on that portion of the Platform as is designated for Private Side Lender Representatives and (ii) if the Company has not indicated whether any information furnished by it pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement contains MNPI, the Administrative Agent reserves the right to post such information solely on that portion of the Platform as is designated for Private Side Lender Representatives. The Company agrees to clearly designate all information provided to the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of the Company that is suitable to be made available to Public Side Lender Representatives, and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such designation by the Company without liability or responsibility for the independent verification thereof.
SECTION 9.17.    Conditional Non-Petition Covenant. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees that in the event it or any other Secured Party acquires any Interests in any Receivables Subsidiary (as creditor or otherwise) in connection with the exercise of remedies against the Collateral or otherwise in connection with the enforcement, collection or payment of the Obligations hereunder or under any Security Document, it shall not (including by acting on behalf of any such Secured Party or the Secured Parties generally), until one year and one day after the Third Party Interests of such Receivables Subsidiary have been satisfied in full, institute against such Receivables Subsidiary, or join in any institution against such Receivables Subsidiary of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, receivership, winding-up or liquidation proceedings or any similar proceedings under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws of any jurisdiction; provided that the foregoing shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to file any claim in or otherwise take any action with respect to any such proceeding that was instituted by another Person that is not one of its Affiliates against a Receivables Subsidiary. The foregoing agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.18. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document 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 an 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 Loan Document; or
(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
SECTION 9.19.    Judgment Currency. (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in dollars into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction dollars could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b)    The obligations of each party hereto in respect of any sum due to any other party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “Applicable Creditor”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, such party agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such deficiency. The obligations of the parties contained in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the occurrence of the Termination Date.
SECTION 9.20. Intercreditor Agreements; Conflicts. (a) Intercreditor Agreements. REFERENCE IS MADE TO ANY ACCEPTABLE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT.
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EACH LENDER HEREUNDER AGREES THAT IT WILL BE BOUND BY AND WILL TAKE NO ACTIONS CONTRARY TO THE PROVISIONS OF ANY ACCEPTABLE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZES AND INSTRUCTS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO ENTER INTO EACH ACCEPTABLE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AS “SENIOR CREDIT FACILITIES COLLATERAL AGENT” (OR OTHER APPLICABLE TITLE) ON BEHALF OF SUCH LENDER. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 9.20 ARE NOT INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE ALL RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF ANY ACCEPTABLE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. REFERENCE MUST BE MADE TO EACH ACCEPTABLE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT ITSELF TO UNDERSTAND ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF. EACH LENDER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ITS OWN ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF EACH ACCEPTABLE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS THEREOF, AND NEITHER THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION TO ANY LENDER AS TO THE SUFFICIENCY OR ADVISABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN EACH ACCEPTABLE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT.
(b)    Conflicts. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Loan Document, the terms of this Agreement shall govern and control; provided that in the case of any conflict or inconsistency between any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and any Loan Document, the terms of such Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
SECTION 9.21.    Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs. (a)  To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Hedging Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States).
(b)    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
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subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, default rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such default rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
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Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
FIRST AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of September 18, 2025, is among NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Buyer”) and the various entities listed on the signature pages hereto (the “Originators” and each, an “Originator).
BACKGROUND
1.The Buyer and the Originators are parties to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “Agreement”).
2.Concurrently herewith the Buyer and the Servicer are entering into that certain Third Amendment to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Receivables Purchase Agreement Amendment”), among the Buyer, the Canadian Guarantor, the Servicers, the Purchasers and Group Agents party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Structuring Agent
3.The Buyer and the Originators desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, with the intention of being legally bound hereby, and in consideration of the mutual undertakings expressed herein, each party to this Amendment hereby agrees as follows:
SECTION 1.Definition. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in, or by reference in, the Agreement.
SECTION 2.Amendments to the Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the stricken text (indicated in the same manner as the following example: ) and adding the inserted text (indicated in the same manner as the following example: inserted text) as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.
SECTION 3.Representations and Warranties of the Buyer and the Originators. The Originators and the Buyer hereby represent and warrant to each of the other parties hereto as follows:
(a)Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by it in the Transaction Documents (including the Agreement, as amended hereby) are true and correct in all material respects (unless such representation or warranty contains a materiality qualification and, in such case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as made) on and as of such day, with the same effect as though made on and as of such day (except for representations and warranties which apply to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (unless such representation or warranty contains a materiality qualification and, in such case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as made) as of such earlier date).
(b)Power and Authority; Due Authorization. It (i) has all necessary power and authority to (A) execute and deliver this Amendment and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (B) perform its obligations under this Amendment,
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the Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions provided for in this Amendment, the Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by it by all necessary limited liability company or corporate action, as applicable.
(c)Binding Obligations. This Amendment, the Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(d)No Termination Event. No Termination Event, Unmatured Termination Event, Purchase and Sale Termination Event or Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Event would not result from the transactions contemplated by this Amendment.
SECTION 4.Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof and concurrently with the effectiveness of the Receivables Purchase Agreement Amendment, upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto.
SECTION 5.Effect of Amendment; Ratification. Except as specifically amended hereby, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by the Originators and the Buyer, and all of its provisions shall remain in full force and effect. After this Amendment becomes effective, all references in the Agreement (or in any other Transaction Document) to “the Purchase and Sale Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of similar effect, in each case referring to the Agreement, shall be deemed to be references to the Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall not be deemed to expressly or impliedly waive, amend, or supplement any provision of the Agreement other than as specifically set forth herein.
SECTION 6.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile or other electronic means shall be equally effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart.
SECTION 7.GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).
SECTION 8.Section Headings. The various headings of this Amendment are included for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment, the Agreement or any provision hereof or thereof.
SECTION 9. Transaction Document. This Amendment shall be a Transaction Document for purposes of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
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SECTION 10. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
SECTION 11. Severability. Any provisions of this Amendment which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
ORIGINATORS:

CARDTRONICS USA, INC.


By: /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko        
Name: Vladimir Samoylenko
Title: President


ATM NATIONAL, LLC


By: /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko        
Name: Vladimir Samoylenko
Title: President

BUYER:

NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC


By: /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko        
Name: Vladimir Samoylenko
Title: President
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Group Agent and as Administrative Agent


By: /s/ Eric Bruno         
Name:
Title:
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as a Group Agent


By: /s/ Eric Williams     
Name: Eric Williams
Title: Managing Director
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Exhibit A

Amendments to Agreement

[see attached]


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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 16, 2023

among
VARIOUS ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO, ARTICLE I AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE, SELL AND CONTRIBUTE 2
as Originators,
and
NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC,
as Buyer


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CONTENTS
Clause          Subject Matter    Page

SECTION 1.1    Agreement To Purchase, Sell and Contribute    2
SECTION 1.2    Timing of Purchases    3
SECTION 1.3    Consideration for Purchases    3
SECTION 1.4    Purchase and Sale Termination Date    3
SECTION 1.5    Intention of the Parties; Recharacterization    3
SECTION 1.6    Excluded Receivables    4
    SECTION 1.7      UCC Releases………………………………………………………….4    
ARTICLE II    PURCHASE RECORDS; CALCULATION OF PURCHASE PRICE    4
SECTION 2.1    Purchase Records    4
SECTION 2.2    Calculation of Purchase Price    5
ARTICLE III    CONTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE    5
SECTION 3.1    Initial Purchase Price Payment    5
SECTION 3.2    Subsequent Purchase Price Payments    6
SECTION 3.3    Settlement as to Specific Receivables and Dilution    7
SECTION 3.4    Return of Certain Payments    9
ARTICLE IV    CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES; ADDITIONAL ORIGINATORS    9
SECTION 4.1    Conditions Precedent to this Agreement    9
SECTION 4.2    Certification as to Representations and Warranties    11
SECTION 4.3    Additional Originators    11
ARTICLE V    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ORIGINATORS    12
SECTION 5.1    Representations and Warranties    12
ARTICLE VI    COVENANTS OF THE ORIGINATORS    17
SECTION 6.1    Covenants    17
SECTION 6.2    Separateness Covenants    22
ARTICLE VII    ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF RECEIVABLES    22
SECTION 7.1    Rights of the Buyer    22
SECTION 7.2    Responsibilities of the Originators    22
SECTION 7.3    Further Action Evidencing Purchases    22
SECTION 7.4    Application of Collections    23
SECTION 7.5    Performance of Obligations    23
ARTICLE VIII    PURCHASE AND SALE TERMINATION EVENTS    23
SECTION 8.1    Purchase and Sale Termination Events    23
SECTION 8.2    Remedies    23
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ARTICLE IX    INDEMNIFICATION    24
SECTION 9.1    Indemnities by the Originators    24
ARTICLE X    MISCELLANEOUS    25
SECTION 10.1    Amendments, etc    25
SECTION 10.2    Notices, etc    25
SECTION 10.3    No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies    25
SECTION 10.4    Binding Effect; Assignability    26
SECTION 10.5    Costs and Expenses    26
SECTION 10.6    Governing Law    26
SECTION 10.7    CONSENT TO JURISDICTION    26
SECTION 10.8    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    27
SECTION 10.9    Execution in Counterparts    27
SECTION 10.10    Acknowledgment and Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries    27
SECTION 10.11    No Proceeding    27
SECTION 10.12    Mutual Negotiations    28
SECTION 10.13    Limited Recourse    28

SCHEDULES
Schedule I    List and Location of Each Originator
Schedule II    Location of Books and Records of Originators
Schedule III    Trade Names
Schedule IV    Notice Addresses
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A    Form of Subordinated Loan Agreement
Exhibit B     Form of Joinder Agreement
Exhibit C    Form of Collateral Description



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Exhibit D Form of Collateral Deletion This PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of October 16, 2023 is entered into among the various entities listed on Schedule I hereto or that become parties hereto from time to time pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof (the “Originators” and each, an “Originator”), and NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Buyer”).
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are defined in the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”), among the Buyer, as seller, NCR Atleos Canada Receivables LP, as Canadian Guarantor, Cardtronics USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cardtronics”), as an initial Servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”), Cardtronics Canada Holdings Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada, as Canadian Servicer, the Persons from time to time party thereto as Purchasers and as Group Agents, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and PNC Capital Markets LLC, as Structuring Agent. The interpretive provisions of Section 1.02 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement are incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis, substituting references to the Receivables Purchase Agreement with references to this Agreement.
BACKGROUND
1.    The Buyer is a special purpose limited liability company, all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of which are owned by Cardtronics.
2.    The Originators generate Receivables in the ordinary course of their businesses.
3.    The Originators, in order to finance their respective businesses, wish to sell and/or, in the case of Cardtronics, contribute Receivables and the Related Rights to the Buyer, and the Buyer is willing to purchase and/or accept such Receivables and the Related Rights from the Originators, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
4.    The Originators and the Buyer intend each such transaction to be a true sale and/or, in the case of Cardtronics, an absolute contribution and conveyance of Receivables and the Related Rights by each Originator to the Buyer, providing the Buyer with the full benefits of ownership of the Receivables, and the Originators and the Buyer do not intend the transactions hereunder to be characterized as a loan from the Buyer to any Originator.
5.    The Buyer intends to sell or pledge the Receivables and the Related Rights to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I    
AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE, SELL AND CONTRIBUTE
SECTION 1.1     Agreement To Purchase, Sell and Contribute. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Originator, severally and for itself, agrees to sell and/or, in the case of Cardtronics, contribute, to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to purchase and/or receive from such Originator, from time to time on or after the Closing Date, but before the related Purchase and Sale Termination Date (as defined in Section 1.4), all of such Originator’s right, title and interest in and to:
(a)    each Receivable of such Originator that existed and was owing to such Originator at the closing of such Originator’s business on August 31, 2023 or with respect to any Originator that becomes party hereto pursuant to a Joinder Agreement, the date specified in such Joinder Agreement (the “Cut-Off Date” with respect to such Originator);
(b)    each Receivable generated by such Originator from and including the related Cut-Off Date to but excluding the related Purchase and Sale Termination Date;
(c)    all of such Originator’s interest in any goods (including returned goods), and documentation of title evidencing the shipment or storage of any goods (including returned goods), the sale or license of which gave rise to such Receivable;
(d)    all instruments and chattel paper that may evidence such Receivable;
(e)    all other security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise, together with all UCC financing statements or similar filings relating thereto;
(f)    solely to the extent applicable to such Receivable, all of such Originator’s rights, interests and claims under the related Contracts and all guaranties, indemnities, insurance and other agreements or arrangements constituting supporting obligations supporting payment and/or performance of any of the foregoing;
(g)    all books and records of such Originator with respect to the foregoing, and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges, title and interest (but not obligations) in and to each Lock-Box and all Lock-Box Accounts, into which any Collections or other proceeds with respect to such Receivables may be deposited, and any related investment property or financial assets (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC) acquired with any such Collections; and
(h)    all Collections of any of the foregoing that are or were received by such Originator on or after the related Cut-Off Date, and all other proceeds of the foregoing.
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All purchases and contributions hereunder shall be made without recourse, but shall be made pursuant to, and in reliance upon, the representations, warranties and covenants of the applicable Originator set forth in this Agreement. No obligation or liability to any Obligor on any Receivable is intended to be assumed by the Buyer hereunder, and any such assumption is expressly disclaimed. The property, proceeds and rights described in clauses (c) through (h) above are herein referred to as the “Related Rights”, and the Buyer’s foregoing agreement to purchase Receivables and Related Rights is herein called the “Purchase Facility.”
SECTION 1.2     Timing of Purchases.
(a)    Closing Date Purchases. Effective on the Closing Date, each Originator hereby sells and/or, in the case of Cardtronics, contributes, to the Buyer, and the Buyer purchases and/or receives, such Originator’s entire right, title and interest in, to and under (i) each Receivable that existed and was owing to such Originator at the related Cut-Off Date, (ii) each Receivable generated by such Originator from and including the related Cut-Off Date, to and including the Closing Date, and (iii) all Related Rights with respect thereto.
(b)    Subsequent Purchases. After the Closing Date, until the Purchase and Sale Termination Date for the applicable Originator, each Originator hereby sells and/or in the case of Cardtronics, contributes, to the Buyer, and the Buyer purchases and/or receives, such Originator’s entire right, title and interest in, to and under each Receivable created after the Closing Date, and each Receivable and the Related Rights generated by such Originator shall be, and shall be deemed to have been, sold or contributed, as applicable, by such Originator to the Buyer immediately (and without further action) upon the creation of such Receivable.
SECTION 1.3     Consideration for Purchases. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to make Purchase Price payments to the Originators and to accept all capital contributions, in each case, in accordance with Article III.
SECTION 1.4     Purchase and Sale Termination Date. The “Purchase and Sale Termination Date” with respect to any Originator shall be the earlier to occur of (a) the date the Purchase Facility is terminated with respect to such Originator pursuant to Section 8.2(a) and (b) the first Payment Date to occur following the day on which such Originator shall have given written notice to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent at or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) that such Originator desires to terminate this Agreement.
SECTION 1.5 Intention of the Parties; Recharacterization. It is the express intent of each Originator and the Buyer that each conveyance of the Receivables and the Related Rights by such Originator to the Buyer under this Purchase Facility be absolute and irrevocable and provide Purchaser with the full benefits of ownership of such Receivables and Related Rights, and each Originator hereby relinquishes all title and control over such Receivables and Related Rights upon each such conveyance.
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However, if, contrary to the mutual intent of the parties, any conveyance of Receivables, including without limitation any Receivables constituting general intangibles as defined in the UCC, and all Related Rights is not construed to be both a valid and perfected sale and absolute assignment of such Receivables and Related Rights, and a conveyance of such Receivables and Related Rights that is prior to the rights of and enforceable against all other Persons at any time, including without limitation lien creditors, secured lenders, purchasers and any Person claiming through such Originator, then, it is the intent of such Originator and the Buyer that this Agreement also shall be deemed to be, and hereby is, a security agreement within the meaning of the UCC. Each Originator shall be deemed to have granted to the Buyer as of the date of this Agreement, and such Originator hereby grants to the Buyer a security interest in, to and under all of such Originator’s right, title and interest in and to all Receivables, the Related Rights and all proceeds thereof, in each case, now existing and hereafter arising, which security interest shall secure the payment of an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price of the Receivables conveyed by such Originator to the Buyer hereunder and any other payment obligation of such Originator to the Buyer hereunder (such Originator’s “Originator Obligations”). In furtherance of the foregoing, each Originator and the Buyer hereby authorize the filing of one or more financing statements with an indication or description of the property conveyed hereunder (which may describe such property in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and identifying the Buyer as assignor and the Administrative Agent as the assignee), and such amendments thereto and continuations and assignments thereof, in each jurisdiction the Buyer or the Administrative Agent deems necessary and appropriate to perfect their respective ownership and security interests in the property conveyed hereunder and the proceeds thereof.
SECTION 1.6     Excluded Receivables. Each Originator may from time to time, by written notice to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents, propose to designate one or more Obligors, the Receivables of which will cease to be sold (or contributed) to the Buyer by such Originator from and after a specified date. If the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents consent to such proposed exclusion in writing, Receivables owed by any such Obligor (each, an “Excluded Obligor”) created on or after the date specified in such written consent, or if no date is specified, from and after the fifth Business Day after the date of such written consent (such date, the “Exclusion Date” for such Excluded Obligor) shall not be sold (or contributed) by such Originator to the Buyer hereunder (each such Receivable, an “Excluded Receivable”). It is acknowledged and agreed that collections on Excluded Receivables shall not constitute Collections and shall be subject to the provisions of the Transaction Documents regarding the commingling of Collections with other funds. With the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents, an Originator may designate any Excluded Obligor to cease to be an Excluded Obligor as of a specified date, and Receivables owed by such former Excluded Obligor created on or after such specified date shall not constitute Excluded Receivables.”
SECTION 1.7     UCC Releases. Each Originator and the Administrative Agent, for itself and each Purchaser, hereby authorizes the filing of amendments to any financing statements filed against any Originator providing for the deletion of collateral substantially in the manner described on the attached Exhibit D.
ARTICLE II    
PURCHASE RECORDS; CALCULATION OF PURCHASE PRICE
SECTION 2.1 Purchase Records. On the Closing Date and on each date when an Information Package or Interim Report is due to be delivered under the Receivables Purchase Agreement (each such date, a “Monthly Purchase Record Date”), the Servicer shall record in its books and records, which it shall maintain and make available to the Buyer and each Originator upon request, the following information (the “Purchase Records”):
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(a)    Receivables purchased by the Buyer from each Originator, or contributed to the capital of the Buyer by Cardtronics, on the Closing Date (in the case of the Purchase Records to be recorded on the Closing Date);
(b)    Receivables purchased by the Buyer from each Originator, or contributed to the capital of the Buyer by Cardtronics, during the Fiscal Month immediately preceding such Monthly Purchase Record Date (in the case of each subsequent Purchase Records); and
(c)    the calculations of reductions of the Purchase Price for any Receivables as provided in Section 3.3(a) and (b).
SECTION 2.2     Calculation of Purchase Price. The “Purchase Price” to be paid to each Originator in accordance with the terms of Article III for the Receivables and the Related Rights that are purchased hereunder from such Originator shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:
PP = OB x FMVD
where:
PP = Purchase Price for each Receivable as calculated on the relevant Payment Date.
OB = The Outstanding Balance of such Receivable on the relevant Payment Date.
FMVD =
Fair Market Value Discount, as measured on such Payment Date, which is equal to the quotient (expressed as percentage) of (a) one, divided by (b) the sum of (i) one, plus (ii) the product of (A) the Prime Rate on such Payment Date, times (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Days’ Sales Outstanding (calculated as of the last day of the Fiscal Month immediately preceding such Payment Date) and the denominator of which is 365 or 366, as applicable.
“Payment Date” means (i) the Closing Date and (ii) each Business Day thereafter that the Originators are open for business.
“Prime Rate” means a per annum rate equal to the “U.S. Prime Rate” as published in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal or if such information ceases to be published in The Wall Street Journal, such other publication as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
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ARTICLE III    
CONTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE
SECTION 3.1     Initial Purchase Price Payment. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to pay to each Originator the Purchase Price for the purchase to be made from such Originator on the Closing Date (i) to the extent the Buyer has cash available therefor, partially in cash (in an amount to be agreed between the Buyer and such Originator and set forth in the initial Purchase Record) and, solely in the case of Cardtronics if elected by Cardtronics in its sole discretion, by accepting a contribution from Cardtronics to the Buyer’s capital and (ii) the remainder by an increase in the principal amount of a subordinated loan incurred pursuant to the terms of a subordinated loan agreement entered into with such Originator in the form of Exhibit A (to the extent the Buyer has not previously entered into such a subordinated loan agreement with such Originator) (each such subordinated loan agreement, as it may be amended, supplemented, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time, together with all other subordinated loan agreements entered into from time to time in substitution or renewal thereof in accordance with the Transaction Documents, each being herein called a “Subordinated Loan Agreement”) with an initial principal amount (or in the case of any outstanding Subordinated Loan (as defined in the applicable Subordinated Loan Agreement), an increase in the principal amount) equal to the remaining Purchase Price payable by such Originator with that was not paid in cash or, in the case of Cardtronics, that was not contributed to the Buyer’s capital.
SECTION 3.2     Subsequent Purchase Price Payments. On each Payment Date subsequent to the Closing Date, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Buyer shall pay to each Originator the Purchase Price for the Receivables and the Related Rights generated by such Originator on such Payment Date:
(a)    First, in cash to the extent the Buyer has cash available therefor (and such payment is not prohibited under the Receivables Purchase Agreement);
(b)    Second, solely in the case of Cardtronics, if elected by Cardtronics in its sole discretion, to the extent any portion of the Purchase Price remains unpaid, by accepting a contribution of such Receivable and the Related Rights by Cardtronics to its capital in an amount equal to such remaining unpaid portion of such Purchase Price; and
(c)    Third, to the extent any portion of the Purchase Price remains unpaid, the principal amount outstanding under the applicable Subordinated Loan shall be automatically increased by an amount equal to the lesser of (x) such remaining unpaid portion of such Purchase Price and (y) the maximum increase in the principal balance of the applicable Subordinated Loan that could be made without rendering the Buyer’s Net Worth less than the Required Capital Amount;
provided, however, that (x) if more than one Originator is selling Receivables to the Buyer on the date of such purchase, the Buyer shall make cash payments among the Originators in such a way as to minimize to the greatest extent practicable the aggregate principal amounts of the Subordinated Loans and (y) if on any Business Day, the entire Purchase Price for any Receivable is not paid by the Buyer as a result of any of the limitations set forth above, any remaining unpaid portion of such Purchase Price shall be contributed to the Buyer in exchange for a limited liability company interest in the amount of such unpaid portion in accordance with the terms of the Buyer’s organizational documents; provided, further, however, that the foregoing shall not be construed to require Cardtronics to make any capital contribution to the Buyer.
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“Net Worth” has the meaning set forth under “Seller’s Net Worth” in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
On each Monthly Settlement Date, based on the most recent Purchase Records, the Buyer and each Originator shall determine the net amount of cash payments made by the Buyer to such Originator during the related Fiscal Month in respect of the Purchase Price for Receivables acquired from such Originator, after giving effect to Section 3.4 hereof and Section 3.01 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the amount of the increase or decrease in such Originator's Subordinated Loan, and in the case of Cardtronics, the portion of such Purchase Price allocable to a capital contribution, and the Buyer shall report or cause to be reported the foregoing determinations to the Administrative Agent.
Interest and principal on each Subordinated Loan shall be paid by the Buyer in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3.01(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. Each Originator is authorized by the Buyer to make appropriate notations on its Subordinated Loan to reflect the date and amount of each advance thereunder and the date and amount of each payment with respect thereto, provided that the failure to make such notations shall not affect any obligation of the Buyer thereunder. Each Originator acting as a lender in respect of any Subordinated Loan agrees that such Subordinated Loan shall be deemed to be terminated upon the final payment thereof after the occurrence of such Purchase and Sale Termination Date with respect Originator to such Originator.
SECTION 3.3     Settlement as to Specific Receivables and Dilution.
(a)    If, on the day of purchase or contribution of any Receivable from an Originator hereunder, any of the representations or warranties set forth in Sections 5.1(k), (l), (m), (x), (z) or (bb) are not true with respect to such Receivable, then the Purchase Price for such Receivable shall be reduced by an amount equal to such Purchase Price minus the amount of Collections received by the Buyer thereon, and shall be accounted to such Originator as provided in clause (c) below; provided, that if the Buyer thereafter receives payment on account of any such Receivable, the Buyer promptly shall deliver such funds to such Originator. Upon payment by the Originator or other application of such credit in accordance with clause (c) below, all of Buyer’s right, title and interest in and to such Receivable and any Related Rights (including any related returned goods) shall be reconveyed to the applicable Originator, and any related interest of Buyer in such Receivable and such Related Rights shall be deemed released and relinquished, in each case without further action by any Person.
(b)    If, on any day, the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable sold or contributed by an Originator hereunder is reduced or adjusted as a result of (i) defective, rejected or returned goods or services, (ii) any revision, cancellation, allowance, rebate, credit memo,
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discount, warranty payment or other voluntary reduction in the amounts actually owed by the applicable Pool Obligor made by such Originator or any of its Affiliates (other than as a result of the receipt of Collections), (iii) any setoff, counterclaim or dispute between any Pool Obligor and such Originator or any of its Affiliates (whether arising from the transaction giving rise to a Pool Receivable or any unrelated transaction) or (iv) any correction to the reported Outstanding Balance of any Pool Receivable as of the date of its sale or contribution hereunder due to such reported Outstanding Balance being in excess of its actual Outstanding Balance as of such date, then, in any such case, to the extent it would not constitute reimbursement for any Credit Risk Losses and except as provided in the following paragraph, the Purchase Price with respect to such Receivable shall be reduced by the amount of such net reduction or adjustment and shall be accounted to such Originator as provided in clause (c) below. Upon payment by the Originator or other application of such credit in accordance with clause (c) below, all of Buyer’s right, title and interest in and to any returned goods or any other Related Rights specific to the portion of the Outstanding Balance of the Receivable that was so reduced shall be reconveyed by the Buyer to the applicable Originator, and any related interest of Buyer in such returned goods or other Related Rights shall be deemed released and relinquished, in each case without further action by any Person.
            If (x) a Pool Receivable (or any portion thereof) is cancelled and the related Outstanding Balance of such Receivable (or portion thereof) is reduced to zero by an Originator in accordance with its customary credit and rebilling practices, (y) such Originator simultaneously generates a new Receivable (or portion thereof) payable by the same Obligor for the sale of goods, performance of services or license of software giving rise to the cancelled or reduced Pool Receivable in accordance with such Originator’s customary credit and rebilling practices, and such Originator sells or contributes such new Receivable (or portion thereof) to the Buyer hereunder and (z) the Purchase and Sale Termination Date has not occurred with respect to such Originator, then the Buyer shall receive a credit against the Purchase Price otherwise payable by it for such new Receivable (or portion thereof) in an amount equal to the Purchase Price paid by the Buyer hereunder for the cancelled portion of such Receivable, and the amount of the related net reduction or adjustment to be accounted for as provided in clause (c) below shall be equal to the amount, if any, by which such new Receivable’s Outstanding Balance (or portion thereof) related to the sale of such goods, performance of such services or license of such software is less than the Outstanding Balance of such cancelled Pool Receivable (or portion thereof).
(c)    For so long as: (A) the Purchase and Sale Termination Date has not occurred with respect to such Originator, (B) no Termination Event has occurred and is continuing under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (C) no Capital Coverage Deficit exists and (D) the Buyer’s Net Worth is at least equal to the Required Capital Amount, any reduction in the Purchase Price of any Receivable pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above shall, at the option of the related Originator:
(i) be applied as a credit for the account of the Buyer against the Purchase Price of Receivables acquired by the Buyer from such Originator hereunder during the Fiscal Month in which such reduction of the Purchase Price occurred;
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(ii)    be applied as a repayment of principal to the outstanding principal balance under the Subordinated Loan payable to such Originator;
(iii)    be paid in cash to the Buyer by deposit of immediately available funds into a Lock-Box Account as if Collections of the applicable Receivable in such amount had actually been received on such date; or
(iv)    any combination of the foregoing.
In all other cases (including if (A) the Purchase and Sale Termination Date has occurred with respect to the applicable Originator, (B) a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (C) a Capital Coverage Deficit exists or (D) the Buyer’s Net Worth less than the Required Capital Amount), any such reduction in the Purchase Price of any Receivable shall be paid solely in cash by the applicable Originator in accordance with clause (iii) above.
SECTION 3.4     Return of Certain Payments. If any Originator receives any cash payments or cash distributions from the Buyer or from Collections during any Fiscal Month (including in respect of the purchase price for Receivables, payments of principal or interest on any Subordinated Loans or dividends) at any time during which a Capital Coverage Deficit existed or resulted from such payments or distributions, such Originator shall return the amount of all such payments and distributions to the Buyer on the first Monthly Settlement Date following such Fiscal Month to be treated as Collections and applied in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3.01(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that each Originator may net from the amount it is required to return to the Buyer, the amount (if any) that would otherwise be paid by the Buyer to such Originator on such Monthly Settlement Date in accordance with Section 3.01(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement from available Collections (including Collections returned to the Buyer by Originators pursuant to this paragraph and by the Servicer pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 3.01(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement).  If any delay by an Originator to pay over such amounts causes the Buyer to incur the obligation to pay additional interest or fees in respect of such amounts under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, such Originator shall additionally pay over to the Buyer, to treated as Collections and applied in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3.01(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, an amount sufficient to compensate the Buyer for the amount of such interest and fees.
ARTICLE IV    
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES; ADDITIONAL ORIGINATORS
SECTION 4.1 Conditions Precedent to this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective concurrently with the effectiveness of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, so long as the Buyer, the Administrative Agent (as the Buyer’s assignee) and each Group Agent shall have received, on or before the Closing Date, the following, each (unless otherwise indicated) dated the Closing Date, and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer and the Administrative Agent (as the Buyer’s assignee) and each Group Agent:
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(a)    a copy of the resolutions or unanimous written consent of the board of directors or other governing body of each Originator approving this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be executed and delivered by it and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Originator;
(b)    good standing certificates for each Originator issued as of a recent date acceptable to the Buyer and the Administrative Agent (as the Buyer’s assignee) by the Secretary of State (or similar official) of the jurisdiction of such Originator’s organization or formation and each other jurisdiction where such Originator is required to be qualified to transact business, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)    a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Originator certifying the names and true signatures of the officers authorized on such Person’s behalf to sign this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be executed and delivered by it (on which certificate the Buyer, the Administrative Agent (as the Buyer’s assignee) and each Group Agent may conclusively rely until such time as the Buyer, the Administrative Agent (as the Buyer’s assignee) and each Group Agent shall receive from such Person a revised certificate meeting the requirements of this clause (c));
(d)    the certificate or articles of incorporation or other organizational document of each Originator (including all amendments and modifications thereto) duly certified by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of such Originator’s organization as of a recent date, together with a copy of the by-laws or other governing documents of such Originator (including all amendments and modifications thereto), as applicable, each duly certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Originator;
(e)    proper financing statements (Form UCC-1) that have been duly authorized and name each Originator as the debtor/seller and the Buyer as the buyer/assignor (and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Purchasers, as secured party/assignee) of the Receivables generated by such Originator in each jurisdiction as the Buyer or the Administrative Agent deems necessary or appropriate to perfect the Buyer’s ownership or security interest in such Receivables and the Related Rights in which an ownership or security interest has been assigned to it hereunder (it being understood that proper financing statements with an indication of collateral substantially as described in Exhibit C shall be deemed appropriate for purposes of this paragraph);
(f) a written search report from a Person satisfactory to the Buyer and the Administrative Agent (as the Buyer’s assignee) listing all effective financing statements that name the Originators as debtors or sellers and that are filed in all jurisdictions in which filings may be made against such Person pursuant to the applicable UCC, together with copies of such financing statements (none of which, except for those described in the foregoing clause (e) (and/or released or terminated, as the case may be, prior to the date hereof), shall cover any Receivable or any Related Rights which are to be sold to the Buyer hereunder), and tax lien search reports (including, without limitation, liens of the PBGC) from a Person satisfactory to the Buyer and the Administrative Agent (as the Buyer’s assignee) showing no evidence of such liens filed against any Originator;
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(g)    favorable opinions of counsel to the Originators, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent and addressing the matters described in the closing memorandum attached as Exhibit G to the Receivables Purchase Agreement;
(h)    a copy of a Subordinated Loan entered into with each Originator, duly executed by the Buyer; and
(i)    evidence of the execution and delivery by each of the parties thereto of each of the other Transaction Documents to be executed and delivered by it in connection herewith.
SECTION 4.2     Certification as to Representations and Warranties. Each Originator, by accepting the Purchase Price related to each purchase or contribution of Receivables generated by such Originator, shall be deemed to have certified that the representations and warranties of such Originator contained in Article V, as from time to time amended in accordance with the terms hereof, are true and correct in all material respects (unless such representation or warranty contains a materiality qualification and, in such case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as made) on and as of such day, with the same effect as though made on and as of such day (except for representations and warranties which apply to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (unless such representation or warranty contains a materiality qualification and, in such case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as made) as of such earlier date).
SECTION 4.3     Additional Originators. Additional Persons may be added as Originators hereunder, with the prior written consent of the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent (which consents may be granted or withheld in their sole discretion); provided that the following conditions are satisfied or waived in writing by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent on or before the date of such addition:
(a)    the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent shall have received at least thirty days’ prior written notice of such proposed addition and the identity of the proposed additional Originator and shall have received such other information with respect to such proposed additional Originator as the Buyer, the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may reasonably request;
(b)    such proposed additional Originator shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent an agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (a “Joinder Agreement”);
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(c)    such proposed additional Originator shall have delivered to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent (as the Buyer’s assignee) and each Group Agent each of the documents with respect to such Originator described in Section 4.1, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent (as the Buyer’s assignee) and each Group Agent;
(d)    [reserved];
(e)    no Purchase and Sale Termination Event or Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(f)    no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing.
ARTICLE V    
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ORIGINATORS
SECTION 5.1     Representations and Warranties. Each Originator (and solely with respect to Section 5.1(y), the Buyer) hereby represents and warrants on each date that a Receivable is conveyed to Buyer hereunder, with respect to itself and the Receivables conveyed by it on such date, that:
(a)    Organization and Good Standing. Such Originator is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, with the power and authority under its organizational documents and under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted.
(b)    Due Qualification. Such Originator is duly qualified to do business, is in good standing as a foreign entity and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its business requires such qualification, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)     Power and Authority; Due Authorization. Such Originator has all necessary power and authority to (i) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (ii) perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (iii) convey its Receivables and the Related Rights to the Buyer on the terms and subject to the conditions herein provided, and such Originator has duly authorized by all necessary action such grant and such Originator’s execution, delivery and performance and consummation of the transactions to be performed and consummated by it in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(d) Binding Obligations. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of such Originator, enforceable against such Originator in accordance with their respective terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
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(e)    No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which such Originator is a party, the performance of the transactions contemplated to be taken by such Originator by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Originator is a party and the fulfillment by such Originator of the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party applicable to it will not (i) violate any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the organizational documents of such Originator or any material agreement or instrument to which such Originator is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such agreement to which such Originator is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or (iii) conflict with or violate any Applicable Law, except to the extent that any such default, Adverse Claim or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)    Litigation and Other Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending, or to its knowledge based on written notice received by it, threatened, against such Originator before any Governmental Authority: (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents; (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the performance by it of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.
(g)    No Consents. Such Originator is not required to obtain the consent of any other party or any consent, license, approval, registration, authorization or declaration of or with any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party that has not already been obtained or the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)    Compliance with Applicable Law. Such Originator has maintained in effect all qualifications required under Applicable Law as are necessary to originate the Pool Receivables and transfer such Pool Receivables pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) has complied in all material respects with Applicable Law in connection with originating the Pool Receivables and transferring such Pool Receivables pursuant to this Agreement.
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(i) Accuracy of Information. All certificates, reports, statements, documents and other information furnished to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent or any other Purchaser Party by it pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or in connection with or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, is, at the time the same are so furnished, true and correct in all material respects on the date the same are furnished to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent or such other Purchaser Party (other than forward-looking or projected information, with respect to which no representation or warranty is made, and otherwise as subsequently corrected as the Administrative Agent or such other Purchaser Party, as applicable, have deemed acceptable), and when taken as a whole, and in light of the circumstances in which and the purposes for which they were furnished, do not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
(j)    Names and Location. Except as described in Schedule III, such Originator has not used any corporate names, trade names or assumed names since the date occurring five calendar years prior to the Closing Date other than its name set forth on the signature pages hereto. Such Originator is “located” (as such term is defined in the applicable UCC) in the jurisdiction specified in Schedule I and since the date occurring five calendar years prior to the Closing Date, has not been “located” (as such term is defined in the applicable UCC) in any other jurisdiction (except as specified in Schedule I). The office(s) where such Originator keeps its records concerning the Receivables is at the address(es) set forth on Schedule II.
(k)    Credit and Collection Policy. Such Originator has complied in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard to each Pool Receivable sold or contributed by it hereunder.
(l)    Eligible Receivables. Each Receivable sold, transferred, assigned or contributed hereunder by such Originator and identified as an Eligible Receivable at the time of such sale, transfer or contribution is an Eligible Receivable as of the date of such sale, transfer, assignment or contribution.
(m)    Valid Sale. Each sale or contribution, as the case may be, of Receivables and the Related Rights made by such Originator pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a valid sale or contribution, as the case may be, of Receivables and Related Rights to the Buyer, enforceable against creditors of such Originator, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(n)    Margin Stock. Such Originator is not engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meanings of Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and no Purchase Price payments or proceeds under this Agreement will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock.
(o)    No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of Performance Guarantor’s most recent annual report on form 10-K filed under the Exchange Act, there has been no Material Adverse Effect on such Originator.
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(p)    Investment Company Act. Such Originator is not an “investment company,” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.
(q)    No Sanctions.[Reserved].
(r)    Transaction Information. Neither such Originator nor any Affiliate of such Originator acting on its behalf has delivered any Transaction Information to any Rating Agency without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to delivery to such Rating Agency. Neither such Originator nor any Affiliate of such Originator acting on its behalf has participated in any oral communications any Rating Agency in which such Originator or such Affiliate has provided any Transaction Information without the participation of the applicable Group Agent.
(s)    Financial Condition. The consolidated balance sheets of such Originator and its consolidated Affiliates as of June 30, 2023 and the related statements of income and shareholders’ equity of such Originator and its consolidated Affiliates for the fiscal quarter then ended, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of such Originator and its consolidated Affiliates for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP.
(t)    Bulk Sales Act. No transaction contemplated by this Agreement requires compliance by such Originator with any bulk sales act or similar law.
(u)    Taxes. Such Originator has filed all material Tax returns required by Applicable Law to have been filed by it and has paid, or caused to be paid all material Taxes required by Applicable Law to be paid by it, other than any such Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.
(v) Opinions. The factual statements contained in the opinions delivered by Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom LLP on the Closing Date (or at any date thereafter on which such an opinion is delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents) with respect to “true sale” and “substantive consolidation” matters are, in each case, true and correct in all material respects with respect to such Originator, including that, no transfer is being made hereunder (A) with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any Person, (B) when the related Originator is insolvent or expects to become insolvent as a result of the transfers of its Receivables to Buyer, (C) when the related Originator is engaged or expected to engage in a business for which its remaining property represents an unreasonably small capitalization or (D) when the related Originator intends to incur or believes that it will incur indebtedness that it will not be able to repay at maturity.
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(w)    ERISA.
(i)    Such Originator and its ERISA Affiliates are in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the provisions of the Code relating to Pension Plans and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder and any similar applicable non-U.S. law, except for such noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Reportable Event has occurred during the past five years other than a Reportable Event that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The excess of the present value of all benefit liabilities under each Pension Plan (based on the assumptions used to determine required minimum contributions under Section 412 of the Code with respect to such Pension Plan), over the value of the assets of such Pension Plan, determined as of the most recent annual valuation date applicable thereto for which a valuation has been completed, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the excess of the present value of all benefit liabilities of all underfunded Pension Plans (based on the assumptions used to determine required minimum contributions under Section 412 of the Code with respect to each such Pension Plan), over the value of the assets of all such underfunded Pension Plans, determined as of the most recent annual valuation dates applicable thereto for which valuations have been completed, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither such Originator nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has received any written notification that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has been terminated within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, or has knowledge that any Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganization or to be terminated, where such reorganization or termination has had or would reasonably be expected to have, through increases in the contributions required to be made to such Pension Plan or otherwise, a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Such Originator and its ERISA Affiliates are in compliance (i) with all applicable provisions of law and all applicable regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to any employee pension benefit plan governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States and (ii) with the terms of any such plan, except, in each case, for such noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(x) No Fraudulent Conveyance. With respect to each Receivable transferred to Buyer by such Originator hereunder, the applicable Purchase Price received by such Originator constitutes reasonably equivalent value in consideration therefor and such transfer was not made for or on account of an antecedent debt. No transfer by such Originator of any Receivable hereunder is or may be voidable under any section of the Bankruptcy Code in the event of an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to such Originator. No transfer of any Receivable by such Originator hereunder: (i) is made with any intent on the part of such Originator to hinder, delay or defraud any entity to which such Originator is or will become indebted on or after the date of transfer, (ii) is made at a time such Originator is not Solvent, (iii) would render the Originator not Solvent as a result of such transfer, (iv) would cause such Originator to have an unreasonably small amount of capital, (v) would cause such Originator to be unable to pay its debts as they become due or (vi) is made with any intent on the part of such Originator to evade any applicable laws or public policy.
(y)    Ordinary Course of Business. Each of the Originators and the Buyer represents and warrants as to itself that each remittance of Collections by or on behalf of such Originator to the Buyer under this Agreement will have been (i) in payment of a debt incurred by such Originator in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of such Originator and the Buyer and (ii) made in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of such Originator and the Buyer.
(z)    Good Title. Immediately preceding its sale or contribution of each Receivable hereunder, such Originator was the owner of such Receivable sold or contributed or purported to be sold or contributed, as the case may be, free and clear of any Adverse Claims, and each such sale or contribution hereunder constitutes a valid sale, transfer and assignment of all of such Originator’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables sold or contributed by it, free and clear of any Adverse Claims.
(aa)    Perfection. On or before the date hereof and before the generation by such Originator of any new Receivable to be sold, contributed or otherwise conveyed hereunder, all financing statements and other documents, if any, required to be recorded or filed in order to perfect and protect the Buyer’s ownership interest in such Receivable have been duly filed in each filing office necessary for such purpose (or solely with respect to Receivables sold or contributed on the Closing Date and the initial sales and contributions hereunder, will be recorded or filed on or prior to the fifth Business Day following the Closing Date). Upon the creation of each new Receivable sold, contributed or otherwise conveyed or purported to be conveyed hereunder and on the Closing Date for then existing Receivables, the Buyer shall have a valid and perfected first priority ownership or security interest in each Receivable sold to it hereunder, free and clear of any Adverse Claim.
(bb)    Enforceability of Contracts. Each Receivable sold or contributed by such Originator hereunder arises under a Contract that is effective to create, and has created, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Obligor to pay the outstanding balance of such Receivable, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
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ARTICLE VI    
COVENANTS OF THE ORIGINATORS
SECTION 6.1     Covenants. From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, each Originator will, unless the Administrative Agent and the Buyer shall otherwise consent in writing, perform the following covenants:
(a)    Financial Reporting. Each Originator will maintain a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and each Originator shall furnish to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent such information as the Buyer, the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request relating to such system of accounting.
(b)    Notice of Events of Default, Unmatured Events of Default, Purchase and Sale Termination Events and Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Events. Each Originator will notify the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in writing promptly upon (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after) a Financial Officer learning of the occurrence of a Termination Event, Unmatured Termination Event, Purchase and Sale Termination Event or Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Event. Such notice shall describe such Termination Event, Unmatured Termination Event, Purchase and Sale Termination Event or Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Event, and if applicable, the steps being taken by the Person(s) affected with respect thereto.
(c)    Preservation of Existence. Each Originator will do all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, its franchises, authority to do business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, licenses, patents, trademarks, copyrights and other proprietary rights. Without the consent of the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent, no Originator shall make any change to the conduct of its business if such change would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided however, that nothing in this paragraph (c) shall prevent any transaction permitted by paragraph (p) below or not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(d)    Compliance with Laws. Each Originator will comply with the requirements of all laws, rules and regulations applicable to its property or business operations, except in such instance where (i) any failure to comply therewith, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) the requirement to comply therewith is being contested in good faith.
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(e) Furnishing of Information and Cooperation with Inspections. Each Originator will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent from time to time such information with respect to the Pool Receivables as the Buyer, the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may reasonably request for purposes of protecting its interest in the Pool Receivables or its rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents. Each Originator will cooperate in connection with any Inspection duly conducted pursuant to Section 7.01(g) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, including to permit the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent or their respective agents or representatives and/or certified public accountants or other auditors, during regular business hours and with reasonable prior written notice, to (i) examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books and records relating to the Receivables and Related Rights, (ii) visit the offices and properties of such Originator for the purpose of examining such books and records and (ii) discuss matters relating to the Receivables and Related Rights or such Originator’s performance hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party with any of the officers, directors, employees or independent public accountants of such Originator, to the extent reasonably available, having knowledge of such matters; and (iv) conduct a review of its books and records with respect to such Receivables and Related Rights.
(f)    Payments on Receivables, Lock-Box Accounts. Each Originator will (or will cause the Servicer to) instruct all Pool Obligors to deliver all payments on the Pool Receivables to a Lock-Box Account or a Lock-Box. Each Originator will, and will cause the Servicer to, maintain such books and records necessary to identify Collections received from time to time on Pool Receivables and necessary to segregate such Collections received from other property of the Servicer and the Originators. If any Collections are received by an Originator other than in a Lock-Box Account, it shall hold such payments in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt) remit such funds into a Lock-Box Account. If any funds other than Collections (or other proceeds of the Receivables and Related Rights) are deposited into any Lock-Box Account, each Originator will cause the Servicer to, within two (2) Business Days, identify and transfer such funds to the appropriate Person entitled to such funds. Each Originator acknowledges and agrees that no Lock-Box, Lock-Box Account or Lock-Box Agreement may be modified or terminated except in accordance with the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
(g)    Sales, Liens, etc. Except as otherwise provided herein, no Originator will sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon or with respect to, any Pool Receivable or other Related Rights.
(h)    Extension or Amendment of Pool Receivables. Except as otherwise permitted by the Receivables Purchase Agreement, no Originator will, or will permit the Servicer to, alter the delinquency status or adjust the Outstanding Balance or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable in any material respect, or amend, modify or waive, in any material respect, any term or condition of any related Contract. Each Originator shall comply in all material respects with all provisions required to be observed by it under the Credit and Collection Policy and the related Contract that are applicable with respect to each Pool Receivable conveyed by it hereunder.
(i) Fundamental Changes. Each Originator shall provide the Buyer and the Administrative Agent at least 30 days’ (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in writing) prior written notice before making any change in such Originator’s name, location or making any other change in such Originator’s identity or corporate structure that could impair or otherwise render any UCC financing statement filed in connection with this Agreement or the Receivables Purchase Agreement “seriously misleading” as such term (or similar term) is used in the applicable UCC; each notice to the Buyer and the Administrative Agent pursuant to this sentence shall set forth the applicable change and the proposed effective date thereof.
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(j)    Change in Credit and Collection Policy. Except to the extent required by Applicable Law (in which case the applicable Originator shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Buyer and the Administrative Agent), no Originator will make any change in the Credit and Collection Policy that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect without the prior written consent of the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents. Promptly following any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy, such Originator will (or will cause the Servicer to) deliver a copy of the updated Credit and Collection Policy identifying such material change to the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent.
(k)    Books and Records. Each Originator will maintain and implement (or cause the Servicer to maintain and implement) administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records evidencing Pool Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain (or cause the Servicer to keep and maintain) all documents, books, records, computer tapes and disks and other information reasonably necessary for the servicing of the Pool Receivables conveyed by it hereunder (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each such Pool Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each such existing Pool Receivable).
(l)    Change in Payment Instructions to Pool Obligors. No Originator shall (or shall permit the Servicer to) make any change in its (or their) instructions to the Pool Obligors regarding payments to be made to the Lock-Box Accounts (or any related Lock-Box), other than any instruction to remit payments to a different Lock-Box Account (or any related Lock-Box), unless the Administrative Agent shall have directed such change or consented to such change in writing.
(m) Ownership Interest, Etc. Each Originator shall (and shall cause the Servicer to), at its expense, take all action necessary to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable ownership or security interest in the Pool Receivables, the Related Rights and Collections with respect thereto, and a first priority perfected ownership or security interest in the Receivables and Related Rights, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim, in favor of the Buyer and the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), as applicable, including taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the interest of the Buyer and the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) as the Buyer, the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may reasonably request. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Originator hereby authorizes the Buyer and the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) to file such continuations of the financing statements filed hereunder as it deems necessary and appropriate to maintain such perfected security interest. Each Originator shall (or shall cause the Servicer to), from time to time and within the time limits established by law, prepare and present to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s authorization and approval, all financing statements, amendments, continuations or initial financing statements in lieu of a continuation statement, or other filings necessary to continue, maintain and perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest as a first-priority interest. The Administrative Agent’s approval of such filings shall authorize the Originator to file such financing statements under the UCC. Notwithstanding anything else in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, no Originator shall have any authority to file a termination, partial termination, release, partial release, or any amendment that deletes the name of a debtor or excludes collateral of any such financing statements filed in connection with the Transaction Documents, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
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(n)    Further Assurances. Each Originator hereby authorizes and hereby agrees from time to time, at its own expense, promptly to execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and to take all further actions, that the Buyer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of exercising and enforcing the rights and remedies of the Buyer and the Secured Parties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(o)    Transaction Information. No Originator shall deliver any Transaction Information to any Rating Agency without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to such delivery, nor shall any Originator permit any of its Affiliate to do so on its behalf. No Originator shall provide any Transaction Information in any oral communications with any Rating Agency without the participation of the applicable Group Agent, nor shall any Originator permit any of its Affiliates to do so on its behalf.
(p)    Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, etc. Without the prior written consent of the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, so long as no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination has occurred and remains continuing), no Originator shall (i) consummate any merger, consolidation or other restructuring or (ii) except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, directly or indirectly sell, transfer, assign, convey or lease, whether in one or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of its assets; provided, that an Originator shall be permitted to merge with any of its Affiliates if such Originator is the surviving entity and no Change in Control would result therefrom.
(q) Chattel Paper. Each Originator shall cause all chattel paper evidencing such Originator’s Pool Receivables held by the Servicer in its possession or control to be held by the Servicer as bailee for the Secured Parties and the Buyer at the locations identified in Schedule II, in the Electronic Invoice System or in other electronic document management systems (which may include document storage systems provided by third party vendors used in the ordinary course of the Servicer’s business); provided, however, that following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Termination Event, the Originator shall cause the Servicer to as promptly as practicable following receipt of written request therefor from the Administrative Agent, (a) provide the Administrative Agent with such access to the Electronic Invoice System, and, to the extent reasonably practicable, such other electronic document management systems, as is necessary to permit the Administrative Agent to identify, monitor and track the chattel paper stored therein, (b) implement such restrictions on the access of the officers, directors, agents and employees of the Servicer to the Electronic Invoice System as are reasonably necessary to ensure that possession or control of the chattel paper stored therein is not transferred to any third party, and/or (c) use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered all tangible chattel paper to the Administrative Agent; provided, that the foregoing shall be conducted in a manner reasonably calculated to comply with any applicable confidentiality or restrictions on disclosure to which the Servicer or any Originator is subject (including with respect to Obligor information); and provided, further, that compliance with any such request by the Servicer will not materially impede or adversely affect Collections on, or the collectibility of, the Pool Receivables.
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(r)    [Reserved].
    
