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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 6, 2024

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36629   46-3657681

(State of

Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

100 West Liberty Street, 12th Floor, Reno, Nevada 89501

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(775) 328-0100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, $0.00001 par value   CZR   NASDAQ Stock Market

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

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

6.500% Senior Secured Notes Due 2032

On February 6, 2024 Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company,” “Caesars,” “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms), a Delaware corporation, issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) pursuant to an indenture, dated as of February 6, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”). Interest on the Notes will be paid every six months on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing August 15, 2024. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

The Company applied, or will apply, the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, together with the net proceeds of the Term B-1 Loan (as defined below) and borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility under its Credit Agreement (as defined below), to (a) tender, redeem, repurchase, defease and/or satisfy and discharge any and all of the Company’s 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “CEI Secured Notes”) pursuant to the tender offer commenced by the Company on January 18, 2024 and the CEI Redemption Notice (as defined below), (b) tender, redeem, repurchase, defease and/or satisfy and discharge any and all of the 5.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “CRC Secured Notes”) of Caesars Resort Collection, LLC (“CRC”) and CRC Finco, Inc. (together with CRC, the “Issuers”), each a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to the tender offer commenced by the Issuers on January 24, 2024 and the CRC Redemption Notice (as defined below), and (c) pay fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing transactions.

The Notes are guaranteed by the material, domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company that are guarantors with respect to the Company’s senior secured credit facilities under its Credit Agreement, subject to limited exceptions pending the receipt of approvals from the New Jersey gaming authorities. The Notes are secured by a pledge of substantially all of the existing and future property and assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors that secure the obligations under the Company’s senior secured credit facilities under its Credit Agreement, subject to limited exceptions pending the receipt of approvals from the New Jersey and Nevada gaming authorities.

The Notes and guarantees of the Notes are senior secured indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, respectively; rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors; rank senior in right of payment to all existing and future subordinated indebtedness of the Company and Subsidiary Guarantors; effectively rank senior in right of payment to all senior indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors that is unsecured or that is secured by a lien ranking junior in priority to the liens securing the Notes and the guarantees thereof, in each case to the extent of the value of the assets securing the Notes and the guarantees thereof; rank equally with the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ existing and future first-priority lien obligations, including indebtedness under the senior secured credit facilities under the Credit Agreement and the Company’s 7.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2030, to the extent of the value of the assets securing the Notes; and are structurally subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company’s subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors, including without limitation, indebtedness under the CRC Secured Notes (prior to the consummation of the CRC Redemption).

On or after February 15, 2027, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon not less than 10 or more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail, or delivered electronically if held by DTC, to each holder’s registered address, which in the case of Global Notes shall be the Depository, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on February 15 of the years set forth below:

 

Period

   Redemption
Price
 

2027

     103.250

2028

     101.625

2029 and thereafter

     100.000


Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or a Change of Control Triggering Event (each as defined in the Indenture), the Company must offer to repurchase each of the Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable repurchase date.

The Notes are subject to redemption imposed by gaming laws and regulations of applicable gaming regulatory authorities.

The Indenture contains certain covenants limiting, among other things, the Company’s ability to:

 

   

incur additional indebtedness;

 

   

create, incur, or suffer to exist certain liens;

 

   

pay dividends or make distributions on capital stock or repurchase capital stock;

 

   

make certain investments;

 

   

place restrictions on the ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to the Company;

 

   

sell certain assets or merge with or consolidate into other companies; and

 

   

enter into certain types of transactions with the stockholders and affiliates.

These covenants are subject to a numb

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

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Senior Secured Incremental Term Loan Facility

On February 6, 2024, the Company entered into an Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3 (the “Incremental Agreement”), whereby it incurred a senior secured incremental term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $2.9 billion (the “Term B-1 Loan”) under its existing Credit Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the Collateral Agent.

The Term B-1 Loan matures on February 6, 2031 and requires scheduled quarterly amortization payments in amounts equal to 0.25% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term B-1 Loan, with the balance payable at maturity. Borrowings under the Term B-1 Loan bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either (a) a forward-looking term rate based on the secured overnight financing rate for the applicable interest period (“Term SOFR”), subject to a floor of 0.50% or (b) a base rate (the “Base Rate”) determined by reference to the highest of (i) the rate of interest per annum last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% per annum and (iii) the one-month Term SOFR plus 1.00% per annum, in each case, plus an applicable margin. Such applicable margin is 2.75% per annum in the case of any Term SOFR loan and 1.75% per annum in the case of any Base Rate loan.

The Term B-1 Loan is guaranteed by the material, domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company (subject to exceptions, which exceptions include CRC and its subsidiaries until the indenture governing the CRC Secured Notes is no longer in effect), and are secured by a pledge (and, with respect to real property, mortgage) of substantially all


of the existing and future property and assets of the Company and the guarantors (subject to exceptions), including a pledge of the capital stock of the domestic subsidiaries held by the Company and the guarantors and 65% of the capital stock of the first-tier foreign subsidiaries held by the Company and the guarantors, in each case subject to exceptions. The Term B-1 Loan is subject to customary mandatory prepayment provisions, covenants and events of default.

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Incremental Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1.02

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

The information set forth in Item 8.01 below as to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, dated as of July 6, 2020 (as supplemented by that certain supplemental indenture, dated as of July 20, 2020, as further supplemented by that certain supplemental indenture, dated as of June 4, 2021, and as further supplemented by that certain supplemental indenture, dated as of November 3, 2023, the “CEI Secured Notes Indenture”), among the Company (as successor in interest to Colt Merger Sub, Inc.), the guarantors named therein, the Trustee (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), and the Collateral Agent with respect to the CEI Secured Notes is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

CRC Secured Notes Press Release

On February 6, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the settlement of the tender offer (the “CRC Tender Offer”) by the Issuers for any and all of the Issuers’ outstanding $989,102,000 aggregate principal amount of CRC Secured Notes and redemption (the “CRC Redemption”) of all of the outstanding CRC Secured Notes that remained outstanding following the completion of the CRC Tender Offer. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

CEI Secured Notes Press Release

On February 7, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the settlement of the tender offer (the “CEI Tender Offer”) for any and all of the Company’s outstanding $3,399,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the CEI Secured Notes and satisfaction and discharge and related notice of full redemption of all of the CEI Secured Notes that remained outstanding following the completion of the CEI Tender Offer. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

Settlement of CRC Tender Offer and Redemption in Full of the Remaining CRC Secured Notes

On February 6, 2024, the Issuers competed the CRC Tender Offer and subsequently issued a notice of redemption (the “CRC Redemption Notice”) for all $40,704,000 in aggregate principal amount of the CRC Secured Notes that remained outstanding following the completion of the CRC Tender Offer. The outstanding CRC Secured Notes will be redeemed on February 16, 2024 (the “CRC Redemption Date”) at a redemption price equal to 100.183% of the principal amount of the CRC Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the CRC Redemption Date.


Settlement of CEI Tender Offer and Redemption in Full of the Remaining CEI Secured Notes and Satisfaction and Discharge of the CEI Secured Indenture

On February 6, 2024, the Company completed the CEI Tender Offer. On February 7, 2024, the Company issued a notice of redemption (the “CEI Redemption Notice”) for all $416,721,000 in aggregate principal amount of the CEI Secured Notes that remained outstanding following the completion of the CEI Tender Offer. The outstanding CEI Secured Notes will be redeemed on July 1, 2024 (the “CEI Redemption Date”). Effective February 7, 2024, following the deposit of the CEI Redemption Amount (as defined below) with the Trustee, and the satisfaction of other conditions set forth in the CEI Secured Notes Indenture, the CEI Secured Notes Indenture was satisfied and discharged in accordance with its terms.

As a condition to the satisfaction and discharge of the CEI Secured Notes Indenture, on February 7, 2024, the Company irrevocably deposited with the Trustee U.S. treasury bills in an amount sufficient to redeem all of the outstanding $416,721,000 aggregate principal amount of its CEI Secured Notes, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the CEI Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the CEI Redemption Date (collectively, the “CEI Redemption Amount”). As a result of the satisfaction and discharge of the CEI Secured Notes Indenture, the Company and the guarantors party thereto have been released from their obligations under the CEI Secured Notes Indenture, the CEI Secured Notes, and the guarantees thereof, except those provisions of the CEI Secured Notes Indenture that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction and discharge of the CEI Secured Notes Indenture.

The foregoing descriptions of certain provisions of the CEI Secured Notes Indenture are a summary and does not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the CEI Secured Notes Indenture, which is filed as Exhibits 4.1 through 4.4 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

No.

   Description
 4.1    Indenture (6.250% CEI Senior Secured Notes due 2025) dated as of July 6, 2020, by and between Colt Merger Sub, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (previously filed on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2020).
 4.2    Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 20, 2020, to Indenture (6.250% CEI Senior Secured Notes due 2025), dated as of July 6, 2020, by and among Colt Merger Sub, Inc., Eldorado Resorts, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (previously filed on Form 8-K filed on July 21, 2020).
 4.3    Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2021, to Indenture (6.250% CEI Senior Secured Notes due 2025), dated as of July 6, 2020, by and among Caesars Entertainment, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (previously filed on Form 10-K filed on February 22, 2023).
 4.4    Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 3, 2023, to Indenture (6.250% CEI Senior Secured Notes due 2025), dated as of July 6, 2020, by and among Caesars Entertainment, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent.
10.1    Indenture, dated as of February 6, 2024, by and among Caesars Entertainment, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent.


10.2†    Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3, dated as of February 6, 2024, by and among Caesars Entertainment, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
99.1    Press Release, February 6, 2024.
99.2    Press Release, February 7, 2024.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.


SIGNATURES

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

 

    CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Date: February 7, 2024     By:  

/s/ Bret Yunker

    Name:   Bret Yunker
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 4.4

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of November 3, 2023, among AMERICAN WAGERING, INC., AWI GAMING, INC., AWI MANUFACTURING, INC., BRANDYWINE BOOKMAKING LLC, BW SUB CO., CAESARS CONVENTION CENTER OWNER, LLC, CAESARS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT NEW JERSEY, LLC, COMPUTERIZED BOOKMAKING SYSTEMS, INC., DIGITAL HOLDCO LLC, WH NV III, LLC, WHUS TECHCO, INC., WILLIAM HILL DFSB, INC., WILLIAM HILL NEVADA I, WILLIAM HILL NEVADA II, WILLIAM HILL NEW JERSEY, INC. and WILLIAM HILL U.S. HOLDCO, INC. (each, a “New Guarantor”), CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), the other Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein), U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (as successor-in-interest to U.S. Bank National Association, and in such capacity, the “Trustee”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, Colt Merger Sub, Inc. (predecessor to the Issuer) (the “Escrow Issuer”) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an indenture, dated as of July 6, 2020, providing for the issuance of 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), initially in the aggregate principal amount of $3,400,000,000, as supplemented by that certain supplemental indenture, dated as of July 20, 2020, by and among the Escrow Issuer, the Issuer (f/k/a Eldorado Resorts, Inc.), the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Issuer assumed the Escrow Issuer’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture, and the Subsidiary Guarantors became party thereto, and that certain supplemental indenture dated as of June 4, 2021, by and among the Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”);

WHEREAS, Section 4.11 of the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Issuer is required to cause each New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which each New Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all the Issuer’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to a Note Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors, if any, are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each New Guarantor, the Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee, and the Collateral Agent mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:

1. Defined Terms. As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined, except that the term “holders” in this Supplemental Indenture shall refer to the term “holders” as defined in the Indenture and the Trustee acting on behalf of and for the benefit of such holders. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

2. Agreement to Guarantee. Each New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all existing guarantors (if any), to unconditionally guarantee the Issuer’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article XIII of the Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Notes and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a guarantor under the Indenture. From and after the date hereof, all references in the Indenture to the “Guarantors” and the “Subsidiary Guarantors” shall include the New Guarantors.


3. Notices. All notices or other communications to each New Guarantor shall be given at the following address: Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 100 West Liberty Street, 12th Floor, Reno, Nevada 89501, Facsimile: (775) 337-9218 Attn: Chief Financial Officer.

4. Execution and Delivery. Each New Guarantor agrees that its Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Note Guarantee.

5. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

6. Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

7. No Recourse Against Others. No director, officer, employee, manager, incorporator or holder of any Equity Interests in any New Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of any New Guarantor under the Notes or the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

8. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent make no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

9. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

10. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not effect the construction thereof.

[Signature Pages Follow]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
As Issuer
By:   /s/ Edmund L. Quatmann, Jr
Name:   Edmund L. Quatmann, Jr.
Title:   Secretary

{Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture - CE] 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2025}


AZTAR RIVERBOAT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC BLACK HAWK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
CAESARS DUBAI, LLC

CAESARS GROWTH PARTNERS, LLC

CAESARS HOLDINGS, INC.

CAESARS HOSPITALITY, LLC

CAESARS INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY, LLC

CAESARS PARLAY HOLDING, LLC

CCR NEWCO, LLC

CCSC/BLACKHAWK, INC.

CIE GROWTH, LLC

CIRCUS AND ELDORADO JOINT VENTURE, LLC

CRS ANNEX, LLC

EASTSIDE CONVENTION CENTER, LLC

ELDO FIT, LLC

ELDORADO HOLDCO LLC

ELDORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

ELDORADO SHREVEPORT #1, LLC

ELDORADO SHREVEPORT #2, LLC

ELGIN HOLDINGS I LLC

ELGIN HOLDINGS II LLC

ELGIN RIVERBOAT RESORT–RIVERBOAT CASINO

GB INVESTOR, LLC

By:   /s/ Bret Yunker
Name:   Bret Yunker
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture CEI 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2025]


IC HOLDINGS COLORADO, INC.
IOC - BLACK HAWK DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC
IOC - BOONVILLE, INC.
IOC - LULA, INC.
IOC BLACK HAWK COUNTY, INC.
IOC HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
IOC-VICKSBURG, INC.
IOC-VICKSBURG, L.L.C.
ISLE OF CAPRI BETTENDORF, L.C.
ISLE OF CAPRI BLACK HAWK, L.L.C.
ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS LLC
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, LLC
MTR GAMING GROUP, INC.
NEW JAZZ ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.
NEW TROPICANA HOLDINGS, INC.
NEW TROPICANA OPCO, INC.
OLD PID, INC.
POMPANO PARK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
PPI DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LLC
PPI DEVELOPMENT LLC
PPI, INC.
ROMULUS RISK AND INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.
SCIOTO DOWNS, INC.
ST. CHARLES GAMING COMPANY, L.L.C.
TEI (ES), LLC
TEI (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC
TEI (STLH), LLC
TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
TROPICANA LAUGHLIN, LLC
TROPICANA ST. LOUIS LLC
VEGAS DEVELOPMENT LAND OWNER LLC
By:   /s/ Bret Yunker
Name:   Bret Yunker
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
TROPICANA ATLANTIC CITY CORP.
CAESARS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT NEW JERSEY, LLC
By:   /s/ Edmund L. Quatmann, Jr
Name:   Edmund L. Quatmann, Jr.
Title:   Secretary

 

 

[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture CEI 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2025]


AMERICAN WAGERING, INC.

AWI GAMING, INC.

AWI MANUFACTURING, INC.

BRANDYWINE BOOKMAKING LLC

BW SUB CO.

CAESARS CONVENTION CENTER OWNER, LLC

COMPUTERIZED BOOKMAKING SYSTEMS, INC.

DIGITAL HOLDCO LLC

WH NV III, LLC

WHUS TECHCO, INC.

WILLIAM HILL DFSB, INC.

WILLIAM HILL NEVADA I

WILLIAM HILL NEVADA II

WILLIAM HILL NEW JERSEY, INC.

WILLIAM HILL U.S. HOLDCO, INC.

By:  

/s/ Bret Yunker

Name:   Bret Yunker
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture – CEI 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2025]


U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:   /s/ Laurel Casasanta
Name:   Laurel Casasanta
Title:   Vice President

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent

By:   /s/ Laurel Casasanta
Name:   Laurel Casasanta
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture – CEI 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2025]

Exhibit 10.1

 

CONFIDENTIAL    Execution Version

 

 

 

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,

as the Company

Subsidiary Guarantors

party hereto

6.500% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2032

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of February 6, 2024

 

 

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Collateral Agent

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     1  

Section 1.01

  Definitions      1  

Section 1.02

  Other Definitions      61  

Section 1.03

  [Reserved]      62  

Section 1.04

  Rules of Construction      62  

Section 1.05

  Limited Condition Transactions      63  

Section 1.06

  Basket and Ratio Calculations      64  

Section 1.07

  Master Leases and Gaming Leases      64  

ARTICLE II. THE NOTES

     65  

Section 2.01

  Amount of Notes      65  

Section 2.02

  Form and Dating      66  

Section 2.03

  Execution and Authentication      66  

Section 2.04

  Registrar and Paying Agent      66  

Section 2.05

  Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust      67  

Section 2.06

  Holder Lists      67  

Section 2.07

  Transfer and Exchange      67  

Section 2.08

  Replacement Notes      68  

Section 2.09

  Outstanding Notes      68  

Section 2.10

  [Reserved]      69  

Section 2.11

  Cancellation      69  

Section 2.12

  Defaulted Interest      69  

Section 2.13

  CUSIP Numbers, ISINs, Etc.      69  

Section 2.14

  Calculation of Principal Amount of Notes      69  

Section 2.15

  Mandatory Disposition Pursuant to Gaming Laws      70  

ARTICLE III. REDEMPTION

     70  

Section 3.01

  Redemption      70  

Section 3.02

  Applicability of Article      70  

Section 3.03

  Notices to Trustee      70  

Section 3.04

  Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed      71  

Section 3.05

  Notice of Optional Redemption      71  

Section 3.06

  Effect of Notice of Redemption      72  

Section 3.07

  Deposit of Redemption Price      72  

Section 3.08

  Notes Redeemed in Part      72  

Section 3.09

  Mandatory Redemption      72  

ARTICLE IV. COVENANTS

     73  

Section 4.01

  Payment of Notes      73  

Section 4.02

  Reports and Other Information      73  

Section 4.03

  Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock      74  

Section 4.04

  Limitation on Restricted Payments      82  

Section 4.05

  Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries      87  

Section 4.06

  Asset Sales      90  

 

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Section 4.07

  Transactions with Affiliates      94  

Section 4.08

  Change of Control      98  

Section 4.09

  Compliance Certificate      99  

Section 4.10

  Further Instruments and Acts      99  

Section 4.11

  Future Subsidiary Guarantors      99  

Section 4.12

  Liens      100  

Section 4.13

  Maintenance of Office or Agency      101  

Section 4.14

  Covenant Suspension      101  

Section 4.15

  Maintenance of Insurance      102  

Section 4.16

  After-Acquired Property      102  

Section 4.17

  Security Documents      102  

Section 4.18

  Further Assurances      102  

Section 4.19

  Maintenance of Properties      103  

ARTICLE V. SUCCESSOR COMPANY

     103  

Section 5.01

  When the Company May Merge or Transfer Assets      103  

ARTICLE VI. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     105  

Section 6.01

  Events of Default      105  

Section 6.02

  Acceleration      107  

Section 6.03

  Other Remedies      107  

Section 6.04

  Waiver of Past Defaults      108  

Section 6.05

  Control by Majority      108  

Section 6.06

  Limitation on Suits      108  

Section 6.07

  Rights of the Holders to Receive Payment      108  

Section 6.08

  Collection Suit by Trustee      109  

Section 6.09

  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      109  

Section 6.10

  Priorities      109  

Section 6.11

  Undertaking for Costs      109  

Section 6.12

  Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws      109  

ARTICLE VII. TRUSTEE

     110  

Section 7.01

  Duties of Trustee      110  

Section 7.02

  Rights of Trustee      111  

Section 7.03

  Individual Rights of Trustee      113  

Section 7.04

  Trustee’s Disclaimer      113  

Section 7.05

  Notice of Defaults      113  

Section 7.06

  [Reserved]      113  

Section 7.07

  Compensation and Indemnity      113  

Section 7.08

  Replacement of Trustee      114  

Section 7.09

  Successor Trustee by Merger      115  

Section 7.10

  Eligibility; Disqualification      115  

ARTICLE VIII. DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE

     115  

Section 8.01

  Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance      115  

Section 8.02

  Conditions to Defeasance      117  

Section 8.03

  Application of Trust Money      118  

Section 8.04

  Repayment to the Company      118  

Section 8.05

  Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations      118  

Section 8.06

  Reinstatement      118  

 

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ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

     119  

Section 9.01

  Without Consent of the Holders      119  

Section 9.02

  With Consent of the Holders      120  

Section 9.03

  [Reserved]      121  

Section 9.04

  Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers      121  

Section 9.05

  Notation on or Exchange of Notes      121  

Section 9.06

  Trustee to Sign Amendments      122  

Section 9.07

  Additional Voting Terms; Calculation of Principal Amount      122  

ARTICLE X. [RESERVED.]

     122  

ARTICLE XI. RANKING OF NOTE LIENS

     122  

Section 11.01

  Relative Rights      122  

ARTICLE XII. COLLATERAL

     123  

Section 12.01

  Security Documents      123  

Section 12.02

  Collateral Agent      124  

Section 12.03

  Authorization of Action to Be Taken      125  

Section 12.04

  Release of Collateral      126  

Section 12.05

  Confirmation of Security Interests      128  

Section 12.06

  Release Upon Termination of the Company’s Obligations      128  

Section 12.07

  Designations      128  

Section 12.08

  Taking and Destruction      128  

ARTICLE XIII. GUARANTEE

     129  

Section 13.01

  Guarantee      129  

Section 13.02

  Limitation on Liability      131  

Section 13.03

  Successors and Assigns      131  

Section 13.04

  No Waiver      132  

Section 13.05

  Modification      132  

Section 13.06

  Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors      132  

Section 13.07

  Non-Impairment      132  

ARTICLE XIV. MISCELLANEOUS

     132  

Section 14.01

  [Reserved]      132  

Section 14.02

  Notices      132  

Section 14.03

  [Reserved]      134  

Section 14.04

  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent      134  

Section 14.05

  Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion      134  

Section 14.06

  When Notes Disregarded      134  

Section 14.07

  Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar      135  

Section 14.08

  Legal Holidays      135  

Section 14.09

  GOVERNING LAW      135  

Section 14.10

  No Recourse Against Others      135  

Section 14.11

  Successors      135  

Section 14.12

  Multiple Originals      135  

Section 14.13

  Table of Contents; Headings      136  

Section 14.14

  Indenture Controls      136  

Section 14.15

  Severability      136  

Section 14.16

  Intercreditor Agreements      136  

Section 14.17

  Acts of Holders      136  

Section 14.18

  Security Advice Waiver      137  

Section 14.19

  USA PATRIOT Act      137  

 

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Appendix A      Provisions Relating to Initial Notes and Additional Notes
EXHIBIT INDEX   
Exhibit A      Form of Initial Note
Exhibit B      Form of Transferee Letter of Representation
Exhibit C      Form of Supplemental Indenture to be Delivered by Subsequent Guarantors
Exhibit D      Form of Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement
SCHEDULE INDEX   
Schedule I      Permitted Dispositions
Schedule II      Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date

 

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INDENTURE dated as of February 6, 2024, among CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto from time to time, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), and the Collateral Agent (as defined herein).

The provisions of the Trust Indenture Act will not apply to this Indenture.

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of (i) $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 issued on the date hereof (the “Initial Notes”) and (ii) Additional Notes (as defined herein) issued from time to time (the Initial Notes and Additional Notes, collectively, the “Notes”):

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01 Definitions.

2025 Secured Notes” means the Company’s 6.250% senior secured notes due 2025, issued pursuant to the 2025 Secured Notes Indenture.

2025 Secured Notes Indenture” means that certain indenture, dated as of July 6, 2020, governing the 2025 Secured Notes, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

2027 Notes” means the Company’s 8.125% senior notes due 2027, issued pursuant to the 2027 Notes Indenture.

2027 Notes Indenture” means that certain indenture, dated as of July 6, 2020, governing the 2027 Notes, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

2029 Notes” means the Company’s 4.625% senior notes due 2029, issued pursuant to the 2029 Notes Indenture.

2029 Notes Indenture” means that certain indenture, dated as of September 24, 2021, governing the 2029 Notes, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

2030 Secured Notes” means the Company’s 7.000% senior secured notes due 2030, issued pursuant to the 2030 Secured Notes Indenture.

2030 Secured Notes Indenture” means that certain indenture, dated as of February 6, 2023, governing the 2030 Secured Notes, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person:

(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person; and


(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

Additional First Lien Secured Party” means the holders of any Other First Priority Lien Obligations that are Incurred after the Issue Date and any Authorized Representative with respect thereof.

Additional Master Lease” means any Gaming Lease that is similar in form to, or not materially less favorable to, the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries than, a Master Lease referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition thereof as originally in effect (as determined by the Company in good faith) and is entered into between the Company and/or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries and the landlord under such Gaming Lease.

Additional Notes” means Notes issued under the terms of this Indenture subsequent to the Issue Date (other than Notes issued in replacement of, or in exchange for, Initial Notes).

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means 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 agreement or otherwise.

After-Acquired Property” means any property of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor that secures any First Priority Lien Obligations that is not already subject to the Lien under the Security Documents, other than any Excluded Assets.

Applicable Measurement Period” means the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company immediately preceding the applicable calculation date for which internal financial statements are available.

Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note on any applicable redemption date, as determined by the Company, the greater of:

(1) 1% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note; and

(2) the excess of:

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

(b) the then outstanding principal amount of the Note.

 

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Asset Sale” means:

(1) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of property or assets (including by way of a Sale/ Leaseback Transaction) outside the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”);

(2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable law) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions);

(3) a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale; or

(4) an Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale,

in each case other than:

(a) a disposition of Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities or surplus, obsolete, damaged or worn out property or equipment in the ordinary course of business;

(b) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 5.01 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control;

(c) any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 4.04;

(d) any disposition of assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary in any single transaction or series of related transactions, which assets or Equity Interests so disposed or issued in such transaction or related transactions have an aggregate Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of less than the greater of $115.0 million and 5.0% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period;

(e) any sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of property or assets, or the issuance of securities, by a Restricted Subsidiary or the Company to another Restricted Subsidiary or the Company;

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

(g) foreclosure or any similar action with respect to any property or other asset of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(h) any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or an Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale);

 

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(i) the lease, license, easement, assignment, sublease or sublicense of any real or personal property; provided, further, that upon request by the Company, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the First Lien Secured Parties shall provide the tenant, subtenant or licensee with a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement substantially in the form referred to in any applicable Credit Agreement or in such other form as is reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Company;

(j) any sale, lease or other disposition of inventory or other assets in the ordinary course of business;

(k) any sales, licenses, sublicenses, grants or other dispositions or abandonment of intellectual property (i) in the ordinary course of business or (ii) if determined by the management of the Company to be no longer useful or necessary in the operation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

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

(m) a sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (including by capital contribution) of accounts receivable and related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Receivables Financing” (or a fractional undivided interest therein) by a Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing;

(n) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, including any Sale/Leaseback Transaction or asset securitization permitted by this Indenture;

(o) dispositions in connection with or constituting Permitted Liens;

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

(q) any sale, transfer, lease, license or disposition (i) made pursuant to (A) any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease, any MLSA or any Operations Management Agreement or (B) any call right agreement or right of first refusal agreement and (ii) any Permitted Disposition;

(r) the sale of any property in a Sale/Leaseback Transaction within 270 days of the acquisition of such property;

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

(t) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;

 

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(u) any leases, subleases, easements or licenses with respect to any Real Property (or any portion thereof) entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary so long as such transaction, lease, sublease, easement or license would not reasonably be expected to materially interfere with, or materially impact or detract from, the operation of the applicable Project;

(v) the (i) lease, sublease or license of any portion of any Project to Persons who, either directly or through Affiliates of such Persons, intend to operate or manage nightclubs, bars, restaurants, recreation areas, spa, pool, exercise or gym facilities or entertainment or retail venues or similar or related establishments or facilities within a Project or other establishments or facilities ancillary to or supportive of the operations of a Project and (ii) the grant of declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions and/or easements with respect to common area spaces and similar instruments benefiting such tenants of such leases, subleases and licenses generally and/or entered into connection with any Project (collectively, the “Venue Easements” and together with any such leases, subleases and licenses, the “Venue Documents”); provided that (A) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to maintain control (which may be through required contractual standards) over the primary aesthetics and standards of service and quality of the business being operated or conducted in connection with any such leased, subleased or licensed space and (B) no Venue Easements or operations conducted pursuant thereto would reasonably be expected to materially interfere with, or materially impair or detract from, the operation of the applicable Project; provided, further, that upon request by the Company, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the First Lien Secured Parties shall provide the tenant, subtenant or licensee under any Venue Document with a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement substantially in the form referred to in any applicable Credit Agreement or in such other form as is reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Company;

(w) the dedication of space or other dispositions of property in connection with and in furtherance of constructing structures or improvements reasonably related to the development, construction and operation of a Project; provided that in each case such dedication or other disposition is in furtherance of, and does not materially impair or interfere with the use or operations (or intended use or operations) of, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(x) dedications of, or the granting of easements, rights of way, rights of access and/or similar rights or other dispositions of property, to any governmental authority, utility providers, cable or other communication providers and/or other parties providing services or benefits to any Project, the Real Property held by the Company, a Restricted Subsidiary or the public at large that would not reasonably be expected to interfere in any material respect with the operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that upon request by the Company, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the First Lien Secured Parties, shall subordinate its Mortgage on such Real Property to such easement, right of way, right of access or similar agreement in such form referred to in any applicable Credit Agreement or in such other form as is reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Company;

(y) dispositions of (i) non-core assets acquired or (ii) property or assets or Equity Interests of any Subsidiary required to be disposed of by antitrust or other regulatory agencies, in each case, in connection with an acquisition or Investment permitted under this Indenture;

(z) any Interim Trust Asset Disposition;

(aa) the transaction contemplated by the Paid-Up Oil and Gas Leases and other sales or leases of oil, gas or mineral rights; and

(bb) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of Non-Core Land.

 

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Authorized Representative” means (i) in the case of any Credit Agreement Obligations or the holders of any Credit Agreement Obligations, the administrative agent under the CEI Credit Agreement, (ii) in the case of the Notes Obligations or the holders of the Notes, the Trustee and (iii) in the case of any Series of Other First Priority Lien Obligations or Additional First Lien Secured Parties that become subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the authorized representative (and successor thereto) named for such Series in the applicable joinder agreement.

Bank Indebtedness” means any and all amounts payable under or in respect of any Credit Agreement and the other Credit Agreement Documents as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced, restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including after termination of such Credit Agreement), including principal, premium (if any), interest (including interest, fees and expenses accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company, whether or not a claim for post-filing interest, fees and expenses is allowed or allowable under such proceedings), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement Obligations, guarantees and all other amounts payable thereunder or in respect thereof.

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.

Board of Directors” means:

(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;

(2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of that partnership;

(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the board of managers of such limited liability company or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board or the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof, as applicable; and

(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

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

Calculation Date” has the meaning set for in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”.

Capital Expenditures” means, for any Person in respect of any period, (a) the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events amounts expended or capitalized under Capitalized Lease Obligations) Incurred by such Person during such period that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in “additions to property, plant or equipment” or similar items reflected in the statement of cash flows of such Person and (b) Capitalized Software Expenditures.

Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or shares;

 

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(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP; provided that each Designated Operating Lease, Master Lease and Gaming Lease shall for all purposes not be treated as Capitalized Lease Obligations or Indebtedness.

Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto).

Carano Family Entity” means any trust or entity majority owned and controlled by or established for the benefit of, or the estate of, any of the Carano Holders.

Carano Holders” means (a) Donald L. Carano, Gene R. Carano, Gregg R. Carano, Gary L. Carano, Cindy L. Carano and Glenn T. Carano or any of their spouses or lineal descendants (including without limitation, step-children and adopted children and their lineal descendants), (b) their heirs at law and their estates and the beneficiaries thereof, (c) any charitable foundation created by any of them or (d) a Carano Family Entity.

Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) U.S. dollars, pounds sterling, euros, the national currency of any country that was on the Issue Date or becomes a member state in the European Union or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government, the United Kingdom government or any country that was on the Issue Date or becomes a member of the European Union or any agency or instrumentality thereof in each case maturing not more than two years from the date of acquisition;

(3) certificates of deposit, time deposits and Eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances, in each case with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $250.0 million and whose long-term debt, or whose parent company’s long-term debt, is rated “A” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency);

(4) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;

 

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(5) commercial paper issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Company) rated at least “A1” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) and in each case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;

(6) readily marketable direct Obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition;

(7) Indebtedness issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A-2” or higher from Moody’s (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition;

(8) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above;

(9) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5.0 billion;

(10) time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits in an aggregate face amount not in excess of 0.5% of the Total Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a combined or consolidated basis, as of the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year; and

(11) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (1) through (10) above denominated in any foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above or commonly used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction.

CEC” means Caesars Entertainment Corporation, or any successor thereto.

CEI Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2020, among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time, including pursuant to the CEI Credit Agreement Amendment (whether with the same or different lenders and agents, and including increases in amounts) and designated as the “CEI Credit Agreement” by the Company.

CEI Credit Agreement Amendment” means the incremental assumption agreement to be delivered under the CEI Credit Agreement contemplated at the time of the completion of the offering of the Notes, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

CEI Credit Facilities” means Caesars Entertainment, Inc.’s senior secured credit facilities under the CEI Credit Agreement.

 

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CEOC” means CEOC, LLC, or any successor thereto.

CES” means Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC, or any successor thereto.

CES Agreements” means (a) the Third Amended and Restated Omnibus License and Enterprises Services Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2018, by and among CES, CEOC, CRC, Caesars License Company, LLC and Caesars World LLC, as amended by the First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Omnibus License and Enterprise Services Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2020, and (b) the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CES, dated as of January 14, 2015, in each case, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

CFC means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code.

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

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

(2) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (but excluding (i) any employee benefit plan of such person or its Subsidiaries, (ii) any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan and (iii) one or more Permitted Holders)) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a “person” or “group” shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all Equity Interests that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Equity Interests of the Company entitled to vote for members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body).

Notwithstanding the preceding or any provision of Section 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, a Person or group shall be deemed not to beneficially own Equity Interests subject to a stock or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, warrant agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the acquisition of the Equity Interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreement.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collateral” means all property subject or purported to be subject, from time to time, to a Lien under any Security Documents.

Collateral Agent means U.S. Bank National Association (or any successor agent party appointed thereto), in its capacity as collateral agent for the holders of the Notes and the First Lien Secured Parties, together with its successors and permitted assigns; provided that if such Collateral Agent is not U.S. Bank National Association (or any successor agent party appointed thereto), such Collateral Agent shall have become a party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Any Person that becomes the “Collateral Agent” under the Collateral Agreement and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof shall automatically and without further action by any Person become the Collateral Agent hereunder, and the Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to enter into any supplement or modification to this Agreement, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements as shall be reasonably necessary to effect such assignment or succession.

 

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Collateral Agreement” means that certain Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2020, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank National Association, as the Collateral Agent, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms and this Indenture.

Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” means, with respect to the Company, Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, less the sum of, without duplication, (a) pay in kind Consolidated Interest Expense and other non-cash Consolidated Interest Expense (including as a result of the effects of purchase accounting), (b) to the extent included in Consolidated Interest Expense, (i) the amortization of any deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs (including original issue discount), commissions, fees and expenses and financing fees and expenses paid by, or on behalf of, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including such fees paid in connection with the Transactions or upon entering into a permitted Receivables Financing, and (ii) the expensing of any bridge, commitment, arrangement, advisory, amendment, structuring, success upfront, ticking or other financing fees and expenses, including those paid in connection with the Transactions or upon entering into a permitted Receivables Financing or any amendment of any Credit Agreement and (c) the amortization of debt discounts, if any, or fees in respect of hedge agreements.

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means, with respect to the Company for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of intangible assets, deferred financing fees and Capitalized Software Expenditures and amortization of unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pensions and other post-employment benefits, of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to the Company for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(1) consolidated interest expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (and to the extent not included in consolidated interest expense, (x) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and (y) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities), to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income (including amortization of original issue discount, the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and net payments and receipts (if any) pursuant to, and costs Incurred in connection with, interest rate Hedging Obligations and including amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees); plus

(2) consolidated capitalized interest of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; plus

(3) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges Incurred in connection with any Receivables Financing which are payable to Persons other than the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated Interest Expense shall not include any interest component of the Designated Operating Leases, any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease.

Consolidated Leverage Calculation Date” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Leverage Ratio”.

Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to the Company, at any date the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness (other than (A) Qualified Non-Recourse Debt, (B) Development Expenses (whether or not included in Consolidated Total Indebtedness), (C) Discharged Indebtedness and (D) Escrowed Indebtedness) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date of calculation (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) less the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents in excess of any Restricted Cash held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date of determination to (ii) EBITDA of the Company for the four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date on which such additional Indebtedness is Incurred. In the event that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurs, repays, defeases, discharges, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is being calculated but on or prior to the event for which the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is made (the “Consolidated Leverage Calculation Date”), then the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence, repayment, defeasance, discharge, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period; provided that the Company may elect pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being Incurred at such time, in which case any subsequent Incurrence of Indebtedness under such commitment shall not be deemed, for purposes of this calculation, to be an Incurrence at such subsequent time.

For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, dividends and distributions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP), in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business, any execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project and any restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives of the business that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has determined to make and/or made during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Consolidated Leverage Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dividends and distributions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations, discontinued operations, execution of a Gaming Lease, amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project and other restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives (which shall include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and operational improvements and other cost savings) of the business (and the change of any associated Indebtedness and the change in EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, dividend or distribution, disposition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, discontinued operation, execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion

 

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Capital Expenditure or Development Project or restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives of the business, in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business, that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, dividend or distribution, disposition, discontinued operation, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project or restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives (which shall include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and operational improvements and other cost savings) of the business had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, with respect to each New Project that commences operations and records not less than one full fiscal quarter’s operations during the four-quarter reference period, the operating results of such New Project (for each full fiscal quarter completed) will be annualized on a straight-line basis during such period. If since the beginning of such period any Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary, then the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any event, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company. Any pro forma calculation of this definition may also include (i) adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Company, to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from the applicable event and any other relevant event that occurred prior to or during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Consolidated Leverage Calculation Date (including, to the extent applicable, from the Transactions) and (ii) any adjustments of the type used in connection with the calculation of “Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth or incorporated in the Offering Memorandum.

For purposes of this definition, any amount in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be converted to U.S. dollars either based on (1) the average exchange rate for such currency for the most recent twelve month period immediately prior to the date of determination in a manner consistent with that used in calculating EBITDA for the applicable period or (2) the exchange ratio used in the applicable financial statements.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to the Company for any period, the aggregate of the consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that:

(1) any net after-tax extraordinary, nonrecurring, exceptional or unusual gains or losses or income, expenses or charges or accruals or reserves (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), including, without limitation, any costs, fees, expenses or charges related to entrance into or amendment, waiver, termination or modification of a Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any severance, relocation, contract termination, legal settlements, transition, integration, insourcing, outsourcing, recruiting or other restructuring expenses, expenses or charges related to curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, any expenses related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning, conversion or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternate uses and fees, expenses or charges relating to facilities closing costs, excess pension charges, acquisition integration costs, facilities opening costs, project start-up costs, business optimization costs, transition costs, signing, retention or

 

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completion bonuses, expenses, fees or charges related to any issuance of Equity Interests or debt securities, Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or issuance, repayment, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not successful), and any fees, expenses, costs, charges or change in control payments related to the Transactions (including any costs relating to auditing prior periods, transition-related expenses and expenses related to the Transactions incurred before, on or after the Issue Date), in each case, shall be excluded;

(2) effects of purchase accounting adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to any Restricted Subsidiaries) in amounts required or permitted by GAAP, including those resulting from the application of purchase accounting, including those in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition or Investment, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded;

(3) the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period;

(4) any net after-tax income or loss from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded;

(5) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to business dispositions or asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by management of the Company) shall be excluded;

(6) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments shall be excluded;

(7) (A) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Company, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof (other than a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary of the Company) in respect of such period and (B) the Consolidated Net Income for such period shall include any ordinary course dividend, distribution or other payment in cash received from any Person in excess of the amounts included in clause (A);

(8) [reserved];

(9) any impairment charges or asset write-offs, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles adjustments arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded;

(10) any non-cash charge or expense realized or resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit plans or post-employment benefit plans, or grants or sales of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other rights shall be excluded;

(11) any (a) non-cash compensation charges, (b) costs and expenses related to employment of terminated employees or (c) costs or expenses realized in connection with or resulting from stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights of officers, directors and employees, in each case of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, shall be excluded;

 

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(12) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within 12 months after the Issue Date or the date of any acquisition or Investment and that are so required to be established or adjusted in accordance with GAAP or as a result of adoption or modification of accounting policies shall be excluded;

(13) (a)(i) the non-cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense shall be excluded and (ii) the cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense which exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense shall be included and (b) non-cash gains, losses, income and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations shall be excluded;

(14) any currency translation gains and losses related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates (including, without limitation, currency remeasurements of Indebtedness), and any net loss or gain resulting from hedging transactions for currency exchange risk, shall be excluded;

(15) (a) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (i) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (ii) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded and (b) amounts estimated in good faith to be received from insurance in respect of lost revenues or earnings in respect of liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be included (with a deduction for amounts actually received up to such estimated amount to the extent included in Net Income in a future period);

(16) non-cash charges for deferred tax asset valuation allowances shall be excluded; and

(17) Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated by deducting, without duplication of amounts otherwise deducted, rent, insurance, property taxes and other amounts and expenses actually paid in cash under the Master Leases or any Gaming Lease in the applicable period and no deductions in calculating Consolidated Net Income shall occur as a result of imputed interest, amounts under the Master Leases or any Gaming Lease not paid in cash during the relevant period or other non-cash amounts Incurred in respect of the Master Leases or any Gaming Lease; provided that any “true-up” of rent paid in cash pursuant to the Master Leases or any Gaming Lease shall be accounted for in the fiscal quarter to which such payment relates as if such payment were originally made in such fiscal quarter.

Consolidated Non-cash Charges” means, with respect to the Company for any period, the non-cash expenses (other than Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if any such non-cash expenses represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from EBITDA in such future period to the extent paid, but excluding from this proviso, for the avoidance of doubt, amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period.

Consolidated Taxes” means, with respect to the Company for any period, the provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, state, franchise, property, excise and similar taxes, foreign withholding taxes (including penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from tax examinations).

 

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Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum (without duplication) of (1) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any undrawn letters of credit or bank guarantees) consisting of Capitalized Lease Obligations and Indebtedness for borrowed money, plus (2) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Disqualified Stock of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and all Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries, with the amount of such Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock equal to the greater of their respective voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall not include guarantees in respect of the foregoing, provided, however, that if and when any such guarantee in respect of the foregoing that does not constitute Consolidated Total Indebtedness is demanded for payment from the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, then the amounts of such guarantee in respect of the foregoing shall be included in such calculations of Consolidated Total Indebtedness.

Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent:

(1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor;

(2) to advance or supply funds:

(a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation; or

(b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; or

(3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

Convention Center Lease” means any lease pursuant to which a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary leases the property commonly known as the Caesars Forum Convention Center (which lease may include any related personal property, fixtures, furniture and equipment) to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (including, without limitation, that certain Convention Center Lease, dated as of September 18, 2020, by and between Caesars Convention Center Owner, LLC and Eastside Convention Center, LLC), as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified or replaced from time to time.

Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary of the Company that owns the property consisting of the land and real property improvements commonly known as the Caesars Forum Convention Center, which Subsidiary has been the subject of a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Designation and (b) any Subsidiary of the Company all or substantially all of the assets of which are Equity Interests of any Subsidiary described in clause (a) or this clause (b) that has been the subject of a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Designation.

 

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Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Designation” means (a) the designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary of (i) the Subsidiary that owns, or is intended to own the land and real property improvements commonly known as the Caesars Forum Convention Center and (ii) any Subsidiary of the Company all or substantially all of the assets of which are Equity Interests of any Subsidiary described in clause (a)(i) or this clause (a)(ii) and (b) the contribution or other transfer of the property commonly known as the Caesars Forum Convention Center (which may include any related personal property, fixture, furniture and equipment) to a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale” means the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of (a) all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary or (b) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests in the Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary from any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale and any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding the assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness relating to the disposed assets or other consideration received in any other non-cash form).

CRC means Caesars Resort Collection, LLC.

CRC Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2017, by and among CRC, the other borrowers party thereto from time to time, the lenders party thereto from time to time and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor in interest to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch), as collateral agent party thereto, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different lenders and agents, and including increases in amounts).

CRC Secured Indenture” means that certain indenture dated as of June 6, 2020, by and among CRC, CRC Finco, Inc. (as successors in interest to Colt Merger Sub, Inc.), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, and U.S. National Association, as collateral agent, relating to the CRC Secured Notes, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

CRC Secured Notes” means the senior secured notes due 2025 issued pursuant to the CRC Secured Indenture, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

Credit Agreement” means (i) the CEI Credit Agreement, (ii) the 2025 Secured Notes Indenture (including the 2025 Secured Notes issued thereunder), (iii) the 2030 Secured Notes Indenture (including the 2030 Secured Notes issued thereunder), (iv) the CRC Secured Indenture (including the CRC Secured Notes issued thereunder) (clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) hereunder, collectively, the “Existing Credit Agreements”) and (v) whether or not any credit agreement or indenture referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) remains outstanding, if designated by the Company to be included in this definition of “Credit Agreement,” one or more (A) debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (B) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances) or (C) instruments or agreements evidencing any other Indebtedness, in each case, with the same or different borrowers or issuers and, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time.

 

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Credit Agreement Documents” means the collective reference to any Credit Agreement, any notes issued pursuant thereto and the guarantees thereof, and the collateral documents relating thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified, in whole or in part, from time to time (whether with the same or different financial institutions, administrative agents and collateral agents, and including increases in amounts).

Credit Agreement Obligations” means the Obligations under the CEI Credit Agreement.

Cumulative Credit” means the sum of (without duplication):

(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from July 1, 2020 to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit); plus

(B) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds, including cash and the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of property other than cash, received by the Company after July 6, 2020 (other than net proceeds to the extent such net proceeds have been used to Incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(xiii)) from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (excluding Refunding Capital Stock (as defined herein), Designated Preferred Stock, Excluded Contributions and Disqualified Stock), including Equity Interests issued upon exercise of warrants or options (other than an issuance or sale to a Restricted Subsidiary); plus

(C) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions to the capital of the Company received in cash and the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of property other than cash after July 6, 2020 (other than Excluded Contributions, Refunding Capital Stock, Designated Preferred Stock and Disqualified Stock and other than contributions to the extent such contributions have been used to Incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(xiii)); plus

(D) 100% of the principal amount of any Indebtedness or the liquidation preference or maximum fixed repurchase price, as the case may be, of any Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued after July 6, 2020 (other than Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock issued to a Restricted Subsidiary) which has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests in the Company (other than Disqualified Stock); plus

(E) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash and the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of property other than cash received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after July 6, 2020 from:

(I) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Restricted Investments made by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and from repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries by any Person (other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and from repayments of loans or advances, and releases of guarantees, which constituted Restricted Investments;

 

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(II) the sale (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; or

(III) a distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary; plus

(F) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary after July 6, 2020, the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of the Investment of the Company in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable).

Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of non-cash consideration received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale (or by an Unrestricted Subsidiary in the case of a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale) that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-cash Consideration.

Designated Operating Leases” means, collectively, any obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or of a special purpose or other entity not consolidated with the Company and its Subsidiaries, either existing on the Issue Date or created thereafter that (i) initially were not included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as capital lease obligations and were subsequently recharacterized as capital lease obligations or long-term financial obligations or, in the case of such a special purpose or other entity becoming consolidated with the Company and its Subsidiaries were required to be characterized as capital lease obligations or long-term financial obligations upon such consolidation, in either case, due to a change in accounting treatment or otherwise, or (ii) would not have been required to be characterized as capital lease obligations or long-term financial obligations prior to December 31, 2018 had they existed at that time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Designated Operating Leases shall be treated as operating leases and not Capitalized Lease Obligations under this Indenture.

Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock), that is issued for cash (other than to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, by the Company on the issuance date thereof.

Destruction” means any damage to, loss or destruction of all or any portion of the Collateral.

Development Expenses” means, without duplication, the aggregate principal amount, not to exceed $1,500.0 million (less the amount of Indebtedness outstanding under Section 4.03(b)(xxiii) at such time) at any time, of (a) outstanding Indebtedness, the proceeds of which, at the time of determination, as determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company, are pending application and

 

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are required or intended to be used to fund and (b) amounts spent (whether funded with the proceeds of Indebtedness, cash flow or otherwise) to fund, in each case, (i) Expansion Capital Expenditures of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) a Development Project or (iii) interest, fees or related charges with respect to such Indebtedness; provided that (A) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or other Person that owns assets subject to the Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, is diligently pursuing the completion thereof and has not at any time ceased construction of such Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, for a period in excess of 90 consecutive days (other than as a result of a force majeure event or inability to obtain requisite gaming approvals or other governmental authorizations, so long as, in the case of any such gaming approvals or other governmental authorizations, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or other applicable Person is diligently pursuing such gaming approvals or governmental authorizations), (B) no such Indebtedness or funded costs shall constitute Development Expenses with respect to an Expansion Capital Expenditure or a Development Project from and after the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the completion of construction of the applicable Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project or, in the case of a Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure that was not open for business when construction commenced, from and after the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the date of opening of such Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure, if earlier, and (C) in order to avoid duplication, it is acknowledged that to the extent that the proceeds of any Indebtedness referred to in clause (a) above have been applied (whether for the purposes described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above or any other purpose), such Indebtedness shall no longer constitute Development Expenses under clause (a) (it being understood, however, that any such application in accordance with clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall, subject to the other requirements and limitations of this definition, constitute Development Expenses under clause (b) above).

Development Project” means Investments, directly or indirectly, in, or expenditures, directly or indirectly, with respect to, (a) any joint ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has control or with whom it has a management, development or similar contract and, in the case of a joint venture, in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns (directly or indirectly) at least 25% of the Equity Interest in such joint venture, or (b) casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns or Persons that own casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns (including casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns in development or under construction that are not presently open or operating with respect to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has (directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries) entered into a management, development or similar contract (or an agreement to enter into such a management, development or similar contract) and such contract remains in full force and effect at the time of such Investment or expenditure, though it may be subject to regulatory approvals), in each case, used to finance, or made for the purpose of allowing such joint venture, Unrestricted Subsidiary, casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns, as the case may be, to finance, the purchase, development, construction or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that develops, adds to or significantly improves the property of such joint venture, Unrestricted Subsidiary, casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns and assets ancillary or related thereto (including, without limitation, hotels, restaurants, entertainment, retail and other similar projects), or the construction and development of casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels,

 

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distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns or assets ancillary or related thereto (including, without limitation, hotels, restaurants, entertainment, retail and other similar projects) and including Pre-Opening Expenses with respect to such joint venture, Unrestricted Subsidiary, casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments and taverns.

Discharge” means, with respect to any Shared Collateral and any Series of First Priority Lien Obligations, the date on which such Series of First Priority Lien Obligations is no longer secured by such Shared Collateral in accordance with the terms of the documentation governing such Series. The term “Discharged” shall have a corresponding meaning.

Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations” means, with respect to any Shared Collateral, the Discharge of the Credit Agreement Obligations with respect to such Shared Collateral; provided that the Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations shall not be deemed to have occurred in connection with a refinancing of such Credit Agreement Obligations with additional First Priority Lien Obligations secured by such Shared Collateral under an Other First Lien Agreement (as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) which has been designated in writing by the Company to the Collateral Agent and each other Authorized Representative as the “Credit Agreement” for purposes of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Discharged Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that has been defeased (pursuant to a contractual or legal defeasance) or discharged pursuant to the prepayment or deposit of amounts sufficient to satisfy such Indebtedness as it becomes due or irrevocably called for redemption (and regardless of whether such Indebtedness constitutes a liability on the balance sheet of the obligors thereof); provided, however, that the Indebtedness shall be deemed Discharged Indebtedness if the payment or deposit of all amounts required for defeasance or discharge or redemption thereof have been made even if certain conditions thereto have not been satisfied, so long as such conditions are reasonably expected by the Company to be satisfied within 95 days after such prepayment or deposit; provided, further however, that if the conditions referred to in the immediately preceding proviso are not satisfied within 95 days after such prepayment or deposit, such Indebtedness shall cease to constitute Discharged Indebtedness after such 95-day period.

Disinterested Director” means, with respect to any Person and transaction, a member of the Board of Directors of such Person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event:

(1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale);

(2) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of such Person; or

(3) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale);

 

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in each case prior to 91 days after the earlier of the maturity date of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided, however, that only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided, further, however, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by such Person in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided, further, that any class of Capital Stock of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

Dividing Personhas the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.”

Division means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.

Division Successormeans any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.

Domestic Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

EBITDA” means, with respect to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, plus (i) the sum of (in each case without duplication and to the extent the respective amounts described in subclauses (1) through (12) of this clause (i) otherwise reduced such Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined):

(1) Consolidated Taxes;

(2) Consolidated Interest Expense;

(3) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(4) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense;

(5) Consolidated Non-cash Charges;

(6) any costs, fees, expenses or charges (other than Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense) related to any issuance of Equity Interests, Investment, acquisition, New Project, entrance into or amendment, waiver, termination or modification of a Master Lease or a Gaming Lease, disposition, recapitalization or the Incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by this Indenture (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions and the offering of the Notes, (ii) such fees, expenses or charges related to any amendment or other modification of the Notes or other Indebtedness, (iii) any “additional interest,” “default interest” or similar penalties with respect to any Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture and (iv) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Qualified Receivables Financing;

 

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(7) business optimization expenses and other restructuring charges, reserves, expenses or accruals (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, the effect of inventory optimization programs, operating improvements, cost savings initiatives, business optimization, facility closure, facility consolidations, facility reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning, conversion or reconfiguration, retention, severance, recruiting, integration, insourcing, outsourcing and systems establishment or implementation costs, legal settlement costs, contract termination costs, future lease commitments and excess pension charges, any costs and expenses relating to any entry into new markets and contracts (including, without limitation, any renewals, extensions or other modifications thereof), or new product developments or introductions or exiting a market, contract or product and any software or other intellectual property development costs and expenses, any costs and expenses associated with new systems design, any implementation cost or expense, any project startup cost or expense, any transition cost or expense or cost or expense associated with improvements to IT or accounting functions) and, in each case, expected to be achieved, completed or realized within 24 months, in the good faith determination of the Company;

(8) the amount of management, consulting, monitoring, transaction and advisory fees and related expenses paid (or any accruals relating to such fees and related expenses) during such period to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 4.07;

(9) the amount of loss on sale of receivables and related assets to a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing;

(10) any costs or expenses Incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of the Company solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Credit;

(11) any deductions (less any additions) attributable to minority interests except, in each case, to the extent of cash paid or received;

(12) Pre-Opening Expenses;

(13) any adjustments of the type used in connection with the calculation of “Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth or incorporated in the Offering Memorandum; and

(14) at the Company’s option, any adjustments of the type described in the definitions of “Consolidated Leverage Ratio,” “Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio,” “Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio,” or “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”;

minus (ii) the sum of (without duplication and to the extent the amounts described in this clause (ii) increased such Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (but excluding any such items (A) in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period or (B) which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that reduced EBITDA in any prior period).

 

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

Equity Offering” means any public or private sale after the Issue Date of common stock or Preferred Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock), other than:

(1) public offerings with respect to the Company’s common stock registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8;

(2) issuances to a Subsidiary of the Company; and

(3) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.

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

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

Excluded Accounts” means (a) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (b) tax accounts, including, without limitation, sales tax and gaming tax (or similar assessments) accounts, (c) escrow, defeasance and redemption accounts, (d) fiduciary or trust accounts, (e) jackpot or prize accounts and accounts holding client or customer funds on behalf of such client or customer, (f) disbursement and zero balance accounts and (g) the funds or other property held in or maintained for such purposes in any such account described in clauses (a) through (f).

Excluded Assets” means the property and other assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors that is excluded from the grant of security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the First Lien Secured Parties, pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Property (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), the Excluded Securities (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) and the Specified Excluded Collateral).

Excluded Contributions” means the Cash Equivalents or other assets (valued at their Fair Market Value as determined in good faith by senior management or the Board of Directors) received by the Company after July 6, 2020 from:

(1) contributions to its common equity capital; and

(2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or to any Subsidiary management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Company,

in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate executed by an Officer of the Company at the time of their receipt.

Existing Credit Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Credit Agreement”.

Expansion Capital Expenditures” means any Capital Expenditure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the purchase, development, construction or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets (including Capitalized Software Expenditures) or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that, in the Company’s reasonable determination, adds to or significantly improves (or

 

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is reasonably expected to add to or significantly improve) the property of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding any such Capital Expenditures financed with Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale or casualty event and excluding Capital Expenditures made in the ordinary course made to maintain, repair, restore or refurbish the property of the Company and its Subsidiaries in its then existing state or to support the continuation of such Person’s day to day operations as then conducted.

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which, as of the date on which the agreement relating thereto is entered into, could be negotiated in an arm’s-length transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.

First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means (i) the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2020, among U.S. Bank National Association, as the Collateral Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as authorized representative with respect to the CEI Credit Facilities, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as authorized representative with respect to the 2025 Secured Notes, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as authorized representative with respect to the 2030 Secured Notes, the Company and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, (ii) another intercreditor agreement not materially less favorable to the holders of the Notes than the intercreditor agreement referred to in clause (i) (as determined by the Company in good faith) or (iii) another intercreditor agreement the terms of which are consistent with market terms governing security arrangements for the sharing of liens on a pari passu basis at the time such intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established, as determined by the Company in the exercise of reasonable judgment.

First Lien Secured Parties” means the Persons holding any First Priority Lien Obligations, including the Collateral Agent and Authorized Representatives.

First Priority Lien Obligations” means (i) all Secured Bank Indebtedness under the CEI Credit Agreement, (ii) Notes Obligations, (iii) Other First Priority Lien Obligations (including on the Issue Date, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2030 Secured Notes) and (iv) all other Obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Hedging Obligations or Obligations in respect of cash management services in each case owing to a Person that is a holder of Secured Bank Indebtedness under the CEI Credit Agreement or an Affiliate of such holder at the time of entry into such Hedging Obligations or Obligations in respect of cash management services; provided that such Hedging Obligations or Obligations shall be secured pursuant to the security documents which secure such Secured Bank Indebtedness under the CEI Credit Agreement and are bound by the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to the Company for any period, the ratio of EBITDA of the Company for such period to the Fixed Charges (net of cash interest income (other than notes receivable and similar items)) (other than (A) Fixed Charges in respect of Qualified Non-Recourse Debt, Discharged Indebtedness and Escrowed Indebtedness and (B) Fixed Charges in respect of Indebtedness which constitutes Development Expenses or the proceeds of which were applied to fund Development Expenses (but only for so long as such Indebtedness or such funded expenses, as the case may be, constitute Development Expenses) and (C) Fixed Charges consisting of cash costs associated with breakage or termination in respect of Hedging Obligations for interest rates and costs and fees associated with obtaining Hedging Obligations and fees payable thereunder) of the Company for such period. In the event that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurs, repays, defeases, discharges,

 

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repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness (other than in the case of revolving credit borrowings or revolving advances under any Qualified Receivables Financing, in which case interest expense shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period) or issues, repurchases or redeems Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but on or prior to the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence, repayment, defeasance, discharge, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, dividends and distributions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP), in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business, any execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project and any restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives of the business that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has determined to make and/or made during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dividends and distributions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations, discontinued operations, execution of a Gaming Lease, amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project and other restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives (which shall include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and operational improvements and other cost savings) of the business (and the change of any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, dividend or distribution, disposition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, discontinued operation, execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project or restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives of the business, in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business, that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, dividend or distribution, disposition, discontinued operation, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project or restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives (which shall include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and operational improvements and other cost savings) of the business had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, with respect to each New Project that commences operations and records not less than one full fiscal quarter’s operations during the four-quarter reference period, the operating results of such New Project will be annualized on a straight-line basis during such period. If since the beginning of such period any Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

 

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For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any event, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company. Any pro forma calculation of this definition may also include (i) adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Company, to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from the applicable event and any other relevant event that occurred prior to or during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Calculation Date (including, to the extent applicable, from the Transactions) and (ii) any adjustments of the type used in connection with the calculation of “Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth or incorporated in the Offering Memorandum.

If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term in excess of 12 months). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Company may designate.

For purposes of this definition, any amount in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be converted to U.S. dollars either based on (1) the average exchange rate for such currency for the most recent twelve month period immediately prior to the date of determination in a manner consistent with that used in calculating EBITDA for the applicable period or (2) the exchange ratio used in the applicable financial statements.

Fixed Charges” means, with respect to the Company for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(1) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense of the Company for such period; and

(2) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Fixed GAAP Date” means the Issue Date; provided that at any time after the Issue Date, the Company may by written notice to the Trustee elect to change the Fixed GAAP Date to be the date specified in such notice, and upon such notice, the Fixed GAAP Date shall be such date for all periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice.

Fixed GAAP Terms” means (a) the definitions of the terms “Capitalized Lease Obligation,” “Consolidated Cash Interest Expense,” “Consolidated Interest Expense,” “Consolidated Net Income,” “Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio,” “Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio,” “Consolidated Leverage Ratio,” “Consolidated Total Indebtedness,” “Indebtedness,” “EBITDA” and

 

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“Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense,” (b) all defined terms in this Indenture to the extent used in or relating to any of the foregoing definitions, and all ratios and computations based on any of the foregoing definitions and (c) any other term or provision of this Indenture or the Notes that, at the Company’s election, may be specified by the Company by written notice to the Trustee from time to time; provided that the Company may elect to remove any term from constituting a Fixed GAAP Term.

Foreign Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary not organized or existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

FSHCO” means any Subsidiary that owns no material assets other than (i) the Equity Interest (including for this purpose any debt or other instrument treated as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs and/or of one or more FSHCOs and (ii) cash, cash equivalents and incidental assets related thereto held on a temporary basis.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the Fixed GAAP Date; provided that the Company may at any time irrevocably elect by written notice to the Trustee to use IFRS in lieu of GAAP for financial reporting purposes and, upon any such notice, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean (a) for periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice, IFRS as in effect on the date specified in such notice (for purposes of the Fixed GAAP Terms) and as in effect from time to time (for all other purposes of this Indenture) and (b) for prior periods, GAAP as defined in the first sentence of this definition. For the purposes of this Indenture, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person shall mean such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries and shall not include any Unrestricted Subsidiary, but the interest of such Person in an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be accounted for as an Investment. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else in this Indenture, for all purposes under this Indenture, (a) the Designated Operating Leases, Master Leases and Gaming Leases (and any Guarantee of the foregoing) shall not constitute Indebtedness, Liens or a Capitalized Lease Obligation regardless of how such Designated Operating Leases, Master Leases and Gaming Leases may be treated under GAAP, (b) any interest portion of payments in connection with such Designated Operating Leases, Master Leases and Gaming Leases shall not constitute Consolidated Interest Expense or Consolidated Cash Interest Expense (or terms of similar effect) and (c) EBITDA and Consolidated Net Income (and terms of similar effect) shall be calculated by deducting, without duplication of amounts otherwise deducted, rent, insurance, property taxes and other amounts and expenses actually paid in cash under the Designated Operating Leases, Master Leases and Gaming Leases in the Applicable Measurement Period and no deductions in calculating EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income (and terms of similar effect) shall occur as a result of imputed interest, amounts under the Designated Operating Leases, Master Leases and Gaming Leases not paid in cash during the Applicable Measurement Period or other non-cash amounts Incurred in respect of the Designated Operating Leases, Master Leases and Gaming Leases; provided that any “true-up” of rent paid in cash pursuant to the Designated Operating Leases, Master Leases and Gaming Leases shall be accounted for in the fiscal quarter to which such payment relates as if such payment were originally made in such fiscal quarter.