    
    
SECTION 6.2 Separateness Covenants. Each Originator hereby acknowledges that this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are being entered into in reliance upon the Buyer’s identity as a legal entity separate from such Originator and its Affiliates. Therefore, from and after the date hereof, each Originator shall take all reasonable steps necessary to make it apparent to third Persons that the Buyer is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of such Originator and any other Person, and is not a division of such Originator, its Affiliates or any other Person.
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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to and consistent with the other covenants set forth herein and in the other Transaction Documents, each Originator shall: (i) comply with all applicable provisions set forth in Section 9(j) of the Buyer’s Limited Liability Company Agreement; and (ii) not take any action inconsistent with the foregoing or contrary to the related matters set forth or assumed in the opinions of counsel relating to true sale and substantive non-consolidation matters.
ARTICLE VII    
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
IN RESPECT OF RECEIVABLES
SECTION 7.1     Rights of the Buyer. If any Originator fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder, the Buyer (or its assigns) may, but shall not be required to, perform or cause the performance of such obligation, and the applicable Originator shall be obligated to reimburse the reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred by the Buyer (or its assigns) in connection therewith.
SECTION 7.2     Responsibilities of the Originators. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding:
(a)    Each Originator shall perform its obligations hereunder, and the exercise by the Buyer or its designee of its rights hereunder shall not relieve such Originator from such obligations.
(b)    None of the Buyer, the Servicer (other than in its capacity as an Originator), the Purchasers, the Group Agents or the Administrative Agent shall have any obligation or liability to any Obligor or any other third Person with respect to any Receivables, Contracts related thereto or any other related agreements, nor shall the Buyer, the Servicer (other than in its capacity as an Originator), the Purchasers, the Group Agents or the Administrative Agent be obligated to perform any of the obligations of such Originator thereunder.
SECTION 7.3     Further Action Evidencing Purchases. On or prior to the Closing Date, each Originator shall mark its master data processing records evidencing its Pool Receivables and Contracts with a legend, acceptable to the Buyer and the Administrative Agent, evidencing that such Pool Receivables have been transferred in accordance with this Agreement and none of the Originators shall change or remove such notation without the consent of the Buyer and the Administrative Agent. Each Originator agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action that the Buyer, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may reasonably request in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the Receivables and Related Rights purchased by or contributed to the Buyer hereunder, or to enable the Buyer to exercise or enforce any of its rights hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; provided, that in no event shall any Originator be obligated to include any notation or legend on, or otherwise mark, any tangible chattel paper evidencing the Pool Receivables.
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SECTION 7.4     Application of Collections. Any payment by an Obligor in respect of any Pool Receivable owed by it to any Originator shall, except as otherwise specified by such Obligor or required by Applicable Law and unless otherwise instructed by the Servicer (with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent) or the Administrative Agent, be applied as a Collection of such Pool Receivable to the extent of any amounts then due and payable thereunder.
SECTION 7.5     Performance of Obligations. Each Originator shall perform all of its obligations under the Contracts related to the Receivables generated by such Originator to the same extent as if interests in such Receivables had not been transferred hereunder, and the exercise by the Buyer or the Administrative Agent of its rights hereunder shall not relieve any Originator from any such obligations.
ARTICLE VIII    
PURCHASE AND SALE TERMINATION EVENTS
SECTION 8.1     Purchase and Sale Termination Events. Each of the following events or occurrences described in this Section 8.1 shall constitute a “Purchase and Sale Termination Event” (each event which with notice or the passage of time or both would become a Purchase and Sale Termination Event being referred to herein as an “Unmatured Purchase and Sale Termination Event”):
(a)    the Maturity Date shall have occurred under the Receivables Purchase Agreement; or
(b)    any Insolvency Proceeding shall be instituted against any Originator or any Originator is not Solvent.
SECTION 8.2     Remedies.
(a)    Automatic Termination. The Purchase and Sale Termination Date shall automatically occur upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Purchase and Sale Termination Event (i) for all Originators, in the case of a Purchase and Sale Termination Event described in clause (a) or (c) above, and (ii) for the affected Originator(s), in the case of a Purchase and Sale Termination Event described in clause (b) above; provided, that the rights and remedies of the Buyer hereunder shall survive any such Purchase and Sale Termination Date.
(b)    Remedies Cumulative. Upon any termination of the Purchase Facility of any Originator pursuant to Section 8.2(a), the Buyer (and the Administrative Agent as Buyer’s assignee) shall have against such Originator, in addition to all other rights and remedies under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided under the UCC of each applicable jurisdiction and other Applicable Laws, which rights shall be cumulative.
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ARTICLE IX    
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 9.1     Indemnities by the Originators.
(a)    Each Originator hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and its assigns (including any Secured Party under the Receivables Purchase Agreement), and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (each, an “Originator Indemnified Party”), from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or injury suffered or sustained by reason of (i) such Originator’s failure to duly and punctually perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, (ii) the breach by such Originator of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder, (iii) any violation of Applicable Law by such Originator or (iv) any Adverse Claim asserted by any creditor of such Originator against any of the Receivables or Related Rights (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Originator Indemnified Amounts”); excluding, however, (A) Originator Indemnified Amounts to the extent arising out of or resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Originator Indemnified Party or any of its Related Indemnified Parties or the breach by such Originator Indemnified Party or any of its Related Indemnified Parties of its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party, in each case, as determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction and (B) any Credit Risk Losses or losses arising under arrangements (synthetically or otherwise) to the extent such arrangements have the effect of replicating, in whole or in part, exposure to Credit Risk Losses.
(b)    In no event shall any Originator be liable hereunder to any Originator Indemnified Party or any other Person for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, including but not limited to lost profits, even if the Servicer has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(c)    If for any reason any indemnification to which an Originator Indemnified Party would otherwise be entitled pursuant to the terms of Section 9.1(a) is unavailable to such Originator Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold it harmless, then the applicable Originator shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Originator Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of such Originator and its Related Indemnified Parties on the one hand and such Originator Indemnified Party and its Affiliates on the other hand in the matters contemplated by this Agreement as well as the relative fault of the Originator and its Affiliates and such Originator Indemnified Party and its Related Indemnified Parties with respect to such loss, claim, damage or liability and any other relevant equitable considerations. The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of each Originator under this Section shall, to the extent not duplicative, be in addition to any liability which such Originator may otherwise have.
(d)    All amounts owed by any Originator under this Section 9.1 shall be paid by such Originator by the Monthly Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which such Originator has received the written demand of the related Originator Indemnified Amounts
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from the applicable Originator Indemnified Party. Any indemnification or contribution under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE X    
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 10.1     Amendments, etc.
(a)    The provisions of this Agreement may from time to time be amended, modified or waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in writing and executed by the Buyer and each Originator, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents.
(b)    No failure or delay on the part of the Buyer, the Servicer, any Originator or any third-party beneficiary in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No notice to or demand on the Buyer, the Servicer or any Originator in any case shall entitle it to any notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by the Buyer or the Servicer under this Agreement shall, except as may otherwise be stated in such waiver or approval, be applicable to subsequent transactions. No waiver or approval under this Agreement shall require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted hereunder.
(c)    The Transaction Documents contain a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, superseding all prior oral or written understandings.
SECTION 10.2     Notices, etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile or electronic mail communication) and shall be delivered or sent by facsimile, electronic mail, or by overnight mail, to the intended party at the mailing or electronic mail address of such party set forth under its name on Schedule IV hereof or at such other address or facsimile number as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto or in the case of the Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or any Group Agent, at their respective address for notices pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement. All such notices and communications shall be effective (i) if delivered by overnight mail, when received, and (ii) if transmitted by facsimile or electronic mail, when sent, receipt confirmed by telephone or electronic means.
SECTION 10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Without limiting the foregoing, each Originator hereby authorizes the Buyer, the Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Group Agent (collectively, the “Set-off Parties”), at any time during the continuance of a Termination Event, to set off, against any obligations of such Originator to such Set-off Party arising in connection with the Transaction Documents that are then due and payable, any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) then held by, and any and all indebtedness then owing by, the applicable Set-off Party to or for the credit or the account of such Originator; provided, that such Set-off Party shall promptly notify the applicable Originator following the exercise of any such set off, and the exercise of any such set off right shall be subject to Section 13.12 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, to the extent applicable.
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SECTION 10.4     Binding Effect; Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Buyer and each Originator and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Originator may assign any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Buyer, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent, except as otherwise herein specifically provided. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the parties hereto shall agree. The rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and warranty made by any Originator pursuant to Article V and the indemnification and payment provisions of Article IX shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 10.5     Costs and Expenses. In addition to the rights of indemnification granted under Section 9.01 hereof, the Originators shall pay to Buyer, on the Monthly Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which such Originator has received written demand therefor, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Buyer in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement. In addition, the Originators shall pay to Buyer, on the Monthly Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which such Originator has received written demand therefor, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by Buyer in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement, any restructuring or workout of this Agreement or the administration of this Agreement, in each case, during the occurrence and continuation of a Termination Event.
SECTION 10.6     Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).
SECTION 10.7 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. (a) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THEY MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
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THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION 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.
(b)    EACH PARTY HERETO CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO IT AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE IV. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 10.7 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
SECTION 10.8     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT.
SECTION 10.9     Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile or other electronic means shall be equally effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart.
SECTION 10.10     Acknowledgment and Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries. By execution below, each Originator expressly acknowledges and agrees that all of the Buyer’s rights, title, and interests in, to, and under this Agreement (but not its obligations), shall be pledged by the Buyer to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, and each Originator consents to such pledge. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent, each Group Agent and each other Secured Party is an express third-party beneficiary hereunder; provided, that the rights of each such third-party beneficiary shall be subject to the compliance by such third-party beneficiary of the provisions of the Transaction Documents (including, to the extent applicable, the provisions of Section 3.3 of this Agreement) that relate to such rights.
SECTION 10.11 No Proceeding. Each Originator hereby agrees that it will not institute, or join any other Person in instituting, against the Buyer any Insolvency Proceeding for at least one year and one day following the Final Payout Date. Each Originator further agrees that notwithstanding any provisions contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Buyer shall not, and shall not be obligated to, pay any amount in respect of any Subordinated Loan or otherwise to such Originator pursuant to this Agreement unless the Buyer has received funds which may, subject to Section 3.01 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, be used to make such payment. Any amount which the Buyer does not pay pursuant to the operation of the preceding sentence shall not constitute a claim (as defined in §101 of the Bankruptcy Code) against or corporate obligation of the Buyer by such Originator for any such insufficiency unless and until the provisions of the foregoing sentence are satisfied.
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The agreements in this Section 10.11 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 10.12     Mutual Negotiations. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are the product of mutual negotiations by the parties thereto and their counsel, and no party shall be deemed the draftsperson of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any provision hereof or thereof or to have provided the same. Accordingly, in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, such inconsistency or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any party because of such party’s involvement in the drafting thereof.
SECTION 10.13     Limited Recourse. The obligations of each of the parties under this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents are solely the corporate or limited liability company obligations of such Person, and no recourse shall be had against, and no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to or be incurred by any incorporator, stockholder, member, partner or Related Party of any such Person or those of any of their Affiliates by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise, and any and all personal liability for breaches by any such Person of such obligations, either at common law or at equity, or by statute, rule or regulation, is hereby expressly waived with respect to every such incorporator, stockholder, member, partner or Related Party as a condition of and in consideration for the execution of this Agreement. The agreements in this Section 10.13 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC,
as Buyer


By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:


CARDTRONICS USA, INC.,
as Servicer and as an Originator


By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:



ATM NATIONAL, LLC,
as an Originator


By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:

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Schedule I
LIST AND LOCATION OF EACH ORIGINATOR

Originator
Location
Cardtronics USA, Inc.
Delaware
ATM National, LLC
Delaware
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Schedule II
LOCATION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS OF ORIGINATORS
Originator
Location of Books and Records
Cardtronics USA, Inc.
2050 W. Sam Houston Parkway
South, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77042

Cardtronics Houston Warehouse
15370B Vickery Dr., Phase 2
Houston, TX 77032

Frisco Office
3201 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300
Frisco, TX 75034

Bloomington Office
2714 McGraw Dr.
Bloomington, IL
ATM National, LLC
2050 W. Sam Houston Parkway
South, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77042

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Schedule III
TRADE NAMES
Names / trade names of Cardtronics USA, Inc.
    Kahuna ATM Solutions
    Columbus Data Services
    ATM Deployer Services

Names / trade names of ATM National, LLC Attn: President Telephone: 937-445-5000 Email: law.notices@ncr.com
    Allpoint
    Locatorsearch

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Schedule IV

NOTICE ADDRESSES
NCR Atleos Receivables LLC:
864 Spring St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30308-1007

Cardtronics USA, Inc.:
2050 W. Sam Houston Parkway
South Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77042

ATM National, LLC:
2050 W. Sam Houston Parkway
South Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77042
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Exhibit A
FORM OF SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT
This Subordinated Loan Agreement, dated as of [ ], 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Subordinated Loan Agreement”), is by and between NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as borrower (the “Buyer”), and [________________], a [______________], as lender (the “Originator”), in connection with the Purchase and Sale Agreement referred to below.
The Buyer desires from time to time to borrow funds from the Originator (a “Subordinated Loan”) in order to pay the aggregate unpaid Purchase Price of all Receivables purchased by the Buyer from the Originator pursuant to such Purchase and Sale Agreement, as such unpaid Purchase Price is shown in the records of the Servicer.
1.    Purchase and Sale Agreement. This Subordinated Loan Agreement is one of the Subordinated Loan Agreements described in, and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in, that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2023 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”), among the Buyer and the Originators from time to time party thereto. Reference is hereby made to the Purchase and Sale Agreement for a statement of certain other rights and obligations of the Buyer and the Originator.
2.    Definitions. Capitalized terms used (but not defined) herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Purchase and Sale Agreement and in Article I of the Receivables Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Purchase and Sale Agreement). In addition, as used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Bankruptcy Proceedings” has the meaning set forth in clause (b) of paragraph 10 hereof.
“Final Maturity Date” means the Payment Date immediately following the date that falls one year and one day after the Maturity Date.
“Prime Rate” means a per annum rate equal to the “U.S. Prime Rate” as published in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal or if such information ceases to be published in The Wall Street Journal, such other publication as determined by the Buyer in its sole discretion.
“Senior Interest Holders” means, collectively, the Purchasers, the Group Agents, the Administrative Agent, the Seller Indemnified Parties, the Servicer Indemnified Parties and the Affected Persons.
        
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“Senior Interests” means, collectively, (i) the Aggregate Yield, (ii) the Aggregate Capital, (iii) the fees referred to in Section 2.03 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (iv) all amounts payable pursuant to Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 12.01 or 13.04 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement and (v) all other obligations of the Buyer and the Servicer that are due and payable, to (a) the Purchasers, the Group Agents, the Administrative Agent and their respective successors, permitted transferees and assigns arising in connection with the Transaction Documents and (b) any Seller Indemnified Party, Servicer Indemnified Party or Affected Person arising in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document, in each case, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due, together with any and all Yield accruing on any such amount after the commencement of any Bankruptcy Proceedings, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law that might restrict the rights of any Senior Interest Holder, as against the Buyer or anyone else, to collect such interest.
“Subordination Provisions” means, collectively, clauses (a) through (l) of paragraph 10 hereof.
3.    Commitment; Making of Loans.
(a)    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Subordinated Loan Agreement and the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Originator hereby agrees to make Subordinated Loans to the Buyer on each Payment Date in an amount equal to the unpaid Purchase Price owing by the Buyer to the Originator on such Payment Date (including as contemplated by Section 3.2 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement).
(b)    A Subordinated Loan shall be deemed to have been made on each Payment Date by the Originator in the amount of the unpaid Purchase Price owing by the Buyer to the Originator on such Purchase Date as determined pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement without any further action or notice on the part of the Buyer, the Originator, the Servicer or any other Person. No Subordinated Loan may be made by the Originator to the Buyer for any other purpose.
4.    Interest. Subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below, the Buyer promises to pay interest on the Subordinated Loans as follows: to (but excluding) the date on which the entire aggregate unpaid Purchase Price is fully paid, the aggregate unpaid Purchase Price from time to time outstanding shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate.
5.    Interest Payment Dates. Subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below, the Buyer shall pay accrued interest on the Subordinated Loans on each Monthly Settlement Date, and shall pay accrued interest on the amount of each principal payment made in cash on a date other than a Monthly Settlement Date at the time of such principal payment.
6.    Basis of Computation. Interest accrued hereunder shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a 365- or 366-day year, as the case may be.
        
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7.    Principal Payment Dates. Subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below, payments of the principal amount of the Subordinated Loans shall be made as follows:
(a)    The principal amount of the Subordinated Loans shall be reduced by an amount equal to each payment deemed made pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
(b)    The entire outstanding principal amount of the Subordinated Loans shall be paid on the Final Maturity Date.
(c)    Subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below, the principal amount of and accrued interest on the Subordinated Loans may be prepaid by, and in the sole discretion of the Buyer, on any Business Day without premium or penalty.
8.    Payment Mechanics. All payments of principal and interest hereunder are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America in the manner specified in Article III of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
9.    Enforcement Expenses. In addition to and not in limitation of the foregoing, but subject to the Subordination Provisions set forth below and to any limitation imposed by Applicable Law, the Buyer agrees to pay all expenses, including Attorney Costs, incurred by the Originator in seeking to collect any amounts payable hereunder which are not paid when due.
10.    Subordination Provisions. The Buyer covenants and agrees, and the Originator and any other holder of the Subordinated Loans (collectively, the Originator and any such other holder are called the “Holder”), by its acceptance of the Subordinated Loans, likewise covenants and agrees on behalf of itself and any Holder, that the payment of the principal amount of and interest on the Subordinated Loans is hereby expressly subordinated in right of payment to the payment and performance of the Senior Interests to the extent and in the manner set forth in the following clauses of this paragraph 9:
(a)    No payment or other distribution of the Buyer’s assets of any kind or character, whether in cash, securities, or other rights or property, shall be made on account of the Subordinated Loans except to the extent such payment or other distribution is (i) permitted under Section 7.01(s) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement or (ii) made pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of paragraph 6 of the Subordinated Loans;
        
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(b) In the event of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, readjustment, reorganization or other similar event relating to the Buyer, whether voluntary or involuntary, partial or complete, and whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings, or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of the Buyer or any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Buyer other than as permitted by the Purchase and Sale Agreement (such proceedings being herein collectively called “Bankruptcy Proceedings”), the Senior Interests shall first be paid and performed in full and in cash before the Originator shall be entitled to receive and to retain any payment or distribution in respect of the Subordinated Loans. In order to implement the foregoing: (i) all payments and distributions of any kind or character in respect of the Subordinated Loans to which the Holder would be entitled except for this clause (b) shall be made directly to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders); (ii) the Holder shall promptly file a claim or claims, in the form required in any Bankruptcy Proceedings, for the full outstanding amount of the Subordinated Loans, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause said claim or claims to be approved and all payments and other distributions in respect thereof to be made directly to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders) until the Senior Interests shall have been paid and performed in full and in cash; and (iii) the Holder hereby irrevocably agrees that the Administrative Agent (acting on behalf of the Purchasers), may in the name of the Holder or otherwise, demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for any and all such payments or distributions, and file, prove and vote or consent in any such Bankruptcy Proceedings with respect to any and all claims of the Holder relating to the Subordinated Loans, in each case until the Senior Interests shall have been paid and performed in full and in cash;
(c)    In the event that the Holder receives any payment or other distribution of any kind or character from the Buyer or from any other source whatsoever, in respect of the Subordinated Loans, other than as expressly permitted by the terms of this Subordinated Loan Agreement or the Transaction Documents, such payment or other distribution shall be received in trust for the Senior Interest Holders and shall be turned over by the Holder to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders) forthwith. The Holder will mark its books and records so as clearly to indicate that the Subordinated Loans are subordinated in accordance with the terms hereof. All payments and distributions received by the Administrative Agent in respect of the Subordinated Loans, to the extent received in or converted into cash, may be applied by the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders) first to the payment of any and all expenses (including Attorney Costs) paid or incurred by the Senior Interest Holders in enforcing these Subordination Provisions, or in endeavoring to collect or realize upon the Subordinated Loans, and any balance thereof shall, solely as between the Originator and the Senior Interest Holders, be applied by the Administrative Agent (in the order of application set forth in Section 3.01(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement) toward the payment of the Senior Interests; but as between the Buyer and its creditors, no such payments or distributions of any kind or character shall be deemed to be payments or distributions in respect of the Senior Interests;
(d) Notwithstanding any payments or distributions received by the Senior Interest Holders in respect of the Subordinated Loans, while any Bankruptcy Proceedings are pending the Holder shall not be subrogated to the then existing rights of the Senior Interest Holders in respect of the Senior Interests until the Senior Interests have been paid and performed in full and in cash. If no Bankruptcy Proceedings are pending, the Holder shall only be entitled to exercise any subrogation rights that it may acquire (by reason of a payment or distribution to the Senior Interest Holders in respect of the Subordinated Loans) to the extent that any payment arising out of the exercise of such rights would be permitted under Section 7.01(r) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement;
        
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(e)    These Subordination Provisions are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holder, on the one hand, and the Senior Interest Holders on the other hand. Nothing contained in these Subordination Provisions or elsewhere in this Subordinated Loan Agreement is intended to or shall impair, as between the Buyer, its creditors (other than the Senior Interest Holders) and the Holder, the Buyer’s obligation, which is unconditional and absolute, to pay the Holder the principal of and interest on the Subordinated Loans as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof or to affect the relative rights of the Holder and creditors of the Buyer (other than the Senior Interest Holders);
(f)    The Holder shall not, until the Senior Interests have been paid and performed in full and in cash, (i) cancel, waive, forgive, transfer or assign, or commence legal proceedings to enforce or collect, or subordinate to any obligation of the Buyer, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due, other than the Senior Interests, the Subordinated Loans or any rights in respect hereof or (ii) convert the Subordinated Loans into an equity interest in the Buyer, unless the Holder shall, in either case, have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent;
(g)    The Holder shall not, without the advance written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser, commence, or join with any other Person in commencing, any Bankruptcy Proceedings with respect to the Buyer until at least one year and one day shall have passed since the Senior Interests shall have been paid and performed in full and in cash;
(h)    If, at any time, any payment (in whole or in part) of any Senior Interest is rescinded or must be restored or returned by a Senior Interest Holder (whether in connection with Bankruptcy Proceedings or otherwise), these Subordination Provisions shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, as though such payment had not been made;
(i) Each of the Senior Interest Holders may, from time to time, at its sole discretion, without notice to the Holder, and without waiving any of its rights under these Subordination Provisions, take any or all of the following actions: (i) retain or obtain an interest in any property to secure any of the Senior Interests; (ii) extend or renew for one or more periods (whether or not longer than the original period), alter or exchange any of the Senior Interests in accordance with the Transaction Documents, or release or compromise any obligation of any nature with respect to any of the Senior Interests; (iii) amend, supplement, amend and restate, or otherwise modify any Transaction Document, subject to the terms thereof; and (iv) release its security interest in, or surrender, release or permit any substitution or exchange for all or any part of any rights or property securing any of the Senior Interests, or extend or renew for one or more periods (whether or not longer than the original period), or release or compromise any obligations of any nature of any obligor with respect to any such rights or property;
        
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(j)    The Holder hereby waives: (i) notice of acceptance of these Subordination Provisions by any of the Senior Interest Holders; (ii) notice of the existence, creation, non-payment or non-performance of all or any of the Senior Interests; and (iii) all diligence in enforcement, collection or protection of, or realization upon, the Senior Interests, or any thereof, or any security therefor;
(k)    Each of the Senior Interest Holders may, from time to time, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents to which such Persons are party, but without notice to the Holder, assign or transfer any or all of the Senior Interests, or any interest therein; and, notwithstanding any such assignment or transfer or any subsequent assignment or transfer thereof, such Senior Interests shall be and remain Senior Interests for the purposes of these Subordination Provisions, and every immediate and successive assignee or transferee of any of the Senior Interests or of any interest of such assignee or transferee in the Senior Interests shall be entitled to the benefits of these Subordination Provisions to the same extent as if such assignee or transferee were the assignor or transferor; and
(l)    These Subordination Provisions are made for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders, and the Administrative Agent may proceed to enforce such provisions on behalf of each of such Persons.
11.    General. No failure or delay on the part of the Originator in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provision of this Subordinated Loan Agreement shall in any event be effective unless (i) the same shall be in writing and signed and delivered by the Buyer and the Holder and (ii) all consents required for such actions under the Transaction Documents shall have been received by the appropriate Persons.
        
        Exhibit A-6
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12. Maximum Interest. Notwithstanding anything in this Subordinated Loan Agreement to the contrary, the Buyer shall never be required to pay unearned interest on any amount outstanding hereunder and shall never be required to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at a rate in excess of the maximum nonusurious interest rate that may be contracted for, charged or received under applicable federal or state law (such maximum rate being herein called the “Highest Lawful Rate”). If the effective rate of interest which would otherwise be payable on the Subordinated Loans would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, or if the holder of the Subordinated Loans shall receive any unearned interest or shall receive monies that are deemed to constitute interest which would increase the effective rate of interest payable by the Buyer on the Subordinated Loans to a rate in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate, then (i) the amount of interest which would otherwise be payable by the Buyer on the Subordinated Loans shall be reduced to the amount allowed by Applicable Law, and (ii) any unearned interest paid by the Buyer or any interest paid by the Buyer in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate shall be refunded to the Buyer. Without limitation of the foregoing, all calculations of the rate of interest contracted for, charged or received by the Originator under this Subordinated Loan that are made for the purpose of determining whether such rate exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to the Originator (such Highest Lawful Rate being herein called the “Originator’s Maximum Permissible Rate”) shall be made, to the extent permitted by usury laws applicable to the Originator (now or hereafter enacted), by amortizing, prorating and spreading in equal parts during the actual period during which any amount has been outstanding hereunder all interest at any time contracted for, charged or received by the Originator in connection herewith. If at any time and from time to time (i) the amount of interest payable to the Originator on any date shall be computed at the Originator’s Maximum Permissible Rate pursuant to the provisions of the foregoing sentence and (ii) in respect of any subsequent interest computation period the amount of interest otherwise payable to the Originator would be less than the amount of interest payable to the Originator computed at the Originator’s Maximum Permissible Rate, then the amount of interest payable to the Originator in respect of such subsequent interest computation period shall continue to be computed at the Originator’s Maximum Permissible Rate until the total amount of interest payable to the Originator shall equal the total amount of interest which would have been payable to the Originator if the total amount of interest had been computed without giving effect to the provisions of the foregoing sentence.
13.    Assignability. The Originator may not sell, transfer or assign (by operation of law or otherwise) this Subordinated Loan Agreement or any of the Subordinated Loans, unless (i) such assignment is from the Originator to a surviving Originator in connection with a merger or consolidation between such Originators or (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have otherwise given its prior written consent thereto in its sole discretion.
14.    GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).
15.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO AND ANY HOLDER THAT ACQUIRES ANY INTEREST IN ANY SUBORDINATED LOANS HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT, THE SUBORDINATED LOANS OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT.
16.    Captions. Paragraph captions used in this Subordinated Loan Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Subordinated Loan Agreement.
        
        Exhibit A-7
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17.    Execution in Counterparts. This Subordinated Loan Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile or other electronic means shall be equally effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart.

[Signature Pages Follow]
        
        Exhibit A-8
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Subordinated Loan Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:


[ ], as lender

By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:








        
        Exhibit A-9
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Exhibit B
FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT
NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC, as borrower THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of ___________, 20___ (this “Agreement”) is executed by__________, a ______________ organized under the laws of __________ (the “Additional Originator”), with its principal place of business located at __________.

BACKGROUND:
A.    NCR Atleos Receivables LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Buyer”) and the various entities from time to time party thereto, as Originators (collectively, the “Originators”), have entered into that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, and as it may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”).
B.    The Additional Originator desires to become an Originator pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Additional Originator hereby agrees as follows:
SECTION 1.    Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Purchase and Sale Agreement or in the Receivables Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Purchase and Sale Agreement).
SECTION 2.    Transaction Documents. The Additional Originator hereby agrees that it shall be bound by all of the terms, conditions and provisions of, and shall be deemed to be a party to (as if it were an original signatory to), the Purchase and Sale Agreement and each of the other relevant Transaction Documents. From and after the later of the date hereof and the date that the Additional Originator has complied with all of the requirements of Section 4.3 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Additional Originator shall be an Originator for all purposes of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and all other Transaction Documents. The Additional Originator hereby acknowledges that it has received copies of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Cut-off Date for the Additional Originator shall be [ ].
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. The Additional Originator hereby makes all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article V (to the extent applicable) of the Purchase and Sale Agreement as of the date hereof (unless such representations or warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), as if such representations and warranties were fully set forth herein. The Additional Originator hereby represents and warrants that its “location” (as defined in the applicable UCC) is [____________________], and the offices where the Additional Originator keeps all of its books and records concerning the Receivables and Related Security is as follows:
        
    Exhibit B-1
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SECTION 4.    Miscellaneous. This Agreement, including the rights and duties of the parties hereto, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York, but without regard to any other conflicts of law provisions thereof). This Agreement is executed by the Additional Originator for the benefit of the Buyer, and its assigns, and each of the foregoing parties may rely hereon. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Additional Originator and its successors and permitted assigns.
[Signature Pages Follow]

        
    Exhibit B-2
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date and year first above written.
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL ORIGINATOR]


By:_______________________________________
Name:    
Title:    

Consented to:
NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
Acknowledged by:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Administrative Agent
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
[GROUP AGENTS]
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
CARDTRONICS USA, INC.
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
        
    Exhibit B-3
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Exhibit C
Collateral Description

Collateral Description:

This financing statement covers all right, title and interest of the Seller (as defined in Exhibit A) in, to and under all Receivables and all Related Rights (each as defined in Exhibit A), whether now or hereafter owned, existing or arising.

Exhibit A Referenced above:

Debtor/Seller
[Name of Originator] (the “Seller”)
[Originator’s Address]
Buyer/Assignor:
NCR Atleos Receivables LLC (the “Buyer”)
864 Spring St. NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-1007
Secured Party/Assignee:
PNC Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Secured Party”)
Three PNC Plaza
225 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2707

As used in this Exhibit A, the following terms have the following meanings:

“Collections” means, with respect to any Receivable: (a) all funds received in payment of any amounts owed in respect of such Receivable (including purchase price, finance charges, interest and all other charges), or applied to amounts owed in respect of such Receivable (including insurance payments and net proceeds of the sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of the related Obligor or any other person directly or indirectly liable for the payment of such Receivable and available to be applied thereon), (b) all “deemed collections” of a Receivable constituting reimbursement by the Seller for Dilution Amounts or breaches of representations and warranties with respect to such Receivable, (c) all proceeds of all Related Rights with respect to such Receivable and (d) all other proceeds of such Receivable.
“Contract” means, with respect to any Receivable, any and all contracts, instruments, agreements, leases, invoices, notes or other writings pursuant to which such Receivable arises or that evidence such Receivable or under which an Obligor becomes or is obligated to make payment in respect of such Receivable.
“Dilution Amounts” means any reduction to the outstanding balance owed in respect of any Receivable as a result of (i) defective, rejected or returned goods or services, (ii) any revision, cancellation, allowance, rebate, credit memo, discount, warranty payment or other voluntary reduction in the amounts actually owed by the applicable Obligor made by the Seller or any of its affiliates (other than as a result of the receipt of Collections), (iii) any setoff, counterclaim or dispute between any Obligor and the Seller or any of its affiliates (whether arising from the transaction giving rise to a Receivable or any unrelated transaction) or (iv) any correction to the reported outstanding balance of any Receivable as of the date of its sale or contribution under the Purchase and Sale Agreement due to such reported outstanding balance being in excess of its actual outstanding balance as of such date
        
    Exhibit C-1
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“Lock-Box Collateral” means each post office box, bank account, securities account or deposit account into which Collections and other proceeds of the collateral may be deposited from time to time.
“Obligor” means, with respect to any Receivable, each person obligated to make payments with respect to such Receivable, including any guarantor thereof.
“Purchase and Sale Agreement” means the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2023, among the Buyer, as buyer, and the Seller and certain other affiliates of the Seller from time to time party thereto, as originators.
“Receivable” means any right to payment of a monetary obligation owed to the Seller or the Buyer (as assignee of Seller), whether constituting an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, instrument or general intangible, in each instance for the sale of goods, services rendered or the license of software, and includes, without limitation, the obligation to pay any finance charges, fees and other charges with respect thereto.
“Related Rights” means, with respect to any Receivable:
(a)    all of the Seller’s interest in any goods (including returned goods), and documentation of title evidencing the shipment or storage of any goods (including returned goods), the sale or license of which gave rise to any Receivable;
(b)    all instruments and chattel paper that may evidence any Receivable,
(c)    all other security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of any Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise, together with all UCC financing statements or similar filings relating thereto,
(d)    solely to the extent applicable to any Receivable, all of the Seller’s rights, interests and claims under the related Contracts and all guaranties, indemnities, insurance and other agreements or arrangements constituting supporting obligations supporting payment and/or performance of any of the foregoing,
(e)    all books and records of the Seller with respect to the foregoing, and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges, title and interest (but not obligations) in and to the Lock-Box Collateral, and any related investment property or financial assets (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC) acquired with any such Collections; and
        
    Exhibit C-2
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(f)    all Collections and all other proceeds of any of the foregoing.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction.

        
    Exhibit C-3
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Exhibit D
Description of Deleted Collateral

Description of Deleted Collateral:

The description of collateral covered by financing statement no. [###] (the “Financing Statement”) is hereby amended to release all of the Secured Party’s interest in, to and under any Excluded Receivables.

As used herein, “Excluded Receivables” means any right to payment of a monetary obligation owed to the Debtor, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, instrument or general intangible, in each instance, for the sale of goods, services rendered or the license of software and (i) for which the account debtor has been designated as an “Excluded Obligor” under the Purchase and Sale Agreement (as defined in the Financing Statement); or (ii) which arises under a service program agreement or other similar managed service or service-only contract between the Debtor and a customer pursuant to which (A) the Debtor provides installation, maintenance and other support services with respect to one or more ATMs and related software and (B) such customer agrees to make recurring monthly payments.