Gaming Authorities” means, in any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries manages or conducts any casino, gaming business or activities, the applicable gaming board, commission, or other governmental gaming regulatory body or agency which (a) has, or may at any time after issuance of the Notes have, jurisdiction over any casino, racing, gambling, wagering or other gaming business or activities at any casino, racetrack or other gambling, wagering or other gaming property or activities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any successor to such authority or (b) is, or may at any time after the issuance of the Notes be, responsible for interpreting, administering and enforcing the Gaming Laws.

 

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Gaming Laws” means all applicable constitutions, treaties, laws, rules, agreements, regulations and orders and statutes pursuant to which any Gaming Authority possesses regulatory, licensing or permit authority over gaming, gambling or casino activities and all rules, rulings, orders, ordinances, regulations of any Gaming Authority applicable to the gambling, casino or gaming businesses or activities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any jurisdiction, as in effect from time to time, including the policies, interpretations and administration thereof by the Gaming Authorities.

Gaming Lease” means any lease entered into for the purpose of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to acquire the right to occupy and use (including pursuant to any sale and leaseback transaction) real property, vessels or similar assets for, or in connection with, the construction, development or operation of casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns or other gaming or entertainment facilities or other facilities related to activities ancillary to or supportive of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, the Convention Center Lease shall be deemed to be a Gaming Lease.

Guarantee” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.

Guarantor” means any Person that guarantees the Notes; provided that upon the release or discharge of such Person from its obligation to guarantee the Notes in accordance with this Indenture, such Person ceases to be a Guarantor.

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under:

(1) currency exchange, interest rate or commodity swap agreements, currency exchange, interest rate or commodity cap agreements and currency exchange, interest rate or commodity collar agreements; and

(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange, interest rates or commodity prices.

holder” or “noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Impairment” means (i) any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that (x) any of the First Priority Lien Obligations of such Series are unenforceable under applicable law or are subordinated to any other obligations (other than another Series of First Priority Lien Obligations), (y) any of the First Priority Lien Obligations of such Series do not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral securing any other Series of First Priority Lien Obligations and/or (z) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another Series of First Priority Lien Obligations, and after giving effect to any applicable intercreditor agreements (other than the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement)) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such Series of First Priority Lien Obligations but junior to the security interest of any other Series of First Priority Lien Obligations or (ii) the existence of any Collateral for any other Series of First Priority Lien Obligations that is not Shared Collateral.

 

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Incur” or “Incurred” means issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) the principal and premium (if any) of any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) in respect of borrowed money, (b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (c) representing the deferred and unpaid purchase price of any property (except any such balance that constitutes (i) trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor Incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any earn-out Obligations until such Obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and (iii) liabilities accrued in the ordinary course of business), which purchase price is due more than six months after the date of placing the property in service or taking delivery and title thereto, (d) in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations or (e) representing any net payments that such Person would have to make in the event of an early termination, on the date Indebtedness of such Person is being determined, in respect of outstanding Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent that any of the foregoing indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(2) to the extent not otherwise included, any Obligation of such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, the Obligations referred to in clause (1) above of another Person (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business); and

(3) to the extent not otherwise included, Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person); provided, however, that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of: (a) the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of such asset at such date of determination, and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person;

provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include (1) Contingent Obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in respect of borrowed money; (2) trade and other ordinary course payables, accrued expenses and intercompany liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business; (3) deferred or prepaid revenues; (4) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller; (5) earn-out obligations until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP; (6) Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary secured by a Lien on the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; (7) Obligations (including guarantees) under or in respect of Qualified Receivables Financing, Designated Operating Leases, Master Leases or Gaming Leases; or (8) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees and completion guarantees.

 

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Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, Indebtedness shall not include, and shall be calculated without giving effect to, the effects of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Indenture as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness; and any such amounts that would have constituted Indebtedness under this Indenture but for the application of this sentence shall not be deemed an Incurrence of Indebtedness under this Indenture.

Indenture” means this Indenture, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm or consultant, in each case of nationally recognized standing, that is, in the good faith determination of the Company, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

Interest Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 1 of Exhibit A hereto.

Interactive Entertainment Investment” means (a) the designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary of (i) a Subsidiary all or a substantial portion of whose assets consist of (x) online gaming, mobile gaming, sports betting and/or other interactive businesses (collectively, “Interactive Gaming”) and/or (y) sports and media sponsorships, partnerships, collaboration agreements, marketing agreements or similar arrangements and (ii) any Subsidiary of the Company all or substantially all of the assets of which are Equity Interests of any Subsidiary described in clause (a)(i) or this clause (a)(ii) and/or (b) the contribution or other transfer of assets consisting of (i) online gaming, mobile gaming, sports betting and/or other interactive businesses and/or (ii) sports and media sponsorships, partnerships, collaboration agreements, marketing agreements or similar arrangements to an Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Interactive Entertainment Subsidiary Sale Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary from any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale and any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding the assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness relating to the disposed assets or other consideration received in any other non-cash form).

Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary of the Company all or substantial portion of whose assets consist of (i) online gaming, mobile gaming, sports betting and/or other interactive businesses and/or (ii) sports and media sponsorships, partnerships, collaboration agreements, marketing agreements or similar arrangements, which Subsidiary has been the subject of an Interactive Entertainment Investment and (b) any Subsidiary of the Company all or substantially all of the assets of which are Equity Interests of any Subsidiary described in clause (a) or this clause (b) that has been the subject of an Interactive Entertainment Investment.

Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale” means the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) (for the avoidance of doubt, other than any such sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of a type that would not be an “Asset Sale” if conducted by a Restricted Subsidiary) of (a) any of the property or assets of any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary or (b) any of the Equity Interests in the Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Interactive Gaming” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Interactive Entertainment Investments”.

 

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Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement” means any trust arrangement, which is created pursuant to a trust agreement as permitted under applicable Gaming Laws and approved by the applicable Gaming Authority, which permits the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the purchaser (in such capacity, the “Interim Purchaser”), to acquire an ownership interest in an existing casino, casino hotel or other gaming operation without first being licensed or found qualified by such applicable Gaming Authorities having jurisdiction over such Interim Purchaser, so long as (x) upon the closing of the contemplated acquisition, all Equity Interests and other property acquired pursuant to such an acquisition, and required by the applicable Gaming Authority, is placed in trust (such trust, an “Interim Trust”) to be held until the required gaming licenses are issued or denied by the applicable Gaming Authorities (as further described in clause (y) below), and (y) promptly following (i) the issuance of such gaming licenses by the applicable Gaming Authorities having jurisdiction over such Interim Purchaser, such Interim Trust will, in accordance with the applicable Gaming Laws and the terms of the Interim Trust, distribute or otherwise transfer such Equity Interests and all other property held by such Interim Trust to the Interim Purchaser, or (ii) the decision by the applicable Gaming Authority relating to any pending gaming license which would cause the Interim Trust to become operative under the applicable Gaming Laws (and as a result, such Interim Trust shall be required under the applicable Gaming Laws to exercise all rights incident to ownership of the property subject to the Interim Trust), such Interim Trust shall take all steps necessary to sell the Equity Interests and the other property held by such Interim Trust in accordance with this Indenture, the underlying trust agreement and the applicable Gaming Laws (an “Interim Trust Asset Disposition”).

Interim Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement.”

Interim Trust” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement.”

Interim Trust Asset Disposition” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement.”

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

Investment Grade Securities” means:

(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents);

(2) securities that have a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or equivalent) by S&P, but excluding any debt securities or loans or advances between and among the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(3) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution; and

(4) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments and in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition.

 

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Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, trade credit and advances to customers and commission, travel and similar advances to officers, employees and consultants made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person and investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet of the Company in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 4.04:

(1) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Company’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary equal to an amount (if positive) equal to:

(a) the Company’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less

(b) the portion (proportionate to the Company’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

Issue Date” means the date on which the Notes are originally issued.

Joliet Lease” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Master Lease”.

Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means (i) the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time if such Liens secure “Second Priority Claims” (as defined therein), (ii) an intercreditor agreement not materially less favorable to the holders of the Notes than the intercreditor agreement referred to in clause (i) (as determined by the Company in good faith) or (iii) another intercreditor agreement the terms of which are consistent with market terms governing security arrangements for liens on a junior basis at the time such intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established, as determined by the Company and the Trustee in the exercise of reasonable judgment.

Junior Lien Obligations” means Obligations with respect to other Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture, which is by its terms intended to be secured on a basis junior to the Liens securing the Notes and is subject to a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement; provided such Lien is permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture.

Las Vegas Master Lease” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Master Lease”.

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof); provided that in no event shall an operating lease, a Designated Operating Lease, a Master Lease, a Gaming Lease or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

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Lumiere Lease” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Master Lease”.

Management Group” means the group consisting of some or all of the directors, executive officers and other management personnel of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, together with (1) any new directors whose election by such boards of directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors on the Issue Date or whose election or nomination was previously so approved and (2) executive officers and other management personnel of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, hired at a time when the directors on the Issue Date together with the directors so approved constituted a majority of the directors of the Company.

Master Lease” means each of (i) that certain Lease (CPLV), dated as of October 6, 2017, by and among CEOC, Desert Palace LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and CPLV Property Owner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease (CPLV), dated as of December 26, 2018, as further amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of June 1, 2020, as further amended and renamed to the “Las Vegas Lease” by that certain Second Amendment to Lease (CPLV), dated as of July 20, 2020, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Lease, dated as of September 30, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amended and Restated Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of October 27, 2020, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease, dated as of November 18, 2020, as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Lease, dated as of September 3, 2021, and as further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Lease, dated as of November 1, 2021 (collectively, the “Las Vegas Master Lease”), (ii) that certain Lease (Non-CPLV), dated as of October 6, 2017, by and among CEOC, the entities listed on Schedule B attached thereto and the entities listed on Schedule A attached thereto, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease (Non-CPLV), dated as of December 22, 2017, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Lease (Non-CPLV) and Ratification of SNDA dated as of February 16, 2018, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Lease (Non-CPLV), dated as of April 2, 2018, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease (Non-CPLV), dated as of December 26, 2018, as further amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of June 1, 2020, as further amended and renamed to the “Regional Lease” by that certain Fifth Amendment to Lease (Non-CPLV), dated as of July 20, 2020, as further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Lease, dated as of September 30, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amended and Restated Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of October 27, 2020, as further amended by that certain Seventh Amendment to Lease, dated as of November 18, 2020, as further amended by that certain Eighth Amendment to Lease, dated as of September 3, 2021, as further amended by that certain Ninth Amendment to Lease, dated as of November 1, 2021, as further amended by that certain Tenth Amendment to Lease, dated as of December 30, 2021, as further amended by that certain Eleventh Amendment to Lease, dated as of August 25, 2022, and as further amended by that certain Twelfth Amendment to Lease, dated as of April 7, 2023 (collectively, the “Regional Master Lease”), (iii) that certain Lease (Joliet), dated as of October 6, 2017, by and between Harrah’s Joliet LandCo LLC and Des Plaines Development Limited Partnership, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease (Joliet), dated December 26, 2018, as further amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of June 1, 2020, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Lease (Joliet), dated as of July 20, 2020, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Lease, dated as of September 30, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amended and Restated Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of October 27, 2020, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease, dated as of November 18, 2020, as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Lease, dated as of September 3, 2021, and as further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Lease, dated as of

 

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November 1, 2021 (collectively, the “Joliet Lease”), (iv) that certain Third Amended and Restated Master Lease, dated as of November 13, 2023, by and among GLP Capital, L.P., Tropicana Entertainment Inc., IOC Black Hawk County, Inc. and Isle of Capri Bettendorf, L.C. (the “Tropicana Master Lease”), and (v) that certain Amended and Restated Lease, dated as of December 1, 2021, by and between GLP Capital, L.P. and Tropicana St. Louis LLC (the “Lumiere Lease”) in each case, as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Master Lease Collateral” means, with respect to any Master Lease, Additional Master Lease or Gaming Lease, all “Tenant’s Pledged Property” (as defined in such Master Lease, Additional Master Lease or Gaming Lease) or similar term.

Master Lease Landlords” means each landlord under each Master Lease and each landlord under each Additional Master Lease.

Master Lease Tenants” means each tenant under each Master Lease and each tenant under each Additional Master Lease.

MLSA” means each of (i) the Management and Lease Support Agreement (CPLV), dated as of October 6, 2017, by and among CEOC, Desert Palace LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, CPLV Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as manager, CEC, as guarantor, CES, Caesars License Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and CPLV Property Owner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (ii) the Management and Lease Support Agreement (Non-CPLV), dated as of October 6, 2017, by and among CEOC, the Subsidiaries of CEOC party thereto, Non-CPLV Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as manager, CEC, as guarantor, CES, Caesars License Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and the Subsidiaries of VICI Properties L.P. party thereto, (iii) the Management and Lease Support Agreement (Joliet), dated as of October 6, 2017, by and among Des Plaines Development Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, Joliet Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as manager, CEC, as guarantor, CES, Caesars License Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and Harrah’s Joliet LandCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (iv) the Guaranty of Lease, dated as of July 20, 2020, by and among the Company, CPLV Property Owner LLC and Claudine Propco LLC with respect to the Las Vegas Master Lease, (v) the Guaranty of Lease, dated as of July 20, 2020, by and among the Company and the landlords party thereto with respect to the Regional Master Lease, (vi) the Guaranty of Lease, dated as of July 20, 2020, by and between the Company and Harrah’s Joliet LandCo LLC with respect to the Joliet Lease, (vii) the Second Amended and Restated Guaranty of Master Lease, dated as of November 13, 2023, by and among the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto and GLP Capital, L.P. with respect to the Tropicana Master Lease, (viii) the Amended and Restated Guaranty of Master Lease, dated as of December 1, 2021, by and between the Company and GLP Capital, L.P. with respect to the Lumiere Lease, and (ix) one or more additional management and lease support agreements and/or guarantees in a form not materially adverse to the holders from those referred to in clauses (i) through (viii) above, by and among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries party thereto, the manager party thereto (if any), the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, as guarantor, and the landlord party thereto (if any), and in each case, any and all modifications thereto, substitutions therefor and replacements thereof so long as such modifications, substitutions and replacements are entered into not in violation of this Indenture.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

 

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Mortgaged Properties” means the Real Property (including Vessels) owned or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor encumbered by a Mortgage to secure the Notes Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgaged Properties securing the Notes Obligations shall be the same as the Mortgaged Properties securing Secured Bank Indebtedness under the CEI Credit Agreement.

Mortgages” means, collectively, the mortgages, trust deeds, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, assignments of leases and rents and other security documents delivered with respect to Mortgaged Properties, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

Net Insurance Proceeds” means the casualty insurance proceeds (excluding, without limitation, liability insurance proceeds payable to the Trustee for any loss, liability or expense Incurred by it and excluding the proceeds of business interruption insurance) or condemnation awards actually received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Destruction or Taking after the Issue Date of all or any portion of the Collateral.

Net Proceeds” means (a) Net Insurance Proceeds (b) Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale Proceeds, (c) Interactive Entertainment Subsidiary Sale Proceeds and (d) the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale and any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding the assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness relating to the disposed assets or other consideration received in any other non-cash form), in each case net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale or Destruction or Taking and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and brokerage and sales commissions), and any relocation expenses Incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements related thereto), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium (if any) and interest on Indebtedness required (other than pursuant to Section 4.06(b)(i)) to be paid as a result of such transaction, and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of, condemned, damaged or destroyed in such transaction and retained by the Company after such sale or other disposition, condemnation, damage or destruction thereof, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction and all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Sale or Destruction or Taking; provided that, in the case of a casualty event or condemnation with respect to property that is subject to a Master Lease or any Gaming Lease entered into for the purpose of, or with respect to, operating or managing gaming facilities and related assets, such cash proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds to the extent, and for so long as, such cash proceeds are required, by the terms of such lease, (x) to be paid to the holder of any mortgage, deed of trust or other security agreement securing indebtedness of the lessor, (y) to be paid to, or for the account of, the lessor or deposited in an escrow account to fund rent and other amounts due with respect to such property and costs to preserve, stabilize, repair, replace or restore such property (in accordance with the provisions of the applicable lease) or (z) to be applied to rent and other amounts due under such lease or to fund costs and expenses of repair, replacement or restoration of such property, or the preservation or stabilization of such property (in accordance with the provisions of the applicable lease).

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New Project” means each capital project which is either a new project or a new feature of an existing project owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which receives a certificate of completion or occupancy and all relevant licenses, and in fact commences operations.

Non-Core Land” means each of the following parcels of land, each of which is immaterial to the Company’s gaming operations and as to which the Company has no intention to develop:

(1) the 244.69 acre parcel of land known as the “Quarry Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(2) the 162.79 acre parcel of land known as the “Woodview Golf Course” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(3) the 387.12 acre portion of the land known as the “Original Mountaineer Parcel” which is located to the east of State Route 2 site in Hancock, West Virginia;

(4) the 97.706 acre parcel of land known as the “Coldwell Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(5) the 37.85 acre parcel of land known as the “Hazel Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(6) the 1.755 acre parcel of land known as the “Glover/Daily Double Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(7) the 5.78 acre parcel of land known as the “J&T Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(8) the 109.01 acre parcel of land known as the “LSW Sanitation Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(9) the 0.92 acre parcel of land known as the “Craig/Smith Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(10) the 70.213 acre parcel of land known as the “Watson Parcel” site in Hancock, West Virginia;

(11) the 6.65 acre parcel of land known as the “Phillips Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(12) the approximately 0.955 acre parcel of land known as the “Jefferson School Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(13) the 234.99 acre parcel of land known as the “Logan/Realm Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(14) the 38.017 acre parcel of land known as the “BOC Gas Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia;

(15) the 37.11 acre parcel of land known as the “Mara Parcel” in Franklin County, Ohio;

(16) 5.596 acres in Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania;

(17) the 272 acre parcel in Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania;

(18) the 213.35 acre parcel of land located in McKean Township, Pennsylvania;

 

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(19) the following parcels of undeveloped land in the Cripple Creek, County of Teller, Colorado: 4005.134110080; 4005.134110090; 4005.134110220; 4005.134080230; 4005.134080240; and 4005.134090180;

(20) the following parcels of undeveloped land in Kimmswick, Jefferson County, Missouri: 19-7.0-25.0-001.02;  19-7.0-36.0-001.01; 20-9.0-31.0-004.02; and 20-9.0-31.0-005;

(21) the parcel of undeveloped land located at the address 1600 Lady Luck Parkway, Bettendorf, Iowa; and

(22) the parcel of undeveloped land located at the address 100 Miner Street, Central City, Colorado.

Note Guarantee” means any guarantee of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes by any Person in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

Notes” means the Company’s 6.500% senior secured notes due 2032, issued pursuant to this Indenture.

Notes Obligations” means Obligations in respect of the Notes, the Note Guarantees, this Indenture and the Security Documents, including, for the avoidance of doubt, Obligations in respect of exchange notes and guarantees thereof (including all interest, fees, expenses and other amounts accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar case or proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such case or proceeding).

Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including, without limitation, reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances), damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness (including interest, fees, expenses and other amounts accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar case or proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such case or proceeding).

Offering Memorandum” means the final offering memorandum, dated January 24, 2024, relating to the issuance of the Notes.

Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President or any Assistant Vice President of such Person.

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the Company.

Operations Management Agreement” means the CES Agreements, any shared services agreements, intellectual property license agreement, operations management agreement, management agreement, lease support or guaranty agreement and similar agreement entered into by and among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries and any and all modifications thereto, substitutions therefor and replacements thereof so long as such modifications, substitutions and replacements are entered into not in violation of this Indenture.

 

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Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee, who may (but need not) be in-house counsel of or external counsel to the Company.

Other First Priority Lien Obligations” means the 2025 Secured Notes, the 2030 Secured Notes and any other Indebtedness or Obligations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is equally and ratably secured with the Notes as permitted by this Indenture and is designated by the Company as an Other First Priority Lien Obligation; provided that an authorized representative of the holders of such Indebtedness or Obligations shall (if not already a party thereto) become a party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Overdraft Line” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.03(b)(xxx).

Paid-Up Oil and Gas Leases” means those certain Paid-Up Oil and Gas Leases entered into as of May 10, 2011 by and among Mountaineer Park, Inc. and Chesapeake Appalachian, L.L.C., as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified, extended, replaced, renewed or restated from time to time.

Pari Passu Indebtedness” means:

(1) with respect to the Company, the Notes and any Indebtedness which ranks pari passu in right of payment to the Notes; and

(2) with respect to any Subsidiary Guarantor, its obligations in respect of the Notes and any Indebtedness which ranks pari passu in right of payment to such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations in respect of the Notes.

Permitted Disposition” means any sale, lease, license, transfer or other disposition of assets listed in Schedule I hereto.

Permitted Holder Group” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted Holders”.

Permitted Holders” means, each of (i) the Management Group, (ii) the Carano Holders, (iii) any Person that has no material assets other than the capital stock of the Company or other Permitted Holders and that, directly or indirectly, holds or acquires beneficial ownership of 100% on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests in the Company, and of which no other Person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Issue Date), other than any of the other Permitted Holders specified in clauses (i) through (iii) above, beneficially owns more than 50% on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests thereof, and (iv) any “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Issue Date) the members of which include any of the other Permitted Holders specified in clauses (i) through (iii) above and that, directly or indirectly, hold or acquire beneficial ownership of the voting Equity Interests in the Company (a “Permitted Holder Group”), so long as (1) each member of the Permitted Holder Group has voting rights proportional to the percentage of ownership interests held or acquired by such member and (2) no Person or other “group” (other than the other Permitted Holders specified in clauses (i) through (iii) above) beneficially owns more than 50% on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests held by the Permitted Holder Group.

Permitted Investments” means:

(1) any Investment in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

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(3) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Person if as a result of such Investment (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, or (b) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (provided that any Investment under this clause (3) may be closed pursuant to an Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement);

(4) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting Cash Equivalents and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.06 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

(5) any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on or contemplated on, the Issue Date or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate amount of all Investments pursuant to this clause (5) is not increased at any time above the amount of such Investment existing or committed or contemplated on the Issue Date (other than pursuant to an increase as required by the terms of any such Investment as in existence on the Issue Date);

(6) loans and advances to officers, directors, employees or consultants, taken together with all other advances made pursuant to this clause (6), not to exceed $35.0 million at any one time outstanding;

(7) any Investment acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable, or (b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

(8) Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 4.03(b)(x);

(9) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Similar Business having an aggregate Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company), taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (9) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $415.0 million and (y) 17.5% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period at the time of such Investment (plus any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, proceeds of sale, repayments, redemptions, income and similar amounts) actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this clause (9)) (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (9) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (9) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, further, that the amount of Investments that may be made at any time pursuant to this clause (9) may, at the election of the Company, be increased by the amount of Investments that could be made at such time under clause (10) of this definition;

 

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(10) additional Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary having an aggregate Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company), taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (10) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $975.0 million and (y) 42.5% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period at the time of such Investment (plus any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, proceeds of sale, repayments, redemptions, income and similar amounts) actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this clause (10)) (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (10) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (10) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, further, that the amount of Investments that may be made at any time pursuant to this clause (10) may, at the election of the Company, be increased by the amount of Investments that could be made at such time under clause (9) of this definition;

(11) loans and advances to officers, directors or employees for payroll payments, business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Company;

(12) Investments the payment for which consists of (or received in exchange for) Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock)(or the proceeds of such Equity Interests); provided, however, that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (C) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit”;

(13) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted by and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.07(b) (except transactions described in clauses (ii), (iii), (vi), (vii), (xi), (xii)(B) and (xix) of such Section 4.07(b));

(14) Investments consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

(15) guarantees issued in accordance with Section 4.03 and Section 4.11, including, without limitation, any guarantee or other Obligation issued or Incurred under any Credit Agreement in connection with any letter of credit issued for the account of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including with respect to the issuance of, or payments in respect of drawings under, such letters of credit);

(16) Investments consisting of or to finance purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, services or equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or sublicenses (including in respect of gaming licenses) or leases of intellectual property;

(17) any Investment in a Receivables Subsidiary or any Investment by a Receivables Subsidiary in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing, including Investments of funds held in accounts permitted or required by the arrangements governing such Qualified Receivables Financing or any related Indebtedness;

(18) any Investment in an entity or purchase of a business or assets in each case owned (or previously owned) by a customer of a Restricted Subsidiary as a condition or in connection with such customer (or any member of such customer’s group) contracting with a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(19) any Investment in an entity which is not a Restricted Subsidiary to which a Restricted Subsidiary sells accounts receivable pursuant to a Receivables Financing;

(20) additional Investments in joint ventures not to exceed at any one time in the aggregate outstanding under this clause (20), (A) the greater of $600.0 million and 27.0% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period plus (B) an aggregate amount equal to any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, proceeds of sale, repayments, redemptions income and similar amounts) actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this clause (20); provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (20) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (20) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary;

(21) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Issue Date or of an entity merged into, amalgamated with, or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section 5.01 after the Issue Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(22) any Investment in any Subsidiary of the Company or any joint venture in connection with intercompany cash management arrangements or related activities arising in the ordinary course of business;

(23) Investments in joint ventures established to develop or operate nightclubs, bars, restaurants, recreation, exercise or gym facilities or entertainment or retail venues or similar or related establishments or facilities within, in close proximity to or otherwise for the benefit of any Project (as reasonably determined by the Company) or other establishments or facilities ancillary to or supportive of the operations of a Project not to exceed at any one time in the aggregate outstanding under this clause (23) the greater of $225.0 million and 10.0% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period (plus any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, proceeds of sale, redemptions, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this clause (23)), which Investments may (but are not required to) be made pursuant to (or in lieu of) dispositions in the manner contemplated under clause (v) of the definition of “Asset Sale” or received in consideration for dispositions under clause (v) of the definition of “Asset Sale”;

(24) any Investment deemed to be made in connection with the issuance of a letter of credit under or permitted by any Credit Agreement for the account or benefit of any Subsidiary or other Person designated by the Company to the extent permitted under any Credit Agreement;

(25) accounts receivable, security deposits and prepayments arising and trade credit granted in the ordinary course of business and any assets or securities received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss and any prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business;

(26) Investments resulting from pledges and deposits permitted under this Indenture;

(27) acquisitions by the Company of obligations of one or more officers or other employees of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such officer’s or employee’s acquisition of Equity Interests in the Company, so long as no cash is actually advanced by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to such officers or employees in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;

 

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(28) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Uniform Commercial Code Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;

(29) advances in the form of a prepayment of expenses, so long as such expenses are being paid in accordance with customary trade terms of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(30) Investments consisting of or to finance purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, services or equipment or purchases of contract rights or purchases, sales, licenses or sublicenses (including in respect of gaming licenses) or leases of intellectual property;

(31) any Investment (i) made pursuant to any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease, any MLSA or any Operations Management Agreement or (ii) in connection with the Transactions;

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

(33) Guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of operating leases (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(34) any investments in and other customary transactions with (a) Capri Insurance Company to the extent the same pertain to the provision of insurance coverage, historical practice, are required by applicable law or prudent insurance underwriting principles or (b) IOC-PA, L.L.C. consistent with historical practice;

(35) the Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Designation;

(36) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees, completion guarantees and the granting of Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries to secure Indebtedness of Unrestricted Subsidiaries and such Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees;

(37) Guarantees permitted under Section 4.03(b)(xxvii) of Indebtedness of joint ventures, Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries incurred, assumed or issued for the purpose of financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures or Development Projects;

(38) Investments in sales of Non-Core Land by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed (x) $10 million and (y) Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(v); and

(39) any Interactive Entertainment Investment.

The amount of any Investment made other than in the form of cash or cash equivalents shall be the fair market value thereof (as determined by the Company in good faith) valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any subsequent write-downs or write-offs thereof.

 

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Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) pledges or deposits by such Person under the Federal Employers Liability Act, workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws and other social security laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person, or deposits to secure liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements, or deposits to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business or securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) Liens imposed by law, such as landlord’s, carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, supplier’s, construction and mechanics’ or other like Liens, in each case for sums not overdue by more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review;

(3) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet delinquent by more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(4) pledges, deposits and other Liens in favor of issuers of performance and surety bonds, appeal bonds or bid bonds, licenses, trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, government contracts, agreements with utilities and other obligations of a like nature or with respect to other regulatory requirements (including those Incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business) or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business;

(5) survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, trackage rights, leases (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations), licenses, special assessments, rights of first offer or first refusal, covenants, conditions, restrictions and declarations, servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which do not in the aggregate materially adversely impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

(6) (A) Liens on assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor securing Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03, (B) Liens securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(i) and (y) the maximum principal amount of Indebtedness that, as of the date such Indebtedness was Incurred, and after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness and the application of proceeds therefrom on such date on a pro forma basis, (I) in the case of Liens securing First Priority Lien Obligations, would not cause the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio of the Company to exceed, at the Company’s election (X) 4.50 to 1.00 or (Y) if such Liens are created, incurred, assumed or permitted to exist in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Indenture, the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such acquisition or permitted Investment and (II) in the case of Liens securing any other Indebtedness, would not cause the Total

 

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Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio of the Company to exceed, at the Company’s election, (X) 4.75 to 1.00 or (Y) if such Liens are created, incurred, assumed or permitted to exist in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Indenture, the Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such acquisition or permitted Investment; provided that, with respect to Liens securing First Priority Lien Obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors permitted under this subclause (B), the Notes are secured by Liens on the assets (other than Excluded Assets) subject to such Liens on at least a pari passu basis with the Liens securing all such First Priority Lien Obligations and subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement; and (C) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iv), (xii), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xxiii), (xxvii), (xxxiv) or (xxxvi) of Section 4.03(b) (provided that (1) in the case of clause (iv), such Lien extends only to the assets and/or Capital Stock, the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of which is financed thereby and any accessions and additions thereto and any proceeds or products thereof (provided that individual financings provided by one lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings provided by such lender), (2) in the case of clause (xxiii) such Lien extends only to the assets and/or Capital Stock, the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of which is financed thereby and any accessions or additions thereto and any proceeds or products thereof (provided that individual financings provided by one lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings provided by such lender; provided that Liens securing any Qualified Non-Recourse Debt may attach to any or all assets of the applicable Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries and to Equity Interests in the applicable Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries) and (3) in the case of clause (xvi), such Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clause (xvi) shall only be permitted under this clause (C) if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness and Liens, (I) in the case of Liens securing First Priority Lien Obligations, the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio of the Company would be no greater than immediately prior to such Incurrence and (II) in the case of Liens securing any other Indebtedness, the Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio of the Company would be no greater than immediately prior to such Incurrence (excluding the effect of any increase due to the payment of premiums (including tender premiums), accrued interest, expenses, defeasance costs and fees in connection therewith));

(7) Liens existing on the Issue Date after giving effect to the Transactions (other than Liens securing the Existing Credit Agreements or the Notes);

(8) Liens on assets, property or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (including any after acquired property to the extent it would have been subject to the original Lien); provided, however, that such Liens (other than Liens to secure Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(xvi)) are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary; provided, further, however, that such Liens (other than Liens to secure Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(xvi)) may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than such Person becoming a Subsidiary and Subsidiaries of such Person) (other than pursuant to after acquired property clauses in effect with respect to such Lien at the time of acquisition or property of the type that would have been subject to such Lien notwithstanding the occurrence of such acquisition) and proceeds thereof;

(9) Liens on assets or property at the time the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the assets or property, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens (other than Liens to secure Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(xvi)) are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided, further, however, that the Liens (other than Liens to secure Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(xvi)) may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than pursuant to after acquired property clauses in effect with respect to such Lien at the time of acquisition or property of the type that would have been subject to such Lien notwithstanding the occurrence of such acquisition) and proceeds thereof;

 

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(10) Liens securing Indebtedness or other Obligations of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owing to another Restricted Subsidiary or the Company permitted to be Incurred in accordance with Section 4.03;

(11) Liens securing Hedging Obligations not Incurred in violation of this Indenture; provided that with respect to Hedging Obligations relating to Indebtedness, such Lien extends only to the property securing such Indebtedness;

(12) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods (or the documents of title in respect thereof) and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s Obligations in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances or guarantees issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(13) leases and subleases of real property which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(14) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(15) Liens in favor of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

(16) Liens on accounts receivable and related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Receivables Financing” or on Equity Interests in a Receivables Subsidiary Incurred in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing;

(17) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers including insurance premium financing arrangements;

(18) Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided that such Liens do not encumber any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Equity Interests of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(19) grants of software and other technology licenses in the ordinary course of business;

(20) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness or other obligations secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (15) and (25) or this clause (20); provided, however, that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property (including any after acquired property to the extent it would have been subject to the original Lien) that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and (y) the Indebtedness or other obligations secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness or other obligations described under clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (15), (20) or (25) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Indenture, and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement; provided, further, however, that in the case of any Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension or renewal of Indebtedness or other obligations secured by a Lien

 

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referred to in clause (6)(B) or (25), the principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred for such refinancing, refunding, extension or renewal shall be deemed secured by a Lien under clause (6)(B) or (25) and not this clause (20) for purposes of determining the principal amount of Indebtedness or other obligations outstanding under clause (6)(B) or (25) and for purposes of the definition of “Secured Bank Indebtedness”;

(21) Liens on equipment of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business to the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s client at which such equipment is located;

(22) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default and notice of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been made;

(23) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(24) Liens Incurred to secure cash management services or to implement cash pooling arrangements in the ordinary course of business including, without limitation, (i) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks and other financial institutions not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (B) relating to pooled deposits, sweep accounts, reserve accounts or similar accounts of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including with respect to credit card chargebacks and similar obligations or (C) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers, suppliers or service providers of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Liens on Cash Equivalents on deposit to secure obligations owing under any treasury, depository, overdraft or other cash management services agreements or arrangements of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(25) other Liens securing Obligations, the outstanding principal amount of which does not, taken together with the principal amount of all other Obligations secured by Liens Incurred under this clause (25) that are at that time outstanding, exceed the greater of $750.0 million and 32.5% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period;

(26) any Lien, encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement (i) securing obligations of such joint venture or similar arrangement or (ii) pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

(27) any amounts held by a trustee in the funds and accounts under an indenture securing any revenue bonds issued for the benefit of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(28) Liens (i) arising by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depository or financial institution, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts Incurred in the ordinary course of business or (iii) encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to brokerage accounts Incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

 

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(29) (i) Liens pursuant to the Master Leases and any Gaming Lease, which Liens are limited to the leased property under the applicable Master Lease or Gaming Lease and the Master Lease Collateral related to such Master Lease or Gaming Lease that is a Gaming Lease or Master Lease and which Lien is granted to the applicable Master Lease Landlord or landlord under such Gaming Lease for the purpose of securing the obligations of the applicable Master Lease Tenant or tenant under such Gaming Lease to the applicable Master Lease Landlord or landlord under such Gaming Lease and (ii) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents (and on the related escrow accounts or similar accounts, if any) required to be paid to the lessors (or lenders to such lessors) under such leases or maintained in an escrow account or similar account pending application of such proceeds in accordance with the applicable Master Lease or Gaming Lease;

(30) the Venue Easements and any other easements, covenants, rights of way or similar instruments granted in connection with the leases contemplated under clauses (i), (q), (u), (v), (w) or (x) of the definition of “Asset Sale,” which in each case do not materially impact the applicable Project in an adverse manner;

(31) the filing of a reversion, subdivision or final map(s), record(s) of survey and/or amendments to any of the foregoing over Real Property held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary designed (A) to merge one or more of the separate parcels thereof together so long as the entirety of each such parcel shall be owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or (B) to separate one or more of the parcels thereof together so long as the entirety of each resulting parcel shall be owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(32) from and after the lease or sublease of any interest pursuant to clause (i), (q), (u), (v), (w), or (x) of the definition of “Asset Sale,” any reciprocal easement agreement entered into between the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and the holder of such interest;

(33) Liens disclosed by the title insurance policies delivered on or subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to any Credit Agreement and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien; provided that such replacement, extension or renewal Lien shall not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Lien prior to such replacement, extension or renewal; provided, further, that the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Lien are permitted by this Indenture;

(34) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any leases or subleases entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(35) leases or subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including with respect to intellectual property and software) granted to others in the ordinary course of business not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(36) 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;

(37) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits or escrow deposits made by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent, offer to purchase or purchase agreement in respect of any acquisition or Investment permitted under this Indenture;

(38) Liens on any amounts held by a trustee under any indenture or other debt agreement issued in escrow pursuant to customary escrow arrangements pending the release thereof, or under any indenture or other debt agreement pursuant to customary discharge, redemption or defeasance provisions (including Liens securing any Discharged Indebtedness or Escrowed Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture);

 

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(39) the prior rights of consignees and their lenders under consignment arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(40) agreements to subordinate any interest of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any accounts receivable or other proceeds arising from inventory consigned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(41) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or consignments entered into in connection with any transaction otherwise permitted under the CEI Credit Agreement;

(42) Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents under clause (4) of the definition thereof;

(43) Liens in respect of Receivables Financings that extend only to the assets subject thereto and Equity Interests in Receivables Subsidiaries;

(44) Liens on goods or inventory the purchase, shipment or storage price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit, bank guarantee or bankers’ acceptance issued or created for the account of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Lien secures only the Obligations of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit, bank guarantee or banker’s acceptance to the extent permitted under Section 4.03(b)(xvi);

(45) in the case of Real Property that constitutes a leasehold interest, any Lien to which the fee simple interest (or any superior leasehold interest) is subject;

(46) Liens arising pursuant to definitive documentation and applicable Gaming Laws in respect of any Interim Trust pursuant to an Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement, in each case, prior to the earlier of (x) the issuance of the gaming licenses by the applicable Gaming Authority, or (y) any Interim Trust Asset Disposition by the Interim Trust, in each case, as required by the applicable Gaming Authorities having jurisdiction over such Interim Purchaser;

(47) Permitted Vessel Liens; and

(48) other Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or the ownership of their Properties which were not created in connection with the Incurrence of Indebtedness and do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such Properties or materially impair the use thereof, including without limitation leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses and Liens imposed pursuant to the Paid-Up Oil and Gas Leases.

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

 

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Permitted Vessel Liens” means:

(a) Liens for seaman’s wages (including those of masters, maintenance, cure and stevedore’s wages);

(b) Liens for damages arising from maritime torts (including personal injury and death) which are unclaimed or covered by insurance (subject to applicable deductibles);

(c) Liens for general average and salvage;

(d) Liens for necessaries or otherwise arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business in operating, maintaining or repairing a Vessel;

(e) statutory Liens for current taxes or other governmental charges; and

(f) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and similar statutory or common law Liens arising or Incurred in the ordinary course of business,

in each case in the preceding clauses (a) through (f), for amounts which are not overdue by more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, the Company or any Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock issuer, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential right of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Pre-Opening Expenses” means, with respect to any fiscal period, the amount of expenses (other than interest expense) Incurred with respect to capital projects that are classified as “pre-opening expenses” or “project opening costs” (or similar classification) on the applicable financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Project” means each project of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is either a new project or a new feature of an existing project.

Project Financing” means (1) any Capitalized Lease Obligation, mortgage financing, purchase money Indebtedness or other similar Indebtedness Incurred to finance the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of any Undeveloped Land or any refinancing of any such Indebtedness and (2) any Sale/Leaseback Transaction of any Undeveloped Land.

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

Qualified Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness that (1) is (a) Incurred by a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary to finance (whether prior to or within 270 days after) the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of any property (real or personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of property or the Equity Interests of any Person owning such property and whether in a single acquisition or a series of related acquisitions) or any Undeveloped Land or, to the extent owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on the Issue Date, any Real Property located outside the United States or (b) assumed by a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary, (2) is non-recourse to the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor and (3) is non-recourse to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary.

 

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Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary” means (1) a Restricted Subsidiary that is formed, created or designated as such in order to finance an acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of any property or equipment, any Undeveloped Land, or to the extent owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on the Issue Date, any Real Property located outside the United States (directly or through one of its Subsidiaries) that secures Qualified Non-Recourse Debt and (2) any Restricted Subsidiary of a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company may, by written notice to the Trustee, revoke the designation of any Subsidiary as a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary at any time in its sole discretion.

Qualified Receivables Financing” means any Receivables Financing of a Receivables Subsidiary that meets the following conditions:

(1) the Board of Directors shall have determined in good faith that such Qualified Receivables Financing (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Company and the Receivables Subsidiary;

(2) all sales of accounts receivable and related assets to the Receivables Subsidiary are made at Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company); and

(3) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be market terms (as determined in good faith by the Company) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings.

The grant of a security interest in any accounts receivable of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) to secure Bank Indebtedness, Indebtedness in respect of the Notes or any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to the Notes shall not be deemed a Qualified Receivables Financing.

Rating Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch and (2) if Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the Company’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15cs-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as the case may be.

Real Property” means, collectively, all right, title and interests (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned, leased or operated by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all buildings, structures, parking areas and improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.

Receivables Assets” means any of the following assets (or interests therein) from time to time originated, acquired or otherwise owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has any rights or interests, in each case, without regard to where such assets or interests are located: (a) accounts receivable (including any bills of exchange) and related assets and property, (b) franchise fees, management fees, license fees, royalties and other similar payments made related to the use of trade names and other intellectual property rights, business support,

 

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training and other services, (c) revenues related to distribution and merchandising of the products of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (d) rents, real estate taxes and other non-royalty amounts due from franchisees, (e) intellectual property rights relating to the generation of any of the types of assets listed in this definition, (f) any Equity Interests in any Receivables Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of a Receivables Subsidiary and any rights under any limited liability company agreement, trust agreement, shareholders agreement, organization or formation documents or other agreement entered into in furtherance of the organization of such entity, (g) any equipment, contractual rights with unaffiliated third parties, website domains and associated property and rights necessary for a Receivables Subsidiary to operate in accordance with its stated purposes, (h) any rights and obligations associated with gift card or similar programs and (i) other assets and property (or proceeds of such assets or property) to the extent customarily included in securitization transactions of the relevant type in the applicable jurisdictions (as determined by the Company in good faith).

Receivables Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interests issued or sold in connection with, and all other fees paid to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, any Receivables Financing.

Receivables Financing” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Receivables Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in, any Receivables Asset (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all collateral securing such Receivables Asset, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such Receivables Asset, proceeds of such Receivables Asset and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving Receivables Assets and any Hedging Obligations entered into by the Company or any such Subsidiary in connection with such Receivables Assets.

Receivables Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of receivables in a Qualified Receivables Financing to repurchase receivables arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off-set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.

Receivables Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary (or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in Qualified Receivables Financing with the Company in which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company makes an Investment and to which the Company or any such Subsidiary transfers Receivables Assets and related assets) which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Receivables Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contractual or other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and which is designated by the Board of Directors (as provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary and:

(a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is guaranteed by the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or (iii) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings;

 

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(b) with which neither the Company nor any other Subsidiary of the Company had any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms which the Company reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company; and

(c) to which none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results.

Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by delivering to the Trustee a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.

Record Date” has the meaning specified in Exhibit A hereto.

Regional Master Lease” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Master Lease”.

Related Party” means:

(1) any controlling stockholder, majority owned Subsidiary, or immediate family member, including, without limitation, present, former and future spouses, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law (in the case of an individual) of any principal; or

(2) any trust, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, members, owners or Persons beneficially holding a majority (and controlling) interest of which consist of any one or more principals and/or such other Persons referred to in the immediately preceding clause (1).

Representative” means the trustee, agent or representative (if any) for an issue of Indebtedness; provided that if, and for so long as, such Indebtedness lacks such a Representative, then the Representative for such Indebtedness shall at all times constitute the holder or holders of a majority in outstanding principal amount of Obligations under such Indebtedness.

Resale Restriction Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit B hereto.

Restricted Cash” means cash and Cash Equivalents held by Restricted Subsidiaries that is contractually restricted from being distributed to the Company, except for (i) such cash and Cash Equivalents subject only to such restrictions that are contained in agreements governing Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture and that is secured by such cash or Cash Equivalents and (ii) cash and Cash Equivalents constituting “cage cash” (it being understood that cash or cash equivalents of CEC and its subsidiaries shall not be considered “restricted” for this purpose solely due to the restrictions set forth in any MLSA or the CRC Secured Indenture, or in each case, any refinancing or replacement thereof).

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

Restricted Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such Person. Unless otherwise indicated in this Indenture, all references to Restricted Subsidiaries shall mean Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company.

 

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Reversion Date” means the date on which at least two of the Rating Agencies withdraw their Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person, other than leases between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Bank Indebtedness” means any Bank Indebtedness that is secured by a Permitted Lien Incurred or deemed to be Incurred pursuant to clause (6)(B) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” as designated by the Company to be included in this definition; provided that if such Bank Indebtedness is intended to constitute First Priority Lien Obligations, then an authorized representative of the holders of such Bank Indebtedness shall (if not already a party thereto) become a party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Security Documents” means the Collateral Agreement, the IP Security Agreement (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any other security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments, Mortgages and related agreements, as amended, supplemented, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, creating the security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of the Notes as contemplated by this Indenture.

Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to the Company, at any date the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness (excluding (A) Qualified Non-Recourse Debt, (B) Development Expenses (whether or not included in Consolidated Total Indebtedness), (C) Discharged Indebtedness and (D) Escrowed Indebtedness) constituting First Priority Lien Obligations as of such date of calculation (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) less the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents in excess of any Restricted Cash held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date of determination to (ii) EBITDA of the Company for the four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date on which such additional Indebtedness is Incurred. In the event that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurs, repays, defeases, discharges, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio is being calculated but on or prior to the event for which the calculation of the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio is made (the “Senior Secured Leverage Calculation Date”), then the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence, repayment, defeasance, discharge, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period; provided that the Company may elect, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being Incurred at such time, in which case any subsequent Incurrence of Indebtedness under such commitment shall not be deemed, for purposes of this calculation, to be an Incurrence at such subsequent time.

 

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For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, dividends and distributions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP), in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business, any execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project and restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives of the business that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has determined to make and/or made prior to or during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Senior Secured Leverage Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dividends and distributions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations, discontinued operations, execution of a Gaming Lease, amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project and restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives (which shall include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and operational improvements and other cost savings) of the business (and the change of any associated Indebtedness and the change in EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, dividend or distribution, disposition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, discontinued operation, execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project or restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives of the business, in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business, that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, dividend or distribution, disposition, discontinued operation, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project or restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives (which shall include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and operational improvements and other cost savings) of the business had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four quarter period. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, with respect to each New Project that commences operations and records not less than one full fiscal quarter’s operations during the four-quarter reference period, the operating results of such New Project (for each full fiscal quarter completed) will be annualized on a straight-line basis during such period. If since the beginning of such period any Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary, then the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

 

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For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any event, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company. Any such pro forma calculation of this definition may also include (i) adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Company, to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from the applicable event and any other relevant event that occurred prior to or during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Senior Secured Leverage Calculation Date (including, to the extent applicable, from the Transactions) and (ii) any adjustments of the type used in connection with the calculation of “Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth or incorporated in the Offering Memorandum.

For purposes of this definition, any amount in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be converted to U.S. dollars either based on (1) the average exchange rate for such currency for the most recent twelve month period immediately prior to the date of determination in a manner consistent with that used in calculating EBITDA for the applicable period or (2) the exchange ratio used in the applicable financial statements.

Senior Secured Leverage Calculation Date” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio”.

Series” means (a) with respect to the First Lien Secured Parties, each of (i) the holders of the Credit Agreement Obligations, (ii) the holders of the Notes and the Trustee (each in their capacity as such) and (iii) the Additional First Lien Secured Parties that become subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement on or after the Issue Date that are represented by a common Authorized Representative (in its capacity as such for such Additional First Lien Secured Parties) and (b) with respect to any First Priority Lien Obligations, each of (i) the Credit Agreement Obligations, (ii) the Notes Obligations and (iii) the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Incurred pursuant to any applicable agreement, which pursuant to any joinder agreement, are to be represented under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement by a common Authorized Representative (in its capacity as such for such Other First Priority Lien Obligations).

Shared Collateral” means, at any time, Collateral in which the holders of two or more Series of First Priority Lien Obligations (or their respective Authorized Representatives or the Collateral Agent on behalf of such holders) hold a valid and perfected security interest or Lien at such time. If more than two Series of First Priority Lien Obligations are outstanding at any time and the holders of less than all Series of First Priority Lien Obligations hold a valid and perfected security interest in or Lien on any Collateral at such time, then such Collateral shall constitute Shared Collateral for those Series of First Priority Lien Obligations that hold a valid and perfected security interest in or Lien on such Collateral at such time and shall not constitute Shared Collateral for any Series which does not have a valid and perfected security interest in or Lien on such Collateral at such time.

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company, taken as a whole, within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC (or any successor provision).

Similar Business” means a business, the majority of whose revenues are derived from (i) the business or activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date or (ii) any business that is a natural outgrowth or reasonable extension, development or expansion of any such business or any business similar, reasonably related, incidental, complementary or ancillary to any of the foregoing.

Specified Excluded Collateral” means any Pledged Stock or other Collateral (each as defined in the Collateral Agreement) the pledge of, or grant of security interest in, which to secure the Notes Obligations requires the approval of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the Nevada Gaming Commission or the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement until such time, if any, that all such applicable

 

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approvals with respect to such Pledged Stock and other Collateral are obtained; provided, however, that from and after the date that all such approvals are obtained, (a) this definition shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect, and (b) such Pledged Stock and other Collateral shall no longer constitute “Specified Excluded Collateral”, and thereafter, shall be pledged in all respects to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral Agreement.

Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and guarantees of performance entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, which the Company has determined in good faith to be customary in a Receivables Financing including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Subsidiary, it being understood that any Receivables Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.

Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless such contingency has occurred and excluding any redemption subject to conditions if such conditions have not been satisfied).

Subordinated Indebtedness” means (a) with respect to the Company, any Indebtedness of the Company which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and (b) with respect to any Subsidiary Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to obligations in respect of the Notes.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, and (2) any partnership, joint venture or limited liability company of which (x) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (y) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or controlling managing member or otherwise controls such entity.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Subsidiary of the Company that guarantees the Notes, as provided in this Indenture or a supplemental indenture; provided that upon the release or discharge of such Subsidiary from its obligations to guarantee the Notes in accordance with this Indenture or supplemental indenture, such Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary Guarantor.

Supplemental Indenture” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit C hereto.

Suspension Period” means the period of time between a Covenant Suspension Event and the related Reversion Date.

 

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Taking” means any taking of all or any portion of the Collateral by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings, pursuant to any law, general or special, or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any portion of the Collateral by any governmental authority, civil or military, or any sale pursuant to the exercise by any such governmental authority of any right which it may then have to purchase or designate a purchaser or to order a sale of all or any portion of the Collateral.

Third Party Funds” means any cash and cash equivalents (and the related escrow accounts, segregated accounts or similar accounts, if any) held or received on behalf of third parties (other than the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor), including, without limitation, the lessors (or lenders to such lessors) under any Master Lease or Gaming Lease or maintained in an escrow account or similar account pending application of such proceeds in accordance with the applicable Master Lease or Gaming Lease.

Total Assets” means the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company, without giving effect to any amortization of the amount of intangible assets since the Issue Date, calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any subsequent acquisition or disposition of a Person or business.

Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to the Company, at any date the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness (excluding (A) Qualified Non-Recourse Debt, (B) Development Expenses (whether or not included in Consolidated Total Indebtedness), (C) Discharged Indebtedness and (D) Escrowed Indebtedness) constituting Secured Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that in each case is then secured by Liens on (x) the Collateral or (y) the “Collateral” (as defined in the CRC Secured Indenture) (in each case other than property or assets held in defeasance, escrow or similar trust arrangement for the benefit of Indebtedness secured thereby), as of such date of calculation (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) less the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents in excess of any Restricted Cash held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date of determination to (ii) EBITDA of the Company for the four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date on which such additional Indebtedness is Incurred. In the event that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurs, repays, defeases, discharges, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio is being calculated but on or prior to the event for which the calculation of the Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio is made (the “Total Secured Leverage Calculation Date”), then the Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence, repayment, defeasance, discharge, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period; provided that the Company may elect, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being Incurred at such time, in which case any subsequent Incurrence of Indebtedness under such commitment shall not be deemed, for purposes of this calculation, to be an Incurrence at such subsequent time.

For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, dividends and distributions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP), in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business, any execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project and restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives of the business that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has determined to make and/or made prior to or during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Total Secured Leverage Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dividends and distributions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations, discontinued operations, execution of a Gaming Lease, amendment, modification,

 

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termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project and other restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives (which shall include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and operational improvements and other cost savings) of the business (and the change of any associated Indebtedness and the change in EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, dividend or distribution, disposition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, discontinued operation, execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project or restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives of the business, in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business, that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, dividend or distribution, disposition, discontinued operation, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, execution of a Gaming Lease, any amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project or restructurings, operating improvements, or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives (which shall include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and operational improvements and other cost savings) of the business had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four quarter period. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, with respect to each New Project that commences operations and records not less than one full fiscal quarter’s operations during the four-quarter reference period, the operating results of such New Project (for each full fiscal quarter completed) will be annualized on a straight-line basis during such period. If since the beginning of such period any Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary, then the Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any event, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company. Any such pro forma calculation of this definition may also include (i) adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Company, to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from the applicable event and any other relevant event that occurred prior to or during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Total Secured Leverage Calculation Date (including, to the extent applicable, from the Transactions) and (ii) any adjustments of the type used in connection with the calculation of “Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth in the Offering Memorandum.

For purposes of this definition, any amount in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be converted to U.S. dollars either based on (1) the average exchange rate for such currency for the most recent twelve month period immediately prior to the date of determination in a manner consistent with that used in calculating EBITDA for the applicable period or (2) the exchange ratio used in the applicable financial statements.

Total Secured Leverage Calculation Date” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio”.

 

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Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture and the sale and issuance of the Notes; (b) the execution, delivery and performance of the CEI Credit Agreement Amendment and the borrowings and other extensions of credit in connection therewith; (c) the repurchase or redemption of all of the 2025 Secured Notes and all of the CRC Secured Notes with the proceeds from the offering of the Initial Notes, the borrowings under the CEI Credit Agreement Amendment and the borrowings under the CEI Revolving Credit Facility; (d) the creation or reaffirmation of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents; and (e) the payment of all fees and expenses in connection therewith to be paid on, prior or subsequent to the Issue Date.

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

Tropicana Master Lease” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Master Lease”.

Trust Officer” means:

(1) any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, associate trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and

(2) who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

Trustee” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

Undeveloped Land” means (i) all undeveloped land existing on or acquired after the Issue Date and (ii) any operating property of the Company or any Subsidiary that is subject to a casualty event that results in such property ceasing to be operational.

Uniform Commercial Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

(1) any Subsidiary of the Company that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the Company in the manner provided below; and

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (including after any such subsidiary ceases to be a subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary).

 

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The Company may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Company) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated, in each case at the time of such designation; provided, however, that either:

(a) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total consolidated assets of $1,000 or less; or

(b) if such Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then such designation would be permitted under Section 4.04.

The Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that immediately after giving effect to such designation:

(x) (1) the Company could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.03(a), or (2) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be equal to or greater than such ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such designation, in each case on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation; and

(y) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Any such designation by the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly delivering to the Trustee a copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

The entities listed in Schedule II hereto are designated Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the date of this Indenture.

U.S. Government Obligations” means securities that are:

(1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged; or

(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in each case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligations or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligations held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligations or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligations evidenced by such depository receipt.

Venue Documents” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Asset Sale”.

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Vessel” means a ship which is documented with the United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center together with the fixtures and equipment located thereon.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment, by (2) the sum of all such payments.

Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” is any Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required to be held by Foreign Subsidiaries) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

WSOP Rio Agreements” means any circuit event agreements, tournament rights agreements, trademark license agreements, marketing and promotion agreements and similar agreements among CEC and certain of its Affiliates as may be in effect from time to time in connection with the World Series of Poker, on substantially similar terms to those in effect prior to September 1, 2017 or on such other terms as the Company reasonably believes to reflect then current market terms for such agreements.

Section 1.02 Other Definitions.

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

“Act”    14.17
“Affiliate Transaction”    4.07(a)
“Agent Members”    Appendix A
“Applicable AML Law”    14.19
“Asset Sale Offer”    4.06(b)
“bankruptcy provision”    6.01(f)
“Change of Control Offer”    4.08(b)
“Collateral Asset Sale Offer”    4.06(b)
“Collateral Excess Proceeds”    4.06(b)
“Company”    Preamble
“covenant defeasance option”    8.01(b)
“Covenant Suspension Event”    4.14
“cross-acceleration provision”    6.01(d)
“Definitive Note”    Appendix A
“Depository”    Appendix A
“Disqualified Holder”    2.15
“Event of Default”    6.01
“Excess Proceeds”    4.06(b)
“Global Note”    Appendix A
“Global Notes Legend”    Appendix A
“Guaranteed Obligations”    13.01(a)
“IAI”    Appendix A
“Increased Amount”    4.12(c)
“Initial Notes”    Preamble

 

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“Initial Purchasers”    Appendix A
“judgment default provision”    6.01(g)
“LCT Election”    1.05
“LCT Test Date”    1.05
“legal defeasance option”    8.01(b)
“Limited Condition Transaction”    1.05
“Notes”    Preamble
“Notes Custodian”    Appendix A
“Notice of Default”    6.01
“Paying Agent”    2.04(a)
“protected purchaser”    2.08
“Purchase Agreement”    Appendix A
“QIB”    Appendix A
“Refinancing Indebtedness”    4.03(b)
“Refunding Capital Stock”    4.04(b)
“Registrar”    2.04(a)
“Regulation S”    Appendix A
“Regulation S Global Notes”    Appendix A
“Regulation S Notes”    Appendix A
“Restricted Notes Legend”    Appendix A
“Restricted Payments”    4.04(a)
“Restricted Period”    Appendix A
“Retired Capital Stock”    4.04(b)
“Reversion Date”    4.14
“Rule 144A”    Appendix A
“Rule 144A Global Notes”    Appendix A
“Rule 144A Notes”    Appendix A
“Rule 501”    Appendix A
“Second Commitment”    4.06(b)
“Successor Entity”    5.01(b)
“Successor Issuer”    5.01(a)
“Suspended Covenants”    4.14
“Transfer”    5.01
“Transfer Restricted Definitive Notes”    Appendix A
“Transfer Restricted Global Notes”    Appendix A
“Unrestricted Definitive Notes”    Appendix A
“Unrestricted Global Notes”    Appendix A

Section 1.03 [Reserved].

Section 1.04 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

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

(c) “or” is not exclusive;

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(e) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular;

(f) unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to Secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness;

(g) the principal amount of any non-interest bearing or other discount security at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the issuer dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(h) the principal amount of any Preferred Stock shall be (i) the maximum liquidation value of such Preferred Stock or (ii) the maximum mandatory redemption or mandatory repurchase price with respect to such Preferred Stock, whichever is greater;

(i) unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP; and

(j) “$” and “U.S. dollars” each refer to United States dollars, or such other money of the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

Section 1.05 Limited Condition Transactions. For purposes of (i) determining compliance with any provision of this Indenture that requires the calculation of the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio, the Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio or the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, (ii) determining compliance with representations, warranties, Defaults or Events of Default or (iii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Indenture (including baskets measured as a percentage of EBITDA or Total Assets), in each case, in connection with (a) an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Indenture (including acquisitions and other Investments subject to a letter of intent or purchase agreement) by one or more of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) any unconditional repayment or redemption of, or offer to purchase, any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary (any such transaction referred to in clauses (a) and (b), and any action to be taken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence, issuance or repayment of any Indebtedness, the granting of any Liens, the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment, the consummation of any acquisition or disposition and any designation or revocation of a designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary), a “Limited Condition Transaction”), at the option of the Company (the Company’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”) (and regardless of whether or not the applicable provision of this Indenture makes express reference to this Section 1.05, a Limited Condition Transaction, an LCT Election or an LCT Test Date), the date of determination of whether any Limited Condition Transaction or action to be taken in connection therewith is permitted under this Indenture (including for purposes of determining the U.S. dollar equivalent amount of any Limited Condition Transaction denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars) shall be deemed to be, at the Company’s election, the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction or commitments with respect to Indebtedness to be Incurred in connection therewith are entered into (or, solely in connection with an acquisition, consolidation or business combination to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 Announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer is made (or, solely in connection with an acquisition, consolidation or business combination to which a similar law of any jurisdiction applies, a similar announcement or notice under such similar law of any jurisdiction is made)) (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith on a pro forma basis as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding

 

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the LCT Test Date, the Company could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such representation, warranty, absence of Default or Event of Default, ratio or basket, such representation, warranty, absence of Default or Event of Default, ratio 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 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 or basket (including due to fluctuations of the target of any Limited Condition Transaction) at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets 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 Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or (ii) the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction (or, solely in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or any similar law of any jurisdiction) applies, the date on which the scheme or offer, as the case may be, lapses, terminates or is withdrawn (and is not substantially contemporaneously replaced with a new or renewed scheme or offer) without the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction), any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any Incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) had been consummated.

Section 1.06 Basket and Ratio Calculations. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary (i) unless the Company elects otherwise, if the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions (A) Incurs Indebtedness, creates Liens, makes asset sales or other dispositions, makes Investments, makes Restricted Payments, designates any Subsidiary as restricted or unrestricted or repays any Indebtedness or takes any other action under or as permitted by a ratio-based basket and (B) Incurs Indebtedness, creates Liens, makes asset sales or other dispositions, makes Investments, makes Restricted Payments, designates any Subsidiary as restricted or unrestricted or repays any Indebtedness or takes any other action under a non-ratio-based basket (including borrowings under any revolving credit facility) (which shall occur on the same Business Day as the events in clause (A) above), then the applicable ratio will be calculated with respect to any such action under the applicable ratio-based basket without regard to any such action under such non-ratio-based basket made in connection with such transaction or series of related transactions and (ii) if the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries enters into any revolving, delayed draw or other committed debt facility, the Company may elect to determine compliance of such debt facility (including the Incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens from time to time in connection therewith) with this Indenture on the date definitive loan documents with respect thereto are executed by all parties thereto (or such other date as permitted by the Limited Condition Transaction provisions), assuming the full amount of such facility is Incurred (and any applicable Liens are granted) on such date, in lieu of determining such compliance on any subsequent date (including any date on which Indebtedness is Incurred pursuant to such facility).

Section 1.07 Master Leases and Gaming Leases. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, for all purposes of this Indenture, (a) the Master Leases and any Gaming Lease (and any Guarantee of the foregoing) shall not constitute Indebtedness, Liens or a Capitalized Lease Obligation regardless of how such Master Lease or Gaming Lease may be treated under GAAP, (b) any interest portion of payments in connection with such Master Lease or Gaming Lease shall not constitute Consolidated Interest Expense or Consolidated Cash Interest Expense (or terms of similar effect) and (c) EBITDA and Consolidated Net Income (and terms of similar effect) shall be calculated by deducting, without duplication of amounts otherwise deducted, rent, insurance, property taxes and other amounts and expenses actually paid in cash under the Master Leases or any Gaming Lease in the applicable period and

 

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no deductions in calculating EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income (and terms of similar effect) shall occur as a result of imputed interest, amounts under the Master Leases or any Gaming Lease not paid in cash during the relevant period or other non-cash amounts incurred in respect of the Master Leases or any Gaming Lease; provided that any “true-up” of rent paid in cash pursuant to the Master Leases or any Gaming Lease shall be accounted for in the fiscal quarter to which such payment relates as if such payment were originally made in such fiscal quarter.

ARTICLE II.

THE NOTES

Section 2.01 Amount of Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture on the Issue Date is $1,500,000,000.

The Company may from time to time after the Issue Date issue Additional Notes under this Indenture in an unlimited principal amount, so long as (i) the Incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such Additional Notes is at such time permitted by Section 4.03 and (ii) such Additional Notes are issued in compliance with the other applicable provisions of this Indenture. With respect to any Additional Notes issued after the Issue Date (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Sections 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 3.06, 4.06(d), 4.08(c) or Appendix A), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officer’s Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Additional Notes:

(1) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture;

(2) the issue price and issuance date of such Additional Notes, including the date from which interest on such Additional Notes shall accrue;

(3) if applicable, that such Additional Notes shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Notes and, in such case, the respective depositaries for such Global Notes, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by such Global Notes in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Exhibit A hereto and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 2.2 of Appendix A in which any such Global Note may be exchanged in whole or in part for Additional Notes registered, or any transfer of such Global Note in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the depositary for such Global Note or a nominee thereof; and

(4) if applicable, that such Additional Notes that are not Transfer Restricted Notes shall be issued without a Restricted Notes Legend.

If any of the terms of any Additional Notes are established by action taken pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officer’s Certificate or the supplemental indenture hereto setting forth the terms of the Additional Notes.

 

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The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes, may, at the Company’s option, be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase; provided that if the Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number, if applicable.

Section 2.02 Form and Dating. Provisions relating to the Initial Notes are set forth in Appendix A, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The (i) Initial Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication and (ii) any Additional Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company). Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons and in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided that book-entry positions may be created at the depositary by a depositary participant in denominations of less than $2,000.

Section 2.03 Execution and Authentication. The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery upon a written order of the Company signed by one Officer (a) Initial Notes for original issue on the date hereof in an aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000,000 and (b) subject to the terms of this Indenture, Additional Notes in an aggregate principal amount to be determined at the time of issuance and specified therein. Such order shall specify the amount of separate Note certificates to be authenticated, the principal amount of each of the Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated and the registered holder of each of the Notes and delivery instructions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or Appendix A, any issuance of Additional Notes after the Issue Date shall be in a principal amount of at least $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000.

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

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

A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Note. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

The Trustee may appoint one or more authenticating agents reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the Notes. Any such appointment shall be evidenced by an instrument signed by a Trust Officer, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Company. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

Section 2.04 Registrar and Paying Agent.

(a) The Company shall maintain (i) an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”) and (ii) an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrars. The term “Paying Agent” includes the Paying Agent and any additional paying agents. The Company initially appoint the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and the Notes Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

 

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(b) The Company may enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07. The Company or any of its domestically organized Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

(c) The Company may remove any Registrar or Paying Agent upon written notice to such Registrar or Paying Agent and to the Trustee; provided, however, that no such removal shall become effective until (i) if applicable, acceptance of an appointment by a successor as evidenced by an appropriate agreement entered into by the Company and such successor Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee or (ii) notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve as Registrar or Paying Agent until the appointment of a successor in accordance with clause (i) above. The Registrar or Paying Agent may resign at any time upon written notice to the Company and the Trustee; provided, however, that the Trustee may resign as Paying Agent or Registrar only if the Trustee also resigns as Trustee in accordance with Section 7.08.

Section 2.05 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. No later than the Business Day prior to each due date of the principal of and interest on any Note, the Company shall deposit with each Paying Agent (or if the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary is acting as Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto) a sum sufficient to pay such principal and interest when so becoming due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that a Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of holders or the Trustee all money held by a Paying Agent for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment. If the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by such Paying Agent. Upon complying with this Section 2.05, a Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee.

Section 2.06 Holder Lists. The Registrar shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish, or cause the Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee, in writing at least five Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of holders.

Section 2.07 Transfer and Exchange. The Notes shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Note for registration of transfer and in compliance with Appendix A. When a Note is presented to the Registrar with a request to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if its requirements therefor are met. When Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Notes of other denominations, the Registrar shall make the exchange as requested if the same requirements are met. To permit registration of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Notes at the Registrar’s request. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to

 

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pay all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges in connection with any transfer or exchange pursuant to this Section 2.07. The Company shall not be required to make, and the Registrar need not register, transfers or exchanges of Notes selected for redemption (except, in the case of Notes to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not to be redeemed) or of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed.

Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest, if any, on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Any holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note shall, by acceptance of such beneficial interest, agree that transfers of beneficial interests in such Global Note may be effected only through a book-entry system maintained by (a) the holder of such Global Note (or its agent) or (b) any holder of a beneficial interest in such Global Note, and that ownership of a beneficial interest in such Global Note shall be required to be reflected in a book entry.

All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

Section 2.08 Replacement Notes. If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the holder of a Note claims that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met, such that the holder (a) satisfies the Company and the Trustee within a reasonable time after such holder has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking and the Registrar does not register a transfer prior to receiving such notification, (b) makes such request to the Company and the Trustee prior to the Note being acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code (a “protected purchaser”) and (c) satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Company and the Trustee. If required by the Trustee or the Company, such holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar from any loss or liability that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced and subsequently presented or claimed for payment. The Company and the Trustee may charge the holder for its expenses in replacing a Note (including without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements in replacing such Note). In the event any such mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may pay such Note instead of issuing a new Note in replacement thereof.

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company.

The provisions of this Section 2.08 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Notes.

Section 2.09 Outstanding Notes. Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section 2.09 as not outstanding. Subject to Section 13.06, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because one of the Company or an Affiliate of one of the Company holds the Note.

 

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If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.08 (other than a mutilated Note surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser. A mutilated Note ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Note and replacement thereof pursuant to Section 2.08.

If a Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a redemption date or maturity date money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, and no Paying Agent is prohibited from paying such money to the holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

Section 2.10 [Reserved].

Section 2.11 Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and each Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes they have redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. The Trustee shall not authenticate Notes in place of canceled Notes other than pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest. If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, the Company shall pay the defaulted interest then borne by the Notes (plus interest on such defaulted interest to the extent lawful) in any lawful manner. The Company may pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are holders on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed any such special record date and payment date to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee and shall promptly mail or cause to be mailed to each affected holder a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid.

Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers, ISINs, Etc. The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP numbers, ISINs and “Common Code” numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers, ISINs and “Common Code” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers, either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes and that any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall advise the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers, ISINs and “Common Code” numbers.

Section 2.14 Calculation of Principal Amount of Notes. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes, at any date of determination, shall be the principal amount of the Notes at such date of determination. With respect to any matter requiring consent, waiver, approval or other action of the holders of a specified percentage of the principal amount of all the Notes, such percentage shall be calculated, on the relevant date of determination, by dividing (a) the principal amount, as of such date of determination, of Notes, the holders of which have so consented, by (b) the aggregate principal amount, as of such date of determination, of the Notes then outstanding, in each case, as determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, Section 2.09 and Section 13.06 of this Indenture. Any such calculation made pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall be made by the Company and delivered to the Trustee pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate.

 

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Section 2.15 Mandatory Disposition Pursuant to Gaming Laws. Each Person that holds or acquires beneficial ownership of any of the Notes shall be deemed to have agreed, by accepting such Notes, that if any such Gaming Authority requires such Person to be approved, licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable Gaming Laws, such holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, shall apply for a license, qualification or finding of suitability within the required time period.

If a person required to apply or become licensed or qualified or be found suitable fails to do so (a “Disqualified Holder”), the Company shall have the right, at its election, (1) to require such Person to dispose of its Notes or beneficial interest therein within 30 days of receipt of notice of such election or such earlier date as may be required by such Gaming Authority or (2) to redeem such Notes at a redemption price that, unless otherwise directed by such Gaming Authority, shall be at a redemption price that is equal to the lesser of:

(a) such Person’s cost; or

(b) 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the earlier of (i) the redemption date or (ii) the date such Person became a Disqualified Holder.

The Company shall notify the Trustee and applicable Gaming Authority in writing of any such redemption as soon as practicable. The Company shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses any such holder may incur in connection with its application for a license, qualification or finding of suitability.

ARTICLE III.

REDEMPTION

Section 3.01 Redemption. The Notes may be redeemed, in whole, or from time to time in part, subject to the conditions and at the redemption prices set forth in Paragraph 5 of the form of Note set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

Section 3.02 Applicability of Article. Redemption of Notes at the election of the Company or otherwise, as permitted or required by any provision of this Indenture, shall be made in accordance with such provision and this Article.

Section 3.03 Notices to Trustee. If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Paragraph 5 of the Note, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of (i) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price. The Company shall give notice to the Trustee provided for in this paragraph at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date if the redemption is pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Note, unless a shorter period is acceptable to the Trustee. Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel from the Company to the effect that such redemption will comply with the conditions herein, as well as such notice required to be delivered under Section 3.05 below. If fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the record date relating to such redemption shall be selected by the Company and given to the Trustee, which record date shall be not fewer than 15 days after the date of notice to the Trustee. Any such notice may be canceled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any holder or otherwise delivered in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depository and shall thereby be void and of no effect.

 

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Section 3.04 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed. In the case of any partial redemption, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made by the Trustee by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate (and, in such manner that complies with the requirements of the Depository and the compliance procedures of any securities exchange on which such Notes are then listed, if applicable); provided that no Notes of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. The Trustee shall make the selection from outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may select for redemption portions of the principal of Notes that have denominations of $2,000 or larger. Notes and portions of them the Trustee selects shall be in amounts of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of the Notes or portions of Notes to be redeemed.

Section 3.05 Notice of Optional Redemption.

(a) At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Note, the Company shall mail or cause to be sent by first-class mail or electronically, or otherwise deliver in accordance with the procedures of the Depository, a notice of redemption to each holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address (with a copy to the Trustee), except that redemption notices may be mailed or otherwise delivered more than 60 days prior to the redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Article VIII.

Any such notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:

(i) the redemption date and any conditions to such redemption;

(ii) the redemption price and the amount of accrued interest to the redemption date;

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

(iv) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price, plus accrued interest;

(v) if fewer than all the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the certificate numbers and principal amounts of the particular Notes to be redeemed, the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be outstanding after such partial redemption;

(vi) that, subject to satisfaction of any conditions to such redemption, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on Notes (or portion thereof) called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

(vii) the CUSIP number, ISIN and/or “Common Code” number, if any, printed on the Notes being redeemed; and

(viii) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number or ISIN and/or “Common Code” number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.

 

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(b) At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall deliver the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense. In such event, the Company shall provide the Trustee with the information required by this Section 3.05 at least two Business Days prior to the date such notice is to be provided to holders in the final form such notice is to be delivered to holders and such notice may not be canceled. Notice of any redemption upon any corporate transaction or other event (including any Equity Offering, Incurrence of Indebtedness, Change of Control or other transaction) may be given prior to the completion thereof. In addition, any such redemption described above or notice thereof may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a corporate transaction or other event. If any redemption is so subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, the notice thereof shall describe each such condition and, if applicable, shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied (or waived by the Company in its sole discretion) by the redemption date, or by the redemption date as so delayed (which may exceed 60 days from the date of the redemption notice in such case). In addition, the Company may provide in such notice that payment of the redemption price and performance of the Company’s obligations with respect to such redemption may be performed by another Person.

Section 3.06 Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is mailed or otherwise delivered in accordance with Section 3.05 but subject to satisfaction of any conditions specified in such notice, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date and at the redemption price stated in the notice, except as provided in the final sentence of Paragraph 5 of the Notes. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice, plus accrued interest, to, but not including, the redemption date; provided, however, that if the redemption date is after a regular Record Date and on or prior to the next Interest Payment Date, the accrued interest shall be payable to the holder of the redeemed Notes registered on the relevant Record Date. Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other holder.

Section 3.07 Deposit of Redemption Price. With respect to any Notes, prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed on that date other than Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption that have been delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation. On and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption so long as the Company has deposited with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to pay the principal of, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) and premium (if any) on, the Notes to be redeemed, unless the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

Section 3.08 Notes Redeemed in Part. In the case of physical Notes, upon surrender and cancellation of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate for the holder (at the Company’s expense) a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered and cancellation.

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ARTICLE IV.

COVENANTS

Section 4.01 Payment of Notes. The Company shall promptly pay in U.S. dollars the principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture. An installment of principal of or interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds as of 11:00 a.m. New York City time money sufficient to pay all principal and interest then due and the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, is not prohibited from paying such money to the holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in the Notes, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate borne by the Notes to the extent lawful.

Section 4.02 Reports and Other Information.

(a) Notwithstanding that the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(i) within 15 days after the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations for non-accelerated filers, annual reports for such fiscal year containing the information that would have been required to be contained in an Annual Report on Form 10-K (or any successor or comparable form) if the Company had been a reporting company under the Exchange Act, except to the extent permitted to be excluded by the SEC;

(ii) within 15 days after the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations for non-accelerated filers, quarterly reports for such fiscal quarter containing the information that would have been required to be contained in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (or any successor or comparable form) if the Company had been a reporting company under the Exchange Act, except to the extent permitted to be excluded by the SEC; and

(iii) within 15 days after the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations for filing Current Reports on Form 8-K, current reports containing substantially all of the information that would be required to be filed in a Current Report on Form 8-K under the Exchange Act on the Issue Date pursuant to Sections 1, 2 and 4, Items 5.01, 5.02(a)-(c) (other than compensation information) and Item 9.01 (only to the extent relating to any of the foregoing) of Form 8-K if the Company had been a reporting company under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that (a) no such current reports (or Items thereof or all or a portion of the financial statements that would have otherwise been required thereby) will be required to be provided (or included) if the Company determines in its good faith judgment that such event (or information) is not material to holders or the business, assets, operations, financial position or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or if the Company determines in its good faith judgment that such disclosure would otherwise cause competitive harm to the business, assets, operations, financial position or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in which event such nondisclosure shall be limited only to specific provisions that would cause material harm and not the occurrence of the event itself) and (b) and in no event will any financial statements of an acquired business be required to be included in any such current report;

 

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in each case, subject to exceptions and exclusions consistent with the presentation of financial and other information in the Offering Memorandum (including with respect to the omission of financial statements or financial information required by Rules 3-09, 3-10 or 3-16 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC (or any successor provision)), Compensation Discussion and Analysis otherwise required by Regulation S-K Item 402(b), and information otherwise required by Section 302 or 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In addition to providing such information to the Trustee, the Company shall make available to the holders, prospective investors, market makers affiliated with any initial purchaser of the Notes and securities analysts the information required to be provided pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4.02(a) by posting such information to its website or on IntraLinks or any comparable online data system or website.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to furnish any information, certificates or reports required by Items 307 or 308 of Regulation S-K.

(b) [Reserved].

(c) The Company will make such information available to prospective investors upon request. In addition, the Company has agreed that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding during any period when it is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or otherwise permitted to furnish the SEC with certain information pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Exchange Act, it will furnish to the holders of the Notes and to prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.02, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred to above to the Trustee and the holders if the Company has filed such reports with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system and such reports are publicly available. In addition, the requirements of this Section 4.02 shall be deemed satisfied by the posting of reports that would be required to be provided to the Trustee and the holders on the Company’s website.

Delivery of such reports to the Trustee shall be for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt thereof shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including any Event of Default or the Company’s compliance with any of the covenants contained in this Indenture.

Section 4.03 Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock.

(a) (i) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue any shares of Disqualified Stock; and (ii) the Company shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor) to issue any shares of Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor may Incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock, and, subject to Section 4.03(c), any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor may Incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), issue shares of Disqualified Stock or issue shares of Preferred Stock, in each case if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is Incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued would have been at least 2.00 to 1.00 determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been Incurred, or the Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock had been issued, as the case may be, and the application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period.

 

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(b) The limitations set forth in Section 4.03(a) shall not apply to:

(i) the Incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness under any Credit Agreement and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder (including any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries, the proceeds of which Indebtedness are used to repay Indebtedness under such Credit Agreement) up to an aggregate principal amount outstanding at the time of Incurrence that does not exceed (x) $11.4 billion plus (y) the greater of (1) $2,600.0 million and (2) 100.0% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period at time of Incurrence plus (z) an additional aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding at any one time that does not cause (1) in the case of Indebtedness constituting First Priority Lien Obligations, the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio of the Company for the Applicable Measurement Period, determined on a pro forma basis, to exceed, at the Company’s election, (A) 4.50 to 1.00 or (B) if such Indebtedness is incurred to finance an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Indenture, the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such acquisition or permitted Investment (assuming for purposes of this clause (b)(i)(z)(1) that all Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (b)(i)(z)(1) constitutes First Priority Lien Obligations) and (2) in the case of other Indebtedness, the Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio of the Company for the Applicable Measurement Period, determined on a pro forma basis, to exceed, at the Company’s election, (A) 4.75 to 1.00 or (B) if such Indebtedness is incurred to finance an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Indenture, the Total Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such acquisition or permitted Investment (assuming for purposes of this clause (b)(i)(z)(2) that all Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (b)(i)(z)(2) constitutes Secured Indebtedness);

(ii) the Incurrence of the Notes issued on the Issue Date;

(iii) Indebtedness existing or committed on the Issue Date after giving effect to the Transactions (other than Indebtedness described in Section 4.03(b)(i) or (ii));

(iv) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations and slot financing arrangements) Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, Disqualified Stock issued by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary to finance (whether prior to or within 270 days after) the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets);

(v) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary constituting reimbursement or indemnification obligations with respect to letters of credit and bank guarantees issued in the ordinary course of business, including without limitation letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other benefits to employees or former employees or their families or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, and letters of credit in connection with the maintenance of, or pursuant to the requirements of, environmental or other permits or licenses from governmental authorities, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims;

 

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(vi) Indebtedness arising from agreements (including leases) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, deferred purchase price or similar obligations (including earnouts), in each case, Incurred in connection with the Transactions, the Designated Operating Leases or any Investment or acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary of the Company in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, other than guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

(vii) Indebtedness of the Company to any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (except in respect of intercompany current liabilities Incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries) any such Indebtedness owed to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor is subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of the Company under the Notes or Subsidiary Guarantors under the Note Guarantees, as applicable; provided, further, that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (vii);

(viii) shares of Preferred Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary issued to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any Restricted Subsidiary that holds such shares of Preferred Stock of another Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of Preferred Stock (except to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an issuance of shares of Preferred Stock not permitted by this clause (viii);

(ix) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if a Subsidiary Guarantor Incurs such Indebtedness to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (except in respect of intercompany current liabilities Incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries), such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Notes; provided, further, that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any Restricted Subsidiary holding such Indebtedness ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (ix);

(x) Hedging Obligations that are not Incurred for speculative purposes but (1) for the purpose of fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to any Indebtedness that is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be outstanding; (2) for the purpose of fixing or hedging currency exchange rate risk with respect to any currency exchanges; or (3) for the purpose of fixing or hedging commodity price risk with respect to any commodity purchases or sales and, in each case, extensions or replacements thereof;

(xi) obligations (including reimbursement Obligations with respect to letters of credit and bank guarantees) in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and similar obligations provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Project or in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practice, including those Incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practice;

 

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(xii) other Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Company or Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, which when aggregated with the principal amount or liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and Incurred pursuant to this clause (xii), does not exceed the greater of $750.0 million and 32.5% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period at the time of Incurrence (it being understood that any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (xii) shall cease to be deemed Incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (xii) but shall be deemed Incurred for purposes of Section 4.03(a) from and after the first date on which the Company, or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, could have Incurred such Indebtedness under Section 4.03(a) without reliance upon this clause (xii));

(xiii) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference not greater than 100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since July 6, 2020 from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company or cash contributed to the capital of the Company (in each case other than proceeds of Disqualified Stock or sales of Equity Interests to, or contributions received from, the Company or any Subsidiary) as determined in accordance with clauses (B) and (C) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit” to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments or to make other Investments, payments or exchanges pursuant to Section 4.04(b) or to make Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments specified in clauses (1) and (3) of the definition thereof);

(xiv) any guarantee by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the Incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations Incurred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of this Indenture; provided that (i) if such Indebtedness is by its express terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Notes, as applicable, any such guarantee with respect to such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations with respect to the Notes substantially to the same extent as such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes or the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Notes, as applicable, and (ii) if such guarantee is of Indebtedness of the Company, such guarantee is Incurred in accordance with, or not in contravention of, Section 4.11 solely to the extent such Section is applicable;

(xv) the Incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary which serves to refund, refinance or defease any Indebtedness Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued as permitted under Section 4.03(a) and clauses (i)(y), (i)(z), (ii), (iii), (iv), (xii), (xiii), (xv), (xvi), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxvii) and (xxxvi) of this Section 4.03(b) or any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Incurred to so refund or refinance such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, including any additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Incurred to pay premiums (including tender premiums), accrued interest, expenses, defeasance costs and fees in connection therewith (subject to the following proviso, “Refinancing Indebtedness”) prior to its respective maturity; provided, however, that such Refinancing Indebtedness:

 

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(1) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred which is not less than the shorter of (x) the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refunded, refinanced or defeased and (y) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock being refunded or refinanced that were due on or after the date that is one year following the last maturity date of any Notes then outstanding were instead due on such date;

(2) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness refinances (a) Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the obligations of such Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the Notes, as applicable, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such obligations of such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, or (b) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness is Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock; and

(3) shall not include Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

provided, further, that subclause (1) of this clause (xv) will not apply to any refunding or refinancing of any Secured Indebtedness constituting First Priority Lien Obligations.

(xvi) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of (x) the Company or, subject to Section 4.03(c), any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, Incurred to finance an acquisition or (y) Persons that are acquired by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; provided that after giving effect to such acquisition or merger, consolidation or amalgamation, either:

(1) the Company would be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.03(a); or

(2) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company would be equal to or greater than immediately prior to such acquisition or merger, consolidation or amalgamation;

(xvii) Indebtedness Incurred by a Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing that is not recourse to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Receivables Subsidiary (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings);

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

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

 

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

(xxi) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (1) the financing of insurance premiums or (2) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(xxii) Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to current or former officers, directors and employees thereof or any direct or indirect parent thereof, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Company to the extent permitted under Section 4.04(b)(iv);

(xxiii) Indebtedness constituting Qualified Non-Recourse Debt or Indebtedness in connection with any Project Financing in an aggregate outstanding principal amount that, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness then outstanding and Incurred pursuant to this clause (xxiii) and Section 4.03(b)(xxvii), does not exceed $1,500.0 million;

(xxiv) Indebtedness of, or Incurred on behalf of, or representing Guarantees of Indebtedness of, joint ventures of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not in excess, at any one time outstanding, of the greater of $340.0 million and 15.0% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period;

(xxv) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, agreements to pay service fees to professionals (including architects, engineers and designers) in furtherance of and/or in connection with a Project, in each case to the extent such agreements and related payment provisions are reasonably consistent with commonly accepted industry practices (provided that no such agreements shall give rise to Indebtedness for borrowed money);

(xxvi) Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not a Subsidiary Guarantor; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (xxvi), when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness then outstanding and Incurred pursuant to this clause (xxvi), does not exceed the greater of $350.0 million and 15.0% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period at the time of Incurrence (it being understood that any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (xxvi) shall cease to be deemed Incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (xxvi) but shall be deemed Incurred for the purposes of Section 4.03(a) from and after the first date on which such Restricted Subsidiary could have Incurred such Indebtedness under Section 4.03(a) without reliance upon this clause (xxvi));

(xxvii) Indebtedness used to finance, or Incurred, assumed or issued for the purpose of financing, or constituting Guarantees of Indebtedness of joint ventures, Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries Incurred, assumed or issued for the purpose of financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures or Development Projects in an aggregate outstanding principal amount that, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness then outstanding and Incurred pursuant to this clause (xxvii) and Section 4.03(b)(xxiii), does not exceed $1,500.0 million, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

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

(xxix) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees, consultants or independent contractors of the Company (or, to the extent such work is done for the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(xxx) Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred under lines of credit or overdraft facilities (including, but not limited to, ACH and purchasing card/T&E services) extended by one or more financial institutions established for the Company’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ ordinary course operations (such Indebtedness, the “Overdraft Line”), which Indebtedness may be secured by the security documents securing the Bank Indebtedness;

(xxxi) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements Incurred by such Person in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition or Investment permitted under this Indenture;

(xxxii) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to or on behalf of any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) or other subsidiary that is not a Restricted Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations (including with respect to intercompany self-insurance arrangements) of the Company and the Subsidiaries;

(xxxiii) obligations in respect of cash management agreements;

(xxxiv) (a) Discharged Indebtedness and (b) Escrowed Indebtedness; provided that, in the case of this clause (xxxiv) from and after the release of such Indebtedness from escrow, it shall no longer be deemed Escrowed Indebtedness under this Indenture;

(xxxv) [reserved];

(xxxvi) at any time that the CRC Credit Agreement or the CRC Secured Indenture are in effect, Indebtedness (including Guarantees) of CRC and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that would be permitted to be Incurred on the date of Incurrence thereof by CRC and its Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (2) of the Incremental Amount (as defined in the CRC Credit Agreement as in effect on February 6, 2023 immediately prior to the termination thereof and giving effect to the proviso to such definition) as permitted under Section 2.21 of the CRC Credit Agreement, Section 6.01(h) of the CRC Credit Agreement, Section 6.01(r) of the CRC Credit Agreement, Section 6.01(dd) of the CRC Credit Agreement, in each case, as in effect on February 6, 2023 immediately prior to the termination thereof, and clause (2) of the Incremental Amount (as defined in the CRC Credit Agreement as in effect on February 6, 2023 immediately prior to the termination thereof and giving effect to the proviso to such definition) as permitted under Section 6.01(ee) of the CRC Credit Agreement (as in effect on February 6, 2023 immediately prior to the termination thereof and whether incurred under the CRC Credit Agreement or pursuant to a separate instrument) (it being agreed that any Indebtedness (including Guarantees) of CRC and its Subsidiaries Incurred (or committed) pursuant to this clause (xxxvi) while the CRC Credit Agreement or the CRC Secured Indenture is in effect shall be permitted by this clause (xxxvi) after the CRC Credit Agreement and the CRC Secured Indenture are terminated); provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (xxxvi), when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness then outstanding and Incurred pursuant to this clause (xxxvi), does not exceed $1,005.5 million;

 

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(xxxvii) Indebtedness owed to Capri Insurance Company in respect of premiums and reserves in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25.0 million at any one time outstanding; and

(xxxviii) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees.

(c) Restricted Subsidiaries that are not a Subsidiary Guarantor may not Incur (but may assume) Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock under Section 4.03(a) or clause (xvi)(x) of Section 4.03(b) if, after giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence or issuance (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), the aggregate amount of Indebtedness and Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not a Subsidiary Guarantor Incurred (but not assumed) or issued pursuant to Section 4.03(a) and clause (xvi)(x) of Section 4.03(b), collectively, would exceed the greater of $400.0 million and 17.5% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period.

(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.03:

(i) in the event that an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (xxxviii) of Section 4.03(b) or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(a), the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred at such later time), such item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 4.03 and at the time of Incurrence, classification or reclassification shall be entitled to only include the amount and type of such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in one of the above paragraphs or clauses (or any portion thereof) and such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) shall be treated as having been Incurred or existing pursuant to only such paragraph or clause or paragraphs or clauses (or any portion thereof) without giving pro forma effect to any such item (or portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Indebtedness that may be Incurred, classified or reclassified pursuant to any other paragraph or clause (or portion thereof) at such time; and

(ii) if the use of proceeds from any Incurrence of Indebtedness is to fund the refinancing of any Indebtedness, then such refinancing shall be deemed to have occurred substantially simultaneously with such Incurrence so long as (1) such refinancing occurs on the same Business Day as such Incurrence, (2) if such proceeds will be offered (through a tender offer or otherwise) to the holders of such Indebtedness to be refinanced, the proceeds thereof are deposited with a trustee, agent or other representative for such holders pending the completion of such offer on the same Business Day as such Incurrence (and such proceeds are ultimately used in the consummation of such offer or otherwise used to refinance Indebtedness), (3) if such proceeds will be used to fund the redemption, discharge or defeasance of such Indebtedness to be refinanced, the proceeds thereof are deposited with a trustee, agent or other representative for such Indebtedness pending such redemption, discharge or defeasance on the same Business Day as such Incurrence or (4) the proceeds thereof are otherwise set aside to fund such refinancing (and such proceeds are ultimately used for such refinancing).

 

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Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, amortization of original issue discount, the accretion of liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 4.03 and for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture on the date of Incurrence, any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness shall also be permitted hereunder after the date of such Incurrence. Guarantees of, or Obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness which is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included in the determination of such amount of Indebtedness; provided that the Incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such guarantee or letter of credit, as the case may be, was in compliance with this Section 4.03.

For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed or first Incurred (whichever yields the lower U.S. dollar equivalent), in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is Incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency (or in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced), and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. 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 refinanced plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs and other costs and expenses Incurred in connection with such refinancing.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.03, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall not be deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any outstanding Indebtedness, solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.

Section 4.04 Limitation on Restricted Payments.

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of any of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests, including any payment made in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving the Company (other than (A) dividends or distributions payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company; or (B) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities);

 

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(ii) purchase or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company;

(iii) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case prior to any scheduled repayment or scheduled maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement of (A) Subordinated Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund Obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement and (B) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (vii) and (ix) of Section 4.03(b)); or

(iv) make any Restricted Investment

(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment:

(1) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, the Company could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 4.03(a); and

(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (including Restricted Payments permitted by clause (ii) (with respect to the payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock (as defined herein) pursuant to clause (C) thereof), (vi)(B), (viii) and (xix) of Section 4.04(b), but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.04(b)), is less than the amount equal to the Cumulative Credit.

(b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit:

(i) the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption, as applicable, such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

(ii) (A) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests (“Retired Capital Stock”) or Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale of, Equity Interests of the Company or contributions to the equity capital of the Company (other than any Disqualified Stock or any Equity Interests sold to a Subsidiary of the Company) (collectively, including any such contributions, “Refunding Capital Stock”);

(B) the declaration and payment of dividends on the Retired Capital Stock out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Refunding Capital Stock; and

 

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(C) if immediately prior to the retirement of Retired Capital Stock, the declaration and payment of dividends thereon was permitted under clause (vi) of this Section 4.04(b) and not made pursuant to clause (b)(ii)(B), the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock in an aggregate amount per year no greater than the aggregate amount of dividends per annum that were declarable and payable on such Retired Capital Stock immediately prior to such retirement;

(iii) the redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, new Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor which is Incurred in accordance with Section 4.03 so long as:

(A) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable), plus any accrued and unpaid interest, of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, defeased, acquired or retired for value (plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired, any tender premiums, plus any defeasance costs, fees and expenses Incurred in connection therewith);

(B) such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations in respect of the Notes, as the case may be, at least to the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness so purchased, exchanged, redeemed, repurchased, defeased, acquired or retired for value;

(C) such Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the earlier of (x) the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired and (y) 91 days following the last maturity date of any Notes then outstanding; and

(D) such Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time Incurred which is not less than the shorter of (x) the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, defeased, acquired or retired and (y) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Subordinated Indebtedness being redeemed, repurchased, defeased, acquired or retired that were due on or after the date that is 91 days following the last maturity date of any Notes then outstanding were instead due on such date;

(iv) a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition for value of Equity Interests of the Company held by any future, present or former employee, director or consultant of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or other agreement or arrangement; provided, however, that the aggregate Restricted Payments made under this clause (iv) do not exceed $45.0 million in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being permitted to be carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following proviso) of $90.0 million in any calendar year); provided, further however, that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

(A) the cash proceeds received by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to members of management, directors or consultants of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries that occurs after July 6, 2020 (provided that the amount of such cash proceeds utilized for any such repurchase, retirement, other acquisition or dividend will not increase the Cumulative Credit); plus

 

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(B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries after July 6, 2020;

provided that the Company may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate increase contemplated by clauses (A) and (B) above in any calendar year; and provided, further, that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Company or any Subsidiary from any present or former employees, directors, officers or consultants of the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or their direct or indirect parents in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Company will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section 4.04 or any other provision of this Indenture;

(v) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued or incurred in accordance with Section 4.03 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Fixed Charges”;

(vi) (A) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued after July 6, 2020; and

(B) the declaration and payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock in excess of the dividends declarable and payable thereon pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 4.04(b);

provided, however, in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B) above of this clause (vi), that for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance (and the payment of dividends or distributions) on a pro forma basis, the Company would have had a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;

(vii) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company), taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (vii) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $210.0 million and 10.0% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period at the time of such Investment (plus any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, proceeds of sale, repayments, redemptions income and similar amounts) actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this clause (vii)) (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (vii) is made in any Unrestricted Subsidiary and such Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company after such date, such redesignation shall increase the amount available pursuant to this clause (vii) by an amount equal to the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of the Company’s Investments in such Subsidiary previously made in reliance on this clause (vii) at the time of such redesignation;

(viii) the payment of dividends on the common stock of the Company of up to 6.0% per annum of the net proceeds received by the Company from any public offering of common stock of the Company, other than public offerings with respect to the Company’s common stock registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8 and other than any public sale constituting an Excluded Contribution;

 

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(ix) Restricted Payments that are made with or in an amount equal to any Excluded Contributions;

(x) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $500.0 million and 22.5% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period at the time made;

(xi) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

(xii) [reserved];

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

(xiv) any Restricted Payment in connection with the Transactions, and the payment of fees and expenses Incurred in connection with the foregoing or owed by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries to Affiliates, and any other payments made, whether payable on the Issue Date or thereafter, in each case to the extent permitted by Section 4.07;

(xv) any Restricted Payment made under any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease (solely to the extent that such Restricted Payment is (i) otherwise permitted or required under the applicable Gaming Lease or (ii) upon the terms no less favorable to the Company or relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, that would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate), any MLSA or any Operations Management Agreement;

(xvi) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;

(xvii) purchases of receivables pursuant to a Receivables Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing and the payment or distribution of Receivables Fees;

(xviii) Restricted Payments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options or warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person;

(xix) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions similar to those described under Sections 4.06 and 4.08; provided that all Notes tendered by holders of the Notes in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value;

(xx) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that complies with Section 5.01; provided that as a result of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer of assets, the Company shall have made a Change of Control Offer (if required by this Indenture) and that all Notes tendered by holders in connection with such Change of Control Offer have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value; and

 

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(xxi) any Restricted Payment so long as, after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the Company would not exceed 4.75 to 1.00;

provided, however, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (x) and (xxi) of this Section 4.04(b), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; provided, further, that any Restricted Payments made with property other than cash shall be calculated using the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of such property.

(c) The Company will not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary.” For purposes of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments in an amount determined as set forth in the last sentence of the definition of “Investments.” Such designation will only be permitted if a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment in such amount would be permitted at such time and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.04, (A) a Restricted Payment (including any Permitted Investment) need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Restricted Payments (or Permitted Investment) (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses or the definition of “Permitted Investments” but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Restricted Payment (including any Permitted Investment) (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Restricted Payments (including any Permitted Investment) (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses (or in the definition of “Permitted Investments”), the Company may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred at such later time), such permitted Restricted Payment (including Permitted Investments) (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 4.04 and at the time of classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment (including Permitted Investments) (or any portion thereof) in one of the categories of permitted Restricted Payments (or Permitted Investment) (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses or in the definition of “Permitted Investments.”

Section 4.05 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

(a) (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(b) make loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

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except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect, contemplated or committed on the Issue Date;

(2) this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees, the 2029 Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes and any guarantees thereof, the 2027 Notes Indenture, the 2027 Notes and any guarantees thereof, any Credit Agreement and the other Credit Agreement Documents;

(3) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;

(4) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or of an Unrestricted Subsidiary which is being designated as a Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition or designation, as the case may be (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition or designation), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;

(5) contracts or agreements for the sale or lease of assets, including any restriction with respect to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale, lease or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;

(6) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Sections 4.03 and 4.12 that apply only to the specific property or assets securing such Indebtedness and not all or substantially all assets;

(7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or under real property leases;

(8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements;

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

(10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(11) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

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

(13) any encumbrance or restriction of a Receivables Subsidiary effected in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to such Receivables Subsidiary;

 

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(14) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (a) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Foreign Subsidiary, (b) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect the Company’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the Company) or (c) of any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred in connection with any Project Financing, Qualified Non-Recourse Debt or Development Expense; provided that in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b) above, such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.03;

(15) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 4.04 and any Permitted Investment;

(16) any encumbrance or restriction in any agreement related to the development or financing of a Project;

(17) restrictions contained in any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease, any MLSA or any Operations Management Agreement;

(18) customary provisions restricting the assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(19) customary restrictions and conditions contained in the document relating to any Lien, so long as (A) such Lien is permitted under this Indenture and such restrictions or conditions relate only to the specific asset subject to such Lien and (B) such restrictions and conditions are not created for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this Section 4.05;

(20) customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or Equity Interests or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted by this Indenture as long as such restrictions relate to the Equity Interests and assets subject thereto;

(21) restrictions on pledges or the granting of Liens on the direct or indirect equity interests in CEOC;

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

(23) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (22) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Company, not more restrictive in any material respect with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions, taken as a whole, prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing or are otherwise in accordance with the terms of the applicable intercreditor agreement.

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.05, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.

Section 4.06 Asset Sales.

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, cause or make an Asset Sale, unless (x) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or in the case of an Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale, an Unrestricted Subsidiary), as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of, and (y) at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of Cash Equivalents; provided that the amount of:

(i) (1) any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or such Restricted Subsidiary’s obligations in respect of the Notes) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or that are otherwise cancelled or terminated in connection with the transaction with such transferee and (2) in the case of any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale, any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s, any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary’s or any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary’s, as applicable, most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) of the Company, any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or that are otherwise cancelled or terminated in connection with the transaction with such transferee;

(ii) (1) any notes or other Obligations or other securities or assets received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of the receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received) and (2) in the case of any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale, any notes or other Obligations or other securities or assets received by the Company or any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, into cash within 180 days of the receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received);

(iii) (1) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale, to the extent that the Company and each other Restricted Subsidiary are released from any direct Obligation in respect of, or any guarantee of payment of, such Indebtedness in connection with the Asset Sale and (2) in the case of any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale, Indebtedness of any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, that is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company as a result of such Asset Sale;

 

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(iv) consideration consisting of Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) received after the Issue Date from Persons who are not the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and

(v) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or Unrestricted Subsidiary in the case of a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or an Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale) in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company), taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (v) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $500.0 million and 22.5% of EBITDA for the Applicable Measurement Period 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 Equivalents for the purposes of this Section 4.06(a).

(b) Within 18 months after the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s (or in the case of an Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale, an Unrestricted Subsidiary’s) receipt of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale, at its option:

(i) to repay (A) Indebtedness constituting First Priority Lien Obligations (and, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to repay such other First Priority Lien Obligations prior to repaying (or making any offer to repay) the Notes Obligations, (B) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor (or in the case of an Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale, Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary), (C) Notes Obligations or (D) Indebtedness constituting Pari Passu Indebtedness other than First Priority Lien Obligations so long as the Net Proceeds are with respect to assets not constituting Collateral (provided that if any Subsidiary Guarantor shall so reduce Obligations under unsecured Pari Passu Indebtedness under this clause (D), the Company will equally and ratably reduce Notes Obligations as provided pursuant to Section 3.01, through open-market purchases (provided that such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof or, in the event that the Notes were issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof) or by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer or a Collateral Asset Sale Offer, as applicable) to all holders to purchase at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof or, in the event that the Notes were issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, the pro rata principal amount of Notes), in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Company; or

(ii) to make an Investment in any one or more businesses (provided that if such Investment is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock of a Person, such acquisition results in such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary), assets, or property or capital expenditures, in each case (a) used or useful in a Similar Business or (b) that replace the properties and assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale (it being understood that in the case of a casualty event or condemnation of property under a Master Lease or a Gaming Lease, such property so repaired, replaced, restored or otherwise acquired may be owned by the landlord under such Master Lease or a Gaming Lease and leased to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company under a Master Lease or a Gaming Lease, as applicable).

 

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In the case of Section 4.06(b)(ii), a binding commitment shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment; provided that in the event such binding commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are so applied, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into another binding commitment (a “Second Commitment”) within six months of such cancellation or termination of the prior binding commitment; provided, further that the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may only enter into a Second Commitment under the foregoing provision one time with respect to each Asset Sale and to the extent such Second Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are applied, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds or Collateral Excess Proceeds, as applicable. Pending the final application of any such Net Proceeds, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility, if any, or otherwise invest such Net Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture.

Any Net Proceeds received from Asset Sales of Collateral that are not invested or applied as set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 4.06(b) (it being understood that any portion of such Net Proceeds used to make an offer to purchase Notes, as described in clause (i) of this Section 4.06(b), shall be deemed to have been invested whether or not such offer is accepted) will be deemed to constitute “Collateral Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Collateral Excess Proceeds exceeds $180.0 million in any fiscal year, the Company shall make an offer to all holders of the Notes and, if required by the terms of any First Priority Lien Obligations or Obligations secured by a Lien permitted under this Indenture (which Lien is not subordinate to the Lien of the Notes with respect to the Collateral), to the holders of such First Priority Lien Obligations or such other Obligations (a “Collateral Asset Sale Offer”), to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Notes and such First Priority Lien Obligations or such other Obligations that is a minimum of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof that may be purchased out of the Collateral Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof (or, in the event such First Priority Lien Obligations were issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any (or, in respect of such First Priority Lien Obligations, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided for by the terms of such First Priority Lien Obligations), to, but excluding, the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture. The Company will commence a Collateral Asset Sale Offer with respect to Collateral Excess Proceeds within ten (10) Business Days after the date that Collateral Excess Proceeds exceed $180.0 million in any fiscal year by mailing, or delivered electronically if held by DTC, the notice required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, with a copy to the Trustee.

Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales of non-Collateral that are not invested or applied as provided and within the time period set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 4.06(b) (it being understood that any portion of such Net Proceeds used to make an offer to purchase Notes, as described in clause (i) of this Section 4.06(b), shall be deemed to have been invested whether or not such offer is accepted) will be deemed to constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $180.0 million in a fiscal year, the Company shall make an offer to all holders of Notes (and, at the option of the Company, to holders of any Pari Passu Indebtedness) (an “Asset Sale Offer”) to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes (and such Pari Passu Indebtedness), that is at least $2,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof (or, in the event such Pari Passu Indebtedness was issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any (or, in respect of such Pari Passu Indebtedness, such lesser price, if

 

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any, as may be provided for by the terms of such Pari Passu Indebtedness), to, but excluding, the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.06. The Company will commence an Asset Sale Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds within ten (10) Business Days after the date that Excess Proceeds exceeds $180.0 million in a fiscal year by mailing, or delivered electronically if held by DTC, the notice required pursuant to the terms of Section 4.06(e), with a copy to the Trustee.

(c) To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and such other First Priority Lien Obligations or Obligations secured by a Lien permitted by this Indenture (which Lien is not subordinate to the Lien of the Notes with respect to the Collateral) tendered pursuant to a Collateral Asset Sale Offer is less than the Collateral Excess Proceeds, the Company may use any remaining Collateral Excess Proceeds for any purpose that is not prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes or other First Priority Lien Obligations or such other Obligations surrendered by such holders thereof exceeds the amount of Collateral Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes and such other First Priority Lien Obligations or such other Obligations to be purchased in the manner described in Section 4.06(d). To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes (and such Pari Passu Indebtedness) tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for any purpose that is not prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes (and such Pari Passu Indebtedness) surrendered by holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be purchased in the manner described in Section 4.06(d). Upon completion of any such Collateral Asset Sale Offer or Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Collateral Excess Proceeds or Excess Proceeds, as the case may be, shall be reset at zero. The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to a Collateral Asset Sale Offer or an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in this Indenture by virtue thereof.

(d) If more Notes (and such First Priority Lien Obligations or Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable) are tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer or a Collateral Asset Sale Offer than the Company is required to purchase, selection of such Notes for purchase shall be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which such Notes are listed, or if such Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis to the extent practicable, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate (and in such manner as complies with the requirements of DTC, if applicable); provided that no Notes of $2,000 or less shall be purchased in part; provided, further that, with respect to any Notes held by DTC, selection of Notes for purchase shall be made in accordance with DTC’s applicable procedures. Selection of such First Priority Lien Obligations or Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable, shall be made pursuant to the terms of such First Priority Lien Obligations or Pari Passu Indebtedness.

(e) Notices of an Asset Sale Offer or a Collateral Asset Sale Offer shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid by the Company, or delivered electronically if held at DTC, at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the purchase date to each holder of Notes at such holder’s registered address. If any Note is to be purchased in part only, any notice of purchase that relates to such Note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof that has been or is to be purchased.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 4.06 to the contrary, (i) to the extent that any Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Net Insurance Proceeds of any Taking or Destruction of a Foreign Subsidiary is prohibited, restricted or delayed by applicable local law or material documents (including constituent and organizational documents) from being repatriated to the United States, the

 

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portion of such Net Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to make an Asset Sale Offer or Collateral Asset Sale Offer but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law or material documents will not permit repatriation to the United States, and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds is permitted under the applicable local law or material documents, such repatriation will be effected and such repatriated Net Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds will be promptly applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to make an Asset Sale Offer or Collateral Asset Sale Offer to the extent provided herein, (ii) to the extent that the Company has determined in good faith that repatriation of any or all of such Net Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds could reasonably be expected to have an adverse tax cost consequence that is not de minimis with respect to such Net Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds, the Net Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary (the Company hereby agreeing to use commercially reasonable efforts (which shall not be required to extend beyond twelve (12) months after the applicable prepayment date) to eliminate such tax effects in its reasonable control in order to make such prepayments), (iii) to the extent that any Net Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds is required to be applied to prepay Indebtedness of CRC or its Subsidiaries by the terms of the documents governing such Indebtedness, or to be reinvested by CRC or its Subsidiaries by the terms of the documents governing any such Indebtedness, or cannot be distributed by CRC to the Company in accordance with the terms of the documents governing any such Indebtedness, the portion of such Net Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to make an Asset Sale Offer or Collateral Asset Sale Offer but may be retained by CRC and its Subsidiaries and (iv) to the extent that any Net Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds cannot be distributed by CEC in accordance with the MLSAs, the portion of such Net Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to make an Asset Sale Offer or Collateral Asset Sale Offer but may be retained by CEC and its Subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, the non-application of any amounts required to be applied to make an Asset Sale Offer or Collateral Asset Sale Offer as a consequence of the foregoing provisions does not constitute a Default or an Event of Default, and such amounts shall be available for working capital purposes of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries so long as not required to be prepaid or used to make an offer to repurchase in accordance with the foregoing provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any prepayments or offers to repurchase required after application of the above provision shall be net of any costs, expenses or taxes Incurred by the Company or any of its Affiliates and arising as a result of compliance with the preceding sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, amounts that are not required to be applied to make an Asset Sale Offer or Collateral Asset Sale Offer due the operation of this paragraph shall not constitute “Excess Proceeds” or “Collateral Excess Proceeds” for any purpose.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall cause (1) any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary that receives Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale Proceeds to promptly distribute the Net Proceeds thereof to the Company for application in accordance with this Section 4.06 and (2) any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary that receives Interactive Entertainment Subsidiary Sale Proceeds to promptly distribute the Net Proceeds thereof to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for application in accordance with this Section 4.06, in each case except to the extent applied to repay Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or such a distribution is otherwise prohibited by applicable law or the terms of any agreement binding on an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Section 4.07 Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction or series of transactions, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate consideration in excess of $50.0 million, unless:

(i) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and

 

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(ii) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $100.0 million, the Company delivers to the Trustee a resolution adopted in good faith by the majority of the Board of Directors, approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (i) above.

(b) The provisions of Section 4.07(a) shall not apply to the following:

(i) transactions between or among the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or an entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction) and any merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Company and any direct parent of the Company;

(ii) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.04 and Permitted Investments;

(iii) the Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses in connection therewith;

(iv) the payment of reasonable and customary fees and reimbursement of expenses paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(v) the Convention Center Lease and any amendment thereto or replacement thereof (so long as any such amendments thereto or replacements thereof, taken as a whole, is not more disadvantageous to the holders of the Notes in any material respect than the original lease);

(vi) transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of Section 4.07(a)(i);

(vii) payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to officers, directors, employees or consultants which are approved by a majority of the Board of Directors in good faith;

(viii) any transactions, agreements and arrangements as in effect, committed or contemplated as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or replacement thereof (so long as any such transaction, agreement or arrangement, together with all amendments thereto or replacements thereof, taken as a whole, is not more disadvantageous to the holders of the Notes in any material respect than the original transaction, agreement or arrangement as in effect, contemplated or committed as of the Issue Date) or any transaction contemplated thereby as determined in good faith by the Company;

 

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(ix) the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the terms of any transaction, agreement or arrangement described in the Offering Memorandum including, without limitation, the WSOP Rio Agreements and, in each case, any amendment thereto or replacement thereof or similar transactions, agreements or arrangements which it may enter into thereafter; provided, however, that the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under, any future amendment to any such existing transaction, agreement or arrangement or under any similar transaction, agreement or arrangement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be permitted by this clause (ix) to the extent that the terms of any such existing transaction, agreement or arrangement, together with all amendments thereto or replacement thereof, taken as a whole, or new transaction, agreement or arrangement, taken as a whole, are not otherwise more disadvantageous to the holders of the Notes in any material respect than the original transaction, agreement or arrangement as in effect on the Issue Date (as determined in good faith by the Company);

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

(xi) any transactions (i) made pursuant to any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease, any MLSA or any Operations Management Agreement or any Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantee or (ii) in connection with any of the Transactions;

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

(xiii) any transaction effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Financing;

(xiv) the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to any Person so long as (A) the investment is being offered generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (B) the investment constitutes less than 5.0% of the outstanding issue amount of such class of securities;

(xv) the issuances of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock option and stock ownership plans or similar employee benefit plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or of a Restricted Subsidiary, as appropriate, in good faith;

(xvi) entering into, and any transactions pursuant to, tax sharing agreements between or among the Company, its Subsidiaries and joint ventures, under which tax obligations are fairly allocated amongst the parties thereto;

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

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(xix) transactions between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Person, a director of which is also a director of the Company; provided, however, that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company, on any matter involving such other Person;

(xx) pledges of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

(xxi) the formation and maintenance of any consolidated group or subgroup for tax, accounting or cash pooling or management purposes in the ordinary course of business;

(xxii) (A) any employment agreements entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, (B) any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with employees, officers or directors, (C) any employee compensation, benefit plan or arrangement, any health, disability or similar insurance plan with covers employees, and any reasonable employment contract and transactions pursuant thereto and (D) loans or advances to employees or consultants of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(xxiii) payments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company to any Affiliate made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of any other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by the majority of the Board of Directors of the Company, or a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Company, in good faith;

(xxiv) transactions with Subsidiaries or joint ventures for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment, products, parts and services entered into in the ordinary course of business;

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

(xxvi) transactions undertaken in good faith for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Company, its Subsidiaries and joint ventures; and

(xxvii) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees, completion guarantees and Guarantees of other obligations not constituting Indebtedness and the granting of Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (including to secure Indebtedness and obligations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, CES and its Subsidiaries shall not be considered Affiliates of the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to any transaction, so long as the transaction is in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to agreements existing on the Issue Date or pursuant to any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease, any MLSA, any Operations Management Agreement, any intellectual property license or related agreement, any management agreement or any shared services agreement entered into with any of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries or, in each case, amendments, modifications or supplements thereto, or replacements thereof.

 

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Section 4.08 Change of Control.

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of such holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), in accordance with the terms contemplated in this Section 4.08; provided, however, that notwithstanding the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall not be obligated to purchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.08 in the event that it has exercised its right to redeem such Notes in accordance with Article III of this Indenture.

(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control, except to the extent that the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes in accordance with Article III of this Indenture, the Company shall mail a notice (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each holder with a copy to the Trustee stating:

(i) that a Change of Control has occurred and that such holder has the right to require the Company to repurchase such holder’s Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date);

(ii) the circumstances and relevant facts and financial information regarding such Change of Control;

(iii) the repurchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed); and

(iv) the instructions determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 4.08, that a holder must follow in order to have its Notes purchased.

(c) Holders electing to have a Note purchased shall be required to surrender the Note, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the purchase date. The holders shall be entitled to withdraw its election if the Trustee or the Company receives not later than one Business Day prior to the purchase date a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the holder, the principal amount of the Note which was delivered for purchase by the holder and a statement that such holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased. Holders whose Notes are purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered.

(d) On the purchase date, all Notes purchased by the Company under this Section 4.08 shall be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall pay the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest to the holders entitled thereto.

(e) A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon such Change of Control.

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.08, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.08 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

(g) Notes repurchased by the Company pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will have the status of Notes issued but not outstanding or will be retired and cancelled at the option of the Company. Notes purchased by a third party pursuant to the preceding clause (f) will have the status of Notes issued and outstanding.

 

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(h) At the time the Company delivers Notes to the Trustee which are to be accepted for purchase, the Company shall also deliver an Officer’s Certificate stating that such Notes are to be accepted by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.08. A Note shall be deemed to have been accepted for purchase at the time the Trustee, directly or through an agent, mails or delivers payment therefor to the surrendering holder.

(i) Prior to any Change of Control Offer, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent contained herein to the right of the Company to make such offer have been complied with.

(j) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to this Section 4.08. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Section 4.08, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.08 by virtue thereof.

(k) If holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in a Change of Control Offer and the Company, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company as described above, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such holders, the Company or such third party will have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption. Any such redemption shall be effected pursuant to Article III.

Section 4.09 Compliance Certificate. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2022, an Officer’s Certificate stating that in the course of the performance by the signer of his or her duties as an Officer of the Company he or she would normally have knowledge of any Default and whether or not the signer knows of any Default that occurred during such period. If he or she does, the certificate shall describe the Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or propose to take with respect thereto. Except with respect to receipt of payments of principal and interest on the Notes and any Default or Event of Default information contained in the Officer’s Certificate delivered to it pursuant to this Section 4.09, the Trustee shall have no duty to review, ascertain or confirm the Company’s compliance with or the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made in this Indenture.

Section 4.10 Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

Section 4.11 Future Subsidiary Guarantors. The Company shall cause each Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary that is a borrower or guarantor under the CEI Credit Agreement to execute and deliver to the Trustee (i) a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto pursuant to which such Subsidiary will guarantee the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture and shall comply with the additional requirements of Section 13.06 and (ii) joinders to Security Documents or new Security Documents and take all actions required by such Security

 

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Documents to perfect the Liens created thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain of the Company’s Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries that are guarantors under the CEI Credit Agreement that are gaming licensees or registered holding companies of gaming licensees under New Jersey gaming laws shall not be required to become Subsidiary Guarantors unless and until such Note Guarantees are approved by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. Within twenty Business Days after receipt of any such approvals, (i) the Company and the applicable Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries shall execute any and all further documents, agreement and instruments, and take all such further actions as necessary under this Indenture in order to evidence the Note Guarantee by such Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture and (ii) such Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent or the Trustee joinders to Security Documents or new Security Documents and take all actions required by such Security Documents to perfect the Liens created thereunder to the extent required by the Security Documents (in each case, to the extent such Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries are not otherwise excluded from the requirement to provide a Note Guarantee pursuant to this Indenture).

Section 4.12 Liens.

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, create, Incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (except Permitted Liens) that secures any Indebtedness on any asset or property of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, other than Liens securing Indebtedness that are junior in priority to the Liens on such property or assets securing the Notes.

(b) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.12, (i) a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) described in the definition of “Permitted Liens” or pursuant to Section 4.12(a) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (ii) in the event that a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) described in the definition of “Permitted Liens” or pursuant to Section 4.12(a), the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred at such later time), such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 4.12 and will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Lien or such item of Indebtedness secured by such Lien (or any portion thereof) in one of the clauses of the definition of “Permitted Liens” or pursuant to Section 4.12(a) and in such event, such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) will be treated as being Incurred or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses (or any portion thereof) or pursuant to Section 4.12(a) without giving pro forma effect to such item (or any portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Liens or Indebtedness that may be Incurred, classified or reclassified pursuant to any other clause (or any portion thereof) at such time.

(c) With respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness. The “Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness shall mean any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms or in the form of common stock, if any, of the Company, the payment of dividends on Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock of the same class, accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies or increases in the value of property securing Indebtedness described in clause (3) of the definition of “Indebtedness.”

 

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Section 4.13 Maintenance of Office or Agency.

(a) The Company shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee or Registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the corporate trust office of the Trustee as set forth in Section 13.02.

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

(c) The Company hereby designates the corporate trust office of the Trustee as set forth in Section 14.02 as such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.04. No office of the Trustee shall be an office or agency of the Company for the purposes of service of legal process on the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor.

Section 4.14 Covenant Suspension. If on any date following the Issue Date, (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from at least two of the Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, then, beginning on that day (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a “Covenant Suspension Event”), and subject to the provisions of the following paragraph, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be subject to Sections 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.11 and 5.01(a)(iv) (collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”).

If and while the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants, the Notes will be entitled to substantially less covenant protection. In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants under this Indenture for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the “Reversion Date”) two of the Rating Agencies withdraw their Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating, then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants under this Indenture with respect to future events.

The Company shall promptly upon its occurrence deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate notifying the Trustee of the occurrence of any Covenant Suspension Event or Reversion Date, and the date thereof. The Trustee shall not have any obligation to monitor the occurrence or dates of any Covenant Suspension Event or Reversion Date and may rely conclusively on such Officer’s Certificate. The Trustee shall not have any obligation to notify the holders of the occurrence or dates of any Covenant Suspension Event or Reversion Date.

On each Reversion Date, all Indebtedness Incurred, or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued, during the Suspension Period will be classified as having been Incurred or issued pursuant to Section 4.03(a) or 4.03(b) (to the extent such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock would be permitted to be Incurred or issued thereunder as of the Reversion Date and after giving effect to Indebtedness Incurred or issued prior to the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reversion Date).

 

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To the extent such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock would not be so permitted to be Incurred or issued pursuant to Section 4.03(a) or 4.03(b) such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under Section 4.03(b)(iii). Calculations made after the Reversion Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.04 will be made as though Section 4.04 had been in effect since the Issue Date and prior, but not during, the Suspension Period. Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will not reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.04(a). As described above, however, no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred on the Reversion Date as a result of any actions taken by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries during the Suspension Period. Within 30 days of such Reversion Date, the Company must comply with the terms of Section 4.11.

For purposes of Section 4.06, on the Reversion Date, the unutilized Excess Proceeds amount will be reset to zero.

Section 4.15 Maintenance of Insurance. The Company shall maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance (subject to customary deductibles and retentions) in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by similarly situated companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors may self-insure with respect to such risks with respect to which companies of established reputation in the same general line of business in the same general area usually self-insure.

Section 4.16 After-Acquired Property. Upon the acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor of any After-Acquired Property, the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be required to execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, security instruments, financing statements and certificates, opinions of counsel or such other documentation substantially similar to the documentation delivered to secure First Priority Lien Obligations as shall be reasonably necessary to vest in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Trustee and the First Lien Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest or lien, subject only to Permitted Liens, in such After-Acquired Property and to have such After-Acquired Property (but subject to certain limitations, if applicable, including as described in Article VII and the Security Documents) added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such After-Acquired Property to the same extent and with the same force and effect.

Section 4.17 Security Documents. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to perfect all security interests in the Collateral (other than Excluded Assets) on or after the Issue Date and to the extent that any instrument or deliverable under the Security Documents is required to be delivered and is not delivered on or prior to the Issue Date, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Subsidiary Guarantors to, deliver such instruments and deliverables within 180 days following the Issue Date or such longer period of time as agreed to by the administrative agent under any Credit Agreement with respect to perfecting security interests in such Collateral thereunder under a provision in the security documents with respect to any Credit Agreement that exists in substantially the same form in the Security Documents.

Section 4.18 Further Assurances. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all further actions that may be required under applicable law, or that the Collateral Agent or the Trustee may reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and priority of the security interests and Liens created or intended to be created by Security Documents in the Collateral.

 

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Section 4.19 Maintenance of Properties. Except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) lawfully obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights with respect thereto necessary to the normal conduct of its business, and (ii) at all times maintain and preserve all tangible property necessary to the normal conduct of its business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear, casualty and condemnation excepted), from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith, if any, may be properly conducted at all times (in each case except as permitted by this Indenture).

ARTICLE V.

SUCCESSOR COMPANY

Section 5.01 When the Company May Merge or Transfer Assets.

(a) The Company may not, directly or indirectly, consolidate, amalgamate, consummate a Division as the Dividing Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving entity or the Division Successor, as applicable) or merge with or into or wind up or convert into (whether or not the Company is the surviving Person), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless:

(i) (x) the Company is the surviving Person or the Division Successor, as applicable, (y) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, winding up or conversion (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company or similar entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia (the Company or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Issuer”); provided that in the case where the surviving Person is not a corporation, at least one other issuer is a corporation, or (z) in the case of a Division where the Company is the Dividing Person, either all Division Successors shall become co-issuer of the Notes or the Division, as to any Division Successor that will not be a co-issuer, is permitted by the covenant described above under Section 4.04 (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that a Division by the Company constitutes a Restricted Payment);

(ii) the Successor Issuer (if other than the Company) expressly assumes all the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;

(iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

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(iv) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, as if such transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), either:

(A) the Successor Issuer would be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.03(a); or

(B) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Successor Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not less than such ratio for such prior issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction; or

(C) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the Successor Issuer would be equal to or less than the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for such prior issuer immediately prior to such transaction;

(v) [reserved]; and

(vi) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, amalgamation or transfer and such supplemental indentures (if any) comply with this Indenture.

The Successor Issuer will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Company under this Indenture and the Notes, and in such event the Company will automatically be released and discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (iii) and (iv) of this Section 5.01(a), (a) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to another Restricted Subsidiary and (b) the Company may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of establishing the jurisdiction of formation of the Company in another state of the United States or the District of Columbia or may convert into a corporation, a limited partnership or a business trust, so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby. This Article V will not apply to a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 12.04 (which governs the release of assets and property securing the Notes of a Subsidiary Guarantor upon the sale or disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor), none of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall, and the Company shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, consolidate, amalgamate, consummate a Division as the Dividing Person (whether or not such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving entity or the Division Successor, as applicable) or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving Person), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets of the Subsidiary Guarantors taken as a whole in one or more related transactions to, any Person unless:

(i) either (A) such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving Person or the Division Successor, as applicable, or the Person formed by or surviving any such Division, consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than such Subsidiary Guarantor) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company or similar entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia (such Subsidiary Guarantor, such Division Successor or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Entity”) and the Successor Entity (if other than such Subsidiary Guarantor) expressly assumes all the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture and the Security Documents pursuant to documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, or (B) such sale or disposition or consolidation, amalgamation or merger is not in violation of Section 4.06; and

 

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(ii) the Successor Entity (if other than such Subsidiary Guarantor) shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture.

Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Successor Entity (if other than such Subsidiary Guarantor) will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Company or Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture and such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations in respect of the Notes, and such Subsidiary Guarantor will automatically be released and discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations in respect of the Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a Subsidiary Guarantor may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of establishing the jurisdiction of formation in another state of the United States or the District of Columbia or for changing the form of such entity into a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or business trust so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Company or Subsidiary Guarantor is not increased thereby and (2) a Subsidiary Guarantor may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with another Subsidiary Guarantor.

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, any Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets (collectively, a “Transfer”) to any Subsidiary Guarantor.

ARTICLE VI.

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01 Events of Default. An “Event of Default” occurs with respect to the Notes if:

(a) there is a default in any payment of interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 days;

(b) there is a default in the payment of principal or premium, if any, of any Note when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption, upon required repurchase, upon declaration or otherwise;

(c) the failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to comply for 60 days after notice with its other agreements contained in the Notes or this Indenture;

(d) the failure by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) to pay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) within any applicable grace period after final maturity or the acceleration of any such Indebtedness by the holders thereof because of a default, in each case, if the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $400.0 million or its foreign currency equivalent (the “cross-acceleration provision”);

 

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(e) either the Company or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(i) commences a voluntary case;

(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case;

(iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property; or

(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency;

(f) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

(i) is for relief against either the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;

(ii) appoints a Custodian of either the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its property; or

(iii) orders the winding up or liquidation of either the Company or any Significant Subsidiary;

or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days (the “bankruptcy provision”);

(g) failure by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $400.0 million or its foreign currency equivalent (net of any amounts which are covered by enforceable insurance policies issued by solvent carriers), which judgments are not discharged, waived or stayed for a period of 60 consecutive days (the “judgment default provision”);

(h) the Note Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) ceases to be in full force and effect (except as contemplated by the terms thereof);

(i) unless all of the Collateral has been released from Liens securing the Notes Obligations in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Liens securing the Notes Obligations on any material portion of the Collateral cease to be (other than in accordance with the terms hereof) valid or enforceable or cease to create valid and perfected first-priority Liens (subject to Permitted Liens) and such Default continues for 30 days, or the Company shall assert, in any pleading in any court of competent jurisdiction, that any such security interest is invalid or unenforceable (other than in accordance with the terms hereof) and, in the case of any such Person that is a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company fails to cause such Subsidiary to rescind such assertions within 30 days after the Company has actual knowledge of such assertions; or

(j) the failure by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply for 60 days after notice with its other agreements contained in the Security Documents except for a failure that would not be material to the holders of the Notes and would not materially affect Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes Obligations or the value of the Collateral taken as a whole.

 

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The foregoing shall constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

However, a default under clauses (c) or (j) above shall not constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee or the holders of at least 30% in principal amount of outstanding Notes notify the Company of the default and the Company does not cure such default within the time specified in clauses (c) or (j) hereof after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default.” The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within five (5) Business Days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any event which is, or with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 6.02 Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(e) or 6.01(f) hereof with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 30% in principal amount of outstanding Notes by notice to the Company may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and payable; provided, however, that so long as any Bank Indebtedness remains outstanding, no such acceleration shall be effective until the earlier of (1) five Business Days after the giving of written notice to the Company and the Representative under any Credit Agreement and (2) the day on which any Bank Indebtedness is accelerated. Upon such a declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(e) or (f) with respect to the Company occurs, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Notes will become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any holders. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, on behalf of the holders of all of the Notes, may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences; provided such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction.

In the event of any Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(d) above, such Event of Default and all consequences thereof (excluding, however, any resulting payment default) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded, automatically and without any action by the Trustee or the holders of the Notes, if within 20 days after such Event of Default arose the Company delivers an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating that (x) the Indebtedness or guarantee that is the basis for such Event of Default has been discharged or (y) the holders thereof have rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be) giving rise to such Event of Default or (z) the default that is the basis for such Event of Default has been cured, it being understood that in no event shall an acceleration of the principal amount of the Notes as described above be annulled, waived or rescinded upon the happening of any such events.

Section 6.03 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes, this Indenture or the Security Documents.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. To the extent required by law, all available remedies are cumulative.

 

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Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults. Provided the Notes are not then due and payable by reason of a declaration of acceleration, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes by written notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default and its consequences except (a) a Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on a Note, (b) a Default arising from the failure to redeem or purchase any Note when required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or (c) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each holder affected. When a Default is waived, it is deemed cured and the Company, the Trustee and the holders will be restored to their former positions and rights under this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any consequent right.

Section 6.05 Control by Majority. The holders of a majority in principal amount of Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or, if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the action or proceeding so directed may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or trustees, executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or trustees and/or Trust Officers shall determine that the action or proceeding so directed might involve the Trustee in personal liability or expense for which it is not adequately indemnified, or subject to Section 7.01, that is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other holder or that might involve the Trustee in personal or financial liability. Prior to taking any action under this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification and security satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits.

(a) Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, no holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

(i) such holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(ii) holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(iii) such holders have offered the Trustee reasonable security and indemnity against any loss, liability or expense;

(iv) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(v) the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

(b) A holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another holder.

Section 6.07 Rights of the Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the contractual right of any holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on the Notes held by such holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in the Notes, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder.

 

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Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company or any other obligor on the Notes for the whole amount then due and owing (together with interest on overdue principal and (to the extent lawful) on any unpaid interest at the rate provided for in the Notes) and the amounts provided for in Section 7.07.

Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file such proofs of claim, statements of interest and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation, expenses disbursements and advances of the Trustee (including counsel, accountants, experts or such other professionals as the Trustee deems necessary, advisable or appropriate)) and the holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, their creditors or their property (including in any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar case or proceeding), shall be entitled to participate as a member, voting or otherwise, of any official committee of creditors appointed in such matters and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian, bankruptcy trustee, or debtor-in-possession in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each holder to make payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07.

Section 6.10 Priorities. Subject to the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Junior Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, any money or property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article VI and any other money or property distributable in respect of the Company’s or any Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture after an Event of Default shall be applied in the following order:

FIRST: to the Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder or in connection herewith) for amounts due under Section 7.07 and to the Collateral Agent for the amounts due under the Security Documents;

SECOND: to the holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest, respectively; and

THIRD: to the Company or, to the extent the Trustee collects any amount for any Subsidiary Guarantor, to such Subsidiary Guarantor.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to the holders pursuant to this Section 6.10. At least 15 days before such record date, the Trustee shall mail to each holder and the Company a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.

Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a holder pursuant to Section 6.07 or a suit by holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes.

Section 6.12 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor (to the extent it may lawfully do so) shall at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and Subsidiary Guarantors (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

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ARTICLE VII.

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants, duties or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee (it being agreed that the permissive right of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty); and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. The Trustee shall be under no duty to make any investigation as to any statement contained in any such instance, but may accept the same as conclusive evidence of the truth and accuracy of such statement or the correctness of such opinions. However, in the case of certificates or opinions required by any provision hereof to be provided to it, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

 

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(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05; and

(iv) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise Incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.

(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company.

(f) Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

(g) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.01.

Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any notice or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require, and may conclusively rely on, an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on the Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

(c) The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

(d) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers; provided, however, that the Trustee’s conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or negligence.

(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the Notes shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

(f) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or other paper or document unless requested in writing to do so by the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney, at the expense of the Company and shall Incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

 

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(g) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such holders shall have offered, and if requested provided, to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be Incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(h) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

(i) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith at the direction of the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes as to the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee or the exercising of any power conferred by this Indenture.

(j) Any action taken, or omitted to be taken, by the Trustee in good faith pursuant to this Indenture upon the request or authority or consent of any person who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is the holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon future holders of Notes and upon Notes executed and delivered in exchange therefor or in place thereof.

(k) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Trust Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.01, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.

(l) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

(m) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of actions.

(n) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of the trusts and powers under this Indenture.

(o) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; pandemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunction of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility; and acts of civil or military authorities and governmental action.

(p) The Trustee shall have no duty to monitor or investigate the Company’s compliance with or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or duty made in this Indenture. Delivery of reports, information and documents under Section 4.02 of this Indenture is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any of the information therein including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on Officer’s Certificates provided to it by the Company).

 

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Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent or Registrar may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Section 7.10.

Section 7.04 Trustees Disclaimer. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in this Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default under Sections 6.01(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j), or of the identity of any Significant Subsidiary unless either (a) a Trust Officer shall have actual knowledge thereof or (b) the Trustee shall have actually received written notice thereof in accordance with Section 14.02 hereof from the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any holder. In accepting the trust hereby created, the Trustee acts solely as Trustee for the holders of the Notes and not in its individual capacity and all persons, including without limitation the holders of Notes and the Company having any claim against the Trustee arising from this Indenture shall look only to the funds and accounts held by the Trustee hereunder for payment except as otherwise provided herein.

Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each holder notice of the Default within the earlier of 90 days after it occurs or 30 days after it is actually known to a Trust Officer or written notice if it is received by the Trustee. Except in the case of a Default in the payment of principal of, premium (if any) or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the holders. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee, annually, a certificate indicating whether the signers thereof know of any Default that occurred during the previous year. The Company also is required to deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of any event which would constitute certain Defaults, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof.

Section 7.06 [Reserved].

Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to the Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder or in connection herewith) from time to time such compensation, as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing, for the Trustee’s acceptance of this Indenture and its services hereunder. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder or in connection herewith) upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses Incurred or made by it, including costs of collection, in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee’s agents, counsel, accountants and experts. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, jointly and severally shall indemnify the Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder or in connection herewith), including its officers, directors, employees and agents, and shall hold them harmless, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) Incurred by or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture or Note Guarantee against the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against or investigating any claim (whether

 

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asserted by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, any holder or any other Person). The obligation to pay such amounts, including any indemnification, shall survive the payment in full or defeasance of the Notes or the removal or resignation of the Trustee. The Trustee shall notify the Company of any claim for which it may seek indemnity promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof; provided, however, that any failure so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor of its indemnity obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the indemnified party shall provide reasonable cooperation at the Company’s expense in the defense. Such indemnified parties may have separate counsel and the Company and such Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay such fees and expenses if it assumes such indemnified parties’ defense and, in such indemnified parties’ reasonable judgment, there is no conflict of interest between the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, and such parties in connection with such defense. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense Incurred by an indemnified party through such party’s own willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith.

To secure the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee other than money or property held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular Notes.

The Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ payment obligations pursuant to this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction or discharge of this Indenture, any rejection or termination of this Indenture under any bankruptcy law or the resignation or removal of the Trustee. Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee Incurs expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to the Company, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Law (including under Section 507 of the Bankruptcy Code).

No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise Incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity or security against any such loss, risk, liability or expense is not assured to its satisfaction.

Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Company. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Company shall remove the Trustee if:

(i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

(ii) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

(iii) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(iv) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.

(b) If the Trustee resigns, is removed by the Company or by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes and such holders do not reasonably promptly appoint a successor Trustee, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.

 

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(c) A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to the holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07.

(d) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee or the holders of 10% in principal amount of the Notes may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(e) If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any holder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note for at least six months may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(f) Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to another entity, the resulting, surviving or transferee entity without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any parties hereto shall automatically be the successor Trustee, provided such entity shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article 7.

In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion, consolidation or transfer to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have.

Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

ARTICLE VIII.

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE

Section 8.01 Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance.

(a) This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect (except as to certain surviving provisions, including with respect to rights of registration or transfer or exchange of Notes, as expressly provided for in this Indenture) as to all outstanding Notes when:

 

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(i) either (a) all the Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (b) all of the Notes (1) have become due and payable, (2) will become due and payable at its Stated Maturity within one year or (3) if redeemable at the option of the Company, are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Company directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be; provided that upon any redemption that requires the payment of the Applicable Premium, the amount deposited shall be sufficient for purposes of this Indenture to the extent that an amount is deposited with the Trustee equal to the Applicable Premium calculated as of the date of the notice of redemption, with any deficit as of the date of the redemption only required to be deposited with the Trustee on or prior to the date of the redemption;

(ii) the Company and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors have paid all other sums payable under this Indenture; and

(iii) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

(b) Subject to Sections 8.01(c) and 8.02, the Company at any time may terminate (i) all of its obligations under the Notes and this Indenture (with respect to the holders of the Notes) (“legal defeasance option”) or (ii) its obligations under Sections 4.02, 4.4.02(a)3, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.11, 4.12, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, and 4.19 and the operation of Section 5.01 for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, and Sections 6.01(c), 6.01(d) and Sections 6.01(e) and 6.01(f) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only), 6.01(g), 6.01(h), 6.01(i) and 6.01(j) (“covenant defeasance option”). The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option. In the event that the Company terminates all of its obligations under the Notes and this Indenture (with respect to such Notes) by exercising its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the Notes and of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the Security Documents (with respect to the Notes Obligations) shall be terminated simultaneously with the termination of such obligations.

If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option, payment of the Notes so defeased may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default with respect thereto. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the Notes so defeased may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in Sections 6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.01(e), 6.01(f), 6.01(i) and 6.01(j) (with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries), 6.01(g) and 6.01(h) or because of the failure of the Company to comply with Section 5.01.

Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations that the Company terminates.

(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 7.07, 7.08 and in this Article VIII shall survive until the Notes have been paid in full. Thereafter, the Company’s obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

 

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Section 8.02 Conditions to Defeasance.

(a) The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option only if:

(i) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee cash in U.S. Dollars, U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof sufficient to pay the principal of and premium (if any) and interest on the Notes when due at maturity or redemption, as the case may be, including interest thereon to maturity or such redemption date; provided that upon any redemption that requires the payment of the Applicable Premium, the amount deposited shall be sufficient for purposes of this Indenture to the extent that an amount is deposited with the Trustee equal to the Applicable Premium calculated as of the date of the notice of redemption, with any deficit as of the date of the redemption only required to be deposited with the Trustee on or prior to the date of the redemption;

(ii) the Company delivers to the Trustee a certificate from a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants expressing its opinion that the payments of principal and interest when due and without reinvestment on the deposited U.S. Government Obligations plus any deposited money without investment will provide cash at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest when due on all the Notes to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(iii) no Default specified in Section 6.01(e) or (f) with respect to the Company shall have occurred or is continuing on the date of such deposit;

(iv) the deposit does not constitute a default under any other agreement binding on the Company and is not prohibited by Article X;

(v) in the case of the legal defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (1) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (2) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the beneficial holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by the immediately preceding sentence with respect to a legal defeasance need not be delivered if all of the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (x) have become due and payable or (y) will become due and payable at its Stated Maturity within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company;

(vi) such exercise does not impair the right of any holder to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefore or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such holder’s Notes;

 

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(vii) in the case of the covenant defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred; and

(viii) the Company deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Notes to be so defeased and discharged as contemplated by this Article VIII have been complied with.

(b) Before or after a deposit, the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of such Notes at a future date in accordance with Article III.

Section 8.03 Application of Trust Money. The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations (including proceeds thereof) deposited with it pursuant to this Article VIII. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations through each Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes so discharged or defeased.

Section 8.04 Repayment to the Company. Each of the Trustee and each Paying Agent shall promptly turn over to the Company upon request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in this Article VIII which, in the written opinion of nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants delivered to the Trustee (which delivery shall only be required if U.S. Government Obligations have been so deposited), are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent discharge or defeasance in accordance with this Article VII.

Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and each Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors, and the Trustee and each Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to such monies.

Section 8.05 Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations. The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against deposited U.S. Government Obligations or the principal and interest received on such U.S. Government Obligations.

Section 8.06 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article VIII by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes so discharged or defeased shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article VIII until such time as the Trustee or any Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article VIII; provided, however, that, if the Company has made any payment of principal, or premium, or interest on, any such Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or any Paying Agent.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

Section 9.01 Without Consent of the Holders.

(a) The Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Notes without notice to or consent of any holder:

(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency;

(ii) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Issuer of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes;

(iii) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Entity of the obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes or its Note Guarantee, as applicable, and the Security Documents;

(iv) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes (provided, however, that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code);

(v) to add a Subsidiary Guarantor or collateral with respect to the Notes, to secure the Notes;

(vi) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the holders or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;

(vii) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder;

(viii) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement to any provision of the “Description of Notes” in the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision in the “Description of Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and the Company will confirm its good faith intention of any such textual change intended to be a verbatim recitation in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee;

(ix) to release or subordinate Collateral as permitted by this Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (including (A) to consent to and enter into (and execute documents permitting the filing and recording, where appropriate) the grant of easements, covenants, declarations, sub-divisions and subordination rights with respect to real property, conditions, restrictions and declarations on customary terms, and (B) subordination, nondisturbance and attornment agreements (x) on customary terms reasonably requested by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the administrative agent under the CEI Credit Agreement or (y) with respect to any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease, to the extent requested by the landlord under such Master Lease or Gaming Lease);

 

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(x) to add additional secured creditors holding Other First Priority Lien Obligations or other Junior Lien Obligations so long as such obligations are not prohibited by this Indenture or the Security Documents;

(xi) to make changes to provide for the issuance of the Additional Notes; or

(xii) to amend, waive or modify this Indenture, the Notes, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable law or this Indenture or in each case to otherwise enhance, protect or preserve the rights or benefits of any holder of Notes under this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees.

(b) After an amendment under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.01.

Section 9.02 With Consent of the Holders.

(a) The Company, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange) and any past default or compliance with any provisions may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. However, without the consent of each holder of an outstanding Note affected, an amendment may not:

(1) reduce the amount of Notes whose holders must consent to an amendment;

(2) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Note;

(3) reduce the principal of or change the Stated Maturity of any Note;

(4) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time at which any Note may be redeemed in accordance with Article III;

(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in such Note;

(6) expressly subordinate the Notes in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

(7) impair the contractual right of any holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor;

(8) make any change in the amendment provisions which require each holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions; or

(9) make any change in the provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or this Indenture dealing with the application of proceeds of Collateral that would adversely affect the holders of the Notes.

 

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Except as expressly provided by this Indenture, without the consent of holders of at least 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, no amendment may modify or release the Note Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary in any manner adverse to the holders of the Notes. In addition, except as expressly provided by this Indenture, without the consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, no amendment or waiver may release all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and the Security Documents with respect to the Notes.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.02.

Section 9.03 [Reserved].

Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers.

(a) A consent to an amendment or a waiver by a holder of a Note shall bind the holder and every subsequent holder of that Note or portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Note. However, any such holder or subsequent holder may revoke the consent or waiver as to such holder’s Note or portion of the Note if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date on which the Trustee receives an Officer’s Certificate from the Company certifying that the requisite principal amount of Notes have consented. After an amendment or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every holder. An amendment or waiver becomes effective upon the (i) receipt by the Company or the Trustee of consents by the holders of the requisite principal amount of securities, (ii) satisfaction of conditions to effectiveness as set forth in this Indenture and any indenture supplemental hereto containing such amendment or waiver and (iii) execution of such amendment or waiver (or supplemental indenture) by the Company and the Trustee.

(b) The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the holders entitled to give its consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were holders at such record date (or its duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date.

Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes. If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, the Company may require the holder of the Note to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Note regarding the changed terms and return it to the holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determine, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Note shall not affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

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Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments. The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article IX if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing such amendment, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it and shall be provided with, and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment, supplement or waiver is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof and that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the supplemental indenture have been complied with.

Section 9.07 Additional Voting Terms; Calculation of Principal Amount. All Notes issued under this Indenture shall vote and consent together on all matters (as to which any of such Notes may vote) as one class and no Notes will have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter. Determinations as to whether holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent shall be made in accordance with this Article IX and Section 2.14.

ARTICLE X.

[RESERVED.]

ARTICLE XI.

RANKING OF NOTE LIENS

Section 11.01 Relative Rights. The First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and after the effectiveness thereof, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement define the relative rights, as lienholders, of holders of Liens securing First Priority Lien Obligations and holders of Liens securing Junior Lien Obligations. Nothing in this Indenture or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) will:

(a) impair, as between the Company and holders of Notes, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of, premium and interest on Notes in accordance with its terms or to perform any other obligation of the Company or any other obligor under this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents;

(b) restrict the right of any holder to sue for payments that are then due and owing, in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement;

(c) prevent the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any holder from exercising against the Company or any other obligor any of its other available remedies upon a Default or Event of Default (other than its rights as a secured party, which are subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement); or

(d) restrict the right of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any holder:

(i) to file and prosecute a petition seeking an order for relief in an involuntary bankruptcy case or proceeding as to any obligor or otherwise to commence, or seek relief commencing, any insolvency or liquidation case or proceeding involuntarily against any obligor;

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(iii) to make, support or oppose, in any insolvency or liquidation case or proceeding, any request for an order extending or terminating any period during which the debtor (or any other Person) has the exclusive right to propose a plan of reorganization or other dispositive restructuring or liquidation plan therein;

(iv) to seek the creation of, or appointment to, any official committee representing creditors (or certain of the creditors) in any insolvency or liquidation case or proceedings and, if appointed, to serve and act as a member of such committee without being in any respect restricted or bound by, or liable for, any of the obligations under this Article XI;

(v) to seek or object to the appointment of any professional person to serve in any capacity in any insolvency or liquidation case or proceeding or to support or object to any request for compensation made by any professional person or others therein;

(vi) to make, support or oppose any request for order appointing a trustee or examiner in any insolvency or liquidation case or proceeding; or

(vii) otherwise to make, support or oppose any request for relief in any insolvency or liquidation case or proceeding that it is permitted by law to make, support or oppose:

if it were a holder of unsecured claims; or

(1) as to any matter relating to any plan of reorganization or other

(2) restructuring or liquidation plan or as to any matter relating to the administration of the estate or the disposition of the case or proceeding (in each case except as set forth in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement).

ARTICLE XII.

COLLATERAL

Section 12.01 Security Documents. The payment of the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the Notes when due, whether on an Interest Payment Date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise and whether by the Company pursuant to the Notes or by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Note Guarantees, the payment of all other Notes Obligations and the performance of all other obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors under this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents are secured as provided in the Security Documents which the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors have entered into and will be secured by Security Documents hereafter delivered as required or permitted by this Indenture. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that the Collateral Agent holds a Lien on the Collateral for the benefit of the holders of the Notes and pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents, subject to the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement. The Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to, and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall, make all filings (including filings of continuation statements and amendments to Uniform Commercial Code financing statements that may be necessary to continue the effectiveness of such Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) and all other actions as are necessary or required by the Security Documents to maintain (at the sole cost and expense of the Company and its Subsidiary Guarantors) the security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of the Notes created by the Security Documents in the Collateral (other than with respect to any Collateral the security interest in which is not required to be perfected under the Security Documents) as a perfected first priority security interest subject only to Permitted Liens.

 

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Section 12.02 Collateral Agent.

(a) The Collateral Agent shall have all the rights and protections provided in the Security Documents and shall have all of the rights and protections provided to the collateral agent appointed pursuant to the CEI Credit Agreement.

(b) Subject to Section 7.01, neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents will be responsible or liable for the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any Collateral, for the legality, enforceability, effectiveness or sufficiency of the Security Documents, for the obtaining or maintaining insurance on any Collateral, for the creation, perfection, priority, sufficiency or protection of any Lien securing the Notes Obligations, or any defect or deficiency as to any such matters. Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith.

(c) Subject to the Security Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the Trustee shall direct the Collateral Agent and (ii) except as directed by the Trustee as required or permitted by this Indenture and any other representatives or pursuant to the Security Documents, the holders acknowledge that the Collateral Agent will not be obligated:

(i) to act upon directions purported to be delivered to it by any other Person;

(ii) to foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any Lien securing the Notes Obligations; or

(iii) to take any other action whatsoever with regard to any or all of the Lien securing the Notes Obligations, Security Documents or Collateral.

(d) The holders of Notes agree that the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the rights, privileges, protections, immunities, indemnities and benefits provided to the Collateral Agent by the Security Documents. Furthermore, each holder of a Note, by accepting such Note, consents and agrees to the terms of and authorizes and directs the Trustee (in each of its capacities) and the Collateral Agent to enter into and perform the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (and any future First Lien Intercreditor Agreement), any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and Security Documents in each of its capacities thereunder.

(e) If the Company or any applicable Restricted Subsidiary (i) Incurs First Priority Lien Obligations at any time when the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement is not in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting First Priority Lien Obligations entitled to the benefit of an existing intercreditor agreement is concurrently retired, and (ii) delivers to the Trustee and Collateral Agent an Officer’s

 

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Certificate so stating and requesting the Trustee and/or the Collateral Agent to enter into a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the First Priority Lien Obligations so Incurred, the holders acknowledge that the Trustee and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized and directed to (and shall) enter into such intercreditor agreement, bind the holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.

(f) If the Company or any applicable Restricted Subsidiary Incurs any Junior Lien Obligations and delivers to the Collateral Agent and the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate requesting the Trustee and/or the Collateral Agent enter into a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement with a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Junior Lien Obligations so Incurred, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent are hereby authorized and directed to (and shall) enter into such intercreditor agreement, bind the holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.

Section 12.03 Authorization of Action to Be Taken.

(a) Each holder of Notes, by its acceptance thereof, consents and agrees to the terms of each Security Document, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as originally in effect and as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture and any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement entered into in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, appoints the Collateral Agent as its collateral agent, authorizes and directs the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents to which it is a party, authorizes and empowers the Trustee to direct the Collateral Agent to enter into, and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (and any future First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement permitted hereunder and authorizes and empowers the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to bind the holders of Notes and other holders of Obligations as set forth in the Security Documents to which it is a party and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (and any future First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement permitted hereunder and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights and powers thereunder.

(b) Subject to the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (and any future First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee are authorized and empowered to receive for the benefit of the holders of Notes any funds collected or distributed under the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent or the Trustee are a party and to make further distributions of such funds to the holders of Notes according to the provisions of this Indenture.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 hereof, and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (and any future First Lien Intercreditor Agreement), any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Trustee may direct, on behalf of the holders, the Collateral Agent to take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to:

(i) foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any or all of the Liens securing the Notes Obligations;

(ii) enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party; or

(iii) collect and receive payment of any and all Notes Obligations.

 

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Subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (and any future First Lien Intercreditor Agreement), the Trustee is authorized and empowered (but not obligated) to institute and maintain, or direct the Collateral Agent to institute and maintain, such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to protect or enforce the Liens securing the Notes Obligations or the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party or to prevent any impairment of Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Collateral Agent may deem expedient to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the holders of Notes in the Collateral, including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the security interest hereunder or be prejudicial to the interests of holders, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent.

Additionally, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent are authorized and empowered to consent to and enter into (and execute documents permitting the filing and recording, where appropriate) (A) subordination agreements and consents with respect to the grant of easements, covenants, declarations, subdivisions and subordination rights with respect to real property, conditions, restrictions and declarations on customary terms, and (B) subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements (x) on customary terms reasonably requested by the Company or (y) with respect to any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease, to the extent requested by the landlord under such Master Lease or Gaming Lease. In entering into any such agreements or other instruments, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to receive and rely on an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that such agreements or instruments are authorized or permitted by this Indenture.

Section 12.04 Release of Collateral.

(a) Collateral shall be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Security Documents to secure the Notes and obligations under this Indenture at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (and any future First Lien Intercreditor Agreement), any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or as provided hereby or in the Security Documents. The applicable assets included in the Collateral shall be automatically released from the Liens securing the Notes, and the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under this Indenture and the Security Documents, under any one or more of the following circumstances or any applicable circumstance as provided in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (and any future First Lien Intercreditor Agreement), any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents:

(i) to enable the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to consummate the sale, transfer, distribution or other disposition of such property or assets to a Person that is not the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor to the extent not prohibited under Section 4.06;

(ii) [reserved];

(iii) in respect of the property and assets of a Subsidiary Guarantor, upon the designation of such Subsidiary Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 4.04 and the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary,” and such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations hereunder and under the Security Documents;

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(v) in respect of the property and assets of a Subsidiary Guarantor, upon the release or discharge of the Note Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with this Indenture;

(vi) in respect of any property or assets of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor that would constitute Collateral but is at such time not subject to a Lien securing First Priority Lien Obligations (other than the Notes Obligations), other than any property or assets that cease to be subject to a Lien securing First Priority Lien Obligations in connection with a discharge of such First Priority Lien Obligations; provided that this clause shall not apply with respect to a release of all or substantially all of the Collateral; provided, further, that if such property and assets are subsequently subject to a Lien securing First Priority Lien Obligations, such property and assets (other than Excluded Assets) shall subsequently constitute Collateral under this Indenture;

(vii) pursuant to an amendment or waiver as described under Article IX; or

(viii) to the extent such property or assets constitute Excluded Assets.

In addition, the security interests granted pursuant to the Security Documents securing the Notes Obligations shall automatically terminate and/or be released all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the applicable Pledgor (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), as of the date upon which (i) all the Obligations under the Notes and this Indenture and the Security Documents (to the extent relating to the Notes and this Indenture) (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities not then due) have been paid in full in cash or immediately available funds, (ii) the Company’s exercise of its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option under Article VIII or (iii) the holders of at least two thirds in aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued and outstanding under this Indenture consent to the termination of the Security Documents.

In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section 12.04(a), the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Pledgor (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), at such Pledgor’s expense, all documents that such Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release (including, without limitation, Uniform Commercial Code termination statements, intellectual property security agreement releases and mortgage releases), and will duly assign and transfer to such Pledgor, such of the Pledged Collateral (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) that may be in the possession of the Collateral Agent and has not theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released pursuant to this Indenture or the Security Documents. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 12.04(a) shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In connection with any release pursuant to this Section 12.04(a), the Pledgors shall be permitted to take any action in connection therewith consistent with such release including, without limitation, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code termination statements.

Upon the receipt of an Officer’s Certificate from the Company or Opinion of Counsel, as described in Section 12.04(b) below, if applicable, and any necessary or proper instruments of termination, subordination, satisfaction or release prepared by the Company, the Collateral Agent shall execute, deliver or acknowledge such instruments or releases to evidence the release or subordination of any Collateral permitted to be released or subordinated pursuant to this Indenture or the Security Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in connection with any release of Collateral pursuant to Section 12.04(a), the Collateral Agent shall not be required to execute, deliver or acknowledge any instruments of termination, satisfaction or release unless, in each case, an Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel certifying that all conditions precedent, including, without limitation, this Section 12.04, have been met and stating under which of the circumstances set forth in Section 12.04(a) above the Collateral is being released have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Trustee on or prior to the date on which the Collateral Agent executes any such instrument.

Section 12.05 Confirmation of Security Interests . Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby confirms (in each case, except with respect to the Specified Excluded Collateral) that (a) the Notes are entitled to the benefits of the security interests set forth or created in the Collateral Agreement and the other Security Documents and (b) the Collateral Agreement and the other Security Documents are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects after giving effect to the issuance of the Notes contemplated herein. Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors ratifies and confirms (in each case, except with respect to the Specified Excluded Collateral) its prior grant and the validity of all Liens granted, conveyed, or assigned to the Collateral Agent by such Person pursuant to each Security Document to which it is a party with all such Liens continuing in full force and effect after giving effect to this Indenture and the issuance of the Notes, and such Liens are not released or reduced hereby, and secure full payment and performance of the Notes Obligations.

Section 12.06 Release Upon Termination of the Companys Obligations. In the event (i) that the Company delivers to the Trustee, in form and substance acceptable to it, an Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel certifying that all the Obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents (to the extent relating to the Notes and this Indenture) (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities not then due) have been satisfied and discharged by the payment in full of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents (to the extent relating to the Notes and this Indenture) (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities not then due), and all such Obligations have been so satisfied, or (ii) a discharge, legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of this Indenture occurs under Article VIII, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company and the Collateral Agent a notice stating that the Trustee, on behalf of the holders, disclaims and gives up any and all rights it has in or to the Collateral, and any rights it has under the Security Documents, and upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of such notice, the Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to hold a Lien in the Collateral on behalf of the Trustee and shall do or cause to be done all acts reasonably requested by the Company to release such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable.

Section 12.07 Designations. Except as provided in the next sentence, for purposes of the provisions hereof and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement requiring the Company to designate Indebtedness for the purposes of the terms First Priority Lien Obligations and Other First Priority Lien Obligations or any other such designations hereunder or under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any such designation shall be sufficient if the relevant designation provides in writing that such First Priority Lien Obligations or Other First Priority Lien Obligations are permitted under this Indenture and is signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer and delivered to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the administrative agent under any Credit Agreement. For all purposes hereof and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Company hereby designates the Obligations pursuant to the CEI Credit Agreement, the 2025 Secured Notes and the 2030 Secured Notes as in effect on the Issue Date, as First Priority Lien Obligations.

Section 12.08 Taking and Destruction. Subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, upon any Taking or Destruction of any Collateral, all Net Insurance Proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be included in Net Proceeds to the extent set forth in the definition of “Net Proceeds” and shall be applied in accordance with Section 4.06 as if such Net Insurance Proceeds were Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale.

 

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ARTICLE XIII.

GUARANTEE

Section 13.01 Guarantee.

(a) Each Subsidiary Guarantor, by executing this Indenture or a supplemental indenture, hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, to each holder, to the Trustee and to the Collateral Agent and their respective successors and assigns (i) the performance and punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations of the Company under this Indenture (including obligations to the Trustee and to the Collateral Agent) and the Notes, whether for payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on in respect of the Notes and all other monetary obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes and (ii) the full and punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of the Company whether for fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise under this Indenture and the Notes (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The Guaranteed Obligations of all Subsidiary Guarantors shall be secured by first-priority security interests (subject to Permitted Liens and Liens permitted by Section 4.12) in the Collateral owned by such Subsidiary Guarantor on a pari passu basis with all other First Priority Lien Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from any Subsidiary Guarantor, and that each Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain bound under this Article XIII notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation.

(b) Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives presentation to, demand of payment from and protest to the Company of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives notice of any default under the Notes or the Guaranteed Obligations. The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (i) the failure of any holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other Person under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement; (iii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement; (iv) the release of any security held by any holder or the Trustee for the Guaranteed Obligations or each Subsidiary Guarantor; (v) the failure of any holder or Trustee to exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations; or (vi) any change in the ownership of each Subsidiary Guarantor, except as provided in Section 12.02(b). Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to have its obligations hereunder divided among the Subsidiary Guarantors, such that such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations would be less than the full amount claimed.

(c) Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to have the assets of the Company first be used and depleted as payment of the Company’s or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations hereunder prior to any amounts being claimed from or paid by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to require that the Company be sued prior to an action being initiated against such Subsidiary Guarantor.

(d) Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee herein constitutes a guarantee of payment, performance and compliance when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any holder or the Trustee to any security held for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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(e) The Note Guarantee of each Subsidiary Guarantor is, to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article XIII, equal in right of payment to all existing and future Pari Passu Indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all existing and future Subordinated Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor. Pursuant to the Security Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the security interests securing the Note Guarantees will be equal in priority (subject to Permitted Liens and Liens permitted by Section 4.12) to all security interests in the Collateral granted to secure the First Priority Lien Obligations.

(f) Except as expressly set forth in Sections 8.01(b), 12.02 and 12.06, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor herein shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of any holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the obligations, or by 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 Subsidiary Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a discharge of any Subsidiary Guarantor as a matter of law or equity.

(g) Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that its Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor. Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of or interest on any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded, avoided, or must otherwise be restored by any holder or the Trustee upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise.

(h) In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any holder or the Trustee has at law or in equity against any Subsidiary Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay the principal of or interest on any Guaranteed Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, or to perform or comply with any other Guaranteed Obligation, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby promises to and shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the holders or the Trustee an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid principal amount of such Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Guaranteed Obligations (but only to the extent not prohibited by applicable law) and (iii) all other monetary obligations of the Company to the holders and the Trustee.

(i) Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the holders in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations. Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that, as between it, on the one hand, and the holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article VI for the purposes of the Note Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Guaranteed Obligations as provided in Article VI, such Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Subsidiary Guarantors for the purposes of this Section 12.01.

 

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(j) Each Subsidiary Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) Incurred by the Trustee or any holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 12.01.

(k) Upon request of the Trustee, each Subsidiary Guarantor shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture although the Trustee shall have no obligation to make any such request.

Section 13.02 Limitation on Liability.

(a) Any term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum aggregate amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereunder by each Subsidiary Guarantor shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be hereby guaranteed by the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor without rendering this Indenture, as it relates to such Subsidiary Guarantor, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

(b) A Note Guarantee as to any Subsidiary that executes a supplemental indenture in accordance with Section 4.11 hereof and provides a guarantee shall terminate and be of no further force or effect and such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be deemed to be released from all obligations under this Article XIII upon:

(i) the sale, disposition, exchange or other transfer (including through merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise) of the Capital Stock (including any sale, disposition or other transfer following which the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary), of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor if such sale, disposition, exchange or other transfer is made in a manner not in violation of this Indenture;

(ii) the Company designating such Subsidiary Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.04 and the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

(iii) the release or discharge of the borrowing or guarantee by such Subsidiary Guarantor of the Indebtedness which resulted in the obligation to guarantee the Notes;

(iv) the Company’s exercise of its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option under Article VIII or if the Company’s obligations under this Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and

(v) such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary as a result of any foreclosure of any pledge or security interest in favor of the First Priority Lien Obligations, subject to, in each case, the application of the proceeds of such foreclosure in accordance with Section 12.04.

Section 13.03 Successors and Assigns. This Article XIII shall be binding upon each Subsidiary Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in this Indenture and in the Notes shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Indenture.

 

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Section 13.04 No Waiver. Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee or the holders in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article XIII shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and the holders herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article XIII at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.

Section 13.05 Modification. No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Article XIII, nor the consent to any departure by any Subsidiary Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Trustee, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any Subsidiary Guarantor in any case shall entitle any Subsidiary Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

Section 13.06 Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors. Each Subsidiary and other Person which is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor of the Notes pursuant to Section 4.11 shall promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit C hereto pursuant to which such Subsidiary or other Person shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor under this Article XIII and shall guarantee the Notes. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary or other Person and that, subject to the application of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and to the principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, the Note Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor is a valid and binding obligation of such guarantor, enforceable against such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with its terms.

Section 13.07 Non-Impairment. The failure to endorse a Note Guarantee on any Note shall not affect or impair the validity thereof.

ARTICLE XIV.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 14.01 [Reserved].

Section 14.02 Notices.

(a) Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, in English and delivered in person, via facsimile, electronic mail or mailed by first-class mail addressed as follows:

if to the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor:

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

100 West Liberty Street, 12th Floor

Reno, Nevada 89501

Facsimile: (775) 337-9218

Attn: Chief Financial Officer

Email: corplaw@caesars.com

 

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if to the Trustee:

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association Global Corporate Trust

CityPlace I

185 Asylum Street, 27th Floor

Hartford, CT 06103

Attention: Laurel Casasanta

Email: laurel.casasanta@usbank.com and eva.aryeetey@usbank.com

With a copy to:

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

One Constitution Plaza

Hartford, CT 06103

Attn: Kimberly Cohen, Esq.

Facsimile: 860-251-5804

Email: kcohen@goodwin.com

if to the Collateral Agent:

U.S. Bank National Association

Global Corporate Trust

CityPlace I

185 Asylum Street, 27th Floor

Hartford, CT 06103

Attention: Laurel Casasanta

Facsimile: (860) 241-6897

Email: laurel.casasanta@usbank.com and eva.aryeetey@usbank.com

with a copy to:

U.S. Bank National Association

Global Corporate Trust - TFM

60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107

Attention: Jeffrey Biehn

Email: Jeffrey.biehn@usbank.com and tfmcorporateescrowshared@usbank.com

and

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

One Constitution Plaza

Hartford, CT 06103

Attn: Kimberly Cohen, Esq.

Facsimile: 860-251-5804

Email: kcohen@goodwin.com

The Company, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

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(b) Any notice or communication mailed to a holder shall be mailed, first class mail, to the holder at the holder’s address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed.

(c) Failure to mail a notice or communication to a holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it, except that notices to the Trustee are effective only if received.

(d) The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of using digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

Section 14.03 [Reserved].

Section 14.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(a) an Officer’s Certificate in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

Section 14.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture (other than pursuant to Section 4.09) shall include:

(a) a statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with; provided, however, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on statements or certificates of an Officer of the Company, an Officer’s Certificate or certificates of public officials.

Section 14.06 When Notes Disregarded. In determining whether the holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes which a Trust Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Subject to the foregoing, only Notes outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination.

 

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Section 14.07 Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of the holders. The Registrar and a Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.

Section 14.08 Legal Holidays. If a payment date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day, and no interest shall accrue on any amount that would have been otherwise payable on such payment date if it were a Business Day for the intervening period. If a regular Record Date is not a Business Day, the Record Date shall not be affected.

Section 14.09 GOVERNING LAW. THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 14.10 No Recourse Against Others. No director, officer, employee, manager, incorporator or holder of any Equity Interests in the Company or of any Subsidiary Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Notes or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or its creation. Each holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

Section 14.11 Successors. All agreements of the Company and a Subsidiary Guarantor in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind such person’s successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.

Section 14.12 Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or other electronic format (e.g., “.pdf” or “.tif”) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or electronic format (e.g., “.pdf” or “.tif”) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

Unless otherwise provided herein or in any of the Notes, the words “execute”, “execution”, “signed”, and “signature” and words of similar import used in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Indenture, any Notes or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including amendments, waivers, consents and other modifications) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form, including DocuSign or such other digital signature provider as specified in writing to Trustee by an Officer of the Company, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature in ink or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as applicable, to the fullest extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, and any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee is not under any obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Trustee pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustee. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of using digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

 

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Section 14.13 Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 14.14 Indenture Controls. If and to the extent that any provision of the Notes limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of this Indenture, such provision of this Indenture shall control.

Section 14.15 Severability. In case any provision in this Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

Section 14.16 Intercreditor Agreements. The terms of this Indenture are subject to the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement entered into as permitted under this Indenture.

Section 14.17 Acts of Holders. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 14.17. The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to such officer the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than such signer’s individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of such signer’s authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.

The ownership of the Notes shall be proved by the register of the Notes kept by the Registrar.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the holder of any Note shall bind every future holder of the same Note and the holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

If the Company shall solicit from the holders any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof of the Company, fix in advance a record date for the determination of holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed,

 

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such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the holders of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be holders for the purposes of determining whether holders of the requisite proportion of the outstanding Notes have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the outstanding Notes shall be computed as of such record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the holders on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.

Section 14.18 Security Advice Waiver. The parties hereto acknowledge that to the extent regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency or other applicable regulatory entity grant them the right to receive brokerage confirmations for certain security transactions as they occur, they each specifically waive receipt of such confirmations to the extent permitted by law.

Section 14.19 USA PATRIOT Act. In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (“Applicable AML Law”), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with Applicable AML Law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC., as Company
By:  

/s/ Edmund L. Quatmann, Jr.

  Name: Edmund L. Quatmann, Jr.
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

 

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AMERICAN WAGERING, INC.
AWI GAMING, INC.
AWI MANUFACTURING, INC.
AZTAR RIVERBOAT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
BLACK HAWK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
BRANDYWINE BOOKMAKING LLC
BW SUB CO.
CAESARS CONVENTION CENTER OWNER, LLC
CAESARS DUBAI, LLC
CAESARS GROWTH PARTNERS, LLC
CAESARS HOLDINGS, INC.
CAESARS HOSPITALITY, LLC
CAESARS INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY, LLC
CAESARS PARLAY HOLDING, LLC
CCR NEWCO, LLC
CCSC/BLACKHAWK, INC.
CIE GROWTH, LLC
CIRCUS AND ELDORADO JOINT VENTURE, LLC
COMPUTERIZED BOOKMAKING SYSTEMS, INC.
CRS ANNEX, LLC
DIGITAL HOLDCO LLC
EASTSIDE CONVENTION CENTER, LLC
ELDO FIT, LLC
ELDORADO HOLDCO LLC
ELDORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
ELDORADO SHREVEPORT #1, LLC
ELDORADO SHREVEPORT #2, LLC
ELGIN HOLDINGS I LLC
ELGIN HOLDINGS II LLC
ELGIN RIVERBOAT RESORT–RIVERBOAT CASINO
GB INVESTOR, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bret Yunker

Name: Bret Yunker
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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IC HOLDINGS COLORADO, INC.
IOC - BLACK HAWK DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC
IOC - BOONVILLE, INC.
IOC - LULA, INC.
IOC BLACK HAWK COUNTY, INC.
IOC HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
IOC-VICKSBURG, INC.
IOC-VICKSBURG, L.L.C.
ISLE OF CAPRI BETTENDORF, L.C.
ISLE OF CAPRI BLACK HAWK, L.L.C.
ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS LLC
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, LLC
MTR GAMING GROUP, INC.
NEW JAZZ ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.
OLD PID, INC.
POMPANO PARK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
PPI DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LLC
PPI DEVELOPMENT LLC
PPI, INC.
ROMULUS RISK AND INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.
SCIOTO DOWNS, INC.
ST. CHARLES GAMING COMPANY, L.L.C.
TEI (ES), LLC
TEI (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC
TEI (STLH), LLC
TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
TROPICANA LAUGHLIN, LLC
TROPICANA ST. LOUIS LLC
VEGAS DEVELOPMENT LAND OWNER LLC
WH NV III, LLC
WILLIAM HILL DFSB, INC.
WILLIAM HILL NEVADA I
WILLIAM HILL NEVADA II
WILLIAM HILL NEW JERSEY, INC.
WILLIAM HILL U.S. HOLDCO, INC.
By:  

/s/ Bret Yunker

Name: Bret Yunker
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By:  

/s/ Laurel A. Melody-Casasanta

  Name: Laurel A. Melody-Casasanta
  Title: Vice President
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Collateral Agent
By:  

/s/ Laurel A. Melody-Casasanta

  Name: Laurel A. Melody-Casasanta
  Title: Vice President

 

 

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APPENDIX A

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INITIAL NOTES AND ADDITIONAL NOTES

1. Definitions.

1.1 Definitions.

For the purposes of this Appendix A the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

Definitive Note” means a certificated Initial Note or Additional Note (bearing the Restricted Notes Legend if the transfer of such Note is restricted by applicable law) that does not include the Global Notes Legend.

Depository” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective successors.

Global Note” means a certificated Initial Note that includes the Global Notes Legend.

Global Notes Legend” means the legend set forth under that caption in Exhibit A to this Indenture.

IAI” means an institutional “accredited investor” as described in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act.

Initial Purchasers” means Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Truist Securities, Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., CBRE Capital Advisors, Inc. and Santander US Capital Markets LLC.

Notes Custodian” means the custodian with respect to a Global Note (as appointed by the Depository) or any successor person thereto, who shall initially be the Trustee.

Purchase Agreement” means the Purchase Agreement dated January 24, 2024, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the Representative of the Initial Purchasers entered into in connection with the sale and issuance of the Notes.

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

Regulation S” means Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Regulation S Notes” means all Initial Notes offered and sold outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S.

Restricted Notes Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.2(f)(i) herein.

 

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Restricted Period” with respect to any Notes, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (a) the day on which such Notes are first offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S, notice of which day shall be promptly given by the Company to the Trustee, and (b) the Issue Date, and with respect to any Additional Notes that are Transfer Restricted Notes, means the comparable period of 40 consecutive days.

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

Rule 144A Notes” means all Initial Notes offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A.

Rule 501” means Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act.

Transfer Restricted Definitive Notes” means Definitive Notes that bear or are required to bear or are subject to the Restricted Notes Legend.

Transfer Restricted Global Notes” means Global Notes that bear or are required to bear or are subject to the Restricted Notes Legend.

Unrestricted Definitive Notes” means Definitive Notes that are not required to bear, or are not subject to, the Restricted Notes Legend.

Unrestricted Global Notes” means Global Notes that are not required to bear, or are not subject to, the Restricted Notes Legend.

1.2 Other Definitions.

 

Term:

   Defined in Section:

Agent Members

   2.1(b)

Global Notes

   2.1(b)

Regulation S Global Notes

   2.1(b)

Rule 144A Global Notes

   2.1(b)

2. The Notes.

2.1 Form and Dating; Global Notes.

(a) The Initial Notes issued on the date hereof will be (i) privately placed by the Company pursuant to the Offering Memorandum and (ii) sold, initially only to (1) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A and (2) Persons other than U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S. Such Initial Notes may thereafter be transferred to, among others, QIBs, purchasers in reliance on Regulation S and, except as set forth below, IAIs in accordance with Rule 501. Additional Notes offered after the date hereof may be offered and sold by the Company from time to time pursuant to one or more agreements in accordance with applicable law.

(b) Global Notes. (i) Rule 144A Notes initially shall be represented by one or more Notes in definitive, fully registered, global form without interest coupons (collectively, the “Rule 144A Global Notes”).

Regulation S Notes initially shall be represented by one or more Notes in fully registered, global form without interest coupons (collectively, the “Regulation S Global Notes”), which shall be registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream.

 

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The term “Global Notes” means the Rule 144A Global Notes and the Regulation S Global Notes. The Global Notes shall bear the Global Note Legend. The Global Notes initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of such Depository, in each case for credit to an account of an Agent Member, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depository and (iii) bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

Members of, or direct or indirect participants in, the Depository (collectively, the “Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on its behalf by the Depository, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the Global Notes. The Depository may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global Notes for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository, or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Note.

(ii) Transfers of Global Notes shall be limited to transfer in whole, but not in part, to the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in the Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged for Definitive Notes only in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository and the provisions of Section 2.2. In addition, a Global Note shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes if (x) the Depository (1) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for such Global Note and the Company thereupon fails to appoint a successor depository or (2) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act or (y) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Global Note and a request has been made for such exchange; provided that in no event shall the Regulation S Global Note be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes prior to (x) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act. In all cases, Definitive Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests therein shall be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depository in accordance with its customary procedures.

(iii) In connection with the transfer of a Global Note as an entirety to beneficial owners pursuant to subsection (i) of this Section 2.1(b), such Global Note shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and, upon written order of the Company signed by an Officer, the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in writing in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations.

(iv) Any Transfer Restricted Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note pursuant to Section 2.2 shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.2, bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing, through the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream unless delivery is made in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 2.2.

(vi) The holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

 

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2.2 Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except as set forth in Section 2.1(b). Global Notes will not be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes except under the circumstances described in Section 2.1(b)(ii). Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Section 2.08 of this Indenture. Beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.2(b).

(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depository, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository. Beneficial interests in Transfer Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Beneficial interests in Global Notes shall be transferred or exchanged only for beneficial interests in Global Notes. Transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Transfer Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Transfer Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Restricted Notes Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in a Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person. A beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.2(b)(i).

(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in any Global Note that is not subject to Section 2.2(b)(i), the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar (1) a written order from an Agent Member given to the Depository in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository directing the Depository to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository containing information regarding the Agent Member account to be credited with such increase. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note pursuant to Section 2.2(i).

(iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in a Transfer Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Transfer Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.2(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Note; and

(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Note.

 

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(iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Transfer Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in a Transfer Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.2(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Transfer Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note; or

(B) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Transfer Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note,

and, in each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so request or if the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Notes Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. If any such transfer or exchange is effected pursuant to this subparagraph (iv) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of a written order of the Company in the form of an Officer’s Certificate in accordance with Section 2.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred or exchanged pursuant to this subparagraph (iv).

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

(c) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes for Definitive Notes. A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note except under the circumstances described in Section 2.1(b)(ii). A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note except under the circumstances described in Section 2.1(b)(ii). In any case, beneficial interests in Global Notes shall be transferred or exchanged only for Definitive Notes.

(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. Transfers and exchanges of Definitive Notes for beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii) below, as applicable:

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

 

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(A) if the holder of such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Transfer Restricted Note for a beneficial interest in a Transfer Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note;

(B) if such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note;

(C) if such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note;

(D) if such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note;

(E) if such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an IAI in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel, if applicable; or

(F) if such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note;

the Trustee shall cancel the Transfer Restricted Definitive Note, and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the appropriate Transfer Restricted Global Note.

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

(A) if the holder of such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note; or

(B) if the holder of such Transfer Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note,

and, in each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so request or if the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Notes Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon satisfaction of the conditions of this subparagraph (ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Transfer Restricted Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note. If any

 

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such transfer or exchange is effected pursuant to this subparagraph (ii) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of a written order of the Company in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Transfer Restricted Notes transferred or exchanged pursuant to this subparagraph (ii).

(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Unrestricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Unrestricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes. If any such transfer or exchange is effected pursuant to this subparagraph (iii) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of a written order of the Company in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Unrestricted Definitive Notes transferred or exchanged pursuant to this subparagraph (iii).

(iv) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Transfer Restricted Global Notes. An Unrestricted Definitive Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Transfer Restricted Global Note.

(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a holder of Definitive Notes and such holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.2(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.2(e).

(i) Transfer Restricted Definitive Notes to Transfer Restricted Definitive Notes. A Transfer Restricted Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Transfer Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Note;

(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Note;

(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Note;

(D) if the transfer will be made to an IAI in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (A) through (C) above, a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Note; and

 

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(E) if such transfer will be made to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Note.

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

(A) if the holder of such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note; or

(B) if the holder of such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Note,

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

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

(iv) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Transfer Restricted Definitive Notes. An Unrestricted Definitive Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of, a Transfer Restricted Definitive Note.

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

(f) Legend.

(i) Except as permitted by the following paragraph (iii) or (iv), each Note certificate evidencing the Global Notes and any Definitive Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (each defined term in the legend being defined as such for purposes of the legend only):

 

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“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”

“THE TERMS OF THIS SECURITY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF (1) THE FIRST LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 20, 2020, AMONG U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE CEI CREDIT FACILITIES, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION), AS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE 2025 SECURED NOTES, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE 2030 SECURED NOTES, THE COMPANY, AND THE OTHER PARTIES FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY THERETO, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME AND (2) ANY JUNIOR LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, AS MAY BE AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME.”

Each Regulation S Note shall bear the following additional legend:

“BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”

Each Definitive Note shall bear the following additional legend:

 

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“IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.”

(ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Definitive Note, the Registrar shall permit the holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Note for a Definitive Note that does not bear the legends set forth above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Definitive Note if the holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its request for such exchange was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse of the Initial Note).

(iii) Upon a sale or transfer after the expiration of the Restricted Period of any Initial Note acquired pursuant to Regulation S, all requirements that such Initial Note bear the Restricted Notes Legend shall cease to apply and the requirements requiring any such Initial Note be issued in global form shall continue to apply.

(iv) Any Additional Notes sold in a registered offering shall not be required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

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

(h) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes.

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate, Definitive Notes and Global Notes at the Registrar’s request.

(ii) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Sections 3.06, 4.06, 4.08 and 9.05 of this Indenture).

(iii) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee, a Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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(iv) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

(i) No Obligation of the Trustee.

(i) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in the Depository or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depository or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depository) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the holders and all payments to be made to the holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to the registered holders (which shall be the Depository or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depository subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

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

 

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EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF INITIAL NOTE]

[GLOBAL NOTES LEGEND]

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

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

[For Regulation S Global Note Only]

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

[Restricted Notes Legend]

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS) OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER

 

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THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

THE TERMS OF THIS SECURITY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF (1) THE FIRST LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 20, 2020, AMONG U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE CEI CREDIT FACILITIES, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION), AS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE 2025 SECURED NOTES, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE 2030 SECURED NOTES, THE COMPANY, AND THE OTHER PARTIES FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY THERETO, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME AND (2) ANY JUNIOR LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, AS MAY BE AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME.

Each Definitive Note shall bear the following additional legends:

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

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[FORM OF INITIAL NOTE]

 

No.   

144A CUSIP No. 12769G AC4

144A ISIN No. US12769GAC42

REG S CUSIP No. U1230P AC5

REG S ISIN No. USU1230PAC50

6.500% Senior Secured Note due 2032

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred), promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum set forth on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Security attached hereto on February 15, 2032.

Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15, commencing August 15, 2024

Record Dates: February 1 and August 1

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,

as the Company

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Dated:

 

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF

AUTHENTICATION

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee, certifies that this is

one of the Notes referred to in the Indenture.

 

By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

*/

If the Note is to be issued in global form, add the Global Notes Legend and the attachment from Exhibit A captioned “TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES

-

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY.”

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF INITIAL NOTE]

6.500% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2032

1. Interest.

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (such entity, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per annum shown above. The Company shall pay interest semiannually on February 15 and August 15 of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing August 15, 2024. Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from the date of issuance, until the principal hereof is due.

Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate borne by the Notes, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.

2. Method of Payment.

The Company shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered holders at the close of business on February 1 and August 1 (each a “Record Date”) next preceding the Interest Payment Date even if Notes are canceled after the Record Date and on or before the Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). Holders must surrender Notes to the Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in money of the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of the Notes represented by a Global Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by The Depository Trust Company or any successor depositary. The Company shall make all payments in respect of a certificated Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) at the office of the Paying Agent, except that, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by mailing a check to the registered address of each holder thereof; provided, however, that payments on the Notes may also be made, in the case of a holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes, by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept in its discretion).

3. Paying Agent and Registrar.

Initially, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Company or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

4. Indenture.

The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of February 6, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all terms and provisions of the Indenture, and the holders (as defined in the Indenture) are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms and provisions.

 

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The Notes are senior secured obligations of the Company. This Note is one of the Initial Notes referred to in the Indenture. The Notes include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes may, at the Company’s option, be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to, among other things, make certain Investments and other Restricted Payments, pay dividends and other distributions, Incur Indebtedness, enter into consensual restrictions upon the payment of certain dividends and distributions by such Restricted Subsidiaries, issue or sell shares of capital stock of the Company and such Restricted Subsidiaries, enter into or permit certain transactions with Affiliates, create or Incur Liens and make Asset Sales. The Indenture also imposes limitations on the ability of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor to consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its property.

To guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and interest on the Notes and all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture and the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, any Subsidiary Guarantor that executes a Note Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Indenture will unconditionally guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

5. Optional Redemption.

On or after February 15, 2027, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail, or delivered electronically if held by DTC, to each holder’s registered address, which in the case of Global Notes shall be the Depository, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on February 15 of the years set forth below:

 

Period

   Redemption Price  

2027

     103.250

2028

     101.625

2029 and thereafter

     100.000

In addition, prior to February 15, 2027, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail, or delivered electronically to the Depository if held by DTC, to each holder’s registered address, which in the case of Global Notes shall be the Depository, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time on or prior to February 15, 2027, the Company may redeem in the aggregate up to 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings by the Company at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount thereof) of 106.500%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date); provided, however, that at least 50% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) must remain outstanding after each such redemption; provided, further, that such redemption shall occur within 120 days after the date on which any such Equity Offering is consummated upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice mailed, or delivered electronically if held by DTC, to each holder of Notes being redeemed and otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.

In connection with any tender offer or other offer to purchase for all of the Notes, if holders of not less than 90% of the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes validly tender and do not validly withdraw such Notes in such tender offer and the Company, or any third party making such tender offer in lieu of the Company, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn by such holders, the Company or such third party will have the right upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice following such purchase date, to redeem all Notes, that remain outstanding following such purchase at a price equal to the price paid to each other holder in such tender offer, plus, to the extent not included in the tender offer payment, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon, to, but excluding, the date of such redemption.

Notice of any redemption upon any corporate transaction or other event (including any Equity Offering, Incurrence of Indebtedness, Change of Control or other transaction) may be given prior to the completion thereof. In addition, any such redemption described above or notice thereof may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a corporate transaction or other event. If any redemption is so subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, the notice thereof shall describe each such condition and, if applicable, shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied (or waived by the Company in its sole discretion) by the redemption date, or by the redemption date as so delayed (which may exceed 60 days from the date of the redemption notice in such case). In addition, the Company may provide in such notice that payment of the redemption price and performance of the Company’s obligations with respect to such redemption may be performed by another Person.

6. Mandatory Redemption.

Except as set forth in the Indenture, the Company will not be required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

7. Mandatory Disposition Pursuant to Gaming Laws.

Each person that holds or acquires beneficial ownership of any of the Notes shall be deemed to have agreed, by accepting such Notes, that if any Gaming Authority requires such person to be approved, licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable Gaming Laws, such holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, shall apply for a license, qualification or finding of suitability within the required time period.

If a person required to apply or become licensed or qualified or be found suitable fails to do so (a “Disqualified Holder”), the Company shall have the right, at its election, (1) to require such person to dispose of its Notes or beneficial interest therein within 30 days of receipt of notice of such election or such earlier date as may be required by such Gaming Authority or (2) to redeem such Notes at a redemption price that, unless otherwise directed by such Gaming Authority, shall be at a redemption price that is equal to the lesser of: (a) such person’s cost, or (b) 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the earlier of (i) the redemption date or (ii) the date such person became a Disqualified Holder.

 

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The Company shall notify the Trustee and applicable Gaming Authority in writing of any such redemption as soon as practicable. The Company shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses any such holder may Incur in connection with its application for a license, qualification or finding of suitability.

8. Notice of Redemption.

Notice of redemption will be mailed by first class mail at least 10 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date, to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address (with a copy to the Trustee) or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to the redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Article VIII thereof.

If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with a Paying Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the redemption date and certain other conditions are satisfied, on and after such date, interest ceases to accrue on such Notes (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.

9. Repurchase of Notes at the Option of the Holders upon Change of Control and Asset Sales.

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder shall have the right, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to cause the Company to repurchase all or any part of such holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture.

In accordance with Section 4.06 of the Indenture, the Company will be required to offer to purchase Notes upon the occurrence of certain events.

10. Ranking and Collateral. The Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be senior secured Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, respectively, and will be secured by a first-priority (subject to certain permitted liens and exceptions) security interest in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, the CEI Credit Facilities, the 2025 Secured Notes, the 2030 Secured Notes and other future first-priority lien obligations that may be issued in compliance with the terms of this Indenture. The Notes and the Note Guarantees will rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future senior Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, will be senior in right of payment to all existing and future Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, will be effectively senior in right of payment to all senior Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors that is unsecured or that is secured by a lien ranking junior in priority to the liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees, including Indebtedness under the 2027 Notes and the 2029 Notes, in each case to the extent of the value of the assets securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees, will rank equally with all of the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ existing and future first-priority lien obligations, including

 

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Indebtedness under the CEI Credit Agreement, the 2025 Secured Notes (prior to the consummation of the repurchase or redemption of all of the 2025 Secured Notes with the proceeds from the offering of the Initial Notes) and the 2030 Secured Notes, to the extent of the value of the assets securing the Notes, and will be structurally subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future Indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company’s Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors, including, without limitation, Indebtedness under the CRC Secured Notes (prior to the consummation of the repurchase or redemption of all of the CRC Secured Notes with the proceeds from the offering of the Initial Notes).

11. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.

The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. A holder shall register the transfer of or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any registration of transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Notes selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Note to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Note not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange any Notes for a period of 15 days prior to a selection of Notes to be redeemed.

12. Persons Deemed Owners.

The registered holder of this Note shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

13. Unclaimed Money.

If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and a Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company at its written request unless an abandoned property law designates another Person. After any such payment, the holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors and the Trustee and a Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to such monies.