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Exhibit A


EX-10.3 4 exhibit103pnc-ncrxthirdame.htm EX-10.3 Document
Exhibit 10.3
Execution Version
THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of September 18, 2025, is entered into by and among the following parties:
(i)NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Seller (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”);
(ii)NCR ATLEOS CANADA RECEIVABLES LP, a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, as Canadian Guarantor (the “Canadian Guarantor”);
(iii)CARDTRONICS USA, INC., a Delaware corporation, as an initial Servicer (in such capacity, the “U.S. Servicer”);
(iv)CARDTRONICS CANADA HOLDINGS INC., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada (the “Canadian Servicer”, together with the U.S. Servicer, collectively, the “Servicers”, and each a “Servicer”), as an initial Servicer;
(v)MUFG BANK, LTD. (“MUFG”), as a Committed Purchaser and as a Group Agent;
(vi)VICTORY RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, as a Conduit Purchaser;
(vii)PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Committed Purchaser, as a Group Agent and as the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”); and
(viii)PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, as Structuring Agent.
    Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein (including such terms used above) have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Receivables Purchase Agreement described below.
BACKGROUND
1.The parties hereto have entered into a Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2023 (as amended by the First Amendment thereto, dated as of November 30, 2023, as amended by the Second Amendment thereto, dated as of May 1, 2025, and as further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Receivables Purchase Agreement”).
2.The parties hereto desire to amend the Existing Receivables Purchase Agreement as set forth herein (as so amended, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, with the intention of being legally bound hereby, and in consideration of the mutual undertakings expressed herein, each party to this Amendment hereby agrees as follows:
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SECTION 1.Amendments to the Existing Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Existing Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the stricken text (indicated in the same manner as the following example: ) and adding the inserted text (indicated in the same manner as the following example: inserted text) as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.
SECTION 2.Representations and Warranties of the Seller, Canadian Guarantor and Servicers. The Seller, the Canadian Guarantor and each of the Servicers hereby represent and warrant to each of the parties hereto as of the date hereof as follows:
(a)Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by it in Section 6.01 or Section 6.02, as applicable, of the Receivables Purchase Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof unless such representations and warranties by their terms refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date.
(b)Power and Authority; Due Authorization. It (i) has all necessary power and authority to (A) execute and deliver this Amendment, the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (B) perform its obligations under this Amendment, the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions provided for in, this Amendment, the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by it by all necessary limited liability company action, limited partnership action, unlimited company action or corporate action, as applicable.
(c)Binding Obligations. This Amendment, the Receivables Purchase Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(d)No Termination Event. No Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from this Amendment.
SECTION 3.Effect of Amendment; Ratification. All provisions of the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect. After this Amendment becomes effective, all references in the Receivables Purchase Agreement (or in any other Transaction Document) to “this Receivables Purchase Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar effect referring to the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Receivables Purchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment shall not be deemed, either expressly or impliedly, to waive, amend or supplement any provision of the Receivables Purchase Agreement other than as set forth herein. The Receivables Purchase Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.
SECTION 4.Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof, when the Administrative Agent has (i) received counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto and (ii) each of the other documents, agreements (in fully executed form) officer’s certificates, opinions of counsel and other
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deliverables listed on the closing memorandum attached as Exhibit B hereto, in each case, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.Severability. Any provisions of this Amendment which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 6.Transaction Document. This Amendment shall be a Transaction Document for purposes of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
SECTION 7.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile or e-mail transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
SECTION 8.GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION.
(a)THIS AMENDMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).
(b)EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT, AND EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION 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.
(a)NOTHING HEREIN SHALL IN ANY WAY BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER SECURED PARTIES TO SERVE ANY SUCH LEGAL PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR TO OBTAIN JURISDICTION OVER THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO OR BRING ACTIONS, SUITS OR PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO IN SUCH OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND IN MANNER, AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
SECTION 9.Section Headings. The various headings of this Amendment are included for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment, the Receivables Purchase Agreement or any provision hereof or thereof.
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SECTION 10.
SECTION 11.Reaffirmation of Receivables Purchase Agreement. After giving effect to this Amendment and each of the other transactions contemplated hereby, all of the provisions of the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the Performance Guarantor hereby ratifies and affirms the Receivables Purchase Agreement and acknowledges that the Receivables Purchase Agreement has continued and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
[Signature pages follow.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC,
as the Seller

By: /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko     
Name: Vladimir Samoylenko
Title: President
NCR ATLEOS CANADA RECEIVABLES LP,
by its general partner,
NCR ATLEOS CANADA RECEIVABLES GP CORP.,
as Canadian Guarantor



By: /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko     
Name: Vladimir Samoylenko
Title: Vice President and Director
CARDTRONICS USA, INC.,
as a Servicer


By: /s/ Vladimir Samoylenko     
Name: Vladimir Samoylenko
Title: President
CARDTRONICS CANADA HOLDINGS INC.,
as a Servicer


By: /s/ Giovanni Locandro     
Name: Giovanno Locandro
Title: Director

NCR ATLEOS CORPORATION,
as Performance Guarantor


By: /s/ Spencer Shell     
Name: Spencer Shell
Title: Treasurer

Third Amendment to
Receivables Purchase Agreement
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent, as a Group Agent and as a Committed Purchaser


By: /s/ Eric Bruno     
Name:
Title:
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,
as Structuring Agent

By: /s/ Eric Bruno    
Name:
Title:

Third Amendment to
Receivables Purchase Agreement
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as a Group Agent and as a Committed Purchaser


By: /s/ Eric Williams    
Name: Eric Williams
Title: Managing Director

VICTORY RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,
as a Conduit Purchaser


By: /s/ Kevin J. Corrigan     
Name: Kevin J. Corrigan
Title: Vice President
Third Amendment to
Receivables Purchase Agreement
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Exhibit A

Amendments to Existing Receivables Purchase Agreement Dated as of October 16, 2023

[see attached]


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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT


by and among

NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC,
as Seller,

NCR ATLEOS CANADA RECEIVABLES LP,
as Canadian Guarantor,

THE PERSONS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Purchasers and as Group Agents,

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent,

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,
as Structuring Agent,

CARDTRONICS USA, INC., as a Servicer, SECTION 1.01.

and

CARDTRONICS CANADA HOLDINGS INC.,
as a Servicer

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ARTICLE I    DEFINITIONS    2
Certain Defined Terms 2
SECTION 1.02.    Other Interpretative Matters    44
SECTION 1.03.    References to Acts of the Canadian Guarantor    45
SECTION 1.04.    Benchmark Replacement Notification    45
ARTICLE II    TERMS OF THE PURCHASES AND INVESTMENTS    45
SECTION 2.01.    Purchase Facility    45
SECTION 2.02.    Making Investments; Return of Capital    47
SECTION 2.03.    Yield and Fees    49
SECTION 2.04.    Records of Investments and Capital    51
ARTICLE III    SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES AND PAYMENT PROVISIONS    51
SECTION 3.01.    Settlement Procedures    51
SECTION 3.02.    Payments and Computations, Etc    54
SECTION 3.03.    Administrative Agent’s Clawback    56
ARTICLE IV    INCREASED COSTS; FUNDING LOSSES; TAXES; ILLEGALITY AND SECURITY INTEREST    56
SECTION 4.01.    Increased Costs.    57
SECTION 4.02.    Funding Losses.    58
SECTION 4.03.    Taxes.    58
SECTION 4.04.    Inability to Determine Rates; Increased Costs; Change in Legality.    62
SECTION 4.05.    Back-Up Security Interest    63
SECTION 4.06.    Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Affected Persons    64
SECTION 4.07.    Benchmark Replacement Setting.    65
ARTICLE V    CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND INVESTMENTS    67
SECTION 5.01.    Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness and the Initial Investment    67
SECTION 5.02.    Conditions Precedent to All Investments    67
SECTION 5.03.    Conditions Precedent to All Releases    68
ARTICLE VI    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES    68
SECTION 6.01.    Representations and Warranties of the SPV Entities    68
SECTION 6.02.    Representations and Warranties of the Servicers    75
ARTICLE VII    COVENANTS    78
SECTION 7.01.    Covenants of the SPV Entities    78

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SECTION 7.02.    Covenants of the Servicers    88
SECTION 7.03.    Separate Existence of the SPV Entities    94
SECTION 7.04.    Post-Closing Covenants.    96
ARTICLE VIII    ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OF RECEIVABLES    96
SECTION 8.01.    Appointment of the Servicers    96
SECTION 8.02.    Duties of the Servicers.    98
SECTION 8.03.    Lock-Box Account Arrangements    99
SECTION 8.04.    Enforcement Rights.    99
SECTION 8.05.    Responsibilities of the SPV Entities    100
SECTION 8.06.    Servicing Fee    100
ARTICLE IX    TERMINATION EVENTS    101
SECTION 9.01.    Termination Events    101
ARTICLE X    THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT    105
SECTION 10.01.    Authorization and Action    105
SECTION 10.02.    Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc    105
SECTION 10.03.    Administrative Agent and Affiliates    106
SECTION 10.04.    Indemnification of Administrative Agent    106
SECTION 10.05.    Delegation of Duties    106
SECTION 10.06.    Action or Inaction by Administrative Agent    106
SECTION 10.07.    Notice of Termination Events; Action by Administrative Agent    106
SECTION 10.08.    Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Parties    107
SECTION 10.09.    Successor Administrative Agent.    107
SECTION 10.10.    Erroneous Payments.    108
ARTICLE XI    THE GROUP AGENTS    110
SECTION 11.01.    Authorization and Action    110
SECTION 11.02.    Group Agent’s Reliance, Etc    110
SECTION 11.03.    Group Agent and Affiliates    111
SECTION 11.04.    Indemnification of Group Agents    111
SECTION 11.05.    Delegation of Duties    111
SECTION 11.06.    Notice of Termination Events    111
SECTION 11.07.    Non-Reliance on Group Agent and Other Parties    112
SECTION 11.08.    Successor Group Agent    112
SECTION 11.09.    Reliance on Group Agent    112
ARTICLE XII    INDEMNIFICATION    113
SECTION 12.01.    Indemnities by the SPV Entities    113

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SECTION 12.02.    Indemnification by the Servicers    115
SECTION 12.03.    Currency Indemnity    116
ARTICLE XIII    MISCELLANEOUS    117
SECTION 13.01.    Amendments, Etc    117
SECTION 13.02.    Notices, Etc    117
SECTION 13.03.    Assignability; Addition of Purchasers    118
(j)    Pledge to a Federal Reserve Bank    121
SECTION 13.04.    Costs and Expenses    121
SECTION 13.05.    No Proceedings; Limitation on Payments    121
SECTION 13.06.    Confidentiality    122
SECTION 13.07.    GOVERNING LAW    123
SECTION 13.08.    Execution in Counterparts    123
SECTION 13.09.    Integration; Binding Effect; Third-Party Beneficiaries; Survival of Termination    123
SECTION 13.10.    CONSENT TO JURISDICTION    124
SECTION 13.11.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    125
SECTION 13.12.    Ratable Payments    125
SECTION 13.13.    Limitation of Liability    125
SECTION 13.14.    Intent of the Parties    126
SECTION 13.15.    USA Patriot Act    126
SECTION 13.16.    Right of Setoff    127
SECTION 13.17.    Severability    127
SECTION 13.18.    Mutual Negotiations    127
SECTION 13.19.    Structuring Agent    127
ARTICLE XIV    SPV ENTITY GUARANTY    127
SECTION 14.01.    Guaranty of Payment    127
SECTION 14.02.    Unconditional Guaranty    128
SECTION 14.03.    Modifications    129
SECTION 14.04.    Waiver of Rights    130
SECTION 14.05.    Reinstatement    130
SECTION 14.06.    Remedies    131
SECTION 14.07.    Subrogation    131
SECTION 14.08.    Inducement    131
SECTION 14.09.    Security Interest    131
SECTION 14.10.    Further Assurances    133



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EXHIBIT A-1        –    Form of Investment Request
EXHIBIT A-2        –    Form of Reduction Notice
EXHIBIT B        –    Form of Assignment and Acceptance Agreement
EXHIBIT C        –    Form of Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT D        –    Credit and Collection Policy
EXHIBIT E        –    Form of Information Package
EXHIBIT F        –    Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT G        –    Closing Memorandum


SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE I        –    Commitments
SCHEDULE II    –    Lock-Boxes, Lock-Box Accounts and Lock-Box Banks
SCHEDULE III    –    Notice Addresses
SCHEDULE IV    –    Locations for Chattel Paper and Records




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This RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of October 16, 2023 by and among the following parties:
(i)    NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Seller (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”);
(ii)    NCR ATLEOS CANADA RECEIVABLES LP, a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada (together with its successors and assigns, the “Limited Partnership”), by its sole general partner NCR ATLEOS CANADA RECEIVABLES GP CORP., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada (together with its successors and assigns, the “Canadian GP”), as a guarantor (the “Canadian Guarantor”; together with the Seller, collectively, the “SPV Entities”, and each an “SPV Entity”);
(iii)    the Persons from time to time party hereto as Purchasers and as Group Agents;
(iv)    PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“PNC”), as Administrative Agent;
(v)    CARDTRONICS USA, INC., a Maryland corporation (“Cardtronics”), as initial Servicer (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “U.S. Servicer”);
(viii)    CARDTRONICS CANADA HOLDINGS INC. (“Cardtronics Canada”), a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada, as an initial Servicer (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Canadian Servicer”; together with the U.S. Servicer, collectively, the “Servicers”, and each a “Servicer”); and
(v)    PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, as Structuring Agent.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
The Seller and Canadian Guarantor have acquired, and will acquire from time to time, Receivables from the Originators pursuant to the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Seller desires to sell certain of the Receivables to the Purchasers and, in connection therewith, has requested that the Purchasers make Investments from time to time to the Seller, on the terms, and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
In connection with the Investments made hereunder, the parties hereto have requested that the Canadian Guarantor act as a guarantor hereunder and the Canadian Guarantor has agreed to act as a guarantor hereunder.
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In consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I    

DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01.     Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Adjusted Net Receivables Pool Balance” means, at any time, the excess of (i) the Net Receivables Pool Balance, over (ii) the Specifically Reserved Maintenance Revenue Amount; provided, however, that so long as the Level 1 Ratings Trigger is not in effect, the Specifically Reserved Maintenance Revenue Amount shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this definition.
“Administrative Agent” means PNC, in its capacity as contractual representative for the Purchaser Parties, and any successor thereto in such capacity appointed pursuant to Article X.
“Adverse Claim” means a lien, security interest, hypothec, deemed trust or other charge or encumbrance, or any other type of preferential arrangement; it being understood that none of the foregoing shall constitute an “Adverse Claim” to the extent (i) in favor of, or assigned to, the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), (ii) created under or pursuant to, or expressly contemplated to exist and not prohibited by, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance, or any other type of preferential arrangement in favor of any Lock-Box Bank or in respect of the Subject Cardtronics Account) or (iii) constituting the Permitted Pledge.
“Affected Person” means each Purchaser Party and each Program Support Provider, the parent or holding company that Controls any Purchaser Party or Program Support Provider, and any of their respective Affiliates that are party to, or entitled to any payment under, the Transaction Documents.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Aggregate Capital” means, at any time of determination, the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Purchasers at such time.
“Aggregate Yield” means, at any time of determination, the aggregate accrued and unpaid Yield on the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Purchasers at such time.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Alternative Currency” means Canadian Dollars.
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“Anti-Corruption Laws” means (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (b) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended; and (c) any other Applicable Law relating to anti-bribery or anti-corruption in any jurisdiction in which any Seller-Related Party is located or doing business.
“Anti-Terrorism Law” means any law in force or hereinafter enacted related to terrorism, money laundering, or economic sanctions, including Executive Order No. 13224, the USA PATRIOT Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701, et. seq., the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1, et. seq., 18 U.S.C. § 2332d, and 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, and any regulations or directives promulgated under these provisions, and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada).
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, (x) all provisions of law, statute, treaty, constitution, ordinance, rule, regulation, ordinance, requirement, restriction, permit, executive order, certificate, decision, directive or order of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or any of its property and (y) all judgments, injunctions, orders, writs, decrees and awards of all courts and arbitrators in proceedings or actions in which such Person is a party or by which any of its property is bound. For the avoidance of doubt, FATCA shall constitute an “Applicable Law” for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Assignment and Acceptance Agreement” means an assignment and acceptance agreement entered into by a Committed Purchaser, an Eligible Assignee, such Committed Purchaser’s Group Agent and the Administrative Agent, and, if required, the Seller, pursuant to which such Eligible Assignee may become a party to this Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto.
“Assumption Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(i).
“Atleos Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2023, among Performance Guarantor, as borrower, the lenders and issuing banks from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Attorney Costs” means the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of external counsel.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, if such Benchmark (a) is Daily 1M SOFR, one month, and (b) is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining Term SOFR with respect to any Portion of Capital or the length of a yield or interest period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor of such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Yield Period” pursuant to Section 4.07.
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“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.), as amended from time to time.
“Bank Rate” means, for any Portion of Capital funded by any Purchaser on any day at such rate, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Benchmark applicable to such Portion of Capital on such day or (b) if the Base Rate is applicable pursuant to Section 4.04 or 4.07, the Base Rate for such Purchaser on such day; provided, however, that the “Bank Rate” for any day while a Termination event has occurred and is continuing shall be an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) the Benchmark applicable to such Portion of Capital on such day and (ii) the Base Rate for such Purchaser on such day.
“Base Rate” means, for any day and any Purchaser, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate shall be at all times equal to the greatest of:
(a)    0.50% per annum above the Overnight Bank Funding Rate;
(b)     the Prime Rate; and
(c)    Daily Simple SOFR, plus 1.00%, so long as Daily Simple SOFR is offered, ascertainable and not unlawful; provided, however, if the Base Rate as determined above would be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
Any change in the Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change occurs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the case of any event specified in Section 4.04(a) or Section 4.04(b), to the extent any such determination affects the calculation of Base Rate, the definition hereof shall be calculated without reference to clause (iii) above until the circumstances giving rise to such event no longer exist.
“Base Rate Capital” means, at any time, any Portion of Capital for which the Yield Rate is determined by reference to the Base Rate.
“Benchmark” means, initially, the sum of (i) Daily 1M SOFR or, if the Seller has selected Term SOFR with respect to all or any Portion of Capital pursuant to Section 2.03(c), then Term SOFRplus; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to any then-available Benchmark, then “Benchmark” shall mean, with respect to such Benchmark, the sum of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement, plus (b) the related Benchmark Adjustment, if any, to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark pursuant to Section 4.07; provided, further, that in the event that any Benchmark as so determined would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for purposes of this Agreement.
“Benchmark Determination Date” means, with respect to any Yield Period (or for each day in such Yield Period), (i) if the Yield Rate is determined by reference to either Daily 1M SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR, each day in such Yield Period, (ii) if the Yield Rate is determined by reference to Term SOFR, the Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day with respect to such
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Yield Period or (iv) if the Yield Rate is determined by reference to a Benchmark Replacement, such date or dates set forth in any Conforming Changes for such Benchmark Replacement.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1)    Daily Simple SOFR; and
(2)    the sum of (A) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Seller, giving due consideration to (x) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (y) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for U.S. Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (B) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided, that if the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; and provided further, that any Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Seller, giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent, which date shall be no later than the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1)    in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (A) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (B) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof), or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
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For the avoidance of doubt, if such Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, the occurrence of one or more of the following events, with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1)    a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2)    a public statement or publication of information by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or based on a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3)    a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent announcing that such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate or based on a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
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For the avoidance of doubt, if such Benchmark is a term rate or a rate based on a term rate, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in accordance with Section 4.07 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in accordance with Section 4.07.
“Beneficial Ownership Rule” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Blocked Property” means any property: (a) owned, directly or indirectly, by a Sanctioned Person; (b) due to or from a Sanctioned Person; (c) in which a Sanctioned Person otherwise holds any interest; (d) located in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction; or (e) that otherwise could cause any actual or possible violation by any Purchaser Party of any applicable International Trade Law if such Purchaser Party were to obtain an encumbrance on, lien on, pledge of, or security interest in such property, or provide services in consideration of such property
“Breakage Fee” means (i) for any Yield Period for which Yield is computed by reference to the CP Rate or Term SOFR and a reduction of Capital is made for any reason on any day other than a Settlement Date or pursuant to Section 2.02(d), the amount, if any, by which (A) the additional Yield (calculated without taking into account any Breakage Fee) which would have accrued by the next Settlement Date (or, if earlier, the maturity of the underlying Note) on the portion of Capital so reduced exceeds (B) the income, if any, received by the applicable Purchaser from the investment of the proceeds of such reduction of Capital for a comparable time period or (ii) to the extent that the Seller shall fail to make an investment on the date specified by the Seller in connection with any request for funding pursuant to Article II of this Agreement due to a cancellation by the Seller, any failure by the Seller to accept the related Investment or any failure by the Seller to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.02, the amount, if any, by which (A) the additional Yield (calculated without taking into account any Breakage Fee) which would have accrued by the next Settlement Date (or, if earlier, the maturity of the underlying Note) on the amounts so failed to be invested or accepted in connection with any such request for funding by the Seller exceeds (B) the income, if any, received by the applicable Purchaser from the investment of the proceeds of such reductions of Capital (or such amounts for which there was a failure to fund). A certificate as to the amount of any Breakage Fee (including the computation of such amount) shall be submitted by the affected Purchaser (or applicable Group Agent on its behalf) to the Seller and shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required to be closed, or are in fact closed, for business in
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (or such other city in which the lending office of the Administrative Agent is located); New York City, New York; or Toronto, Ontario; provided, that when used in connection with an amount that bears interest at a rate based on SOFR or any direct or indirect calculation or determination of SOFR, the term “Business Day” means any such day that is also a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“CAD VaR Percentage” means 5.0%, or such other value-at-risk percentage with respect to CAD designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time upon ten (10) Business Days’ prior notice to the Seller.
“Canadian Collection Account” means each account identified as a “Canadian Account” on Schedule II to this Agreement (as such schedule may be modified from time to time in connection with the closing or opening of any Lock-Box Account in accordance with the terms hereof) (in each case, in the name of the Canadian Guarantor) and maintained at a bank or other financial institution that is acting as a Lock-Box Bank pursuant to a Lock-Box Agreement for the purpose of receiving Collections.
“Canadian Collection Account Bank” means any Lock-Box Bank holding one or more Canadian Collection Accounts.
“Canadian Defined Benefit Plan” means a pension plan registered under the Income Tax Act (Canada), the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario) or any other applicable pension standards legislation which contains a “defined benefit provision”, as such term is defined in subsection 147.1(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
“Canadian Dollar” or “CAD” means the lawful currency of Canada.
“Canadian GP” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Canadian Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Canadian Guarantor’s Limited Partnership Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Canadian Guarantor, dated as of October 16, 2023, between the Canadian GP, as the general partner, and Cardtronics Canada, as the initial limited partner.
“Canadian Lock-Box” means any Lock-Box related to a Canadian Collection Account.
“Canadian Originator” and “Canadian Originators” have the meaning given to the term “Originator” in the Canadian Purchase and Sale Agreement, as the same may be modified from time to time by adding new Canadian Originators or removing Canadian Originators, in each case, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
“Canadian Purchase and Sale Agreement” means the Canadian Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Canadian Servicer, the Canadian Originators, as sellers, and the Canadian Guarantor, as purchaser, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Canadian Receivable” means each Receivable transferred (or purported to be transferred) to the Canadian Guarantor pursuant to the Canadian Purchase and Sale Agreement from time to time.
“Canadian Sales Taxes” means, collectively, GST, PST and QST and any other value added sales, provincial sales, use, transfer and other similar taxes now or hereafter imposed by any Governmental Authority in Canada and all interest, penalties, addition to tax and any similar liabilities with respect thereto.
“Canadian Servicer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Capital” means, with respect to any Purchaser, the aggregate principal amount of all Investments made by such Purchaser pursuant to Article II, as reduced from time to time by Collections distributed and applied on account of such Capital pursuant to Section 3.01; provided, that if such Capital shall have been reduced by any distribution and thereafter all or a portion of such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason, such Capital shall be increased by the amount of such rescinded or returned distribution as though it had not been made.
“Capital Coverage Amount” means, at any time of determination, the amount equal to (a) the sum of (i) the Adjusted Net Receivables Pool Balance at such time plus (ii) the amount of Collections then set aside and being held in trust by any Servicer or segregated in a separate account approved by the Administrative Agent, in either case, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.01(a), minus (b) the Total Reserves at such time; provided, however, that for purposes of reporting the Capital Coverage Amount on any Information Package or Investment Request, the Capital Coverage Amount shall be calculated assuming the amount set forth in clause (a)(ii) above is zero.
“Capital Coverage Deficit” means, at any time of determination, the amount, if any, by which (a) the Aggregate Capital at such time exceeds (b) the lesser of (i) the Capital Coverage Amount at such time and (ii) the Facility Limit at such time.
“Cardtronics” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(a)    (i) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), other than an employee benefit plan or related trust of Performance Guarantor or of Performance Guarantor and any of its Subsidiaries, of Equity Interests in Performance Guarantor representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in Performance Guarantor; (ii) persons who were (A) directors of Performance Guarantor on the date hereof, (B) nominated or approved by the board of directors of Performance Guarantor (C) nominated or approved by the board of directors of Performance Guarantor as director candidates prior to their election to the board of
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directors of Performance Guarantor or (D) appointed by directors who were directors of Performance Guarantor on the date hereof or were nominated or approved as provided in clause (B) or clause (C) above, ceasing to occupy a majority of the seats (excluding vacant seats) on the board of directors of Performance Guarantor; or (iii) the occurrence of any “change in control” (or similar event, however denominated) with respect to Performance Guarantor under and as defined in any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing, governing the rights of the holders of or otherwise relating to any Material Indebtedness of Performance Guarantor;
(b)    Performance Guarantor ceases to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Originator, the U.S. Servicer, the Canadian Servicer or the Canadian GP or otherwise ceases to Control any such Originator, Servicer or the Canadian GP;
(c)    Cardtronics ceases to own, directly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interest of the Seller free and clear of all Adverse Claims; or
(d)    the Canadian GP and Cardtronics Canada cease to own, directly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Limited Partnership free and clear of all Adverse Claims; or
(e)    the Originators cease to own, directly, 100% of the Subordinated Loans free and clear of all Adverse Claims.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (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 the agreements reached by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems” (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or replaced from time to time), shall in each case, to the extent requiring any change to the compliance policies and practices (including relating to capital, liquidity or leverage requirements) of any Affected Person after the date hereof, be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Charged-Off Receivable” means a Receivable which, consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy, has been or should be written off the applicable Originator’s or the Seller’s books as uncollectible.
“Closing Date” means October 16, 2023.
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“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Collections” means, with respect to any Pool Receivable: (a) all funds that are received by any Originator, any SPV Entity, any Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any other Person on their behalf in payment of any amounts owed in respect of such Pool Receivable (including purchase price, finance charges, interest and all other charges and, in the case of any Pool Receivables purchased by the Canadian Guarantor from a Canadian Originator, any amounts received on account of Canadian Sales Taxes), or applied to amounts owed in respect of such Pool Receivable (including insurance payments and net proceeds of the sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of the related Pool Obligor or any other Person directly or indirectly liable for the payment of such Pool Receivable and available to be applied thereon), (b) all Deemed Collections, (c) all proceeds of all Related Security with respect to such Pool Receivable, (d) if applicable, all recoveries of value added Taxes or sales Taxes (including Canadian Sales Taxes) from any relevant Governmental Authority relating to any Pool Receivable that is a Defaulted Receivable and (e) all other proceeds of such Pool Receivable.
“Commitment” means, with respect to any Committed Purchaser (including a Related Committed Purchaser), the maximum aggregate amount of Capital which such Person is obligated to pay hereunder on account of all Investments, on a combined basis, as set forth on Schedule I or in the Assumption Agreement or other agreement pursuant to which it became a Purchaser, as such amount may be modified in connection with any subsequent assignment pursuant to Section 13.03 or in connection with a reduction in the Facility Limit pursuant to Section 2.02(e). If the context so requires, “Commitment” also refers to a Committed Purchaser’s obligation to fund Investments hereunder in accordance with this Agreement.
“Committed Purchasers” means PNC, MUFG and each other Person that is or becomes a party to this Agreement in the capacity of a “Committed Purchaser”.
“Concentration Percentage” means (i) for any Group AA Obligor, 30.00%, (ii) for any Group A Obligor, 25.00%, (iii) for any Group B Obligor, 12.50%, (iv) for any Group C Obligor, 10.00%, (v) for the largest Group D Obligor (by Obligor Percentage), 8.00%, and (vi) for any other Group D Obligor, 5.00%.
“Concentration Reserve Percentage” means, at any time of determination, the largest of: (a) the sum of the five largest Obligor Percentages of the Group D Obligors, (b) the sum of the three largest Obligor Percentages of the Group C Obligors, (c) the sum of the two largest Obligor Percentages of the Group B Obligors and (d) the largest Obligor Percentage of the Group A Obligors; provided, that for purposes of calculating the foregoing each Pool Obligor that is classified as a Group A Obligor, Group B Obligor or Group C Obligor, due to the credit ratings of its parent company or other Affiliate (rather than the credit ratings of such Pool Obligor) shall be aggregated with such parent company or Affiliate (as the case may be) and with each other Pool Obligor classified as a Group A Obligor, Group B Obligor or Group C Obligor due to the credit ratings of such parent company or Affiliate (as the case may be).
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“Conduit Purchaser” means each commercial paper conduit that is or becomes a party to this Agreement in the capacity of a “Conduit Purchaser.”
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use or administration of any then-current Benchmark or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Yield Period,” the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” any similar or analogous definitions (or the addition of similar or analogous concepts), the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, the timing of investments, investment requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be necessary to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such then-current Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with the historical practices of the parties to this Agreement and/or market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such historical and/or market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no historical and/or market practice for the administration of such then-current Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents).
“Contract” means, with respect to any Receivable, any and all contracts, instruments, agreements, leases, invoices, notes or other writings pursuant to which such Receivable arises or that evidence such Receivable or under which an Obligor becomes or is obligated to make payment in respect of such Receivable.
“Control” means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Covered Entity” shall mean (a) any SPV Entity, any Servicer, each Originator, Performance Guarantor and (b) each Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of a Person described in clause (a) above. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the direct or indirect (x) ownership of, or power to vote, 25% or more of the issued and outstanding equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or other Persons performing similar functions for such Person, or (y) power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of equity interests, contract or otherwise.
“CP Rate” means, for any Conduit Purchaser and for any Yield Period (or portion thereof) for any Portion of Capital, the per annum rate equivalent to the weighted average cost (as determined by the applicable Group Agent and which shall include commissions of placement agents and dealers, incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Notes of such Person maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such
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Conduit Purchaser, other borrowings by such Conduit Purchaser (other than under any Program Support Agreement) and any other costs associated with the issuance of Notes) of or related to the issuance of Notes that are allocated, in whole or in part, by the applicable Conduit Purchaser to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital (and which may be also allocated in part to the funding of other assets of such Conduit Purchaser); provided, however, that if any component of such rate is a discount rate, in calculating the “CP Rate” for such Portion of Capital for such Yield Period (or portion thereof), the applicable Group Agent shall for such component use the rate resulting from converting such discount rate to an interest bearing equivalent rate per annum; provided, further, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Seller agrees that any amounts payable to Conduit Purchasers in respect of Yield for any Yield Period (or portion thereof) with respect to any Portion of Capital funded by such Conduit Purchasers at the CP Rate shall include an amount equal to the portion of the face amount of the outstanding Notes issued to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital that corresponds to the portion of the proceeds of such Notes that was used to pay the interest component of maturing Notes issued to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital, to the extent that such Conduit Purchasers had not received payments of interest in respect of such interest component prior to the maturity date of such maturing Notes (for purposes of the foregoing, the “interest component” of Notes equals the excess of the face amount thereof over the net proceeds received by such Conduit Purchaser from the issuance of Notes, except that if such Notes are issued on an interest-bearing basis its “interest component” will equal the amount of interest accruing on such Notes through maturity). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the “CP Rate” for any Conduit Purchaser for any day while a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing shall be an interest rate equal to the greater of (i) 2.00% per annum above the Base Rate for each day during such Yield Period (or portion thereof) and (ii) 2.00% per annum above the “CP Rate” calculated without giving effect to such Termination Event.
“CRA” means the Canada Revenue Agency and its successors.
“Credit and Collection Policy” means, as the context may require, those receivables credit and collection policies and practices of the Originators in effect on the Closing Date and described in Exhibit D, as modified in accordance with this Agreement.
“Credit Risk Losses” means, with respect to any Pool Receivable and its Related Rights, amounts owed but not received under such Pool Receivable or such Related Rights due to the relative creditworthiness (including willingness to pay) of the related Pool Obligor or other applicable obligor thereunder, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any amounts not received due to any incidental credit risk exposure to parties administering or servicing the collections thereon or due to the fact that such amounts are not owed (whether due to discounts, rebates, returned goods, setoffs, defenses or otherwise).
“DACA Post-Closing Date” means October 23, 2023.
“Daily 1M SOFR” means, for any day, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (rounded upwards, at the Administrative Agent’s discretion, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such day for a one (1) month period, as published by
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the Term SOFR Administrator. Such rate of interest will be adjusted automatically as of each Business Day based on changes in Daily 1M SOFR without notice to the Seller.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (rounded upwards, at the Administrative Agent’s discretion, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to SOFR for such day (the “SOFR Determination Date”) that is two Business Days prior to (i) such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is a Business Day or (ii) the Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day if such SOFR Rate Day is not a Business Day, in each case, as SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on its website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source identified by the SOFR Administrator from time to time. If SOFR for any SOFR Determination Date has not been published or replaced with a Benchmark Replacement by 5:00 p.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the second Business Day immediately following such SOFR Determination Date, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR for the first Business Day preceding such SOFR Determination Date for which SOFR was published in accordance with the definition of “SOFR”; provided that SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be used for purposes of calculating Daily Simple SOFR for no more than three consecutive SOFR Rate Days. If and when Daily Simple SOFR as determined above changes, any applicable rate of interest based on Daily Simple SOFR will change automatically without notice to the Seller, effective on the date of any such change.
“Days’ Sales Outstanding” means, for any Fiscal Month, an amount computed as of the last day of such Fiscal Month equal to: (a) the average of the Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables as of the last day of each of the three most recent Fiscal Months ended on the last day of such Fiscal Month, divided by (b) (i) the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the Originators during the three most recent Fiscal Months ended on the last day of such Fiscal Month, divided by (ii) 90.
“Debt” means, as to any Person at any time of determination, any and all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or joint or several) of such Person for or in respect of:  (i) borrowed money, (ii) amounts raised under any bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) the maximum aggregate amount of all letters of credit and letters of guaranty in respect of which such Person is an account party, (iv) any other transaction (including production payments (excluding royalties), installment purchase agreements, forward sale or purchase agreements, capitalized leases and conditional sales agreements) having the commercial effect of a borrowing of money entered into by such Person to finance its operations or capital requirements (but excluding accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business payable on terms customary in the trade), (v) all net obligations payable by such Person upon an early termination under any Hedging Agreement or (vi) any guarantee or other obligation that has the economic effect of guaranteeing any such Debt.
“Deemed Collections” means all amounts required to be paid in cash by any Originator to any SPV Entity (whether or not actually paid) pursuant to Section 3.3 of the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement.
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“Defaulted Receivable” means a Pool Receivable:
(a)    as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 270 days from the original invoice date for such payment;
(b)    that is a Charged-Off Receivable; or
(c)    as to which an Insolvency Proceeding shall have occurred with respect to the Pool Obligor thereof.
“Default Ratio” means the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward) computed as of the last day of each Fiscal Month by dividing: (a) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables that became Defaulted Receivables during such month, by (b) the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the Originators during the month that is nine Fiscal Months before such month.
“Defaulting Purchaser Party” means any Affected Person that (a) has failed to fund any portion of any Investment (whether directly or indirectly) required to be funded by it within two Business Days of the date required to be funded, (b) has notified the Seller or any Purchaser Party in writing, or has made a public statement, to the effect that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations (whether direct or indirect) with respect to any Investment (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Purchaser’s good-faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified in such writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) to funding an Investment cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Purchaser Party made in good faith to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Affected Person that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund (whether directly or indirectly) prospective Investments, provided that such Affected Person shall cease to be a Defaulting Purchaser Party pursuant to this clause (c) upon such requesting Purchaser Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent or (d) has (i) become the subject of an Insolvency Proceeding, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that an Affected Person shall not be a Defaulting Purchaser Party solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Affected Person or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Affected Person 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 Affected Person (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Affected Person.
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“Delinquency Ratio” means the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward) computed as of the last day of each Fiscal Month by dividing:  (a) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables that were Delinquent Receivables on such day, by (b) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables on such day.
“Delinquent Receivable” means a Pool Receivable as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 180 days from the original invoice date for such payment.
“Dilution Amount” means, with respect to any Fiscal Month, an amount equal to the aggregate reduction in the Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables in such Fiscal Month (without giving effect to the receipt of any Deemed Collections) resulting from:  (i) defective, rejected or returned goods or services, (ii) revisions, cancellations, allowances, rebates, credit memos, discounts, warranty payments or other voluntary reductions in the amounts actually owed by the applicable Pool Obligor made by any SPV Entity, any Originator, any Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates (other than as a result of the receipt of Collections), (iii) setoffs, counterclaims or disputes between any Pool Obligor and any SPV Entity, any Originator, any Servicer, Performance Guarantor or their respective Affiliates (whether arising from the transaction giving rise to a Pool Receivable or any unrelated transaction) or (iv) corrections to the reported Outstanding Balance of any Pool Receivable previously included in the Net Receivables Pool Balance in excess of its actual Outstanding Balance as of the date of such inclusion.
“Dilution Horizon Ratio” means, for any Fiscal Month, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward) computed as of the last day of such Fiscal Month by dividing: (a) the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the Originators during the most recent Fiscal Month, by (b) the aggregate amount of Non-Delinquent Receivables in the Receivables Pool as of the last day of such Fiscal Month.
“Dilution Ratio” means the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward), computed as of the last day of each Fiscal Month by dividing: (a) the product of (i) 25.00% (or such other percentage reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, based upon the results of its periodic audits and inspections of any SPV Entity and the Pool Receivables, to provide an estimate of the portion of Dilution Amounts not attributable to the crediting and rebilling of Pool Receivables) times (ii) the aggregate Dilution Amount with respect to all Pool Receivables for such Fiscal Month, by (b) the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the Originators during the Fiscal Month prior to such Fiscal Month.
“Dilution Reserve Percentage” means, on any day, the product of (a) the sum of (i) 2.25 times the average of the Dilution Ratios for the twelve most recent Fiscal Months, plus (ii) the Dilution Volatility Component, multiplied by (b) the Dilution Horizon Ratio.
“Dilution Volatility Component” means, for any Fiscal Month, (a) the positive difference, if any, between: (i) the highest Dilution Ratio for any Fiscal Month during the twelve most recent
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Fiscal Months and (ii) the arithmetic average of the Dilution Ratios for such twelve Fiscal Months, times (b) (i) the highest Dilution Ratio for any Fiscal Month during the twelve most recent Fiscal Months, divided by (ii) the arithmetic average of the Dilution Ratios for such twelve Fiscal Months.
“DSO Reference Pool” means, at any time of determination, the largest pool of Eligible Unbilled Receivables that can be determined by excluding from such pool any Eligible Unbilled Receivables that would be necessary to cause the Days’ Sales Outstanding as calculated with respect to such pool to not exceed the Maximum Term. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Days’ Sales Outstanding as calculated at any time of determination with respect to all of the Eligible Unbilled Receivables in the Receivables Pool does not exceed the Maximum Term, the DSO Reference Pool shall consist of all of the Eligible Unbilled Receivables in the Receivables Pool.
“Effective Federal Funds Rate” means for any day the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1% announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the “Effective Federal Funds Rate” as of the date of this Agreement; provided that if such Federal Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the “Effective Federal Funds Rate” for such day shall be the Effective Federal Funds Rate for the last day on which such rate was announced. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Effective Federal Funds Rate as determined under any method above would be less than zero percent (0.00%), such rate shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.00%) for purposes of this Agreement.
“Electronic Invoice System” means the electronic system or systems from time to time maintained by any Servicer or for any Servicer by third party vendors used in the ordinary course of any Servicer’s business, in either case for purposes of capturing invoice data, creating and/or generating invoices, storing and tracking invoices and otherwise administering invoices with respect to Pool Receivables.
“Eligible Assignee” means (i) any Committed Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, (ii) any bank or financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and for so long as no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, consented to by the Seller (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or (iii) in the case of a Conduit Purchaser’s assignee, a multi-seller asset backed commercial paper conduit sponsored or administered by such Conduit Purchaser’s Committed Purchaser or an Affiliate of such Committed Purchaser, which commercial paper conduit’s Notes have short-term credit ratings of “A1” (or better) by S&P and “P1” (or better) by Moody’s and for so long as no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, which commercial paper conduit has been consented to by the Seller (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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“Eligible Foreign Obligor” means any Foreign Obligor domiciled in any country other than a Sanctioned Jurisdiction; provided that no Governmental Authority shall be an Eligible Foreign Obligor.
“Eligible Receivable” means, at any time of determination, a Pool Receivable:
(a)    the Pool Obligor of which is: (i) a resident of the United States of America or an Eligible Foreign Obligor; (ii) not a Sanctioned Person; (iii) not subject to any Insolvency Proceeding; (iv) not an Affiliate of any SPV Entity, any Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any Originator; (v) not the Obligor with respect to Defaulted Receivables with an aggregate Outstanding Balance exceeding 50% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all such Obligor’s Pool Receivables, (vi) not a natural person, and (vii) not an Excluded Obligor;
(b)    that (i) if such Receivable is a U.S. Receivable, such Receivable is denominated and payable only in U.S. Dollars in the United States of America or (ii) if such Receivable is a Canadian Receivable, such Receivable is denominated and payable only in Canadian Dollars or U.S. Dollars, in each case, in Canada;
(c)    the Obligor with respect to which has been instructed to remit Collections in respect thereof directly to (i) if such Receivable is a U.S. Receivable, a Lock-Box or Lock-Box Account in the United States of America (or if such U.S. Receivable is a Subject Cardtronics Receivable, to the Subject Cardtronics Account), (ii) if such Receivable is a Canadian Receivable, a Lock-Box or Lock-Box Account in Canada or (iii) if such date of determination is prior to the DACA Post-Closing Date, the Subject Account;
(d)    that does not have a due date which is more than 180 days after the original invoice date of such Receivable;
(e)    that (i) if such Receivable is a U.S. Receivable, arises under a Contract for the sale of goods or services or the license of software to a resident of the United States of America or (ii) if such Receivable is a Canadian Receivable, arises under a Contract for the sale of goods or services or the license of software to an Eligible Foreign Obligor, in each case, in the ordinary course of the applicable Originator’s business;
(f)    that arises under a duly authorized Contract that is (i) in full force and effect, (ii) governed by the laws of (x) if the related Receivable is a U.S. Receivable, the United States of America or of any State, district or territory thereof, (y) if the related Receivable is a Canadian Receivable, any province or territory of Canada, and (iii) a legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Pool Obligor, enforceable against such Pool Obligor in accordance with its terms;
(g)    that if such Receivable (i) is a U.S. Receivable, has been sold or transferred by a U.S. Originator to the Seller pursuant to the U.S. Purchase and Sale Agreement with respect to which all conditions precedent under the U.S. Purchase and
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Sale Agreement have been met or (ii) is a Canadian Receivable, has been sold or transferred by a Canadian Originator to the Canadian Guarantor pursuant to the Canadian Purchase and Sale Agreement with respect to which all conditions precedent under the Canadian Purchase and Sale Agreement have been met;
(h)    that, together with the Contract related thereto, conforms in all material respects with all Applicable Laws then in effect;
(i)    that is not subject to any existing dispute, right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim, hold back defense or other defense against payment or Adverse Claim, in each case, only with respect to the portion of the Outstanding Balance of such Pool Receivable that is subject to such dispute, right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim, defense or Adverse Claim; provided that the deferred revenue liability included in the Specifically Reserved Maintenance Revenue Amount shall not constitute a dispute, right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim, hold back defense or other defense for purposes of this definition;
(j)    that satisfies all applicable requirements of the Credit and Collection Policy;
(k)    that, together with the provisions of the Contract affecting such Receivable, has not been modified, waived or restructured since its creation, except with the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents or as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement;
(l)    that if such Receivable (i) is a U.S. Receivable, in which the Seller owns good and marketable title, free and clear of any Adverse Claims, and that is freely assignable (including without any consent of the related Pool Obligor or any Governmental Authority), giving effect to any applicable provisions of the UCC regarding restrictions or prohibitions on assignment and (ii) is a Canadian Receivable, in which the Canadian Guarantor owns good and marketable equitable title thereof and in the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claims, and that is freely assignable (including without any consent of the related Obligor or any Governmental Authority unless such consent has been obtained);
(m)    for which the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) shall have a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest therein and in the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim;
(n)    that if such Receivable is (i) a U.S. Receivable, constitutes an “account,” “general intangible” or “chattel paper” and that is not evidenced by an “instrument,” each as defined in the UCC and (ii) a Canadian Receivable, constitutes an “account” (as defined in the PPSA), is not evidenced by an “instrument” or “chattel paper” (each as defined it the PPSA) and does not arise from the sale of “minerals” (as defined in the PPSA);
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(o)    that is neither a Defaulted Receivable nor a Delinquent Receivable;
(p)    that represents amounts earned and payable by the Pool Obligor that are not subject to the performance of additional services or delivery of additional goods by the Originator thereof; provided, however, that if such Receivable is subject to the performance of additional services or delivery of additional goods by the Originator thereof, only the portion of such Receivable attributable to such additional services or goods shall be excluded from Eligible Receivables;
(q)    that, if such Receivable is an Unbilled Receivable, is an Eligible Unbilled Receivable; and
(r)    the payments on which are not subject to withholding taxes.
“Eligible Unbilled Receivable” means, at any time, any Unbilled Receivable for which the related Originator has recognized the related revenue on its financial books and records under GAAP.
Embargoed Property
“Equity Interest” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Seller, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code.
“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.10(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.10(d).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.10(d).
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“Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.10(d).
“ETA” means Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada).
“Excess Concentration Amount” means, the sum, without duplication, of:
(a)    the sum of the amounts calculated for each of the Pool Obligors equal to the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Eligible Receivables of such Obligor, over (ii) the product of (x) such Obligor’s Concentration Percentage, multiplied by (y) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables then in the Receivables Pool; plus
(b)    the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 60 days but less than 91 days from the original invoice date for such payment over (ii) the product of (x) 25.00%, multiplied by (y) the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the Originators during the second most recent Fiscal Month; plus
(c)    the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 90 days but less than 121 days from the original invoice date for such payment over (ii) the product of (x) 15.00%, multiplied by (y) the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the Originators during the third most recent Fiscal Month; plus
(d)    the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 120 days but less than 151 days from the original invoice date for such payment over (ii) the product of (x) 10.00%, multiplied by (y) the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the Originators during the fourth most recent Fiscal Month; plus
(e)    the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 150 days from the original invoice date for such payment over (ii) the product of (x) 10.00%, multiplied by (y) the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the Originators during the fifth most recent Fiscal Month; plus
(f)    the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables, the Obligor of which is a Governmental Authority, over (ii) the product of (x) 10.00%, multiplied by (y) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables then in the Receivables Pool; plus
(g)    the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables which have a due date which is more than 90 days after the original invoice
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date of such Receivable, over (ii) the product of (x) 5.00% multiplied by (y) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables then in the Receivables Pool; plus
(h)    the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables that are Unbilled Receivables, over (ii) the product of (x) 30% (or, upon five (5) Business Days’ written notice from any Group Agent to the Servicer, such other percentage (which percentage shall not be less than 20%) designated by such Group Agent), multiplied by (y) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables then in the Receivables Pool; plus
(i) the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables, the Obligor of which is an Eligible Foreign Obligor, over (ii) the product of (x) 10.00%, multiplied by (y) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables then in the Receivables Pool;
provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, the aggregate amount included in the Excess Concentration Amount at any time with respect to any Pool Obligor’s Eligible Receivables shall not exceed the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all such Pool Obligor’s Eligible Receivables at such time.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Excluded Obligor” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6 of the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Excluded Receivable” means any right to payment of a monetary obligation owed to any Originator, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, instrument or general intangible, in each instance, for the sale of goods, services rendered or the license of software and:
(i)    for which the account debtor has been designated as an Excluded Obligor under the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement;
(ii)    which arises under a service program agreement or other similar managed service or service-only contract between an Originator and a customer pursuant to which (A) such Originator provides installation, maintenance and other support services with respect to one or more ATMs and related software and (B) such customer agrees to make recurring monthly payments; or
(iii)    solely with respect to Cardtronics in its capacity as an Originator, which arises under or in connection with any lease agreement or other sale and leaseback arrangement with respect to one or more ATMs between Cardtronics and CSI Leasing, Inc.”
Any such right to payment arising from any one transaction, including, without limitation, any such right to payment represented by an individual invoice or agreement, shall
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constitute an Excluded Receivable separate from an Excluded Receivable consisting of any such right to payment arising from any other transaction; provided, that, any such right to payment referred to in this sentence shall be an Excluded Receivable regardless of whether the related account debtor or Originator treats the indebtedness related to such right to payment as a separate payment obligation.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to an Affected Person or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to an Affected Person: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, Canadian capital Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Affected Person being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Purchaser, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Purchaser, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Purchaser with respect to an applicable interest in the Investments or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Purchaser acquires such interest in the Investment or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Seller under Section 4.06) or (ii) such Purchaser changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Purchaser’s assignor immediately before such Purchaser became a party hereto or to such Purchaser immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Affected Person’s failure to comply with Section 4.03(f), (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA and (e) withholding Tax imposed under the laws of Canada that is payable as a result of such Affected Person not dealing at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with the Canadian Guarantor or any Canadian Originator (other than where such non-arm’s length relationship arises from such Affected Party 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 Transaction Document).
“Facility Limit” means, at any time of determination, the aggregate Commitment of all Committed Purchasers, which as of the Third Amendment Date is equal to $200,000,000, as reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.02(e). References to the unused portion of the Facility Limit shall mean, at any time of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Facility Limit at such time, minus (y) the Aggregate Capital.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any applicable intergovernmental agreement entered into between the United States and any other Governmental Authority in connection with the implementation of the following and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official practices, adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.
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“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the per annum rate set forth in the weekly statistical release designated as H.15(519), or any successor publication, published by the Federal Reserve Board (including any such successor, “H.15(519)”) for such day opposite the caption “Federal Funds (Effective).” If on any relevant day such rate is not yet published in H. 15(519), the rate for such day will be the rate set forth in the daily statistical release designated as the Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities, or any successor publication, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (including any such successor, the “Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations”) for such day under the caption “Federal Funds Effective Rate.” If on any relevant day the appropriate rate is not yet published in either H.15(519) or the Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations, the rate for such day will be the arithmetic mean as determined by the Administrative Agent of the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal funds arranged before 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on that day by each of three leading brokers of Federal funds transactions in New York City selected by the Administrative Agent.
“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any entity succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Fee Letter” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
“Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
“Final Payout Date” means the date on or after the Maturity Date when (i) the Aggregate Capital has been reduced to zero and Aggregate Yield has been paid in full, (ii) all non-contingent Seller Obligations then owed by the Seller shall have been paid in full, (iii) all other non-contingent amounts then owing to the Purchaser Parties and any other SPV Entity Indemnified Party or Affected Person hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents have been paid in full and (iv) all accrued Servicing Fees have been paid in full.
“Financial Officer” of any Person means, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer, the principal accounting officer, the controller, the treasurer, the assistant treasurer, director of finance of such Person or any other employee of such Person exercising management control or responsibilities with respect to such Person’s involvement or performance of the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Fiscal Month” means the Servicers’ accounting month, as reported to the Administrative Agent from time to time.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“Floor” means an interest rate per annum equal to zero basis points (0.00%).
“Foreign Obligor” means an Obligor which is organized in or whose principal place of business is in, any country other than the United States.
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“FX Reserve Percentage” means, at any time of determination, the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the product of (i) the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of the Outstanding Balance of all Canadian Receivables, multiplied by (ii) the CAD VaR Percentage, divided by (b) the Adjusted Net Receivables Pool Balance.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, consistently applied or, in the case of the Canadian Guarantor, the Canadian Servicer or any Canadian Originator, generally accepted accounting principles in Canada, consistently applied; provided, however, that if any Person hereafter changes its accounting standards in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including those of the SEC, to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards, GAAP with respect to such Person will mean such International Financial Reporting Standards after the effective date of such adoption.
“General Partner” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, Canada or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial, territorial or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank, crown corporation or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any Successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing)).
“Group” means, (i) for any Conduit Purchaser, such Conduit Purchaser, together with such Conduit Purchaser’s Related Committed Purchasers and related Group Agent, (ii) for PNC, PNC as a Committed Purchaser and as a Group Agent, (iii) for any other Purchaser that does not have a Related Conduit Purchaser, such Purchaser, together with such Purchaser’s related Group Agent and each other Purchaser for which such Group Agent acts as a Group Agent hereunder.
“Group A Obligor” means any Pool Obligor with short-term ratings of at least: (a) “A-1” by S&P, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from S&P, a rating of at least “A+” by S&P on such Obligor’s long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities, and (b) “P-1” by Moody’s, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from Moody’s, a rating of at least “Al” by Moody’s on such Obligor’s long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities; provided, however, if such Obligor is rated by only one of such rating agencies, then such Obligor will be a “Group A Obligor” if it satisfies either clause (a) or clause (b) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) a Pool Obligor is wholly owned (directly or indirectly) by a parent company that satisfies that credit ratings requirements for a Group A Obligor or (y) such Pool Obligor’s Pool Receivables are guaranteed by an Affiliate of such Pool Obligor that satisfies that credit ratings requirements for a Group A Obligor, in either case, such Pool Obligor shall constitute a Group A Obligor and, for purposes of determining the “Concentration Reserve Percentage” and for purposes of clause (a) in the definition of “Excess Concentration Amount,” such Pool Obligor shall be aggregated with such parent company or
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Affiliate (as the case may be) and with each other Pool Obligor classified as a Group A Obligor due to the credit ratings of such parent company or Affiliate (as the case may be).
“Group AA Obligor” means any Pool Obligor with short-term ratings of at least: (a) “A-1+” by S&P, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from S&P, a rating of at least “AA” by S&P on such Obligor’s long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities, and (b) “P-1” by Moody’s, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from Moody’s, a rating of at least “Aa2” by Moody’s on such Obligor’s long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities; provided, however, if such Obligor is rated by only one of such rating agencies, then such Obligor will be a “Group AA Obligor” if it satisfies either clause (a) or clause (b) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) a Pool Obligor is wholly owned (directly or indirectly) by a parent company that satisfies that credit ratings requirements for a Group AA Obligor or (y) such Pool Obligor’s Pool Receivables are guaranteed by an Affiliate of such Pool Obligor that satisfies that credit ratings requirements for a Group AA Obligor, in either case, such Pool Obligor shall constitute a Group AA Obligor and, for purposes of determining the “Concentration Reserve Percentage” and for purposes of clause (a) in the definition of “Excess Concentration Amount,” such Pool Obligor shall be aggregated with such parent company or Affiliate (as the case may be) and with each other Pool Obligor classified as a Group AA Obligor due to the credit ratings of such parent company or Affiliate (as the case may be). As of the Closing Date, there are no Group AA Obligors. Any Pool Obligor which would qualify as a Group AA Obligor shall be considered a Group A Obligor hereunder unless the Borrower has submitted a written request to each Purchaser no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the next upcoming Monthly Settlement Date for such Group A Obligor be considered a Group AA Obligor on such upcoming Monthly Settlement Date, and the Required Purchasers consent to such request. Such Obligor shall thereafter be a Group AA Obligor for so long as it meets the conditions set forth herein.
“Group Agent” means each Person acting as agent on behalf of a Group and designated as the Group Agent for such Group on the signature pages to this Agreement or any other Person who becomes a party to this Agreement as a Group Agent for any Group pursuant to an Assumption Agreement, an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement.
“Group Agent’s Account” means, with respect to any Group, the account(s) from time to time designated in writing by the applicable Group Agent to the Seller and any Servicer for purposes of receiving payments to or for the account of the members of such Group hereunder.
“Group B Obligor” means any Pool Obligor that is not a Group A Obligor, with short-term ratings of at least: (a) “A-2” by S&P, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from S&P, a rating of at least “BBB+” by S&P on such Obligor’s long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities, and (b) “P-2” by Moody’s, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from Moody’s, a rating of at least “Baal” by Moody’s on such Obligor’s long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities; provided, however, if such Obligor is rated by only one of such rating agencies, then such Obligor will be a “Group B Obligor” if it satisfies either clause (a) or clause (b) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) a Pool Obligor is wholly owned (directly or indirectly) by a parent company that satisfies that credit
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ratings requirements for a Group B Obligor or (y) such Pool Obligor’s Pool Receivables are guaranteed by an Affiliate of such Pool Obligor that satisfies that credit ratings requirements for a Group B Obligor, in either case, such Pool Obligor shall constitute a Group B Obligor and, for purposes of determining the “Concentration Reserve Percentage” and for purposes of clause (a) in the definition of “Excess Concentration Amount,” such Pool Obligor shall be aggregated with such parent company or Affiliate (as the case may be) and with each other Pool Obligor classified as a Group B Obligor due to the credit ratings of such parent company or Affiliate (as the case may be).
“Group C Obligor” means any Pool Obligor that is not a Group A Obligor or a Group B Obligor, with short-term ratings of at least: (a) “A-3” by S&P, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from S&P, a rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P on such Obligor’s long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities, and (b) “P-3” by Moody’s, or if such Obligor does not have a short-term rating from Moody’s, at least “Baa3” by Moody’s on such Obligor’s long-term senior unsecured and uncredit-enhanced debt securities; provided, however, if such Obligor is rated by only one of such rating agencies, then such Obligor will be a “Group C Obligor” if it satisfies either clause (a) or clause (b) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) a Pool Obligor is wholly owned (directly or indirectly) by a parent company that satisfies that credit ratings requirements for a Group C Obligor or (y) such Pool Obligor’s Pool Receivables are guaranteed by an Affiliate of such Pool Obligor that satisfies that credit ratings requirements for a Group C Obligor, in either case, such Pool Obligor shall constitute a Group C Obligor and, for purposes of determining the “Concentration Reserve Percentage” and for purposes of clause (a) in the definition of “Excess Concentration Amount,” such Pool Obligor shall be aggregated with such parent company or Affiliate (as the case may be) and with each other Pool Obligor classified as a Group C Obligor due to the credit ratings of such parent company or Affiliate (as the case may be).
“Group Commitment” means, with respect to any Group, at any time of determination, the aggregate Commitments of all Committed Purchasers within such Group.
“Group D Obligor” means any Pool Obligor that is not a Group A Obligor, Group B Obligor or Group C Obligor.
“GST” means all amounts payable under Part IX of the ETA, including HST.
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.01.
“Hedging Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of a Person shall be a Hedging Agreement.
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“HST” means all amounts from time to time payable as harmonized sales tax, including in the Provinces of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Ontario, under Part IX of the ETA.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Seller under any Transaction Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Independent Manager” means (1) with respect to the Seller, a natural person appointed as an “ Independent Manager” of the Seller in accordance with and as defined in the Seller’s Limited Liability Company Agreement and (2) with respect to the Canadian Guarantor, a natural person appointed as an “Independent Director” of the Canadian GP in accordance with and as defined in the articles of the Canadian GP, in each case, who (A) for the five-year period prior to his or her appointment as an “Independent Manager” of the Seller or an “Independent Director” of the Canadian GP has not been, and during the continuation of his or her service as an “Independent Manager” of the Seller or an “Independent Director” of the Canadian GP is not: (i) an employee, director, stockholder, member, manager, partner or officer of the Seller, its sole member, the Canadian Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates (other than his or her service as an “Independent Manager” of the Seller or an “Independent Director” of the Canadian GP); (ii) a customer or supplier of the Seller, its sole member, the Canadian Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates (other than his or her service as an “Independent Manager” of the Seller or an “Independent Director” of the Canadian GP); or (iii) any member of the immediate family of a person described in (i) or (ii), and (B) (i) has prior experience as an independent director, manager or partner for an entity involved in a structured financing transaction whose charter documents require the consent of all independent directors, managers or partners thereof before such entity could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal, state or provincial law relating to bankruptcy; and (ii) is providing its services as an “Independent Manager” of the Seller or an “Independent Director” of the Canadian GP through a recognized third party provider of professional independent director, manager or partner services in the ordinary course of its business.
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.06.
“Information Package” means a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit E.
“Initial Schedule of Sold Receivables” means the list identifying all Sold Receivables as of the Closing Date, which list has been provided to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date hereof.
“Insolvency Proceeding” means (a) any application, petition, case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, restructuring, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, (b) any steps are taken to appoint an administrator, monitor, receiver, interim receiver, receiver/manager, trustee, custodian or other similar official in respect of a Person or any substantial part of its property, (c) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors of a Person, composition,
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marshaling of assets for creditors of a Person, or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, in each of cases (a), (b) and (c) undertaken under U.S. Federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code and any applicable corporations legislation to the extent the relief sought under such corporations legislation relates to or involves the compromise, settlement, adjustment or arrangement of debt.
“Inspection” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(g).
“Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.14.
“Investment” means any payment of Capital to the Seller by a Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or 2.02.
“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Investment Request” means a letter in substantially the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto executed and delivered by the Seller to the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents pursuant to Section 2.02(a).
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“International Trade Laws” means all Laws relating to economic and financial sanctions, trade embargoes, export controls, customs and anti-boycott measures.
“Law” means any law(s) (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, opinion, release, ruling, order, executive order, injunction, writ, decree, bond, judgment, authorization or approval, lien or award, or any settlement arrangement, by agreement, consent or otherwise, of any Governmental Authority, foreign or domestic.
“LCR Restricted Interest” means any commercial paper or security (other than equity securities issued to Cardtronics or any Originator that is a consolidated subsidiary of Performance Guarantor under generally accepted accounting principles) within the meaning of Paragraph __.32(e)(viii) of the final rules titled Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards, 79 Fed. Reg. 197, 61440 et seq. (October 10, 2014), other than any interest that would not be a LCR Restricted Interest but for the act or omission of any Affected Person or any participant or assignee thereof.
“Level 1 Ratings Trigger” shall be deemed to be in effect at any time when both (a) either (i) Performance Guarantor has a long-term “corporate family rating” of less than “B2” by Moody’s or does not have a long-term “corporate family rating” from Moody’s; or (ii) Performance Guarantor has a long-term “corporate credit rating” of less than “B” by S&P or does not have a long-term “corporate credit rating” from S&P; and (b) any Group Agent (in its sole discretion) has delivered written notice to the Seller, the Servicer and the Administrative Agent declaring a Level 1 Ratings Trigger to be in effect. Any Level 1 Ratings Trigger shall cease to be in effect upon the earlier to occur of (A) the delivery of a written notice by such
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Group Agent to the Seller, the Servicer and the Administrative Agent rescinding its declaration of such Level 1 Ratings Trigger and (B) Performance Guarantor has a long-term “corporate family rating” of at least “B2” from Moody’s and a long-term “corporate credit rating” of at least “B” from S&P.
“Linked Account” means any controlled disbursement account, controlled balance account or other deposit account maintained by a Lock-Box Bank for the Seller, the Servicers or any Affiliate thereof and linked to any Lock-Box Account by a zero balance account connection or other automated funding mechanism or controlled balance arrangement.
“Liquidity Agreement” means any agreement entered into in connection with this Agreement pursuant to which a Liquidity Provider agrees to make purchases or advances to, or purchase assets from, any Conduit Purchaser in order to provide liquidity for such Conduit Purchaser’s Capital and Notes.
“Liquidity Provider” means each bank or other financial institution that provides liquidity support to any Conduit Purchaser pursuant to the terms of a Liquidity Agreement.
“Lock-Box” means each locked postal box with respect to which a Lock-Box Bank who has executed a Lock-Box Agreement pursuant to which it has been granted exclusive access for the purpose of retrieving and processing payments made on the Pool Receivables and which is linked to a Lock-Box Account listed on Schedule II (as such schedule may be modified from time to time in connection with the addition or removal of any Lock-Box in accordance with the terms hereof).
“Lock-Box Account” means each account listed on Schedule II to this Agreement (as such schedule may be modified from time to time in connection with the closing or opening of any Lock-Box Account in accordance with the terms hereof) (in each case, in the name of the Seller or Canadian Guarantor, as applicable) and maintained at a bank or other financial institution that is acting as a Lock-Box Bank pursuant to a Lock-Box Agreement for the purpose of receiving Collections.
“Lock-Box Agreement” means each agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Seller or Canadian Guarantor, a Servicer (if applicable), the Administrative Agent and a Lock-Box Bank, governing the terms of the related Lock-Box Accounts, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Lock-Box Bank” means any of the banks or other financial institutions holding one or more Lock-Box Accounts.
“Loss Horizon A Ratio” means, at any time of determination, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward) computed by dividing: (a) the sum of (x) the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the Originators during the three most recent Fiscal Months, plus (y) 55% of the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the
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Originators during the third most recent Fiscal Month, by (b) the aggregate amount of Non-Delinquent Receivables in the Receivables Pool as of such date.
“Loss Horizon B Ratio” means, at any time of determination, the ratio (expressed as a percentage and rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%, with 5/1000th of 1% rounded upward) computed by dividing: (a) the sum of (x) the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the Originators during the three most recent Fiscal Months plus (y) 90% times the aggregate initial Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables originated by the Originators during the fourth most recent Fiscal Month, by (b) the aggregate amount of Non-Delinquent Receivables in the Receivables Pool as of such date.
“Loss Reserve Percentage” means, at any time of determination, the sum of (a) 65.00% times the product of (i) 2.25, times (ii) the highest average of the Default Ratios for any three consecutive Fiscal Months during the twelve most recent Fiscal Months, times (iii) the Loss Horizon A Ratio, plus (b) 35.00% times the product of (i) 2.25, times (ii) the highest average of the Default Ratios for any three consecutive Fiscal Months during the twelve most recent Fiscal Months, times (iii) the Loss Horizon B Ratio.
“Majority Group Agents” means one or more Group Agents which in its Group, or their combined Groups, as the case may be, have Committed Purchasers representing more than 50% of the aggregate Commitments of all Committed Purchasers in all Groups (or, if the Commitments have been terminated, have Purchasers representing more than 50% of the Aggregate Capital); provided, however, that so long as there are two or more Groups party hereto, no less than two Group Agents shall constitute the Majority Group Agents.
“Majority-Owned Subsidiary of a Listed Entity” means an entity whose common stock or analogous equity interests are at least 51% owned by a company (i) listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or (ii) whose common stock or analogous equity interests have been designated as a NASDAQ National Market Security listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any event or circumstance and with respect to any Person (or if no Person is specified, with respect to any SPV Entity, the Originators, Performance Guarantor and the Servicers), a material adverse effect on:
(a)    the assets, operations, business or financial condition of such Person;
(b)    the ability of any such Person to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party;
(c)    the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or the validity, enforceability, value or collectibility of any material portion of the Pool Receivables; or
(d)    the status, perfection, enforceability or priority of the interest of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in the Pool Receivables.
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“Material Indebtedness” means Debt (other than Debt under the Transaction Documents), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of any SPV Entity, a Servicer, Performance Guarantor or an Originator in an aggregate principal amount of (i) $150,000,000 or more, in the case of Debt or Hedging Agreements of or guaranteed by Performance Guarantor, a Servicer or an Originator and (ii) $15,325 or more, in the case of Debt or Hedging Agreements of any SPV Entity. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, a Servicer or an Originator in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that such Person would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Maturity Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Scheduled Maturity Date, (b) the date on which the “Maturity Date” is declared or deemed to have occurred under Section 9.01, (c) a Purchase and Sale Termination Date (as defined in the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement) under any Purchase and Sale Agreement with respect to all remaining Originators, and (d) the date selected by the Seller on which all Commitments have been reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.02(e).
“Maximum Term” means, at any time of determination, the Days’ Sales Outstanding at such time plus thirty (30) days.
“Minimum Dilution Reserve Percentage” means, on any day, the product of (a) the average of the Dilution Ratios for the twelve most recent Fiscal Months, multiplied by (b) the Dilution Horizon Ratio.
“Minimum Funding Threshold” means, on any day, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the product of (i) 80.0% times (ii) the Facility Limit at such time and (b) the Capital Coverage Amount at such time.
“Monthly Settlement Date” means the 20th day of each calendar month (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next occurring Business Day).
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“MUFG” means MUFG Bank, Ltd.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.
“Net Receivables Pool Balance” means, at any time of determination: (a) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables then in the Receivables Pool, minus (b) the Excess Concentration Amount, minus (c) the Unbilled Receivables Adjustment.
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“Non-Consenting Affected Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(b).
“Non-Delinquent Receivable” means a Pool Receivable as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for less than 181 days from the original invoice date for such payment.
“Notes” means short-term promissory notes issued, or to be issued, by any Conduit Purchaser to fund its investments in accounts receivable or other financial assets.
“Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of September 27, 2023 (as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 16, 2023, and the Guarantee Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 16, 2023, and as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time), among NCR Atleos Escrow Corporation, as issuer, and Citibank, N.A., as trustee and as collateral agent, relating to the 9.500% senior secured notes due 2029.
“Obligor” means, with respect to any Receivable, the Person obligated to make payments under such Receivable pursuant to the Contract relating to such Receivable.
“Obligor Percentage” means, at any time of determination, for each Pool Obligor, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Eligible Receivables of such Obligor less the amount (if any) then included in the calculation of clause (a) of the Excess Concentration Amount with respect to such Obligor and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables at such time.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of Treasury.
“Originator” and “Originators” means the U.S. Originators and the Canadian Originators.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Affected Person, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Affected Person and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Affected Person 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 Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Capital or Transaction Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Transaction Document except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 4.06).
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“Outstanding Balance” means, at any time of determination, with respect to any Receivable, the then outstanding principal amount of such Receivable and, if applicable, any Canadian Sales Taxes payable thereunder; provided, that the Outstanding Balance of a Charged-Off Receivable shall be zero.
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurocurrency borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“NYFRB”), as set forth on its public website from time to time, and as published on the next succeeding Business Day as the overnight bank funding rate by the NYFRB (or by such other recognized electronic source (such as Bloomberg) selected by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of displaying such rate); provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Overnight Bank Funding Rate for such day shall be such rate on the immediately preceding Business Day; provided, further, that if such rate shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrative Agent with the Seller’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; provided that the Seller’s consent shall not be required if the replacement rate is the Federal Funds Rate) (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error). If the Overnight Bank Funding Rate determined as above would be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed to be zero. The rate of interest charged shall be adjusted as of each Business Day based on changes in the Overnight Bank Funding Rate without notice to the Seller.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(e).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(f).
“PATRIOT Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.15.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.
“Pension Plan” means a pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and with respect to which the Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates may have any liability, contingent or otherwise.
“Performance Guarantor” means NCR Atleos Corporation, a Maryland corporation.
“Performance Guaranty” means the performance guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by Performance Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Permitted Pledge” means the grant of a security interest in the Subordinated Loans to (i) Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent, pursuant to the Atleos Credit Agreement and the “Collateral Agreement” and “Security Documents” as defined therein and (ii) Citibank, N.A., as
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collateral agent, pursuant to the Indenture and the “Notes Collateral Agreement” and “Security Documents” as defined therein.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, unlimited liability company or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.
“PINACLE” means PNC’s PINACLE® credit management service and any and all services and systems provided or used in connection therewith, and any similar or replacement electronic credit administration services implemented by PNC.
“PINACLE Agreement” means a separate written agreement between Seller and PNC regarding PINACLE, and any amendments, modifications or replacements thereof.
“Platform” means PINACLE or any of Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.
“Pledged Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.09(a).
“PNC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Pool Obligor” means an Obligor under a Pool Receivable.
“Pool Receivable” means a Receivable in the Receivables Pool. For the avoidance of doubt, the Pool Receivables shall include both Sold Receivables and Unsold Receivables.
“Portion of Capital” means, with respect to any Purchaser and its related Capital, the portion of such Capital being funded or maintained by such Purchaser by reference to a particular interest rate basis.
“PPSA” means in respect of each province and territory in Canada (other than the Province of Quebec), the Personal Property Security Act as from time to time in effect in such province or territory and, in respect of the Province of Quebec, the Civil Code of Quebec as from time to time in effect in such province.
“Prime Rate” means the interest rate per annum announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent at its main offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as its then prime rate, which rate may not be the lowest or most favorable rate then being charged to commercial borrowers or others by the Administrative Agent and may not be tied to any external rate of interest or index. Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change is announced.
“Pro Rata Percentage” means, at any time of determination, with respect to any Committed Purchaser, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is (i) prior to the termination of all Commitments hereunder, its Commitment at such time or (ii) if all Commitments hereunder have been terminated, the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Investments being funded by the Purchasers in such Committed Purchaser’s Group at such time
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and (b) the denominator of which is (i) prior to the termination of all Commitments hereunder, the aggregate Commitments of all Committed Purchasers at such time or (ii) if all Commitments hereunder have been terminated, the Aggregate Capital at such time.
“Program Support Agreement” means and includes any Liquidity Agreement and any other agreement entered into by any Program Support Provider providing for: (a) the issuance of one or more letters of credit for the account of any Conduit Purchaser, (b) the issuance of one or more surety bonds for which any Conduit Purchaser is obligated to reimburse the applicable Program Support Provider for any drawings thereunder, (c) the sale by any Conduit Purchaser to any Program Support Provider of any Capital (or portions thereof or participation interest therein) maintained by such Conduit Purchaser and/or (d) the making of loans and/or other extensions of credit to any Conduit Purchaser in connection with such Conduit Purchaser’s receivables-securitization program contemplated in this Agreement, together with any letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument issued thereunder.
“Program Support Provider” means, with respect to a Conduit Purchaser, any bank, insurance company or other funding institution providing liquidity, credit enhancement or back-up purchase support or facilities to such Conduit Purchaser.
“PST” means all taxes payable under any provincial sales or use tax or retail sales tax statute of any jurisdiction of Canada, other than the Province of Quebec, but in any event, excluding any GST.
“Purchase and Sale Agreement” means each of the U.S. Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Canadian Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Purchase and Sale Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Purchaser Party” means each Purchaser, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent.
“Purchasers” means the Conduit Purchasers and the Committed Purchasers.
“QST” means Quebec sales tax imposed under Title I of the Act respecting the Quebec sales tax (Quebec).
“Quebec Assignment Agreement” has the meaning given to it in the Canadian Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Rating Agency” means each of S&P, Fitch and Moody’s, to the extent then rating the Notes of any Conduit Purchaser (and/or each other rating agency then rating the Notes of any Conduit Purchaser).
“Receivable” means any right to payment of a monetary obligation owed to any Originator or any SPV Entity (as assignee of an Originator), whether constituting an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, instrument or general intangible, in each instance for the sale
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of goods, services rendered or the license of software, and includes, without limitation, the obligation to pay any finance charges, fees and other charges and any value added Taxes or sales Taxes (including all Canadian Sales Taxes) with respect thereto; provided, that, “Receivable” does not include any Excluded Receivable. Any such right to payment arising from any one transaction, including, without limitation, any such right to payment represented by an individual invoice or agreement, shall constitute a Receivable separate from a Receivable consisting of any such right to payment arising from any other transaction.
“Receivables Pool” means, at any time of determination, all of the then outstanding Receivables (including both Sold Receivables and Unsold Receivables) transferred (or purported to be transferred) to the Seller or Canadian Guarantor pursuant to the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement prior to the Maturity Date.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(c).
“Related Committed Purchaser” means with respect to any Conduit Purchaser, each Committed Purchaser listed as such for each Conduit Purchaser as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement or in any Assumption Agreement.
“Related Conduit Purchaser” means, with respect to any Committed Purchaser, each Conduit Purchaser which is, or pursuant to any Assignment and Acceptance Agreement or Assumption Agreement or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement becomes, included as a Conduit Purchaser in such Committed Purchaser’s Group, as designated on its signature page hereto or in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, Assumption Agreement or other agreement executed by such Committed Purchaser, as the case may be.
“Related Indemnified Party” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Related Parties and any other Person through which such first Person may claim reimbursement, compensation, contribution or indemnity hereunder by virtue of its relationship with such other Person.
“Related Party” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the officers, directors, managers, agents and employees of such Person and its Affiliates.
“Related Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 of the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Related Security” means, with respect to any Pool Receivable:
(a)    all of each SPV Entity’s and each Originator’s interest in any goods (including returned goods), and documentation of title evidencing the shipment or storage of any goods (including returned goods), the sale or license of which gave rise to such Receivable;
(b)    all instruments and chattel paper that may evidence such Receivable;
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(c)    all other security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise, together with all UCC financing statements, PPSA financing statements or similar filings relating thereto;
(d)    solely to the extent applicable to such Receivable, all of each SPV Entity’s and each Originator’s rights, interests and claims under the related Contracts and all guaranties, indemnities, insurance and other agreements or arrangements constituting supporting obligations supporting payment and/or performance of any of the foregoing;
(e)     all books and records of each SPV Entity and each Originator with respect to the foregoing;
(f)    all of the applicable SPV Entity’s rights, interests and claims under the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement with respect to such Receivable; and
(g)    all proceeds of the foregoing.
“Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Reportable Compliance Event” means that: (a) any Covered Entity becomes a Sanctioned Person, or is charged by indictment, criminal complaint or similar charging instrument, arraigned, custodially detained, penalized or subject of an assessment for a penalty, or enters into a settlement with a Governmental Authority in connection with any sanctions or other Anti-Terrorism Law or Anti-Corruption Law, or any predicate crime to any Anti-Terrorism Law or Anti-Corruption Law; (b) any Covered Entity engages in a transaction that has caused the Purchasers, Administrative Agent or Group Agent to be in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Laws, including a Covered Entity’s use of any proceeds of the Investments to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, directly or indirectly, a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction; or (c) any Collateral becomes Blocked Property.
“Reportable Event” means any reportable event as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Pension Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived).
“Required Capital Amount” means, at any time of determination, an amount equal to the Total Reserves at such time.
“Restricted Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(s).
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“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“Sale Date” means each of the following: (a) the Closing Date, (b) the date of each Investment, (c) the last day of each calendar month unless the Seller has (in its discretion) notified the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser in writing that such day shall not be a Sale Date, and (d) each other day (if any) designated as a “Sale Date” by the Seller in its discretion by prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser; provided, however, that no Sale Date shall occur on or after the Maturity Date.
“Sanctioned Jurisdiction” means any country, territory, or region that is the subject of comprehensive Sanctions (as of the Closing Date, the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic and Syria).
“Sanctioned Person” means (a) a Person that is the subject of sanctions administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State (“State”), including by virtue of being (i) named on OFAC’s list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons”; (ii) organized under the laws of, ordinarily resident in, or physically located in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction; (iii) a Person 50% or more owned, including in the aggregate, or controlled by one or more Persons that are the subject of sanctions administered by OFAC; (b) a Person that is the subject of sanctions maintained by the European Union (“E.U.”), including by virtue of being named on the E.U.’s “Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to E.U. financial sanctions” or other, similar lists; (c) a Person that is the subject of sanctions maintained by the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), including by virtue of being named on the “Consolidated List Of Financial Sanctions Targets in the U.K.” or other, similar lists; or (d) a Person that is the subject of sanctions imposed by any Governmental Authority of a jurisdiction in which any Covered Entity is organized or does business.
“Scheduled Maturity Date” means September 18, 2027
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secured Parties” means each Purchaser Party, each SPV Entity Indemnified Party and each Affected Person.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Seller” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Seller Obligations” means all Prior Agreement Outstanding Amounts and all present and future indebtedness, reimbursement obligations and other liabilities and obligations (howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or due or to become due) of the Seller to any Purchaser Party, SPV Entity Indemnified Party and/or any
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Affected Person, arising under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and shall include, without limitation, all obligations of the Seller in respect of the SPV Entity Guaranty and the payment of all Capital and Yield on the Investments, all Fees and all other amounts due or to become due under the Transaction Documents (whether in respect of fees, costs, expenses, indemnifications or otherwise), including, without limitation, interest, fees and other obligations that accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to the Seller (in each case whether or not allowed as a claim in such proceeding).
“Seller Obligations Final Due Date” means the earlier to occur of (a) the date occurring 365 days following the Scheduled Maturity Date and (b) the date on which the “Maturity Date” is declared or deemed to have occurred under Section 9.01.
“Seller’s Limited Liability Company Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, between Cardtronics, as sole initial member, and Michelle A. Dreyer, as independent manager and special member.
“Seller’s Net Worth” means, at any time of determination, an amount equal to (i) the sum of (A) the Outstanding Balance of all Pool Receivables at such time, plus (B) cash Collections held by the Seller, minus (ii) the sum of (A) the Aggregate Capital at such time, plus (B) the Aggregate Yield at such time, plus (C) the aggregate accrued and unpaid Fees at such time, plus (D) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Subordinated Loans at such time, plus (E) the aggregate accrued and unpaid interest on all Subordinated Loans at such time, plus (F) without duplication, the aggregate accrued and unpaid other Seller Obligations at such time.
“Seller-Related Party” means each SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Servicer, the Originators and any other Affiliate of the Performance Guarantor from time to time party to any Transaction Document.
“Servicer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Servicer Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(a).
“Servicer Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(a).
“Servicing Fee” means the fee referred to in Section 8.06(a) of this Agreement.
“Servicing Fee Rate” means the rate referred to in Section 8.06(a) of this Agreement.
“Settlement Date” means with respect to any Portion of Capital for any Yield Period or any Fees, (i) prior to the Maturity Date, the Monthly Settlement Date and (ii) on and after the Maturity Date, each day selected from time to time by the Administrative Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) (it being understood that the Administrative Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) may
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select such Settlement Date to occur as frequently as daily) or, in the absence of such selection, the Monthly Settlement Date.
“SOFR” means, for any day, a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
SOFR Adjustment
“Sold Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).
“Sold Receivables” means, collectively, (i) the Pool Receivables specified as “Sold Receivables” on the Initial Schedule of Sold Receivables, (ii) all additional Pool Receivables specified as “Sold Receivables” on the Investment Requests delivered with respect to all subsequent Investments made hereunder and (iii) all additional Pool Receivables designated as “Sold Receivables” and transferred by the Seller pursuant to Section 2.01(b) in connection with a Release as contemplated by the first paragraph in Section 3.01(a).
“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person and as of any particular date, (i) the present fair value of the assets of such Person exceeds the liabilities of such Person, (ii) the fair value of the assets of such Person exceeds the probable liability on such Person’s debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person is able to pay its debts as they mature, (iv) such Person’s capital is not unreasonably small for the business in which it is engaged and (v) such Person is not an “insolvent person” within the meaning of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).
“Specifically Reserved Maintenance Revenue Amount” means the lesser of (i) the amount then included in the deferred revenue liability reported on the Originators’ books and records in respect of payments made by Persons that are Obligors on Eligible Receivables for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or performed by the Originators (and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any portion of such deferred revenue liability in respect of outstanding Receivables, rather than payments, that remain subject to the performance of additional services or delivery of additional goods by Originators) and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Eligible Receivables then owing by such Obligors; provided, however, that upon the Servicer’s receiving written notice from one or more Group Agents that a Level 1 Ratings Trigger is in effect (a “Notifying Group Agent”), the Specifically Reserved Maintenance Revenue Amount shall be deemed to be the Specifically Reserved Maintenance Revenue Proxy Amount until such time as the Servicer shall have reported to each Notifying Group Agent the amounts specified in clause (i) and clause (ii) above for the most recently ended Fiscal Month. If the Servicer fails to report such amounts to each Notifying Group Agent within ten (10) Business Days of its receipt of such written notice, and any such Notifying Group Agent delivers an additional request to the Servicer (receipt of which must be acknowledged by the Servicer) for the outstanding Capital of each Purchaser in such Notifying Group Agent’s Group to be amortized, (i) each Purchaser in the Group of each such Notifying Group Agent shall be
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entitled to receive distributions pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(v) and (ii) the Group Commitment for each such Notifying Group Agent’s Group shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes under this Agreement, in each case, until such time as the Servicer reports the aforementioned amounts to such Notifying Group Agent.
“Specifically Reserved Maintenance Revenue Proxy Amount” means the product of (x) 2.0, times (y) the Specifically Reserved Maintenance Revenue Amount reported on the most recently delivered report delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(c)(ii) or Section 7.02(a)(ii).
“Spot Rate” means, on any day, with respect to the determination of the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the exchange rate at which such Alternative Currency may be exchanged into U.S. Dollars as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m. New York City time, on such day as published on the Bloomberg Key Cross-Currency Rates Page for such Alternative Currency; provided that in the event that such rate does not appear on any Bloomberg Key Cross Currency Rates Page, the Spot Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent and is reasonably satisfactory to the SPV Entities, or, in the absence of such an agreement, such Spot Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about 11:00 a.m. New York time, on such date for the purchase of U.S. Dollars with the applicable Alternative Currency for delivery two (2) Business Days later; provided, that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“SPV Entity” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“SPV Entity Guaranty” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.01.
“SPV Entity Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01(a).
“SPV Entity Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01(a).
“Structuring Agent” means PNC Capital Markets LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company.
“Subject Account” means that certain deposit account maintained by the Seller, with Bank of America, N.A., identified by an account number ending with “x4780.”
“Subject Cardtronics Account” means that certain deposit account maintained by Cardtronics USA, Inc., with Zions Bancorporation, N.A. dba Amegy Bank identified by an account number ending with “x0288.”
“Subject Cardtronics Receivables” means any Receivables the Obligor of which has been instructed to deposit Collections into the Subject Cardtronics Account.
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“Subordinated Loan” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Sub-Servicer” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d).
“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock of each class or other interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or other interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such entity are at the time owned, or management of which is otherwise controlled: (a) by such Person, (b) by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (c) by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term SOFR” means, for any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Yield 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 Yield Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) 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 the 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 Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day. Term SOFR shall be adjusted automatically without notice to the Seller on and as of the first day of each Yield Period.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01. For the avoidance of doubt, a Termination Event shall occur only after applicable cure periods, if any, specified in Section 9.01 have expired, and any Termination Event that occurs shall be deemed to be continuing at all times thereafter unless and until waived in accordance with Section 13.01.
“Third Amendment Date” means September 18, 2025.
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“Total Reserves” means, at any time of determination, the product of (a) the sum of: (i) the Yield Reserve Percentage, plus (ii) the greater of (x) the sum of the Concentration Reserve Percentage plus the Minimum Dilution Reserve Percentage and (y) the sum of the Loss Reserve Percentage plus the Dilution Reserve Percentage, plus (iii) the FX Reserve Percentage, times (b) the Adjusted Net Receivables Pool Balance on such day.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, each Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Quebec Assignment Agreement, the Lock-Box Agreements, the Fee Letter, each Subordinated Loan, any Performance Guaranty, the Seller’s Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Canadian Guarantor’s Limited Partnership Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Transaction Information” means any information provided to any Rating Agency for the purpose of such Rating Agency providing or proposing to provide a rating of any Notes or monitoring such rating including, without limitation, any such information relating to any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, the Originators, the Servicers or the Pool Receivables.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unbilled Receivable” means, at any time, any Receivable as to which the invoice or bill with respect thereto has not yet been sent to the Obligor thereof.
“Unbilled Receivables Adjustment” means the excess, if any, of the Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Unbilled Receivables over the DSO Reference Pool.
“Unmatured Termination Event” means an event that but for notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a Termination Event.
“Unsold Receivables” means, at any time, all Pool Receivables that are not then Sold Receivables. For the avoidance of doubt, all Canadian Receivables shall be Unsold Receivables.
“U.S. Collection Account” means each Lock-Box Account other than any Canadian Collection Account.
“U.S. Collection Account Bank” means any Lock-Box Bank holding one or more U.S. Collection Accounts.
“U.S. Dollar Equivalent” means, on any date on which a determination thereof is to be made, with respect to (a) any amount denominated in U.S. Dollars, such amount and (b) any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the U.S. Dollar equivalent of such amount of such Alternative Currency determined by referenced to the Spot Rate determined as of such determination date.
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“U.S. Dollars”, “USD” and “$” each mean the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Lock-Box” means any Lock-Box related to a U.S. Collection Account.
“U.S. Obligor” means an Obligor that is a corporation or other business organization and is organized under the laws of the United States of America (or of a United States of America territory, district, state, commonwealth, or possession, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) or any political subdivision thereof.
“U.S. Originator” and “U.S. Originators” have the meaning given to the term “Originator” in the U.S. Purchase and Sale Agreement, as the same may be modified from time to time by adding new U.S. Originators or removing U.S. Originators, in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Purchase and Sale Agreement” means the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the U.S. Servicer, the U.S. Originators and the Seller, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“U.S. Receivable” means each Receivable transferred (or purported to be transferred) to the Seller pursuant to the U.S. Purchase and Sale Agreement from time to time.
“U.S. Servicer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(f)(ii)(D).
“Victory” means Victory Receivables Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means the Seller, any Servicer or the Administrative Agent.
“Yield” means an amount payable to each Purchaser in respect of its Capital accruing on each day when such Purchaser has Capital outstanding, which amount for any Purchaser’s Capital (or portion thereof) for any day during any Yield Period (or portion thereof) is the amount accrued on such Capital (or portion thereof) during such Yield Period (or portion thereof) in accordance with Section 2.03(b).
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“Yield Period” means with respect to any Purchaser’s Capital (or any portion thereof) or fees payable hereunder: (a) before the Maturity Date: (i) initially the period commencing on (and including) the date of the initial Investment pursuant to Section 2.01 (or in the case of such fees, commencing (and including) on the Closing Date) and ending on (and including) the last day of the calendar month in which such Purchaser’s Capital was funded and (ii) thereafter, each period commencing on (and including) the first day of such calendar month and ending on (but not including) the last day of such calendar month and (b) on and after the Maturity Date, such period (including a period of one day) as shall be selected from time to time by the Administrative Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) or, in the absence of any such selection, each period determined pursuant to clause (a) above notwithstanding the occurrence of the Maturity Date.
“Yield Rate” means, for any day in any Yield Period for any Investment (or any Portion of Capital thereof):
(a)    if such Investment (or any Portion of Capital thereof) is being funded by a Conduit Purchaser on such day through the issuance of Notes, the applicable CP Rate; or
(b)    if such Investment (or any Portion of Capital thereof) is being funded by any Purchaser on such day other than through the issuance of Notes (including, without limitation, if a Conduit Purchaser is then funding such Investment (or such Portion or Capital thereof) under a Program Support Agreement, or if a Committed Purchaser is then funding such Investment (or such Portion or Capital thereof)), the applicable Bank Rate.
“Yield Reserve Percentage” means, at any time of determination:
1.50 x DSO x (BR + SFR)
        360
where:
BR    =    the Base Rate;
DSO    =    the Days’ Sales Outstanding for the most recently ended Fiscal Month; and
SFR    =    the Servicing Fee Rate.
SECTION 1.02.     Other Interpretative Matters. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9. All terms used in the PPSA in the Province of Ontario in relation to the Canadian Guarantor or the Canadian Receivables or any Related Security with
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respect thereto, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such PPSA. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all references herein to “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule”, “Exhibit” or “Annex” shall mean articles and sections of, and schedules, exhibits and annexes to, this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) references to any amount as on deposit or outstanding on any particular date means such amount at the close of business on such day; (b) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement (and the words “thereof,” “therein” and “thereunder” have a corresponding meaning when used with other agreements or documents); (c) references to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit are references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to such agreement (or the certificate or other document in which the reference is made), and references to any paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision within any Section or definition refer to such paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section or definition; (d) the term “including” means “including without limitation”; (e) references to any Applicable Law where a particular date or timeframe is relevant refer to that Applicable Law as amended or otherwise modified and as in effect on such date or within such timeframe and, if applicable, includes any successor Applicable Law; (f) references to any agreement where a particular date or timeframe is relevant refer to that agreement as amended or otherwise modified and as in effect on such date or within such timeframe; (g) references to any Person include that Person’s permitted successors and assigns; (h) headings and captions are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof; (i) unless otherwise provided, in the calculation of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the term “from” means “from and including”, and the terms “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; (j) terms in one gender include the parallel terms in the neuter and opposite gender; (k) references to any amount as on deposit or outstanding on any particular date means such amount at the close of business on such day and (l) the term “or” is not exclusive.
SECTION 1.03.     References to Acts of the Canadian Guarantor. For greater certainty, where any reference is made in this Agreement or in any other agreement executed pursuant hereto or contemplated hereby to which the Canadian Guarantor, the Limited Partnership or the Canadian GP, as general partner for the Limited Partnership, is party, to an act to be performed by, an appointment to be made by, an obligation or liability of, an asset or right of, a discharge or release to be provided by, a suit or proceeding to be taken by or against, or a covenant, representation or warranty (other than relating to the constitution or existence of the Canadian GP or the Limited Partnership) by or with respect to, (i) the Canadian Guarantor, (ii) the Limited Partnership or (iii) the Canadian GP, such reference shall be construed and applied for all purposes herein and therein as if it referred to an act to be performed by, an appointment to be made by, an obligation or liability of, an asset or right of, a discharge or release to be provided by, a suit or proceeding to be taken by or against or a covenant, representation or warranty (other than relating to the constitution or existence of the Canadian Guarantor or the Limited Partnership) by or with respect to, the Canadian GP as general partner for the Limited Partnership.
SECTION 1.04.     Benchmark Replacement Notification. Section 4.07 provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest in the event that any Benchmark is no longer available or in certain other circumstances. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration,
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submission or any other matter related to any Benchmark, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate therefor.
ARTICLE II    