14. Discharge and Defeasance.

Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time may terminate some of or all its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture if the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal and interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.

15. Amendment; Waiver.

Subject to certain exceptions set forth in this Indenture, (i) the Indenture, the Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Notes may be amended with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange) and any past default or compliance with any provisions may be waived with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Notes (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency; (ii) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Issuer (with respect to

 

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the Company) of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes; (iii) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Entity of the obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture, the Notes or its Note Guarantee, as applicable; (iv) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; provided, however, that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code; (v) to add a Subsidiary Guarantor or collateral with respect to the Notes or to secure the Notes; (vi) to release or subordinate Collateral as permitted by the Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement; (vii) to add additional secured creditors holding Other First Priority Lien Obligations or other Junior Lien Obligations so long as such Obligations are not prohibited by the Indenture or the Security Documents; (viii) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the holders or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; (ix) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder; (x) to conform the text of the Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement to any provision of the “Description of Notes” in the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision in the “Description of Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and the Company will confirm its good faith intention of any such textual change intended to be a verbatim recitation in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee; (xi) to release or subordinate the Collateral Agent’s lien on the Collateral as permitted by this Indenture, that the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (including (A) to consent to and enter into (and execute documents permitting the filing and recording, where appropriate) the grant of easements, covenants, declarations, sub-divisions and subordination rights with respect to real property, conditions, restrictions and declarations on customary terms, and (B) subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements (x) on customary terms reasonably requested by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the administrative agent under the CEI Credit Agreement or (y) with respect to any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease, to the extent requested by the landlord under such Master Lease or Gaming Lease); (xii) to add additional secured creditors holding Other First Priority Lien Obligations or other Junior Lien Obligations so long as such obligations are not prohibited by this Indenture or the Security Documents; (xiii) to make changes to provide for the issuance of the Additional Notes; or (xiv) to amend, waive or modify this Indenture, the Notes, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable law or this Indenture or in each case to otherwise enhance the rights or benefits of any holder of Notes under the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees.

Except as expressly provided by the Indenture, without the consent of holders of at least 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, no amendment may modify or release the Note Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary in any manner adverse to the holders of the Notes. In addition, except as expressly provided by the Indenture, without the consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, no amendment or waiver may release all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Lien of the Indenture and the Security Documents with respect to the Notes.

16. Defaults and Remedies.

If an Event of Default occurs (other than an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company) and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, in each case, by notice to the Company, may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and

 

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payable. If an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company occurs, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Notes shall become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any holders. Under certain circumstances, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders unless such holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity and security against any loss, liability or expense and certain other conditions are complied with. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, no holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes unless (i) such holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing, (ii) the holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee in writing to pursue the remedy, (iii) such holders have offered the Trustee reasonable security and indemnity against any loss, liability or expense, (iv) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity and (v) the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period. Subject to certain restrictions, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes are given the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture or that is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal or financial liability and security. Prior to taking any action under the Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

17. Trustee Dealings with the Company.

The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

18. No Recourse Against Others.

No director, officer, employee, incorporator or holder of any equity interests in the Company or of any Subsidiary Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Notes, the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or its creation. Each holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.

19. Authentication.

This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.

20. Abbreviations.

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian) and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

 

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21. Governing Law.

THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

22. CUSIP Numbers; ISINs.

The Company has caused CUSIP numbers and ISINs to be printed on the Notes and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers and ISINs in notices of redemption as a convenience to the holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

The Company will furnish to any holder of Notes upon written request and without charge to the holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Note.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Note to:

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint _______________ agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:                    Your Signature: ____________________________________

 

 

Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.

Signature Guarantee:

 

Date: _______________________         

 

  
Signature must be guaranteed       Signature of Signature Guarantee   
by a participant in a             
recognized signature guaranty         
medallion program or other         
signature guarantor program         
reasonably acceptable to the         
Trustee         

 

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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR

REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES

This certificate relates to $___________ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) book-entry or _____________ definitive form by the undersigned.

The undersigned (check one box below):

 

has requested the Trustee by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global Note held by the Depository a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above);

 

has requested the Trustee by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes.

In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate occurring while this Note is still a Transfer Restricted Definitive Note or a Transfer Restricted Global Note, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW

 

(1)

☐ to the Company; or

 

(2)

☐ to the Registrar for registration in the name of the holder, without transfer; or

 

(3)

☐ inside the United States to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933; or

 

(4)

☐ outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act of 1933 and such Note shall be held immediately after the transfer through Euroclear or Clearstream until the expiration of the Restricted Period (as defined in the Indenture); or

 

(5)

☐ to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or under the Securities Act of 1933) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements; or

 

(6)

☐ pursuant to another available exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (4), (5) or (6) is checked, the Company or the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Trustee have reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

Date:                    Your Signature: ____________________________________

 

 

Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.

Signature Guarantee:

 

Date: _______________________      

 

  
Signature must be guaranteed       Signature of Signature Guarantee   
by a participant in a         
recognized signature guaranty                
medallion program or other         
signature guarantor program         
reasonably acceptable to the         
Trustee         

 

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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (3) ABOVE IS CHECKED.

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

Date:                  

 

  
     NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer           

 

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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES]

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY

The initial principal amount of this Global Note is $   . The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:

 

Date of Exchange  

Amount of

decrease in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

 

Amount of

increase in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

  

Principal amount

of this Global

Note following

such decrease or

increase

  

Signature of

authorized

signatory of

Trustee or Notes

Custodian

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the Indenture, check the box:

 

Asset Sale ☐    Change of Control ☐

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the Indenture, state the amount ($2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof):

$

 

Date:             Your Signature:    ____________________________________
      Sign exactly as your name appears on the
      other side of this Note.

 

Signature Guarantee:      

 

  
      Signature must be guaranteed by a   
      participant in a recognized signature   
      guaranty medallion program or other   
      signature guarantor program reasonably   
      acceptable to the Trustee   

 

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EXHIBIT B

[FORM OF]

TRANSFEREE LETTER OF REPRESENTATION

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

100 West Liberty Street, Suite 1150

Reno, Nevada 89501

Facsimile: (775) 337-9218

Attn: Chief Financial Officer

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $[  ] principal amount of the 6.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) of Caesars Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

Upon transfer, the Notes would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:

Name: ________________________________

Address:_______________________________

Taxpayer ID Number: ____________________

1. The undersigned represents and warrants to you that: We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor” at least $100,000 principal amount of the Notes, and we are acquiring the Notes not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we invest in or purchase securities similar to the Notes in the normal course of our business. We, and any accounts for which we are acting, are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.

2. We understand that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Notes to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Notes prior to the date that is two years after the later of the date of original issue and the last date on which either the Company or any affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Notes (or any predecessor thereto) (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”) only (a) in the United States to a person whom we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (b) outside the United States in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (c) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 thereunder (if applicable) or (d) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in each of cases (a) through (d) in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States. In addition, we will, and each subsequent holder is required to, notify any purchaser of the Note evidenced hereby of the resale restrictions set forth above. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the

 

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Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Notes is proposed to be made to an institutional “accredited investor” prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Company and the Trustee, which shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act and that it is acquiring such Notes for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. Each purchaser acknowledges that the Company and the Trustee reserve the right prior to the offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of the Notes pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee.

Date:           

 

TRANSFEREE:______________________,
By:  

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS]

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of [ ], among [ ] (the “New Guarantor”), as a subsidiary of CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. or its permitted successor, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the other Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein), U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an indenture (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”), dated as of February 6, 2024, providing for the issuance of 6.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”), initially in the aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000,000, by and among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”);

WHEREAS, Section 4.11 of the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Company is required to cause the New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to a Note Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, if any, are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:

1. Defined Terms. As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined, except that the term “holders” in this Supplemental Indenture shall refer to the term “holders” as defined in the Indenture and the Trustee acting on behalf of and for the benefit of such holders. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

2. Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all existing guarantors (if any), to unconditionally guarantee the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article XIII of the Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Notes and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a guarantor under the Indenture. From and after the date hereof, all references in the Indenture to the “Subsidiary Guarantors” shall include the New Guarantor.

 

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3. Notices. All notices or other communications to the New Guarantor shall be given as provided in Section 14.02 of the Indenture.

4. Execution and Delivery. The New Guarantor agrees that its Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Note Guarantee.

5. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

6. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

7. No Recourse Against Others. No director, officer, employee, manager, incorporator or holder of any Equity Interests in the New Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the New Guarantor under the Notes or the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

8. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent make no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

9. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

10. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not effect the construction thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
as Company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS],
as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[NEW GUARANTOR],
as a Subsidiary Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Agent
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT D

[FORM OF JUNIOR LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


[FORM OF]

SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

dated as of

[__], 20[__]

among

[JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.],

as Credit Agreement Agent,

[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION],

as 2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent,

[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION],

as 2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent,

[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION],

as 2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent,

[U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION],

as First Priority Collateral Agent,

[   ],

as Initial Second Priority Agent,

each additional First Lien Agent and Second Priority Agent from time to time party hereto,

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(f/k/a Eldorado Resorts, Inc.),

as Borrower

and

the Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party hereto

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

Section 1.

  Definitions      6  

1.1

  Defined Terms      6  

1.2

  Terms Generally      16  

Section 2.

  Lien Priorities      16  

2.1

  Subordination of Liens      16  

2.2

  Prohibition on Contesting Liens      17  

2.3

  No New Liens      17  

2.4

  Perfection of Liens      18  

2.5

  Waiver of Marshalling      18  

2.6

  Nature Of Senior Creditor Claims      18  

2.7

  Certain Cash Collateral      18  

Section 3.

  Enforcement      19  

3.1

  Exercise of Remedies      19  

3.2

  Cooperation      21  

3.3

  Actions Upon Breach      21  

Section 4.

  Payments      21  

4.1

  Application of Proceeds      21  

4.2

  Payments Over      22  

Section 5.

  Other Agreements      22  

5.1

  Releases      22  

5.2

  Insurance      23  

5.3

  Amendments to Second Priority Collateral Documents and Senior Collateral Documents      24  

5.4

  Rights As Unsecured Creditors      25  

5.5

  First Lien Agents as Gratuitous Bailees for Perfection      26  

5.6

  Second Priority Designated Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection      27  

5.7

  No Release If Event of Default; Reinstatement; When Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims Deemed to Not Have Occurred      28  

5.8

  Purchase Right      29  

 

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Section 6.

  Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings      30  

6.1

  Financing Issues      30  

6.2

  Relief from the Automatic Stay      31  

6.3

  Adequate Protection      31  

6.4

  Avoidance Issues      32  

6.5

  Application      32  

6.6

  Waivers      32  

6.7

  Separate Grants Of Security And Separate Classifications      33  

6.8

  Reorganization Securities; Voting      33  

Section 7.

  Reliance; Waivers; etc.      33  

7.1

  Reliance      33  

7.2

  No Warranties or Liability      34  

7.3

  Obligations Unconditional      34  

Section 8.

  Miscellaneous      35  

8.1

  Conflicts      35  

8.2

  Continuing Nature of this Agreement; Severability      35  

8.3

  Amendments; Waivers      35  

8.4

  Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries      36  

8.5

  Subrogation      37  

8.6

  Application of Payments      37  

8.7

  Consent to Jurisdiction; Waivers      37  

8.8

  Notices      37  

8.9

  Further Assurances      38  

8.10

  Governing Law      38  

8.11

  Binding on Successors and Assigns      38  

8.12

  Specific Performance      38  

8.13

  Section Titles      38  

8.14

  Counterparts      38  

8.15

  Authorization      39  

8.16

  No Third Party Beneficiaries; Successors and Assigns      39  

8.17

  Effectiveness      39  

8.18

  First Lien Agents and Second Priority Agents      39  

8.19

  Relative Rights      40  

8.20

  References      40  

 

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8.21

  Joinder Requirements      40  

8.22

  Intercreditor Agreements      41  

8.23

  Additional Grantors      42  

 

Exhibits   
Exhibit A    Form of Joinder Agreement (Other First Priority Lien Obligations)
Exhibit B    Form of Joinder Agreement (Other Second Priority Lien Obligations)

 

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[FORM OF]

SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT is dated as of [ ], among [JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.], as Credit Agreement Agent, [U.S. Bank National Association], as First Priority Collateral Agent, [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association], as 2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent, [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association], as 2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent, [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association], as 2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent, each Other First Priority Lien Obligations Agent from time to time party hereto, each in its capacity as a First Lien Agent, [ ], as Initial Second Priority Agent, each Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Agent from time to time party hereto, each in its capacity as a Second Priority Agent, CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (f/k/a Eldorado Resorts, Inc.) (the “Borrower”) and each Subsidiary of the Borrower from time to time party hereto.

WHEREAS, the Borrower is party to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2020 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, replaced, Refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time, [JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.], as administrative agent, and the First Priority Collateral Agent, and the other parties thereto;

WHEREAS, the Borrower is party to [(i) the Indenture, dated as of July 6, 2020 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, replaced, Refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “2020 Initial Other First Priority Agreement”) among the Borrower, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto as subsidiary guarantors, the 2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent, as trustee, and the First Priority Collateral Agent, relating to the Borrower’s 6.250% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025, (ii) the Indenture, dated as of February 6, 2023 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, replaced, Refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “2023 Initial Other First Priority Agreement”) among the Borrower, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto as subsidiary guarantors, the 2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent, as trustee, and the First Priority Collateral Agent, relating to the Borrower’s 7.000% Senior Secured Notes Due 2030 and (iii) the Indenture, dated as of February 6, 2024 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, replaced, Refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “2024 Initial Other First Priority Agreement” and, together with the 2020 Initial Other First Priority Agreement and the 2023 Initial Other First Priority Agreement, the “Initial Other First Priority Agreements”) among the Borrower, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto as subsidiary guarantors, the 2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent, as trustee, and the First Priority Collateral Agent, relating to the Borrower’s 6.500% Senior Secured Notes Due 2032];

WHEREAS, [ ] is party to the [ ] dated as of [ ] (as amended, restated, amended and restated, replaced, Refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Initial Second Priority Agreement”), among [ ]; and

WHEREAS, the Grantors may from time to time become parties to Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents and/or Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Documents.

 

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Accordingly, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and obligations herein set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions.

1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

[“2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent” shall mean U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), in its capacity as trustee for the 2020 Initial Other First Priority Secured Parties under the 2020 Initial Other First Priority Agreement and the other 2020 Initial Other First Priority Documents, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

2020 Initial Other First Priority Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

2020 Initial Other First Priority Documents” shall mean (a) the 2020 Initial Other First Priority Agreement, (b) each of the agreements, documents and instruments providing for, evidencing or securing any 2020 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations (including the Senior Collateral Documents) and (c) any other related document or instrument executed or delivered pursuant to any 2020 Initial Other First Priority Document at any time or otherwise evidencing or securing any indebtedness arising under any 2020 Initial Other First Priority Document.

2020 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations” shall mean all “Notes Obligations” as defined in the 2020 Initial Other First Priority Agreement (or the Equivalent Provision thereof).

2020 Initial Other First Priority Secured Parties” shall mean the holders of the 2020 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations

2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent” shall mean U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, in its capacity as trustee for the 2023 Initial Other First Priority Secured Parties under the 2023 Initial Other First Priority Agreement and the other 2023 Initial Other First Priority Documents, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

2023 Initial Other First Priority Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

2023 Initial Other First Priority Documents” shall mean (a) the 2023 Initial Other First Priority Agreement, (b) each of the agreements, documents and instruments providing for, evidencing or securing any 2023 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations (including the Senior Collateral Documents) and (c) any other related document or instrument executed or delivered pursuant to any 2023 Initial Other First Priority Document at any time or otherwise evidencing or securing any indebtedness arising under any 2023 Initial Other First Priority Document.

 

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2023 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations” shall mean all “Notes Obligations” as defined in the 2023 Initial Other First Priority Agreement (or the Equivalent Provision thereof).

2023 Initial Other First Priority Secured Parties” shall mean the holders of the 2023 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations.

2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent” shall mean U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, in its capacity as trustee for the 2024 Initial Other First Priority Secured Parties under the 2024 Initial Other First Priority Agreement and the other 2024 Initial Other First Priority Documents, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

2024 Initial Other First Priority Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

2024 Initial Other First Priority Documents” shall mean (a) the 2024 Initial Other First Priority Agreement, (b) each of the agreements, documents and instruments providing for, evidencing or securing any 2024 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations (including the Senior Collateral Documents) and (c) any other related document or instrument executed or delivered pursuant to any 2024 Initial Other First Priority Document at any time or otherwise evidencing or securing any indebtedness arising under any 2024 Initial Other First Priority Document.

2024 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations” shall mean all “Notes Obligations” as defined in the 2024 Initial Other First Priority Agreement (or the Equivalent Provision thereof).

2024 Initial Other First Priority Secured Parties” shall mean the holders of the 2024 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations.]

Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified person, another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the person specified.

Agreement” shall mean this Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, renewed, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended.

Bankruptcy Law” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code and any similar Federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.

Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, and include the successors and permitted assigns of such entity in such capacity.

Cash Management Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations, whether now owing or hereafter arising, of such Person in respect of overdrafts or other liabilities owed to any other Person that arise from treasury, depositary or cash management services, including any controlled disbursement, automated clearing house or other electronic transfers of funds, return items, interstate depository network services, credit cards, merchant cards, purchase or debit cards, e-payable services or any similar transactions, including any services, agreements, arrangements and transactions of the type referred to in the definition of “Cash Management Agreement” in the Credit Agreement.

 

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Common Collateral” shall mean all of the assets of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, constituting both Senior Creditor Collateral and Second Priority Collateral, including without limitation any assets in which the First Lien Agents are automatically deemed to have a Lien pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.3.

Comparable Second Priority Collateral Document” shall mean, in relation to any Common Collateral subject to any Lien created under any Senior Collateral Document, those Second Priority Collateral Documents that create a Lien on the same Common Collateral, granted by the same Grantor.

Control” shall mean 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, and “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals, and shall include, in the event such Credit Agreement is terminated or replaced and the Borrower subsequently enters into any “[Credit Agreement]” (as defined in the Initial Second Priority Agreement (or the Equivalent Provision thereof)), the Credit Agreement designated by the Borrower to each then extant First Lien Agent and Second Priority Agent to be the “Credit Agreement” hereunder in accordance with Section 5.7.

Credit Agreement Agent” shall mean [JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.], in its capacity as administrative agent for the Senior Creditors under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Agreement Documents, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

Credit Agreement Documents” shall mean the Credit Agreement and the other “Loan Documents” as defined in the Credit Agreement (or the Equivalent Provision thereof).

Credit Agreement Obligations” shall mean all “Loan Obligations” (as defined in the Credit Agreement (or the Equivalent Provision thereof)), and all other obligations to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest, fees or other amounts (including any interest, fees or other amounts accruing after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) when due and payable, and all other amounts due or to become due under or in connection with the Credit Agreement Documents and the performance of all other Obligations of the obligors thereunder to the lenders and agents under the Credit Agreement Documents, according to the respective terms thereof.

Credit Agreement Secured Obligations” shall mean the “Obligations” as defined in the Credit Agreement (or the Equivalent Provision thereof).

 

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DIP Cap Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the product of (a) 115% and (b) the sum of (i) $[4,000,000,000]; (ii) the amount of Indebtedness that the Borrower and the other Grantors have outstanding and secured on a pari passu basis with the Credit Agreement Secured Obligations pursuant to Sections 2.21, 6.01(h), 6.01(r), 6.01(y), 6.01(dd), 6.01(ee) and 6.01(jj) of the Credit Agreement on such date (as in effect on the date hereof, regardless of whether the Credit Agreement is then in effect); and (iii) without duplication of any amounts in clause (b)(ii), the aggregate face amount of letters of credit that the Borrower and the other Grantors are permitted to have outstanding pursuant to the Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof, regardless of whether all or any such amounts are outstanding and regardless of whether the Credit Agreement is then in effect).

DIP Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims” shall mean, notwithstanding any discharge under any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 5.7 and Section 6.4, payment in full in cash (except for contingent indemnities and cost and reimbursement obligations to the extent no claim has been made) of (a) all Obligations in respect of all outstanding Senior Creditor Claims and, with respect to letters of credit or letter of credit guaranties outstanding thereunder, delivery of cash collateral or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the Senior Creditor Documents, in each case after or concurrently with the termination of all commitments to extend credit thereunder and (b) any other Senior Creditor Claims that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid; provided that the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims shall not be deemed to have occurred if such payments are made with the proceeds of other Senior Creditor Claims that constitute an exchange or replacement for or a refinancing of such Obligations or Senior Creditor Claims. In the event the Senior Creditor Claims are modified and the Obligations are paid over time or otherwise modified pursuant to Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Senior Creditor Claims shall be deemed to be discharged when the final payment is made, in cash, in respect of such indebtedness and any obligations pursuant to such new indebtedness shall have been satisfied.

Equivalent Provision” means, with respect to any reference to a specific provision of an agreement in effect on the date hereof (the “original agreement”), if such agreement is amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced after the date hereof in a manner permitted hereby, the provision in such amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replacement agreement that is the equivalent to such specific provision in such original agreement.

First Lien Agent” shall mean each of (a) the Credit Agreement Agent, (b) the First Priority Collateral Agent, (c) [the 2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent], (d) [the 2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent], (e) [the 2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent] and (f) any Other First Priority Lien Obligations Agent.

First Priority Collateral Agent” shall mean [U.S. Bank National Association], in its capacity as collateral agent for the Senior Creditors under the Senior Creditor Documents, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

 

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First Priority Designated Agent” shall mean such agent or trustee as is designated “First Priority Designated Agent” by the Senior Creditors pursuant to the terms of the Senior Creditor Documents; provided that (i) at any time that any Credit Agreement Obligations are the only Senior Creditor Claims outstanding, the Credit Agreement Agent shall be the First Priority Designated Agent and (ii) if a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Senior Collateral Agreement (or the Equivalent Provision thereof)) among the First Lien Agents is then in effect, the Applicable Authorized Representative (as defined therein) (or the Equivalent Provision thereof) shall be the First Priority Designated Agent.

Grantors” shall mean the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower, in each case, that has executed and delivered both a Second Priority Collateral Document and a Senior Collateral Document.

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under (a) currency exchange, interest rate or commodity swap agreements, currency exchange, interest rate or commodity cap agreements, and currency exchange, interest rate or commodity collar agreements and (b) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange, interest rates or commodity prices, including any agreements and obligations of the type referred to in the definition of “Swap Agreement” in the Credit Agreement (or the Equivalent Provision thereof).

Initial Other First Priority Agents” shall mean, collectively, the [2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent], the [2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent] and the [2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent].

Initial Other First Priority Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Initial Other First Priority Documents” shall mean [the 2020 Initial Other First Priority Documents, the 2023 Initial Other First Priority Documents and the 2024 Initial Other First Priority Documents].

Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations” shall mean [the 2020 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations, the 2023 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations and the 2024 Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations].

Initial Other First Priority Secured Parties” shall mean the holders of the Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations.

Initial Second Priority Agent” shall mean [__________], in its capacity as administrative agent, trustee, collateral agent or similar for the Initial Second Priority Secured Parties under the Initial Second Priority Agreement and the other Initial Second Priority Documents, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

Initial Second Priority Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Initial Second Priority Claims” shall mean all “[Obligations]” (as such term is defined in the Initial Second Priority Agreement) of the Borrower and other obligors under the Initial Second Priority Agreement or any of the other Initial Second Priority Documents, and all other obligations to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest, fees and other amounts (including any interest, fees, and expenses accruing after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) when due and payable, and all other amounts due or to become due under or in connection with the Initial Second Priority Documents and the performance of all other Obligations of the obligors thereunder to the Initial Second Priority Secured Parties under the Initial Second Priority Documents, according to the respective terms thereof.

 

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Initial Second Priority Collateral” shall mean all of the assets of the Grantors, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted as security for any Initial Second Priority Claim.

Initial Second Priority Collateral Agreement” shall mean [ ], as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Initial Second Priority Collateral Documents” shall mean the Initial Second Priority Collateral Agreement and any other document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted by any Grantor to secure any Initial Second Priority Claims or under which rights or remedies with respect to any such Lien are governed.

Initial Second Priority Documents” shall mean (a) the Initial Second Priority Agreement and the Initial Second Priority Collateral Documents and (b) any other related document or instrument executed and delivered pursuant to any Initial Second Priority Document described in clause (a) above evidencing or governing any Obligations thereunder.

Initial Second Priority Secured Parties” shall mean the holders of Initial Second Priority Claims, including the Initial Second Priority Agent.

Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding” shall mean:

(a) any case or proceeding commenced by or against any Grantor under any Bankruptcy Law, any other case or proceeding for the reorganization, recapitalization or adjustment or marshalling of the assets or liabilities of any Grantor, any receivership or assignment for the benefit of creditors relating to any Grantor or any similar case or proceeding relative to any Grantor or its creditors, as such, in each case whether or not voluntary;

(b) any liquidation, dissolution, marshalling of assets or liabilities or other winding up of or relating to any Grantor, in each case whether or not voluntary and whether or not involving bankruptcy or insolvency (except for any voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up to the extent permitted by the applicable Senior Creditor Documents or Second Priority Documents, as applicable); or

(c) any other case or proceeding of any type or nature in which substantially all claims of creditors of any Grantor are determined and any payment or distribution is or may be made on account of such claims.

Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, hypothecation, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance in or on such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset; provided that in no event shall an operating lease, any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

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Obligations” shall mean any principal, interest, fees, expenses (including any interest, fees and expenses accruing after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), penalties, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances), damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any indebtedness.

Other First Priority Lien Obligations” shall mean (a) all “Secured Obligations” as defined in the Senior Collateral Agreement (other than Credit Agreement Secured Obligations) (or the Equivalent Provision thereof) and (b) any other indebtedness or Obligations (other than Credit Agreement Secured Obligations) of the Grantors that are to be secured with a Lien on the Common Collateral senior to the Liens securing the Initial Second Priority Claims and are designated by the Borrower as Other First Priority Lien Obligations hereunder in accordance with Section 8.21. For the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Other First Priority Lien Obligations shall constitute Other First Priority Lien Obligations hereunder pursuant to clause (a) above.

Other First Priority Lien Obligations Agent” shall mean, with respect to any Series of Other First Priority Lien Obligations or any separate facility within such Series, the Person elected, designated or appointed as the administrative agent, trustee, collateral agent or similar representative with respect to such Series or facility by or on behalf of the holders of such Series or facility, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity. For the avoidance of doubt, each Initial Other First Priority Agent shall constitute an Other First Priority Lien Obligations Agent hereunder.

Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents” shall mean each of the agreements, documents and instruments providing for, evidencing or securing any Other First Priority Lien Obligations (including the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Security Documents) and any other related document or instrument executed or delivered pursuant to any Other First Priority Lien Obligations Document at any time or otherwise evidencing or securing any indebtedness arising under any Other First Priority Lien Obligations Document. For the avoidance of doubt, the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents includes the Initial Other First Priority Documents.

Other First Priority Lien Obligations Security Documents” means any security agreement or any other document that creates Liens on any assets or properties of any Grantor to secure any Other First Priority Lien Obligations.

Other Second Priority Lien Obligations” means (a) all “[Obligations]” as defined in the Initial Second Priority Collateral Agreement (other than Initial Second Priority Claims) (or the Equivalent Provision thereof) and (b) any other indebtedness or Obligations (other than the Initial Second Priority Claims) of the Grantors that are to be equally and ratably secured with the Initial Second Priority Claims and are designated by the Borrower as Other Second Priority Lien Obligations hereunder in accordance with Section 8.21.

 

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Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Agent” shall mean, with respect to any Series of Other Second Priority Lien Obligations or any separate facility within such Series, the Person elected, designated or appointed as the administrative agent, trustee, collateral agent or similar representative with respect to such Series or facility by or on behalf of the holders of such Series or facility, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Documents” means each of the agreements, documents and instruments providing for, evidencing or securing any Other Second Priority Lien Obligations and any other related document or instrument executed or delivered pursuant to any Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Document at any time or otherwise evidencing or securing any indebtedness arising under any Second Priority Lien Obligations Document.

Other Second Priority Secured Parties” shall mean the Persons holding Other Second Priority Lien Obligations, including the Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Agents.

Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited liability company or government, individual or family trusts, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Pledged Collateral” shall mean the Common Collateral in the possession of any First Lien Agent (or its agents or bailees), to the extent that possession thereof perfects a Lien thereon under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction or otherwise. Pledged Collateral includes, without limitation, any Certificated Securities, Promissory Notes, Instruments, and Chattel Paper, in each case, delivered to or in the possession of any First Lien Agent under the terms of the Senior Collateral Documents. All capitalized terms used in this definition and not defined elsewhere in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in the UCC.

Purchase Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b).

Recovery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.

Refinance” shall mean, in respect of any indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, defease, amend, increase, modify, supplement, restructure, refund, replace or repay, or to issue other indebtedness or enter alternative financing arrangements, in exchange or replacement for such indebtedness (in whole or in part), including by adding or replacing lenders, creditors, agents, borrowers and/or guarantors, and including in each case, but not limited to, after the original instrument giving rise to such indebtedness has been terminated and including, in each case, through any credit agreement, indenture or other agreement. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” have correlative meanings.

Required Lenders” shall mean, with respect to any Senior Creditor Documents, those Senior Creditors the approval of which is required to approve an amendment or modification of, termination or waiver of any provision of or consent to any departure from such Senior Creditor Documents (or would be required to effect such consent under this Agreement if such consent were treated as an amendment of the Senior Creditor Documents).

Second Priority Agents” shall mean each of (a) the Initial Second Priority Agent and (b) any Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Agent.

 

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Second Priority Claims” shall mean the Initial Second Priority Claims and the Other Second Priority Lien Obligations.

Second Priority Collateral” shall mean the Initial Second Priority Collateral and all of the assets of the Grantors, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted or purports to be granted as security for any Second Priority Claim.

Second Priority Collateral Agreements” shall mean the Initial Second Priority Collateral Agreement and any comparable agreement(s) with respect to any Other Second Priority Lien Obligations.

Second Priority Collateral Documents” shall mean the Initial Second Priority Collateral Documents and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is now or hereafter granted securing any Second Priority Claims or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are at any time governed.

Second Priority Designated Agent” shall mean such agent or trustee as is designated “Second Priority Designated Agent” by the Second Priority Secured Parties holding a majority in principal amount of the Second Priority Claims then outstanding or by their Second Priority Agent; provided that as of the date of this Agreement and for so long as any Initial Second Priority Claims under the Initial Second Priority Agreement remain outstanding, the Initial Second Priority Agent shall be the designated Second Priority Designated Agent.

Second Priority Documents” shall mean the Initial Second Priority Documents and any Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Documents.

Second Priority Lien” shall mean any Lien on any assets of any Grantor securing any Second Priority Claims.

Second Priority Secured Parties” shall mean the Initial Second Priority Secured Parties and the Other Second Priority Secured Parties.

Second Priority Standstill Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).

Senior Collateral Agreement” shall mean the Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2020, among the Borrower, the other Grantors party thereto and [U.S. Bank National Association], as collateral agent for the secured parties referred to therein, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Senior Collateral Documents” shall mean the Senior Collateral Agreement, the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Security Documents and any security agreement, mortgage or other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is now or hereafter granted securing any Senior Creditor Claims or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Lien are at any time governed.

Senior Creditor Cash Management Obligations” shall mean any Cash Management Obligations secured by any Common Collateral under the Senior Collateral Documents.

 

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Senior Creditor Claims” shall mean (a) the Credit Agreement Secured Obligations, including all accrued and unpaid interest, fees, and expenses whether or not such interest, fees, or expenses is allowed or allowable in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (b) the Other First Priority Lien Obligations, including all accrued and unpaid interest, fees, and expenses whether or not such interest, fees, or expenses is allowed or allowable in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and (c) any other Senior Creditor Hedging Obligations and Senior Creditor Cash Management Obligations (which shall be deemed to be part of the Series of Other First Priority Lien Obligations to which they relate to the extent provided in the applicable Other First Priority Lien Obligations Document).

Senior Creditor Collateral” shall mean all of the assets of the Grantors, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted or purports to be granted as security for any Senior Creditor Claim.

Senior Creditor Documents” shall mean the Credit Agreement Documents, the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents, the Senior Collateral Documents and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments (including each agreement, document or instrument providing for or evidencing a Senior Creditor Hedging Obligation or Senior Creditor Cash Management Obligation) providing for, evidencing or securing any Senior Creditor Claim, including, without limitation, any Credit Agreement Secured Obligations and any other related document or instrument executed or delivered pursuant to any such document at any time or otherwise evidencing or securing any Obligation arising under any such document.

Senior Creditor Hedging Obligations” shall mean any Hedging Obligations secured by any Common Collateral under the Senior Collateral Documents.

Senior Creditors” shall mean the Persons holding Senior Creditor Claims, including the First Lien Agents.

Series” means (a) the Credit Agreement Secured Obligations and each series of Other First Priority Lien Obligations, each of which shall constitute a separate Series of Senior Creditor Claims and (b) the Initial Second Priority Claims and each series of Other Second Priority Lien Obligations, each of which shall constitute a separate Series of Second Priority Claims.

Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any person (herein referred to as the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any determination is being made, directly or indirectly, owned, Controlled or held, or (b) that is, at the time any determination is made, 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.

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

 

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1.2 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 word “or” shall not be exclusive. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with this Agreement, (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) 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, (d) all references herein to Sections shall be construed to refer to Sections of this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

Section 2. Lien Priorities.

2.1 Subordination of Liens. Notwithstanding (i) the date, time, method, manner or order of filing or recordation of any document or instrument or grant, attachment or perfection (including any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing) of any Liens granted to any Second Priority Agent or Second Priority Secured Parties on the Common Collateral or of any Liens granted to any First Lien Agent or Senior Creditors on the Common Collateral, (ii) any provision of the UCC, any Bankruptcy Law, or any applicable law or the Second Priority Documents or the Senior Creditor Documents, (iii) whether any First Lien Agent, either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all or any part of the Common Collateral, (iv) the fact that any such Liens may be subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or (v) any other circumstance of any kind or nature whatsoever, each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, hereby agrees that: (a) any Lien on the Common Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Senior Creditor Claims now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any First Lien Agent or any Senior Creditors or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall have priority over and be senior in all respects and prior to any Lien on the Common Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Second Priority Claims and (b) any Lien on the Common Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Second Priority Claims now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Parties or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to all Liens on the Common Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Senior Creditor Claims. All Liens on the Common Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Senior Creditor Claims shall be and remain senior in all respects and prior to all Liens on the Common Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Second Priority Claims for all purposes, whether or not such Liens securing or purporting to secure any Senior Creditor Claims are adequately perfected or are subordinated to any Lien securing or purporting to secure any other obligation of the Borrower, any other Grantor or any other Person.

 

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2.2 Prohibition on Contesting Liens. Each Second Priority Agent, for itself and on behalf of each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, and each First Lien Agent, for itself and on behalf of each Senior Creditor in respect of which it serves as First Lien Agent, agrees that it shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to challenge, contest or support any other Person in contesting or challenging, directly or indirectly, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), the validity, perfection, priority, allowability, or enforceability of (a) a Lien securing any Senior Creditor Claims held (or purported to be held) by or on behalf of any First Lien Agent or any of the Senior Creditors or any agent or trustee therefor in any Senior Creditor Collateral or (b) a Lien securing any Second Priority Claims held (or purported to be held) by or on behalf of any Second Priority Secured Party in the Common Collateral, as the case may be; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of any First Lien Agent or any Senior Creditor to enforce this Agreement (including the priority of the Liens securing the Senior Creditor Claims as provided in Section 2.1) or any of the Senior Creditor Documents.

2.3 No New Liens. So long as the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has not occurred and subject to Section 6, each Second Priority Agent agrees, for itself and on behalf of each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor, that it shall not acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of the Borrower or any other Grantor securing any Second Priority Claims that are not also subject to the first-priority Lien in respect of the Senior Creditor Claims under the Senior Creditor Documents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any Regulation S-X Excluded Collateral (as defined in the Senior Collateral Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) to the extent any Series of Senior Creditor Claims is not given a Lien thereon pursuant to the applicable Senior Creditor Documents. If any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any collateral (other than any Regulation S-X Excluded Collateral) that is not also subject to the first-priority Lien in respect of the Senior Creditor Claims under the Senior Creditor Documents, then such Second Priority Agent shall, without the need for any further consent of any party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other document, be deemed to also hold and have held such lien for the benefit of the First Lien Agents as security for the Senior Creditor Claims (subject to the lien priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each First Lien Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien and in any event take such actions as may be requested by any First Lien Agent to assign such Liens to the First Lien Agents (and/or their designees) as security for the applicable Senior Creditor Claims or release such Liens. To the extent that the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence are not complied with for any reason, without limiting any other right or remedy available to any First Lien Agent or any other Senior Creditor, each Second Priority Agent agrees, for itself and on behalf of the other Second Priority Secured Parties, that any amounts received by or distributed to any Second Priority Secured Party pursuant to or as a result of any Lien granted in contravention of this Section 2.3 shall be subject to Section 4.1 and Section 4.2. This Section 2.3 shall not be violated with respect to any Senior Creditor Claims if the applicable First Lien Agent is given a reasonable opportunity to accept a Lien on any asset or property and either a Grantor or the applicable First Lien Agent states in writing that the applicable Senior Creditor Documents prohibit such First Lien Agent from accepting a Lien on such asset or property, or such First Lien Agent otherwise expressly declines to accept a Lien on such asset or property.

 

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2.4 Perfection of Liens. Neither the First Lien Agents nor the Senior Creditors shall be responsible for perfecting and maintaining the perfection of Liens with respect to the Common Collateral for the benefit of the Second Priority Agents and the Second Priority Secured Parties. The provisions of this Agreement are intended solely to govern the respective Lien priorities as between the Senior Creditors and the Second Priority Secured Parties and shall not impose on the First Lien Agents, the Second Priority Agents, the Second Priority Secured Parties or the Senior Creditors or any agent or trustee therefor any obligations in respect of the disposition of proceeds of any Common Collateral which would conflict with prior perfected claims therein in favor of any other Person or any order or decree of any court or governmental authority or any applicable law.

2.5 Waiver of Marshalling. Until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims, each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Second Priority Secured Parties, agrees not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the Common Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.

2.6 Nature Of Senior Creditor Claims. Each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, acknowledges that (a) a portion of the Senior Creditor Claims is revolving in nature and that the amount thereof that may be outstanding at any time or from time to time may be increased or reduced and subsequently reborrowed, (b) the terms of the Senior Creditor Documents and the Senior Creditor Claims may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, and the Senior Creditor Claims, or a portion thereof, may be Refinanced from time to time and (c) the aggregate amount of the Senior Creditor Claims may be increased, in each case, without notice to or consent by the Second Priority Agents or the Second Priority Secured Parties and without affecting the provisions hereof, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein. The Lien priorities provided for in Section 2.1 shall not be altered or otherwise affected by any amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement or other modification, or any Refinancing, of either the Senior Creditor Claims or the Second Priority Claims, or any portion thereof. As between the Borrower and the other Grantors and the Second Priority Secured Parties, the foregoing provisions will not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower and the other Grantors contained in any Second Priority Document with respect to the incurrence of additional Senior Creditor Claims.

2.7 Certain Cash Collateral. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Senior Creditor Documents or Second Priority Documents to the contrary, collateral consisting of cash and deposit account balances pledged to secure Senior Creditor Claims consisting of reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit or otherwise held by any First Lien Agent pursuant to Sections 2.05, 2.11 or 2.22 of the Credit Agreement (or the Equivalent Provision thereof) shall be applied as specified in the Credit Agreement and will not constitute Common Collateral.

 

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Section 3. Enforcement.

3.1 Exercise of Remedies.

(a) So long as the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor, (i) no Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party will (x) exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies (including setoff or recoupment) with respect to any Common Collateral in respect of any applicable Second Priority Claims, or exercise any right under any lockbox agreement, control agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement, or institute any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies (including any action of foreclosure) with respect to any Common Collateral, (y) contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought with respect to the Common Collateral by any First Lien Agent or any Senior Creditor in respect of the Senior Creditor Claims, the exercise of any right by any First Lien Agent or any Senior Creditor (or any agent or sub-agent on their behalf) in respect of the Senior Creditor Claims under any lockbox agreement, control agreement, management agreement, lease, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement to which any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party either is a party or may have rights as a third party beneficiary, or any other exercise by any such party, of any rights and remedies relating to the Common Collateral under the Senior Creditor Documents or otherwise in respect of Senior Creditor Claims or (z) object to the forbearance by the Senior Creditors from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the Common Collateral in respect of Senior Creditor Claims and (ii) except as otherwise provided herein, each First Lien Agent and the Senior Creditors shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights, exercise remedies (including setoff, recoupment, and the right to credit bid their debt) and make determinations regarding the release, disposition or restrictions with respect to the Common Collateral and to direct the time, method, and place for exercising such right or remedy or conducting any proceeding with respect thereto, without any consultation with or the consent of any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party; provided, however, that (A) any Second Priority Agent and the Second Priority Secured Parties represented by it may exercise any or all such rights after the passage of a period of 180 days from the occurrence of both (i) an Event of Default (under and as defined in the applicable Second Priority Documents) (or the Equivalent Provision thereof) and (ii) the date of delivery of a notice in writing to each First Lien Agent of such Second Priority Agent’s or Second Priority Secured Party’s intention to exercise its right to take such actions which notice shall specify that an “Event of Default” as defined in the applicable Second Priority Documents (or the Equivalent Provision thereof) has occurred and as a result of such “Event of Default” (or the Equivalent Provision thereof), the principal and interest under such Second Priority Documents have become due and payable (whether as a result of acceleration thereof or otherwise) (the “Second Priority Standstill Period”) unless (i) a First Lien Agent has commenced and is diligently pursuing remedies with respect to any material portion of the Common Collateral (or such attempt is stayed by an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), (ii) the Grantor that has granted a security interest in such Common Collateral is then a debtor under or with respect to (or otherwise subject to) any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or (iii) the acceleration of the applicable Second Priority Claims is rescinded in accordance with the terms of the applicable Second Priority Documents and (B) (1) in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor, each Second Priority Agent may file a proof of claim or statement of interest with respect to the applicable Second Priority Claims, (2) each Second Priority Agent may take any action (not adverse to the Liens on the Common Collateral securing the Senior Creditor Claims, or the rights of either First Lien Agent or the Senior Creditors to exercise remedies in respect thereof) as necessary in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its rights in, and perfection and priority of its Lien on, the Common

 

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Collateral, (3) in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor, each Second Priority Agent may file any necessary or responsive pleadings in opposition to any motion, adversary proceeding or other pleading filed by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking disallowance of the claim or Lien of such Second Priority Agent or Second Priority Secured Party, (4) each Second Priority Agent may file any pleadings, objections, motions, or agreements which assert rights available to unsecured creditors of the Borrower or any other Grantor arising under any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law and (5) each Second Priority Agent and each Second Priority Secured Party may vote on any plan of reorganization in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of the Borrower or any other Grantor, in each case (B)(1) through (5) above to the extent such action is not inconsistent with, or could not result in a resolution inconsistent with or otherwise in contravention of, the terms of this Agreement. In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Senior Creditor Collateral, each First Lien Agent and the Senior Creditors may enforce the provisions of the Senior Creditor Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of Common Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured lender under the uniform commercial code of any applicable jurisdiction and of a secured creditor under Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

(b) So long as the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has not occurred, each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, agrees that, except as expressly provided in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 3.1(a), it will not take or receive any Common Collateral or any proceeds of Common Collateral in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including setoff or recoupment) with respect to any Common Collateral in respect of the applicable Second Priority Claims. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred, except as expressly provided in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 3.1(a), the sole right of the Second Priority Agents and the Second Priority Secured Parties with respect to the Common Collateral is to hold a Lien on the Common Collateral in respect of the applicable Second Priority Claims pursuant to the Second Priority Documents, as applicable, for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred.

(c) Subject to the proviso in the first sentence of Section 3.1(a) above, (i) each Second Priority Agent, for itself and on behalf of each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, agrees that no Second Priority Agent or other Second Priority Secured Party will take any action that would hinder any exercise of remedies undertaken by any First Lien Agent or Senior Creditors with respect to the Common Collateral under the Senior Creditor Documents, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the Common Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise, (ii) each Second Priority Agent, for itself and on behalf of each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, hereby waives any and all rights it or any Second Priority Secured Party may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to object to the manner in which any First Lien Agent or Senior Creditors seek to enforce or collect the Senior Creditor Claims or the Liens granted in any of the Senior Creditor Collateral, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of any First Lien Agent or Senior Creditors is adverse to the interests of the Second Priority Secured Parties, and (iii) each Second Priority Agent, for itself and on behalf of each applicable

 

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Second Priority Secured Party, hereby acknowledges that any Senior Creditor may direct the First Priority Designated Agent or the First Priority Collateral Agent (or direct the First Priority Designated Agent to direct the First Priority Collateral Agent) to take actions to enforce rights or exercise remedies (v) in any manner in its sole discretion in compliance with applicable law, (w) without consultation with or the consent of any Second Priority Secured Parties, (x) regardless of whether or not an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has commenced, (y) regardless of any provision of any Second Priority Documents (other than this Agreement) and (z) regardless of whether or not such exercise is adverse to the interest of any Second Priority Secured Parties.

(d) Each Second Priority Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in any applicable Second Priority Document shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of any First Lien Agent or Senior Creditors with respect to the Senior Creditor Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the Senior Creditor Documents.

3.2 Cooperation. Subject to the proviso in the first sentence of Section 3.1(a), each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, agrees that, unless and until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred, it will not commence, or join with any Person (other than the Senior Creditors and any First Lien Agent upon the request thereof) in commencing, any enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure action or proceeding with respect to any Lien held by it in the Common Collateral under any of the applicable Second Priority Documents or otherwise in respect of the applicable Second Priority Claims relating to the Common Collateral.

3.3 Actions Upon Breach. If any Second Priority Secured Party, in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, in any way takes, attempts to or threatens to take any action with respect to the Common Collateral (including, without limitation, any attempt to realize upon or enforce any remedy with respect to this Agreement), this Agreement shall create an irrebuttable presumption and admission by such Second Priority Secured Party that relief against such Second Priority Secured Party by injunction, specific performance and/or other appropriate equitable relief is necessary to prevent irreparable harm to the Senior Creditors and the Grantors, it being understood and agreed by each Second Priority Agent on behalf of each applicable Second Priority Secured Party that (i) the Senior Creditors’ and the Grantors’ damages from its actions may at that time be difficult to ascertain and may be irreparable, and (ii) each Second Priority Secured Party irrevocably waives any defense that the Grantors and/or the Senior Creditors cannot demonstrate damage and/or can be made whole by the awarding of damages, any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law, and any other defense that might be asserted to bar the remedy of specific performance in any action that may be brought by any First Lien Agent, any other Senior Creditor or any Grantor.

Section 4. Payments.

4.1 Application of Proceeds. So long as the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has not occurred and regardless of whether an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced, (x) the Common Collateral or proceeds thereof received in connection with the sale or other disposition of, or collection on, such Common Collateral upon the exercise of remedies as a secured party (including setoff or recoupment) and (y) any recoveries or distributions

 

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received on account of any Common Collateral after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, shall be applied by the First Lien Agents to the Senior Creditor Claims in such order as specified in the relevant Senior Creditor Documents until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred. Upon the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims, subject to Section 5.7 hereof, each of the First Lien Agents shall deliver promptly to the Second Priority Designated Agent any Common Collateral or proceeds thereof held by it in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct to be applied by the Second Priority Designated Agent to the Second Priority Claims in such order as specified in the Second Priority Documents.

4.2 Payments Over. So long as the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has not occurred and regardless of whether an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced, (x) any Common Collateral or proceeds thereof received by any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party in connection with the sale or other disposition of, or collection on, such Common Collateral upon the exercise of remedies as a secured party (including setoff or recoupment) and (y) any recoveries or distributions received on account of any Common Collateral after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, shall be segregated and held for the benefit of and forthwith paid over to the First Priority Collateral Agent (and/or its designees) for the benefit of the Senior Creditors in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The First Lien Agents are each hereby individually authorized to make any such endorsements as agent for any Second Priority Agent or any such Second Priority Secured Party. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.

Section 5. Other Agreements.

5.1 Releases.

(a) Subject to Section 5.7, if, at any time any Grantor or the holder of any Senior Creditor Claim delivers notice to each Second Priority Agent that any specified Common Collateral (including any of the equity interests of a Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries) (including for such purpose, in the case of the sale of equity interests in any Subsidiary, any Common Collateral held by such Subsidiary or any direct or indirect Subsidiary thereof) is:

(A) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of:

(i) by the owner of such Common Collateral in a transaction not prohibited under the Credit Agreement, the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents, the Initial Second Priority Agreement, the Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Documents and each other Senior Creditor Document and Second Priority Document (if any); or

(ii) prior to the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims, to the extent that any of the First Lien Agents has consented to such sale, transfer or disposition or such sale, transfer, or disposition occurs in connection with the exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the Common Collateral by any First Lien Agent; or

 

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(B) otherwise released as permitted by the Credit Agreement and the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents (other than in connection with a Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims),

then (whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding is pending at the time) the Liens in favor of the Second Priority Secured Parties upon such Common Collateral will automatically be released and discharged as and when, but only to the extent, such Liens on such Common Collateral securing Senior Creditor Claims are released and discharged. Upon delivery to each Second Priority Agent of a notice from any First Lien Agent or the Borrower stating that any release of Liens securing or supporting the Senior Creditor Claims has become effective (or shall become effective upon each Second Priority Agent’s release) (whether in connection with a sale of such assets by the relevant Grantor pursuant to the preceding sentence or otherwise), each Second Priority Agent will promptly execute and deliver such instruments, releases, termination statements or other documents confirming such release on customary terms. In the case of the sale of any of the equity interests of a Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries, the guarantee in favor of the Second Priority Secured Parties, if any, made by such Grantor or Subsidiary will automatically be released and discharged as and when, but only to the extent, the guarantee by such Grantor or Subsidiary of Senior Creditor Claims is released and discharged.

(b) Each Second Priority Agent, for itself and on behalf of each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints each First Lien Agent and any officer or agent of such First Lien Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of each Second Priority Agent or such holder or in such First Lien Agent’s own name, from time to time in such First Lien Agent’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 5.1, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments that may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Section 5.1, including any termination statements, endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release.

(c) Unless and until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred, each Second Priority Agent, for itself and on behalf of each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, hereby consents to the application, whether prior to or after a default, of proceeds of Common Collateral to the repayment of Senior Creditor Claims pursuant to the Senior Creditor Documents; provided that nothing in this Section 5.1(c) shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of the Second Priority Agents or the Second Priority Secured Parties to receive proceeds in connection with the Second Priority Claims not otherwise in contravention of this Agreement.

5.2 Insurance. Unless and until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred, each First Lien Agent and the Senior Creditors shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Senior Creditor Documents, to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the Common Collateral in respect of the Second Priority Claims in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Common Collateral. Subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Senior Creditor Documents and the Second Priority Documents, unless and until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred, all proceeds of any such policy and any such award if in respect of the Common Collateral shall be paid (a) first, prior to the occurrence of the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims, to the First Lien Agents for the benefit of Senior Creditors pursuant to the terms

 

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of the Senior Creditor Documents, (b) second, after the occurrence of the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims, to the Second Priority Agents for the benefit of the Second Priority Secured Parties pursuant to the terms of the applicable Second Priority Documents and (c) third, if no Second Priority Claims are outstanding, to the owner of the subject property, such other person as may be entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. If any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party shall, at any time, receive any proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award in contravention of this Agreement, it shall pay such proceeds over to any First Lien Agent in accordance with the terms of Section 4.2.

5.3 Amendments to Second Priority Collateral Documents and Senior Collateral Documents.

(a) So long as the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has not occurred, without the prior written consent of the First Lien Agents, no Second Priority Collateral Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or entered into to the extent such amendment, supplement or modification, or the terms of any new Second Priority Collateral Document, would be prohibited by or inconsistent with any of the terms of this Agreement. So long as any Second Priority Claims remain outstanding, without the prior written consent of the Second Priority Agents, no Senior Collateral Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or entered into to the extent such amendment, supplement or modification, or the terms of any new Senior Collateral Document, would be prohibited by or inconsistent with any of the terms of this Agreement. Each Second Priority Agent agrees that each applicable Second Priority Collateral Document executed as of the date hereof shall include the following language (or language to similar effect approved by the First Priority Designated Agent):

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the liens and security interests granted to the [insert the relevant Second Priority Agent] for the benefit of the [Secured Parties] pursuant to this agreement are expressly subject and subordinate to the liens and security interests granted to [U.S. Bank National Association], as collateral agent (and its successors and permitted assigns), for the benefit of the secured parties referred to below, pursuant to the Collateral Agreement dated as of July 20, 2020 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, refinanced or replaced from time to time), among the [Borrower], the other “Pledgors” referred to therein and [U.S. Bank National Association], as collateral agent for the benefit of the secured parties referred to therein and any other Senior Collateral Documents (as defined in the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (defined below)) and to the liens and security interests granted to any Other First Priority Lien Obligations Agent pursuant to any Other First Priority Lien Obligations Security Document (each as defined in the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, refinanced or replaced from time to time), and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the [insert the relevant Second Priority Agent] hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated as of [ ] (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement”), by and among [JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.] in its capacity as Credit Agreement Agent, [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] in its capacity as [2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent], [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] in its capacity as [2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent], [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] in its capacity as [2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent], [ ] in its capacity as Initial Second Priority Agent and each other party thereto from time to time. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this agreement, the terms of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.”

 

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(b) In the event that the First Lien Agents or the Senior Creditors enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replace any Senior Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Senior Collateral Document or changing in any manner the rights of the First Lien Agents, the Senior Creditors, the Borrower or any other Grantor thereunder (including the release of any Liens in Senior Creditor Collateral), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Comparable Second Priority Collateral Document without the consent of any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party and without any action by any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party; provided, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall have the effect of (i) removing assets subject to the Lien of the Second Priority Collateral Documents, except to the extent that a release of such Lien is permitted by Section 5.1 and provided that there is a corresponding release of the Liens securing the Senior Creditor Claims on such removed assets, (ii) imposing duties on any Second Priority Agent without its consent, (iii) permitting other Liens on the Common Collateral not permitted under the terms of the Second Priority Documents or Section 6 or (iv) materially adversely affecting the rights of the Second Priority Secured Parties or the interests of the Second Priority Secured Parties in the Second Priority Collateral and not the other creditors of the Borrower or the other applicable Grantor, as the case may be, that have a security interest in the affected collateral in a like or similar manner (without regard to the fact that the Lien of such Senior Collateral Document is senior to the Lien of the Comparable Second Priority Collateral Document). The relevant First Lien Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to each Second Priority Agent within ten (10) days after the effective date of such amendment, waiver or consent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Second Priority Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 5.3(b).

5.4 Rights As Unsecured Creditors. The Second Priority Agents and the Second Priority Secured Parties may exercise rights and remedies as an unsecured creditor against the Borrower or any other Grantor in accordance with the terms of the applicable Second Priority Documents and applicable law, in each case to the extent not inconsistent with or otherwise in contravention of the provisions of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party of the required payments of interest and principal so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of (a) the exercise by any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party of rights or remedies as a secured creditor in respect of Common Collateral or (b) enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien on Common Collateral in respect of Second Priority Claims held by any of them. In the event any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party becomes a judgment lien creditor or other secured creditor in respect of Common Collateral as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an unsecured creditor in respect of Second Priority Claims or otherwise, such judgment or other lien shall be subordinated to the Liens securing Senior Creditor Claims on the same basis as the other Liens securing the Second Priority Claims are so subordinated to such Liens securing Senior Creditor Claims under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement impairs or otherwise adversely affects any rights or remedies the First Lien Agents or the Senior Creditors may have with respect to the Senior Creditor Collateral.

 

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5.5 First Lien Agents as Gratuitous Bailees for Perfection.

(a) Each First Lien Agent agrees to hold the Pledged Collateral that is part of the Common Collateral that is in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) as gratuitous bailee and/or gratuitous agent for each Second Priority Agent and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Pledged Collateral pursuant to the Second Priority Collateral Agreements, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.5 (such bailment being intended, among other things, to satisfy the requirements of Sections 8-106(d)(3), 8-301(a)(2) and 9-313(c) of the UCC).

(b) In the event that any First Lien Agent (or its agent or bailees) has Lien filings against Intellectual Property (as defined in the Senior Collateral Agreement) (or the Equivalent Provision thereof) that is part of the Common Collateral that are necessary for the perfection of Liens in such Common Collateral, such First Lien Agent agrees to hold such Liens as gratuitous bailee and/or gratuitous agent for each Second Priority Agent and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Liens pursuant to the Second Priority Collateral Agreements, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.5.

(c) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein (including Sections 3.1 and 4.1), until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred, any First Lien Agent shall be entitled to deal with the Pledged Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Senior Creditor Documents as if the Liens under the Second Priority Collateral Documents did not exist. The rights of the Second Priority Agents and the Second Priority Secured Parties with respect to such Pledged Collateral shall at all times be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

(d) The First Lien Agents shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party to assure that the Pledged Collateral is genuine or owned by the Grantors or to protect or preserve rights or benefits of any Person or any rights pertaining to the Common Collateral except as expressly set forth in this Section 5.5. The duties or responsibilities of the First Lien Agents under this Section 5.5 shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged Collateral as gratuitous bailee and/or gratuitous agent for each Second Priority Agent for purposes of perfecting the Lien held by the Second Priority Secured Parties.

(e) The First Lien Agents shall not have by reason of the Second Priority Collateral Documents or this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party and the Second Priority Agents and the Second Priority Secured Parties hereby waive and release the First Lien Agents from all claims and liabilities arising pursuant to the First Lien Agents’ role under this Section 5.5, as agent and gratuitous bailee and/or gratuitous agent with respect to the Common Collateral.

(f) Upon the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims, the relevant First Lien Agent shall deliver to the Second Priority Designated Agent, to the extent that it is legally permitted to do so, the remaining Pledged Collateral (if any) and to the extent such Pledged Collateral is in the possession or control of such First Lien Agent (or its agents or bailees) together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the Second Priority Designated Agent to obtain control of such Pledged Collateral) or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

 

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(g) The Borrower shall take such further action as is required to effectuate the transfer contemplated hereby and shall indemnify the First Priority Designated Agent and the First Priority Collateral Agent for any loss or damage suffered by the First Priority Designated Agent or the First Priority Collateral Agent as a result of such transfer except for any loss or damage suffered by the First Priority Designated Agent or the First Priority Collateral Agent as a result of its own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The First Priority Designated Agent and the First Priority Collateral Agent have no obligation to follow instructions from any Second Priority Agent in contravention of this Agreement.

(h) Neither the First Lien Agents nor the Senior Creditors shall be required to marshal any present or future collateral security for the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ obligations to the First Lien Agents or the Senior Creditors under the Credit Agreement or the Senior Collateral Documents or any assurance of payment in respect thereof or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of their rights in respect of such collateral security or any assurance of payment in respect thereof shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising.

5.6 Second Priority Designated Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection.

(a) Upon the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims, the Second Priority Designated Agent agrees to hold the Pledged Collateral that is part of the Common Collateral in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) as gratuitous bailee and/or gratuitous agent for the other Second Priority Agents and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Pledged Collateral pursuant to the applicable Second Priority Collateral Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.6.

(b) In the event that the Second Priority Designated Agent (or its agent or bailees) has Lien filings against Intellectual Property (as defined in the Senior Collateral Agreement) (or the Equivalent Provision thereof) that is part of the Common Collateral that are necessary for the perfection of Liens in such Common Collateral, upon the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims, the Second Priority Designated Agent agrees to hold such Liens as gratuitous bailee and/or gratuitous agent for the other Second Priority Agents and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Liens pursuant to the applicable Second Priority Collateral Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.6.

(c) The Second Priority Designated Agent, in its capacity as gratuitous bailee, shall have no obligation whatsoever to the other Second Priority Agents or the First Lien Agent to assure that the Pledged Collateral is genuine or owned by the Grantors or to protect or preserve rights or benefits of any Person or any rights pertaining to the Common Collateral except as expressly set forth in this Section 5.6. The duties or responsibilities of the Second Priority Designated Agent under this Section 5.6 upon the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged Collateral as gratuitous bailee and/or gratuitous agent for the other Second Priority Agents for purposes of perfecting the Lien held by the applicable Second Priority Secured Parties.

 

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(d) The Second Priority Designated Agent shall not have by reason of the Second Priority Collateral Documents or this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of the other Second Priority Agents (or the Second Priority Secured Parties for which such other Second Priority Agents are agents) and the other Second Priority Agents hereby waive and release the Second Priority Designated Agent from all claims and liabilities arising pursuant to the Second Priority Designated Agent’s role under this Section 5.6, as agent and gratuitous bailee and/or gratuitous agent with respect to the Common Collateral.

(e) In the event that the Second Priority Designated Agent shall cease to be so designated the Second Priority Designated Agent pursuant to the definition of such term, the then Second Priority Designated Agent shall deliver to the successor Second Priority Designated Agent, to the extent that it is legally permitted to do so, the remaining Pledged Collateral (if any), together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the successor Second Priority Designated Agent to obtain control of such Pledged Collateral) or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, and such successor Second Priority Designated Agent shall perform all duties of the Second Priority Designated Agent as set forth herein.

5.7 No Release If Event of Default; Reinstatement; When Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims Deemed to Not Have Occurred. If, at any time substantially concurrently with or after the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred, the Borrower incurs and designates any Other First Priority Lien Obligations or Refinances any Senior Creditor Claims, then such Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims shall automatically be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes of this Agreement (other than with respect to any actions taken prior to the date of such designation as a result of the occurrence of such first Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims), and the applicable agreement governing such Senior Creditor Claims shall automatically be treated as a Senior Creditor Document (and, upon designation by the Borrower thereof, the “Credit Agreement” hereunder) for all purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of the Lien priorities and rights in respect of Common Collateral set forth herein and the granting by the First Lien Agents of amendments, waivers and consents hereunder. Upon receipt of notice of such designation (including the identity of any new First Lien Agent), each Second Priority Agent shall promptly (i) enter into such documents and agreements, including amendments or supplements to this Agreement, as such new First Lien Agent or the Borrower shall reasonably request in writing in order to provide the new First Lien Agent the rights of the First Lien Agents contemplated hereby and (ii) to the extent then held by any Second Priority Agent, deliver to such First Lien Agent the Pledged Collateral that is Common Collateral together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow such First Lien Agent to obtain possession or control of such Pledged Collateral).

 

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5.8 Purchase Right.

(a) Without prejudice to the enforcement of any of the Senior Creditors’ remedies under the Senior Creditor Documents, this Agreement, at law or in equity or otherwise, the Senior Creditors agree at any time following the earliest to occur of (i) an acceleration of any of the Senior Creditor Claims in accordance with the terms of the applicable Senior Creditor Documents, (ii) a payment default under any Senior Creditor Document that has not been cured or waived by the applicable Senior Creditors within 90 days of the occurrence thereof or (iii) the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding with respect to any Grantor, the Senior Creditors will offer the Second Priority Secured Parties the option to purchase the entire aggregate amount (but not less than the entirety) of outstanding Senior Creditor Claims (including unfunded commitments under any Senior Creditor Document that have not been terminated at such time) at the Purchase Price without warranty or representation or recourse except as provided in Section 5.8(d), on a pro rata basis among the Senior Creditors, which offer may be accepted by less than all of the Second Priority Secured Parties so long as all the accepting Second Priority Secured Parties shall when taken together purchase such entire aggregate amount as set forth above.

(b) The “Purchase Price” will equal the sum of (1) the full amount of all Senior Creditor Claims then-outstanding and unpaid at par (including principal, accrued but unpaid interest, fees, expenses, and any other unpaid amounts, including breakage costs and, in the case of any secured hedging obligations, the amount that would be payable by the relevant Grantor thereunder if such Grantor were to terminate the hedge agreement in respect thereof on the date of the purchase or, if not terminated, an amount determined by the relevant Senior Creditor to be necessary to collateralize its credit risk arising out of such agreement, but excluding any prepayment penalties or premiums), (2) the cash collateral to be furnished to the Senior Creditors providing letters of credit under the Senior Creditor Documents in such amount (not to exceed 103% thereof) as such Senior Creditors determine is reasonably necessary to secure such Senior Creditors in connection with any such outstanding and undrawn letters of credit and (3) all accrued and unpaid fees, expenses and other amounts (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) owed to the Senior Creditors under or pursuant to the Senior Creditor Documents on the date of purchase.

(c) The Second Priority Secured Parties shall irrevocably accept or reject such offer within ten (10) days of the receipt thereof by the Second Priority Agents and the parties shall endeavor to close promptly thereafter. If the Second Priority Secured Parties (or any subset of them) accept such offer, it shall be exercised pursuant to documentation mutually acceptable to each of the First Lien Agents and the Second Priority Agents. If the Second Priority Secured Parties reject such offer (or do not so irrevocably accept such offer within the required timeframe), the Senior Creditors shall have no further obligations pursuant to this Section 5.8 and may take any further actions in their sole discretion in accordance with the Senior Creditor Documents and this Agreement. Each Senior Creditor will retain all rights to indemnification provided in the relevant Senior Creditor Documents for all claims and other amounts relating to periods prior to the purchase of the Senior Creditor Claims pursuant to this Section 5.8.

(d) The purchase and sale of the Senior Creditor Claims under this Section 5.8 will be without recourse and without representation or warranty of any kind by the Senior Creditors, except that the Senior Creditors shall severally and not jointly represent and warrant to the Second Priority Secured Parties that on the date of such purchase, immediately before giving effect to the purchase:

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(B) each Senior Creditor owns the Senior Creditor Claims purported to be owned by it free and clear of any Liens (other than participation interests not prohibited by the Senior Creditor Documents, in which case the Purchase Price will be appropriately adjusted so that the Second Priority Secured Parties do not pay amounts represented by participation interests to the extent that the Second Priority Secured Parties expressly assume the obligations under such participation interests).

Section 6. Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings.

6.1 Financing Issues. If the Borrower or any other Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and any First Lien Agent or any Senior Creditor shall desire to permit the sale, use or lease of cash or other collateral or to provide to the Borrower or any other Grantor, or permit the Borrower or any other Grantor to obtain, financing under Section 363 or Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision in any Bankruptcy Law (such financing, whether or not provided by any First Lien Agent or Senior Creditor, a “DIP Financing”), then each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, agrees that it will be deemed to have consented to, will raise no objection to, and will not otherwise contest or oppose (or join or support any objection to, contest of or opposition to) (i) such sale, use or lease of cash or other collateral or DIP Financing and will not request or accept adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except to the extent permitted by Section 6.3) and, to the extent the Liens securing the Senior Creditor Claims under the Senior Creditor Documents are subordinated or pari passu with the Liens securing such DIP Financing, will subordinate (or be deemed to have subordinated) its Liens in the Common Collateral (and such subordination will not alter in any manner the terms of this Agreement) to (A) the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all Obligations relating thereto) on the same basis as the other Liens securing the Second Priority Claims are so subordinated to the Liens securing Senior Creditor Claims under this Agreement, (B) any “carve-out” for professional and United States Trustee fees agreed to by the First Priority Designated Agent or the First Priority Collateral Agent (or the First Priority Collateral Agent at the direction of the First Priority Designated Agent) or any of the Senior Creditors and (C) any adequate protection provided to any of the First Lien Agents or any of the Senior Creditors in connection therewith; provided, that, in the case of any such DIP Financing, the aggregate principal amount of the DIP Financing plus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Senior Creditor Claims plus the aggregate face amount of any letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Senior Creditor Documents does not exceed the DIP Cap Amount; provided that the Second Priority Agents and the other Second Priority Secured Parties retain the right to object to any provision in any proposed DIP Financing that (i) requires the sale, liquidation or other disposition of material assets that do not constitute Common Collateral or (ii) requires specific and material terms of a plan of reorganization other than terms for a sale, liquidation or other disposition of Common Collateral and payment in full in cash of such DIP Financing, provided, further, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, plan terms regarding the sale, liquidation or other disposition of non-material assets are not material terms. Each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, further agrees that it will be deemed to have consented to, will raise no objection to, and will not otherwise contest or oppose (or join or support any objection to, contest of or opposition to) (i) any motion for relief from the automatic stay or from any injunction against foreclosure or enforcement in respect of Senior Creditor Claims made by any First Lien Agent or Senior Creditor, (ii) any assertion by any First Lien Agent or Senior Creditor of the right to credit bid any Senior

 

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Creditor Claims (including under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other applicable Bankruptcy Law), (iii) any other request for judicial relief made in any court by any holder of Senior Creditor Claims seeking to enforce any Lien or Senior Creditor Collateral or (iv) any motion or order relating to a sale of assets of any Grantor (including under Section 363 or Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other applicable Bankruptcy Law) for which any First Lien Agent has consented so long as such order provides, to the extent such sale is to be free and clear of Liens, that the Liens securing the Senior Creditor Claims and the Second Priority Claims will attach to the proceeds of the sale on the same basis of priority as the Liens securing the Senior Creditor Collateral do to the Liens securing the Second Priority Collateral in accordance with this Agreement.

6.2 Relief from the Automatic Stay. Until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred, each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, agrees that none of them shall seek relief from the automatic stay or from any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or take any action in derogation thereof, in each case in respect of any Common Collateral, without the prior written consent of all First Lien Agents and the Required Lenders under the Senior Creditor Documents.

6.3 Adequate Protection. Each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, agrees that none of them shall object to, contest or oppose (or support any other Person objecting to, contesting or opposing) (a) any request by any First Lien Agent or any Senior Creditor for adequate protection, (b) any objection by any First Lien Agent or any Senior Creditor to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on a claim of a lack of adequate protection, or (c) the allowance and/or payment of pre- or post-petition interest, fees, expenses or other amounts to any First Lien Agent or any Senior Creditor under section 506(b) or 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law (as adequate protection or otherwise). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (i) if the Senior Creditors (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection in the form of a Lien on additional collateral in connection with any DIP Financing or use of cash collateral under Section 363 or Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar law, then each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and any applicable Second Priority Secured Party, (A) may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a replacement Lien on such additional collateral, which Lien is subordinated to the Liens securing and providing adequate protection for the Senior Creditor Claims and such DIP Financing (and all Obligations relating thereto) on the same basis as the other Liens securing the Second Priority Claims are so subordinated to the Liens securing Senior Creditor Claims under this Agreement and (B) agrees that it will not seek or request, and will not accept, adequate protection in any other form, and (ii) in the event any Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself or any applicable Second Priority Secured Party, seeks or requests adequate protection and such adequate protection is granted in the form of a Lien on additional collateral, then such Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself or each such Second Priority Secured Party, agrees that the First Lien Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such additional collateral as security and adequate protection for the applicable Senior Creditor Claims and any such DIP Financing and that any Lien on such additional collateral securing or providing adequate protection for the Second Priority Claims shall be subordinated to the Liens on such collateral securing the Senior Creditor Claims and any such DIP Financing (and all Obligations relating thereto) and any other Liens granted to the Senior Creditors as adequate protection on the same basis as the other Liens securing the Second Priority Claims are so subordinated to such Liens securing Senior Creditor Claims under this Agreement.

 

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6.4 Avoidance Issues. If any Senior Creditor is required in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise to disgorge, turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of the Borrower or any other Grantor (or any trustee, receiver or similar person therefor) because such amount was avoided or ordered to be turned over, paid or disgorged for any reason, including, without limitation, because it was found to be a fraudulent or preferential transfer or for any other reason, any amount (a “Recovery”), whether received as proceeds of security, enforcement of any right of setoff or otherwise, then the Senior Creditor Claims shall be reinstated to the extent of such Recovery and deemed to be outstanding as if such payment had not occurred and the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims shall be deemed not to have occurred. If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto. Each of the Second Priority Secured Parties agrees that it shall not be entitled to benefit from any avoidance action affecting or otherwise relating to any distribution or allocation made in accordance with this Agreement, whether by preference or otherwise, it being understood and agreed that the benefit of such avoidance action otherwise allocable to them shall instead be allocated and turned over for application in accordance with the priorities set forth in this Agreement.

6.5 Application. This Agreement, which the parties hereto expressly acknowledge is a “subordination agreement” under Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law or any law in respect of the perfection of a security interest, shall be effective before, during and after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. All references herein to the Borrower or any other Grantor shall include the Borrower or any such Grantor as a debtor in possession and any receiver or trustee for such Person and such Person as debtor in possession. The relative rights as to the Common Collateral and proceeds thereof shall continue after the filing thereof on the same basis as prior to the date of the petition (including to the extent modified hereby), subject to any court order approving the financing of, or use of cash collateral by, any Grantor.

6.6 Waivers. Until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred, each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, (a) will not assert or enforce any claim under Section 506(c) of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law senior to or on a parity with the Liens on the Common Collateral securing the Senior Creditor Claims for costs or expenses of preserving or disposing of any Common Collateral and (b) waives any claim it may now or hereafter have arising out of (i) any actions which the First Priority Designated Agent or the First Priority Collateral Agent (or the First Priority Collateral Agent at the direction of the First Priority Designated Agent) (or any of their respective representatives) takes or omits to take (including actions with respect to the creation, perfection or continuation of Liens on any Common Collateral, actions with respect to the foreclosure upon, disposition, release or depreciation of, or failure to realize upon, any of the Common Collateral and actions with respect to the collection of any claim for all or any part of the Senior Creditor Claims from any account debtor, guarantor or any other party) in accordance with any relevant Senior Collateral Documents or any other agreement related thereto, or to the collection of the Senior Creditor Claims or the valuation, use, protection or release of any security for the Senior Creditor Claims and (ii) the election by any Senior Creditor of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law.

 

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6.7 Separate Grants Of Security And Separate Classifications. Each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, acknowledges and agrees that (a) the grants of Liens pursuant to the Senior Collateral Documents and the Second Priority Collateral Documents constitute two separate and distinct grants of Liens and (b) because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Common Collateral, the Second Priority Claims are fundamentally different from the Senior Creditor Claims and must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization or similar dispositive restructuring plan proposed, confirmed or adopted in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. To further effectuate the intent of the parties hereto as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, if it is held that the claims of the Senior Creditors and the Second Priority Secured Parties in respect of the Common Collateral constitute only a single class of claims (rather than separate classes of senior and junior claims), then each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, hereby acknowledges and agrees that all distributions shall be made as if there were separate classes of senior and junior secured claims against the Borrower and each other Grantor in respect of the Common Collateral (with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the Common Collateral is sufficient, for this purpose ignoring all claims held by each of the Second Priority Secured Parties), the Senior Creditors shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest, fees and expenses and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of post-petition interest, fees and expenses (whether or not allowed or allowable under Section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding) before any distribution is made in respect of the Second Priority Claims, with each Second Priority Secured Party hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to the First Priority Collateral Agent amounts otherwise received or receivable by them to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing the claim or recovery of the Second Priority Secured Parties.

6.8 Reorganization Securities; Voting. If, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, debt obligations of the reorganized debtor secured by Liens upon any property of the reorganized debtor are distributed, pursuant to a plan of reorganization or similar dispositive restructuring plan proposed, confirmed, or adopted in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, on account of both the Senior Creditor Claims and the Second Priority Claims, then, to the extent the debt obligations distributed on account of the Senior Priority Claims and on account of the Second Priority Claims are secured by Liens upon the same assets or property, the provisions of this Agreement will survive the distribution of such debt obligations pursuant to such plan and will apply with like effect to the Liens securing such debt obligations.

Section 7. Reliance; Waivers; etc.

7.1 Reliance. The consent by the Senior Creditors to the execution and delivery of the Second Priority Documents to which the Senior Creditors have consented and all loans and other extensions of credit made or deemed made on and after Closing Date by the Senior Creditors to the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be deemed to have been given and made in reliance upon this Agreement. Each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, acknowledges that it and the applicable Second Priority Secured Parties are not entitled to rely on any credit decision or other decisions made by any First Lien Agent or any Senior Creditor in taking or not taking any action under the applicable Second Priority Document or this Agreement.

 

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7.2 No Warranties or Liability. Neither any First Lien Agent nor any Senior Creditor shall have been deemed to have made any express or implied representation or warranty upon which the Second Priority Agents or the Second Priority Secured Parties may rely, including with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectibility or enforceability of any of the Senior Creditor Documents, the ownership of any Common Collateral or the perfection or priority of any Liens thereon. The Senior Creditors will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective loans and extensions of credit under the Senior Creditor Documents in accordance with law and as they may otherwise, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and the Senior Creditors may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that any Second Priority Agent or any of the Second Priority Secured Parties have in the Common Collateral or otherwise, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Neither any First Lien Agent nor any Senior Creditor shall have any duty to any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party to act or refrain from acting in a manner that allows, or results in, the occurrence or continuance of an event of default or default under any agreements with the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (including the Second Priority Documents), regardless of any knowledge thereof that they may have or be charged with. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the First Lien Agents, the Senior Creditors, the Second Priority Agents and the Second Priority Secured Parties have not otherwise made to each other, nor do they hereby make to each other, any warranties, express or implied, nor do they assume any liability to each other with respect to (a) the enforceability, validity, value or collectibility of any of the Second Priority Claims, the Senior Creditor Claims or any guarantee or security which may have been granted to any of them in connection therewith, (b) the Borrower’s title to or right to transfer any of the Common Collateral or (c) any other matter except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.

7.3 Obligations Unconditional. All rights, interests, agreements and obligations of the First Lien Agents and the Senior Creditors, and the Second Priority Agents and the Second Priority Secured Parties, respectively, hereunder shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Senior Creditor Documents or any Second Priority Documents;

(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the Senior Creditor Claims or Second Priority Claims, or any amendment or waiver or other modification, including any increase in the amount thereof, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Initial Other First Priority Agreements or any other Senior Creditor Document or of the terms of the Initial Second Priority Agreement or any other Second Priority Document;

(c) any exchange of any security interest in any Common Collateral or any other collateral, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the Senior Creditor Claims or Second Priority Claims or any guarantee thereof;

 

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(d) the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the Borrower or any other Grantor; or

(e) any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any other Grantor in respect of the Senior Creditor Claims, or of any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party in respect of this Agreement.

Section 8. Miscellaneous.

8.1 Conflicts. Subject to Section 8.19, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any Senior Creditor Document or any Second Priority Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern. Solely as among the Senior Creditors, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement among First Lien Agents, such other intercreditor agreement shall govern and control. Solely as among the Second Priority Secured Parties, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement among Second Priority Agents, such other intercreditor agreement shall govern and control.

8.2 Continuing Nature of this Agreement; Severability. Subject to Section 6.4 and Section 5.7, this Agreement shall continue to be effective until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims shall have occurred or such later time as all the Obligations in respect of the Second Priority Claims shall have been paid in full. This is a continuing agreement of lien subordination and the Senior Creditors may continue, at any time and without notice to any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party, to extend credit and other financial accommodations and lend monies to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Grantor constituting Senior Creditor Claims in reliance hereon. The terms of this Agreement shall survive, and shall continue in full force and effect, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate 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.

8.3 Amendments; Waivers. No amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be made unless the same shall be in writing signed on behalf of each Second Priority Agent (or its authorized agent), each First Lien Agent (or its authorized agent) and the Borrower and each waiver, if any, shall be a waiver only with respect to the specific instance involved and shall in no way impair the rights of the parties making such waiver or the obligations of the other parties to such party in any other respect or at any other time. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.3 to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended from time to time at the request of the Borrower, at the Borrower’s expense and without the consent of any First Lien Agent, any Second Priority Agent, any Senior Creditor or any Second Priority Secured Party to (i) add other parties holding Other First Priority Lien Obligations (or any agent or trustee therefor) and Other Second Priority Lien Obligations (or any agent or trustee therefor) in each case to the extent such Obligations are not prohibited by any Senior Creditor Document or any Second Priority Document then in effect, (ii) in the case of Other Second Priority Lien Obligations, (a) establish that the Lien on the Common Collateral securing such Other Second Priority Lien Obligations shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to all Liens on the Common Collateral securing any Senior Creditor Claims and shall share in the benefits of the Common

 

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Collateral equally and ratably with all Liens on the Common Collateral securing any Second Priority Claims (subject to the terms of the Second Priority Documents), and (b) provide to the holders of such Other Second Priority Lien Obligations (or any agent or trustee thereof) the comparable rights and benefits (including any improved rights and benefits that have been consented to by the First Lien Agents) as are provided to the holders of Second Priority Claims under this Agreement (subject to the terms of the Second Priority Documents), and (iii) in the case of Other First Priority Lien Obligations, (a) establish that the Lien on the Common Collateral securing such Other First Priority Lien Obligations shall be superior in all respects to all Liens on the Common Collateral securing any Second Priority Claims and shall share in the benefits of the Common Collateral equally and ratably with all Liens on the Common Collateral securing any Senior Creditor Claims (subject to the terms of the Senior Creditor Documents), and (b) provide to the holders of such Other First Priority Lien Obligations (or any agent or trustee thereof) the comparable rights and benefits as are provided to the holders of Senior Creditor Claims under this Agreement (subject to the terms of the Senior Creditor Documents). Any such additional party, each First Lien Agent and each Second Priority Agent shall be entitled to rely on the determination of an officer of the Borrower that such modifications are not prohibited by any Senior Creditor Document or any Second Priority Document. At the request of the Borrower, without the consent of any Senior Creditor or Second Priority Secured Party, each First Lien Agent and Second Priority Agent shall execute and deliver an acknowledgment and confirmation of such permitted modifications and/or enter into an amendment, a restatement or a supplement of this Agreement to facilitate such permitted modifications (it being understood that such actions shall not be required for the effectiveness of any such modifications).

8.4 Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. Neither any First Lien Agent nor any Senior Creditor shall have any obligation to any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party to keep any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party informed of, and the Second Priority Agents and the Second Priority Secured Parties shall not be entitled to rely on the First Lien Agents or the Senior Creditors with respect to, (a) the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and all endorsers, pledgors and/or guarantors of the Second Priority Claims or the Senior Creditor Claims and (b) all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Second Priority Claims or the Senior Creditor Claims. The First Lien Agents, the Senior Creditors, each Second Priority Agent and the Second Priority Secured Parties shall have no duty to advise any other party hereunder of information known to it or them regarding such condition or any such circumstances or otherwise. In the event that any First Lien Agent, any Senior Creditor, any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party, in its or their sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any such information to any other party, it or they shall be under no obligation (w) to make, and the First Lien Agents, the Senior Creditors, the Second Priority Agents and the Second Priority Secured Parties shall not make, any express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or validity of any such information so provided, (x) to provide any additional information or to provide any such information on any subsequent occasion, (y) to undertake any investigation or (z) to disclose any information that, pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance practices, such party wishes to maintain confidential or is otherwise required to maintain confidential.

 

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8.5 Subrogation. Each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, hereby waives any rights of subrogation it may acquire as a result of any payment hereunder until the Discharge of Senior Creditor Claims has occurred.

8.6 Application of Payments. Except as otherwise provided herein, all payments received by the Senior Creditors may be applied, reversed and reapplied, in whole or in part, to such part of the Senior Creditor Claims as the Senior Creditors, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, consistent with the terms of the Senior Creditor Documents. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, assents to any extension or postponement of the time of payment of the Senior Creditor Claims or any part thereof and to any other indulgence with respect thereto, to any substitution, exchange or release of any security that may at any time secure any part of the Senior Creditor Claims and to the addition or release of any other Person primarily or secondarily liable therefor.

8.7 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waivers. The parties hereto consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in New York City, New York (the “New York Courts”), and consent that all service of process may be made by registered mail directed to such party as provided in Section 8.8 for such party. Service so made shall be deemed to be completed three days after the same shall be posted as aforesaid. The parties hereto waive any objection to any action instituted hereunder in any such court based on forum non conveniens, and any objection to the venue of any action instituted hereunder in any such court. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement in the courts of any jurisdiction, except that each Second Priority Secured Party and each Second Priority Agent agrees that (a) it will not bring any such action or proceeding in any court other than New York Courts, and (b) in any such action or proceeding brought against any Second Priority Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party in any other court, it will not assert any cross-claim, counterclaim or setoff, or seek any other affirmative relief, except to the extent that the failure to assert the same will preclude such Second Priority Secured Party from asserting or seeking the same in the New York Courts. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY 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 BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.7.

8.8 Notices. All notices to the Grantors, the Second Priority Secured Parties and the Senior Creditors permitted or required under this Agreement may be sent to the Grantors, any First Lien Agent or any Second Priority Agent as provided in the Credit Agreement, the Initial Other First Priority Agreements, the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents, the other relevant Senior Creditor Documents, the Initial Second Priority Agreement, the Other Second

 

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Priority Lien Obligations Documents or the other relevant Second Priority Documents, as applicable. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally served, faxed, electronically mailed or sent by courier service or U.S. mail and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service, upon receipt of a facsimile or electronic mail or upon receipt via U.S. mail (registered or certified, with postage prepaid and properly addressed). For the purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto shall be as set forth below each party’s name on the signature pages hereto, or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties. The First Lien Agents hereby agree to promptly notify each Second Priority Agent upon payment in full in cash of all Obligations under the applicable Senior Creditor Documents (except for contingent indemnities and cost and reimbursement obligations to the extent no claim therefor has been made).

8.9 Further Assurances. Each of the Second Priority Agents, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, and each applicable First Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Senior Creditor, agrees that each of them shall take such further action and shall execute and deliver to each other First Lien Agent and the Senior Creditors such additional documents and instruments (in recordable form, if requested) as each other First Lien Agent or the Senior Creditors may reasonably request, to effectuate the terms of and the lien priorities contemplated by this Agreement.

8.10 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.

8.11 Binding on Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the First Lien Agents, the Senior Creditors, the Second Priority Agents, the Second Priority Secured Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

8.12 Specific Performance. Each First Lien Agent and Grantor may demand specific performance of this Agreement. Each Second Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and each applicable Second Priority Secured Party, hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law and any other defense that might be asserted to bar the remedy of specific performance in any action that may be brought by any First Lien Agent or Grantor.

8.13 Section Titles. The section titles contained in this Agreement are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of this Agreement.

8.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by means of facsimile or via electronic mail, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall together constitute one and the same document.

 

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8.15 Authorization. By its signature, each Person executing this Agreement on behalf of a party hereto represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that it is duly authorized to execute this Agreement. Each First Lien Agent represents and warrants that this Agreement is binding upon the applicable Senior Creditors. Each Second Priority Agent represents and warrants that this Agreement is binding upon the applicable Second Priority Secured Parties.

8.16 No Third Party Beneficiaries; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each of, and be binding upon, the holders of Senior Creditor Claims and Second Priority Claims. No other Person shall have or be entitled to assert rights or benefits hereunder.

8.17 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective when executed and delivered by the parties hereto. This Agreement shall be effective both before and after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. All references to the Borrower or any other Grantor shall include the Borrower or such other Grantor as debtor and debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for the Borrower or such other Grantor (as the case may be) in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.

8.18 First Lien Agents and Second Priority Agents. It is understood and agreed that (a) [JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.] is entering into this Agreement in its capacity as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement and the provisions of Article VIII of the Credit Agreement applicable to [JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.] as administrative agent thereunder shall also apply to [JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.] as Credit Agreement Agent hereunder, (b) [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] is entering into this Agreement in its capacity as trustee under [the 2020 Initial Other First Priority Agreement], and the provisions of Article VII of the [2020 Initial Other First Priority Agreement] applicable to [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] as trustee thereunder shall also apply to [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] as [2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent hereunder], (c) [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] is entering into this Agreement in its capacity as trustee under [the 2023 Initial Other First Priority Agreement], and the provisions of Article VII of the [2023 Initial Other First Priority Agreement] applicable to [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] as trustee thereunder shall also apply to [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] as [2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent] hereunder, (d) [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] is entering into this Agreement in its capacity as trustee under [the 2024 Initial Other First Priority Agreement], and the provisions of Article VII of the [2024 Initial Other First Priority Agreement] applicable to [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] as trustee thereunder shall also apply to [U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association] as [2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent] hereunder, (e) [U.S. Bank National Association] is entering into this Agreement in its capacity as collateral agent under the Senior Collateral Agreement, and the provisions of Section 7.06 of the Senior Collateral Agreement applicable to [U.S. Bank National Association] as collateral agent thereunder shall also apply to [U.S. Bank National Association] as First Priority Collateral Agent hereunder and (f) [ ] is entering into this Agreement in its capacity as [ ], and the provisions of [ ] of the Initial Second Priority Agreement applicable to [ ] thereunder shall also apply to [ ] hereunder.

 

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8.19 Relative Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (except to the extent contemplated by Section 5.3(b)), nothing in this Agreement is intended to or will (a) amend, waive or otherwise modify the provisions of the Credit Agreement, the Initial Other First Priority Documents, the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents, the Initial Second Priority Agreement, the Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Documents or any other Senior Creditor Documents or Second Priority Documents entered into in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Initial Other First Priority Documents, the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents, the Initial Second Priority Agreement, the Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Documents or any other Senior Creditor Document or Second Priority Document or permit the Borrower or any Subsidiary to take any action, or fail to take any action, to the extent such action or failure would otherwise constitute a breach of, or default under, the Credit Agreement or any other Senior Creditor Documents entered into in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Initial Other First Priority Documents, the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents, the Initial Second Priority Agreement, the Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Documents, or any other Second Priority Documents, (b) change the relative priorities of the Senior Creditor Claims or the Liens granted under the Senior Creditor Documents on the Common Collateral (or any other assets) as among the Senior Creditors, (c) otherwise change the relative rights of the Senior Creditors in respect of the Common Collateral as among such Senior Creditors or (d) obligate the Borrower or any Subsidiary to take any action, or fail to take any action, that would otherwise constitute a breach of, or default under, the Credit Agreement, the Initial Other First Priority Documents, the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents or any other Senior Creditor Document entered into in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Initial Other First Priority Documents, the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents, the Initial Second Priority Agreement, the Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Documents or any other Second Priority Documents.

8.20 References. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any references contained herein to any Section, clause, paragraph, definition or other provision of the Initial Second Priority Agreement (including any definition contained therein) shall be deemed to be a reference to such Section, clause, paragraph, definition or other provision as in effect on the date of this Agreement; provided that any reference to any such Section, clause, paragraph or other provision shall refer (i) to such Section, clause, paragraph or other provision of the Initial Second Priority Agreement, as applicable (including any definition contained therein), as amended or modified from time to time if such amendment or modification has been (1) made in accordance with the Initial Second Priority Agreement, and (2) to the extent required under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Initial Other First Priority Agreements and the Other First Priority Lien Obligations Documents, approved in writing by, or on behalf of, the requisite Senior Creditors as are needed to approve such amendment or modification, and (ii) if such Initial Second Priority Agreement ceases to be outstanding, to such Section, clause, paragraph or other provision of the relevant Second Priority Document then in effect governing the outstanding Second Priority Claims.

8.21 Joinder Requirements. The Borrower may designate additional obligations as Other First Priority Lien Obligations or Other Second Priority Lien Obligations pursuant to this Section 8.21 if (x) the incurrence of such obligations is not prohibited by any Senior Creditor Document or Second Priority Document then in effect and (y) the Borrower shall have delivered an officer’s certificate to each First Lien Agent and each Second Priority Agent representing the

 

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same. If not so prohibited, the Borrower shall (i) notify each First Lien Agent and each Second Priority Agent in writing of such designation and (ii) cause the applicable First Lien Agent or Second Priority Agent to execute and deliver to each other First Lien Agent and Second Priority Agent a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B hereto, as applicable.

8.22 Intercreditor Agreements.

(a) Each party hereto agrees that the Senior Creditors (as among themselves) and the Second Priority Secured Parties (as among themselves) may each enter into intercreditor agreements (or similar arrangements) with the applicable First Lien Agent or Second Priority Agent governing the rights, benefits and privileges as among the Senior Creditors or the Second Priority Secured Parties, as the case may be, in respect of the Common Collateral, this Agreement and the other Senior Collateral Documents or Second Priority Collateral Documents, as the case may be, including as to application of proceeds of the Common Collateral, voting rights, control of the Common Collateral and waivers with respect to the Common Collateral, in each case so long as (A) in the case of any such intercreditor agreement (or similar arrangement) affecting any Senior Creditors, the First Lien Agent acting on behalf of such Senior Creditors agrees in its sole discretion, or is otherwise obligated pursuant to the terms of the applicable Senior Collateral Documents, to enter into any such intercreditor agreement (or similar arrangement) and (B) in the case of any such intercreditor agreement (or similar arrangement) affecting the Senior Creditors holding Senior Creditor Claims under the Credit Agreement, such intercreditor agreement (or similar arrangement) is permitted under the Credit Agreement or the Required Lenders otherwise authorize the applicable First Lien Agent to enter into any such intercreditor agreement (or similar arrangement). If a respective intercreditor agreement (or similar arrangement) exists, the provisions thereof shall not be (or be construed to be) an amendment, modification or other change to this Agreement, and the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof (as such provisions may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, including to give effect to any intercreditor agreement (or similar arrangement)).

(b) In addition, in the event that the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof incurs any Obligations secured by a Lien on any Common Collateral that is junior to Liens thereon securing any Senior Creditor Claims or Second Priority Claims, as the case may be, and such Obligations are not designated by the Borrower as Second Priority Claims, then the First Priority Designated Agent, the First Priority Collateral Agent and/or Second Priority Designated Agent shall upon the request of the Borrower enter into an intercreditor agreement with the agent or trustee for the creditors with respect to such secured Obligations to reflect the relative Lien priorities of such parties with respect to the relevant portion of the Common Collateral and governing the relative rights, benefits and privileges as among such parties in respect of such Common Collateral, including as to application of the proceeds of such Common Collateral, voting rights, control of such Common Collateral and waivers with respect to such Common Collateral, in each case, so long as such secured Obligations are not prohibited by, and the terms of such intercreditor agreement do not violate or conflict with, the provisions of this Agreement or any of the Senior Creditor Documents or Second Priority Documents, as the case may be. If any such intercreditor agreement (or similar arrangement) is entered into, the provisions thereof shall not be (or be construed to be) an amendment, modification or other change to this Agreement or any Senior

 

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Creditor Documents or Second Priority Documents, and the provisions of this Agreement, the Senior Creditor Documents and the Second Priority Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof (as such provisions may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in accordance with the respective terms thereof, including to give effect to any intercreditor agreement (or similar arrangement)).

8.23 Additional Grantors. After the date hereof, any Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a Grantor and is not a party hereto shall become a party hereto by executing a signature page to this Agreement and delivering such executed signature page to the First Priority Designated Agent and the First Priority Collateral Agent. Upon such execution and delivery, such Subsidiary will become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein. The execution and delivery of such instrument shall not require the consent of any party hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor as a party to this Agreement.

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

 

[JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.]
as Credit Agreement Agent
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
[NOTICE ADDRESS]

 

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[U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION]
as First Priority Collateral Agent
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
[NOTICE ADDRESS]

 

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[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION]
as [2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent]
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
[NOTICE ADDRESS]

 

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[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION]
as [2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent]
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
[NOTICE ADDRESS]

 

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[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION]
as [2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent]
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
[NOTICE ADDRESS]

 

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[INITIAL SECOND PRIORITY AGENT]
as Initial Second Priority Agent
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
[NOTICE ADDRESS]

 

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CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

as Borrower
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
[NOTICE ADDRESS]
[OTHER GRANTORS]
as a Grantor
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
[NOTICE ADDRESS]

 

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EXHIBIT A

Joinder Agreement

JOINDER AGREEMENT

(Other First Priority Lien Obligations)

JOINDER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of [__], [__], among [__] (the “New Agent”), as an Other First Priority Lien Obligations Agent, [JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.], as Credit Agreement Agent (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity), [U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION], as [2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent] (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity), [U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION], as [2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent] (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity), [U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION], as [2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent] (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity), [__], as Initial Second Priority Agent (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity) and CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (f/k/a Eldorado Resorts, Inc.) (on behalf of itself and the other Grantors).

This Agreement is supplemental to that certain Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [__], 20[__] (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement”), by and among the parties (other than the New Agent) referred to above and the other parties thereto from time to time. This Agreement has been entered into to record the accession of the New Agent as an Other First Priority Lien Obligations Agent under the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

ARTICLE II

Accession

SECTION 2.01 The New Agent agrees to become, with immediate effect, a party to and agrees to be bound by the terms of, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement as an Other First Priority Lien Obligations Agent as if it had originally been party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement as an Other First Priority Lien Obligations Agent.

SECTION 2.02 The New Agent confirms that its address details for notices pursuant to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement is as follows: [_____________].

 

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SECTION 2.03 Each party to this Agreement (other than the New Agent) confirms the acceptance of the New Agent as an Other First Priority Lien Obligations Agent for purposes of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

SECTION 2.04 [________] is acting in the capacity of Other First Priority Lien Obligations Agent solely for the [Secured Parties] under [_____________].

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous

SECTION 3.01 THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.

SECTION 3.02 This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NEW AGENT],

as New Agent

By:  

    

Name:  
Title:  

[JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.],

as Credit Agreement Agent

By:  

    

Name:  
Title:  

[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION],

as [2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent]

By:  

   

Name:  
Title:  

[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION],

as [2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent]

By:  

    

Name:  
Title:  

[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION],

as [2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent]

By:  

    

Name:  
Title:  

 


[INITIAL SECOND PRIORITY AGENT],

as Initial Second Priority Agent

By:  

    

Name:  
Title:  

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,

as Borrower

By:  

    

Name:  
Title:  

 


EXHIBIT B

Joinder Agreement

JOINDER AGREEMENT

(Other Second Priority Lien Obligations)

JOINDER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of [__], [__], among [__] (the “New Agent”), as an Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Agent, [JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.], as Credit Agreement Agent (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity), [U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION], as [2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent] (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity), [U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION], as [2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent] (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity), [U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION], as [2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent] (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity), [__], as Initial Second Priority Agent (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity) and CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (f/k/a Eldorado Resorts, Inc.) (on behalf of itself and the other Grantors).

This Agreement is supplemental to that certain Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [__], 20[__] (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement”), by and among the parties (other than the New Agent) referred to above and the other parties thereto from time to time. This Agreement has been entered into to record the accession of the New Agent as an Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Agent under the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

ARTICLE II

Accession

SECTION 2.01 The New Agent agrees to become, with immediate effect, a party to and agrees to be bound by the terms of, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement as an Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Agent as if it had originally been party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement as an Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Agent.

SECTION 2.02 The New Agent confirms that its address for notices pursuant to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement is as follows: [_____________].

 

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SECTION 2.03 Each party to this Agreement (other than the New Agent) confirms the acceptance of the New Agent as an Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Agent for purposes of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

SECTION 2.04 [________] is acting in the capacity of Other Second Priority Lien Obligations Agent solely for the [Secured Parties] under [_____________].

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous

SECTION 3.01 THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.

SECTION 3.02 This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NEW AGENT],

as New Agent

By:  

   

Name:  
Title:  

[JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.],

as Credit Agreement Agent

By:  

   

Name:  
Title:  

[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION],

as [2020 Initial Other First Priority Agent]

By:  

   

Name:  
Title:  

[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION],

as [2023 Initial Other First Priority Agent]

By:  

   

Name:  
Title:  

[U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION],

as [2024 Initial Other First Priority Agent]

By:  

   

Name:  
Title:  

 


[INITIAL SECOND PRIORITY AGENT],

as Initial Second Priority Agent

By:  

    

Name:  
Title:  

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,

as Borrower

By:  

   

Name:  
Title:  

 


SCHEDULE I

PERMITTED DISPOSITIONS

None.


SCHEDULE II

UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES AS OF THE ISSUE DATE

 

    

Legal Name

  

Jurisdiction of Organization

1.   

Bally’s Las Vegas Manager, LLC

  

Delaware

2.   

Caesars Baltimore Management Company, LLC

  

Delaware

3.   

Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC

  

Delaware

4.   

Caesars Entertainment Japan, LLC

  

Delaware

5.   

Caesars Joint IP Company Limited

  

UK

6.   

Caesars Korea Holding Company, LLC

  

Delaware

7.   

Caesars Korea Services, LLC

  

Delaware

8.   

Caesars License Company, LLC

  

Nevada

9.   

Caesars Massachusetts Investment Company, LLC

  

Delaware

10.   

Caesars Trademark LicenseCo, LLC

  

Delaware

11.   

Cromwell Manager, LLC

  

Delaware

12.   

CZR Maryland Mobile Opportunity, LLC

  

Delaware

13.   

Horseshoe Cincinnati Management, LLC

  

Delaware

14.   

IOC Manufacturing, Inc.

  

Mississippi

15.   

IOC Services, LLC

  

Delaware

16.   

IOC-Natchez, Inc.

  

Mississippi

17.   

IOC-PA, L.L.C.

  

Pennsylvania

18.   

Isle of Capri Bettendorf Marina Corporation

  

Iowa

19.   

Isle Philadelphia Manager LLC

  

Delaware

20.   

Isle Promotional Association, Inc.

  

Colorado

21.   

Keystone State Development, Inc.

  

Pennsylvania

22.   

Lady Luck Gaming Corporation

  

Delaware

23.   

Lady Luck Vicksburg, Inc.

  

Mississippi

24.   

PHW Las Vegas, LLC

  

Nevada

25.   

RacelineBet, Inc.

  

Oregon

26.   

SDRS, Inc.

  

Ohio

27.   

The Quad Manager, LLC

  

Delaware

Exhibit 10.2

Execution Version

INCREMENTAL ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT NO. 3

INCREMENTAL ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT NO. 3, dated as of February 6, 2024 (this “Agreement”), by and among CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a ELDORADO RESORTS, INC., a Nevada corporation), as borrower (the “Borrower”), the Subsidiary Loan Parties party hereto, the Incremental Term B-1 Lender (as defined below) and the Administrative Agent (as defined below), relating to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2020 (as modified by that certain Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 1, dated as of July 20, 2020, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2021, as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2022, as amended by that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2022, as modified by that certain Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2, dated as of February 6, 2023 and as further amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”; and the Existing Credit Agreement as amended and modified by this Agreement, and as it may be further amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested Incremental Term Loan Commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $2,900.0 million (the “Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment” and the Incremental Term Loans made thereunder, the “Incremental Term B-1 Loans”) pursuant to Section 2.21(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement, which Incremental Term B-1 Loans shall constitute a new tranche of Other Term Loans constituting and having the terms and conditions applicable to the “Term B-1 Loans” under the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has appointed (a) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citizens Bank, National Association, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Truist Securities, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (collectively, the “Lead Arrangers”) and (b) KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as co-managers (collectively, the “Co-Managers” and, together with the Lead Arrangers, the “Incremental Term B-1 Arrangers”), in each case, for the Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment;

WHEREAS, the institution listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Incremental Term B-1 Lender”) has agreed, on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Credit Agreement, to provide the Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment by making Incremental Term B-1 Loans to the Borrower on the Effective Date (as defined below) in the amount set forth opposite its name under the heading “Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment” on Schedule I hereto; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties party hereto, the Incremental Term B-1 Lender and the Administrative Agent are entering into this Agreement in order to (a) evidence the Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment, which is made on the Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.21(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement and (b) effect certain amendments and modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement (1) to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment to become effective on the Effective Date, pursuant to Section 2.21(b) and Section 9.08(e) of the Existing Credit Agreement and (2) in accordance with Section 9.08(c) of the Existing Credit Agreement, in each case, as set forth in Exhibit A hereto.


AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto therefore agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Defined Terms; References. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement. The rules of construction specified in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

SECTION 2. Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Incremental Term B-1 Lender hereby agrees to make Incremental Term B-1 Loans in Dollars to the Borrower on the Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed its Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment as set forth opposite its name under the heading “Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment” on Schedule I hereto. Unless previously terminated, on the Effective Date (after giving effect to the funding of the Incremental Term B-1 Loans to be made on such date), the Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment of the Incremental Term B-1 Lender hereunder shall terminate.

(b) With effect from the Effective Date, the Incremental Term B-1 Loans incurred under Section 2(a) of this Agreement shall constitute a single Class of Term Loans and shall be the “Term B-1 Loans” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Incremental Term B-1 Lender shall be a “Lender” with an outstanding “Term B-1 Loan” for all purposes, and with all the rights and remedies of a Lender, under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Incremental Term B-1 Loans shall be a new tranche of Other Term Loans having the terms set forth in the Credit Agreement for the “Term B-1 Loans”. The Incremental Term B-1 Loans shall constitute a Non-Covenant Facility.

(c) The Incremental Term B-1 Lender has delivered herewith to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such Incremental Term B-1 Lender may be required to deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement.

(d) This Agreement represents the Borrower’s request for the Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment to be provided on the terms set forth herein on the Effective Date and for the Incremental Term B-1 Loans to be made hereunder to be funded on the Effective Date.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the Incremental Term B-1 Lender, in such capacity and not in any other capacity under the Loan Documents, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns as Lenders with Incremental Term B-1 Loans, disclaims all right, title and interest in and to (i) any Pledged Stock or other Collateral (each as defined in the Collateral Agreement) the pledge of, or grant of security interest in, which to secure the Incremental Term B-1 Loans (or any Loan Obligations with respect to the Incremental Term B-1 Loans) requires the approval of any Gaming Authorities until such time, if any, that all such applicable approvals with respect to such Pledged Stock and other Collateral are obtained and (ii) any Guarantee under the Guarantee Agreement from any Subsidiary Loan Party for whom the granting of a Guarantee of the Incremental Term B-1 Loans (or any Loan Obligations with respect to the Incremental Term B-1 Loans) pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement requires the approval of any Gaming Authorities until such time, if any, that all such approvals are obtained; provided that (x) the Loan Parties shall file applications for such approvals promptly

 

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following the Effective Date and, until the date that is six months after the Effective Date, otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such approvals, (y) this Section 2(e) shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect from and after the date that all such approvals are obtained and (z) upon receipt of any such approvals, the applicable Loan Parties shall execute any and all further documents, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions, as the Incremental Term B-1 Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in accordance with Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement or as otherwise provided under the Loan Documents in order to evidence the right, title and interest of the Incremental Term B-1 Lender and its successors and assigns as Lenders with Incremental Term B-1 Loans in such Pledged Stock, other Collateral and/or Guarantees.

SECTION 3. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the conditions and upon the terms set forth in this Agreement and in reliance on the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in this Agreement, the Borrower, each of the other Loan Parties party hereto, the Incremental Term B-1 Lender and the Administrative Agent agree that on the Effective Date, simultaneously with the effectiveness of the provisions of Section 2 hereof, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto in order to reflect the existence and terms of the Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment (double underlining indicates new language and strikethrough indicates language that has been deleted).

SECTION 4. Conditions. This Agreement shall become effective as of the first date (the “Effective Date”) when each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(a) the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each Loan Party, the Incremental Term B-1 Lender and the Administrative Agent (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement;

(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself and each Lender (including the Incremental Term B-1 Lender) and L/C Issuer under the Credit Agreement, a favorable written opinion of (i) Latham & Watkins LLP, as New York, Delaware and Illinois special counsel for the Loan Parties (it being understood and agreed that such opinion shall be with respect to the Borrower and each other Loan Party organized under the laws of the states of New York, Delaware and Illinois only) and (ii) each local counsel listed on Schedule II attached hereto, in each case, (1) dated the date hereof, (2) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender (including the Incremental Term B-1 Lender) and L/C Issuer under the Credit Agreement and (3) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and covering such other matters relating to this Agreement as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request;

(c) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Responsible Officer or similar officer of each Loan Party dated the Effective Date and certifying:

 

  (i)

that (A) attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, certificate of formation or other equivalent constituent and governing documents, including all amendments thereto (the “Formation Documents”), of such Loan Party, (1) in the case of a corporation, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, or (2) otherwise certified by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party or other person duly authorized by the constituent documents of such Loan Party; or (B) the Formation Documents delivered to the Administrative Agent as an attachment to (1) the

 

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  Officer’s Certificate of Loan Parties, dated as of July 20, 2020 (the “Closing Date Officer’s Certificate”), (2) the Officer’s Certificate of Loan Parties, dated as of October 5, 2022 (the “Third Amendment Officer’s Certificate”) or (3) the Officer’s Certificate of Loan Parties, dated as of November 3, 2023 (the “Digital Joinder Officer’s Certificate”), as applicable, have not been altered, amended or revised since the date of the Closing Date Officer’s Certificate, the Third Amendment Officer’s Certificate or the Digital Joinder Officer’s Certificate, as applicable;

 

  (ii)

that attached thereto is a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of such Loan Party as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official);

 

  (iii)

that (A) attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the by-laws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other equivalent constituent and governing documents (the “Operating Documents”) of such Loan Party as in effect on the Effective Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (iv) below; or (B) the Operating Documents delivered to the Administrative Agent as an attachment to the Closing Date Officer’s Certificate, the Third Amendment Officer’s Certificate or the Digital Joinder Officer’s Certificate, as applicable, have not been altered, amended or revised since the date of the Closing Date Officer’s Certificate, the Third Amendment Officer’s Certificate or the Digital Joinder Officer’s Certificate, as applicable;

 

  (iv)

that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or equivalent governing body) of such Loan Party (or its managing general partner or managing member) authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents dated as of the Effective Date to which such person is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, the borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Effective Date;

 

  (v)

(A) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Loan Document or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Loan Party (the “Incumbency”); or (B) that the Incumbencies delivered to the Administrative Agent as an attachment to the Third Amendment Officer’s Certificate or the Digital Joinder Officer’s Certificate, as applicable, have not been altered, amended or revised since the date of the Third Amendment Officer’s Certificate or the Digital Joinder Officer’s Certificate, as applicable; and

 

  (vi)

as to the absence of any pending proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of such Loan Party or, to the knowledge of such person, threatening the existence of such Loan Party;

(d) the Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower confirming the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions (as defined in that certain Engagement Letter, dated as of January 18, 2024 (the “Engagement Letter”), among the Borrower and the banks and other financial institutions party thereto) on the Effective Date;

(e) all fees due to the Administrative Agent, the Incremental Term B-1 Arrangers and the Incremental Term B-1 Lender under the Engagement Letter or as otherwise agreed in writing prior to the Effective Date shall have been paid from the proceeds of the Incremental Term B-1 Loans on the Effective Date or otherwise, and all expenses contemplated by the Engagement Letter, this Agreement and the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees, charges and

 

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disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent, to be paid or reimbursed to the Administrative Agent, the Incremental Term B-1 Arrangers and the Incremental Term B-1 Lender that have been invoiced a reasonable period of time prior to the Effective Date (and in any event, invoiced at least three (3) business days prior to the Effective Date (except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower)) shall have been paid from the proceeds of the Incremental Term B-1 Loans on the Effective Date or otherwise;

(f) the Administrative Agent, any requesting Incremental Term B-1 Arranger and the Incremental Term B-1 Lender (if so requested) shall have received, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information required by Section 9.20 of the Credit Agreement, to the extent such documentation and other information has been requested not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Effective Date;

(g) the Administrative Agent, any requesting Incremental Term B-1 Arranger and the Incremental Term B-1 Lender (if so requested) shall have received, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230 (the “Beneficial Ownership Regulation”) in relation to the Borrower if it qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and is not subject to any exemption thereunder, to the extent requested in writing not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Effective Date;

(h) the Incremental Term B-1 Arrangers shall have received: (i) audited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of (in the case of such balance sheet) and for the three most recent fiscal years of the Borrower ended more than 90 days prior to the Effective Date; and (ii) unaudited quarterly consolidated condensed balance sheets and related consolidated condensed statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of (in the case of such balance sheet) and for the period (if any) commencing after the end of the fiscal year covered by the most recent audited financial statements of the Borrower and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) ended at least 45 days prior to the Effective Date. The filing with the SEC of the financial statements required by clauses (i) and (ii) by the Borrower will satisfy the foregoing requirements. In addition, in the event that the Borrower delivers to the Incremental Term B-1 Arrangers (including if such information is filed with the SEC) financial information relating to any fiscal periods more recently ended than those required by this Section 4(h), such delivery shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4(h);

(i) the Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request with respect to the Borrowing of the Incremental Term B-1 Loans that complies with Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement;

(j) the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents shall be, and the Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents are, true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Effective Date, in each case, with the same effect as though made on and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be, and the Borrower hereby represents and warrants that such representations are, true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date);

(k) the Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code filings made with respect to the Loan Parties in the jurisdictions contemplated by the Perfection Certificate and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search; and

 

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(l) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to the Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitments on the Effective Date, no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.

SECTION 5. Post-Closing Conditions. The Borrower shall as soon as practicable, but not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), deliver or cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent the following items with respect to each Mortgaged Property owned or leased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent:

(a) an amendment to each Mortgage encumbering a Mortgaged Property and/or a new and/or additional Mortgage encumbering each Mortgaged Property, to the extent required to include the Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitments in the obligations secured by such Mortgage (such amendments and/or new and/or additional Mortgages, collectively, the “Mortgage Amendments”), each duly executed and delivered by an authorized officer of each Loan Party party thereto and in form suitable for filing and recording in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable unless the Administrative Agent is satisfied in its reasonable discretion that Mortgage Amendments are not required in order to secure the applicable Loan Party’s obligations as modified hereby;

(b) to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, if a Mortgage Amendment is delivered with respect to any Mortgaged Property pursuant to clause (a) above, a mortgage modification non-impairment endorsement or local equivalent and/or such other endorsements as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, each in form and substance and in amount reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower; and

(c) opinions addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Secured Parties of (A) local counsel for the Borrower in each jurisdiction where any Mortgaged Property is located with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgage Amendments and other matters customarily included in such opinions and (B) counsel for the Borrower regarding due authorization, execution and delivery of the Mortgage Amendments, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 6. Governing Law; Etc.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.

(b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES AS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 9.11 AND 9.15 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AS IF SUCH SECTIONS WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN.

 

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SECTION 7. Confirmation of Guaranties and Security Interests. This Agreement shall not constitute a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents. This Agreement shall not extinguish the obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or discharge or release the Lien or priority of any Security Document or any other security thereof. By signing this Agreement, each Loan Party hereby confirms that (a) the obligations of the Loan Parties under the Existing Credit Agreement as modified hereby (including with respect to the Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment) and the other Loan Documents (i) are entitled to the benefits of the guarantees and the security interests set forth or created in the Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents (subject to Section 2(e) in the case of the Incremental Term B-1 Loans (and any Loan Obligations with respect to the Incremental Term B-1 Loans)) and (ii) constitute Loan Obligations and (b) notwithstanding the effectiveness of the terms hereof, the Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects after giving effect to the extension of credit and amendments contemplated herein. Each Loan Party ratifies and confirms its prior grant and the validity of all Liens granted, conveyed, or assigned to any Agent by such Person pursuant to each Loan Document to which it is a party with all such Liens continuing in full force and effect after giving effect to this Agreement, and such Liens are not released or reduced hereby, and continue to secure full payment and performance of the Loan Obligations as increased and amended hereby (subject to Section 2(e) in the case of the Incremental Term B-1 Loans (and any Loan Obligations with respect to the Incremental Term B-1 Loans)).

SECTION 8. Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.

(a) From and after the Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “hereunder”, hereof”or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement”, thereunder”, thereof”or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified by this Agreement.

(b) From and after the Effective Date, this Agreement shall be a Loan Document under the Credit Agreement for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.

(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or any Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.

(d) This Agreement shall constitute an “Incremental Assumption Agreement”, the Incremental Term B-1 Lender shall constitute an “Incremental Term Lender” and a “Lender”, the Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment shall constitute the “Term B-1 Loan Commitment”, a “Term Loan Commitment” and a “Commitment”, and the Incremental Term B-1 Loans shall constitute “Incremental Term Loans”, “Other Term Loans”, “Term B-1 Loans”, “Term Loans” and “Loans”, in each case for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(e) This Agreement shall constitute notice to the Administrative Agent required under Section 2.21(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement.

SECTION 9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in 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 instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or electronic mail (or other electronic transmission pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original. The words “execution,” “execute,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation consents and waivers) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent,

 

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or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it. Each of the parties represents and warrants to the other parties that it has the corporate capacity and authority to execute this Agreement through electronic means and there are no restrictions for doing so in that party’s constitutive documents.

SECTION 10. Miscellaneous. The Borrower shall pay all reasonable fees, costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent as agreed to between the parties incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
as Borrower
By:   /s/ Bret Yunker
Name: Bret Yunker
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3]


SUBSIDIARY LOAN PARTIES:
AMERICAN WAGERING, INC.
AWI GAMING, INC.
AWI MANUFACTURING, INC.
AZTAR RIVERBOAT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
BLACK HAWK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
BRANDYWINE BOOKMAKING LLC
BW SUB CO.
CAESARS CONVENTION CENTER OWNER, LLC
CAESARS DUBAI, LLC
CAESARS GROWTH PARTNERS, LLC
CAESARS HOLDINGS, INC.
CAESARS HOSPITALITY, LLC
CAESARS INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY, LLC
CAESARS PARLAY HOLDING, LLC
CCR NEWCO, LLC
CCSC/BLACKHAWK, INC.
CIE GROWTH, LLC
CIRCUS AND ELDORADO JOINT VENTURE, LLC
COMPUTERIZED BOOKMAKING SYSTEMS, INC.
CRS ANNEX, LLC
DIGITAL HOLDCO LLC
EASTSIDE CONVENTION CENTER, LLC
ELDO FIT, LLC
ELDORADO HOLDCO LLC
ELDORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
ELDORADO SHREVEPORT #1, LLC
ELDORADO SHREVEPORT #2, LLC
ELGIN HOLDINGS I LLC
ELGIN HOLDINGS II LLC
ELGIN RIVERBOAT RESORT–RIVERBOAT CASINO
GB INVESTOR, LLC
By:   /s/ Bret Yunker
Name: Bret Yunker
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3]


SUBSIDIARY LOAN PARTIES:
IC HOLDINGS COLORADO, INC.
IOC - BLACK HAWK DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC
IOC - BOONVILLE, INC.
IOC - LULA, INC.
IOC BLACK HAWK COUNTY, INC.
IOC HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
IOC-VICKSBURG, INC.
IOC-VICKSBURG, L.L.C.
ISLE OF CAPRI BETTENDORF, L.C.
ISLE OF CAPRI BLACK HAWK, L.L.C.
ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS LLC
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, LLC
MTR GAMING GROUP, INC.
NEW JAZZ ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.
OLD PID, INC.
POMPANO PARK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
PPI DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LLC
PPI DEVELOPMENT LLC
PPI, INC.
ROMULUS RISK AND INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.
SCIOTO DOWNS, INC.
ST. CHARLES GAMING COMPANY, L.L.C.
TEI (ES), LLC
TEI (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC
TEI (STLH), LLC
TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
TROPICANA LAUGHLIN, LLC
TROPICANA ST. LOUIS LLC
VEGAS DEVELOPMENT LAND OWNER LLC
WH NV III, LLC
WILLIAM HILL DFSB, INC.
WILLIAM HILL NEVADA I
WILLIAM HILL NEVADA II
WILLIAM HILL NEW JERSEY, INC.
WILLIAM HILL U.S. HOLDCO, INC.
By:   /s/ Bret Yunker
Name: Bret Yunker
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3]


SUBSIDIARY LOAN PARTIES:
CAESARS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT NEW JERSEY, LLC
TROPICANA ATLANTIC CITY CORP.
By:  

/s/ Edmund L. Quatmann, Jr.

Name: Edmund L. Quatmann, Jr.
Title: Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3]


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

By:   /s/ Brad Olmsted
Name: Brad Olmsted
Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3]


INCREMENTAL TERM B-1 LENDER:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as the Incremental Term B-1 Lender

By:   /s/ Brad Olmsted
Name: Brad Olmsted
Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3]


Schedule I

Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment

 

Incremental Term B-1 Lender

   Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 2,900,000,000.00  

Total:

   $ 2,900,000,000.00  


Schedule II

Local Counsel

Barnes & Thornburg LLP, special Ohio counsel to the Loan Parties

Blank Rome LLP, special New Jersey and Pennsylvania counsel to the Loan Parties

BrownWinick, special Iowa counsel to the Loan Parties

Butler Snow LLP, special Colorado counsel to the Loan Parties

GrayRobinson P.A., special Florida counsel to the Loan Parties

Krieg DeVault LLP, special Indiana counsel to the Loan Parties

McDonald Carano, LLP, special Nevada counsel to the Loan Parties

Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., special Louisiana and Mississippi counsel to the Loan Parties


Exhibit A

CREDIT AGREEMENT

[See Attached]


Conformed version incorporating the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 1,

the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment,

and Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2 and Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 20, 2020,

as amended and modified by Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 1, dated as of July 20, 2020,

First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2021,

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2022,

and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2022,

and Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2, dated as of February 6, 2023

and Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3, dated as of February 6, 2024

among

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(f/k/a ELDORADO RESORTS, INC.), as the Borrower,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Agent,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., CREDIT SUISSE LOAN FUNDING LLC,

BOFA SECURITIES, INC., BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC., U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP., GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, CITIBANK, N.A.

ANDand MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners with respect to

the Term A Facility and the Revolving Facility,

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC. and FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Joint Syndication Agents with respect to the Term A Facility and the Revolving Facility

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., CREDIT SUISSE LOAN FUNDING LLC,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC., U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP., GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. ANDand MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners with respect to the Term B Facility,

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC. and FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Managers with respect to the Term B Facility

and


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC., U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP., GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. and MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners with respect to the Term B-1 Facility,

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC. and FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Managers with respect to the Term B-1 Facility

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

SECTION 1.01.

  Defined Terms      2  

SECTION 1.02.

  Terms Generally      9899  

SECTION 1.03.

  Effectuation of Third Amendment Transactions      98100  

SECTION 1.04.

  Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents      98100  

SECTION 1.05.

  Times of Day      99100  

SECTION 1.06.

  Timing of Payment or Performance      99100  

SECTION 1.07.

  Limited Condition Transactions      99101  

SECTION 1.08.

  Additional Alternate Currencies for Loans and Letters of Credit      100102  

SECTION 1.09.

  Change of Currency      101102  

SECTION 1.10.

  Letter of Credit Amounts      101103  

SECTION 1.11.

  Basket and Ratio Calculations      102103  

SECTION 1.12.

  Divisions      102103  
ARTICLE II

 

The Credits

 

SECTION 2.01.

  Commitments      102104  

SECTION 2.02.

  Loans and Borrowings      103104  

SECTION 2.03.

  Requests for Borrowings      104105  

SECTION 2.04.

  [Reserved]      105106  

SECTION 2.05.

  The Letter of Credit Commitment      105106  

SECTION 2.06.

  Funding of Borrowings      113115  

SECTION 2.07.

  Interest Elections      114115  

SECTION 2.08.

  Termination and Reduction of Commitments      115117  

SECTION 2.09.

  Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt      116118  

SECTION 2.10.

  Repayment of Term Loans and Revolving Facility Loans      117118  

SECTION 2.11.

  Prepayment of Loans      118120  

SECTION 2.12.

  Fees      124126  

SECTION 2.13.

  Interest      125128  

SECTION 2.14.

  Alternate Rate of Interest      126129  

SECTION 2.15.

  Increased Costs      128131  

SECTION 2.16.

  Break Funding Payments      130132  

SECTION 2.17.

  Taxes      130133  

SECTION 2.18.

  Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs      133136  

SECTION 2.19.

  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      135137  

SECTION 2.20.

  Illegality      136138  

SECTION 2.21.

  Incremental Commitments      136139  

SECTION 2.22.

  Defaulting Lenders      146149  

 

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ARTICLE III

 

Representations and Warranties

 

SECTION 3.01.

  Organization; Powers      148151  

SECTION 3.02.

  Authorization      149151  

SECTION 3.03.

  Enforceability      149152  

SECTION 3.04.

  Governmental Approvals      149152  

SECTION 3.05.

  Financial Statements      150152  

SECTION 3.06.

  No Material Adverse Effect      150152  

SECTION 3.07.

  Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases      150153  

SECTION 3.08.

  Subsidiaries      151153  

SECTION 3.09.

  Litigation; Compliance with Laws      151154  

SECTION 3.10.

  Federal Reserve Regulations      151154  

SECTION 3.11.

  Investment Company Act      152154  

SECTION 3.12.

  Use of Proceeds      152154  

SECTION 3.13.

  Tax Returns      152155  

SECTION 3.14.

  No Material Misstatements      152155  

SECTION 3.15.

  Employee Benefit Plans      153156  

SECTION 3.16.

  Environmental Matters      153156  

SECTION 3.17.

  Security Documents      154156  

SECTION 3.18.

  Location of Real Property and Leased Premises      155157  

SECTION 3.19.

  Solvency      155158  

SECTION 3.20.

  Labor Matters      155158  

SECTION 3.21.

  Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.      156158  

SECTION 3.22.

  Anti-Money Laundering; Anti-Corruption and Sanctions Laws      156159  

SECTION 3.23.

  Insurance      156159  

SECTION 3.24.

  Affected Financial Institution      157159  
ARTICLE IV

 

Conditions of Lending

 

SECTION 4.01.

  Conditions to All Credit Events After the Third Amendment Effective Date      157159  

SECTION 4.02.

  Conditions to Initial Credit Events      157160  
ARTICLE V

 

Affirmative Covenants

 

SECTION 5.01.

  Existence; Businesses and Properties      162164  

SECTION 5.02.

  Insurance      162165  

SECTION 5.03.

  Taxes      163166  

SECTION 5.04.

  Financial Statements, Reports, etc.      163166  

SECTION 5.05.

  Litigation and Other Notices      165168  

SECTION 5.06.

  Compliance with Laws      166168  

SECTION 5.07.

  Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections      166169  

SECTION 5.08.

  Use of Proceeds      166169  

SECTION 5.09.

  Compliance with Environmental Laws      166169  

 

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SECTION 5.10.

  Further Assurances; Additional Security      167169  

SECTION 5.11.

  Real Property Development Matters      170172  

SECTION 5.12.

  Rating      172174  
ARTICLE VI

 

Negative Covenants

 

SECTION 6.01.

  Indebtedness      172175  

SECTION 6.02.

  Liens      181184  

SECTION 6.03.

  Sale and Lease-Back Transactions      188191  

SECTION 6.04.

  Investments, Loans and Advances      189192  

SECTION 6.05.

  Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions      194197  

SECTION 6.06.

  Restricted Payments      199201  

SECTION 6.07.

  Transactions with Affiliates      201203  

SECTION 6.08.

  Business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries      204206  

SECTION 6.09.

  Limitation on Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Governing Documents and Lease Arrangements; etc.      204206  

SECTION 6.10.

  Fiscal Year      207210  

SECTION 6.11.