TERMS OF THE PURCHASES AND INVESTMENTS
SECTION 2.01.     Purchase Facility.
(a)    Investments Upon a request by the Seller pursuant to Section 2.02, and on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, the Conduit Purchasers, ratably, in accordance with the aggregate of the Commitments of the Related Committed Purchasers with respect to each such Conduit Purchaser, severally and not jointly, may, in their sole discretion, make payments of Capital to the Seller from time to time, and if and to the extent any Conduit Purchaser does not make any such requested payment of Capital or if any Group does not include a Conduit Purchaser, the Related Committed Purchaser(s) for such Conduit Purchaser or the Committed Purchaser for such Group, as the case may be, shall, ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments, severally and not jointly, make such payments of Capital to the Seller, in either case, from time to time during the period from the Closing Date to the Maturity Date. Each such payment of Capital by a Purchaser to the Seller shall constitute an Investment hereunder for all purposes. Under no circumstances shall any Purchaser be obligated to make any Investment to the extent that, after giving effect to such Investment and all other Investments being made on such date:
(i)    the Aggregate Capital would exceed the Facility Limit;
(ii)    the sum of (A) the Capital of such Purchaser, plus (B) the aggregate outstanding Capital of each other Purchaser in its Group, would exceed the Group Commitment of such Purchaser’s Group;
(iii)    if such Purchaser is a Committed Purchaser, the aggregate outstanding Capital of such Committed Purchaser would exceed its Commitment; or
(iv)    the Aggregate Capital would exceed the Capital Coverage Amount.
(b)    Sale of Receivables and Other Sold Assets. In consideration of the Purchasers’ respective agreements to make Investments in accordance with the terms hereof, the Seller, on each Sale Date, hereby sells, assigns and transfers to the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Purchasers according to their Capital as increased or reduced from time to time hereunder), all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under all of the following, whether now or hereafter owned, existing or arising (collectively, the “Sold Assets”): (i) all Sold Receivables, (ii) all Related Security with respect to such Sold Receivables, (iii) all Collections with respect to such Sold Receivables and (iv) all proceeds of the foregoing. Such sales, assignments and transfers by the Seller shall, in each case, occur and be deemed to occur for all purposes in accordance with the terms hereof automatically without further action, notice or consent of any party.
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(c)    Intended Characterization as a Purchase and Sale. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that the transfer and conveyance of the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Sold Assets to the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Purchasers according to their Capital as increased or reduced from time to time hereunder) on each Sale Date pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a purchase and sale and not a pledge for security, and such purchase and sale of the Sold Assets hereunder shall be treated as a sale for all purposes (except as provided in Sections 2.01(d) and 13.14 and 4.03(i)). For the avoidance of doubt, this clause (c) shall not be construed to limit or otherwise modify Section 4.05 or any rights, interests, liabilities or obligations of any party thereunder.
(d)    Obligations Not Assumed. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the contrary, the foregoing sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance set forth in Section 2.01(b) does not constitute, and is not intended to result in, the creation or an assumption by the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser of any obligation or liability of the Seller, any Originator, any Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any other Person under or in connection with all, or any portion of, any Sold Assets, all of which shall remain the obligations and liabilities of the Seller, the Originators, the Servicers, Performance Guarantor and such other Persons, as applicable.
(e)    Selection, Designation and Reporting of Sold Receivables. The Seller (or the U.S. Servicer on its behalf) shall select and identify from the Pool Receivables (other than Canadian Receivables) all Sold Receivables to be sold pursuant to Section 2.01(b) in its sole discretion; provided, however, that (i) the Seller shall select Sold Receivables from the Pool Receivables, and the Seller shall transfer pursuant to Section 2.01(b) 100% of its interest in such Sold Receivables, and (ii) the Seller shall not select Sold Receivables in a manner that would cause the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Sold Receivables to exceed the Aggregate Capital. The Seller shall maintain (or cause a Servicer to maintain) books and records sufficient to readily identify the Sold Receivables. The Seller and a Servicer shall cause (i) all Sold Receivables to be identified on each Investment Request in accordance with Section 2.02(a) and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of each Obligor’s Sold Receivables to be identified on each Information Package delivered hereunder.
SECTION 2.02.     Making Investments; Return of Capital. (a) Each Investment hereunder shall be made on at the written request of the Seller delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in the form of an Investment Request attached hereto as Exhibit A-1; provided that, at any time when PNC (or an Affiliate thereof) is the Administrative Agent and the Seller has entered into a PINACLE Agreement, then any request for an Investment it being understoodmade by the Seller using PINACLE shall constitute an Investment Request. Each Investment Request (1) shall be made by the Seller no later than (x) in the case of an Investment Request made pursuant to PINACLE, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the proposed date of such Investment, or (y) in the case of any other Investment Request, 12:00 p.m. noon Eastern time on the proposed date of such Investment; provided that any Investment Request made after such applicable time shall be deemed to have been made on the following Business Day
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and (2) shall specify (i) the amount of the Investment(s) requested (which shall (x) not be less than $1,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $100,000 and (ii) other than for an Investment Request made pursuant to PINCALE, the allocation of such amount among the Purchasers, which shall be ratable based on the Group Commitments, the pro forma calculation of the Capital Coverage Amount after giving effect to the increase in the Aggregate Capital resulting from such Investment (iii) the account to which the proceeds of such Investment shall be distributed, (iv) the date such requested Investment is to be made (which shall be a Business Day) and (v) all Pool Receivables that are or, effective upon the making of such Investment Request, will be, Sold Receivables. If an Investment Request is deemed to have been made on the following Business Day pursuant to the parentheticals above and such Investment Request requests an Investment to be made prior to such following Business Day, such Investment Request shall be deemed to request that such Investment be made on such following Business Day.
(b)    On the date of each Investment, each Purchasers shall, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article V and Article IIpursuant to the other conditions set forth herein, remit to the Administrative Agent in same day funds to the account specified by the Administrative Agent for such purpose, such Purchaser’s ratable share of Capital of such Investment (as determined pursuant to Section 2.01(a)) such that the Administrative Agent is able to, and the Administrative Agent shall, to the extent the Purchasers have made funds available to it for such purpose and subject to Section 6.02 and the other conditions set forth herein, fund the Capital of such Investment to the Seller on the date of such Investment; provided that if any Purchaser fails to remit such funds to the Administrative Agent in a timely manner, the Administrative Agent may elect in its sole discretion to fund with its own funds such Purchaser’s portion of such Capital on the date thereof, and such Purchaser shall be subject to the repayment obligation in Section 3.03(a).
(c)    Each Committed Purchaser’s obligation shall be several, such that the failure of any Committed Purchaser to make available to the Administrative Agent any funds in connection with any Investment shall not relieve any other Committed Purchaser of any obligation hereunder to make funds available on the date such Investments are requested (it being understood, that no Committed Purchaser shall be responsible for the failure of any other Committed Purchaser to make funds available to the Administrative Agent in connection with any Investment hereunder).
(d)    The Seller shall return in full the outstanding Capital of each Purchaser on the Seller Obligations Final Due Date. Prior thereto, the Seller shall on each Settlement Date, reduce the outstanding Capital of the Purchasers to the extent required under Section 3.01 in accordance with such Section. Without limiting the foregoing, on each Settlement Date the Seller shall be obligated (without regard to the amount of Collections then available) to reduce
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the Capital of the Purchasers to the extent necessary to cause no Capital Coverage Deficit (determined using the Capital Coverage Amount calculated as of the last day of the preceding Fiscal Month assuming that the amount described in clause (a)(ii) of the definition of “Capital Coverage Amount” is zero) to exist. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller, in its discretion, shall have the right to make a reduction, in whole or in part, of the outstanding Capital of the Purchasers (together with any accrued Yield and Fees in respect of such reduction in Capital): (i) on any Business Day if, at such time (A) PNC (or an Affiliate thereof) is the Administrative Agent, (B) the Seller has entered into a PINACLE Agreement and (C) such prepayment is made with PINACLE; provided, that any such prepayment made with PINACLE after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on any day shall be deemed to have been made on the next occurring Business Day or (ii) upon same-day written notice in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto (each, a “Reduction Notice”) thereof to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent no later than 12:00 noon Eastern Time on the proposed Business Day of such prepayment (it being understood that any such request made after such time shall be deemed to have been made on the following Business Day); provided, however, that (i) each such reduction in Capital shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $100,000, (ii) providedfurtherno such reduction shall reduce the Aggregate Capital to an amount less than the Minimum Funding Threshold, (iii) the Seller shall not provide any Reduction Notice or corresponding notice through PINACLE as contemplated above, and no such Reduction Notice or corresponding notice through PINACLE shall be effective, if after giving effect thereto, the Aggregate Capital at such time would be less than an amount equal to the Minimum Funding Threshold and (iv) any accrued Yield and Fees in respect of such prepaid Capital shall be paid on the immediately following Settlement Date; provided, however that notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a reduction may be in an amount necessary to reduce any Capital Coverage Deficit existing at such time to zero, and (2) any accrued Yield and Fees in respect of the portion(s) of Capital so reduced shall be paid in full on the immediately following Settlement Date. All prepayments pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by payment of all accrued and unpaid interest and any Breakage Fees.
(e)    The Seller may, at any time upon at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent, terminate the Facility Limit in whole or ratably reduce the Facility Limit in part; provided, however, that no such reduction shall reduce the Facility Limit to an amount less than the Aggregate Capital at such time (after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Capital pursuant to clause (f) below). Each partial reduction in the Facility Limit shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $2,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $100,000, and no such reduction (other than a reduction of the Facility Limit to zero) shall reduce the Facility Limit to an amount less than $75,000,000. In connection with any partial reduction in the Facility Limit, the Commitment of each Purchaser shall be ratably reduced.
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(f)    In connection with any reduction of the Facility Limit and the corresponding Commitments of the Purchasers, the Seller shall remit to the Administrative Agent (i) instructions regarding such reduction and (ii) for payment to the Purchasers, cash in an amount sufficient to pay (A) the Capital of the Purchasers in each Group in excess of the Group Commitment of such Group following such reduction, (B) accrued Yield and Fees in respect of the portion of Capital being prepaid, (C) any associated Breakage Fees and (D) to the extent there are any other non-contingent Seller Obligations then due and owing by the Seller, the portion of the amount of such Seller Obligations described in clause (D) above equal to the ratio of the reduction of the Commitments being effected relative to the amount of the Commitments immediately prior to such reduction. Upon receipt of any such amounts, the Administrative Agent shall apply such amounts first to the reduction of the outstanding Capital, and second to the payment of any remaining outstanding Seller Obligations with respect to such reduction, including any Breakage Fees, by paying such amounts to the Purchasers.
SECTION 2.03.     Yield and Fees.
(a)    Fees. On each Settlement Date, the Seller shall, in accordance with the terms and priorities for payment set forth in Section 3.01, pay to the Administrative Agent (for further distribution to each applicable Group Agent, each applicable Purchaser and/or the Structuring Agent) certain fees (collectively, the “Fees”) in the amounts set forth in the fee letter agreements from time to time entered into, among the Seller, the members of the applicable Group (or their Group Agent on their behalf) and/or the Administrative Agent or the Structuring Agent (each such fee letter agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, collectively being referred to herein as the “Fee Letter”).
(b)    Yield. The Capital of each Purchaser shall accrue Yield on each day when such Capital remains outstanding at the then applicable Yield Rate for such Purchaser. The Seller shall pay all Yield, Fees and any Breakage Fees accrued during each Yield Period on the immediately following Settlement Date in accordance with the terms and priorities for payment set forth in Section 3.01.
(c)    Highest Lawful Rate. No provision of this Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of Yield in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law.
(d)    Selection of Benchmark; Rate Quotations.
(i)    So long as no Termination Event is continuing, the Seller may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, elect to have all or any Portion of Capital for which the Yield Rate is the Bank Rate accrue Yield by reference to Term SOFR (rather than Daily 1M SOFR) during any Yield Period; provided, however, that no such election shall be made for less (or more) than a full calendar-month Yield Period. Any such notice must specify all or such Portion of Capital for which the Benchmark used for the Bank Rate will be Term SOFR (rather than Daily 1M SOFR), and must be delivered not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the commencement of the Yield Period for which such election has been
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made. Any such Portion of Capital (which may be all) for which such an election has been made shall be apportioned among the Purchasers ratably based on each Purchaser’s respective Portion of Capital for which the Yield Rate is the Bank Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the Seller shall not make such an election if such election would result in all Portions of Capital then outstanding accruing Yield at more than two different discount rates and (y) any Portion of Capital accruing interest by reference to Term SOFR shall not be less than $1,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $100,000.
(ii)    The Seller may call the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which an Investment Request is to be delivered to receive an indication of the rates then in effect, but the Seller acknowledges that such indication shall not be binding on the Administrative Agent or the Purchasers nor affect the rate that is actually determined in accordance with this Agreement once an election is made.
(e)    Conforming Changes Relating to Daily 1M SOFR and the Term SOFR. In connection with the use or administration of Daily 1M SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction 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 Transaction Document; provided that, the Administrative Agent shall provide notice to the Seller and the Group Agents of each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
(f)    Yield After Termination Event. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, upon the occurrence of a Termination Event and until such time such Termination Event shall have been cured or waived, at the discretion of the Administrative Agent or upon written demand by the Majority Group Agents to the Administrative Agent:
(i)    Yield Rate. The Yield Rate applicable to any Portion of Capital shall be increased by 2.00% per annum.
(ii)    Other Obligations. Each other obligation (other than payments in respect of the Subordinated Loan) of any of the Seller or Servicer hereunder if not paid when due shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus an additional 2.00% per annum from the time such obligation becomes due and payable until the time such obligation is paid in full.
SECTION 2.04.     Records of Investments and Capital. Each Group Agent shall record in its records, the date and amount of each Investment made by the Purchasers in its Group hereunder, the Yield Rate with respect to the related Capital (and each portion thereof), the Yield accrued thereon and each repayment and payment thereof. Subject to Section 13.03(c), such records shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error. The failure to so record any such information or any error in so recording any such information shall not affect the obligations of the Seller hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents.
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ARTICLE III    

SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES AND PAYMENT PROVISIONS
SECTION 3.01.     Settlement Procedures.
(a)    Each Servicer shall set aside and hold in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties (or, if so requested by the Administrative Agent, segregate in a separate account approved by the Administrative Agent), for application in accordance with the priority of payments set forth below, all Collections on Pool Receivables that are received by such Servicer or any SPV Entity or received in any Lock-Box or Lock-Box Account; provided, however, that (A) the Servicers may from time to time release to the applicable SPV Entity from such Collections received on Unsold Receivables the amount (if any) necessary to pay the purchase price for Receivables purchased by such SPV Entity on such date in accordance with the terms of the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement and (B) the U.S. Servicer may, on any day and if so requested by the Seller, release to the Seller all or a portion of such Collections received on Sold Receivables in exchange for the Seller designating on such day an equivalent amount (based on aggregate Outstanding Balances) of Unsold Receivables as new Sold Receivables on Seller’s books and records pursuant to Section 2.01(e), which new Sold Receivables will be automatically and immediately sold by the Seller to the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Purchasers) pursuant to Section 2.01(b) upon such release on such day (each such release of Collections described in clauses (A) and (B) above, a “Release”); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Collections that are not so Released shall be held in trust by the Servicers for the benefit of the Secured Parties or segregated and held in a separate account approved by the Administrative Agent unless and until such Collections are Released or distributed on a Settlement Date, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof. On each Settlement Date, the Servicers shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall distribute, such Collections in the following order of priority:
(i)    first, to each Lock-Box Bank, the amount of any fees, costs or expenses payable to such Lock-Box Bank by any SPV Entity in connection with maintaining its related Lock-Box Account(s) to the extent that such Lock-Box Bank is permitted to debit or otherwise pay itself such fees, costs or expenses from funds on deposit in such Lock-Box Account(s) pursuant to the terms of the applicable Lock-Box Agreement; provided, that the payment of such fees, costs and expenses from Collections on deposit in such Lock-Box Accounts on days other than the end of the most recently-ended Yield Period in accordance with the terms of the applicable Lock-Box Agreements shall not constitute a breach or default under this Agreement for any purpose;
(ii)    second, to each Servicer for the payment of the accrued Servicing Fees payable for the immediately preceding Yield Period (plus, if applicable, the amount of Servicing Fees payable for any prior Yield Period to the extent such amount has not been distributed to such Servicer) plus any applicable Canadian Sales Taxes thereon;
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(iii)    third, to each Purchaser and other Purchaser Party (ratably, based on the amount then due and owing), all accrued and unpaid Yield and Fees and any Breakage Fees due to such Purchaser and other Purchaser Party for the immediately preceding Yield Period, plus, if applicable, the amount of any such Yield, Fees and any Breakage Fees payable for any prior Yield Period to the extent such amount has not been distributed to such Purchaser or Purchaser Party;
(iv)    fourth, as set forth in clause (x) or (y) below, as applicable:
(x)    prior to the occurrence of the Maturity Date, to the Purchasers (ratably, based on the aggregate outstanding Capital of each Purchaser at such time) for the payment of a portion of the outstanding Aggregate Capital at such time, an aggregate amount (if any) necessary to cause no Capital Coverage Deficit (determined using the Capital Coverage Amount calculated as of the last day of the preceding Fiscal Month assuming that the amount described in clause (a)(ii) of the definition of “Capital Coverage Amount” is zero) to exist; or
(y)    on and after the occurrence of the Maturity Date, to each Purchaser (ratably, based on the aggregate outstanding Capital of each Purchaser at such time) for the payment in full of the aggregate outstanding Capital of such Purchaser at such time;
(v)    fifth, to each Purchaser entitled to receive distributions pursuant to the definition of “Specifically Reserved Maintenance Revenue Amount” (ratably, based on the aggregate outstanding Capital of each such Purchaser at such time) for the payment in full of the aggregate outstanding Capital of such Purchaser at such time;
(vi)    sixth, to the Purchaser Parties, the Affected Persons, the SPV Entity Indemnified Parties and the Lock-Box Bank (ratably, based on the amount due and owing at such time), for the payment of all other Seller Obligations then due and owing by any SPV Entity to the Purchaser Parties, the Affected Persons, the SPV Entity Indemnified Parties and the Lock-Box Bank (including any amounts payable under Sections 4.01, 4.03, 12.01 or 13.04 or under the Lock-Box Agreement);
(vii)    seventh, to each SPV Entity, the amount of any accrued and unpaid interest on the Subordinated Loans, which amount the applicable SPV Entity shall pay to the applicable Originator(s);
(viii)    eighth, prior to the occurrence of the Maturity Date, at the election of the Seller and in accordance with Section 2.02(d), to the payment of all or any portion of the outstanding Capital of the Purchasers at such time (ratably, based on the aggregate outstanding Capital of each Purchaser at such time);
(ix)    ninth, to the applicable SPV Entity, the amount of any unpaid purchase price payable by such SPV Entity to the Originators for Pool Receivables under the
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applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement to the extent required to be paid in cash on such Settlement Date, which amount the applicable SPV Entity shall pay to the applicable Originator(s);
(x)    tenth, to each SPV Entity, the amount of any principal then due and payable on the Subordinated Loans, which amount such SPV Entity shall pay to the applicable Originator(s); and
(xi)    eleventh, the remaining balance, if any, to each SPV Entity for its own account.
If any Servicer receives any cash payments or cash distributions from any SPV Entity or from Collections during any Yield Period (including in respect of Servicing Fees, expenses, or dividends) at any time during which a Capital Coverage Deficit existed or resulted from such payments or distributions (other than payments or distributions made to such Servicer on Settlement Dates pursuant to Section 3.01(a)), such Servicer shall return the amount of all such payments and distributions to such SPV Entity on the first Settlement Date following such Yield Period to be treated as Collections and applied in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3.01(a); provided, however, that such Servicer may net from the amount it is required to return to any SPV Entity, the amount (if any) that would otherwise be paid to such Servicer on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 3.01(a) from available Collections (including Collections returned to any SPV Entity by such Servicer pursuant to this paragraph and by the Originators pursuant to Section 3.4 of the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement).  If any delay by such Servicer to pay over such amounts causes any SPV Entity to incur the obligation to pay additional interest or fees in respect of such amounts, such Servicer shall additionally pay over to such SPV Entity, to treated as Collections and applied in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3.01(a), an amount sufficient to compensate such SPV Entity for the amount of such interest and fees.
Amounts payable pursuant to clauses first through fifth above shall be paid first from available Collections on Sold Receivables and other Sold Assets, second, to the extent necessary in order to make all such payments in full, from Collections on Unsold Receivables that are U.S. Receivables and other Pledged Collateral relating to U.S. Receivables, and third, to the extent necessary in order to make all such payments in full, from Collections on Unsold Receivables that are Canadian Receivables and other Pledged Collateral relating to Canadian Receivables, which Collections on Unsold Receivables that are Canadian Receivables and other Pledged Collateral relating to Canadian Receivables shall be applied in satisfaction of the Canadian Guarantor’s obligations under its SPV Entity Guaranty. Seller’s right to receive payments (if any) from time to time pursuant to clauses sixth through tenth above shall, to the extent arising from Collections on Sold Receivables, constitute compensation to the Seller for the Seller’s provision of the SPV Entity Guaranty and the Purchaser Parties’ interests in the Pledged Collateral of the Seller. The Canadian Guarantor’s right to receive payments (if any) from time to time pursuant to clauses sixth through tenth above shall, to the extent arising from Pledged Collateral, constitute (i) first, reimbursement of the Canadian Guarantor of any amounts paid under its SPV Entity Guaranty and (ii) second, compensation to the Canadian Guarantor for the
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Canadian Guarantor’s provision of its SPV Entity Guaranty and the Purchaser Parties’ interests in the Pledged Collateral of the Canadian Guarantor.
(b)    All payments or distributions to be made by any Servicer, any SPV Entity and any other Person to the Purchasers (or their respective related Affected Persons and the SPV Entity Indemnified Parties), shall be paid or distributed to the Administrative Agent, for further distribution to the related Group Agent at its Group Agent’s Account. Each Group Agent, upon its receipt in the applicable Group Agent’s Account of any such payments or distributions, shall distribute such amounts to the applicable Purchasers, Affected Persons and the SPV Entity Indemnified Parties within its Group ratably; provided that if such Group Agent shall have received insufficient funds to pay all of the above amounts in full on any such date, such Group Agent shall pay such amounts to the applicable Purchasers, Affected Persons and the SPV Entity Indemnified Parties within its Group in accordance with the priority of payments set forth above, and with respect to any such category above for which there are insufficient funds to pay all amounts owing on such date, ratably (based on the amounts in such categories owing to each such Person in such Group) among all such Persons in such Group entitled to payment thereof.
(c)    If and to the extent the Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Party, any Affected Person or any SPV Entity Indemnified Party shall be required for any reason to return to any SPV Entity or any underlying Obligor (including to any trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official thereof as a result of any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to such SPV Entity or such Obligor) any amount received on its behalf hereunder, such amount shall be deemed not to have been so received but rather to have been retained by such SPV Entity and, accordingly, the Administrative Agent, such Purchaser Party, such Affected Person or such SPV Entity Indemnified Party, as the case may be, shall have a claim (which claim may be contingent or subject to defenses) against such SPV Entity for such amount.
(d)    If on any day any Originator is required to make a cash payment of Deemed Collections to any SPV Entity under any Purchase and Sale Agreement, such SPV Entity shall deposit (or cause to be deposited) the amount of such Deemed Collections to a Lock-Box Account for application as Collections in accordance with Section 3.01(a). Each SPV Entity shall promptly enforce the Originators’ obligations to pay Deemed Collections in accordance with the terms of the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement.
(e)    Except as otherwise required by Applicable Law or the relevant Contract, all Collections received from a Pool Obligor in payment of any Pool Receivable shall be applied to the Receivables of such Obligor in the order of the age of such Receivables, starting with the oldest such Receivable, unless such Obligor designates in writing its payment for application to specific Receivables.
SECTION 3.02.     Payments and Computations, Etc. (a) All amounts to be paid by any SPV Entity or any Servicer to the Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Party, any Affected Person or any SPV Entity Indemnified Party hereunder shall be initiated by wire transfer no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the day when due in same day funds to the applicable Group Agent’s Account.
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(b)    [Reserved].
(c)    All computations of interest under subsection (b) above and all computations of Yield, Fees and other amounts hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days (or, in the case of amounts determined by reference to the Base Rate, 365 or 366 days, as applicable) for the actual number of days (including the first but excluding the last day) elapsed. Whenever any payment or deposit to be made hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment or deposit shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of such payment or deposit.
(d)    Solely for purposes of reporting information regarding the Pool Receivables, the Net Receivables Pool Balance and the Capital Coverage Amount in any Information Package, Investment Request or similar report or certification, the portion of the Pool Receivables’ aggregate Outstanding Balance that (x) is subject to potential set-off or a similar right of offset or that remains subject to the performance of additional services or delivery of additional goods by the Originators or (y) constitutes an Eligible Unbilled Receivable, the applicable SPV Entity and the applicable Servicer shall either (i) report the actual amount thereof or (ii) report an estimate of such amount calculated in manner and using assumptions approved by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the applicable Servicer, and reporting such an estimate shall not be deemed to constitute a default under or breach of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. For the avoidance of doubt, the reporting and use of such an estimated amount pursuant to this paragraph shall not derogate from (x) any obligation of the Seller to ensure that no Capital Coverage Deficit exists based upon the actual portion of the Pool Receivables’ aggregate Outstanding Balance that is subject to potential set-off or a similar right of offset or that remains subject to the performance of additional services or delivery of additional goods by the Originators or (y) any obligation of the Seller or any Servicer to notify the other parties hereto that a Capital Coverage Deficit exists based upon such actual amounts.
(e)    Conversion of Currencies. On any day when any computation or calculation hereunder requires the aggregation of amounts denominated in more than one currency, all amounts that are denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be converted to the U.S. Dollar Equivalent on such day.
(f)    Interest Act (Canada). For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) and disclosure thereunder, whenever any yield, interest or fee to be paid under any Transaction Document is to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, the yearly rate of interest to which the rate used in such calculation is equivalent is the rate so used multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the same is to be ascertained and divided by 360. The rates of interest under this Agreement are nominal rates, and not effective rates or yields. The principle of deemed reinvestment of interest does not apply to any interest calculation under this Agreement.
(g)    Criminal Interest. If any provision of this Agreement would oblige the Canadian Guarantor to make any payment of interest or other amount payable to any Committed Purchaser in an amount or calculated at a rate which would be prohibited by Applicable Law or
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would result in a receipt by that Committed Purchaser of “interest” at a “criminal rate” (as such terms are construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)), then, notwithstanding such provision, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by Applicable Law or so result in a receipt by that Committed Purchaser of “interest” at a “criminal rate”.
SECTION 3.03.    Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
(a)    Funding by Purchasers; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Purchaser prior to the proposed date of any Investment, that such Purchaser will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Purchaser’s share of such Investment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Purchaser has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Seller a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Purchaser has not in fact made its share of the applicable Investment available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Purchaser and the Seller severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Seller to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Purchaser, the greater of the Effective Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Seller, the Yield Rate applicable to Base Rate Capital. If the Seller and such Purchaser shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Seller the amount of such interest paid by the Seller for such period. If such Purchaser pays its share of the applicable Investment to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Purchaser’s share included in such Investment. Any payment by the Seller shall be without prejudice to any claim the Seller may have against a Purchaser that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(b)    Payments by Seller; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Seller prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Purchasers or any other Secured Parties hereunder that the Seller will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Seller has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Purchasers the amount due. In such event, if the Seller has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Purchasers severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Purchaser, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Effective Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
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ARTICLE IV    

INCREASED COSTS; FUNDING LOSSES; TAXES; ILLEGALITY AND SECURITY INTEREST
SECTION 4.01.     Increased Costs.
(a)    Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Affected Person;
(ii)    subject any Affected Person to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) clauses (b) through (e) of Excluded Taxes and (C) Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income, capital, profits or revenue) on its loans, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)    impose on any Affected Person or the market for U.S. Treasuries any other condition, cost or expense affecting the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral, this Agreement, any other Transaction Document, any Program Support Agreement, or any Investment made by, or supported by, such Affected Person;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Affected Person of (A) acting as the Administrative Agent, a Group Agent or a Purchaser hereunder or as a Program Support Provider with respect to a Purchaser for the transactions contemplated hereby, (B) funding or maintaining any Investment(or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Investment) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Affected Person hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, beginning on the Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which the Seller received written demand therefor, the Seller will pay to such Affected Person, in accordance with Section 3.01(a), such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Person for such additional costs or expenses incurred or reduction suffered.
(b)    Capital Requirements. If any Affected Person determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements or liquidity has had or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Affected Person’s capital as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of or the Investments made or supported by such Affected Person, in each case to a level below that which such Affected Person could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Affected Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then, beginning on the Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which the Seller received written demand therefor, the Seller will pay to such Affected Person, in accordance with Section 3.01(a), such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Person for any such reduction suffered.
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(c)    Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Group Agent or Purchaser on behalf of the related Affected Person setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Affected Person as specified in clause (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Seller shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d)    Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Affected Person to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Affected Person’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Seller shall not be required to compensate an Affected Person pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or expenses incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Affected Person (or its related Group Agent or Purchaser on its behalf) notifies the Seller of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or expenses or reductions and of such Affected Person’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or expenses or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
SECTION 4.02.     Funding Losses.
(a)    The Seller will pay each Purchaser all Breakage Fees.
(b)    A certificate of a Purchaser (or its Group Agent on its behalf) setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Purchaser, as specified in clause (a) above and delivered to the Seller shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Seller shall, subject to the priorities of payment set forth in Section 3.01, pay such Purchaser the amount shown as due on any such certificate beginning on the first Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which the Seller received such certificate.
SECTION 4.03.     Taxes.
(a)    Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up. Each payment by or on account of any obligation of the Seller (including, for avoidance of doubt, by the Canadian Guarantor) or a Receivable under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to any Affected Person shall be made without withholding for any Taxes, unless such withholding is required by any Applicable Law. If any Withholding Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it is so required to withhold Taxes, then such Withholding Agent may so withhold and shall timely pay the full amount of withheld Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law. If such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, then the amount payable by the Seller shall be increased as necessary so that, net of such withholding (including such withholding applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section), the applicable Affected Person receives the amount it would have received had no such withholding been made.
(b)    Payment of Other Taxes by the SPV Entities. Each SPV Entity shall timely pay or cause to be paid any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or, at the option of the Administrative Agent, timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
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(c)    Evidence of Payment. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by or on behalf of the Seller to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Agreement, the Seller shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d)    Indemnification by the Seller. The Seller shall indemnify each Affected Person receiving any payment under any Transaction Document for any (i) Indemnified Taxes that are paid or payable by such Affected Person in connection with this Agreement (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts paid or payable under this paragraph) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority, and (ii) any liability or loss (including associated costs to defend or report) of an Affected Person arising from Investments not treated by a Governmental Authority consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment. The indemnity under this paragraph shall be paid by the Seller beginning on the Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which the Seller receives a certificate from the related Group Agent of such Affected Person (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) stating the amount of any Indemnified Taxes so paid or payable by such Affected Person and describing in reasonable detail the basis for the indemnification claim. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error.
(e)    Indemnification of the Administrative Agent by Affected Persons. Each Affected Person shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent (i) for any Taxes (but, in the case of any Indemnified Taxes, only to the extent that the Seller has not already indemnified (or is not already scheduled to indemnify) the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Seller to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to the failure of such Purchaser, its Related Conduit Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons to comply with Section 13.03(f) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Purchaser, its Related Conduit Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Transaction Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this paragraph shall be paid by the Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which the Administrative Agent delivers to the applicable Affected Person a certificate stating the amount of Taxes so paid or payable by the Administrative Agent. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error.
(f)    Status of Purchasers. (i) Any Purchaser that is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to any payments under any Transaction Document shall deliver to each Withholding Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by such Withholding Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by such Withholding Agent as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding. In addition, any Purchaser receiving any payment under any Transaction Document, if requested by any Withholding Agent, shall deliver such
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other documentation prescribed by law or reasonably requested by such Withholding Agent as will enable such Withholding Agent to determine whether or not such Purchaser is subject to any withholding (including backup withholding) or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in clauses (A) through (E) of paragraph (f)(ii) below) shall not be required if in such Purchaser’s judgment such completion, execution or submission would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Purchaser. Upon the reasonable request of any Withholding Agent, an Purchaser shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 4.03(f). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 4.03(f) expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to any Purchaser, such Purchaser shall promptly (and in any event within 10 days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify each Withholding Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so. Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Withholding Agent shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that it is not legally able to deliver.
(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Purchaser receiving any payment under any Transaction Document shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to each Withholding Agent (in such number of copies as is reasonably requested by such Withholding Agent) on or prior to the date on which such Purchaser becomes a party hereto (or if not a party hereto, on or prior to the date on which it would, contingently or otherwise, become entitled to any payments hereunder), duly completed and executed copies of whichever of the following is applicable:
(A)    in the case of a Purchaser receiving a payment under any Transaction Document that is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Purchaser is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;
(B)    in the case of a Purchaser receiving a payment under any Transaction Document, other than a U.S. Person, that is claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party (1) with respect to payments of interest under this Agreement, IRS Form W-8BEN (or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (2) with respect to any other applicable payments under this Agreement, IRS Form W-8BEN (or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(C)    in the case of a Purchaser receiving a payment under any Transaction Document, other than a U.S. Person, for whom payments under this Agreement constitute income that is effectively connected with
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such Purchaser’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States of America, IRS Form W-8ECI;
(D)    in the case of a Purchaser receiving a payment under any Transaction Document, other than a U.S. Person, claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, both (1) IRS Form W‑8BEN (or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable) and (2) a certificate to the effect that such Purchaser is not (x) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (y) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Seller within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code or (z) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (each, a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”);
(E)     in the case of a Purchaser receiving a payment under any Transaction Document, other than a U.S. Person, that is not the beneficial owner of payments made under this Agreement (including a partnership or a participating Purchaser), (1) an IRS Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself and (2) the relevant forms prescribed in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) of this paragraph (f)(ii) that would be required of each such beneficial owner, partner of such partnership or participant if such beneficial owner, partner or participant were a Purchaser; provided that if such Purchaser is a partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, such Purchaser may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of such partners; or
(F)    any other form prescribed by law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax, together with such supplementary documentation as shall be necessary to enable each Withholding Agent to determine the amount of Tax (if any) required by Applicable Law to be withheld.
(iii)    If a payment received by a Purchaser under any Transaction Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Purchaser 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 Purchaser shall deliver to any Withholding Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by such Withholding 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 such Withholding Agent as may be necessary for such Withholding Agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Purchaser has or has not complied with such Purchaser’s obligations under FATCA and, as necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (f)(iii), “FATCA” shall include any and all amendments made to FATCA after
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the date of this Agreement and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with FATCA.
(g)    Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any Affected Person determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including additional amounts paid pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of such Affected Person and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). In the event such Affected Person is required to repay such refund to the relevant Governmental Authority, such indemnifying party shall repay to such Affected Person , upon the request of the related Group Agent on behalf of such Affected Person (or in the event such indemnifying party is the Seller, in accordance with Section 3.01(a) beginning on the Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which the Seller has received such request), the amount of the refund paid by such Affected Person to such indemnifying party pursuant to the prior sentence (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, in no event will any Affected Person be required to pay any amount to any indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph if such payment would place such Affected Person in a less favorable position (on a net after-Tax basis) than such Affected Person would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any Affected Person to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(h)    Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 4.03 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Purchaser Party or any other Affected Person, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the Seller obligations and any Servicer’s obligations hereunder.
(i)    Intended Tax Treatment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, all parties to this Agreement covenant and agree to treat each Investment under this Agreement as debt (and all Yield as interest) for all U.S. federal, state, local and franchise tax purposes and agree not to take any position on any tax return inconsistent with the foregoing.
(j)    References to Applicable Law. All references to Applicable Law in this Section 4.03 shall be deemed to include FATCA.
SECTION 4.04.     Inability to Determine Rates; Increased Costs; Change in Legality.
(a)    If, at any time:
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(i)    the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that none of the then-available Benchmarks can be determined by it in accordance with this Agreement; or
(ii)    the Majority Group Agents determine that for any reason none of the then-available Benchmarks adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Purchasers in their Groups of funding, establishing or maintaining their Portions of Capital during the applicable Yield Period or that none of the then-available Benchmarks adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Purchasers in their Groups of funding, establishing or maintaining their Portions of Capital, and such Majority Group Agents have provided notice of such determination to the Administrative Agent;
then the Administrative Agent shall have the rights specified in Section 4.04(c).
(b)    Change in Legality. If at any time any Purchaser or any Governmental Authority shall have determined or any Governmental Authority shall have asserted that the making, maintenance or funding of any Investment (or any Portion of Capital thereof) accruing Yield by reference to any of the available Benchmarks or the determination or charging of Yield by reference to any of the then-available Benchmarks has been made unlawful as a result of a Change in Law, then the such Purchaser shall have the rights specified in Section 4.04(c) and (d).
(c)    Administrative Agent’s and Purchaser’s Rights. In the case of any event specified in Section 4.04(a), the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify each Group Agent and the Seller thereof, and in the case of an event specified in Section 4.04(b), such Purchaser shall promptly so notify the Administrative Agent and endorse a certificate to such notice as to the specific circumstances of such notice, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly send copies of such notice and certificate to the other Purchasers, each Group Agent and the Seller.
Upon such date as shall be specified in such notice (which shall not be earlier than the date such notice is given), the obligation of (i) the Purchasers, in the case of such notice given by the Administrative Agent, or (ii) such Group Agents, in the case of such notice given by the Majority Group Agents, to allow the Seller to select, convert to, renew or continue any Capital accruing Yield by reference to any of the then-available Benchmarks, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Benchmarks or Yield Period) until the Administrative Agent shall have later notified the Seller, or the Majority Group Agents shall have later notified the Administrative Agent, of the Administrative Agent’s or the Majority Group Agent’s, as the case may be, determination that the circumstances giving rise to such previous determination no longer exist.
Upon a determination by the Administrative Agent under Section 4.04(a), (A) if the Seller has previously delivered an Investment Request for an affected Investment that has not yet been made and the Seller has not elected to revoke such Investment Request, any Portion of Capital subject to such Investment Request for which the Yield Rate would have been determined by reference to one of the then-available Benchmarks shall instead be determined by reference to the Base Rate, and (B) any outstanding Portions of Capital for which the Yield Rate
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is being determined by reference to one of the then-available Benchmarks shall instead be determined by reference to the Base Rate commencing on the next Benchmark Determination Date for such Benchmark.
(d)    If any Purchaser notifies the Administrative Agent of a determination under Section 4.04(b) above, at the option of the Seller, either (i) any outstanding Portions of Capital of such Purchaser for which the Yield Rate is being determined by reference to one of the then-available Benchmarks shall instead be determined by reference to the Base Rate or (ii) the Seller shall repay, without penalty, any outstanding Portions of Capital of such Purchaser for which the Yield Rate is being determined by reference to one of the then-available Benchmarks, along with any related Breakage Fee.
SECTION 4.05.     Back-Up Security Interest.
(a)    If, notwithstanding the intent of the parties stated in Section 2.01(c), the sale, assignment and transfer of any Sold Assets to the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Purchasers) hereunder (including pursuant to Section 2.01(b)) is not treated as a sale for all purposes (except as provided in Sections 2.01(d) and 13.14), then such sale, assignment and transfer of such Sold Assets shall be treated as the grant of a security interest by the Seller to the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Purchasers) to secure the payment and performance of all the Seller’s obligations to the Administrative Agent, the Purchasers and the other Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents (including all Seller Obligations). Therefore, as security for the performance by the Seller of all the terms, covenants and agreements on the part of the Seller to be performed under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including the punctual payment when due of the Aggregate Capital and all Yield and all other Seller Obligations, the Seller (i) hereby affirms its grant of a security interest pursuant to the Prior Agreement in the portion of Collateral (as defined in the Prior Agreement) comprised of the Sold Assets and (ii) hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under all of the Sold Assets, whether now or hereafter owned, existing or arising.
(b)    The Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have, with respect to all the Sold Assets, and in addition to all the other rights and remedies available to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), all the rights and remedies of a secured party under any applicable UCC. The Seller hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) to file financing statements describing the collateral covered thereby as “all of the debtor’s personal property or assets” or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the collateral described in this Agreement.
(c)    For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the grant of security interest pursuant to this Section 4.05 shall be in addition to, and shall not be construed to limit or modify, the sale of Sold Assets pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or the Seller’s grant of security interest pursuant to Section 14.09, (ii) nothing in Section 2.01 shall be construed as limiting the rights, interests (including any security interest), obligations or liabilities of any party under this Section 4.05,
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and (iii) subject to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), this Section 4.05 shall not be construed to contradict the intentions of the parties set forth in Section 2.01(c).
SECTION 4.06.     Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Affected Persons.
(a)    If any Affected Person requests compensation under Section 4.01, or if the Seller is required to pay any additional amount to any Affected Person or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Affected Person pursuant to Section 4.03 or if the Yield Rate for any Portion of Capital is determined by reference to the Base Rate as a result of the delivery of a notice by an Affected Person under Section 4.04, then such Affected Person shall (at the request of the Seller) use commercially reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking the related Investments hereunder or to assign and delegate (or cause to be assigned and delegated) such Affected Person’s rights and obligations hereunder to another office, branch or Affiliate of such Affected Person if, in the judgment of such Affected Person, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.03 or 4.04, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Affected Person to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Affected Person. The Seller hereby agrees to pay all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Affected Person in connection with any such designation or assignment and delegation.
(b)    If (i) any Affected Person requests compensation under Section 4.01, (ii) the Seller is required to pay any additional amount to any Affected Person or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Affected Person pursuant to Section 4.03, (iii) the Yield Rate for any Portion of Capital is determined by reference to the Base Rate as a result of the delivery of a notice by an Affected Person under Section 4.04, (iv) any Affected Person has become a Defaulting Purchaser Party or (v) any Affected Person has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination that requires the consent of each Group Agent (or the Group Agent of each affected Group) and with respect to which the Majority Group Agents shall have or would have granted their consent (any such Affected Person identified in clause (iv), a “Non-Consenting Affected Person”), then the Seller may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the related Group Agent and the Administrative Agent, require such Group Agent to cause the related Affected Person to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to all applicable transfer restrictions), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to another appropriate Person (which, in the case of a Purchaser, shall be an Eligible Assignee) that shall acquire such interest or, in the case of a Committed Purchaser, assume such Committed Purchaser’s obligations (which assignee may, in each case, be an existing Purchaser); provided that (A) the Seller shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld (provided that no such consent from a Non-Consenting Affected Person or its Affiliates shall be required, and any Non-Consenting Affected Person and its Affiliates shall be excluded from any determination of the Majority Group Agents for such purpose), (B) such Affected Person, if a Purchaser, shall have received payment of an amount equal to its outstanding Capital and, if applicable, accrued Yield and Fees thereon and all other amounts then owing to it hereunder from the assignee or the Seller, (C) in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 4.01,
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payments required to be made pursuant to Section 4.03 or accrual of Yield based on the Base Rate pursuant to Section 4.04, such assignment is expected to result in a reduction in such compensation or payments for future periods and (D) in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from the failure of an Affected Person to provide a consent, the assignee shall have given such consent and, as a result of such assignment and delegation and any contemporaneous assignments and delegations and consents, the applicable amendment, waiver, discharge or termination can be effected.  An Affected Person shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver or consent by such Affected Person or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Seller to require such assignment and delegation have ceased to apply.
SECTION 4.07.     Benchmark Replacement Setting.
(a)    Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (A) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and (B) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Group Agents without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Purchasers comprising the Majority Group Agents.
(b)    Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction 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 Transaction Document.
(c)    Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Seller and the Group Agents of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, and (B) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption, or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative Agent will notify the Seller of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to paragraph (iv) below and (y) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the
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Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Group Agent (or Majority Group Agents) pursuant to this Section 4.07, 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 Transaction Document except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 4.07.
(d)    Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (A) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate or based on a term rate and either (I) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (II) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Yield Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor; and (B) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (A) above either (I) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (II) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Yield 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 the Seller’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to all of the then-available Benchmarks, the Seller may revoke any pending Investment Request for a Portion of Capital that would accrue Yield based on any such Benchmarks or conversion to or continuation of any Portion of Capital accruing Yield based on any such Benchmarks to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, any Portion of Capital subject to such Investment Request for which the Yield Rate would have been determined by reference to one of the then-available Benchmarks shall instead be determined by reference to the Base Rate.
ARTICLE V    

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND INVESTMENTS
SECTION 5.01.     Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness and the Initial Investment. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Closing Date when (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the documents, agreements (in fully executed form), opinions of counsel, lien search results, UCC filings, PPSA filings, certificates and other deliverables listed on the closing memorandum attached as Exhibit G hereto, in each case, in form and
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substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (b) all fees and expenses due and payable by any SPV Entity on the Closing Date to the Purchaser Parties have been paid in full in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents.
SECTION 5.02.     Conditions Precedent to All Investments. Each Investment hereunder on or after the Closing Date shall be subject to the conditions precedent that:
(a)    the Seller shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent an Investment Request for such Investment in accordance with Section 2.02(a);
(b)    the Servicers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent a pro forma Information Package, reflecting the Aggregate Capital, Total Reserves and the Capital Coverage Amount, each as calculated after giving effect to the proposed Investment;
(c)    none of the conditions specified in Section 2.01(i) through (iv) shall exist after giving effect to such Investment;
(d)    on the date of such Investment the following statements shall be true and correct (and upon the occurrence of such Investment, each SPV Entity and each Servicer shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such statements are then true and correct):
(i)    the representations and warranties of each SPV Entity and each Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Investment as though made on and as of such date unless such representations and warranties by their terms refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;
(ii)    no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from such Investment;
(iii)    no Capital Coverage Deficit exists or would exist after giving effect to such Investment;
(iv)    the Aggregate Capital exceeds the Minimum Funding Threshold; and
(e)    the Maturity Date shall not have occurred.
SECTION 5.03.     Conditions Precedent to All Releases. Each Release hereunder on or after the Closing Date shall be subject to the conditions precedent that:
(a)    (i) after giving effect to such Release, the Servicers shall be holding in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties or shall have segregated in a separate account approved by the Administrative Agent, in either case, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.01(a), an amount of Collections sufficient to pay the sum of all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees, Yield, Fees and any Breakage Fees and, the amount of all other non-contingent Seller
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Obligations that are then due and owing and (ii) no Capital Coverage Deficit shall have existed as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Month;
(b)    Each SPV Entity shall use the proceeds of such Release solely to pay the purchase price for Receivables purchased by such SPV Entity in accordance with the terms of the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement; and
(c)    on the date of such Release the following statements shall be true and correct (and upon the occurrence of such Release, each SPV Entity and each Servicer shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such statements are then true and correct):
(i)    the representations and warranties of such SPV Entity and such Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Release as though made on and as of such date unless such representations and warranties by their terms refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;
(ii)    no Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Termination Event would result from such Release; and
(iii)    the Maturity Date has not occurred.
ARTICLE VI    