  Financial Performance Covenants      207210  
ARTICLE VII

 

Events of Default

 

SECTION 7.01.

  Events of Default      208211  

SECTION 7.02.

  Right to Cure      211214  

SECTION 7.03.

  Treatment of Certain Payments      212215  
ARTICLE VIII

 

The Agents

 

SECTION 8.01.

  Appointment      212215  

SECTION 8.02.

  Delegation of Duties      213216  

SECTION 8.03.

  Exculpatory Provisions      213216  

SECTION 8.04.

  Reliance by Agents      214217  

SECTION 8.05.

  Notice of Default      214217  

SECTION 8.06.

  Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers, Collateral Agent and Other Lenders      214217  

SECTION 8.07.

  Indemnification      216219  

SECTION 8.08.

  Agents in their Individual Capacity      216219  

SECTION 8.09.

  Successor Agents      217219  

SECTION 8.10.

  Payments Set Aside      217220  

SECTION 8.11.

  Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      218221  

SECTION 8.12.

  Collateral and Guaranty Matters      219221  

SECTION 8.13.

  Agents and Arrangers      219222  

SECTION 8.14.

  Intercreditor Agreements and Collateral Matters      219222  

SECTION 8.15.

  Withholding Tax      219222  

SECTION 8.16.

  Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification      220222  

 

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ARTICLE IX

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 9.01.

  Notices; Communications      220223  

SECTION 9.02.

  Survival of Agreement      221224  

SECTION 9.03.

  Binding Effect      221224  

SECTION 9.04.

  Successors and Assigns      222224  

SECTION 9.05.

  Expenses; Indemnity      227230  

SECTION 9.06.

  Right of Set-off      229232  

SECTION 9.07.

  Governing Law      229232  

SECTION 9.08.

  Waivers; Amendments      229232  

SECTION 9.09.

  Interest Rate Limitation      234237  

SECTION 9.10.

  Entire Agreement      234237  

SECTION 9.11.

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      235238  

SECTION 9.12.

  Severability      235238  

SECTION 9.13.

  Counterparts; Electronic Execution of Documents      235238  

SECTION 9.14.

  Headings      236239  

SECTION 9.15.

  Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      236239  

SECTION 9.16.

  Confidentiality      236239  

SECTION 9.17.

  Platform; Borrower Materials      237240  

SECTION 9.18.

  Release of Liens, Guarantees and Pledges      238241  

SECTION 9.19.

  Judgment Currency      240243  

SECTION 9.20.

  USA PATRIOT Act Notice      241244  

SECTION 9.21.

  No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      241244  

SECTION 9.22.

  Application of Gaming Laws      242245  

SECTION 9.23.

  Affiliate Lenders      243246  

SECTION 9.24.

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions      244247  

SECTION 9.25.

  MIRE Events      244247  

SECTION 9.26.

  Certain ERISA Matters.      244247  

SECTION 9.27.

  Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs      245248  

Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules

 

Annex A    Pricing Grid
Exhibit A    Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B    Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit C    Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit D-1    Form of Mortgage
Exhibit D-2    Form of Leasehold Mortgage
Exhibit D-3    Form of Deed of Trust
Exhibit D-4    Form of Leasehold Deed of Trust
Exhibit D-5    Form of Vessel Mortgage
Exhibit E    Form of Permitted Loan Purchase Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit F    Form of Discounted Prepayment Option Notice

 

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Exhibit G    Form of Lender Participation Notice
Exhibit H    Form of Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice
Exhibit I    Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit J    Form of Global Intercompany Note
Exhibit K    Form of Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement
Exhibit L    Form of Collateral Agreement
Exhibit M    Form of Guarantee Agreement
Exhibit N    Form of First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit O    Form of Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement
Schedule 1.01(A)    Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 1.01(B)    Subsidiary Loan Parties
Schedule 1.01(C)    Undeveloped Land
Schedule 1.01(D)    Unrestricted Subsidiaries
Schedule 1.01(E)    Non-Core Land
Schedule 1.01(F)    Pompano Park Real Property
Schedule 2.01    Commitments
Schedule 3.01    Organization; Powers
Schedule 3.04    Governmental Approvals
Schedule 3.05    Financial Statements
Schedule 3.07(a)    Mortgaged Properties
Schedule 3.08(a)    Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.08(b)    Subscriptions
Schedule 3.09    Litigation
Schedule 3.15    Employee Benefit Plans
Schedule 3.16    Environmental Matters
Schedule 3.21    Intellectual Property Rights
Schedule 3.23    Insurance
Schedule 4.02(b)    Local Counsel
Schedule 5.10    Post-Closing Items
Schedule 6.01    Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02    Existing Liens
Schedule 6.04    Existing Investments
Schedule 6.05    Dispositions
Schedule 6.06    Restricted Payments
Schedule 6.07    Transactions with Affiliates
Schedule 9.01    Notice Information

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 20, 2020 (as amended and modified by the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 1, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment and, Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2 and Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3, and as it may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a ELDORADO RESORTS, INC., a Nevada corporation) (the “Borrower”), the LENDERS party hereto from time to time, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 24, 2019 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2019, and as otherwise amended, restated, amended and restated or otherwise modified prior to the Closing Date, the “CEC Acquisition Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, Colt Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower (“Merger Sub”), and Caesars Entertainment Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“CEC”), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into CEC on the Closing Date with CEC as the surviving entity of such merger and renamed Caesars Holdings, Inc. (the “CEC Acquisition”).

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, after the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Borrower (a) changed its name from Eldorado Resorts, Inc. to Caesars Entertainment, Inc. and (b) converted from a Nevada corporation into a Delaware corporation.

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, substantially simultaneously with the consummation of the CEC Acquisition, CEC contributed all of its Equity Interests in CEOC, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of CEC (“CEOC”), to Caesars Resort Collection, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of CEC (“CRC”), resulting in CEOC being a wholly-owned subsidiary of CRC (the “CEOC Event”).

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, substantially simultaneously with the consummation of the CEOC Event, CRC (a) obtained the CRC Closing Date Incremental Term Loan Facility under the CRC Credit Agreement and (b) together with CRC Finco, Inc., as co-issuers, assumed all of the rights and obligations under the CRC Secured Notes.

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, substantially simultaneously with the consummation of the CEC Acquisition, CEC and its subsidiaries (a) entered into certain amendments to the Las Vegas Master Lease and received an amendment consent fee of approximately $1,404 million (the “VICI Lease Financing”), and (b) entered into sale and leaseback transactions with affiliates of VICI Properties Inc. for the real properties commonly known as Harrah’s New Orleans, Harrah’s Laughlin and Harrah’s Atlantic City for net cash proceeds of approximately $1,823 million (the “VICI Sale and Leaseback Transactions” and, together with the VICI Lease Financing, the “VICI Transactions”).

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, (a) CRC applied a portion of the proceeds of the VICI Sale and Leaseback Transactions and the proceeds of the sale of the Rio Hotel and Casino to repay in full and terminate all obligations and commitments under the CEOC Credit Agreement (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date), (b) CRC lent the remaining proceeds of the VICI Sale and Leaseback Transactions and the proceeds of the sale of the Rio Hotel and Casino to CEC in order to pay a portion of the cash consideration for the CEC Acquisition and (c) CRC distributed the proceeds of the CRC Closing Date Incremental Term Loan Facility, the CRC Secured Notes and the VICI Lease Financing (if received) and cash on hand to CEC and/or the Borrower in order to pay a portion of the cash consideration for the CEC Acquisition.

 

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WHEREAS, the Borrower entered into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on the Closing Date in order to consummate the CEC Acquisition and the other Transactions, and, in connection therewith, (a) the Borrower requested the Lenders to extend credit on the Closing Date in the form of Revolving Facility Loans and Letters of Credit at any time and from time to time prior to the Revolving Facility Maturity Date, in an original aggregate Outstanding Amount at any time not to exceed $1,000.0 million, and (b) the Borrower assumed the obligations of Merger Sub as an issuer in respect of (i) $1,800 million in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Unsecured Notes and (ii) $3,400 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Senior Secured Notes.

WHEREAS, on the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent entered into the Third Amendment in order to (i) incur the Term A Loans on the Third Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million, (ii) increase the Revolving Facility Commitments under the Initial Revolving Facility to $2,250.0 million, (iii) extend the Revolving Facility Maturity Date for the Initial Revolving Facility and (iv) effect certain other amendments hereto.

WHEREAS, on the Term B Facility Funding Date, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent entered into the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2 in order to (i) incur the Term B Loans on the Term B Facility Funding Date in an aggregate principal amount of $2,500.0 million and (ii) effect certain amendments hereto in order to reflect the terms of the Term B Loans.

WHEREAS, on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent entered into the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3 in order to (i) incur the Term B-1 Loans on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date in an aggregate principal amount of $2,900.0 million and (ii) effect certain amendments hereto in order to reflect the terms of the Term B-1 Loans.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

2025 Senior Secured Note Documents” shall mean the 2025 Senior Secured Notes Indenture and the 2025 Senior Secured Notes, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

2025 Senior Secured Notes” shall mean the $3,400 million in aggregate principal amount of the 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 issued pursuant to the 2025 Senior Secured Notes Indenture, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

 

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2025 Senior Secured Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of July 6, 2020, among the Borrower, as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, and the Collateral Agent, relating to the 2025 Senior Secured Notes, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

2027 Senior Unsecured Note Documents” shall mean the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture and the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

2027 Senior Unsecured Notes” shall mean the $1,800.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 8.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 issued pursuant to the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

2027 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of July 6, 2020, among the Borrower, as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, relating to the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

2029 Senior Unsecured Note Documents” shall mean the 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture and the 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

2029 Senior Unsecured Notes” shall mean the $1,200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 4.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029 issued pursuant to the 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

2029 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2021, among the Borrower, as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, relating to the 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

2030 Senior Secured Notes” shall mean the $2,000.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 7.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 issued pursuant to the 2030 Senior Secured Notes Indenture, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

 

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2030 Senior Secured Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of February 6, 2023, among the Borrower, as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, and the Collateral Agent, relating to the 2030 Senior Secured Notes, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

“2032 Senior Secured Notes” shall mean the $1,500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 6.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 issued pursuant to the 2032 Senior Secured Notes Indenture, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

“2032 Senior Secured Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of February 6, 2024, among the Borrower, as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, and the Collateral Agent, relating to the 2032 Senior Secured Notes, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

364-Day Bridge Loans” shall mean bridge loans that have a final maturity date of 364 days (or less) and are initially provided by one or more Regulated Banks or Affiliates thereof.

ABR” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the NYFRB Rate in effect for such day plus 0.50%, (b) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (c) the Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day) plus 1.00%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted Term SOFR for any day shall be based on the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m. Chicago time on such day (or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in such rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR, as the case may be. If the ABR is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until any amendment has become effective pursuant to Section 2.14(b)), then the ABR shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the ABR as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.00% greater than the Floor for the applicable Facility, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% greater than the Floor for the applicable Facility for purposes of this Agreement.

ABR Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.

ABR Loan” shall mean any ABR Term Loan or ABR Revolving Loan, in each case denominated in Dollars.

ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Revolving Loans.

ABR Revolving Loan” shall mean any Revolving Facility Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the ABR in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

ABR Term Loan” shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the ABR in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

 

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Acceptable Discount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(iii).

Acceptance Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(ii).

Accepting Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(f).

Act of Terrorism” shall mean an act of any person directed towards the overthrowing or influencing of any government de jure or de facto, or the inducement of fear in or the disruption of the economic system of any society, by force or by violence, including (i) the hijacking or destruction of any conveyance (including an aircraft, vessel, or vehicle), transportation infrastructure or building, (ii) the seizing or detaining, and threatening to kill, injure, or continue to detain, or the assassination of, another individual, (iii) the use of any (a) biological agent, chemical agent, or nuclear weapon or device, or (b) explosive or firearm, with intent to endanger, directly or indirectly, the safety of one or more individuals or to cause substantial damage to property and (iv) a credible threat, attempt, or conspiracy to do any of the foregoing.

Additional Master Lease” shall mean any Gaming Lease that is in a form that is not materially less favorable to the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries than the Master Lease referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition thereof as originally in effect (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) and is entered into between the Borrower and/or one of its Subsidiaries and the landlord under such Gaming Lease.

Additional Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.10(c).

Adjusted CDOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) the CDOR Rate for such Interest Period and (y) the Floor for the applicable Facility.

Adjusted Daily Simple RFR” shall mean, with respect to any RFR Borrowing, an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) (a) the Daily Simple RFR, plus (b) 0.0326%, and (y) the Floor for the applicable Facility.

Adjusted EURIBOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) (a) the EURIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate, and (y) the Floor for the applicable Facility.

Adjusted Term SOFR” shall mean, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) (a) Term SOFR for such Interest Period, plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment, and (y) the Floor for the applicable Facility.

Adjusted TIBOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) (a) the TIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate, and (y) the Floor for the applicable Facility.

Adjustment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Pricing Grid.”

 

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Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Administrative Agent Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(c).

Administrative Agent’s Office” shall mean, 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 to the Borrower and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affected Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified person, another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the person specified.

Affiliate Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.23(a).

Agent Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.

Agents” shall mean the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Agreed Currencies” shall mean Dollars and each Alternate Currency.

Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Agreement Currency” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.19.

All-in Yield” shall mean, as to any Loans (or other loans, if applicable), the yield thereon payable to all Lenders (or other lenders, as applicable) providing such Loans (or other loans, if applicable) or in the primary syndication thereof, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, original issue discount, up-front fees, rate floors or otherwise; provided, that original issue discount and up-front fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the life of such Loans (or other loans, if applicable)); and provided, further, that “All-in Yield” shall not include (i) any advisory, arrangement, commitment, consent, structuring, success, underwriting, ticking, unused line fees, amendment fees and/or any similar fees paid or payable in connection therewith (regardless of whether any such fees are paid to or shared in whole or in part with any lender) and (ii) any other fee that is not paid directly by the Borrower generally to all relevant lenders ratably (or, if only one lender (or affiliated group of lenders) is providing such loans, are fees of the type not customarily shared with lenders generally); provided, that (A) to the extent that any interest rate specified for such loans that is subject to a floor (in each case without giving effect to such floor on the date on which the All-in Yield is being calculated) is less than such floor, the amount of such difference will be deemed added to the interest rate margin applicable to such loans for purposes of calculating the All-in Yield and (B) to the extent that any interest rate specified for such loans that is subject to a floor (in each case without giving effect to such floor on the date on which the All-in Yield is being calculated) is equal to or greater than such floor, the floor will be disregarded in calculating the All-in Yield.

 

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Alternate Currency” shall mean (i) with respect to any Letter of Credit, Canadian Dollars, Euros, Sterling, Yen and any other currency other than Dollars as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer with respect thereto in their sole discretion and (ii) with respect to any Loan, Canadian Dollars, Euros, Sterling, Yen and any currency other than Dollars that is approved in accordance with Section 1.08.

Alternate Currency Equivalent” shall mean, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternate Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternate Currency with Dollars.

Alternate Currency Letter of Credit” shall mean any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternate Currency.

Alternate Currency Loan” shall mean any Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency.

Anti-Corruption Laws” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.22(b).

Anti-Money Laundering Laws” shall mean any and all laws, judgments, orders, executive orders, decrees, ordinances, rules, regulations, statutes, case law or treaties applicable to a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, related to terrorism financing or money laundering including any applicable provision of the USA PATRIOT Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959), as amended from time to time and any successors thereto.

Applicable Commitment Fee” shall mean, for any day, (i) with respect to the Initial Revolving Facility, 0.35% per annum; provided, that on and after each Adjustment Date occurring from and after delivery of the financial statements and certificates required by Section 5.04 for the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending after the Third Amendment Effective Date, the “Applicable Commitment Fee” for the Initial Revolving Facility will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid for Revolving Facility Loans and Revolving Facility Commitments or (ii) with respect to any Other Revolving Facility Commitments, the “Applicable Commitment Fee” set forth in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement.

Applicable Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(f).

Applicable Discount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(iii).

Applicable Margin” shall mean for any day (a) with respect to any Term B Loan, 3.25% per annum in the case of any Term Benchmark Loan and 2.25% per annum in the case of any ABR Loan; provided, however, that on and after each Adjustment Date occurring from and after delivery of the financial statements and certificates required by Section 5.04 for the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending after the Term B Facility Funding Date, the “Applicable Margin” with respect to any Term B Loan will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid and, (b) with respect to any Term B-1 Loan, 2.75% per annum in the case of any Term Benchmark Loan and 1.75% per annum in the case of any ABR Loan and (c) with respect to any Initial Revolving Loan and any Term A Loan, 2.25% per annum in the case of any RFR Loan and any Term Benchmark Loan and 1.25% per annum in the case of any ABR Loan; provided,

 

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however, that on and after each Adjustment Date occurring from and after delivery of the financial statements and certificates required by Section 5.04 for the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending after the Third Amendment Effective Date, the “Applicable Margin” with respect to any Initial Revolving Loan and any Term A Loan will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid. The Applicable Margin for any Other Term Loans and Other Revolving Loans shall be as set forth in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement.

Applicable Period” shall mean an Excess Cash Flow Period.

Approved Fund” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).

Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Co-Managers and the Documentation Agents.

Asset Sale” shall mean (a) any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback of assets) of any asset or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Person that is not a Loan Party or a Subsidiary thereof, (b) a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or (c) an Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale.

Assignee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).

Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (if required by Section 9.04), in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent and reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower.

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).

Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).

Availability Period” shall mean, with respect to any Class of Revolving Facility Commitments under any Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date (or, if later, the effective date for such Class of Revolving Facility Commitments) to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to such Class and, in the case of each of the Revolving Facility Loans, Revolving Facility Borrowings and Letters of Credit under such Revolving Facility, the date of termination in full of the Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class.

Available Tenor” shall mean, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then- current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) for such Agreed Currency, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest for such Agreed Currency calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.14(e).

Available Unused Commitment” shall mean, with respect to a Revolving Facility Lender under any Revolving Facility at any time, an amount equal to the amount by which (a) the Revolving Facility Commitment under such Revolving Facility of such Revolving Facility Lender at such time exceeds (b) the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure under such Revolving Facility of such Revolving Facility Lender at such time.

 

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Bail-In Action” shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation” shall mean (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time.

Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Cumulative Credit.”

Benchmark” shall mean, initially, with respect to any (i) RFR Loan in any Agreed Currency, the applicable Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency or (ii) Term Benchmark Loan in any Agreed Currency, the Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, and the related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the applicable Relevant Rate or the then-current Benchmark for such Agreed Currency, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (b) of Section 2.14.

Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate of interest as a replacement to the applicable Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time in the United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor for the applicable Facility, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the applicable Facility for the purposes of this Agreement; provided further that any such Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” shall mean, with respect to any replacement of a then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) 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 on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market

 

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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 syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time in the United States (for the avoidance of doubt, but without limiting the first parenthetical in this definition, such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment shall not be in the form of a reduction to the Applicable Margin).

Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” shall mean, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the definition of “Interest Period,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “RFR Business Day,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with Borrower) may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines (in consultation with Borrower) is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).

Benchmark Replacement Date” shall mean, with respect to any Benchmark, the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to such 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 all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.

For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) 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” shall mean, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such 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 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);

 

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(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board, the NYFRB, the Term SOFR Administrator, the central bank for the Agreed Currency applicable to such Benchmark, 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), in each case which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); and/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) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative.

Benchmark Transition Start Date” shall mean, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as stated in such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).

Benchmark Unavailability Period” shall mean, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to any Benchmark and solely to the extent that such then-current Benchmark has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 2.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 2.14.

Beneficial Ownership Certification” shall mean a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” shall mean 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

Benefit Plan” shall mean any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

BHC Act Affiliate” of a party shall mean an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

 

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Board of Directors” shall mean, as to any person, the board of directors or other governing body of such person, or if such person is owned or managed by a single entity, the board of directors or other governing body of such entity. The Board of Directors of the Borrower may include the Board of Directors of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower.

Bona Fide Debt Fund” shall mean (i) commercial or corporate banks and (ii) bona fide fixed income investors or funds which principally hold passive investments in portfolios of commercial loans or debt securities for investment purposes in the ordinary course of business and for which the applicable Competitor does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to cause the direction of the investment policies at such entity.

Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Borrower Materials” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.

Borrowing” shall mean a group of Loans of a single Type in a single currency under a single Facility and made on a single date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

Borrowing Minimum” shall mean (i) with respect to ABR Borrowings, $3,000,000 and (ii) with respect to any other Borrowing, $5,000,000.

Borrowing Multiple” shall mean $1,000,000.

Borrowing Request” shall mean a request by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03 and substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

Budget” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.04(e).

Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, that (a) when used in connection with any Loans denominated in Sterling, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for business in London, (b) when used in connection with any Loans denominated in Euros and in relation to the calculation or computation of EURIBOR, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day that is not a TARGET Day, (c) when used in connection with any Loans denominated in Yen and in relation to the calculation or computation of TIBOR, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for business in Japan, (d) when used in connection with any Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars and in relation to the calculation or computation of the CDOR Rate, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for business in Canada and (e) when used in connection with any Revaluation Date or determining any date on which any amount is to be paid or made available in any other Alternate Currency determined after the Third Amendment Effective Date, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets are not open for business in the principal financial center in the country of such Alternate Currency.

Canadian Dollars” shall mean the lawful currency of Canada.

 

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Canadian Prime Rate” shall mean, on any day, the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the higher of (a) the rate equal to the PRIMCAN Index rate that appears on the Bloomberg screen at 10:15 a.m. Toronto time on such day (or, in the event that the PRIMCAN Index is not published by Bloomberg, any other information services that publishes such index from time to time, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) and (b) the average rate for thirty (30) day Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances that appears on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such page or screen, on any successor or substitute page or screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) at 10:15 a.m. Toronto time on such day, plus 1% per annum.

Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any person in respect of any period, (a) the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events amounts expended or capitalized under Capital Lease Obligations) incurred by such person during such period that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in “additions to property, plant or equipment” or similar items reflected in the statement of cash flows of such person and (b) Capitalized Software Expenditures.

Capital Lease Obligations” of any person shall mean the obligations of such person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other similar 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 under GAAP and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that (a) obligations of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or of a special purpose or other entity not consolidated with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, either existing on the Closing Date or created thereafter that (i) initially were not included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as capital lease obligations and were subsequently recharacterized as capital lease obligations or long-term financial obligations or, in the case of such a special purpose or other entity becoming consolidated with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries were required to be characterized as capital lease obligations or long-term financial obligations upon such consolidation, in either case, due to a change in accounting treatment or otherwise, or (ii) would not have been required to be treated as capital lease obligations or long-term financial obligations prior to December 31, 2018 had they existed at that time, (b) each Master Lease, (c) each Gaming Lease and (d) any Guarantee or support agreement for any of the foregoing, shall in the case of each of clauses (a) through (d), for all purposes not be treated as Capital Lease Obligations or Indebtedness.

Capitalized Software Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by a person during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in accordance with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of such person and its subsidiaries.

Carano Family Entity” shall mean any trust or entity majority owned and Controlled by or established for the benefit of, or the estate of, any of the Carano Holders.

Carano Holders” shall mean (a) Donald L. Carano, Gene R. Carano, Gregg R. Carano, Gary L. Carano, Cindy L. Carano and Glenn T. Carano or any of their spouses or lineal descendants (including without limitation, step-children and adopted children and their lineal descendants), (b) their heirs at law and their estates and the beneficiaries thereof, (c) any charitable foundation created by any of them or (d) a Carano Family Entity.

Cash Collateralize” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(g).

 

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Cash Interest Expense” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, Interest Expense for such period, less the sum of, without duplication, (a) pay in kind Interest Expense and other non-cash Interest Expense (including as a result of the effects of purchase accounting), (b) to the extent included in Interest Expense, (i) the amortization of any deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs (including original issue discount), commissions, fees and expenses and financing fees and expenses paid by, or on behalf of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including such fees paid in connection with the Transactions, the Third Amendment Transactions or upon entering into a Permitted Receivables Financing, and (ii) the expensing of any bridge, commitment, arrangement, advisory, amendment, structuring, success, upfront, ticking or other financing fees and expenses, including those paid in connection with the Transactions, the Third Amendment Transactions or upon entering into a Permitted Receivables Financing or any amendment of this Agreement and (c) the amortization of debt discounts, if any, or fees in respect of Swap Agreements.

Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any agreement to provide to the Borrower or any Subsidiary cash management services for collections, treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft, automated clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services), any demand deposit, payroll, trust or operating account relationships, commercial credit cards, merchant card, purchase or debit cards, non-card e-payables services, and other cash management services, including electronic funds transfer services, lockbox services, stop payment services and wire transfer services.

Cash Management Bank” shall mean, (a) with respect to Cash Management Agreements in existence on the Closing Date, any person that is (or an Affiliate thereof is) an Agent, an Arranger or a Lender on the Closing Date or (b) any Cash Management Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, any person that is an Agent, Arranger or Lender or Affiliate thereof on the date such Cash Management Agreement is entered into, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.

CBR Loan” shall mean a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Central Bank Rate.

CBR Spread” shall mean the Applicable Margin that is applicable to the Term Benchmark Loan or the RFR Loan, as the case may be, that is replaced by a CBR Loan.

CDOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars and for any Interest Period, the CDOR Screen Rate.

CDOR Screen Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Interest Period, the annual rate of interest equal to the average rate applicable to Canadian Dollar Canadian bankers’ acceptances for the applicable period that appears on the “Reuters Screen CDOR Page” as defined in the International Swap Dealer Association, Inc. definitions, as modified and amended from time to time (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such page or screen, on any successor or substitute page or screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1% (with .005% being rounded up), as of 10:15 a.m. Toronto time on the first day of such Interest Period and, if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day (as adjusted by the Administrative Agent after 10:15 a.m. Toronto time to reflect any error in the posted rate of interest or in the posted average annual rate of interest).

CEC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

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CEC Acquisition” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

CEC Acquisition Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

Central Bank Rate” shall mean, the greater of (i) (A) for any Loan denominated in (a) Sterling, the Bank of England (or any successor thereto)’s “Bank Rate” as published by the Bank of England (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (b) Euro, one of the following three rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion: (1) the fixed rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), or, if that rate is not published, the minimum bid rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), each as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (2) the rate for the marginal lending facility of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time or (3) the rate for the deposit facility of the central banking system of the Participating Member States, as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (c) Yen, the “short-term prime rate” as publicly announced by the Bank of Japan (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (d) Canadian Dollars, the Canadian Prime Rate and (e) any other Alternate Currency determined after the Third Amendment Effective Date, a central bank rate as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion in consultation with the Borrower; plus (B) the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment; and (ii) the Floor for the applicable Facility.

Central Bank Rate Adjustment” shall mean, for any day, for any Loan denominated in (a) Euro, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest Adjusted EURIBOR Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Euro in effect on the last Business Day in such period, (b) Sterling, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Sterling Borrowings for the five most recent RFR Business Days preceding such day for which SONIA was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest such Adjusted Daily Simple RFR applicable during such period of five RFR Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Sterling in effect on the last RFR Business Day in such period, (c) Yen, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the Adjusted TIBOR Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the TIBOR Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest Adjusted TIBOR Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Yen in effect on the last Business Day in such period, (d) Canadian Dollars, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the Adjusted CDOR Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the CDOR Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest Adjusted CDOR Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Canadian Dollars in effect on the last Business Day in such period, and (e) any other Alternate Currency determined after the Third Amendment Effective Date, a Central Bank Rate Adjustment as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion in consultation with the Borrower. For purposes of this definition, (x) the term Central Bank Rate shall be determined disregarding clause (B) of the definition of such term and (y) each of the EURIBOR Rate and the TIBOR Rate on any day shall be based on the EURIBOR Screen Rate, the TIBOR Screen Rate or the CDOR Screen Rate, as applicable, on such day at approximately the time referred to in the definition of such term for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency for a maturity of one month.

 

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CEOC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

CEOC Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement, which shall be deemed a “CEOC Event” under the CRC Credit Agreement for all purposes thereunder.

CES” shall mean Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC, or any successor thereto.

CES Agreements” shall mean (a) the Third Amended and Restated Omnibus License and Enterprise Services Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2018, by and among CES, CEOC, CRC, Caesars License Company, LLC and Caesars World LLC, as amended by the First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Omnibus License and Enterprise Services Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2020 and (b) the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CES, dated as of January 14, 2015, in each case, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

CFC” shall mean a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code.

A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur if:

(a) at any time, a “change of control” (or similar event) shall occur under (i) the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture, (ii) the 2025 Senior Secured Notes Indenture, (iii) the 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture, (iv) any indenture or credit agreement in respect of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes, 2025 Senior Secured Notes or the 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes, in each case, constituting Material Indebtedness or (v) any indenture or credit agreement in respect of any Junior Financing constituting Material Indebtedness; or

(b) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (but excluding (i) any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, (ii) any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan and (iii) one or more Permitted Holders)) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a “person” or “group” shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all Equity Interests that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body).

Notwithstanding the preceding or any provision of Section 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, for the avoidance of doubt, a Person or group shall be deemed not to beneficially own Equity Interests subject to a stock or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, warrant agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the acquisition of the Equity Interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreement.

Change in Law” shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Third Amendment Effective Date, (b) any change in law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Third Amendment Effective Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or L/C Issuer (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any Lending Office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any) with any written request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Third Amendment Effective Date; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i)

 

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the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder, issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirement and directives promulgated by the Bank of International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented, but only to the extent a Lender is imposing applicable increased costs or costs in connection with capital or liquidity adequacy requirements similar to those described in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 2.15 generally on other similarly situated borrowers of loans under United States of America credit facilities.

Charges” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.09.

Class” shall mean, (a) when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Term A Loans, Term B Loans, Term B-1 Loans, Other Term Loans having the same terms, Initial Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Loans having the same terms; and (b) when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is in respect of a commitment to make Term A Loans, Term B Loans, Term B-1 Loans, Other Term Loans having the same terms, Initial Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Loans having the same terms. Other Term Loans or Other Revolving Loans that have different terms and conditions (together with the Commitments in respect thereof) from the Term A Loans, the Term B Loans, the Term B-1 Loans, the Initial Revolving Loans, Other Term Loans or other Other Revolving Loans, as applicable, shall be construed to be in separate and distinct Classes.

Class Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(f).

Closing Date” shall mean July 20, 2020.

Closing Date Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Closing Date Joint Lead Arrangers, (b) the Closing Date Syndication Agents and (c) the Closing Date Documentation Agents.

Closing Date Documentation Agents” shall mean, collectively, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as documentation agents for the Initial Revolving Facility as of the Closing Date.

Closing Date Joint Lead Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association and Citizens Bank, National Association, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Initial Revolving Facility as of the Closing Date.

Closing Date Syndication Agents” shall mean, collectively, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as syndication agents for the Initial Revolving Facility as of the Closing Date.

Co-Managers” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Term B Facility Co-Managers and, (b) the Term B-1 Facility Co-Managers and (c) with respect to any Incremental Revolving Facility or any Incremental Term Facility, each of the Persons appointed by Borrower as a co-manager for such Incremental Revolving Facility or Incremental Term Facility.

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

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Collateral” shall mean all the “Collateral” (or equivalent term) as defined in any Security Document and shall also include the Mortgaged Properties and all other property that is subject to any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to any Security Documents.

Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Collateral Agreement” shall mean the Collateral Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit L, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, each Subsidiary Loan Party and the Collateral Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall mean the requirement that (in each case subject to Sections 5.10(d), (e), (g) and (j) and Schedule 5.10):

(a) on the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received (x) from the Borrower and each Subsidiary Loan Party, a counterpart of the Collateral Agreement and (y) from each Subsidiary Loan Party, a counterpart of the Guarantee Agreement, in each case duly executed and delivered on behalf of such person;

(b) on the Closing Date, (i) the Collateral Agent shall have received a pledge of all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests owned on the Closing Date directly by the Loan Parties, other than Excluded Securities and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

(c) (i) on the Closing Date and at all times thereafter, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and each Subsidiary having, in the case of each instance of Indebtedness, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $75.0 million (other than (A) intercompany current liabilities as incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of the Borrower and the subsidiaries or (B) to the extent that a pledge of such promissory note or instrument would violate applicable law) that is owing to a Loan Party, other than Excluded Securities, shall be evidenced by a promissory note or an instrument and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement (or other applicable Security Document as reasonably required by the Collateral Agent), and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes or instruments required to be delivered pursuant to the applicable Security Documents, together with note powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

(d) in the case of any person that becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party after the Closing Date, subject to Section 5.10(g), the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) a supplement to the Collateral Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement and (ii) supplements to the other Security Documents, if applicable, in the form specified therein or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Subsidiary Loan Party;

(e) after the Closing Date, (i) all the outstanding Equity Interests in (A) any person that becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party after the Closing Date and (B) subject to Section 5.10(g), all the Equity Interests that are directly acquired by a Loan Party after the Closing Date, in each case under this clause (i), other than Excluded Securities, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such pledged Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

 

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(f) on the Closing Date and at all times thereafter, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Security Document, all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and IP Security Agreements (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), required by 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 (in each case, including any supplements thereto) and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents, shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or the recording concurrently with, or promptly following, the execution and delivery of each such Security Document;

(g) (x) as soon as practicable after the Closing Date but in no event later than 90 days after the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgaged Properties set forth on Schedule 3.07(a) (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) and (y) within the time periods set forth in, and solely to the extent required by, Section 5.10(c), 5.10(d), 5.10(h) or 5.11 with respect to the Mortgaged Properties encumbered pursuant to said Section 5.10(c), 5.10(d), 5.10(h) or 5.11, the Collateral Agent shall have received counterparts of each Mortgage to be entered into with respect to each such Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Mortgaged Property and suitable for recording or filing;

(h) with respect to each Mortgage delivered pursuant to clause (g) above, the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property on which a “Building” or “Mobile Home” (each as defined in 12 CFR Chapter III, Section 339.2) (or such other similar terms as contemplated by the Flood Insurance Laws) is located (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Loan Party relating thereto); provided that no such flood hazard determination shall be required with respect to any Vessel, (ii) a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, and a declaration page relating to, the insurance policies required by Section 5.02 (including, without limitation, flood insurance policies), each of which shall (A) be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a “standard” lender’s loss payable or mortgagee endorsement (as applicable) (provided that, with respect to Material Leased Real Property, the foregoing shall only be required to the extent delivery of such endorsements are permitted under the applicable lease), (B) name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as additional insured, (C) in the case of flood insurance, (1) identify the addresses of each property located in a special flood hazard area, (2) indicate the applicable flood zone designation, the flood insurance coverage and the deductible relating thereto, (3) provide that the insurer will give the Collateral Agent forty-five (45) days’ written notice of cancellation (or such shorter period acceptable to the Administrative Agent) and (4) otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that the Borrower shall provide the documentation set forth in clauses (h)(i) and (h)(ii) (limited in the case of clause (h)(ii) to copies of flood insurance policies required by Section 5.02 as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders) at least twenty (20) days in advance of providing a Mortgage and the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Loan Party shall not enter into any Mortgage unless the Borrower shall have delivered the foregoing documentation to the Administrative Agent at least twenty (20) days in advance of providing the related Mortgage (it being understood that the Borrower shall use diligent efforts to promptly provide any further documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent pursuant to clauses (h)(i) and (h)(ii) after the foregoing deadline), (iii) to the extent required to mortgage a leasehold interest in Real Property that must be mortgaged pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and to the extent reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, estoppel and consent agreements executed by each of the lessors of such leased Real Property, along with (A) a memorandum of lease in recordable form with respect to

 

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such leasehold interest, executed and acknowledged by the owner of the affected real property, as lessor, or (B) evidence that the applicable lease with respect to such leasehold interest or a memorandum thereof has been recorded in all places necessary or desirable, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment, to give constructive notice to third-party purchasers of such leasehold interest, or (C) if such leasehold interest was acquired or subleased from the holder of a recorded leasehold interest, the applicable assignment or sublease document, executed and acknowledged by such holder, in each case in form sufficient to give such constructive notice upon recordation and otherwise in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, provided, that the Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of this clause (iii) if the Borrower and the Subsidiaries will have provided the Administrative Agent with an officer’s certificate confirming that the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have made commercially reasonable efforts to fulfill the aforementioned requirements, (iv) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, opinions addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Secured Parties of (A) local counsel for the Borrower in each jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgages and other matters customarily included in such opinions and (B) counsel for the Borrower regarding due authorization, execution and delivery of the Mortgages, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (v) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, a policy or policies or marked-up unconditional binder of title insurance, as applicable, insuring an amount reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and paid for by the Borrower or the Subsidiaries, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of each Mortgage to be entered into on the Closing Date or thereafter in accordance with Sections 5.10(c), 5.10(d), 5.10(h) and 5.11 as a valid Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except Permitted Liens, together with such customary endorsements (including zoning endorsements where reasonably appropriate and available at a commercially reasonable cost or, in lieu of such zoning endorsements, where available at commercially reasonable rates in the jurisdiction where the applicable Mortgaged Property is located, a zoning report from a recognized vendor or a zoning compliance letter from the applicable municipality in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and which are available at commercially reasonable rates in the jurisdiction where the applicable Mortgaged Property is located; provided that no such title policy shall be required with respect to any Vessel, (vi) if the finalization of the title insurance policies pursuant to clause (v) hereof and the Surveys (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to clause (vii) hereof occurs after delivery of any Mortgage pursuant to clause (g), then, to the extent required to correct and/or confirm the Mortgaged Property encumbered by such Mortgage is consistent with that so insured and surveyed and/or confirm the Collateral Agent’s mortgage lien on and security interests in such Mortgaged Property, (A) an amendment to any such applicable Mortgage (or to the extent required, a new Mortgage) duly authorized, executed and acknowledged, in recordable form and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent with respect to each such applicable Mortgaged Property and (B) such other documents, including, but not limited to, any supplemental consents, agreements and/or confirmations of third parties, and supplemental local counsel opinions, as Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to effectuate the same, (vii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by the title insurance company to remove the survey exception from any title policy delivered pursuant to clause (v) above and to issue a same as survey endorsement for any title policy delivered pursuant to clause (v) above, a new survey or aerial map of each Mortgaged Property (including all improvements, easements and other customary matters thereon reasonably required by the Administrative Agent), as applicable, for which all necessary fees (where applicable) have been paid or an existing survey or aerial map together with an affidavit of no change (such surveys or aerial maps, collectively, the “Surveys”); provided that no such Survey shall be required with respect to any Vessel, and (viii) with respect

 

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to any Mortgage relating to a Vessel, (A) a certificate of ownership with respect to such Vessel and (B) an abstract of title report, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Any such Surveys shall, to the extent required by the Administrative Agent and the title insurance company, be certified to Borrower, Collateral Agent and the title insurance company, and shall meet minimum standard detail requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys in all material respects and shall be sufficient and satisfactory to the title insurance company so as to enable the title insurance company to issue coverage over all general survey exceptions and to issue all endorsements reasonably requested by Administrative Agent. All such Surveys shall be dated (or redated) not earlier than six months prior to the date of delivery thereof (unless otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or the title insurance company issuing the title insurance);

(i) on the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received evidence of the insurance required by Section 5.02(a); and

(j) after the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) such other Security Documents as may be required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.10 and 5.11, and (ii) upon reasonable request by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, evidence of compliance with any other requirements of Sections 5.10 and 5.11.

Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(a).

Commitment Letter” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Commitment Letter dated July 19, 2019, by and among the Borrower, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Bank of America, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Truist Bank, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, KeyBank National Association, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Fifth Third Bank, National Association and Citizens Bank, National Association, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Commitment Letter and Amended and Restated Fee Letter dated July 29, 2019 and that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Commitment Letter dated June 15, 2020, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Commitments” shall mean with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Facility Commitment and Term Loan Commitment.

Commodity Exchange Act” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Conduit Lender” shall mean any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided, that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender; provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 or 9.05 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender, unless the designation of such Conduit Lender is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), which consent shall specify that it is being made pursuant to the proviso in the definition of Conduit Lender and provided that that designating Lender provides such information as the Borrower reasonably requests in order for the Borrower to determine whether to provide its consent or (b) be deemed to have any Commitment.

 

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Consolidated Debt” shall mean, at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of (without duplication) all Indebtedness (other than letters of credit or bank guarantees, to the extent undrawn) consisting of Capital Lease Obligations, Indebtedness for borrowed money and Disqualified Stock of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis on such date in accordance with GAAP; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated Debt shall not include Guarantees in respect of any of the foregoing, provided, however, that if and when any such Guarantee in respect of the foregoing that does not constitute Consolidated Debt is demanded for payment from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, then the amounts of such Guarantee in respect of the foregoing shall be included in such calculations of Consolidated Debt.

Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that, without duplication,

(i) any net after tax extraordinary, nonrecurring, exceptional or unusual gains or losses or income or expense or charge or accrual or reserve (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) including, without limitation, any costs, fees, expenses or charges related to entrance into or amendment, waiver, termination or modification of a Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any severance, relocation, contract termination, legal settlements, transition, integration, insourcing, outsourcing, recruiting or other restructuring expenses, any expenses related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning, conversion or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, fees, expenses or charges relating to facilities closing costs, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, excess pension charges, acquisition integration costs, facilities opening costs, project start-up costs, business optimization costs, transition costs, signing, retention or completion bonuses, and expenses, fees or charges related to any offering of Equity Interests or debt securities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or issuance, repayment, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not successful), and any fees, expenses, costs, charges or change in control payments related to the Transactions or the Third Amendment Transactions (including any costs relating to auditing prior periods, transition-related expenses, and Transaction Expenses incurred before, on or after the Closing Date), in each case, shall be excluded,

(ii) any net after-tax income or loss from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gain or loss on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded,

(iii) any net after-tax gain or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to business dispositions or asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower) shall be excluded,

(iv) any net after-tax income or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of indebtedness, Swap Agreements or other derivative instruments shall be excluded,

 

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(v) (A) the Net Income for such period of any person that is not a subsidiary of such person, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent person or a subsidiary thereof (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary of such referent person) in respect of such period and (B) the Net Income for such period shall include any ordinary course dividend, distribution or other payment in cash received from any person in excess of the amounts included in clause (A),

(vi) Consolidated Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period,

(vii) effects of purchase accounting adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to such person and its Subsidiaries) in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP, resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to the Transactions, the Third Amendment Transactions or any consummated acquisition or Investment, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded,

(viii) any impairment charges or asset write-offs, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles adjustments arising pursuant to GAAP, shall be excluded,

(ix) any non-cash compensation charge or expenses realized or resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit plans or post-employment benefit plans, or grants or sales of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other rights shall be excluded,

(x) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within twelve months after the Closing Date or the date of any acquisition or Investment and that are so required to be established or adjusted in accordance with GAAP or as a result of adoption or modification of accounting policies shall be excluded,

(xi) non-cash gains, losses, income and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations shall be excluded,

(xii) any currency translation gains and losses related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates (including, without limitation, remeasurements of Indebtedness), and any net loss or gain resulting from Swap Agreements for currency exchange risk, shall be excluded,

(xiii) (i) the non-cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense shall be excluded and (ii) the cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense which exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense shall be included,

(xiv) (1) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as such person has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (i) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (ii) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded, and (2) amounts estimated in good faith to be received from insurance in respect of lost revenues or earnings in respect of liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be included (with a deduction for amounts actually received up to such estimated amount to the extent included in Net Income in a future period),

 

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(xv) [reserved],

(xvi) any (a) non-cash compensation charges, (b) costs and expenses related to employment of terminated employees, or (c) costs or expenses realized in connection with or resulting from stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights of officers, directors and employees, in each case of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded,

(xvii) non-cash charges for deferred tax asset valuation allowances shall be excluded, and

(xviii) Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated by deducting, without duplication of amounts otherwise deducted, rent, insurance, property taxes and other amounts and expenses actually paid in cash under any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease in the applicable Test Period and no deductions in calculating Consolidated Net Income shall occur as a result of imputed interest, amounts under any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease not paid in cash during the relevant Test Period or other non-cash amounts incurred in respect of any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease; provided that any “true-up” of rent paid in cash pursuant to any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease shall be accounted for in the fiscal quarter to which such payment relates as if such payment were originally made in such fiscal quarter.

Consolidated Total Assets” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and the consolidated Subsidiaries without giving effect to any amortization of the amount of intangible assets since December 31, 2019, determined in accordance with GAAP, as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended for which financial statements have been (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b), as applicable, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to any acquisition or disposition of a person or assets that have occurred on or after the last day of such fiscal quarter.

Control” shall mean 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, and “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Convention Center Lease” shall mean any lease pursuant to which a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary leases the property commonly known as the Caesars Forum Convention Center (which lease may include any related personal property, fixtures, furniture and equipment) to the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower (including, without limitation, that certain Convention Center Lease, dated as of September 18, 2020, by and between Caesars Convention Center Owner, LLC and Eastside Convention Center, LLC), as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified or replaced from time to time.

Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean (a) any subsidiary of the Borrower that owns the property consisting of the land and real property improvements commonly known as the Caesars Forum Convention Center, which subsidiary has been the subject of a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Designation and (b) any subsidiary of the Borrower all or substantially all of the assets of which are Equity Interests of any subsidiary described in clause (a) or this clause (b) that has been the subject of a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Designation.

Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Designation” shall mean (a) the designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary of (i) the subsidiary that owns, or is intended to own the land and real property improvements commonly known as the Caesars Forum Convention Center and (ii) any subsidiary of the Borrower all or substantially all of the assets of which are Equity Interests of any subsidiary described in clause (a)(i) or this clause (a)(ii) and/or (b) the contribution or other transfer of the property commonly known as the Caesars Forum Convention Center (which may include any related personal property, fixture, furniture and equipment) to a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

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Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale” shall mean the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of (a) all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary or (b) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests in the Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale Proceeds” shall mean the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Borrower or any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary from any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale and any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding the assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness relating to the disposed assets or other consideration received in any other non-cash form).

Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.

Covenant Facility” shall mean each Revolving Facility, the Term A Facility, each Class of Other Term Loans designated as a “Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Incremental Assumption Agreement for such Other Term Loans, each Class of Refinancing Term Loans designated as a “Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Incremental Assumption Agreement for such Refinancing Term Loans and each Class of Extended Term Loans designated as a “Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Incremental Assumption Agreement for such Extended Term Loans.

Covenant Facility Acceleration” shall mean that (a) the Commitments under each Covenant Facility have been terminated, (b) the principal amount of all Term Loans under each Covenant Facility have been declared to be due and payable prior to their scheduled maturity date by the Required Covenant Lenders pursuant to Section 7.01 and (c) there are Revolving Facility Loans outstanding that have been declared to be due and payable prior to their scheduled maturity date by the Required Covenant Lenders pursuant to Section 7.01.

Covenant Lender” shall mean a Lender under a Covenant Facility.

Covenant Resumption Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Covenant Suspension Period.”

Covenant Suspension Period” shall mean the period commencing on the date of any Qualifying Act of Terrorism and continuing until (and including) the last day of the second full fiscal quarter following the fiscal quarter in which the Qualifying Act of Terrorism occurs; provided, however, that if a separate and distinct Qualifying Act of Terrorism occurs during any Covenant Suspension Period, such Covenant Suspension Period shall continue until (and including) the last day of the second full fiscal quarter following the fiscal quarter in which such subsequent Qualifying Act of Terrorism shall occur. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, elect that any Covenant Suspension Period end on any date prior to the date that such Covenant Suspension Period would otherwise end absent such election. The first day following the end of the Covenant Suspension Period is the “Covenant Resumption Date.”

 

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Covered Entity” shall mean any of the following: (a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Covered Party” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.27(a).

CRC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

CRC Closing Date Incremental Term Loan Facility” shall mean that certain incremental term loan B facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1,800 million provided to CRC under the CRC Credit Agreement on the Closing Date.

CRC Credit Agreement” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2017, by and among CRC, the other borrowers party thereto from time to time, the lenders party thereto from time to time and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different lenders and agents, and including increases in amounts).

CRC Secured Indenture” shall mean that certain indenture dated as of July 6, 2020, among CRC, CRC Finco, Inc., the guarantors party thereto from time to time, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent, relating to the CRC Secured Notes, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

CRC Secured Notes” shall mean the $1,000 million in aggregate principal amount of the 5.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 of CRC and CRC Finco, Inc. issued pursuant to the CRC Secured Indenture, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

CRC Secured Note Documents” shall mean the CRC Secured Indenture and the CRC Secured Notes, as amended, restated, adjusted, waived, renewed, supplemented, modified, refinanced, restructured, increased or replaced from time to time (whether with the same or different noteholders and trustees, and including increases in amounts).

Credit Event” shall have the making of a Loan or a L/C Credit Extension.

Cumulative Credit” shall mean, at any date, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to, without duplication (and without duplication of amounts that otherwise increased the amount available for Investments pursuant to Section 6.04):

(a) the greater of $240.0 million and 0.105 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, plus:

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(c) the aggregate amount of proceeds received after the Closing Date and prior to such time that would have constituted Net Proceeds pursuant to clause (a) of the definition thereof except for the operation of clause (x), (y) or (z) of the third proviso thereof (this clause (c), the “Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds”), plus

(d) the cumulative amount of proceeds (including cash and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of property other than cash) from the sale of Equity Interests in the Borrower after the Closing Date and on or prior to such time (including upon exercise of warrants or options) which proceeds constitute, or have been contributed as, common equity to the capital of the Borrower and common Equity Interests in the Borrower issued upon conversion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary owed to a person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary not previously applied for a purpose other than use in the Cumulative Credit; provided, that this clause (d) shall exclude Permitted Cure Securities and the proceeds thereof, Excluded Debt Contributions and the proceed thereof, Excluded RP Contributions and the proceeds thereof, sales of Equity Interests financed as contemplated by Section 6.04(e) or used as described in clause (ix) of the definition of EBITDA and any amounts used to finance the payments or distributions in respect of any Junior Financing pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(i)(C), plus

(e) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions to the common capital of the Borrower received in cash (and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of property other than cash) after the Closing Date (subject to the same exclusions as are applicable to clause (d) above), plus

(f) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness (including the liquidation preference or maximum fixed repurchase price, as the case may be, of any Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof issued after the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness issued to a Subsidiary), which has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) in the Borrower, plus

(g) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in cash (and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of property other than cash received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary) after the Closing Date from:

(A) the sale (other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests in an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or

(B) any dividend or other distribution by an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus

(h) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been redesignated as a Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of the Investments of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), plus

(i) the aggregate amount of any Declined Proceeds (excluding any Declined Proceeds applied to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 6.06(j)), plus

(j) an amount equal to any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, proceeds of sale, repayments, redemptions, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Investments made pursuant to Section 6.04(j)(ii) after the Closing Date prior to such time, minus

 

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(k) any amounts thereof used to make Investments pursuant to Section 6.04(j)(ii) after the Third Amendment Effective Date prior to such time, minus

(l) any amounts thereof used to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 6.06(e) after the Third Amendment Effective Date prior to such time, minus

(m) any amounts thereof used to make payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(i)(E) after the Third Amendment Effective Date prior to such time (other than payments made with proceeds from the issuance of Equity Interests that were excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Credit pursuant to clause (c) above).

provided, however, for purposes of Section 6.06(e) and Section 6.09(b)(i)(E), the calculation of the Cumulative Credit shall not include any Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds except to the extent they are used as contemplated in clause (k) above.

Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” shall mean, at any date, an amount determined on a cumulative basis equal to the aggregate cumulative sum of the Retained Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for all Excess Cash Flow Periods (which shall not be less than zero for any Excess Cash Flow Period) ending after the Closing Date and prior to such date.

Cure Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02.

Cure Expiration Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02.

Cure Right” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02.

Current Assets” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, the sum of (a) all assets (other than cash and Permitted Investments or other cash equivalents) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as current assets at such date of determination, other than amounts related to current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, and (b) in the event that a Permitted Receivables Financing is accounted for off balance sheet, (x) gross accounts receivable comprising part of the Receivables Assets subject to such Permitted Receivables Financing less (y) collections against the amounts sold pursuant to clause (x).

Current Liabilities” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals of Interest Expense (excluding Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), (c) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals, if any, of transaction costs resulting from the Transactions or the Third Amendment Transactions, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to (i) severance or termination of employees prior to the Closing Date or (ii) bonuses, pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, and (f) accruals for add-backs to EBITDA included in clauses (a)(iv) through (a)(vi) of the definition of such term.

Daily Simple RFR” shall mean, for any day (an “RFR Interest Day”), an interest rate per annum equal to SONIA for the day that is 5 RFR Business Days prior to (A) if such RFR Interest Day is an RFR Business Day, such RFR Interest Day or (B) if such RFR Interest Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Interest Day.

 

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Debt Fund Affiliate Lender” shall mean entities managed by the Affiliates of the Borrower or funds advised by their respective affiliated management companies that are primarily engaged in, or advise funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and for which no personnel making investment decisions in respect of any equity fund which has a direct or indirect equity investment in the Borrower or its Subsidiaries has the right to make any investment decisions.

Debt Service” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, Cash Interest Expense (determined without excluding amounts described in clause (b)(ii) thereof actually paid in cash during such period) of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period plus scheduled principal amortization of Consolidated Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period.

Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Declined Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(f).

Default” shall mean any event or condition which, but for the giving of notice, lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Right” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

Defaulting Lender” shall mean, subject to Section 2.22, any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the

 

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided, that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.22) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each L/C Issuer and each Lender.

Deplanements” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualifying Act of Terrorism.”

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” shall mean the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale (or by an Unrestricted Subsidiary in the case of a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale) that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or cash equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

Development Expenses” shall mean, without duplication, the aggregate principal amount, not to exceed $1,500.0 million (less the amount of Indebtedness outstanding under Section 6.01(z) at such time) at any time, of (a) outstanding Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date, the proceeds of which, at the time of determination, as determined by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, are pending application and are required or intended to be used to fund and (b) amounts spent after the Closing Date (whether funded with the proceeds of Indebtedness, cash flow or otherwise) to fund, in each case, (i) Expansion Capital Expenditures of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ii) a Development Project or (iii) interest, fees or related charges with respect to such Indebtedness; provided that (A) the Borrower or the Subsidiary or other person that owns assets subject to the Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, is diligently pursuing the completion thereof and has not at any time ceased construction of such Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, for a period in excess of 90 consecutive days (other than as a result of a force majeure event or inability to obtain requisite gaming approvals or other governmental authorizations, so long as, in the case of any such gaming approvals or other governmental authorizations, the Borrower or a Subsidiary or other applicable person is diligently pursuing such gaming approvals or governmental authorizations), (B) no such Indebtedness or funded costs shall constitute Development Expenses with respect to an Expansion Capital Expenditure or a Development Project from and after the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the completion of construction of the applicable Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project or, in the case of a Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure that was not open for business when construction commenced, from and after the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the date of opening of such Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure, if earlier, and (C) in order to avoid duplication, it is acknowledged that to the extent that the proceeds of any Indebtedness referred to in clause (a) above have been applied (whether for the purposes described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above or any other purpose), such Indebtedness shall no longer constitute Development Expenses under clause (a) above (it being understood, however, that any such application in accordance with clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall, subject to the other requirements and limitations of this definition, constitute Development Expenses under clause (b) above).

 

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Development Project” shall mean Investments, directly or indirectly, in, or expenditures, directly or indirectly, with respect to, (a) any joint ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has control or with whom it has a management, development or similar contract and, in the case of a joint venture, in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries owns (directly or indirectly) at least 25% of the Equity Interest in such joint venture, or (b) casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns or persons that own casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns (including casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns in development or under construction that are not presently open or operating with respect to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has (directly or indirectly through subsidiaries) entered into a management, development or similar contract (or an agreement to enter into such a management, development or similar contract) and such contract remains in full force and effect at the time of such Investment or expenditure, though it may be subject to regulatory approvals), in each case, used to finance, or made for the purpose of allowing such joint ventures, Unrestricted Subsidiaries, casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns, as the case may be, to finance, the purchase, development, construction or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets (including capitalized software expenditures) or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that develops, adds to or significantly improves the property of such joint ventures, Unrestricted Subsidiaries, casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns and assets ancillary or related thereto (including, without limitation, hotels, restaurants, entertainment, retail and other similar projects), or the construction and development of casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns or assets ancillary or related thereto (including, without limitation, hotels, restaurants, entertainment, retail and other similar projects) and including Pre-Opening Expenses with respect to such joint ventures, Unrestricted Subsidiaries, casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, Interactive Gaming initiatives, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments and taverns.

Discharged Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness that has been defeased (pursuant to a contractual or legal defeasance) or discharged pursuant to the prepayment or deposit of amounts sufficient to satisfy such Indebtedness as it becomes due or irrevocably called for redemption (and regardless of whether such Indebtedness constitutes a liability on the balance sheet of the obligors thereof); provided, however, that (i) the Indebtedness shall be deemed Discharged Indebtedness if the payment or deposit of all amounts required for defeasance or discharge or redemption thereof have been made even if certain conditions thereto have not been satisfied, so long as such conditions are reasonably expected to be satisfied within 95 days after such prepayment or deposit and (ii) such deposited funds shall be excluded from the calculation of Unrestricted Cash; provided, further, however, that if the conditions referred to in clause (i) of the immediately preceding proviso are not satisfied within 95 days after such prepayment or deposit, such Indebtedness shall cease to constitute Discharged Indebtedness after such 95-day period.

Discount Range” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(ii).

Discounted Prepayment Option Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(ii).

 

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Discounted Voluntary Prepayment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(i).

Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(v).

Disinterested Director” shall mean, with respect to any person and transaction, a member of the Board of Directors of such person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.

Disqualification” shall mean, with respect to any Lender:

(a) the failure of that person timely to file pursuant to applicable Gaming Laws:

(i) any application requested of that person by any Gaming Authority in connection with any licensing required of that person as a lender to the Borrower; or

(ii) any required application or other papers in connection with determination of the suitability or qualification of that person as a lender to the Borrower;

(b) the withdrawal by that person (except where requested or permitted by the Gaming Authority without prejudice) of any such application or other required papers;

(c) any finding by a Gaming Authority that there is reasonable cause to believe that such person may be found unqualified or unsuitable; or

(d) any final determination by a Gaming Authority pursuant to applicable Gaming Laws:

(i) that such person is “unsuitable” or not qualified as a lender to the Borrower;

(ii) that such person shall be “disqualified” as a lender to the Borrower; or

(iii) denying the issuance to that person of any license or other approval or waiver required under applicable Gaming Laws to be held by all lenders to the Borrower.

Disqualified Stock” shall mean, with respect to any person, any Equity Interests in such person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Loan Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part or (c) at the option of the holders thereof, is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Stock, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the earlier of (x) the Latest Maturity Date in effect on the date of issuance and (y) the date on which the Loans and all other Loan Obligations that are accrued and payable are repaid in full and the Commitments are terminated; provided, however, that only the portion of the Equity Interests that so mature or are mandatorily

 

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redeemable, are so convertible or exchangeable, or are so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided further, however, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided further, however, that any class of Equity Interests in such person that by its terms authorizes such person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

Documentation Agents” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Closing Date Documentation Agents and (b) with respect to any Incremental Revolving Facility or any Incremental Term Facility, each of the Persons appointed by Borrower as a documentation agent for such Incremental Revolving Facility or Incremental Term Facility.

Dollar Equivalent” shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any currency other than Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date or other applicable date of determination) for the purchase of Dollars with such currency.

Dollars” or “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period plus (a) the sum of (in each case without duplication and to the extent the respective amounts described in subclauses (i) through (xi) of this clause (a) otherwise reduced such Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined):

(i) provision for Taxes based on income, profits or capital of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period, including, without limitation, federal, state, franchise, property, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes (including penalties and interest related to taxes or arising from tax examinations),

(ii) Interest Expense (and to the extent not included in Interest Expense, (x) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock and (y) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities) of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period (net of interest income of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period),

(iii) depreciation and amortization expenses of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period including, without limitation, the amortization of intangible assets, deferred financing fees and Capitalized Software Expenditures and amortization of unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pensions and other post-employment benefits,

(iv) any costs, fees, expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization expense as described in the preceding clause (iii)) related to any issuance of Equity Interests, Investment, acquisition, New Project, entrance into or amendment, waiver, termination or modification of a Master Lease or Gaming Lease, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence,

 

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modification or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), including (w) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions, the Third Amendment Transactions, the offering of the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes, the 2025 Senior Secured Notes, the 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes and the CRC Secured Notes, the CRC Closing Date Incremental Term Loan Facility and this Agreement, (x) such fees, expenses or charges related to any amendment or other modification of the Obligations or other Indebtedness, (y) any “additional interest,” “default interest” or similar penalties with respect to any Indebtedness permitted hereunder (including the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes, the 2025 Senior Secured Notes and the 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes) and (z) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Permitted Receivables Financing,

(v) business optimization expenses and other restructuring charges, reserves, expenses or accruals (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, the effect of inventory optimization programs, operating improvements, cost savings initiatives, business optimization, facility closure, facility consolidations, facility reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning, conversion or reconfiguration, retention, severance, recruiting, integration, insourcing, outsourcing and systems establishment or implementation costs, legal settlement costs, contract termination costs, future lease commitments and excess pension charges, any costs and expenses relating to any entry into new markets and contracts (including, without limitation, any renewals, extensions or other modifications thereof), or new product developments or introductions or exiting a market, contract or product and any software or other intellectual property development costs and expenses, any costs and expenses associated with new systems design, any implementation cost or expense, any project startup cost or expense, any transition cost or expense or cost or expense associated with improvements to IT or accounting functions) and, in each case, expected to be achieved, completed or realized within 24 months, in the good faith determination of the Borrower,

(vi) any other non-cash charges; provided, that, for purposes of this subclause (vi) of this clause (a), any non-cash charges or losses shall be treated as cash charges or losses in any subsequent period during which cash disbursements attributable thereto are made (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period),

(vii) the amount of management, consulting, monitoring, transaction and advisory fees and related expenses paid in accordance with Section 6.07 (or any accruals related to such fees and related expenses) during such period,

(viii) the amount of loss on sale of receivables and related assets to a Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing,

(ix) any costs or expenses incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of any Loan Party solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Credit,

(x) any deductions (less any additions) attributable to minority interests except, in each case, to the extent of cash paid or received,

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(xii) any adjustments of the type used in connection with the calculation of “Combined Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth in the Senior Notes Offering Memorandum,

minus (b) the sum of (without duplication and to the extent the amounts described in this clause (b) increased such Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period (but excluding any such items (A) in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period or (B) which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that reduced EBITDA in any prior period).

For purposes of determining EBITDA for any Test Period that includes any period occurring prior to the Closing Date, EBITDA for each fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis giving effect to the Transactions, including giving effect to the Master Leases as if each Master Lease had been in effect during such period.

EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

EMU Legislation” shall mean the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

environment” shall mean ambient and indoor air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources such as flora and fauna, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

Environmental Laws” shall mean all applicable laws (including common law), rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees or judgments, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the generation, management, Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material or to human health and safety matters (to the extent relating to the environment or Hazardous Materials).

Equity Interests” of any person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity or ownership of such person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest, and any securities or other rights or interests convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing.

ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time and any final regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

 

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ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (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 of the Code.

ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any Reportable Event or the requirements of Section 4043(b) of ERISA apply with respect to a Plan; (b) with respect to any Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, 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, the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the receipt by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the impending 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, or in “endangered” or “critical” status, within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA; (h) the conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan; (i) with respect to a Plan, the provision of security pursuant to Section 206(g) of ERISA; or (j) the withdrawal of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA.