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 6.01.     Representations and Warranties of the SPV Entities. Each SPV Entity represents and warrants as of the Closing Date, as of each day on which an Investment or Release shall have occurred and as of each Settlement Date occurring prior to the Final Payout Date or acceleration under Article XI:
(a)    Organization and Good Standing. The Seller is a limited liability company and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted. The Limited Partnership is a limited partnership duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and has full power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted. The Canadian GP is the sole general partner for the Limited Partnership and is a corporation, validly existing in good standing under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and has full power and authority to act as the general partner of the Limited Partnership.
(b)    Due Qualification. Such Person is duly qualified to do business, is in good standing as a foreign entity and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its business requires such qualification, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c)    Power and Authority; Due Authorization. Such Person (i) has all necessary power and authority to (A) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (B) perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (C) grant a security interest in the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral to the Administrative Agent on the terms and subject to the conditions herein provided and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company, limited partnership or corporate action, as applicable, such grant and the execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions provided for in, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(d)    Binding Obligations. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which such Person is a party constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with their respective terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(e)    No Conflict or Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof, will not (i) violate any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under its organizational documents or any material agreement or instrument to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral pursuant to the terms of any agreement to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or (iii) violate in any material respect any Applicable Law.
(f)    Litigation and Other Proceedings. (i) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of such Person based on written notice received by it, threatened, against such Person before any Governmental Authority and (ii) such Person is not subject to any order, judgment, decree, injunction, stipulation or consent order of or with any Governmental Authority that, in the case of either of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), (A) asserts the invalidity of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (B) seeks to prevent the grant of a security interest in any Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral by such Person to the Administrative Agent, the ownership or acquisition by such Person of any Pool Receivables or other Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (C) seeks any determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the performance by such Person of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or (D) individually or in the aggregate for all such actions, suits, proceedings and investigations would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(g)    Governmental Approvals. Except where the failure to obtain or make such authorization, consent, order, approval or action would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all authorizations, consents, orders and approvals of, or other actions by, any Governmental Authority that are required to be obtained by such Person in connection with the grant of a security interest in the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral to the Administrative Agent hereunder or the due execution, delivery and performance by such Person of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation by such Person of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect.
(h)    Margin Regulations. Such Person is not engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meanings of Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).
(i)    Taxes.
(i)    Each SPV Entity has filed all material Tax returns required by Applicable Law to have been filed by it and has paid all material Taxes required by Applicable Law to be paid by it, other than any such Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.
(ii)    The Seller is, and has at all relevant times been, classified as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and has not made any election under U.S. Treasury Regulation § 301.7701-3 to be classified as anything other than a disregarded entity that is disregarded as separate from a U.S. Person. The Seller is not subject to any Tax in any jurisdiction outside the United States.. The Seller is not subject to any material amount of Taxes imposed by a state or local taxing authority. The Canadian Guarantor is not subject to any withholding Tax or net income Tax in Canada.
(iii)    The Limited Partnership is, and at all relevant times has been since formation, a “Canadian partnership” for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Neither the Limited Partnership nor the Canadian GP is subject to any Tax in any jurisdiction outside Canada. The Limited Partnership is not and has not at any relevant time been a “SIFT partnership” as defined in Part IX.1 of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
(j)    Solvency. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, such Person is Solvent.
(k)    Jurisdiction of Organization; Legal Name. The Seller’s sole jurisdiction of organization is the State of Delaware and such jurisdiction has not changed within the four months prior to the date of this Agreement. The legal name of the Seller is NCR Atleos Receivables LLC. The sole jurisdiction or organization of the Limited Partnership is the Province of Ontario, Canada, and the sole jurisdiction of organization of the Canadian GP is the
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Province of Ontario, Canada, neither such jurisdiction has changed since its formation. The legal name of the Limited Partnership is NCR Atleos Canada Receivables LP and the legal name of the Canadian GP is NCR Atleos Canada Receivables GP Corp.
(l)    Investment Company Act. Such Person is not, and is not controlled by, an “Investment company” registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act. Such Person is not a “covered fund” under Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder (the “Volcker Rule”). In determining that such Person is not a “covered fund” under the Volcker Rule, although other exemptions or exclusions under the Investment Company Act may apply, such Person relies on the exemption from the definition of “investment company” set forth in Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act and does not rely solely on the exemption from the definition of “investment company” set forth in Section 3(c)(1) and/or 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act.
(m)    No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of formation of such Person there has been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Person.
(n)    Accuracy of Information. All Information Packages, Investment Requests, certificates, reports, statements, documents and other information furnished or caused to be furnished to the Administrative Agent or any other Purchaser Party by such Person or by any Servicer on such Person’s behalf pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or in connection with or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, is, at the time the same are so furnished, true and correct in all material respects on the date the same are furnished to the Administrative Agent or such other Purchaser Party (other than forward-looking or projected information, with respect to which no representation or warranty is made, and otherwise as subsequently corrected as the Administrative Agent or such other Purchaser Party, as applicable, have deemed acceptable), and when taken as a whole, and in light of the circumstances in which and the purposes for which they were furnished, do not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
(o)    Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws. No: (i) Covered Entity: (x) is a Sanctioned Person, nor any employees, officers, directors, affiliates, consultants, brokers or agents acting on a Covered Entity’s behalf in connection with this Agreement is a Sanctioned Person; (y) directly, or indirectly through any third party, engages in any transactions or other dealings with any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction, or which otherwise are prohibited by any Applicable Laws of the United States or Applicable Laws of other applicable jurisdictions relating to economic sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws; (ii) Pledged Collateral or Sold Asset is Blocked Property.
(p)    Transaction Information. None of such Persons nor any Affiliate of any such Persons acting on its behalf has delivered any Transaction Information to any Rating Agency without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to delivery to such Rating Agency. None of such Persons nor any Affiliate of any such Person
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acting on its behalf has participated in any oral communications with any Rating Agency in which such Person or such Affiliate has provided any Transaction Information without the participation of the applicable Group Agent.
(q)    Perfection Representations.
(i)    This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC or PPSA) in such Person’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral.
(ii)    The security interest of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral has been perfected (or solely with respect to the Closing Date and the initial Investments and initial Releases hereunder will be perfected on or prior to the fifth Business Day following the Closing Date).
(iii)    The Receivables included in any calculation of the Capital Coverage Amount (x) if a U.S. Receivable, constitute “accounts” or “general intangibles” or “tangible chattel paper” within the meaning of Section 9-102 of the UCC and (y) if a Canadian Receivable, constitutes an “account” within the meaning of the PPSA.
(iv)    The Seller owns and has good and marketable title (or in the case of U.S. Receivables constituting Sold Receivables, owned and had good and marketable title immediately prior to its sale thereof) to the U.S. Receivables and Related Security free and clear of any Adverse Claim. The Canadian Guarantor owns and has good and marketable equitable title to the Canadian Receivables and all Related Security with respect to the Canadian Receivables, free and clear of any Adverse Claim of any Person.
(v)    All appropriate financing statements, financing statement amendments, continuation statements, financing change statements and similar filings have been filed (or, solely with respect to the Closing Date and the initial Investments and initial Releases hereunder, will be filed on or prior to the fifth Business Day following the Closing Date) in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect (and continue the perfection of) the sale of the Pool Receivables and Related Security from each Originator to such Person pursuant to the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Quebec Assignment Agreement and the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral.
(vi)    Other than the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement, such Person has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral except as permitted by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Such Person has not authorized the filing of and is
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not aware of any financing statements or similar filings filed against such Person that include a description of collateral covering the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral other than any financing statement (i) in favor of the Administrative Agent, (ii) that has been terminated or (iii) that has been addressed in a manner consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent. Such Person is not aware of any judgment lien, ERISA lien or tax lien filings against such Person that have not been addressed in a manner consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent.
(vii)    The U.S. Servicer is holding all chattel paper evidencing Pool Receivables in its possession or control as bailee for the Secured Parties and the Seller at the locations identified in Schedule IV, in the Electronic Invoice System or in other electronic document management systems (which may include document storage systems provided by third party vendors used in the ordinary course of the U.S. Servicer’s business).
(r)    The Lock-Boxes and Lock-Box Accounts.
(i)    Nature of Lock-Box Accounts. Each U.S. Collection Account constitutes a “deposit account” within the meaning of the applicable UCC.
(ii)    Ownership. Each U.S. Lock-Box and U.S. Collection Account is in the name of the Seller, and the Seller owns and has good and marketable title to the U.S. Collection Accounts free and clear of any Adverse Claim. Each Canadian Lock-Box and Canadian Collection Account will be or is in the name of the Canadian Guarantor, and the Canadian Guarantor owns and will have or has good and marketable title to the Canadian Collection Accounts free and clear of any Adverse Claim.
(iii)    Control. Such Person has delivered to the Administrative Agent a fully executed Lock-Box Agreement relating to each Lock-Box and Lock-Box Account (other than the Subject Account if such date of determination is prior to the DACA Post-Closing Date), pursuant to which each applicable Lock-Box Bank has agreed to comply with the instructions originated by the Administrative Agent directing the disposition of funds in such Lock-Box and Lock-Box Account without further consent by such Person, any Servicer or any other Person.
(iv)    Instructions. Neither the Lock-Boxes nor the Lock-Box Accounts are in the name of any Person other than the Seller or Canadian Guarantor. Since the Closing Date, neither such Person nor any Servicer has consented to the applicable Lock-Box Bank complying with instructions of any other Person other than the Administrative Agent.
(s)    Ordinary Course of Business. Each remittance of Collections by or on behalf of such Person to the Purchaser Parties under this Agreement will have been (i) in payment of a debt incurred by such Person in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs
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of such Person and (ii) made in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of such Person.
(t)    Compliance with Applicable Law. Such Person has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws to which it is subject.
(u)    Bulk Sales Act. No transaction contemplated by this Agreement requires compliance by it with any bulk sales act or similar law.
(v)    Eligible Receivables. Each Receivable included as an Eligible Receivable in the calculation of the Net Receivables Pool Balance in any Information Package or in connection with any Investment or Release is an Eligible Receivable as of the date of such Information Package, Investment or Release.
(w)    Opinions. The facts regarding such Person, Performance Guarantor, any Servicer, each Originator, the Pool Receivables, the Related Security and the related matters set forth or assumed in the opinions of counsel relating to true sale and substantive non-consolidation matters delivered in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects.
(x)    Liquidity Coverage Ratio. Such Person has not issued any LCR Restricted Interests except in accordance with Section 7.01(v).  Such Person further represents and warrants that it is a consolidated subsidiary of Performance Guaranator under generally accepted accounting principles.
(y)    Beneficial Ownership Rule. As of the Closing Date, the Seller is an entity that is organized under the laws of the United States or of any state and is a Majority Owned Subsidiary of a Listed Entity and is excluded on that basis from the definition of “Legal Entity Customer” as defined in the Beneficial Ownership Rule.
(z)    Service of Process. Solely with respect to the Canadian Guarantor, under the Applicable Laws of Canada, neither Canadian Guarantor nor any of its respective revenues, assets or properties has any right of immunity from service of process or from the jurisdiction of competent courts of Canada or the United States or the State of New York in connection with any suit, action, litigation, arbitration or proceeding, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of a judgment or execution of a judgment or from any other legal process with respect to its obligations under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the representations and warranties contained in this Section shall survive until the Final Payout Date.
SECTION 6.02.     Representations and Warranties of the Servicers. Each Servicer represents and warrants as of the Closing Date, as of each day on which an Investment or Release shall have occurred and as of each Settlement Date occurring prior to the Final Payout Date or acceleration under Article XI:
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(a)    Organization and Good Standing. The U.S. Servicer is a duly organized and validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, with the power and authority under its organizational documents and under the laws of the State of Maryland to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted. The Canadian Servicer is a duly organized and validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the Province of Alberta, with the power and authority under its organizational documents and under the laws of the Province of Alberta to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted.
(b)    Due Qualification. Such Person is duly qualified to do business, is in good standing as a foreign entity and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its business or the servicing of the Pool Receivables as required by this Agreement requires such qualification, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)    Power and Authority; Due Authorization. Such Person has all necessary power and authority to (i) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (ii) perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions provided for in, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by such Person by all necessary corporate action.
(d)    Binding Obligations. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with their respective terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(e)    No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which such Person is a party, the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by such Person will not (i) violate any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the organizational documents of such Person or any material agreement or instrument to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such agreement to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or (iii) conflict with or violate any Applicable Law, except to the extent that any such default, Adverse Claim or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(f)    Litigation and Other Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending, or to the knowledge of such Person based on written notice received by it threatened, against such Person before any Governmental Authority: (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents; (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the performance by such Person of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.
(g)    No Consents. Such Person is not required to obtain the consent of any other party or any consent, license, approval, registration, authorization or declaration of or with any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party that has not already been obtained or the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)    Compliance with Applicable Law. Such Person (i) has maintained in effect all qualifications required under Applicable Law as are necessary to properly service the Pool Receivables and (ii) has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Law in connection with servicing the Pool Receivables.
(i)    Accuracy of Information. All Information Packages, Investment Requests, certificates, reports, statements, documents and other information prepared or caused to be prepared by, or prepared at the direction of, such Person and furnished by it to the Administrative Agent or any other Purchaser Party pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or in connection with or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, is, at the time the same are so furnished, true and correct in all material respects on the date the same are furnished to the Administrative Agent or such other Purchaser Party (other than forward-looking or projected information, with respect to which no representation or warranty is made, and otherwise as subsequently corrected as the Administrative Agent or such other Purchaser Party, as applicable, have deemed acceptable), and when taken as a whole, and in light of the circumstances in which and the purposes for which they were furnished, do not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
(j)    Location of Records. The offices where such Person keeps all of its records relating to the servicing of the Pool Receivables are located at the addresses set forth in Schedule IV.
(k)    Credit and Collection Policy. With respect to each Pool Receivable, such Person has complied in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy.
(l)    Eligible Receivables. Each Receivable included as an Eligible Receivable in the calculation of the Net Receivables Pool Balance in any Information Package or in
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connection with any Investment or Release was an Eligible Receivable as of the date of such Information Package, Investment or Release.
(m)    Servicing Programs. No license or approval is required for the Administrative Agent’s use of any software or other computer program used by such Person, any Originator or any Sub-Servicer in the servicing of the Pool Receivables, other than those which have been obtained and are in full force and effect.
(n)    Servicing of Pool Receivables. Since the date of Performance Guarantor’s most recent annual report on form 10-K filed under the Exchange Act, there has been no material adverse change in the ability of such Person to service and administer the collection of the Pool Receivables.
(o)    No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of Performance Guarantor’s most recent annual report on form 10-K filed under the Exchange Act, there has been no Material Adverse Effect on such Person.
(p)    Investment Company Act. Such Person is not an “investment company,” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.
(q)    No Sanctions.  No: (a) Covered Entity: (i) is a Sanctioned Person, nor any employees, officers, directors, affiliates, consultants, brokers or agents acting on a Covered Entity’s behalf in connection with this Agreement is a Sanctioned Person; (ii) directly, or indirectly through any third party, engages in any transactions or other dealings with any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction, or which otherwise are prohibited by any Applicable Laws of the United States or Applicable Laws of other applicable jurisdictions relating to economic sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws; (b) Sold Asset or Pledged Collateral is Blocked Property.
(r)    Transaction Information. Neither such Person nor any Affiliate of such Person acting on its behalf has delivered any Transaction Information to any Rating Agency without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to delivery to such Rating Agency. Neither such Person nor any Affiliate of such Person acting on its behalf has participated in any oral communications with any Rating Agency in which such Person or such Affiliate has provided any Transaction Information without the participation of the applicable Group Agent.
(s)    Financial Condition. The consolidated balance sheets of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2023 and the related statements of income and shareholders’ equity of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter then ended, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP.
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(t)    Bulk Sales Act. No transaction contemplated by this Agreement requires compliance by it with any bulk sales act or similar law.
(u)    Taxes. Such Person has filed all material Tax returns required by Applicable Law to have been filed by it and has paid all material Taxes required by Applicable Law to be paid by it, other than any such Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.
(v)    Opinions. The facts regarding the Seller, Canadian Guarantor, such Person, each Originator, Performance Guarantor, the Pool Receivables, the Related Security and the related matters set forth or assumed in the opinions of counsel relating to true sale and substantive non-consolidation matters delivered in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects.
(w)    Chattel Paper.      The U.S Servicer holds all chattel paper in its possession or control that evidence Pool Receivables as bailee for the Secured Parties and the Seller, and shall not transfer possession or control of such chattel paper to any third party without the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents.  All such chattel paper is held at the locations identified in Schedule IV, in the Electronic Invoice System or in other electronic document management systems (which may include document storage systems provided by third party vendors used in the ordinary course of the U.S. Servicer’s business).
(x)    Service of Process. Solely with respect to the Canadian Servicer, under the Applicable Laws of Canada, neither the Canadian Servicer, nor any of its revenues, assets or properties has any right of immunity from service of process or from the jurisdiction of competent courts of Canada or the United States or the State of New York in connection with any suit, action, litigation, arbitration or proceeding, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of a judgment or execution of a judgment or from any other legal process with respect to its obligations under this Agreement.
(y)    Canadian Defined Benefit Plan. No Canadian Originator has sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or otherwise incurred liability under any Canadian Defined Benefit Plan.
(z)    Canadian Tax Residency. No Canadian Originator is a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the representations contained in this Section shall survive until the Final Payout Date.
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ARTICLE VII    

COVENANTS
SECTION 7.01.     Covenants of the SPV Entities. At all times from the Closing Date until the Final Payout Date:
(a)    Payment of Principal and Yield. The Seller shall duly and punctually pay Capital, Yield, Fees and all other amounts payable by the Seller hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b)    Existence. The Seller shall keep in full force and effect its existence and rights as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Limited Partnership shall keep in full force and effect its existence and rights as a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and the Canadian GP shall keep in full force and effect its existence and rights as a corporation under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Each SPV Entity shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral.
(c)    Financial and Other Reporting. Each SPV Entity will maintain a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and each SPV Entity (or any Servicer on its behalf) shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent:
(i)    Annual Financial Statements of each SPV Entity. Promptly upon completion and in no event later than 90 days after the close of each fiscal year of each SPV Entity, annual unaudited financial statements of such SPV Entity certified by a Financial Officer of such SPV Entity that they fairly present in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the financial condition of such SPV Entity as of the date indicated and the results of its operations for the periods indicated.
(ii)    Information Packages. (A) As soon as available and in any event not later than three (3) Business Days prior to each Monthly Settlement Date, an Information Package as of the most recently completed Fiscal Month and (B) upon ten Business Days’ written request of any Purchaser, a written report in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser setting forth the Specifically Reserved Maintenance Revenue Amount as of the most recently completed calendar month; provided, however, that prior to the occurrence of a Level 1 Ratings Trigger, no SPV Entity shall be required to prepare any such report more frequently than once per calendar quarter.
(iii)    Other Information. Within a reasonable time following any such request, such additional information regarding the Pool Receivables or the operations, business or financial condition of any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Servicer or any Originator as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request as it deems reasonably necessary to protect the interests of the
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Administrative Agent, the Group Agents or the other Secured Parties with respect to the Pool Receivables or their respective rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents.
(iv)    Quarterly Financial Statements of the Servicers. As soon as available and in no event later than 45 days following the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters in each of the Servicers’ fiscal years, (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and statements of income of each Servicer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of such fiscal quarter, in each case setting forth comparative figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter in the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by a Financial Officer of each Servicer that they fairly present in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the financial condition of each Servicer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations for the periods indicated, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes and (ii) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments during such fiscal quarter.
(v)    Annual Financial Statements of the Servicers. Within 90 days after the close of each of the Servicers’ fiscal years, the consolidated balance sheet of each Servicer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for such fiscal year setting forth comparative figures for the preceding fiscal year, all reported on by independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the financial condition of each Servicer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations for the periods indicated.
(vi)    Other Reports and Filings. Promptly (but in any event within ten days) after the filing or delivery thereof, copies of all financial information, proxy materials and reports, if any, which any Servicer or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries shall publicly file with the SEC or deliver to holders (or any trustee, agent or other representative therefor) of any of its material Debt pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing the same.
(vii)    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any financial information, proxy statements or other material required to be delivered pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall be deemed to have been furnished to each of the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent on the date that such report, proxy statement or other material is posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
(d)    Notices. Each SPV Entity (or a Servicer on its behalf) will notify the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in writing of any of the following events promptly upon (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after) a Financial Officer learning of the
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occurrence thereof, with such notice describing the same, and if applicable, the steps being taken by the Person(s) affected with respect thereto:
(i)    Notice of Termination Events. A statement of a Financial Officer of each SPV Entity describing any Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event that has occurred and is continuing and the action, if any, which each SPV Entity proposes to take with respect thereto.
(ii)    Litigation. The institution of any litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental proceeding against any SPV Entity, any Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any Originator, which with respect to any Person other than such each SPV Entity, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(iii)    Adverse Claim. Any Person shall obtain an Adverse Claim upon the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral or any portion thereof (including with respect to any Lock-Box, Lock-Box Account and any Collections).
(iv)    Name Changes. At least thirty (30) days (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in writing) before any change in any Originator’s or any SPV Entity’s name, jurisdiction of organization or formation, registered office, chief executive office, or principal place of business, its addition of a French name or any other change requiring the amendment of UCC financing statements or PPSA financing statements or other similar filings under any Applicable Law, a notice setting forth such changes and the proposed effective date thereof.
(v)    Change in Accounting Policy. Any material change in any accounting policy of any SPV Entity or any Originator that would reasonably be expected to affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (it being understood that any change to the manner in which any Originator accounts for the Pool Receivables shall be deemed “material” for such purpose).
(vi)    Purchase and Sale Termination Date. The occurrence of any Purchase and Sale Termination Date with respect to all remaining Originators under, and as defined in, any Purchase and Sale Agreement.
(vii)    Material Adverse Effect. Promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of any Material Adverse Effect.
(e)    Conduct of Business. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under the Transaction Documents (including pursuant to and in accordance with Section 7.01(l)), each SPV Entity will carry on and conduct its business in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is presently conducted. Each SPV Entity will do all things necessary to remain duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a domestic organization in its jurisdiction of organization and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(f)    Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each SPV Entity will comply with all Applicable Laws to which it may be subject, except where the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)    Furnishing of Information and Inspection of Receivables. Each SPV Entity will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent from time to time such information with respect to the Pool Receivables and the other Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may reasonably request. Each SPV Entity will, during regular business hours and with reasonable prior written notice, permit the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent, their respective agents or representatives and/or certified public accountants or other auditors acceptable to the Administrative Agent, to: (A) examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books and records relating to the Pool Receivables or other Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral, (B) visit the offices and properties of such SPV Entity for the purpose of examining such books and records, (C) discuss matters relating to the Pool Receivables, the other Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral or such SPV Entity’s performance hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party with any of the officers, directors, employees or independent public accountants of such SPV Entity, to the extent reasonably available, having knowledge of such matters and (D) conduct a review of its books and records with respect to such Pool Receivables and other Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral (each inspection and audit described in clauses (A) though (D) above, an “Inspection”). Each SPV Entity shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents for their reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with one such Inspection per twelve-month period (which Inspection shall include any related inspections of any Servicer and any Originators) and the Administrative Agent and Group Agents will each bear their own costs and expenses for any additional Inspections during such twelve-month period; provided, that each SPV Entity shall also reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents for their reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with any additional Inspections that the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents deem desirable to conduct while any Termination Event has occurred and is continuing. In connection with any such Inspection, (1) to the extent no applicable confidentiality agreement is already in place with respect to such Person, each Person conducting such Inspection (including any third party certified public accounting firms or auditing firms) shall have agreed in writing to maintain the confidentiality of any SPV Entity’s and its Affiliates’ confidential non-public information on terms reasonably acceptable to the parties thereto (it being understood that terms substantially comparable to the terms of confidentiality agreements previously agreed to by any SPV Entity or its Affiliates with respect to inspections of the Receivables shall be reasonably acceptable) and (2) the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents shall conduct, and shall cause their respective agents, representatives, accountants and auditors to conduct, such Inspection in a commercially reasonable manner so as to minimize any burden (financial or otherwise) on any SPV Entity and its Affiliates and any disruption to the business and operations of any SPV Entity and its Affiliates (it being understood and agreed that an Inspection conducted in a substantially similar manner and scope as that conducted by the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date shall be deemed commercially reasonable).
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(h)    Payments on Pool Receivables; Lock-Box Accounts. Each SPV Entity (or a Servicer on its behalf) will, and will cause each Originator to, instruct all Pool Obligors to deliver all payments on the Pool Receivables to a Lock-Box Account or a Lock-Box. Each SPV Entity (or a Servicer on its behalf) will, and will cause each Originator to, maintain such books and records necessary to identify Collections received from time to time on Pool Receivables and necessary to segregate such Collections from other property of the Servicers and the Originators. If any Collections are received by such SPV Entity, a Servicer or an Originator other than in a Lock-Box Account, it shall hold such payments in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt) remit such funds into a Lock-Box Account. If any funds other than Collections (or other proceeds of the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral) are deposited into any Lock-Box Account, each SPV Entity (or a Servicer on its behalf) will, within two (2) Business Days, identify and transfer such funds to the appropriate Person entitled to such funds. Each SPV Entity shall only add a Lock-Box Account (or a related Lock-Box) or a Lock-Box Bank to those listed on Schedule II to this Agreement, if the Administrative Agent has received notice of such addition and an executed and acknowledged copy of a Lock-Box Agreement (or an amendment thereto) in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent from the applicable Lock-Box Bank (or pursuant to other arrangements consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent). No SPV Entity shall terminate a Lock-Box Bank or close a Lock-Box Account (or a related Lock-Box) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller and the U.S. Servicer shall be permitted to (x) instruct Obligors in respect of Subject Cardtronics Receivables to deliver payments on Subject Cardtronics Receivables to the Subject Cardtronics Account so long as such Obligors were directed to pay to the Subject Cardtronics Account prior to the Closing Date. If a Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event shall have occurred and is continuing, then the Seller (or the U.S. Servicer on its behalf) shall cause all Collections received in the Subject Cardtronics Account to be transferred into a U.S. Collection Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt. If at any time the Administrative Agent (acting in its sole discretion) so instructs the Seller or U.S. Servicer in writing, the Seller (or the U.S. Servicer on its behalf) shall cause the Subject Cardtronics Account to (i) be assigned or novated from Cardtronics USA, Inc., to the Seller, (ii) become subject to a Lock-Box Agreement and (iii) become, and meet all requirements hereunder for, a Lock-Box Account, in each case, within not more than thirty (30) days after the Seller’s or U.S. Servicer’s receipt of such notice; provided, however that at (x) at no time shall the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables that are Subject Cardtronics Receivables exceed 5.0% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables then in the Receivables Pool and (y) the Seller (or the U.S. Servicer on its behalf) shall maintain such books and records necessary to identify and differentiate Collections relating to Subject Cardtronics Receivables from other Collections and amounts received by it (or an Affiliate thereof).
(i)    Sales, Liens, etc. Except as otherwise provided herein, no SPV Entity will sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon or with respect to, any Pool Receivable or other Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral.
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(j)    Extension or Amendment of Pool Receivables. Except as otherwise permitted in Section 8.02, (i) no SPV Entity will, and will not permit any Servicer to, alter the delinquency status or adjust the Outstanding Balance or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable in any material respect, or amend, modify or waive, in any material respect, any term or condition of any related Contract that would affect any Pool Receivable and (ii) with respect to each Pool Receivable, each SPV Entity shall comply in all material respects with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Credit and Collection Policy and, to the extent material to such Pool Receivable and to the extent not reflected from time to time in the Dilution Amount, the terms of the related Contract.
(k)    Change in Credit and Collection Policy. Except to the extent required by Applicable Law (in which case such SPV Entity shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent), such SPV Entity will not make any change to the Credit and Collection Policy that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents. Promptly following any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy, each SPV Entity will deliver a copy of the updated Credit and Collection Policy identifying such material change to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent.
(l)    Fundamental Changes. Such SPV Entity shall not, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, permit itself (i) to merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to, any Person or (ii) to be directly owned by any Person other than an Originator. Each SPV Entity shall provide the Administrative Agent with at least 30 days’ (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in writing) prior written notice before making any change in the such SPV Entity’s name (including the addition of a French name) or location, registered office, domicile or chief executive office or making any other change in such SPV Entity’s identity, structure or jurisdiction of formation that would reasonably be expected to impair or otherwise render any UCC financing statement filed pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document “seriously misleading” as such term (or similar term) is used in the applicable UCC or impair or render ineffective any PPSA financing statement or other similar filing made pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; each notice to the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents pursuant to this sentence shall set forth the applicable change and the proposed effective date thereof.
(m)    Books and Records. Each SPV Entity shall maintain and implement (or cause a Servicer to maintain and implement) administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records evidencing Pool Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain (or cause a Servicer to keep and maintain) all documents, books, records, computer tapes and disks and other information reasonably necessary for the servicing of each Pool Receivable (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each Pool Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Pool Receivable).
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(n)    Identifying of Records. Each SPV Entity shall: (i) identify (or cause a Servicer to identify) its master data processing records relating to Pool Receivables and related Contracts with a legend that indicates that the Pool Receivables have been pledged in accordance with this Agreement and (ii) cause each Originator so to identify its master data processing records with such a legend; provided, that no SPV Entity shall be obligated to include any notation or legend on, or otherwise mark, any Contracts.
(o)    Change in Payment Instructions to Pool Obligors. No SPV Entity shall (and shall not permit any Servicer or any Originator to) make any change in its (or their) instructions to the Pool Obligors regarding payments to be made to the Lock-Box Accounts (or any related Lock-Box), other than any instruction to remit payments to a different Lock-Box Account (or any related Lock-Box), unless the Administrative Agent shall have consented to such change in writing.
(p)    Security Interest, Etc. Each SPV Entity shall (and shall cause each Servicer to), at its expense, take all action necessary to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim, in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), including taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) as the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request. In furtherance of the foregoing, each SPV Entity hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) to file such continuations of the financing statements described in Section 4.05 as it deems necessary and appropriate to maintain such perfected security interest. Each SPV Entity shall cause the Servicers, from time to time and within the time limits established by law, to prepare and present to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s authorization and approval, all financing statements, amendments, continuations, financing change statements or initial financing statements in lieu of a continuation statement or financing change statement, or other filings necessary to continue, maintain and perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest as a first-priority interest. The Administrative Agent’s approval of such filings shall authorize such SPV Entity to file such financing statements or other filings under the UCC or PPSA. Notwithstanding anything else in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, no SPV Entity shall have any authority to file a termination, partial termination, release, partial release, discharge, partial discharge or any amendment that deletes the name of a debtor or excludes collateral of any such financing statements or other similar filings filed in connection with the Transaction Documents, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(q)    Further Assurances. Each SPV Entity hereby authorizes and hereby agrees from time to time, at its own expense, promptly to execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and to take all further actions, that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of exercising and enforcing the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(r)    Certain Amendments. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, no SPV Entity (and will not permit any
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Originator or any Servicer to) amend, modify, waive, revoke or terminate any Transaction Document to which it is a party in any material respect. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, Seller will not (and will not permit any Originator or any Servicer to) amend, modify, waive, revoke or terminate the Seller’s Limited Liability Company Agreement. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, the Seller shall not permit the existence of any other “limited liability company agreement,” as defined in the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, of the Seller, other than the Seller’s Limited Liability Company Agreement. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, Canadian Guarantor will not (and will not permit any Originator or any Servicer to) amend, modify, waive, revoke or terminate the Canadian Guarantor’s Limited Partnership Agreement or the articles of the Canadian GP (or any other organizational documents serving a similar purpose).
(s)    Restricted Payments. (i) Except as set forth below, no SPV Entity will: (A) purchase or redeem any of its membership interests, ordinary shares, preferred shares or other Equity Interests, (B) declare or pay any dividend, pay a return of capital, make a distribution to its partners or set aside any funds for any such purpose, (C) prepay, purchase or redeem any Debt other than in accordance with or pursuant to any Transaction Document, (D) lend or advance any funds or (E) repay any loans or advances to, for or from any of its Affiliates (the amounts described in clauses (A) through (E) being referred to as “Restricted Payments”).
(ii)    Subject to the limitations set forth in clause (iii) below, any SPV Entity may make Restricted Payments so long as such Restricted Payments are made only in one or more of the following ways: (A) such SPV Entity may make cash payments (including prepayments) on the Subordinated Loans in accordance with their respective terms and (B) such SPV Entity may declare and pay dividends if, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect thereto, the Seller’s Net Worth is not less than the Required Capital Amount.
(iii)    Any SPV Entity may make Restricted Payments only out of the funds, if any, it receives pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Agreement (or, in the case of the Canadian GP, from any such funds received by it as a permitted distribution from the Limited Partnership); provided that no SPV Entity shall pay, make or declare any Restricted Payment (including any dividend) if, after giving effect thereto, any Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing.
(iv)    For the avoidance of doubt, no Release made by any SPV Entity pursuant to Section 5.03 shall be deemed to be a Restricted Payment.
(t)    Other Business. No SPV Entity will: (i) engage in any business other than the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, (ii) create, incur or permit to exist any Debt of any kind (or cause or permit to be issued for its account any letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances) other than pursuant to this Agreement or the Subordinated Loans or (iii) form any Subsidiary.
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(u)    Use of Collections Available to such SPV Entity. Each SPV Entity shall apply the Collections available to such SPV Entity for legal and valid purposes in accordance with the applicable terms of the Transaction Documents.
(v)    Liquidity Coverage Ratio. No SPV Entity shall during the term of this Agreement issue any LCR Restricted Interests except with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, which consent specifies or acknowledges that the relevant commercial paper or security to be issued is an LCR Restricted Interest.
(w)    Transaction Information. No SPV Entity shall deliver any Transaction Information to any Rating Agency without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to such delivery, nor permit any of its Affiliate to do so on its behalf. No SPV Entity shall provide any Transaction Information in any oral communications with any Rating Agency without the participation of the applicable Group Agent, nor permit any of its Affiliates to do so on its behalf.
(x)    Seller’s Net Worth. The Seller shall not permit the Seller’s Net Worth to be less than the Required Capital Amount.
(y)    Chattel Paper. The Seller shall cause all chattel paper evidencing Pool Receivables held by the U.S. Servicer in its possession or control to be held by the U.S. Servicer as bailee for the Secured Parties and the Seller at the locations identified in Schedule IV, in the Electronic Invoice System or in other electronic document management systems (which may include document storage systems provided by third party vendors used in the ordinary course of the U.S. Servicer’s business); provided, however, that following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Termination Event, the Seller shall cause the U.S. Servicer to as promptly as practicable following receipt of written request therefor from the Administrative Agent, (a) provide the Administrative Agent with such access to the Electronic Invoice System, and, to the extent reasonably practicable, such other electronic document management systems, as is necessary to permit the Administrative Agent to identify, monitor and track the chattel paper stored therein, (b) implement such restrictions on the access of the officers, directors, agents and employees of the U.S. Servicer to the Electronic Invoice System as are reasonably necessary to ensure that possession or control of the chattel paper stored therein is not transferred to any third party, and/or (c) use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered all tangible chattel paper to the Administrative Agent; provided, that the foregoing shall be conducted in a manner reasonably calculated to comply with any applicable confidentiality or restrictions on disclosure to which the U.S. Servicer or any Originator is subject (including with respect to Obligor information); and provided, further, that compliance with any such request by the U.S Servicer will not materially impede or adversely affect Collections on, or the collectibility of, the Pool Receivables.
(z)    Beneficial Ownership Rule. Promptly after the Seller ceases to be a Majority Owned Subsidiary of a Listed Entity, the Seller shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser, a certification of the Seller as its beneficial owner(s) complying with the Beneficial Ownership Rule, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser.
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(aa)    Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws; Anti-Corruption Laws.
(i)    Each SPV Entity shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing upon the occurrence of a Reportable Compliance Event. If at any time any Pledged Collateral or Sold Assets becomes Blocked Property, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the Purchaser Parties, upon request by the Administrative Agent or any of the Purchasers, such SPV Entity shall provide substitute Pledged Collateral or Sold Assets acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Purchasers that is not Blocked Property.
(ii)    Each SPV Entity shall not permit a violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws and shall maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with such Anti-Corruption Laws.
(iii)    No SPV Entity shall (a) become a Sanctioned Person or allow its employees, officers, directors, affiliates, consultants, brokers, and agents acting on its behalf in connection with this Agreement to become a Sanctioned Person; (b) directly, or indirectly through a third party, engage in any transactions or other dealings with any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction, including any use of the proceeds of the Investments to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or, make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction; (c) repay the Capital or pay any other Seller Obligations with funds derived from any unlawful activity; (d) permit any Sold Asset or Pledged Collateral to become Blocked Property; or (e) engage in any transactions or other dealings with any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction prohibited by any Applicable Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions relating to economic sanctions and any Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(iv)    Each SPV Entity will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly, provide, use, or make available any Capital or any proceeds of any Investment hereunder in any manner that could result in a violation by any Person of any Anti-Corruption Laws or any other applicable Law.
(bb)    Canadian Defined Benefit Plan. The Canadian Guarantor shall not sponsor, maintain, contribute to, or otherwise incur liability under, any Canadian Defined Benefit Plan.
(cc)    Taxes.
(i)    The Seller shall file all material Tax returns required by Applicable Law to be filed by it and shall pay all material Taxes required by Applicable Law to be paid by it, other than any such Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.
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(ii)    The Seller shall at all relevant times be classified as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and shall not made any election under U.S. Treasury Regulation § 301.7701-3 to be classified as anything other than a disregarded entity that is disregarded as separate from a U.S. Person. The Seller shall not become subject to any Tax in any jurisdiction outside the United States. The Seller shall not become subject to any material amount of Taxes imposed by a state or local taxing authority. The Canadian Guarantor shall not become subject to any withholding Tax or net income Tax in Canada.
(dd)    Minimum Funding Threshold. The Aggregate Capital shall exceed the Minimum Funding Threshold.
(ee)    Linked Accounts. If a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Seller shall, if so instructed by the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), cause each Linked Account to cease being a “Linked Account” promptly, but not later than two (2) Business Days following the Seller’s or Servicer’s receipt of such instruction.
SECTION 7.02.     Covenants of the Servicers. At all times from the Closing Date until the Final Payout Date:
(a)    Financial Reporting. Each Servicer will maintain a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and the Servicers shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent:
(i)    Compliance Certificates. (a) A compliance certificate promptly upon completion of the annual report of the Servicers and in no event later than 90 days after the close of the Servicers’ fiscal year, in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit F signed by its chief accounting officer or treasurer solely in their capacities as officers of each Servicer stating that no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, or if any Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, stating the nature and status thereof and (b) within 30 days after the close of each fiscal quarter of the Servicers, a compliance certificate in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit F signed by its chief accounting officer or treasurer solely in their capacities as officers of the Servicers stating that no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, or if any Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, stating the nature and status thereof.
(ii)    Information Packages. (A) As soon as available and in any event not later than three (3) Business Days prior to each Monthly Settlement Date, an Information Package as of the most recently completed Fiscal Month and (B) upon ten Business Days’ written request of any Purchaser, a written report in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers setting forth the Specifically Reserved Maintenance Revenue Amount as of the most recently completed calendar month; provided, however, that prior to the occurrence of a Level 1 Ratings Trigger, no Servicer shall be required to prepare any such report more frequently than once per calendar quarter.
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(iii)    Other Information. Within a reasonable time following any such request, such additional information regarding the servicing of the Pool Receivables or the operations, business or financial condition of any Servicer as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request as it deems reasonably necessary to protect the interests of the Administrative Agent, the Group Agents or the other Secured Parties with respect to the Pool Receivables or their respective rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents.
(iv)    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any materials required to be delivered pursuant to this paragraph (a) shall be deemed to have been furnished to each of the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent on the date that such materials are posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
(b)    Notices. Each Servicer will notify the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in writing of any of the following events promptly upon (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after) a Financial Officer learning of the occurrence thereof, with such notice describing the same, and if applicable, the steps being taken by the Person(s) affected with respect thereto:
(i)    Notice of Termination Events. A statement of a Financial Officer of each Servicer describing any Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event that has occurred and is continuing and the action, if any, which such Servicer proposes to take with respect thereto.
(ii)    Representations and Warranties. The failure of any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Servicer under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to be true and correct in any material respect when made.
(iii)    Litigation. The institution of any litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental proceeding against any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Servicer, or any Originator which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv)    Adverse Claim. Any Person shall obtain an Adverse Claim upon the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral or any portion thereof (including with respect to any Lock-Box, Lock-Box Account and any Collections).
(v)    Name Changes. At least thirty (30) days (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in writing) before any change in any Originator’s or any SPV Entity’s name, jurisdiction of organization or formation, registered office, chief executive office, or principal place of business, its addition of a French name or any other change requiring the amendment of UCC financing statements or PPSA financing statements or other similar filings under any Applicable Law, a notice setting forth such changes and the effective date thereof.
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(vi)    Change in Accounting Policy. Any material change in any accounting policy of any Servicer that would reasonably be expected to affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(vii)    Purchase and Sale Termination Date. The occurrence of a Purchase and Sale Termination Date with respect to all remaining Originators under, and as defined in, any Purchase and Sale Agreement.
(viii)    Material Adverse Effect. Promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of any Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Servicer.
(c)    Conduct of Business. Each Servicer will do all things necessary to remain duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing as a domestic corporation in its jurisdiction of incorporation and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted if the failure to have such authority could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise permitted under the Transaction Documents, the Servicers will not make any material changes to its servicing practices or the conduct of its business, except to the extent any such change would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)    Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each Servicer will comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws to which it may be subject, except where the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)    Cooperation with Inspections. Each Servicer will cooperate in connection with any Inspection duly conducted hereunder pursuant to Section 7.01(g), including to permit the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent or their respective agents or representatives and/or certified public accountants or other auditors, during regular business hours and with reasonable prior written notice, to (i) examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books and records relating to the Pool Receivables or other Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral, (ii) visit the offices and properties of any Servicer for the purpose of examining such books and records and (iii) discuss matters relating to the Pool Receivables, the other Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral or any Servicer’s performance hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party with any of the officers, directors, employees or independent public accountants of any Servicer, to the extent reasonably available, having knowledge of such matters; and (iv) conduct a review of its books and records with respect to such Pool Receivables and other Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral.
(f)    Payments on Pool Receivables; Lock-Box Accounts. Each Servicer will (or will cause each Originator to) instruct all Pool Obligors to deliver all payments on the Pool Receivables to a Lock-Box Account or a Lock-Box. Each Servicer will, and will cause each Originator to, maintain such books and records necessary to identify Collections received from time to time on Pool Receivables and necessary to segregate such Collections received from other property of such Servicer and the Originators. If any Collections are received by such Servicer other than in a Lock-Box Account, it shall hold such payments in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and promptly (but in any event
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within two (2) Business Days after receipt) remit such funds into a Lock-Box Account. If any funds other than Collections (or other proceeds of the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral) are deposited into any Lock-Box Account, such Servicer will, within two (2) Business Days, identify and transfer such funds to the appropriate Person entitled to such funds. A Servicer shall only add a Lock-Box Account (or a related Lock-Box), or a Lock-Box Bank to those listed on Schedule II to this Agreement, if the Administrative Agent has received notice of such addition and an executed and acknowledged copy of a Lock-Box Agreement (or an amendment thereto) in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent from the applicable Lock-Box Bank (or pursuant to other arrangements consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent). A Servicer shall only terminate a Lock-Box Bank or close a Lock-Box Account (or a related Lock-Box) with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller and the U.S. Servicer shall be permitted to instruct Obligors in respect of Subject Cardtronics Receivables to deliver payments on Subject Cardtronics Receivables to the Subject Cardtronics Account so long as such Obligors were directed to pay to the Subject Cardtronics Account prior to the Closing Date and (y) instruct obligors with respect to Excluded Receivables to deliver payments in respect of such Excluded Receivables to a U.S. Collection Account. If a Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event shall have occurred and is continuing, then the Seller (or the U.S. Servicer on its behalf) shall cause all Collections received in the Subject Cardtronics Account to be transferred into a U.S. Collection Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt. If at any time the Administrative Agent (acting in its sole discretion) so instructs the Seller or U.S. Servicer in writing, the Seller (or the U.S. Servicer on its behalf) shall cause the Subject Cardtronics Account to (i) be assigned or novated from Cardtronics USA, Inc., to the Seller, (ii) become subject to a Lock-Box Agreement and (iii) become, and meet all requirements hereunder for, a Lock-Box Account, in each case, within not more than thirty (30) days after the Seller’s or U.S. Servicer’s receipt of such notice; provided, however that at (x) at no time shall the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables that are Subject Cardtronics Receivables exceed 5.0% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables then in the Receivables Pool and (y) the Seller (or the U.S. Servicer on its behalf) shall maintain such books and records necessary to identify Collections relating to Subject Cardtronics Receivables from other Collections and amounts received by it (or an Affiliate thereof).
(g)    Extension or Amendment of Pool Receivables. Except as otherwise permitted in Section 8.02, (i) the Servicers will not alter the delinquency status or adjust the Outstanding Balance or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable in any material respect, or amend, modify or waive, in any material respect, any term or condition of any related Contract that would affect any Pool Receivable and (ii) with respect to each Pool Receivable, each Servicer shall comply in all material respects with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Credit and Collection Policy and, to the extent material to such Pool Receivable and to the extent not reflected from time to time in the Dilution Amount, the terms of the related Contract.
(h)    Change in Credit and Collection Policy. Except to the extent required by Applicable Law (in which case each Servicers shall give prompt written notice thereof to the
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Administrative Agent), the Servicers will not make any change to the Credit and Collection Policy that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents. Promptly following any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy, the Servicers will deliver a copy of the updated Credit and Collection Policy identifying such material change to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent.
(i)    Books and Records. Each Servicer will maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records evidencing Pool Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records, computer tapes and disks and other information reasonably necessary for the servicing of each Pool Receivable (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each Pool Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Pool Receivable).
(j)    Identifying of Records. Each Servicer shall identify its master data processing records relating to Pool Receivables and related Contracts with a legend that indicates that the Pool Receivables have been pledged in accordance with this Agreement; provided, that no Servicer shall not be obligated to include any notation or legend on, or otherwise mark, any Contracts.
(k)    Change in Payment Instructions to Pool Obligors. The Servicers shall not (and shall not permit any Sub-Servicer to) make any change in its instructions to the Pool Obligors regarding payments to be made to the Lock-Box Accounts (or any related Lock-Box), other than any instruction to remit payments to a different Lock-Box Account (or any related Lock-Box), unless the Administrative Agent shall have consented to such change in writing.
(l)    Security Interest, Etc. Each Servicer shall, at its expense, take all action necessary to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim, in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), including taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) as the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request. Each Servicer shall, from time to time and within the time limits established by law, prepare and present to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s authorization and approval, all financing statements, amendments, continuations, financing change statements or initial financing statements in lieu of a continuation statement or financing change statement, or other filings necessary to continue, maintain and perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest as a first-priority interest. The Administrative Agent’s approval of such filings shall authorize such Servicer to file such financing statements or other filings under the UCC or PPSA, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything else in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Servicers shall not have any authority to file a termination, partial termination, release, partial release, discharge, partial discharge or any amendment that deletes the name of a debtor or excludes collateral of any such
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financing statements or other similar filings filed in connection with the Transaction Documents, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(m)    Further Assurances. Each Servicer hereby agrees from time to time, at its own expense, promptly to execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and to take all further actions, that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of exercising and enforcing the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(n)    Certain Amendments. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, the Servicers will not amend, modify, waive, revoke or terminate any Transaction Document to which it is a party in any material respect. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, the Servicers will not amend, modify, waive, revoke or terminate the Seller’s Limited Liability Agreement. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, the Servicers shall not permit the existence of any other “limited liability company agreement,” as defined in the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, of the Seller, other than the Seller’s Limited Liability Company Agreement. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, Servicers will not (and will not permit any Originator or the Servicers to) amend, modify, waive, revoke or terminate the Canadian Guarantor’s Limited Partnership Agreement or the articles of the Canadian GP (or any other organizational documents serving a similar purpose).
(o)    Transaction Information. The Servicers shall not deliver any Transaction Information to any Rating Agency without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to such delivery, nor permit any of its Affiliate to do so on its behalf. The Servicers shall not provide any Transaction Information in any oral communications with any Rating Agency without the participation of the applicable Group Agent, nor permit any of its Affiliates to do so on its behalf.
(p)    Chattel Paper. The U.S. Servicer shall hold all chattel paper in its possession or control that evidence Pool Receivables as bailee for the Secured Parties and the Seller, and shall not transfer possession or control of such chattel paper to any third party without the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents. All such chattel paper shall be held at the locations identified in Schedule IV, in the Electronic Invoice System or in other electronic document management systems (which may include document storage systems provided by third party vendors used in the ordinary course of the U.S. Servicer’s business). During the occurrence and continuation of a Termination Event, the U.S. Servicer shall, as promptly as practicable following receipt of written request therefor from the Administrative Agent, (a) provide the Administrative Agent with such access to the Electronic Invoice System, and, to the extent reasonably practicable, such other electronic document management systems, as is necessary to permit the Administrative Agent to identify, monitor and track the chattel paper stored therein, (b) implement such restrictions on the access of the officers, directors, agents and employees of the U.S. Servicer to the Electronic Invoice System as are reasonably necessary to ensure that possession or control of the chattel paper stored therein is not transferred
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to any third party, and/or (c) use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered all tangible chattel paper to the Administrative Agent; provided, that the foregoing shall be conducted in a manner reasonably calculated to comply with any applicable confidentiality or restrictions on disclosure to which the U.S. Servicer or any Originator is subject (including with respect to Obligor information); and provided, further, that compliance with any such request by the U.S. Servicer will not materially impede or adversely affect Collections on, or the collectibility of, the Pool Receivables.
(q)    Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws; Anti-Corruption Laws.
(i)    Each Covered Entity shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing upon the occurrence of a Reportable Compliance Event. If at any time any Pledged Collateral or Sold Assets becomes Blocked Property, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the Purchaser Parties, upon request by the Administrative Agent or any of the Purchasers, the Servicers shall provide substitute Pledged Collateral or Sold Assets acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Purchasers that is not Blocked Property.
(ii)    Each Covered Entity shall not permit, and shall not cause its respective Subsidiaries to permit, any violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws and shall maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with such Anti-Corruption Laws.
(iii)    The Covered Entities shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, (a) become a Sanctioned Person or allow its employees, officers, directors, affiliates, consultants, brokers, and agents acting on its behalf in connection with this Agreement to become a Sanctioned Person; (b) directly, or indirectly through a third party, engage in any transactions or other dealings with any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction, including any use of the proceeds of the Investments to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or, make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction; (c) repay the Capital or pay any other Seller Obligations with funds derived from any unlawful activity; (d) permit any Sold Assets or Pledged Collateral to become Blocked Property; or (e) engage in any transactions or other dealings with any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction prohibited by any Applicable Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions relating to economic sanctions and any Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(iv)    The Covered Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly, provide, use, or make available any Capital or any proceeds of any Investment hereunder in any manner that could result in a violation by any Person of any Anti-Corruption Laws or any applicable Law.
(r)    Taxes. Such Person shall file all material Tax returns required by Applicable Law to be filed by it and shall pay all material Taxes required by Applicable Law to
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be paid by it, other than any such Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.
(s)    Linked Accounts. If a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicers shall, if so instructed by the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), cause each Linked Account to cease being a “Linked Account” promptly, but not later than two (2) Business Days following the Seller’s or such Servicer’s receipt of such instruction.
SECTION 7.03.     Separate Existence of the SPV Entities. Each SPV Entity and each Servicer hereby acknowledges that the Secured Parties, the Group Agents and the Administrative Agent are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in reliance upon each SPV Entity’s identity as a legal entity separate from Performance Guarantor, any Originator, any Servicer and their Affiliates. Therefore, each SPV Entity and each Servicer shall take all steps specifically required by this Agreement or reasonably required by the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent to continue each SPV Entity’s identity as a separate legal entity and to make it apparent to third Persons that such SPV Entity is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of the Originators, Performance Guarantor, any Servicer and any other Person, and is not a division of Performance Guarantor, the Originators, any Servicer, its Affiliates or any other Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to and consistent with the other covenants set forth herein and in the other Transaction Documents, each of the SPV Entities and each Servicer shall (i) comply with (x) all applicable provisions set forth in Section 9(j) of the Seller’s Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended solely in accordance with this Agreement) and (y) all applicable provisions set forth in Section 3.12 of the Canadian Guarantor’s Limited Partnership Agreement (as amended solely in accordance with this Agreement) and in the articles of the Canadian GP, (ii) not take any action inconsistent with the foregoing or contrary to the related matters set forth or assumed in the opinions of counsel relating to true sale and substantive non-consolidation matters and (iii) take such actions as shall be required in order that:
(a)    Not fewer than one member of the Seller’s board of managers and the Canadian GP’s board of directors shall at all times meet the criteria set forth in the definition of “Independent Manager” or “Independent Director”, as applicable.
(b)    The Seller, the Canadian Guarantor and the Servicers shall (A) give written notice to the Administrative Agent of the election or appointment, or proposed election or appointment, of a new Independent Manager of the Seller or a new Independent Director of the Canadian GP, which notice shall be given not later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date such appointment or election would be effective (except when such election or appointment is necessary to fill a vacancy caused by the death, disability, or incapacity of the existing Independent Manager, or the failure of such Independent Manager to satisfy the criteria for an Independent Manager set forth in the definition thereof, in which case the Seller or the Canadian Guarantor, as applicable, shall provide written notice of such election or appointment within one (1) Business Day) and (B) with any such written notice, certify to the Administrative Agent that the Independent
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Manager satisfies the criteria for an Independent Manager set forth in the definition thereof.
(c)    The Seller’s Limited Liability Company Agreement shall include provisions to the effect that: (A) the Seller’s board of managers shall not approve, or take any other action to cause the filing of, a voluntary bankruptcy petition with respect to the Seller unless the Independent Manager shall approve the taking of such action in writing before the taking of such action and (B) such provision and each other provision requiring an Independent Manager cannot be amended without the prior written consent of the Independent Manager.
(d)    The Canadian GP’s articles shall include provisions to the effect that: (A) the Canadian GP’s board of directors shall not approve, or take any other action to cause the filing of, a voluntary bankruptcy petition with respect to the Canadian GP or the Limited Partnership unless the Independent Manager shall approve the taking of such action in writing before the taking of such action and (B) such provision and each other provision requiring an Independent Manager cannot be amended without the prior written consent of the Independent Manager.
(e)    The Seller’s or the Canadian Guarantor’s Independent Manager shall not at any time serve as a trustee in bankruptcy for the Seller, the Canadian GP, the Limited Partnership, any Originator, Performance Guarantor, any Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates.
SECTION 7.04.     Post-Closing Covenants.
(a)    The Canadian Servicer shall deliver to Administrative Agent, within 75 days following the date of this Agreement, estoppel letters (or a substitute therefor reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents) with respect to the following registrations: 21051115651, 21122109979, 13112812563, 18042329109 and 21122122396, in each case confirming that such registration or filing does not perfect or protect an interest in the Receivables and the Related Rights and that such Person will not rely on such registration or filing for such purpose.
(b)    Within two Business Days of the later of (x) the Closing Date and (y) the filing of any UCC financing statements against any Originator perfecting the security interests of the secured parties under the Atleos Credit Agreement or the Indenture, the Servicers shall cause the filing of UCC-3 partial releases in the forms provided to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date. The Servicer shall provide file-stamped evidence thereof to the Administrative Agent upon receipt thereof from the applicable Secretary of State or equivalent filing office.
(c)    The parties acknowledge that as of the Closing Date, the Subject Account is not subject to a Lock-Box Agreement. The Seller and the Servicer shall cause the Subject Account to become subject to an effective Lock-Box Agreement no later than the DACA Post-Closing Date.
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ARTICLE VIII    

ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION
OF RECEIVABLES
SECTION 8.01.     Appointment of the Servicers.
(a)    The servicing and administering of collections on the Pool Receivables shall be conducted by the Persons so designated from time to time as the Servicers in accordance with this Section 8.01.
(i)    Until the Administrative Agent gives notice to any Servicer (in accordance with this Section 8.01) of the designation of a new Servicer:
(A)    solely with respect to the U.S. Receivables, Cardtronics is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, a Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof; and
(B)    solely with respect to the Canadian Receivables, Cardtronics Canada is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, a Servicer for and on behalf of the Canadian Guarantor pursuant to the terms hereof.
(ii)    Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event (i) reasonably believed by the Administrative Agent or the Majority Group Agents to have resulted, in whole or in part, due to an act or omission of a Servicer or (ii) with respect to which, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent or the Majority Group Agents, the replacement of a Servicer would be reasonably likely to cure or mitigate such Termination Event or otherwise reduce any losses expected to be suffered by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party or maximize Collections on the Pool Receivables, then in any such case, the Administrative Agent may (with the consent of the Majority Group Agents) and shall (at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) designate as a Servicer any Person (including itself) to succeed any Servicer or any successor Servicer, on the condition in each case that any such Person so designated shall agree to perform the duties and obligations of a Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not have any obligation to designate itself as, or to become, a successor Servicer except in its sole discretion.
(b)    Upon the designation of a successor Servicer as set forth in clause (a) above, each applicable existing Servicer agrees that to the extent permitted by Applicable Law it will terminate its activities as a Servicer hereunder in a manner that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines will facilitate the transition of the performance of such activities to the new Servicer. Each applicable existing Servicer shall cooperate with and assist such new Servicer. Such cooperation shall include access to and transfer of records (including all Contracts) related to Pool Receivables and use by the new Servicer of all licenses (or the obtaining of new licenses), hardware or software necessary to collect the Pool Receivables and the Related Security.
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(c)    Each Servicer acknowledges that, in making its decision to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and each member in each Group have relied on such Person’s agreement to act as a Servicer hereunder. Accordingly, each Servicer agrees that it will not voluntarily resign as a Servicer without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents.
(d)    A Servicer may delegate its duties and obligations hereunder to any subservicer (each a “Sub-Servicer”); provided, that, in each such delegation: (i) such Sub-Servicer shall agree in writing to perform the delegated duties and obligations of such Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, (ii) such Servicer shall remain liable for the performance of the duties and obligations so delegated, (iii) each SPV Entity, the Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Group Agent shall have the right to look solely to such Servicer for performance, (iv) the terms of any agreement with any Sub-Servicer shall provide that the Administrative Agent may terminate such agreement upon the termination of such Servicer hereunder by giving notice of its desire to terminate such agreement to such Servicer (and such Servicer shall provide appropriate notice to each such Sub-Servicer) and (v) if such Sub-Servicer is neither an Affiliate of Cardtronics nor a collection agent for Defaulted Receivables, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents shall have consented in writing in advance to such delegation.
(e)    If any Servicer is replaced as Servicer hereunder, such Servicer shall take such actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and the successor Servicer to transition the servicing of the applicable Pool Receivables to such successor and to permit the successor Servicer to service the Collections on the applicable Pool Receivables, including, without limitation, providing the Administrative Agent and the successor Servicer with any information and data with respect to the Pool Receivables in the possession of, or reasonably available to, such Servicer or its Affiliates. In connection with any such actions by any Servicer, each SPV Entity shall pay to each Servicer its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses from such SPV Entity’s own funds if and when such funds are released to such SPV Entity from time to time pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(xi).
SECTION 8.02.     Duties of the Servicers.
(a)    Each Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to service and administer the collection of each Pool Receivable from time to time, all in accordance with this Agreement and all Applicable Laws, with commercially reasonable care and diligence, in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy in a manner consistent in all material respects with the past practices of the Originators (after taking into consideration the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents). Each Servicer shall set aside, for the accounts of each Group, the amount of Collections to which each such Group is entitled in accordance with Article III hereof. Each Servicer may, in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy and consistent with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, take such action, including modifications, waivers or restructurings of Pool Receivables and related Contracts, as such Servicer may reasonably determine to be appropriate to maximize Collections thereof, reflect adjustments expressly permitted under the Credit and
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Collection Policy or as expressly required under Applicable Laws or the applicable Contract or in a manner that does not adversely affect the Pool Receivables or Collections thereon; provided, that for purposes of this Agreement: (i) such action shall not, and shall not be deemed to, change the number of days such Pool Receivable has remained unpaid from the date of the original due date related to such Pool Receivable, (ii) such action shall not alter the status of such Pool Receivable as a Delinquent Receivable or a Defaulted Receivable and (iii) if a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, a Servicer may modify, waive or restructure a Pool Receivable (or reflect any related adjustments) only upon the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. Each Servicer shall hold in trust for each SPV Entity and the Secured Parties all records and documents (including computer tapes or disks) that relate to the Pool Receivables. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may direct any Servicer to commence or settle any legal action to enforce collection of any Pool Receivable that is a Defaulted Receivable or to foreclose upon or repossess any Related Security with respect to any such Defaulted Receivable.
(b)    The Servicers’ obligations hereunder shall survive until, and terminate on, the Final Payout Date.
SECTION 8.03.     Lock-Box Account Arrangements. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Termination Event, the Administrative Agent may (with the consent of the Majority Group Agents) and shall (upon the direction of the Majority Group Agents) at any time thereafter give notice to each Lock-Box Bank that the Administrative Agent is exercising its rights under the Lock-Box Agreements to do any or all of the following: (a) to have the exclusive ownership and control of the Lock-Box Accounts transferred to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and to exercise exclusive dominion and control over the funds deposited therein, (b) to have the proceeds that are sent to the respective Lock-Box Accounts redirected pursuant to the Administrative Agent’s instructions rather than deposited in the applicable Lock-Box Account and (c) to take any or all other actions permitted under the applicable Lock-Box Agreement. Each SPV Entity hereby agrees that if the Administrative Agent at any time takes any action set forth in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall have exclusive control (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) of the proceeds (including Collections) of all Pool Receivables and each SPV Entity hereby further agrees to take any other action reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of transferring such control. Any proceeds of Pool Receivables received by any SPV Entity or any Servicer thereafter shall be sent promptly to, or as otherwise instructed by, the Administrative Agent (and until so sent, shall be deemed to be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties)).
SECTION 8.04.     Enforcement Rights.
(a)    At any time following the occurrence and during the continuation of a Termination Event, until the Final Payout Date:
(i)    the Administrative Agent may instruct any SPV Entity or any Servicer to give notice of the Secured Parties’ interest in Pool Receivables to each Pool
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Obligor, which notice shall direct that payments be made directly to the Administrative Agent or its designee (on behalf of the Secured Parties), and such SPV Entity or such Servicer, as the case may be, shall give such notice at the expense of such SPV Entity or such Servicer, as the case may be; provided, that (i) if such SPV Entity or such Servicer, as the case may be, fails to so notify each Pool Obligor within two (2) Business Days following instruction by the Administrative Agent to do so or (ii) at any time following the occurrence of a Termination Event pursuant to Section 9.01(e) or (f), then, in either case, the Administrative Agent (at such SPV Entity’s or such Servicer’s, as the case may be, expense) may so notify the Pool Obligors;
(ii)    the Administrative Agent may request any Servicer to, and upon such request such Servicer shall: (A) assemble all of the records necessary or appropriate to service and administer the collection of the Pool Receivables and the Related Security, and transfer or license to a successor Servicer the use of all software necessary or appropriate to service and administer the collection of the Pool Receivables and the Related Security, and make the same available to the Administrative Agent or its designee (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and (B) segregate all cash, checks and other instruments received by it from time to time constituting Collections in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, promptly upon receipt, remit all such cash, checks and instruments, duly endorsed or with duly executed instruments of transfer, to the Administrative Agent or its designee;
(iii)    the Administrative Agent may assume exclusive control of each Lock-Box Account and notify the Lock-Box Banks that the applicable SPV Entity and the applicable Servicer will no longer have any access to the Lock-Box Accounts in accordance with Section 8.03;
(iv)    the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) replace the Person then acting as a Servicer in accordance with Section 8.01; and
(v)    the Administrative Agent may collect any amounts due from an Originator under any Purchase and Sale Agreement or from Performance Guarantor under any Performance Guaranty.
(b)    Each SPV Entity hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties), and irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and with full authority in the place and stead of such SPV Entity, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to take any and all steps in the name of the such SPV Entity and on behalf of such SPV Entity necessary or desirable, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Termination Event, to collect any and all amounts or portions thereof due under any and all Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral, including indorsing the name of such SPV Entity on checks and other instruments representing Collections and enforcing such Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this subsection, none of the powers conferred upon such attorney-in-fact pursuant to the preceding sentence shall subject
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such attorney-in-fact to any liability if any action taken by it shall prove to be inadequate or invalid, nor shall they confer any obligations upon such attorney-in-fact in any manner whatsoever.
SECTION 8.05.     Responsibilities of the SPV Entities. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each SPV Entity shall (i) perform all of its obligations, if any, under the Contracts related to the Pool Receivables to the same extent as if interests in such Pool Receivables had not been pledged hereunder, and the exercise by the Administrative Agent, or any other Purchaser Party of their respective rights hereunder shall not relieve such SPV Entity from such obligations and (ii) pay when due any Taxes, including any sales taxes payable in connection with the Pool Receivables and their creation and satisfaction. None of the Purchaser Parties shall have any obligation or liability with respect to any Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform any of the obligations of any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Servicer or any Originator thereunder.
SECTION 8.06.     Servicing Fee.
(a)    Subject to clause (b) below, each of the Seller and the Canadian Guarantor shall pay to its Servicer a fee (the “Servicing Fee”) equal to 1.00% per annum (the “Servicing Fee Rate”) of the daily average aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Pool Receivables for which such Servicer has primary servicing responsibility pursuant to Section 8.01(a). Accrued Servicing Fees shall be payable from Collections to the extent of available funds in accordance with Section 3.01.
(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing and for greater certainty, no Servicing Fee or other consideration with respect to the servicing of the Pool Receivables shall be payable to the Canadian Servicer as long as the Canadian Servicer is Cardtronics Canada or an Affiliate thereof.
(c)    If either Servicer ceases to be Cardtronics, Cardtronics Canada or an Affiliate of either of them, the Servicing Fee shall be the greater of: (i) the amount calculated pursuant to clause (a) above and (ii) an alternative amount specified by the successor Servicer and agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent not to exceed 110% of the aggregate reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such successor Servicer in connection with the performance of its obligations as Servicer hereunder.
ARTICLE IX    

TERMINATION EVENTS
SECTION 9.01.     Termination Events. If any of the following events (each a “Termination Event”) shall occur:
(a)    Any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer shall fail to make when due any payment or deposit required to be made by it under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, and such failure, shall continue unremedied for two (2) Business Days;
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(b)    any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer (or any of their respective officers) under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any information or report delivered by any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, shall prove to have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made or delivered, and such incorrect or untrue representation, warranty, information or report, solely to the extent capable of cure, shall continue unremedied for thirty (30) days;
(c)    any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (other than any such failure which would constitute a Termination Event under another clause set forth in this definition of “Termination Event”), and such failure, solely to the extent capable of cure, shall continue unremedied for thirty (30) days;
(d)    this Agreement or any security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall for any reason cease to create, or for any reason cease to be, a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent with respect to the Sold Assets or Pledged Collateral, free and clear of any Adverse Claim;
(e)    an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer or their respective debts, or of a substantial part of their respective assets, under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of an administrator, monitor, receiver, interim receiver, receiver/manager, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer or for a substantial part of their respective assets, and, in any such case, 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;
(f)    any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of any proceeding or petition described in clause (e) of this Section 9.01, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of an administrator, monitor, receiver, interim receiver, receiver/manager, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for itself or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding or (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the board of managers (or similar governing body) of any SPV
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Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (f) or clause (e) of this Section 9.01;
(g)    a Capital Coverage Deficit shall occur, and shall not have been cured within three (3) Business Days following any SPV Entity’s or any Servicer’s actual knowledge or receipt of notice thereof;
(h)    any Seller, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer fails to make any payment (whether of principal or interest) in respect of any Material Indebtedness when and as the same shall become due and payable, after giving effect to any period of grace specified for such payment in the agreement or instrument governing such Material Indebtedness;
(i)    any event or condition exists under any Material Indebtedness of the any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer that causes such Material Indebtedness to become due prior to its scheduled maturity or any event or condition exists and continues without waiver or remedy for a period of 30 days that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any such Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that no Termination Event shall arise under this clause (i) due to (i) any secured Material Indebtedness becoming due solely as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the assets securing such Material Indebtedness or (ii) any Material Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of a refinancing thereof, in each case, so long as such Material Indebtedness is paid or otherwise satisfied as a result thereof within two Business Days of when due;
(j)    any of the following shall occur:
(A)    the average Default Ratios for any three consecutive Fiscal Months exceeds 3.00%;
(B)    the average Delinquency Ratios for any three consecutive Fiscal Months exceeds 18.50%;
(C)    the average Dilution Ratios for any three consecutive Fiscal Months exceeds 5.25%; or
(D)    the Days’ Sales Outstanding exceeds 50 days;
(k)    any SPV Entity shall be required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act;
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(l)    any SPV Entity or any Servicer shall fail to deliver an Information Package pursuant to this Agreement, and such failure shall remain unremedied for three (3) Business Days;
(m)    any material provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (except to the extent resulting from an act or omission of any Purchaser Party or any of their respective Affiliates), or any of the any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer (or any of their respective Affiliates) shall so state in writing;
(n)    a Change in Control shall occur;
(o)    Any Servicer shall resign as Servicer other than in accordance with Section 8.01(c);
(p)    Any SPV Entity (or, in the case of the Limited Partnership, the general partner thereof) shall fail at any time (other than for ten (10) Business Days following notice of the death or resignation of any Independent Manager) to have an Independent Manager who satisfies each requirement and qualification specified in this Agreement’s definition of “Independent Manager”;
(q)    either (i) the Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any assets of any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer, or (ii) the PBGC shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA, Section 303(k) of ERISA, or 430(k) of the Code with regard to any of the assets of any SPV Entity or any of its ERISA Affiliates;
(r)    (i) the occurrence of a Reportable Event; (ii) the adoption of an amendment to a Pension Plan that would require the provision of security pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Code or Section 307 of ERISA; (iii) the existence with respect to any Multiemployer Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 431 of the Code or Section 304 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (iv) the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan; (v) the incurrence of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of any SPV Entity or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Multiemployer Plan; (vi) the receipt by any SPV Entity or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or any plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to terminate any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (vii) the receipt by any SPV Entity or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (viii) the occurrence of a prohibited transaction with respect to the Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates (pursuant to Section 4975 of the Code); (ix) the occurrence or existence of any other similar event or condition with respect to a Pension Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, with respect to each of clause (i)
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through (ix), that either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(s)    a Purchase and Sale Termination Event shall occur under any Purchase and Sale Agreement with respect to all applicable remaining Originators; or
(t)    one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator, or any Servicer, or any Subsidiary of any of the foregoing involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or to the extent not covered by a reputable and solvent insurance company) and such judgments and decrees either shall be final and non-appealable or shall not be vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal for any period of 30 consecutive days, and the aggregate amount of all such judgments equals or exceeds $50,000,000 (or solely with respect to any SPV Entity, $15,325);
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) by notice to the Seller (x) declare the Maturity Date to have occurred (in which case the Maturity Date shall be deemed to have occurred), and (y) declare the Aggregate Capital and all other non-contingent Seller Obligations to be immediately due and payable (in which case the Aggregate Capital and all other non-contingent Seller Obligations shall be immediately due and payable); provided that, automatically upon the occurrence of any event (without any requirement for the giving of notice) described in subsection (e) or (f) of this Section 9.01 with respect to the Seller, the Maturity Date shall occur and the Aggregate Capital and all other non-contingent Seller Obligations shall be immediately due and payable. Upon any such declaration or designation or upon such automatic termination, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies which they may have under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, all other rights and remedies provided after default under the UCC, PPSA and under other Applicable Law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may obtain from any court of competent jurisdiction an order for the appointment of an interim receiver, a receiver, a manager or a receiver and manager of the Canadian Guarantor or of any or all of its Pledged Collateral and, by instrument in writing appoint one or more interim receiver, a receiver, a manager or a receiver and manager of the Canadian Guarantor or any or all of its Pledged Collateral with such rights, powers and authority as may be provided for in the instrument of appointment or any supplemental instrument, and remove and replace any such interim receiver, receiver, manager or receiver and manager from time to time. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, any such interim receiver, receiver, manager or receiver and manager appointed by the Administrative Agent shall (for purposes relating to responsibility for acts or omissions) be considered to be the agent of the Canadian Guarantor and not of the Administrative Agent or any of the other Secured Parties. Any proceeds from liquidation of the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral shall be applied in the order of priority set forth in Section 3.01.
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ARTICLE X    

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION 10.01.     Authorization and Action. Each Purchaser Party hereby appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties other than those expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents, and no implied obligations or liabilities shall be read into any Transaction Document, or otherwise exist, against the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent does not assume, nor shall it be deemed to have assumed, any obligation to, or relationship of trust or agency with, the Seller or any Affiliate thereof or any Purchaser Party except for any obligations expressly set forth herein. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, in no event shall the Administrative Agent ever be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to any provision of any Transaction Document or Applicable Law.
SECTION 10.02.     Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them as Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement, in the absence of its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (a) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for any Purchaser Party or any Servicer), independent certified public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (b) makes no warranty or representation to any Purchaser Party (whether written or oral) and shall not be responsible to any Purchaser Party for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made by any other party in or in connection with this Agreement; (c) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of any Purchaser Party or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of any Purchaser Party; (d) shall not be responsible to any Purchaser Party for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (e) shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in so relying, upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION 10.03.     Administrative Agent and Affiliates. With respect to any Investment or interests therein owned by any Purchaser Party that is also the Administrative Agent, such Purchaser Party shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Purchaser Party and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any of its Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with the Seller or any Affiliate thereof and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Seller or any Affiliate thereof, all as if the Administrative Agent were not the
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Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any other Secured Party.
SECTION 10.04.     Indemnification of Administrative Agent. Each Committed Purchaser agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Seller or any Affiliate thereof), ratably according to the respective Pro Rata Percentage of such Committed Purchaser, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that no Committed Purchaser shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
SECTION 10.05.     Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
SECTION 10.06.     Action or Inaction by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to take action under any Transaction Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Group Agents or the Majority Group Agents, as the case may be, and assurance of its indemnification by the Committed Purchasers, as it deems appropriate. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document in accordance with a request or at the direction of the Group Agents or the Majority Group Agents, as the case may be, and such request or direction and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all Purchaser Parties. The Purchaser Parties and the Administrative Agent agree that unless any action to be taken by the Administrative Agent under a Transaction Document (i) specifically requires the advice or concurrence of all Group Agents or (ii) may be taken by the Administrative Agent alone or without any advice or concurrence of any Group Agent, then the Administrative Agent may take action based upon the advice or concurrence of the Majority Group Agents.
SECTION 10.07.     Notice of Termination Events; Action by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from any Purchaser Party or any SPV Entity stating that an Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event has occurred hereunder and describing such Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event. If the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to each Group Agent, whereupon each Group Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to its respective Conduit Purchaser(s) and Related Committed Purchaser(s). The Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, concerning an Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event or any other matter hereunder as the Administrative Agent deems advisable and in the best interests of the Secured Parties.
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SECTION 10.08.     Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Parties. Each Purchaser Party expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Seller or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent. Each Purchaser Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent that, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Purchaser Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will continue to make its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of each SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, each Originator or any Servicer and the Pool Receivables and its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to take, or omit, action under any Transaction Document. Except for items expressly required to be delivered under any Transaction Document by the Administrative Agent to any Purchaser Party, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Purchaser Party with any information concerning any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any Servicer that comes into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
SECTION 10.09.     Successor Administrative Agent.
(a)    The Administrative Agent may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ notice to each SPV Entity, each Servicer and each Group Agent, resign as Administrative Agent. Except as provided below, such resignation shall not become effective until a successor Administrative Agent is appointed by the Majority Group Agents as a successor Administrative Agent and has accepted such appointment. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Majority Group Agents, within thirty (30) days after the departing Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, the departing Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Administrative Agent as successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Majority Group Agents within sixty (60) days after the departing Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, the departing Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. For so long as no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Seller shall have the right to approve any successor Administrative Agent appointed hereunder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(b)    Upon such acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the resigning Administrative Agent, and the resigning Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents. After any resigning Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article X and Article XII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 10.10.     Erroneous Payments.
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(a)    If the Administrative Agent notifies a Purchaser, a Group Agent or a Secured Party, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Purchaser a Group Agent or Secured Party (any such Purchaser, Group Agent, Secured Party or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Purchaser, Group Agent, Secured Party, or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and demands the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent and shall be segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Purchaser, Group Agent or Secured Party shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Overnight Bank Funding Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(b)    Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Purchaser, Group Agent or Secured Party, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Purchaser, Group Agent or Secured Party, such Purchaser hereby further agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Purchaser, Group Agent or Secured Party, or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part) in each case:
(i)    (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and
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(ii)    such Purchaser, Group Agent or Secured Party shall (and shall cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one Business Day of its knowledge of such error) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 10.10(b).
(c)    Each Purchaser, Group Agent or Secured Party hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Purchaser or Secured Party under any Transaction Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Purchaser, Group Agent or Secured Party from any source, against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under immediately preceding clause (a) or under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement.
(d)    In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor by the Administrative Agent in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Purchaser or Group Agent that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Purchaser or Group Agent at any time, (i) such related Purchaser shall be deemed to have assigned its Capital (but not its Commitments) with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Capital (but not Commitments), the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance), and is hereby (together with the Seller) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (ii) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Purchaser shall be deemed to acquire the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (iii) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Purchaser shall become a Purchaser or Group Agent, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Purchaser shall cease to be a Purchaser or Group Agent, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Purchaser and (iv) the Administrative Agent may reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Capital subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. The Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Capital acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Purchaser be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Capital (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Purchaser or related Group Agent (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Purchaser and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance
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with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, each party hereto agrees that, except to the extent that the Administrative Agent has sold Capital (or portion thereof) acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent may be equitably subrogated, the Administrative Agent shall be contractually subrogated to all the rights and interests of the applicable Purchaser, related Group Agent or Secured Party under the Transaction Documents with respect to each Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”).
(e)    The parties hereto agree that an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Seller Obligations owed by any SPV Entity or any Servicer, except, in each case, to the extent such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from any SPV Entity or any Servicer for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.
(f)    To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine
(g)    Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 10.10 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Seller Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Transaction Document.
ARTICLE XI    

THE GROUP AGENTS
SECTION 11.01.     Authorization and Action. Each Purchaser Party that belongs to a Group hereby appoints and authorizes the Group Agent for such Group to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to such Group Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. No Group Agent shall have any duties other than those expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents, and no implied obligations or liabilities shall be read into any Transaction Document, or otherwise exist, against any Group Agent. No Group Agent assumes, nor shall it be deemed to have assumed, any obligation to, or relationship of trust or agency with the Seller or any Affiliate thereof, any Purchaser except for any obligations expressly set forth herein. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, in no event shall any Group Agent ever be required to take any action which exposes such Group Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to any provision of any Transaction Document or Applicable Law.
SECTION 11.02.     Group Agent’s Reliance, Etc. No Group Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken
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by it or them as a Group Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents in the absence of its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Group Agent: (a) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Administrative Agent, any SPV Entity or any Servicer), independent certified public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (b) makes no warranty or representation to any Purchaser Party (whether written or oral) and shall not be responsible to any Purchaser Party for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made by any other party in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; (c) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document on the part of any SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof or any other Person or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of any SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof; (d) shall not be responsible to any Purchaser Party for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other Transaction Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (e) shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in so relying, upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION 11.03.     Group Agent and Affiliates. With respect to any Investment or interests therein owned by any Purchaser Party that is also a Group Agent, such Purchaser Party shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Purchaser and may exercise the same as though it were not a Group Agent. A Group Agent and any of its Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with any SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof and any Person who may do business with or own securities of any SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof or any of their respective Affiliates, all as if such Group Agent were not a Group Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any other Secured Party.
SECTION 11.04.     Indemnification of Group Agents. Each Committed Purchaser in any Group agrees to indemnify the Group Agent for such Group (to the extent not reimbursed by SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof), ratably according to the proportion of the Pro Rata Percentage of such Committed Purchaser to the aggregate Pro Rata Percentages of all Committed Purchasers in such Group, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Group Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any action taken or omitted by such Group Agent under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that no Committed Purchaser shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Group Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
SECTION 11.05.     Delegation of Duties. Each Group Agent may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Group Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
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SECTION 11.06.     Notice of Termination Events. No Group Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event unless such Group Agent has received notice from the Administrative Agent, any other Group Agent, any other Purchaser Party, any Servicer or any SPV Entity stating that an Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event has occurred hereunder and describing such Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event. If a Group Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to the Purchaser Parties in its Group and to the Administrative Agent (but only if such notice received by such Group Agent was not sent by the Administrative Agent). A Group Agent may take such action concerning an Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event as may be directed by Committed Purchasers in its Group representing a majority of the Commitments in such Group (subject to the other provisions of this Article XI), but until such Group Agent receives such directions, such Group Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, as such Group Agent deems advisable and in the best interests of the Conduit Purchasers and Committed Purchasers in its Group.
SECTION 11.07.     Non-Reliance on Group Agent and Other Parties. Each Purchaser Party expressly acknowledges that neither the Group Agent for its Group nor any of such Group Agent’s directors, officers, agents or employees has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by such Group Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the any SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such Group Agent. Each Purchaser Party represents and warrants to the Group Agent for its Group that, independently and without reliance upon such Group Agent, any other Group Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Purchaser Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will continue to make its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of any SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof and the Pool Receivables and its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to take, or omit, action under any Transaction Document. Except for items expressly required to be delivered under any Transaction Document by a Group Agent to any Purchaser Party in its Group, no Group Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Purchaser Party in its Group with any information concerning any SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof that comes into the possession of such Group Agent or any of its directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
SECTION 11.08.     Successor Group Agent. Any Group Agent may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, each SPV Entity, each Servicer and the Purchaser Parties in its Group, resign as Group Agent for its Group. Such resignation shall not become effective until a successor Group Agent is appointed by the Purchaser(s) in such Group. Upon such acceptance of its appointment as Group Agent for such Group hereunder by a successor Group Agent, such successor Group Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the resigning Group Agent, and the resigning Group Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents. After any resigning Group Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article XI and Article XII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was a Group Agent.
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SECTION 11.09.     Reliance on Group Agent. Unless otherwise advised in writing by a Group Agent or by any Purchaser Party in such Group Agent’s Group, each party to this Agreement may assume that (i) such Group Agent is acting for the benefit and on behalf of each of the Purchaser Parties in its Group, as well as for the benefit of each assignee or other transferee from any such Person and (ii) each action taken by such Group Agent has been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of the Purchaser Parties in its Group.
ARTICLE XII    

INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 12.01.     Indemnities by the SPV Entities.
(a)    Without limiting any other rights that the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Parties, the Affected Persons and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (each, a “SPV Entity Indemnified Party”) may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, each SPV Entity, jointly and severally, hereby agrees to indemnify each SPV Entity Indemnified Party from and against any and all claims, losses and liabilities (including Attorney Costs) arising out of or resulting from this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the use of proceeds of the Investments or the security interest in respect of any Pool Receivable or any other Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “SPV Entity Indemnified Amounts”); excluding, however, (x) SPV Entity Indemnified Amounts to the extent arising out of or resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such SPV Entity Indemnified Party or any of its Related Indemnified Parties or the breach by such SPV Entity Indemnified Party or any of its Related Indemnified Parties of its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party, in each case, as determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, and (y) Taxes that are covered by Section 4.03. Without limiting the foregoing, the SPV Entity Indemnified Amounts shall include any and all claims, losses and liabilities (including Attorney Costs) arising out of or resulting from any of the following (but excluding amounts described in clauses (x) and (y) above):
(i)    any Pool Receivable being included as an Eligible Receivable as part of the Net Receivables Pool Balance but which is not an Eligible Receivable at such time;
(ii)    any representation or warranty by any SPV Entity under this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents, any Information Package or any other information or report delivered by or on behalf of any SPV Entity pursuant hereto being untrue or incorrect when made or deemed made;
(iii)    any failure of any SPV Entity to perform any of its duties or obligations in accordance with the provisions hereof and of each other Transaction Document (including any covenants relating to actions or prohibitions applicable to or required by the Canadian GP or any other Person expressly set forth herein);
(iv)    the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables at any time with other funds;
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(v)    any third party investigation, litigation or proceeding (actual or threatened, but excluding any such investigation, litigation or proceeding brought by another SPV Entity Indemnified Party) against a SPV Entity Indemnified Party by reason of such SPV Entity Indemnified Party’s participation in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the use of proceeds of any Investments or in respect of any Pool Receivable or other Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral or any related Contract;
(vi)    any third party claim (actual or threatened, but excluding any such claim brought by another SPV Entity Indemnified Party) against a SPV Entity Indemnified Party arising from any activity by any SPV Entity or any Affiliate of such SPV Entity in servicing, administering or collecting any Pool Receivable;
(vii)    any failure of a Lock-Box Bank to comply with the terms of the applicable Lock-Box Agreement or any amounts payable by the Administrative Agent to a Lock-Box Bank under any Lock-Box Agreement;
(viii)    any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor) of the Obligor to the payment of any Pool Receivable (including, without limitation, a defense based on such Pool Receivable or the related Contract not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other claim resulting from or arising out of collection activities with respect to such Pool Receivable or the sale of goods or the rendering of services related to such Pool Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish any such goods or services or other similar claim or defense not arising from the financial inability of any Obligor to pay undisputed indebtedness;
(ix)    any reduction in Capital as a result of the distribution of Collections if all or a portion of such distributions shall thereafter be rescinded or otherwise must be returned for any reason; or
(x)    any breach of any Contract as a result of the sale, assignment or declaration or creation of a trust in respect of any Canadian Receivable related thereto pursuant to this Agreement.
(b)    In no event shall any SPV Entity be liable hereunder to any SPV Entity Indemnified Party or any other Person for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, including but not limited to lost profits, even if such SPV Entity has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(c)    If for any reason any indemnification to which a SPV Entity Indemnified Party would otherwise be entitled pursuant to the terms of Section 12.01(a) is unavailable to such SPV Entity Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold it harmless, then each SPV Entity shall contribute to such SPV Entity Indemnified Party the amount paid or payable by such SPV Entity Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of such SPV Entity and its Affiliates on the
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one hand and such SPV Entity Indemnified Party on the other hand in the matters contemplated by this Agreement as well as the relative fault of each SPV Entity and its Affiliates and such SPV Entity Indemnified Party with respect to such loss, claim, damage or liability and any other relevant equitable considerations. The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of any SPV Entity under this Section shall, to the extent not duplicative, be in addition to any liability which such PV Entity may otherwise have.
(d)    All amounts owed by any SPV Entity under this Section 12.01 shall be paid by such SPV Entity, in accordance with Section 3.01(a), beginning on the Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which any SPV Entity and the Administrative Agent have received written demand of the related SPV Entity Indemnified Amounts from the Group Agent related to the SPV Entity Indemnified Party or its Group Agent on its behalf. Any indemnification or contribution under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 12.02.     Indemnification by the Servicers.
(a)    Each Servicer, jointly and severally, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each SPV Entity, the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Parties, the Affected Persons and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (each, a “Servicer Indemnified Party”), from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or injury suffered or sustained by reason of (i) any Servicer’s failure to duly and punctually perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, (ii) the breach by any Servicer of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder, (iii) any violation of Applicable Law by any Servicer, (iv) any Adverse Claim asserted by any creditor of any Servicer against any of the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral, (v) any third party claim against a Servicer Indemnified Party for damages caused by the Servicers’ servicing, administration or collection of Pool Receivables, (vi) any governmental investigation or proceeding against a Servicer Indemnified Party based on the Servicers’ servicing, administration or collection of Pool Receivables, (vii) the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables at any time with other funds, (viii) the failure of any Pool Receivable which any Servicer includes as an Eligible Receivable as part of the Net Receivables Pool Balance to be an Eligible Receivable at such time, (ix) the voluntary resignation of any Servicer hereunder, in each case, including any judgment, award, settlement, Attorney Costs and other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim or (x) any breach of any Contract as a result of the sale, assignment or declaration or creation of a trust in respect of any Canadian Receivable related thereto pursuant to this Agreement (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as, “Servicer Indemnified Amounts”); excluding, however, (A) Servicer Indemnified Amounts to the extent arising out of or resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Servicer Indemnified Party or any of its Related Indemnified Parties or the breach by such Servicer Indemnified Party or any of its Related Indemnified Parties of its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party, in each case, as determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction and (B) any Credit Risk Losses or losses arising under arrangements (synthetically or otherwise) to the extent such arrangements have the effect of replicating, in whole or in part, exposure to Credit Risk Losses.
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(b)    In no event shall any Servicer be liable hereunder to any Servicer Indemnified Party or any other Person for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, including but not limited to lost profits, even if such Servicer has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(c)    If for any reason any indemnification to which a Servicer Indemnified Party would otherwise be entitled pursuant to the terms of Section 12.02(a) is unavailable to such Servicer Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold it harmless, then each Servicer shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Servicer Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Servicers and its Affiliates on the one hand and such Servicer Indemnified Party on the other hand in the matters contemplated by this Agreement as well as the relative fault of the Servicers and its Affiliates and such Servicer Indemnified Party with respect to such loss, claim, damage or liability and any other relevant equitable considerations. The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Servicers under this Section shall, to the extent not duplicative, be in addition to any liability which the Servicers may otherwise have.
(d)    All amounts owed by the Servicers under this Section 12.02 shall be paid by the Servicers by the Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which a Servicer has received written demand of the related Servicer Indemnified Amounts from the applicable Servicer Indemnified Party (or the related Group Agent on its behalf). Any indemnification or contribution under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 12.03.     Currency Indemnity.
(a)    If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert an amount owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that provided for in the definition of Spot Rate.
(b)    The obligations of each SPV Entity and each Servicer in respect of any amount due to any party hereto (or their respective assigns) or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder or under any other Transaction Document (the “Applicable Creditor”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than the currency in which such amount is stated to be due hereunder (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any amount adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the applicable SPV Entity or Servicer, as the case may be, shall, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss.
(c)    Any indemnification under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE XIII    

MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 13.01.     Amendments, Etc.
(a)    No failure on the part of any Purchaser Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any party from any such provision shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the Seller, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, and each waiver or consent granted hereunder shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that (A) no amendment, waiver or consent shall be enforceable against any Servicer or Canadian Guarantor unless in writing and signed by such Servicer or Canadian Guarantor; (B) no amendment, waiver or consent shall increase any Committed Purchaser’s Commitment hereunder without the consent of such Committed Purchaser and (C) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent:
(i)    change (directly or indirectly) the definitions of, Capital Coverage Deficit, Defaulted Receivable, Delinquent Receivable, Eligible Receivable, Facility Limit, Scheduled Maturity Date, Net Receivables Pool Balance or Total Reserves or any component of any of the foregoing contained in this Agreement, or increase the then existing Concentration Percentage for any Pool Obligor or change the calculation of the Capital Coverage Amount;
(ii)    reduce the amount of Capital, Yield or Fees that are payable on account of any Investment or any Commitment or delay any scheduled date for payment thereof;
(iii)    change any Termination Event;
(iv)    change any of the provisions of this Section 13.01 or the definition of “Majority Group Agents”; or
(v)    change the order of priority in which Collections are applied pursuant to Section 3.01.
SECTION 13.02.     Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (which shall include facsimile communication) and faxed or delivered, to each party hereto, at its address set forth under its name on Schedule III hereto or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. Notices and communications by facsimile shall be effective when sent (and shall be followed by hard copy sent by regular mail), and notices and communications sent by other means shall be effective when received.
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SECTION 13.03.     Assignability; Addition of Purchasers.
(a)    Assignment by Conduit Purchasers. This Agreement and the rights of each Conduit Purchaser hereunder (including each Investment made by it hereunder) shall be assignable by such Conduit Purchaser and its successors and permitted assigns (i) to any Program Support Provider of such Conduit Purchaser without prior notice to or consent from the Seller or any other party, or any other condition or restriction of any kind, (ii) to any other Purchaser with prior notice to the Seller but without consent from the Seller or (iii) with the prior written consent of the Seller (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that such consent shall not be required if a Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), to any other Eligible Assignee. Each assignor of an Investment or any interest therein may, in connection with the assignment or participation, disclose to the assignee or Participant any information relating to the Seller and its Affiliates, including the Pool Receivables, furnished to such assignor by or on behalf of the Seller and its Affiliates or by the Administrative Agent; provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or Participant agrees to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the Seller and its Affiliates received by it from any of the foregoing entities in a manner consistent with Section 13.06(b). For the sake of clarity, any sale, assignment, participation, pledge or similar transfer by a Conduit Purchaser of any Investments, Sold Receivables, Sold Assets, or Pool Receivables (whether in whole or in part) shall require and be deemed a transfer of the associated rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect therewith.
(b)    Assignment by Committed Purchasers. Each Committed Purchaser may assign to any Eligible Assignee or to any other Committed Purchaser all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment and any Investment or interests therein owned by it); provided, however that:
(i)    except for an assignment by a Committed Purchaser to either an Affiliate of such Committed Purchaser or any other Committed Purchaser, each such assignment shall require the prior written consent of the Seller (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that such consent shall not be required if a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing);
(ii)    each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under this Agreement;
(iii)    the amount being assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement with respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than the lesser of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) all of the assigning Committed Purchaser’s Commitment;
(iv)    each such assignment (or sale, participation, pledge or similar transfer) by a Committed Purchaser of any Investments, Sold Receivables, Sold Assets, or Pool Receivables (whether in whole or in part) shall require and be deemed a transfer of the associated rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect therewith; and
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(v)    the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement.
Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement, and to the extent that rights and obligations under this Agreement have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Committed Purchaser hereunder and (y) the assigning Committed Purchaser shall, to the extent that rights and obligations have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, relinquish such rights and be released from such obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Committed Purchaser’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Committed Purchaser shall cease to be a party hereto).
(c)    Register. The Administrative Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Seller, maintain at its address referred to on Schedule III of this Agreement (or such other address of the Administrative Agent notified by the Administrative Agent to the other parties hereto) a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance Agreement delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Committed Purchasers and the Conduit Purchasers, the Commitment of each Committed Purchaser and the aggregate outstanding Capital (and stated interest) of the Investments of each Conduit Purchaser and Committed Purchaser from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Seller, the Servicers, the Administrative Agent, the Group Agents, and the other Purchaser Parties shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Committed Purchaser or Conduit Purchaser, as the case may be, under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Seller, any Servicer, any Group Agent, any Conduit Purchaser or any Committed Purchaser at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d)    Procedure. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed and delivered by an assigning Committed Purchaser and an Eligible Assignee or assignee Committed Purchaser, the Administrative Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement has been duly completed, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Seller and any Servicer.
(e)    Participations. Each Committed Purchaser may sell participations to one or more Eligible Assignees (each, a “Participant”) in or to all or a portion of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment and the interests in the Investments owned by it); provided, however, that:
(i)    such Committed Purchaser’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitment to the Seller hereunder) shall remain unchanged;
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(ii)    such Committed Purchaser shall remain solely responsible to the other parties to this Agreement for the performance of such obligations;
(iii)     the Seller, the Servicers and each Purchaser Party shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Committed Purchaser in connection with such Committed Purchaser’s rights and obligations under this Agreement; and
(iv)    any agreement or instrument pursuant to which such Committed Purchaser sells such a participation shall provide that such Committed Purchaser shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (except that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Committed Purchaser will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in clause (C) of the proviso to Section 13.01(a) that affects such Participant).
(f)    Participant Register. Each Committed Purchaser that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Seller, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Investments or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Committed Purchaser shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Investments or its other obligations under this Agreement) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Investment or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Committed Purchaser shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(g)    Assignments by Agents. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent therein shall be assignable by the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent, as the case may be, and its successors and assigns; provided that in the case of an assignment to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent, so long as no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, such assignment shall require the Seller’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
(h)    Assignments by the Seller or the Servicers. Neither the Seller nor, except as provided in Section 8.01, the Servicers may assign any of its respective rights or obligations hereunder or any interest therein without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent (such consent to be provided or withheld in the sole discretion of such Person).
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(i)    Addition of Purchasers or Groups. The Seller may, with written notice to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent, add additional Persons as Purchasers (by creating a new Group) or cause an existing Purchaser to increase its Commitment; provided, however, that the Commitment of any existing Purchaser may only be increased with the prior written consent of such Purchaser. Each new Purchaser (or Group) shall become a party hereto, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent and the Seller, an assumption agreement (each, an “Assumption Agreement”) in the form of Exhibit C hereto (which Assumption Agreement shall, in the case of any new Purchaser, be executed by each Person in such new Purchaser’s Group).
(j)    Pledge to a Federal Reserve Bank(j) Pledge to a Federal Reserve Bank. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (i) any Purchaser, Program Support Provider or any of their respective Affiliates may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its interest in, to and under this Agreement (including, without limitation, rights to payment of Capital and Yield) and any other Transaction Document to secure its obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, without notice to or the consent of the Seller, the Servicers, any Affiliate thereof or any Purchaser Party; provided, however, that that no such pledge shall relieve such assignor of its obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 13.04.     Costs and Expenses. In addition to the rights of indemnification granted under Section 12.01 hereof, each SPV Entity agrees to pay, in accordance with Section 3.01(a) beginning on the Settlement Date following the Fiscal Month during which each SPV Entity has received written demand therefor, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Purchaser Party in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (together with all amendments, restatements, supplements, consents and waivers, if any, from time to time hereto and thereto), including, without limitation, (i) Attorney Costs incurred in connection with obtaining advice regarding their rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or in connection with the enforcement of any such rights or remedies and (ii) reasonable accountants’, auditors’ and consultants’ fees and expenses and fees and charges of any nationally recognized statistical rating agency incurred in connection with the administration and maintenance of this Agreement or advising the Administrative Agent or any other Purchaser Party as to their rights and remedies under this Agreement or in connection with the enforcement of any such rights or remedies.
SECTION 13.05.     No Proceedings; Limitation on Payments.
(a)    Each of each SPV Entity, the Administrative Agent, each Servicer, each Group Agent and each Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees (and each other Person who acquires any interest in an Investment shall be deemed to have covenanted and agreed) with each Conduit Purchaser and with each other that, until the date that is one year plus one day after the Notes or other outstanding senior indebtedness of such Conduit Purchaser have been paid in full, it will not institute or cause or participate in the institution of any Insolvency Proceeding against such Conduit Purchaser.
(b)    Each of each Servicer, each Group Agent and each Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees (and each other Person who acquires any interest in an Investment shall be
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deemed to have covenanted and agreed) with each SPV Entity and with each other that, until the date that is one year plus one day after the Final Payout Date, it will not institute or cause or participate in the institution of any Insolvency Proceeding against any SPV Entity. The Administrative Agent hereby covenants and agrees that, until the date that is one year plus one day after the Final Payout Date, it will not institute or cause or participate in the institution of any Insolvency Proceeding against any SPV Entity without the consent of the Majority Group Agents.
(c)    Notwithstanding any provisions contained in this Agreement to the contrary, a Conduit Purchaser shall not, and shall be under no obligation to, pay any amount, if any, payable by it pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document unless (i) such Conduit Purchaser has received funds which may be used to make such payment and which funds are not required to repay such Conduit Purchaser’s Notes when due and (ii) after giving effect to such payment, either (x) such Conduit Purchaser could issue Notes to refinance all of its outstanding Notes (assuming such outstanding Notes matured at such time) in accordance with the program documents governing such Conduit Purchaser’s securitization program or (y) all of such Conduit Purchaser’s Notes are paid in full. Any amount which any Conduit Purchaser does not pay pursuant to the operation of the preceding sentence shall not constitute a claim (as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code) against or company obligation of such Conduit Purchaser for any such insufficiency unless and until such Conduit Purchaser satisfies the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) above. The provisions of this Section 13.05 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 13.06.     Confidentiality.
(a)    Each of the Administrative Agent and the other Purchaser Parties agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its Related Parties, including its accountants, legal counsel, advisors and other agents, it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential, (ii) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it, (iii) to the extent required by Applicable Law or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party to this Agreement, any Program Support Provider, Performance Guarantor, or any Originator, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) to any nationally recognized statistical rating organization in connection with obtaining or maintaining the rating of any Conduit Purchaser’s Notes or as contemplated by 17 CFR 240.17g-5(a)(3), (vii) subject to an agreement containing confidentiality undertakings substantially similar to those of this Section, to (x) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (y) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any SPV Entity and its obligations, (viii) with the consent of any SPV Entity or any Servicer, as applicable, (ix) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this clause (a) or (y) becomes available to any Purchaser Party or any Affiliate of any Purchaser Party on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than any SPV
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Entity or any Servicer. For purposes of this clause (a), “Information” means all information received from any SPV Entity or any Servicer relating to any SPV Entity, any Servicer or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to any Purchaser Party on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any SPV Entity or any Servicer; provided that, in the case of information received from any SPV Entity or any Servicer after the date hereof (other than in connection with an Inspection), such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this clause (a) shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
(b)    Each SPV Entity and each Servicer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its Related Parties, including its accountants, legal counsel, advisors and other agents, it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential, (ii) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iii) to the extent required by Applicable Law (including applicable filings under the Exchange Act) or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party to this Agreement, any Program Support Provider, Performance Guarantor or any Originator, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) with the consent of the applicable Purchaser Party, (vii) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this clause (b) or (y) becomes available to any SPV Entity, any Servicer, or any of their Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than a Purchaser Party. For purposes of this clause (b), “Information” means the Fee Letter and all information received from a Purchaser Party that is clearly identified as confidential at the time of delivery. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this clause (b) shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
SECTION 13.07.     GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).
SECTION 13.08.     Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile or other electronic means shall be equally effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart.
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SECTION 13.09.     Integration; Binding Effect; Third-Party Beneficiaries; Survival of Termination. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contain the final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof superseding all prior oral or written understandings. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The Secured Parties are express third-party beneficiaries hereunder; provided, that the rights of each such third-party beneficiary shall be subject to the compliance by such third-party beneficiary with the provisions of the Transaction Documents (including, to the extent applicable, the provisions of Section 4.03(f) and Section 4.06 of this Agreement) that relate to such rights. No other third-party beneficiary rights are intended or conferred hereunder. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms and shall remain in full force and effect until the Final Payout Date; provided, however, that the provisions of Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 10.04, 10.06, 11.04, 12.01, 12.02, 13.04, 13.05, 13.06, 13.07, 13.09, 13.11 and 13.13 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 13.10.     CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. (a) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THEY MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION 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.
(b)    NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, EACH OF THE CANADIAN GUARANTOR AND THE CANADIAN SERVICER (COLLECTIVELY, THE “FOREIGN ENTITIES”) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES, APPOINTS AND EMPOWERS THE U.S. SERVICER AS ITS DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT TO RECEIVE, ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE FOR AND ON ITS BEHALF, AND ITS PROPERTIES, ASSETS AND REVENUES, SERVICE FOR ANY AND ALL LEGAL PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 13.10 WHICH MAY BE MADE ON SUCH DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LEGAL PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED FOR SUCH COURTS, WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT. IF FOR ANY REASON SUCH DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT HEREUNDER SHALL CEASE TO BE AVAILABLE TO ACT AS SUCH, EACH FOREIGN ENTITY AGREES
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TO DESIGNATE A NEW DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK ON THE TERMS AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION 13 SATISFACTORY TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. EACH FOREIGN ENTITY FURTHER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS AND AGREES TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL LEGAL PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BY SERVING A COPY THEREOF UPON THE AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 13.10 (WHETHER OR NOT THE APPOINTMENT OF SUCH AGENT SHALL FOR ANY REASON PROVE TO BE INEFFECTIVE OR SUCH AGENT SHALL ACCEPT OR ACKNOWLEDGE SUCH SERVICE) OR BY MAILING COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED AIRMAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO IT AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 13.02 OR OTHERWISE DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH FOREIGN ENTITY AGREES THAT THE FAILURE OF ANY SUCH DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT TO GIVE ANY NOTICE OF SUCH SERVICE TO IT SHALL NOT IMPAIR OR AFFECT IN ANY WAY THE VALIDITY OF SUCH SERVICE OR ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED THEREON. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL IN ANY WAY BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER SECURED PARTIES TO SERVE ANY SUCH LEGAL PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR TO OBTAIN JURISDICTION OVER THE UNDERSIGNED OR BRING ACTIONS, SUITS OR PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE UNDERSIGNED IN SUCH OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND IN MANNER, AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
(c)    EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO IT AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 13.02. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 13.10 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
SECTION 13.11.     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT.
SECTION 13.12.     Ratable Payments. If any Purchaser Party, whether by setoff or otherwise, has payment made to it with respect to any Seller Obligations in a greater proportion than that received by any other Purchaser Party entitled to receive a ratable share of such Seller Obligations, such Purchaser Party agrees, promptly upon demand, to purchase for cash without recourse or warranty a portion of such Seller Obligations held by the other Purchaser Parties so that after such purchase each Purchaser Party will hold its ratable proportion of such Seller
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Obligations; provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Purchaser Party, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
SECTION 13.13.     Limitation of Liability.
(a)    No claim may be made by any SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof or any other Person against any Purchaser Party or their respective Affiliates, members, directors, officers, employees, incorporators, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection herewith or therewith; and each SPV Entity and each Servicer hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor. None of the Purchaser Parties and their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to any SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof or any other Person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of any SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof in connection with or as a result of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses incurred by any SPV Entity or any Affiliate thereof result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Purchaser Party in performing its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(b)    The obligations of each of the parties under this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents are solely the corporate or limited liability company obligations of such Person, and no recourse shall be had against, and no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to or be incurred by any incorporator, stockholder, member, partner or Related Party of any such Person or those of any of their Affiliates by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise, and any and all personal liability for breaches by any such Person of such obligations, either at common law or at equity, or by statute, rule or regulation, is hereby expressly waived with respect to every such incorporator, stockholder, member, partner or Related Party as a condition of and in consideration for the execution of this Agreement.
SECTION 13.14.     Intent of the Parties. The parties have entered into this Agreement with the intention that the Investments and the obligations of any SPV Entity hereunder will be treated under United States federal, and applicable state, local and foreign tax law as debt (the “Intended Tax Treatment”). The SPV Entities, the Servicers, the Administrative Agent and the other Purchaser Parties agree to file no tax return, or take any action, inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment unless required by law. Each assignee and each Participant acquiring an interest in an Investment, by its acceptance of such assignment or participation, agrees to comply with the immediately preceding sentence.
SECTION 13.15.     USA Patriot Act. Each of the Administrative Agent and each of the other Purchaser Parties hereby notifies each SPV Entity and each Servicer that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “PATRIOT Act”), the Administrative Agent and the other Purchaser Parties may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each SPV Entity and each
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Servicer, which information includes the name, address, tax identification number and other information regarding each SPV Entity and each Servicer that will allow the Administrative Agent and the other Purchaser Parties to identify each SPV Entity and each Servicer in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act. Each SPV Entity and each Servicer agrees to provide the Administrative Agent and each other Purchaser Parties, from time to time, with all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act.
SECTION 13.16.     Right of Setoff. Each Purchaser Party is hereby authorized (in addition to any other rights it may have), at any time during the continuance of a Termination Event, to setoff, appropriate and apply (without presentment, demand, protest or other notice which are hereby expressly waived) any deposits and any other indebtedness held or owing by such Purchaser Party (including by any branches or agencies of such Purchaser Party) to, or for the account of, each SPV Entity, against any non-contingent Seller Obligations then owed by the Seller hereunder; provided that such Purchaser Party shall notify each other party hereto promptly following such setoff, and any subsequent payments made by any SPV Entity under Section 3.01 shall be adjusted to correct for any non-pro rata exercise of the rights under this Section 13.16, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 13.17.     Severability. Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 13.18.     Mutual Negotiations. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are the product of mutual negotiations by the parties thereto and their counsel, and no party shall be deemed the draftsperson of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any provision hereof or thereof or to have provided the same. Accordingly, in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, such inconsistency or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any party because of such party’s involvement in the drafting thereof.
SECTION 13.19.     Structuring Agent. Each of the parties hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Structuring Agent shall not have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement, other than the Structuring Agent’s right to receive fees pursuant to Section 2.03. Each party acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on the Structuring Agent in deciding to enter into this Agreement and to take, or omit to take, any action under the Transaction Documents.
ARTICLE XIV    

SPV ENTITY GUARANTY
SECTION 14.01.     Guaranty of Payment. The Seller hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each Purchaser, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties the prompt payment of the Sold Receivables by the related Obligors and all other payment obligations included in the Sold Assets (collectively, the “Seller Guaranteed Obligations”), in each case, in full when due, whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory
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prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise (such guaranty, the “Seller Guaranty”).  The Canadian Guarantor hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each Purchaser, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties the prompt payment of the Seller Obligations (collectively, the “Canadian Guarantor Guaranteed Obligations”; together with the Seller Guaranteed Obligations, the “Guaranteed Obligations”), in each case, in full when due, whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise (such guaranty, the “Canadian Guarantor Guaranty”; together with the Seller Guaranty, the “SPV Entity Guarantees”).  Each SPV Entity Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection and is a continuing irrevocable guaranty and shall apply to the related Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.  To the extent the obligations of any SPV Entity hereunder in respect of its SPV Entity Guaranty shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including because of any applicable state, provincial or federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers) then such obligations of such SPV Entity shall be limited to the maximum amount that is permissible under Applicable Law (whether federal, state, provincial or otherwise and including the Bankruptcy Code and any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws).
SECTION 14.02.     Unconditional Guaranty. The obligations of each SPV Entity under its SPV Entity Guaranty are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the related Guaranteed Obligations, any Contract, any Transaction Document or any other agreement or instrument referred to therein, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor. Each SPV Entity agrees that its SPV Entity Guaranty may be enforced by the Administrative Agent or the Purchasers without the necessity at any time of resorting to or exhausting any other security or collateral and without the necessity at any time of having recourse to any of the other Transaction Documents or any collateral, including the Sold Assets and Pledged Collateral, hereafter securing the Guaranteed Obligations, the Seller Obligations or otherwise, and each SPV Entity hereby waives the right to require the Administrative Agent or the Purchasers to make demand on or proceed against any Obligor, any Originator, any Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any other Person or to require the Administrative Agent or the Purchasers to pursue any other remedy or enforce any other right. Each SPV Entity further agrees that no Person or Governmental Authority shall have any right to request any return or reimbursement of funds from the Administrative Agent or the Purchasers in connection with monies received under or in respect of any SPV Entity Guaranty. Each SPV Entity further agrees that nothing contained herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or the Purchasers from suing on any of the other Transaction Documents or foreclosing its or their, as applicable, security interest in or lien on the Sold Assets, the Pledged Collateral or any other collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations or the Seller Obligations or from exercising any other rights available to it or them, as applicable, under any Transaction Document, or any other instrument of security and the exercise of any of the aforesaid rights and the completion of any foreclosure proceedings shall not constitute a discharge of such SPV Entity’s obligations under its SPV Entity Guaranty; it being the purpose and intent of each SPV Entity that its obligations under its SPV Entity Guaranty shall be absolute, independent and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Neither any SPV Entity Guaranty nor any remedy for the enforcement thereof shall be impaired, modified, changed or released in any manner whatsoever by an impairment,
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modification, change, release, increase or limitation of the liability of any Obligor, any Originator, Performance Guarantor or any Servicer or by reason of the bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution or winding-up of any Obligor, any Originator, Performance Guarantor, any SPV Entity or any Servicer. Each SPV Entity hereby waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, accrual, or increase of any of its Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser on its SPV Entity Guaranty or acceptance of its SPV Entity Guaranty. All dealings between any Obligor, any Originator, Performance Guarantor, any Servicer or any SPV Entity, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Purchasers, on the other hand, shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon its SPV Entity Guaranty. Each SPV Entity hereby represents and warrants that it is, and immediately after giving effect to its SPV Entity Guaranty and the obligation evidenced hereby, will be, solvent. Each SPV Entity Guaranty and the obligations of the respective SPV Entity thereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be subject to any limitation, impairment or discharge for any reason (other than payment in full of all related Guaranteed Obligations), including the occurrence of any of the following, whether or not the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser shall have had notice or knowledge of any of them: (A) any failure to assert or enforce or agreement not to assert or enforce, 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 with respect to the Sold Assets, the Pledged Collateral or the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any guaranty of or other security for the payment of the Sold Assets or the Guaranteed Obligations, (B) any waiver, amendment or modification of, or any consent to departure from, any of the terms or provisions (including provisions relating to any Termination Event) of any Transaction Document or any agreement or instrument executed pursuant thereto, or of any guaranty or other security for the Sold Assets or the Guaranteed Obligations, (C) to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any agreement relating thereto, at any time being found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, (D) the application of payments received from any source to the payment of Debt other than the Guaranteed Obligations, even though the Administrative Agent might have elected to apply such payment to any part or all of the Guaranteed Obligations, (E) any failure to perfect or continue perfection of a security interest in any of the Sold Assets or other Pledged Collateral, (F) any defenses, set-offs or counterclaims which any SPV Entity, Performance Guarantor, any Originator, any Servicer or any Obligor may allege or assert against the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser in respect of the Sold Assets or the Guaranteed Obligations, including failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury, and (G) any other act or thing or omission, or delay to do any other act or thing, which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any SPV Entity as an obligor in respect of the Sold Assets or the Guaranteed Obligations.
SECTION 14.03.     Modifications. Each SPV Entity agrees that: (a) all or any part of any security interest, lien, collateral security or supporting obligation now or hereafter held for any Guaranteed Obligation may be exchanged, compromised or surrendered from time to time; (b) none of the Purchasers or the Administrative Agent shall have any obligation to protect, perfect, secure or insure any security interest or lien now or hereafter held, if any, for the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) the time or place of payment of any Guaranteed Obligation may be changed or extended, in whole or in part, to a time certain or otherwise, and may be renewed or
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accelerated, in whole or in part; (d) any Obligor, Performance Guarantor, any Originator, any SPV Entity or any Servicer and any other party (including any co-guarantor) liable for payment of any Guaranteed Obligation may be granted indulgences generally; (e) any of the provisions of Contracts or any other agreements or documents governing or giving rise to any Guaranteed Obligation may be modified, amended or waived; and (f) any deposit balance for the credit of any Obligor, Performance Guarantor, any Originator, any Servicer or any SPV Entity or any other party (including any co-guarantor) liable for the payment of any Guaranteed Obligation or liable upon any security therefor may be released, in whole or in part, at, before or after the stated, extended or accelerated maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations, all without notice to or further assent by any SPV Entity, which shall remain bound thereon, notwithstanding any such exchange, compromise, surrender, extension, renewal, acceleration, modification, indulgence or release.
SECTION 14.04.     Waiver of Rights. Each SPV Entity expressly waives to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law: (a) notice of acceptance of its SPV Entity Guaranty by the Purchasers and the Administrative Agent; (b) presentment and demand for payment or performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) protest and notice of dishonor or of default (except as specifically required in this Agreement) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or with respect to any security therefor; (d) notice of the Purchasers or the Administrative Agent obtaining, amending, substituting for, releasing, waiving or modifying any security interest or lien, if any, hereafter securing the Guaranteed Obligations, or the Purchasers or the Administrative Agent subordinating, compromising, discharging or releasing such security interests or liens, if any; (e) all other notices, demands, presentments, protests or any agreement or instrument related to the Sold Assets or the Guaranteed Obligations to which such SPV Entity might otherwise be entitled; (f) any right to require the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser as a condition of payment or performance by such SPV Entity, to (A) proceed against any Obligor, Performance Guarantor, any Originator, any Servicer or any other Person, (B) proceed against or exhaust any other security held from any Obligor, Performance Guarantor, any Originator, any Servicer or any other Person, (C) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any deposit account, securities account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent, the Purchasers or any other Person, or (D) pursue any other remedy in the power of the Administrative Agent or the Purchasers whatsoever; (g) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of any Obligor, Performance Guarantor, any Originator, any Servicer or any other Person including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the Sold Assets or the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of any Obligor, Performance Guarantor, any Originator, any Servicer or any other Person from any cause other than payment in full of the Sold Assets and the Guaranteed Obligations; (h) any defense based upon any Applicable Law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (i) any defense based upon the Administrative Agent’s or any Purchaser’s errors or omissions in the administration of the Sold Assets or the Guaranteed Obligations; (j) (A) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms of this Agreement and any legal or equitable discharge of the Sold Assets or the Guaranteed Obligations, (B) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such SPV Entity’s liability under its SPV Entity Guaranty or the enforcement of its SPV Entity Guaranty, (C) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and
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counterclaims, and (D) promptness, diligence and any requirement that the Administrative Agent and the Purchasers protect, secure, perfect or insure any other security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; and (k) to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by Applicable Law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms of this Agreement and its SPV Entity Guaranty.
SECTION 14.05.     Reinstatement. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, the obligations of each SPV Entity under this Article XIV shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person 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, and each SPV Entity agrees that it will indemnify Administrative Agent and each Purchaser on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel) incurred by such Person 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.
SECTION 14.06.     Remedies. Each SPV Entity agrees that, as between the SPV Entities, on the one hand, and Administrative Agent and the Purchasers, on the other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Article X (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Article X) notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing such Guaranteed Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or such Guaranteed Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the SPV Entities.
SECTION 14.07.     Subrogation. Each SPV Entity hereby waives all rights of subrogation (whether contractual or otherwise) to the claims of the Administrative Agent, the Purchasers and the other Secured Parties against any Obligor, Performance Guarantor, any Originator, any Servicer or any other Person in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations until such time as all Guaranteed Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Final Payout Date has occurred. Each SPV Entity further agrees that, to the extent such waiver of its rights of subrogation is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation shall be junior and subordinate to any rights the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser may have against any Obligor, Performance Guarantor, any Originator, any Servicer or any other Person in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations.
SECTION 14.08.     Inducement. The Purchasers have been induced to make the Investments and Releases under this Agreement in part based upon the SPV Entity Guarantees, and each SPV Entity desires that its SPV Entity Guaranty be honored and enforced as separate obligations of such SPV Entity, should Administrative Agent and the Purchasers desire to do so.
SECTION 14.09.     Security Interest.
(a)    To secure the prompt payment and performance of its SPV Entity Guaranty, each SPV Entity hereby pledges, mortgages, charges and assigns (by way of security) to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Purchasers and the other Secured Parties, and
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grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Purchasers and the other Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in and lien upon, all of the undertaking, property and assets of such SPV Entity, whether now or hereafter owned, existing or arising and wherever located, including the following (collectively, the “Pledged Collateral”): (i) all Unsold Receivables, (ii) all Related Security with respect to such Unsold Receivables, (iii) all Collections with respect to such Unsold Receivables, (iv) the Lock-Boxes and Collection Accounts and all amounts on deposit therein, and all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time evidencing such Lock-Boxes and Collection Accounts and amounts on deposit therein, (v) all rights (but none of the obligations) of such SPV Entity under the applicable Purchase and Sale Agreement; (vi) all personal and fixture property or assets of such SPV Entity of every kind and nature including, in any event, all goods (including inventory, equipment and any accessions thereto), instruments (including promissory notes), documents, documents of title, accounts, chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), deposit accounts, securities accounts, securities entitlements, letter-of-credit rights, commercial tort claims, securities and all other investment property, supporting obligations, money, any other contract rights or rights to the payment of money, insurance claims and proceeds, and all intangibles and general intangibles (including all payment intangibles) (each as defined in the UCC or the PPSA, as applicable) and (vii) all proceeds of, and all amounts received or receivable under any or all of, the foregoing.
(b)    Each SPV Entity confirms that value has been given by the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties to such SPV Entity, that such SPV Entity has rights in its Pledged Collateral existing at the date of this Agreement, and that such SPV Entity and the Administrative Agent have not agreed to postpone the time for attachment of the security interests granted hereunder to any of the Pledged Collateral of such SPV Entity. The security interests granted hereunder with respect to the Pledged Collateral of each SPV Entity created by this Agreement shall have effect and be deemed to be effective whether or not the related Guaranteed Obligations of such SPV Entity under its SPV Entity Guaranty or any part thereof are owing or in existence before or after or upon the date of this Agreement. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the provision of any financial accommodation by any Secured Party shall oblige any Secured Party to make any financial accommodation or further financial accommodation available to either SPV Entity or any other Person.
(c)    The Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have, with respect to all the Pledged Collateral, and in addition to all the other rights and remedies available to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), all the rights and remedies of a secured party under any applicable UCC or PPSA or under this Agreement, including Section 9.01. Each SPV Entity hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file financing statements describing the collateral covered thereby as “all of the debtor’s personal property or assets” or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the collateral described in this Agreement.
(d)    Immediately upon the occurrence of the Final Payout Date, the Pledged Collateral shall be automatically released from the lien created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent, the Purchasers and the other Purchaser Parties hereunder shall terminate,
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all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Pledged Collateral shall revert to the applicable SPV Entity; provided, however, that promptly following written request therefor by such SPV Entity delivered to the Administrative Agent following any such termination, and at the expense of such SPV Entity, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to such SPV Entity UCC-3 termination statements (or equivalent PPSA discharges) and such other documents as such SPV Entity shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
(e)    For the avoidance of doubt, the grant of security interest pursuant to this Section 14.09 shall be in addition to, and shall not be construed to limit or modify, the sale of Sold Assets pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or the Seller’s grant of security interest pursuant to Section 4.05.
SECTION 14.10.     Further Assurances. Promptly upon request, each SPV Entity shall deliver such instruments, assignments or other documents or agreements, and shall take such actions, as the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser deems appropriate to evidence or perfect its security interest and lien on any of the Pledged Collateral, or otherwise to give effect to the intent of this Article XIV.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.


NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC,
as the Seller

By:    
Name:
Title:


NCR ATLEOS CANADA RECEIVABLES LP,
by its general partner,
NCR ATLEOS CANADA RECEIVABLES GP CORP.,
as Canadian Guarantor



By:    
Name:
Title:


CARDTRONICS USA, INC.,
as a Servicer


By:    
Name:
Title:
CARDTRONICS CANADA HOLDINGS INC.,
as a Servicer


By:    
Name:
Title:



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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent


By:    
Name:
Title:


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Group Agent for the PNC Group

By:    
Name:
Title:



PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Committed Purchaser

By:    
Name:
Title:

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PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,
as Structuring Agent


By:    
Name:
Title:

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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as a Committed Purchaser for the MUFG Group


By:    
Name:
Title:



MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as a Group Agent for the MUFG Group


By:    
Name:
Title:



VICTORY RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,
as a Conduit Purchaser of the MUFG Group


By:    
Name:
Title:






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EXHIBIT A-1
Form of Investment Request

[Letterhead of Seller]
[Date]

[Administrative Agent]
[Group Agents]
Re:    Investment Request
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2023, among NCR Atleos Receivables LLC (the “Seller”), NCR Atleos Canada Receivables LP, as Canadian Guarantor, Cardtronics USA, Inc., as a Servicer, Cardtronics Canada Holdings Inc., as a Servicer (together with Cardtronics USA, Inc., collectively, the “Servicers”), the Purchasers party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Investment Request and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
This letter constitutes an Investment Request pursuant to Section 2.02(a) of the Agreement. The Seller hereby request an Investment in the amount of $[_______] to be made on [_____, 20__] (of which $[___] will be funded by the PNC Group, and $[___] will be funded by the MUFG Group). The proceeds of such Investment should be deposited to [Account number], at [Name, Address and ABA Number of Bank]. After giving effect to such Investment, the Aggregate Capital will be $[_______].
The Seller hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to such Investment, as follows:
(i)    the representations and warranties of the Seller, the Canadian Guarantor and each Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Investment as though made on and as of such date unless such representations and warranties by their terms refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;
(ii)    no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from such Investment;
Exhibit A-1

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(iii)    no Capital Coverage Deficit exists or would exist after giving effect to such Investment;
(iv)    the Aggregate Capital exceeds the Minimum Funding Threshold; and
(v)    the Maturity Date has not occurred.
Exhibit A-2

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this letter by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
Very truly yours,

NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC


By:    
Name:
Title:


Exhibit A-3

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EXHIBIT A-2
Form of Reduction Notice

[Letterhead of Seller]
[Date]

[Administrative Agent]
[Group Agents]
Re:    Reduction Notice
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2023, among NCR Atleos Receivables LLC (the “Seller”), NCR Atleos Canada Receivables LP, as Canadian Guarantor, Cardtronics USA, Inc., as a Servicer, Cardtronics Canada Holdings Inc., as a Servicer (together with Cardtronics USA, Inc., collectively, the “Servicers”), the Purchasers party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Reduction Notice and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
This letter constitutes a Reduction Notice pursuant to Section 2.02(d) of the Agreement. The Seller hereby requests an reduction in Capital in the amount of $[_______] to be made on [_____, 20__]. After giving effect to such reduction, the Aggregate Capital will be $[_______].
The Seller hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to such reduction, as follows:
(i)    the representations and warranties of the Seller, the Canadian Guarantor and each Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such redcution as though made on and as of such date unless such representations and warranties by their terms refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;
(ii)    no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from such reduction;
(iii)    no Capital Coverage Deficit exists or would exist after giving effect to such reduction;
Exhibit A-1

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(iv)    the Aggregate Capital exceeds the Minimum Funding Threshold; and
(v)    the Maturity Date has not occurred.
Exhibit A-2

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this letter by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
Very truly yours,

NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC


By:    
Name:
Title:



Exhibit A-3

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EXHIBIT B
[Form of Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
Dated as of ___________, 20__
Section 1.
Commitment assigned: $[_____]
Assignor’s remaining Commitment: $[_____]
Capital allocable to Commitment assigned: $[_____]
Assignor’s remaining Capital: $[_____]
Yield (if any) allocable to Capital assigned: $[_____]
Yield (if any) allocable to Assignor’s remaining Capital: $[_____]

Section 2.
Effective Date of this Assignment and Acceptance Agreement: [__________]
Upon execution and delivery of this Assignment and Acceptance Agreement by the assignee and the assignor and the satisfaction of the other conditions to assignment specified in Section 13.03(b) of the Agreement (as defined below), from and after the effective date specified above, the assignee shall become a party to, and, to the extent of the rights and obligations thereunder being assigned to it pursuant to this Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Committed Purchaser under that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2023 among NCR Atleos Receivables LLC, NCR Atleos Canada Receivables LP, Cardtronics USA, Inc., as a Servicer, Cardtronics Canada Holdings Inc., as a Servicer, the Purchasers party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
By executing this Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, the assignee hereby covenants and agrees with each other party to the Agreement that: (i) until the date that is one year plus one day after the Notes or other outstanding senior indebtedness of any Conduit Purchaser have been paid in full, it will not institute or cause or participate in the institution of any Insolvency Proceeding against such Conduit Purchaser, and (ii) until the date that is one year plus one day after the Final Payout Date, it will not institute or cause or participate in the institution of any Insolvency Proceeding against the Seller or the Canadian Guarantor. This covenant shall survive any termination of the Agreement.
(Signature Pages Follow)
    Exhibit B-1
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    Exhibit B-2
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ASSIGNOR:     [_________]
By:                    
Name:
Title
ASSIGNEE:                         [_________]


By:                    
Name:
Title:

[Address]




Accepted as of date first above
written:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent

By:    
Name:
Title:

NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC,
as Seller

By:    
Name:
Title:

    Exhibit B-3
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EXHIBIT C
[Form of Assumption Agreement]

THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [______ __, ____], is among NCR Atleos Receivables LLC (the “Seller”), [________], as conduit Purchaser (the “[_____] Conduit Purchaser”), [________], as the Related Committed Purchaser (the “[______] Committed Purchaser” and together with the Conduit Purchaser, the “[_____] Purchasers”), and [________], as group agent for the [_____] Purchasers (the “[______] Group Agent” and together with the [_____] Purchasers, the “[_______] Group”).
BACKGROUND
The Seller and various others are parties to a certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2023 (as amended through the date hereof and as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meaning assigned to such terms in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.    This letter constitutes an Assumption Agreement pursuant to Section 13.03(i) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Seller desires [the [_____] Purchasers] [the [______] Committed Purchaser] to [become a Group] [increase its existing Commitment] under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the [[________] Purchasers] [[__________] Committed Purchaser] agree[s] to [become Purchasers within a Group thereunder] [increase its Commitment to the amount set forth as its “Commitment” under the signature of such [______] Committed Purchaser hereto].
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the [________] Purchasers and the [_________] Group Agent as of the date hereof, as follows:
(i)    the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 6.01 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement are true and correct on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date;
(ii)    no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the assumption contemplated hereby; and
(iii)    the Maturity Date shall not have occurred.
SECTION 2.
    Exhibit C-1
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Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and each member of the [______] Group, satisfaction of the other conditions with respect to the addition of a Group specified in Section 13.03(i) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement (including the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents) and receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Agreement (whether by facsimile or otherwise) executed by each of the parties hereto, [the [_____] Purchasers shall become a party to, and have the rights and obligations of Purchasers under, the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the “Commitment” with respect to the Committed Purchasers in such Group as shall be as set forth under the signature of each such Committed Purchaser hereto] [the [______] Committed Purchaser shall increase its Commitment to the amount set forth as the “Commitment” under the signature of the [______] Committed Purchaser hereto].
SECTION 3.    By executing this Agreement, each of the parties hereto hereby covenants and agrees with each other party to the Agreement that: (i) until the date that is one year plus one day after the Notes or other outstanding senior indebtedness of any Conduit Purchaser have been paid in full, it will not institute or cause or participate in the institution of any Insolvency Proceeding against such Conduit Purchaser, and (ii) until the date that is one year plus one day after the Final Payout Date, it will not institute or cause or participate in the institution of any Insolvency Proceeding against the Seller. This covenant shall survive any termination of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
SECTION 4.    THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF). This Agreement may not be amended or supplemented except pursuant to a writing signed be each of the parties hereto and may not be waived except pursuant to a writing signed by the party to be charged. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and by the different parties on different counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(Signature Pages Follow)

    Exhibit C-2
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
[___________], as a Conduit Purchaser


By:    
Name Printed:    
Title:    
[Address]


[___________], as a Committed Purchaser

By:    
Name Printed:    
Title:    
[Address]
[Commitment]


[_____________], as Group Agent for [_________]

By:    
Name Printed:    
Title:    
[Address]    

    Exhibit C-3
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NCR ATLEOS RECEIVABLES LLC, as Seller EXHIBIT D Credit and Collection Policy
By:    
Name Printed:    
Title:    





    Exhibit C-4
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(On file with the Administrative Agent)
    Exhibit D
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EXHIBIT E
Form of Information Package

(Attached)
    Exhibit E
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EXHIBIT F
Form of Compliance Certificate


To: PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2023 among NCR Atleos Receivables LLC (the “Seller”), NCR Atleos Canada Receivables LP, (the “Canadian Guarantor”), Cardtronics USA, Inc., as a Servicer, Cardtronics Canada Holdings Inc., as a Servicer (together with Cardtronics USA, Inc., collectively, the “Servicers”), the Purchasers party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
1.    I am the duly elected ________________of the Servicer.
2.    I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition of the Seller and the Canadian Guarantor during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.
3.    The examinations described in paragraph 2 above did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event, as each such term is defined under the Agreement, during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate [, except as set forth in paragraph 5 below].
4.    Schedule I attached hereto sets forth financial statements of the Servicer and its Subsidiaries for the period referenced on such Schedule I.
[5.    Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 above by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which Seller has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:]

    Exhibit F-1
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The foregoing certifications are made and delivered this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.

CARDTRONICS USA, INC.

By:    
Name:    
Title:    




    Exhibit F-2
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SCHEDULE I TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

A.    Schedule of Compliance as of     ___________________, 20__ with Section(s) ____ of the Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
This schedule relates to the month ended: __________________.
B.    The following financial statements of the Servicer and its Subsidiaries for the period ending on ______________, 20__, are attached hereto:
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EXHIBIT G

(Attached)

Exhibit G-1

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SCHEDULE I
Commitments

PNC Group
Party Capacity Maximum Commitment
PNC Committed Purchaser
$125,000,000
PNC Group Agent N/A

MUFG Group
Party Capacity Maximum Commitment
MUFG Committed Purchaser
$75,000,000
Victory Conduit Purchaser N/A
MUFG Group Agent N/A
    Schedule I-1
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SCHEDULE II
Collection Accounts maintained at Bank of America, N.A., with the following account number(s):
                4451784780

Collection Accounts maintained at Bank of Montreal, with the following account number(s):
     00022-1579349

Collection Accounts maintained at Amegy Bank, with the following account number(s):
0005728185
0005724627
    Schedule II-1
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SCHEDULE III
Notice Addresses

(A)    in the case of the Seller, at the following address:
NCR Atleos Receivables LLC:
864 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-1007
Attention: Treasurer
E-mail: tim.oliver@ncratleos.com

with email copies to:

david.lo@ncratleos.com and
john.rose@ncratleos.com

(B)    in the case of the U.S. Servicer, at the following address:
Cardtronics USA, Inc.:
864 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-1007
Attention: President and Chief Executive
E-mail: tim.oliver@ncratleos.com

with email copies to:

david.lo@ncratleos.com and
john.rose@ncratleos.com

(C)    in the case of the Canadian Guarantor, at the following address:
Bay 6, 1420 – 28 Street NE, Calgary, Alberta T2A 7W6
(D)    in the case of the Canadian Servicer, at the following address:
Bay 6, 1420 – 28 Street NE, Calgary, Alberta T2A 7W6
(E)    in the case of PNC or the Administrative Agent, at the following address:
PNC Bank, National Association
Three PNC Plaza
225 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2707
Attention: Brian Stanley
Telephone: (412) 768-2001
Facsimile: (412) 762-9184
    Schedule III-1
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E-mail: Brian.Stanley@pnc.com

(F)    in the case of MUFG or Victory, at the following address:
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
1221 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10020
Attn: Securitization Group
Telephone: (212) 782-5980
Facsimile: (212) 782-6448
E-mail: securitization_reporting@us.mufg.jp
(G)    in the case of any other Person, at the address for such Person specified in the other Transaction Documents; in each case, or at such other address as shall be designated by such Person in a written notice to the other parties to this Agreement.
    Schedule III-2
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SCHEDULE IV
Locations for Chattel Paper and Records


Physical Locations

864 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-1007

Additional (hard copy and backup tape) backup services provided by:
Recall Corporation
One Recall Center
180 Technology Parkway
Norcross, GA 30092

Electronic Storage

Business Operations Center (BOC)
Electronic Order Jacket (EOJ)
Web Ordering Tool (WOT)
Invoice Engine

Maintained from offices at:
864 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-1007

Legal Electronic Contract Management System (ECMS)

Maintained from offices at:
864 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-1007

Additional electronic storage provided by:
Datamatics Global Services Limited








    



Exhibit B

Closing Memorandum

[see attached]


    



Exhibit B


Closing Memorandum
AMENDMENT 3 TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
for
CARDTRONICS USA, INC.,
& certain of its Subsidiaries

with

THE VARIOUS CONDUIT PURCHASERS AND COMMITTED PURCHASERS,
as Purchasers,

THE VARIOUS GROUP AGENTS,
as Group Agents
and

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
Closing: September 18, 2025













    



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Abbreviations:

Administrative Agent    PNC
Atleos Parties    Each of the Performance Guarantor, Servicer, the Originators, the Canadian Guarantor and the Seller Canadian Originator    Cardtronics Canada Holdings Inc., an Alberta corporation
Canadian Lock-Box Bank(s)    Bank of Montreal
Canadian Guarantor    NCR Atleos Canada Receivables LP, a special purpose Ontario limited partnership Canadian GP    NCR Atleos Canada Receivables GP Corp., a special purpose Ontario corporation Canadian Servicer    Cardtronics Canada Holdings Inc., an Alberta corporation
Committed Purchasers    PNC and MUFG
Conduit Purchaser    Victory Receivables Corporation
Group Agents    PNC and MUFG
Independent Manager    Michelle Dreyer
K&S    King & Spalding LLP, special counsel to the Atleos Parties
MB    Mayer Brown LLP, special counsel to Administrative Agent
MUFG    MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Originators    Canadian Originator and U.S. Originators Performance Guarantor    NCR Atleos Corporation, a Maryland corporation PNC    PNC Bank, National Association
PNC Canadian Counsel    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, special Canadian counsel to PNC Purchasers    Committed Purchasers and the Conduit Purchaser
Seller    NCR Atleos Receivables LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
Servicer    Cardtronics USA, Inc.,
Structuring Agent    PNC Capital Markets LLC
U.S. Originators    Cardtronics USA, Inc. and ATM National, LLC
U.S. Lock-Box Bank    Bank of America, National Association and BMO Harris Bank N.A.
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Document
A.    BASIC DOCUMENTS
1.    Third Amendment to Receivables Purchase Agreement (the “RPA”)




Exhibit A to Third Amendment to RPA
2.    First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “PSA”)


Exhibit A to First Amendment to PSA
3.    Amended and Restated Fee Letter
B.    LEGAL OPINIONS
4.    Opinion of counsel to the Seller and Servicer re: general corporate matters, enforceability of NY Law governed documents, no-conflicts with organizational documents, material agreements and New York and Federal law and, with respect to Seller and Canadian Guarantor, ’40 Act and “covered fund” matters
5.    Local Counsel-Maryland Opinion
6.    Opinion of Atleos Canadian Counsel re: general corporate and related matters with respect to the Canadian Guarantor and Canadian Servicer (including incorporation, good standing, capacity, authorization, execution, no consents, no conflict with law or organizational documents and no filings), enforceability under Canadian law with respect to the Canadian law governed documents
C.    DOCUMENTATION AS TO AUTHORITY, INCUMBENCY AND OTHER MATTERS WITH RESPECT TO CANADIAN GP, SERVICERS, AND THE SELLER
7.Officer’s Certificate of Servicer/Originators
a.Authorizing Resolutions
b.Articles of Incorporation
c.By-laws
d.Incumbency and signatures
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8.Officer’s Certificate of Seller
a.Authorizing Resolutions
b.Certificate of Formation
c.Limited Liability Company Agreement
d.Incumbency and signatures
9.Officer’s Certificate of Performance Guarantor
a.Authorizing Resolutions
b.Articles of Incorporation
c.By-laws
d.Incumbency and signatures
10.Officer’s Certificate of Canadian GP
a.Authorizing Resolutions of Canadian GP
b.Certificate and Articles of Incorporation of Canadian GP
c.By-Laws of Canadian GP
d.Limited Partnership Agreement of Canadian Guarantor
e.Declaration of Partnership of Canadian Guarantor
f.Incumbency and signatures
11.Officer’s Certificate of Canadian Servicer
a.Authorizing Resolutions
b.Certificate and Articles of Incorporation
c.By-laws
d.Incumbency and signatures
12.    Good Standing Certificate of Servicer from its jurisdiction of organization
13.    Good Standing Certificate of ATM National, LLC from its jurisdiction of organization
14.    Good Standing Certificate of Seller from the State of Delaware
15.    Good Standing Certificate of Performance Guarantor from the State of Maryland
16.    Good Standing Certificate (or equivalent) of Canadian Servicer from its jurisdiction of organization
17.    Good Standing Certificate (or equivalent) of Canadian GP from its jurisdiction of organization
18.    Good Standing Certificate (or equivalent) of Canadian Guarantor from its jurisdiction of organization
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION

I, Timothy C. Oliver, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NCR Atleos Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 6, 2025 /s/ Timothy C. Oliver
Timothy C. Oliver
Chief Executive Officer


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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION

I, Andrew Wamser, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NCR Atleos Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 6, 2025 /s/ Andrew Wamser
Andrew Wamser
Chief Financial Officer


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Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NCR Atleos Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ending September 30, 2025 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company does hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 (section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), that:
(1)the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
The foregoing certification (i) is given to such officers’ knowledge, based upon such officers’ investigation as such officers reasonably deem appropriate; and (ii) is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 (section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.
Dated: November 6, 2025 /s/ Timothy C. Oliver
Timothy C. Oliver
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: November 6, 2025 /s/ Andrew Wamser
Andrew Wamser
Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signatures that appear in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to NCR Atleos Corporation and will be retained by NCR Atleos Corporation and furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.