Escrowed Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness issued in escrow pursuant to customary escrow arrangements pending the release thereof.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

EURIBOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros and for any Interest Period, the EURIBOR Screen Rate, two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

EURIBOR Screen Rate” shall mean the euro interbank offered rate administered by the European Money Markets Institute (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant period displayed (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the administrator) on page EURIBOR01 of the Thomson Reuters screen (or any replacement Thomson Reuters page which displays that rate) or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Thomson Reuters as published at approximately 11:00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. If such page or service ceases to be available, the Administrative Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Borrower.

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Event of Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.

Excess Cash Flow” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any Applicable Period, EBITDA of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such Applicable Period, minus, without duplication, (A):

(a) Debt Service for such Applicable Period,

(b) the amount of any payment, prepayment, redemption, discharge or defeasance permitted hereunder of term Indebtedness or other long-term liabilities during such Applicable Period (other than any voluntary prepayment, redemption, repurchase, discharge or defeasance of Term Loans and term or notes Other Pari Passu Indebtedness, which in each case shall be the subject of Section 2.11(c)) and the amount of any voluntary prepayment, redemption, repurchase, discharge or defeasance of revolving Indebtedness (other than any voluntary prepayment of the Revolving Facility Loans and revolving Other Pari Passu Indebtedness, which in each case shall be the subject of Section 2.11(c)) to the extent accompanied by permanent reductions of any revolving facility commitments during such Applicable Period, so long as the amount of such prepayment is not already reflected in Debt Service,

(c) (i) Capital Expenditures and New Project expenditures by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such Applicable Period that are paid in cash and (ii) the aggregate consideration paid in cash during the Applicable Period in respect of Permitted Business Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder less any amounts received in respect thereof in cash as a return of capital,

(d) Capital Expenditures, Permitted Business Acquisitions, New Project expenditures or other permitted Investments that the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall, during such Applicable Period, become obligated to make or otherwise anticipated to make payments with respect thereto but that are not made during such Applicable Period and are expected to be made in the following Applicable Period; provided, that any amount so deducted shall not be deducted again in a subsequent Applicable Period,

(e) Taxes paid in cash by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such Applicable Period or that will be paid within six months after the close of such Applicable Period; provided, that with respect to any such amounts to be paid after the close of such Applicable Period, (i) any amount so deducted shall not be deducted again in a subsequent Applicable Period, and (ii) appropriate reserves shall have been established in accordance with GAAP,

(f) an amount equal to any increase in Working Capital of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such Applicable Period,

(g) cash expenditures made in respect of Swap Agreements during such Applicable Period, to the extent not reflected in the computation of EBITDA or Interest Expense,

(h) permitted Restricted Payments made in cash by the Borrower during such Applicable Period and permitted Restricted Payments made by any Subsidiary to any person other than the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries during such Applicable Period, in each case in accordance with Section 6.06 (other than Section 6.06(e), except to the extent such Restricted Payments under Section 6.06(e) were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries),

 

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(i) amounts paid in cash during such Applicable Period on account of (A) items that were accounted for as non-cash reductions of Net Income in determining Consolidated Net Income or as non-cash reductions of Consolidated Net Income in determining EBITDA of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in a prior Applicable Period and (B) reserves or accruals established in purchase accounting,

(j) the amount of any mandatory prepayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness created hereunder or under any other Loan Document), together with any interest, premium or penalties required to be paid (and actually paid) thereon, in connection with any asset disposition or condemnation, except to the extent deducted in the computation of Net Proceeds, and

(k) (i) the amount related to items that were added to or not deducted from Net Income in calculating Consolidated Net Income or were added to or not deducted from Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA to the extent such items represented a cash payment (which had not reduced Excess Cash Flow upon the accrual thereof in a prior Applicable Period), or an accrual for a cash payment, by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or did not represent cash received by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, in each case on a consolidated basis during such Applicable Period and (ii) without duplication, amounts added back in calculating EBITDA pursuant to clauses (a)(v) (to the extent representing cash payments), (a)(xi) and (a)(xii) of the definition thereof,

plus, without duplication, (B):

(l) an amount equal to any decrease in Working Capital for such Applicable Period,

(m) all amounts referred to in clauses (A)(b), (A)(c) and (A)(d) above to the extent funded with the proceeds of the issuance or the incurrence of Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, but excluding proceeds of extensions of credit under any revolving credit facility), the sale or issuance of any Equity Interests (including any capital contributions) and any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback of assets) to any person of any asset or assets, in each case to the extent there is a corresponding deduction from Excess Cash Flow above,

(n) to the extent any permitted Capital Expenditures referred to in clause (A)(d) above do not occur in the following Applicable Period of the Borrower specified in the certificate of the Borrower provided pursuant to clause (A)(d) above, the amount of such Capital Expenditures that were not so made in such following Applicable Period,

(o) cash payments received in respect of Swap Agreements during such Applicable Period to the extent (i) not included in the computation of EBITDA or (ii) such payments do not reduce Cash Interest Expense, and

(p) to the extent deducted in the computation of EBITDA, cash interest income.

Excess Cash Flow Period” shall mean each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year of the Borrower ending on December 31, 2021.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Excluded Accounts” shall mean (a) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (b) tax accounts, including, without limitation, sales tax and gaming tax (or similar assessments) accounts, (c) escrow, defeasance and redemption accounts, (d) fiduciary or trust accounts, (e) jackpot or prize accounts and other accounts holding client or customer funds on behalf of such client or customer, (f) disbursement and zero balance accounts, and (g) the funds or other property held in or maintained for such purposes in any such account described in clauses (a) through (f).

Excluded Debt Contributions” shall mean the cash and the fair market value of assets other than cash (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) received by the Borrower after the Third Amendment Effective Date from: (a) contributions to its common Equity Interests, and (b) the sale or issuance (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower or to any Subsidiary management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement) of Qualified Equity Interests in the Borrower, in each case designated as Excluded Debt Contributions pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower on or promptly after the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interest is sold or issued, as the case may be.

Excluded Indebtedness” shall mean all Indebtedness not incurred in violation of Section 6.01.

Excluded Property” shall mean any of the following items: (i) any Real Property held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as a lessee under a lease other than Material Leased Real Property or any Real Property owned in fee that is not Owned Real Property, (ii) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title and letter of credit rights (in each case, other than to the extent a Lien on such assets or such rights can be perfected by filing a UCC-1), and commercial tort claims with a value of less than $75.0 million, (iii) pledges and security interests (1) prohibited by applicable law (including Gaming Laws), rule, regulation or contractual obligation (with respect to any such contractual obligation, only to the extent such restriction is permitted under Section 6.09(c) and such restriction is binding on such assets (x) on the Third Amendment Effective Date or (y) on the date that the applicable person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower) (or is a refinancing or replacement of any such contractual obligation provided that such restriction is no more restrictive in any material respect than the refinanced or replaced contractual obligation) (in each case, except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) or (2) which could require governmental or other regulatory (including Gaming Authority) consent, approval, license or authorization to be pledged (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received and the Borrower shall be under no obligation to seek such consent (other than commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent in respect of Gaming Laws)), including, without limitation, any Equity Interests in or property of any Interim Purchaser or Interim Trust, (iv) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (v) those assets as to which the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower reasonably agree that the costs or other consequence (including any adverse tax consequence) of obtaining or perfecting such a security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby, (vi) any lease, license or other agreement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or any other Loan Party) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, (vii) any governmental licenses (including gaming licenses) or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent security interests in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby or require the consent of any Governmental Authority (to the extent such consent has not been obtained) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, (viii) pending United States “intent-to-use” trademark applications for which a verified statement of use or an amendment to allege use has not been filed with and accepted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (ix) other customary exclusions under applicable local law or in applicable local jurisdictions set forth in the Security Documents

 

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or otherwise separately agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, (x) any Excluded Securities, (xi) for the avoidance of doubt, any assets owned by, or the Equity Interests of, any Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary, any Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary or any other asset securing any Qualified Non-Recourse Debt or any Permitted Receivables Financing (which shall in no event constitute Collateral hereunder, nor shall any Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary or Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary be a Loan Party hereunder), (xii) any Third Party Funds and Excluded Accounts and (xiii) any equipment or other asset that is subject to a Lien permitted by any of clauses (c), (i) and (j) of Section 6.02 or is otherwise subject to a purchase money debt arrangement, slot financing arrangement or a Capital Lease Obligation, in each case, as permitted by Section 6.01, if the contract or other agreement providing for such debt, financing arrangement or Capital Lease Obligation prohibits or requires the consent of any person (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party) as a condition to the creation of any other security interest on such equipment or asset and, in each case, such prohibition or requirement is permitted hereunder, (xiv) unless otherwise elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion, all assets of CRC, CEOC and their respective subsidiaries (whether existing on the Closing Date or formed or acquired thereafter); provided that the exclusion set forth in this clause (xiv) shall cease to apply if at any time neither the CRC Credit Agreement nor the CRC Secured Indenture shall be in effect, (xv) the Pompano Park Real Property and (xvi) the Non-Core Land; provided, that the Borrower may in its sole discretion elect to exclude any property from the definition of Excluded Property.

Excluded RP Contributions” shall mean the cash and the fair market value of assets other than cash (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) received by the Borrower after the Third Amendment Effective Date from: (a) contributions to its common Equity Interests, and (b) the sale or issuance (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower or to any Subsidiary management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement) of Qualified Equity Interests in the Borrower, in each case designated as Excluded RP Contributions pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower on or promptly after the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interest is sold or issued, as the case may be.

Excluded Securities” shall mean any of the following:

(a) any Equity Interests or Indebtedness with respect to which the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost or other consequences of pledging such Equity Interests or Indebtedness in favor of the Secured Parties under the Security Documents are likely to be excessive in relation to the value to be afforded thereby;

(b) in the case of any pledge of voting Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO (in each case, that is owned directly by a Loan Party) to secure the Obligations, any voting Equity Interest of such Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO in excess of 65% of the outstanding Equity Interests of such class;

(c) any Equity Interests or Indebtedness to the extent and for so long as the pledge thereof would be prohibited by any Requirement of Law (including any Gaming Laws) or could require governmental or other regulatory (including Gaming Authority) consent, approval, license or authorization to be pledged (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received and the Borrower shall be under no obligation to seek such consent (other than commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent in respect of Gaming Laws)), including, without limitation, any Equity Interests in any Interim Purchaser or Interim Trust;

 

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(d) any Equity Interests in any person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to the extent (A) that a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations is prohibited by (i) any applicable organizational documents, joint venture agreement or shareholder agreement or (ii) any other contractual obligation with an unaffiliated third party not in violation of Section 6.09(c) (other than, in this subclause (A)(ii), non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Requirements of Law), (B) any organizational documents, joint venture agreement or shareholder agreement (or other contractual obligation referred to in subclause (A)(ii) above) prohibits such a pledge without the consent of any other party; provided, that this clause (B) shall not apply if (1) such other party is a Loan Party or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or (2) consent has been obtained to consummate such pledge (it being understood that the foregoing shall not be deemed to obligate the Borrower or any Subsidiary to obtain any such consent) and for so long as such organizational documents, joint venture agreement or shareholder agreement or replacement or renewal thereof is in effect, or (C) a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations would give any other party (other than a Loan Party or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) to any organizational documents, joint venture agreement or shareholder agreement governing such Equity Interests (or other contractual obligation referred to in subclause (A)(ii) above) the right to terminate its obligations thereunder (other than, in the case of other contractual obligations referred to in subclause (A)(ii), non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Requirement of Law);

(e) any Equity Interests in any Immaterial Subsidiary, any Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary and any Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary;

(f) any Equity Interests directly or indirectly owned by a Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;

(g) any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of such Equity Interests could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any Subsidiary as reasonably determined in good faith by the Borrower;

(h) any Margin Stock;

(i) unless otherwise elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion, any Equity Interests in CRC, CEOC and each of their respective subsidiaries (whether existing on the Closing Date or formed or acquired thereafter); provided that the exclusion set forth in this clause (i) shall cease to apply if at any time neither the CRC Credit Agreement nor the CRC Secured Indenture shall be in effect; and

(j) any Equity Interests in any person formed for the purpose of holding real or personal property for the purpose of consummating a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction (and no other material assets) permitted by Section 6.03 that is consummated by way of a transfer of such Equity Interests within thirty (30) days of the date of formation of such person.

Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean any of the following (except as otherwise provided in clause (b) of the definition of Subsidiary Loan Party):

(a) each Immaterial Subsidiary,

(b) each Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (for so long as such Subsidiary remains a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary),

 

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(c) each Domestic Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted from guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure the Obligations by any Requirement of Law (including Gaming Law) or that would require consent, approval, license or authorization of a Governmental Authority to guarantee or grant Liens to secure the Obligations (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received and the Borrower shall be under no obligation to seek such consent (other than use of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent in respect of Gaming Laws)) (including, without limitation, any Interim Purchaser and any Interim Trust),

(d) each Domestic Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by any applicable contractual requirement from guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure the Obligations on the Third Amendment Effective Date or at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary not in violation of Section 6.09(c) (and for so long as such restriction or any replacement or renewal thereof is in effect),

(e) any Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary, any Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary, any joint ventures, any captive insurance subsidiaries, or any other special purpose entities, in each case, designated by the Borrower,

(f) any Foreign Subsidiary,

(g) any Domestic Subsidiary (i) that is an FSHCO or (ii) that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC,

(h) any other Domestic Subsidiary with respect to which, (x) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of providing a guarantee of the Obligations of or granting Liens to secure the Obligations are likely to be excessive in relation to the value to be afforded thereby or (y) providing such a guarantee or granting such Liens could reasonably be expected to result in an adverse tax consequence to the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries that is not de minimis as determined in good faith by the Borrower,

(i) each Unrestricted Subsidiary,

(j) unless otherwise elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion, CRC, CEOC and each of their respective subsidiaries (whether existing on the Closing Date or formed or acquired thereafter); provided that the exclusion described in this clause (j) shall cease to apply if at any time neither the CRC Credit Agreement nor the CRC Secured Indenture shall be in effect, and

(k) with respect to any Swap Obligation, any Subsidiary that is not an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder.

Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Subsidiary Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Loan Party of, or the grant by such Subsidiary 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 Subsidiary 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 Subsidiary Loan Party or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation, unless otherwise agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. 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.

 

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Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, (a) income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) such recipient’s net income by a jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized in, having its principal office in or, in the case of any Lender, having its applicable Lending Office in, such jurisdiction or as a result of any other present or former connection with such jurisdiction (other than any connection arising solely 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, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, and/or enforced, any Loan Documents) and, for the avoidance of doubt, including any backup withholding in respect of such a tax under Section 3406 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), (b) any branch profits Tax under Section 884(a) of the Code, or any similar Tax, that is imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)), any withholding tax imposed by the United States federal government that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender pursuant to laws in effect at the time such Lender acquires an interest in the applicable Commitment (or, in the case of a Loan not funded pursuant to a prior Commitment, acquires an interest in such Loan) (or designates a new Lending Office), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from a Loan Party with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17, (d) any tax attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(e), (f), (g), or (i) or the Administrative Agent’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(l), and (e) any Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

Existing Class Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(f).

Existing Letters of Credit” shall mean those letters of credit issued and outstanding as of the Third Amendment Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 1.01(A).

Expansion Capital Expenditures” shall mean any Capital Expenditure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of the purchase, development, construction or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets (including Capitalized Software Expenditures) or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that, in the Borrower’s reasonable determination, adds to or significantly improves (or is reasonably expected to add to or significantly improve) the property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, excluding any such Capital Expenditures financed with Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale or casualty event and excluding Capital Expenditures made in the ordinary course made to maintain, repair, restore or refurbish the property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in its then existing state or to support the continuation of such person’s day to day operations as then conducted.

Extended Revolving Facility Commitment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(e).

Extended Term Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(e).

Extending Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(e).

Extension” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(e).

Facility” shall mean the respective facility and commitments utilized in making Loans and credit extensions hereunder, it being understood that (a) as of the Third Amendment Effective Date there are two Facilities, i.e., (i) the Term A Facility established on the Third Amendment Effective Date and (ii) the Initial Revolving Facility established on the Closing Date (as amended and modified by Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 1, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment and the Third

 

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Amendment) and, (b) as of the Term B Facility Funding Date there are three Facilities, i.e., (i) the Term A Facility established on the Third Amendment Effective Date, (ii) the Initial Revolving Facility established on the Closing Date (as amended and modified by Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 1, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment and the Third Amendment) and (iii) the Term B Facility established on the Term B Facility Funding Date and (c) as of the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date there are four Facilities, i.e., (i) the Term A Facility established on the Third Amendment Effective Date, (ii) the Initial Revolving Facility established on the Closing Date (as amended and modified by Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 1, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment and the Third Amendment), (iii) the Term B Facility established on the Term B Facility Funding Date and (iv) the Term B-1 Facility established on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date. Thereafter, the term “Facility” may include any Incremental Term Facility and any Incremental Revolving Facility.

FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (and any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, or other official governmental interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into or applicable pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above) or any intergovernmental agreement (or fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official administrative practices) implementing such Sections of the Code.

Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” shall mean the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

Fee Letter” shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain Amended and Restated Fee Letter dated July 19, 2019, by and among the Borrower, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Bank of America, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Truist Bank, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, KeyBank National Association, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Fifth Third Bank, National Association and Citizens Bank, National Association and (b) each other fee letter concerning the financing of the Transactions between the Borrower and any Arranger, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Fees” shall mean the Commitment Fees, the L/C Participation Fees, the L/C Issuer Fees and the Administrative Agent Fees.

Financial Officer” of any person shall mean the Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Controller or other financial officer of such person or any managing member or general partner of such person.

Financial Performance Covenants” shall mean the covenants of the Borrower set forth in Section 6.11.

 

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Financial Performance Covenant Event of Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(d).

First Amendment” shall mean the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2021, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit N hereto, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent (as defined therein), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as defined therein) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as Initial Other Authorized Representative (as defined therein) and each representative of any Other First Lien Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), as such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (a) EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended as of such date to (b) Cash Interest Expense (net of cash interest income (other than notes receivable and similar items)) (other than (A) Cash Interest Expense in respect of Qualified Non-Recourse Debt, Discharged Indebtedness and Escrowed Indebtedness, (B) Cash Interest Expense in respect of Indebtedness which constitutes Development Expenses or the proceeds of which were applied to fund Development Expenses (but only for so long as such Indebtedness or such funded expenses, as the case may be, constitute Development Expenses) and (C) Cash Interest Expense consisting of cash costs associated with breakage or termination in respect of Swap Agreements for interest rates and costs and fees associated with obtaining Swap Agreements and fees payable thereunder) for such Test Period, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be determined for the relevant Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis; provided, further, however, that for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio from and after any Covenant Resumption Date, (i) EBITDA for the fiscal quarter in which the relevant Qualifying Act of Terrorism shall have occurred, (ii) EBITDA for any fiscal quarter following such quarter referred to in clause (i) in which a Material Disruption existed and (iii) EBITDA for the next succeeding fiscal quarter after the latest quarter to occur of any quarter referred to in clause (i) or (ii) shall, in each case, be the greater of (1) Substituted EBITDA and (2) actual EBITDA for such quarter. For the purposes of the foregoing, “Substituted EBITDA” shall mean the EBITDA for the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the fiscal quarter referred to in clause (i) of the previous sentence, in each case subject to customary seasonal adjustments (as determined in good faith by the Borrower and set forth in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent).

Flood Insurance Laws” shall mean, collectively, (a) National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (c) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

Floor” shall mean (a) with respect to the Initial Revolving Facility and the Term A Facility, 0.0%, (b) with respect to the Term B Facility and the Term B-1 Facility, 0.50%, and (c) with respect to any other Facility, as set forth in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement.

Foreign Lender” shall mean any Lender (a) that is not disregarded as separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that is not a “United States Person” as defined by Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or (b) that is disregarded as separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes and whose regarded owner is not a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

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Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that is incorporated or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

Fronting Exposure” shall mean, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender under any Revolving Facility, with respect to any L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations under such Revolving Facility with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer 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.

FSHCO” shall mean any Subsidiary that owns no material assets other than (i) the Equity Interests (including for this purpose any debt or other instrument treated as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs and/or of one or more FSHCOs and (ii) cash, cash equivalents and incidental assets related thereto held on a temporary basis.

GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States, applied on a consistent basis, subject to the provisions of Section 1.02; provided that any reference to the application of GAAP in Sections 3.13(b), 3.20, 5.03, 5.07 and 6.02(e) to a Foreign Subsidiary (and not as a consolidated Subsidiary of the Borrower) shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the jurisdiction of organization of such Foreign Subsidiary.

Gaming Authority” shall mean, in any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries manages or conducts any casino, racing, gambling, wagering or other gaming business or activities, the applicable board, commission, or other governmental regulatory body or agency which (a) has, or may at any time after the Closing Date have, jurisdiction over any casino, racing, gambling, wagering or other gaming business or activities at any casino, racetrack or other gambling, wagering or other gaming property or activities of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or any successor to such authority or (b) is, or may at any time after the Closing Date be, responsible for interpreting, administering and enforcing the Gaming Laws.

Gaming Laws” shall mean all applicable constitutions, treaties, laws, rates, regulations and orders and statutes pursuant to which any Gaming Authority possesses regulatory, licensing or permit authority over any casino, racing, gambling, wagering or other gaming business or activities and all rules, rulings, orders, ordinances, regulations of any Gaming Authority applicable to any casino, racing, gambling, wagering or other gaming business or activities of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries in any jurisdiction, as in effect from time to time, including the policies, interpretations and administration thereof by the Gaming Authorities.

Gaming Lease” shall mean any lease entered into for the purpose of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to acquire the right to occupy and use real (including pursuant to any sale and leaseback transaction) property, vessels or similar assets for, or in connection with, the construction, development or operation of casinos, casino resorts, “racinos,” racetracks, non-gaming resorts, hotels, distributed gaming applications, entertainment developments, restaurants, retail developments or taverns or other gaming or entertainment facilities or other facilities related to activities ancillary to or supportive of the business of the Borrower and its subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, the Convention Center Lease shall be deemed to be a Gaming Lease.

 

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Global Intercompany Note” shall mean a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit J, evidencing Indebtedness owed among Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries.

Governmental Authority” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory or legislative body (including any supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Guarantee” of or by any person (the “guarantor”) shall mean (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment thereof, (iii) 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 monetary obligation or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the holders of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such holders against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of the guarantor securing any Indebtedness (or any existing right, contingent or otherwise, of the holder of Indebtedness to be secured by such a Lien) of any other person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by the guarantor; provided, however, the term “Guarantee” shall not include (A) endorsements for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness) or (B) any pledge of the Equity Interests of an Excluded Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness or other obligations of an Excluded Subsidiary and its subsidiaries. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such person in good faith.

Guarantee Agreement” shall mean the Guarantee Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Borrower, each Subsidiary Loan Party and the Collateral Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

guarantor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Guarantee.”

Hazardous Materials” shall mean all pollutants, contaminants, wastes, chemicals, materials, substances and constituents, including, without limitation, explosive or radioactive substances or petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls or radon gas, of any nature subject to regulation or which can give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.

Hedge Bank” shall mean, (a) with respect to Swap Agreements in existence on the Closing Date, any person that is (or an Affiliate thereof is) an Agent, an Arranger or a Lender on the Closing Date or (b) any Swap Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, any person that is an Agent, Arranger or Lender or Affiliate thereof on the date such Swap Agreement is entered into, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Agreement.

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Immaterial Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that (a) did not, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended for which financial statements have been (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b), have assets with a value in excess of 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 5.0% of total revenues of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of such date and (b) taken together with all Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended, did not have assets with a value in excess of 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 5.0% of total revenues of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of such date; provided, that the Borrower may elect in its sole discretion to exclude as an Immaterial Subsidiary any Subsidiary that would otherwise meet the definition thereof.

Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness shall mean any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness or in the form of common stock of the Borrower, the accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies.

Increased Amount Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(a).

Incremental Amount” shall mean, at any time, the sum of

(1) the excess, if any, of (a) the greater of $2,600.0 million and 1.00 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period over (b) the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments established after the Third Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.21 utilizing this clause (1) (other than Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments in respect of Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Facility Commitments or Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments, respectively) plus (y) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 6.01(ee) at such time established after the Third Amendment Effective Date utilizing this clause (1) plus (z) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of CRC and its subsidiaries incurred after the Third Amendment Effective Date in reliance on clause (1) of the definition of “Incremental Amount” (that has not been reallocated as incurred under any other clause of such definition in accordance with the terms thereof) in the CRC Credit Agreement (or the equivalent provision in the documents governing any Refinancing of the CRC Credit Agreement (excluding this Agreement)); plus

(2) any amounts so long as immediately after giving effect to the establishment of the Commitments in respect thereof utilizing this clause (2) (and assuming any Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments to be established at such time utilizing this clause (2) are fully drawn unless such Commitments have been drawn or have otherwise been terminated) (or, if an LCT Election is made, on the applicable LCT Test Date) and the use of proceeds of the loans thereunder, (a) in the case of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, Incremental Term Loan Commitments or Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(ee), in each case, that is secured by Liens on the Collateral that rank pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is not greater than, at the Borrower’s election, (i) 4.50 to 1.00 or (ii) if such Commitments or Indebtedness is incurred to finance a Permitted Business Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Business Acquisition or permitted Investment, (b) in the case of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, Incremental Term Loan

 

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Commitments or Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(ee), in each case, that is secured by Liens on the Collateral that rank junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations, the Total Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is not greater than, at the Borrower’s election, (i) 4.75 to 1.00 or (ii) if such Commitments or Indebtedness is incurred to finance a Permitted Business Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Total Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Business Acquisition or permitted Investment and (c) in the case of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, Incremental Term Loan Commitments or Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(ee), in each case, that is unsecured (or, subject to the cap set forth in clause (6) of the proviso to Section 6.01(ee) and solely with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(ee) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, Indebtedness that is secured by assets that do not constitute Collateral), the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is at least, at the Borrower’s election, (i) 2.00 to 1.00 or (ii) if such Commitments or Indebtedness is incurred to finance a Permitted Business Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Business Acquisition or permitted Investment; provided, that, for purposes of this clause (2), the Net Proceeds of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, Incremental Term Loan Commitments or Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(ee) at such time shall not be netted for purposes of such calculation of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and the Total Secured Leverage Ratio, as applicable; plus

(3) the aggregate of (a) the principal amount of any voluntary prepayments, repayments, redemptions, discharge or defeasance of, and debt buybacks with respect to, Indebtedness originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof), (b) the principal amount of any permanent reduction in the commitments in respect of Indebtedness that is a revolving facility originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof) and (c) the amount of unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions, expenses in connection therewith, in each case under this clause (3) except to the extent funded with proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving loans and Indebtedness incurred in reliance on this clause (3)); plus

(4) the aggregate of (a) the principal amount of any voluntary prepayments, repayments, redemptions, discharge or defeasance of, and debt buybacks with respect to, the Term A Loans, the Term B Loans, the Term B-1 Loans, any Incremental Term Loans, Extended Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans that are secured by Liens on Collateral that rank pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations, and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(h), Section 6.01(r), Section 6.01(dd), Section 6.01(ee) or Section 6.01(ii)(ii) (or in each case any Refinancing thereof), in each case that is secured by Liens on Collateral that rank pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations, (b) the principal amount of any permanent reduction in the Revolving Facility Commitments pursuant to Section 2.08(b), in any Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, Extended Revolving Facility Commitments and Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments that are secured by Liens on Collateral that rank pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations and commitments in respect of Indebtedness that is a revolving facility incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(h), Section 6.01(r), Section 6.01(dd), Section 6.01(ee) or Section 6.01(ii)(ii) (or in each case any Refinancing thereof), in each case that is secured by Liens on Collateral that rank pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations and (c) the amount of unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions, expenses in connection therewith, in each case under this clause (4) except to the extent funded with proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving loans and Indebtedness incurred in reliance on this clause (4)).

 

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provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, (A) amounts may be established or incurred utilizing clause (2) above prior to utilizing clause (1), (3) or (4) above, (B) any calculation of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, the Total Secured Leverage Ratio or the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis pursuant to clause (2) above may be determined, at the option of the Borrower, without giving effect to any simultaneous establishment or incurrence of any amounts utilizing clause (1), (3) or (4) above or under any other non-ratio-based basket (including the incurrence of Revolving Facility Loans under any Revolving Facility) (it being understood that any portion of any Incremental Term Facility, any Incremental Revolving Facility or any Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.01(ee), in each case, incurred in reliance on clause (1), (3) or (4) shall automatically be reclassified as incurred under clause (2) if the Borrower meets the applicable leverage ratio or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio under clause (2) at such time on a Pro Forma Basis), (C) the voluntary prepayments, repayments, redemptions, discharges, defeasances and debt buybacks set forth in clause (3) may be consummated substantially concurrently with the incurrence of, and may be funded with the proceeds of, Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (3) and (D) the voluntary prepayments, repayments, redemptions, discharges, defeasances and debt buybacks set forth in clause (4) may be consummated substantially concurrently with the incurrence of, and may be funded with the proceeds of, Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (4).

Incremental Assumption Agreement” shall mean an Incremental Assumption Agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Incremental Term Lenders, Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders, Extending Lenders, Replacement Revolving Lenders or Lenders providing Refinancing Term Loans, as applicable, entered into pursuant to Section 2.21.

Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 1” shall mean the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 1, dated as of July 20, 2020, among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2” shall mean the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2, dated as of February 6, 2023, among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3” shall mean the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3, dated as of February 6, 2024, among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3 Effective Date” shall mean February 6, 2024.

Incremental Revolving Facility” shall mean any Class of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments and the Revolving Facility Loans made thereunder.

Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment” shall mean any increased or incremental Revolving Facility Commitment provided pursuant to Section 2.21.

Incremental Revolving Facility Lender” shall mean a Lender with a Revolving Facility Commitment or an outstanding Revolving Facility Loan as a result of an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment.

Incremental Term Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Incremental Term Loans.

 

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Incremental Term Facility” shall mean any Class of Incremental Term Loan Commitments and the Incremental Term Loans made thereunder.

Incremental Term Lender” shall mean a Lender with an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Term Loan.

Incremental Term Loan Commitment” shall mean the commitment of any Lender, established pursuant to Section 2.21, to make Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower.

Incremental Term Loan Installment Date” shall have, with respect to any Class of Incremental Term Loans established pursuant to an Incremental Assumption Agreement, the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(a)(iiiiv).

Incremental Term Loans” shall mean term loans made by one or more Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(de). Incremental Term Loans may be made in the form of additional Term A Loans, additional Term B Loans, additional Term B-1 Loans or, to the extent permitted by Section 2.21 and provided for in the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement, Other Term Loans (including in the form of Extended Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans, as applicable).

Indebtedness” of any person shall mean, if and to the extent (other than with respect to clause (h) below) the same would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP, 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 issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than such obligations accrued in the ordinary course), to the extent the same would be required to be shown as a long-term liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, (d) all Capital Lease Obligations of such person, (e) all net payments that such person would have to make in the event of an early termination, on the date Indebtedness of such person is being determined, in respect of outstanding Swap Agreements, (f) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such person as an account party in respect of letters of credit, (g) the principal component of all obligations of such person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (h) all Guarantees by such person of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) to (g) above and (i) the amount of all obligations of such person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (excluding accrued dividends that have not increased the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock); provided, that Indebtedness shall not include (A) trade and other ordinary course payables, accrued expenses and intercompany liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, (B) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business, (C) purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase prices of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (D) earn-out obligations until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such person in accordance with GAAP, (E) obligations under or in respect of the Master Leases or any Gaming Lease (including any Guarantee thereof), (F) Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary secured by a Lien on the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or (G) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees and completion guarantees. The Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the liability of such person in respect thereof. To the extent not otherwise included, Indebtedness shall include the amount of any Receivables Net Investment.

Indemnified Taxes” shall mean all Taxes imposed on or with respect to or measured by any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.

 

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Indemnitee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(b).

Ineligible Institution” shall mean (i) the persons identified in writing to the Third Amendment Joint Lead Arrangers by the Borrower on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, (ii) any competitors of the Borrower or its subsidiaries (each, a “Competitor”) identified in writing by the Borrower to the Third Amendment Joint Lead Arrangers on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, (iii) any Affiliates of the Persons referred to in clause (i) or (ii) that are identified in writing by the Borrower to the Third Amendment Joint Lead Arrangers on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date (other than, in the case of Affiliates of Competitors, Bona Fide Debt Funds) and (iv) any other person that is clearly identifiable solely on the basis of the similarity of its name as an Affiliate of any Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) (other than, in the case of Affiliates of Competitors, Bona Fide Debt Funds); provided that, following the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower may supplement in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time the list of Competitors pursuant to clause (ii) above and Affiliates pursuant to clause (iii) above; provided, that (x) no updates 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 Ineligible Institutions and (y) no update shall become effective until three (3) Business Days after such update is provided to the Administrative Agent or the Joint Lead Arrangers, as applicable (it being understood that no update shall apply to any entity that is party to a pending trade at the time of such update).

Information” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.14(a).

Initial Revolving Facility” shall mean the Revolving Facility in effect on the Closing Date as amended on the Third Amendment Effective Date (as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement).

Initial Revolving Facility Maturity Date” shall mean the earlier of (a) January 31, 2028 and (b) the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to the earlier of (i) the maturity date of the 2025 Senior Secured Notes, (ii) the maturity date of the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes, (iii) the maturity date of the “Term B Facility” under and as defined in the CRC Credit Agreement, (iv) the maturity date of the CRC Closing Date Incremental Term Loan Facility and (v) the maturity date of the CRC Secured Notes, in each case of clauses (i) through (v), solely to the extent any such Indebtedness referred to in such clause remains outstanding on the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to its maturity date (and excluding, for purposes of this determination, any Indebtedness that constitutes a refinancing or replacement of the Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) through (v) that is outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date).

Initial Revolving Loan” shall mean a Revolving Facility Loan made (i) pursuant to the Revolving Facility Commitments in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date (as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement) or (ii) pursuant to any Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment on the same terms as the Revolving Facility Loans referred to in clause (i) of this definition.

Inside Maturity Amount” shall mean the excess, if any, of (a) $1,000.0 million over (b) the sum of, in each case, solely to the extent incurred in reliance on the Inside Maturity Amount, (w) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Other Term Loans established after the Third Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.21 that, on the date of incurrence thereof, have a maturity date that is earlier than the latest Term Facility Maturity Date then in effect or a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than any Term Facility then in effect plus (x) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Refinancing Term Loans established after the Third Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.21 that, on the date of incurrence thereof, have a maturity date that is earlier than the maturity date of the

 

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applicable Refinanced Indebtedness or a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter the applicable Refinanced Indebtedness plus (y) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness in the form of term loans or notes outstanding pursuant to Sections 6.01(h), 6.01(r) or 6.01(ee) established after the Third Amendment Effective Date that, on the date of incurrence thereof, have a maturity date that is earlier than the latest Term Facility Maturity Date then in effect or a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than any Term Facility then in effect plus (z) the aggregate principal amount of Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness and Refinancing Notes outstanding pursuant to Sections 6.01(dd) or 6.01(jj)(ii) established after the Third Amendment Effective Date that, on the date of incurrence thereof, has a maturity date that is earlier than the maturity date of the Indebtedness being refinanced, reduced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced or a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than the Indebtedness being refinanced, reduced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced.

Intellectual Property Right” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.21.

Interactive Entertainment Investment” shall mean (a) the designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary of (i) a subsidiary all or a substantial portion of whose assets consist of (1) online gaming, mobile gaming, sports betting and/or other interactive businesses (collectively, “Interactive Gaming”) and/or (2) sports and media sponsorships, partnerships, collaboration agreements, marketing agreements or similar arrangements and (ii) any subsidiary of the Borrower all or substantially all of the assets of which are Equity Interests of any subsidiary described in clause (a)(i) or this clause (a)(ii) and/or (b) the contribution or other transfer of assets consisting of (i) online gaming, mobile gaming, sports betting and/or other interactive businesses and/or (ii) sports and media sponsorships, partnerships, collaboration agreements, marketing agreements or similar arrangements to an Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Interactive Entertainment Subsidiary Sale Proceeds” shall mean the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Borrower or any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary from any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale and any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding the assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness relating to the disposed assets or other consideration received in any other non-cash form).

Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean (a) any subsidiary of the Borrower all or substantial portion of whose assets consist of (i) online gaming, mobile gaming, sports betting and/or other interactive businesses and/or (ii) sports and media sponsorships, partnerships, collaboration agreements, marketing agreements or similar arrangements, which subsidiary has been the subject of an Interactive Entertainment Investment and (b) any subsidiary of the Borrower all or substantially all of the assets of which are Equity Interests of any subsidiary described in clause (a) or this clause (b) that has been the subject of an Interactive Entertainment Investment.

Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale” shall mean the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) (for the avoidance of doubt, other than any such sale, conveyance or transfer that would have been permitted under Section 6.05 (other than under Section 6.05(g) or 6.05(u)(ii)) were it made by a Subsidiary) of (a) any of the property or assets of any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary or (b) any of the Equity Interests in the Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary.

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Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean any Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and any Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement.

Interest Election Request” shall mean a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Term Borrowing or Revolving Facility Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07.

Interest Expense” shall mean, with respect to any person for any period, the sum of (a) gross interest expense of such person for such period on a consolidated basis, including (i) the amortization of debt discounts, (ii) the amortization or expensing of all fees (including fees with respect to Swap Agreements) and expenses payable in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included in interest expense and (iii) the portion of any payments or accruals with respect to Capital Lease Obligations allocable to interest expense, (b) capitalized interest of such person, and (c) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges incurred in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing which are payable to any person other than a Loan Party. For purposes of the foregoing, gross interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received and costs incurred by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries with respect to Swap Agreements, and interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

Interest Payment Date” shall mean, (a) as to any Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the scheduled maturity date of such Loan; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; (b) as to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the scheduled maturity date of such Loan; and (c) as to any RFR Loan, each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the Borrowing of such Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month) and the scheduled maturity date of such Loan.

Interest Period” shall mean, as to each Term Benchmark Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term Benchmark Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term Benchmark Loan and ending on the date one, (solely with respect to any Loan bearing interest based on the Adjusted CDOR Rate) two, three or (except in with respect to any Loan bearing interest based on the Adjusted CDOR Rate) six months thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment for any Agreed Currency), as selected by the Borrower; 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 such next succeeding Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(b) any Interest Period 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;

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(d) no tenor that has been removed from this definition for any Agreed Currency pursuant to Section 2.14(e) shall be available for specification in such Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request for such Agreed Currency.

Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.

Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement” shall mean any trust arrangement, which is created pursuant to a trust agreement (that is in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) as permitted under applicable Gaming Laws and approved by the applicable Gaming Authority, which permits the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as the purchaser (in such capacity, the “Interim Purchaser”), to acquire an ownership interest in an existing casino, casino hotel or other gaming operation without first being licensed or found qualified by such applicable Gaming Authorities having jurisdiction over such Interim Purchaser, so long as (x) upon the closing of the contemplated acquisition, (i) all Equity Interests and other property acquired pursuant to such an acquisition, and required by the applicable Gaming Authority, is placed in trust (such trust, an “Interim Trust”) to be held until the required gaming licenses are issued or denied by the applicable Gaming Authorities (as further described in clause (y) below), and (ii) such Interim Purchaser complies with the requirements set forth in Section 5.10(h), and (y) promptly following (and in no event later than the applicable time periods set forth in the applicable sections referenced below) (i) the issuance of such gaming licenses by the applicable Gaming Authorities having jurisdiction over such Interim Purchaser, (1) such Interim Trust will, in accordance with the applicable Gaming Laws and the terms of the Interim Trust, distribute or otherwise transfer such Equity Interests and all other property held by such Interim Trust to the Interim Purchaser, and (2) the Interim Purchaser shall take all steps necessary to comply with Section 5.10(h) with respect to all Equity Interests and other property acquired pursuant to such an acquisition, or (ii) the decision by the applicable Gaming Authority relating to any pending gaming license which would cause the Interim Trust to become operative under the applicable Gaming Laws (and as a result, such Interim Trust shall be required under the applicable Gaming Laws to exercise all rights incident to ownership of the property subject to the Interim Trust), (1) such Interim Trust shall take all steps necessary to sell the Equity Interests and the other property held by such Interim Trust in accordance with this Agreement, the underlying trust agreement and the applicable Gaming Laws, and (2) following such sale (any such sale, an “Interim Trust Asset Disposition”), the Borrower and any Interim Purchaser shall use any Net Proceeds received for such Interim Trust Asset Disposition in accordance with the mandatory prepayment requirements set forth in Section 2.11(c)(i).

Interim Purchaser” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement.”

Interim Trust” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement.”

Interim Trust Asset Disposition” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement.”

Investment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.

ISDA CDS Definitions” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(i).

ISP” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

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Issuer Documents” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any subsidiary or other Person designated by the Borrower) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

Joint Lead Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Closing Date Joint Lead Arrangers, (b) the Third Amendment Joint Lead Arrangers, (c) the Term B Facility Joint Lead Arrangers and, (d) the Term B-1 Facility Joint Lead Arrangers and (e) with respect to any Incremental Revolving Facility or any Incremental Term Facility, each of the Persons appointed by Borrower as arranger, bookrunner or similar titles for such Incremental Revolving Facility or Incremental Term Facility.

Joliet Lease” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Master Lease.”

JPMorgan” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Judgment Currency” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.19.

Junior Financing” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.09(b).

Las Vegas Master Lease” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Master Lease.”

Latest Maturity Date” shall mean, at any date of determination, the latest of the latest Revolving Facility Maturity Date and the latest Term Facility Maturity Date, in each case then in effect on such date of determination.

LCT Election” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.07.

LCT Test Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.07.

L/C Advance” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Revolving Facility Percentage under the applicable Revolving Facility. All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.

L/C Borrowing” shall mean 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 an ABR Revolving Loan. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.

L/C Credit Extension” shall mean, 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 Issuer” shall mean each of JPMorgan, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Citizens Bank, National Association, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Truist Bank, U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, Citibank, N.A., Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, KeyBank National Association and Fifth Third Bank, National Association and each other L/C Issuer designated pursuant to Section 2.05(k), in each case in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Sections 2.05(l) or 8.09; provided that, in the case of any Existing Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer with respect thereto shall be as is indicated on Schedule 1.01(A). An L/C Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be

 

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issued by Affiliates or designees of such L/C Issuer, in which case the term “L/C Issuer” shall include any such Affiliate or designee with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate or designee; provided, that such L/C Issuer shall not be entitled to any amounts payable under Section 2.15 or 2.17 solely in respect of increased costs resulting from such exercise and existing at the time of such exercise. In the event that there is more than one L/C Issuer at any time, references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the L/C Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the L/C Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all L/C Issuers, as the context requires.

L/C Issuer Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(b).

L/C Obligations” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings (each of the foregoing, calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof). For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

L/C Participation Fee” shall have the meaning assigned such term in Section 2.12(b).

Lender” shall mean each financial institution listed on Schedule 2.01 (other than any such person that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance in accordance with Section 9.04), as well as any person that becomes a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to Section 9.04 or Section 2.21.

Lender Participation Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(iii).

Lending Office” shall mean, as to any Lender, the applicable branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender designated by such Lender to make Loans.

Letter of Credit” shall mean any letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit and any Alternate Currency Letters of Credit. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.

Letter of Credit Application” shall mean an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each L/C Issuer, (i) the commitment of such L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.05 as set forth opposite such L/C Issuer’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the heading “Letter of Credit Commitment” or (ii) if such L/C Issuer has entered into an Assignment and Acceptance that has been consented to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, or is a successor L/C Issuer consented to by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.05(l), the amount set forth for such L/C Issuer as its Letter of Credit Commitment in the Register, in each case or such larger amount not to exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit as the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer may agree. The aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Commitment of all L/C Issuers as of the Third Amendment Effective Date is $388.0 million. Letters of Credit issued under any L/C Issuer’s Letter of Credit Commitment may be issued under any Revolving Facility as determined by the Borrower.

 

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Letter of Credit Expiration Date” shall mean, with respect to any Revolving Facility, the day that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Facility Maturity Date for such Revolving Facility then in effect.

Letter of Credit Sublimit” shall mean the aggregate Letter of Credit Commitments of the L/C Issuers, in an amount not to exceed $388.0 million (calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) or such larger amount not to exceed the Revolving Facility Commitment as the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer may agree. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility Commitments.

License Revocation” shall mean the revocation, failure to renew or suspension of, or the appointment of a receiver, supervisor, conservator or similar official with respect to, any casino, gambling or gaming license issued by any Gaming Authority covering any casino or gaming facility of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, hypothecation, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance in or on such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset; provided that in no event shall an operating lease, a Master Lease, a Gaming Lease or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Limited Condition Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.07.

Liquor Authorities” shall mean, in any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries sells and distributes liquor, the applicable alcoholic beverage commission or other Governmental Authority responsible for interpreting, administering and enforcing the Liquor Laws.

Liquor Laws” shall mean the laws, rules, regulations and orders applicable to or involving the sale and distribution of liquor by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any jurisdiction, as in effect from time to time, including the policies, interpretations and administration thereof by the applicable Liquor Authorities.

Loan Documents” shall mean (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Guarantee Agreement, (iii) the Security Documents, (iv) each Incremental Assumption Agreement (including Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 1 and, Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2 and Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3), (v) any Intercreditor Agreement, (vi) any Note issued under Section 2.09(e), (vii) the First Amendment, (viii) the Second Amendment and (ix) the Third Amendment.

Loan Obligations” shall mean (a) the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of (i) the unpaid principal of and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans made to the Borrower under this Agreement, 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 the Borrower under this Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) and obligations to provide Cash Collateral and (iii) all other monetary obligations of the Borrower owed under or pursuant to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, including obligations to pay fees, expense reimbursement obligations and

 

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indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), and (b) the due and punctual payment of all obligations of each other Loan Party under or pursuant to each of the Loan Documents.

Loan Parties” shall mean the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.

Loans” shall mean the Term Loans and the Revolving Facility Loans.

Local Time” shall mean Reno, Nevada local time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

Lumiere Lease” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Master Lease.”

Majority Lenders” of any Facility shall mean, at any time, Lenders under such Facility having Loans and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of all Loans outstanding under such Facility and unused Commitments under such Facility at such time. The Loans and Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Majority Lenders at any time.

Management Group” shall mean the group consisting of the directors, executive officers and other management personnel of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, as the case may be, on the Third Amendment Effective Date together with (x) any new directors whose election by such boards of directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Borrower, was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Borrower, then still in office who were either directors on the Third Amendment Effective Date or whose election or nomination was previously so approved and (y) executive officers and other management personnel of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, as the case may be, hired at a time when the directors on the Third Amendment Effective Date together with the directors so approved constituted a majority of the directors of the Borrower.

Margin Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.

Master Lease” shall mean each of (i) that certain Lease (CPLV) dated as of October 6, 2017, by and among CEOC, Desert Palace LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and CPLV Property Owner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease (CPLV) dated as of December 26, 2018, as further amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of June 1, 2020, as further amended and renamed to the “Las Vegas Lease” by that certain Second Amendment to Lease (CPLV), dated as of July 20, 2020, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Lease, dated as of September 30, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amended and Restated Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of October 27, 2020, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease, dated as of November 18, 2020, and as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Lease, dated as of September 3, 2021 (collectively, the “Las Vegas Master Lease”), (ii) that certain Lease (Non-CPLV), dated as of October 6, 2017, by and among CEOC, the entities listed on Schedule B attached thereto and the entities listed on Schedule A attached thereto, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease (Non-CPLV) dated as of December 22, 2017, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Lease (Non-CPLV) and Ratification of SNDA dated as of February 16, 2018, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Lease (Non-CPLV) dated as of April 2, 2018, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease (Non-CPLV) dated as of December 26, 2018, as further amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of June 1, 2020, as further amended and renamed to the “Regional Lease” by that certain Fifth Amendment to Lease (Non-CPLV), dated as of July 20, 2020, as further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Lease, dated as of

 

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September 30, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amended and Restated Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of October 27, 2020, as further amended by that certain Seventh Amendment to Lease, dated as of November 18, 2020, as further amended by that certain Eighth Amendment to Lease, dated as of September 3, 2021, as further amended by that certain Ninth Amendment to Lease, dated as of November 1, 2021, and as further amended by that certain Tenth Amendment to Lease, dated as of December 30, 2021 (collectively, the “Regional Master Lease”), (iii) that certain Lease (Joliet), dated as of October 6, 2017, by and between Harrah’s Joliet LandCo LLC and Des Plaines Development Limited Partnership, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease (Joliet) dated December 26, 2018, as further amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of June 1, 2020, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Lease (Joliet), dated as of July 20, 2020, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Lease, dated as of September 30, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amended and Restated Omnibus Amendment to Leases, dated as of October 27, 2020, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease, dated as of November 18, 2020, and as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Lease, dated as of September 3, 2021 (collectively, the “Joliet Lease”), (iv) that certain Second Amended and Restated Master Lease, dated as of December 18, 2020, by and among GLP Capital, L.P., Tropicana Entertainment Inc., IOC Black Hawk County, Inc. and Isle of Capri Bettendorf, L.C. (the “Tropicana Master Lease”) and (v) that certain Amended and Restated Lease, dated as of December 1, 2021, by and between GLP Capital, L.P. and Tropicana St. Louis LLC (the “Lumiere Lease”), in each case, as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Master Lease Collateral” shall mean, with respect to any Master Lease, Additional Master Lease or Gaming Lease, all “Tenant’s Pledged Property” or similar term (as defined in such Master Lease, Additional Master Lease or Gaming Lease).

Master Lease Landlords” shall mean each landlord under each Master Lease and each landlord under each Additional Master Lease.

Master Lease Tenants” shall mean each tenant under each Master Lease and each tenant under each Additional Master Lease.

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (excluding any matters disclosed to the Third Amendment Arrangers prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, or disclosed in the most recent annual report on Form 10-K or any quarterly or periodic report of the Borrower filed prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date) or (b) the material rights or remedies (taken as a whole) of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

Material Disruption” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualifying Act of Terrorism.”

Material Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness (other than Loans and Letters of Credit and intercompany Indebtedness) of any one or more of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $400.0 million.

Material Leased Real Property” shall mean (A) as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, each parcel of Real Property that is leased by any Loan Party and that is set forth on Schedule 3.07(a) and (B) each parcel of Real Property that is located in the United States and is leased by any Loan Party that has an individual fair market value (on a per property basis and as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of at least $50.0 million as of the date of acquisition, for Real Property acquired after the Third Amendment Effective Date; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) or anything

 

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to the contrary in this Agreement, the Loan Parties shall not be required to grant a Mortgage on (i) any leasehold interest in any Real Property entered into after the Third Amendment Effective Date that has a fair market value (including the reasonably anticipated fair market value of the gaming facility or other improvements to be developed thereon) of less than $250.0 million or a remaining term (including options to extend) of less than 10 years or (ii) any leasehold interest in any leased real property acquired as part of a Permitted Business Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, in either case, if after the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts by the Loan Parties (which shall not include the payment of consideration other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses incidental thereto), the landlord under such lease has not consented to the granting of a Mortgage.

Material Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary other than Immaterial Subsidiaries.

Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.09.

Merger Sub” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

MLSA” shall mean each of (i) the Management and Lease Support Agreement (CPLV), dated as of October 6, 2017, by and among CEOC, Desert Palace LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, CPLV Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as manager, CEC, as guarantor, CES, Caesars License Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and CPLV Property Owner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (ii) the Management and Lease Support Agreement (Non-CPLV), dated as of October 6, 2017, by and among CEOC, the Subsidiaries of CEOC party thereto, Non-CPLV Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as manager, CEC, as guarantor, CES, Caesars License Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and the Subsidiaries of VICI Properties L.P. party thereto, (iii) the Management and Lease Support Agreement (Joliet), dated as of October 6, 2017, by and among Des Plaines Development Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, Joliet Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as manager, CEC, as guarantor, CES, Caesars License Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and Harrah’s Joliet LandCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (iv) the Guaranty of Lease, dated as of July 20, 2020, by and among the Borrower, CPLV Property Owner LLC and Claudine Propco LLC with respect to the Las Vegas Master Lease, (v) the Guaranty of Lease, dated as of July 20, 2020, by and among the Borrower and the landlords party thereto with respect to the Regional Master Lease, (vi) the Guaranty of Lease, dated as of July 20, 2020, by and between the Borrower and Harrah’s Joliet LandCo LLC with respect to the Joliet Lease, (vii) the Amended and Restated Guaranty of Master Lease, dated as of December 18, 2020, by and among the Borrower, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto and GLP Capital, L.P. with respect to the Tropicana Master Lease, (viii) the Amended and Restated Guaranty of Master Lease, dated as of December 1, 2021, by and between the Borrower and GLP Capital, L.P. with respect to the Lumiere Lease and (ix) one or more additional management and lease support agreements or guarantees in a form not materially adverse to the Lenders from those referred to in clauses (i) through (viii) above, by and among the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries party thereto, the manager party thereto (if any), the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower, as guarantor, and the landlord party thereto, and in each case, any and all modifications thereto, substitutions therefor and replacements thereof so long as such modifications, substitutions and replacements are entered into not in violation of this Agreement.

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Mortgaged Properties” shall mean (i) the Owned Real Properties (including Vessels that constitute Owned Real Property) and the Material Leased Real Properties that are set forth on Schedule 3.07(a) and (ii) each additional Owned Real Property (including Vessels that constitute Owned Real Property) and Material Leased Real Property encumbered by a Mortgage or Additional Mortgage pursuant to Section 5.10(c), 5.10(d), 5.10(h) or 5.11.

Mortgages” shall mean, collectively, the mortgages, trust deeds, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, assignments of leases and rents, mortgages related to a Vessel, and other security documents delivered with respect to Mortgaged Properties, substantially, in the case of mortgages and deeds of trust, in the form of Exhibit D-1, Exhibit D-2, Exhibit D-3, Exhibit D-4 or Exhibit D-5 as applicable (in each case with such changes as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Mortgages” shall include, without limitation, the Additional Mortgages.

Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate (other than one considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Code Section 414) is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding six plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

Net Income” shall mean, with respect to any person, the net income (loss) of such person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.

Net Proceeds” shall mean:

(a) (I) Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale Proceeds, (II) Interactive Entertainment Subsidiary Sale Proceeds and (III) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise and including casualty insurance settlements and condemnation awards, but only as and when received and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any proceeds of insurance that in the good faith determination of the Borrower are allocable to business interruption) from (1) any Asset Sale consummated after the Third Amendment Effective Date that is conducted or classified under Section 6.05(g) or 6.05(u)(ii), (2) any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction consummated after the Third Amendment Effective Date that is conducted or classified under Section 6.03(b)(ii) or (3) any Interim Trust Asset Disposition consummated after the Third Amendment Effective Date, in each case of clauses (I), (II) and (III) above, net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, required debt payments and required payments of other obligations relating to the applicable asset to the extent such debt or obligations are secured by a Lien permitted hereunder (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) on such asset, required debt payments of Indebtedness originally incurred under Section 6.01(jj) (and any Refinancing thereof) (in the case of assets owned by CRC and its subsidiaries) or Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (in the case of assets owned by or the Equity Interests of an Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary), whether or not secured by a Lien on such asset, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii) Taxes paid or payable (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) as a result thereof, (iii) all distributions and other payments required to be made (or attributable) to minority interest holders (other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) in subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Sale, Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, Interim Trust Asset Disposition, casualty insurance settlement and condemnation award and (iv) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any Taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above) (x) related to any of the applicable assets and (y) retained by the Borrower or any

 

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of the Subsidiaries (or Unrestricted Subsidiary in the case of a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale) including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations (however, the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be cash proceeds of such Asset Sale occurring on the date of such reduction); provided, that, if the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent promptly following receipt of any such proceeds setting forth the Borrower’s intention to use or commit to use any portion of such proceeds, to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets useful in the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (or in the case of Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale Proceeds or Interactive Entertainment Subsidiary Sale Proceeds, in the business of the Borrower, the Subsidiaries or the Unrestricted Subsidiaries) or to make Permitted Business Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder (except for Permitted Investments or intercompany Investments in Subsidiaries) (it being understood that in the case of a casualty event or condemnation of property under a Master Lease or Gaming Lease, such property so repaired, replaced, restored or otherwise acquired may be owned by the landlord under such Master Lease or Gaming Lease and leased to the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower under a Master Lease or Gaming Lease, as applicable), in each case within 18 months of such receipt, such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent not, within 18 months of such receipt, so used or contractually committed to be so used (it being understood that if any portion of such proceeds are not so used within such 18-month period but within such 18-month period are contractually committed to be used after such 18-month period, then upon the termination of such contract after such 18-month period, any remaining portion not so used by such time shall constitute Net Proceeds as of the date of such termination without giving effect to this proviso); provided, further that the Borrower may elect to deem reinvestments (or contractual commitments for reinvestments) that occur prior to receipt of any such proceeds to have been reinvested in accordance with the requirements of the immediately preceding proviso so long as such reinvestments shall have been made no earlier than the date of execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such Asset Sale or Sale and Lease-Back Transaction or Interim Trust Asset Disposition or the occurrence of the relevant event giving rise to such proceeds; provided, further, that (x) no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in any fiscal year shall constitute Net Proceeds in such fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed $180.0 million (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds), (y) in any event, no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed $25.0 million (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall (1) be included in the calculation of clause (x) of this proviso above and (2) constitute Net Proceeds) and (z) if at the time of receipt of such net cash proceeds or at any time during the 18 month reinvestment period contemplated by the second preceding proviso, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent certifying that on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to the Asset Sale or other disposition and the application of the proceeds thereof or at the relevant time during such 18 month period (which may be satisfied by delivery of any certificate pursuant to Section 5.04(c)(i)), (I) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00, 50% of such net cash proceeds that would otherwise constitute Net Proceeds under this proviso shall not constitute Net Proceeds or (II) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00, none of such net cash proceeds shall constitute Net Proceeds; provided, further, that, in the case of a casualty event or condemnation with respect to property that is subject to a Master Lease or any Gaming Lease, such cash proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds to the extent, and for so long as, such cash proceeds are required, by the

 

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terms of such lease, (x) to be paid to the holder of any mortgage, deed of trust or other security agreement securing indebtedness of the lessor, (y) to be paid to, or for the account of, the lessor or deposited in an escrow account to fund rent and other amounts due with respect to such property and costs to preserve, stabilize, repair, replace or restore such property (in accordance with the provisions of the applicable lease) or (z) to be applied to rent and other amounts due under such lease or to fund costs and expenses of repair, replacement or restoration of such property, or the preservation or stabilization of such property (in accordance with the provisions of the applicable lease or of any indebtedness of the lessor thereunder); and

(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of any Indebtedness (other than Excluded Indebtedness), net of all taxes and fees (including investment banking fees), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such incurrence, issuance or sale.

Net Short Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(i).

New Class Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(f).

New Jersey Reserve Amount” shall mean, initially, $40.0 million; provided that, the Borrower shall increase or decrease such amount from time to time to cause the sum of the New Jersey Reserve Amount plus cash on hand at the Borrower and its subsidiaries to be no less than the amount of the reserve required by Section 13:69N-1.2(d) of the New Jersey Administrative Code, in each case, by delivering written notice to the Administrative Agent.

New Jersey Reserve Permitted Use” shall mean the disbursement of proceeds of Revolving Facility Loans to the Borrower or its subsidiaries to (a) refund deposits to patrons, (b) apply deposits to debts owed by patrons and (c) pay the outstanding sports pool and online sports pool liability of the Borrower or its subsidiaries, in each case, in an amount not to exceed the New Jersey Reserve Amount.

New Project” shall mean each capital project (including Capitalized Software Expenditures) which is either a new project or a new feature at an existing project owned by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, each Development Project and each Expansion Capital Expenditure) which receives a certificate of completion or occupancy (if applicable) and all relevant licenses, and in fact commences operations.

New York Courts” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.15.

Non-Consenting Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(c).

Non-Core Land” shall mean each of the following parcels of land, each of which, as of the Closing Date, is immaterial to the Borrower’s gaming operations and as to which, as of the Closing Date, the Borrower has no intention to develop: (a) the 244.69 acre parcel of land known as the “Quarry Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia; (b) the 162.79 acre parcel of land known as the “Woodview Golf Course” in Hancock, West Virginia; (c) the 387.12 acre portion of the land known as the “Original Mountaineer Parcel” which is located to the east of State Route 2 site in Hancock, West Virginia; (d) the 97.706 acre parcel of land known as the “Coldwell Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia; (e) the 37.85 acre parcel of land known as the “Hazel Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia; (f) the 1.755 acre parcel of land known as the “Glover/Daily Double Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia; (g) the 5.78 acre parcel of land known as the “J&T Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia; (h) the 109.01 acre parcel of land known as the “LSW Sanitation Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia; (i) the 0.92 acre parcel of land known as the “Craig/Smith Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia; (j) the 70.213 acre parcel of land known as the “Watson

 

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Parcel” site in Hancock, West Virginia; (k) the 6.65 acre parcel of land known as the “Phillips Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia; (l) the approximately 0.955 acre parcel of land known as the “Jefferson School Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia; (m) the 234.99 acre parcel of land known as the “Logan/Realm Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia; (n) the 38.017 acre parcel of land known as the “BOC Gas Parcel” in Hancock, West Virginia; (o) the 37.11 acre parcel of land known as the “Mara Parcel” in Franklin County, Ohio; (p) 5.596 acres in Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania; (q) the 272 acre parcel in Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania; (r) the 213.35 acre parcel of land located in McKean Township, Pennsylvania; (s) the following parcels of undeveloped land in the Cripple Creek, County of Teller, Colorado: 4005.134110080; 4005.134110090; 4005.134110220; 4005.134080230; 4005.134080240; and 4005.134090180; (t) the following parcels of undeveloped land in Kimmswick, Jefferson County, Missouri: 19-7.0-25.0-001.02; 19-7.0-36.0-001.01; 20-9.0-31.0-004.02; and 20-9.0-31.0-005; (u) the parcel of undeveloped land located at the address 1600 Lady Luck Parkway, Bettendorf, Iowa; (v) the parcel of undeveloped land located at the address 100 Miner Street, Central City, Colorado; (w) the Buildings and Mobile Homes (each as defined by the Flood Insurance Laws) located at 100 Isle of Capri Boulevard, Boonville, Missouri 65233-1124 circled in red on Schedule 1.01(E); (x) the Buildings and Mobile Homes located at 1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf, Iowa, 52722-4967 circled in red on Schedule 1.01(E); and (y) the Buildings and Mobile Homes located at 6000 S. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43207 circled in red on Schedule 1.01(E).

Non-Covenant Facility” shall mean the Term B Facility, the Term B-1 Facility, each Class of Other Term Loans designated as a “Non-Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Incremental Assumption Agreement for such Other Term Loans, each Class of Refinancing Term Loans designated as a “Non-Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Incremental Assumption Agreement for such Class of Refinancing Term Loans and each Class of Extended Term Loans designated as a “Non-Covenant Facility” pursuant to the Incremental Assumption Agreement for such Extended Term Loans.

Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

Non-Extension Notice Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).

Non-Reinstatement Deadline” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).

Note” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.09(e).

NYFRB” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

NYFRB Rate” shall mean, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Obligations” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Loan Obligations, (b) obligations in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreement and (c) obligations in respect of any Secured Swap Agreement.

 

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Offered Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(iii).

Operations Management Agreement” shall mean the CES Agreements, any shared services agreement, intellectual property license agreement, operations management agreement, management agreement, lease support or guaranty agreement and similar agreement entered into by and among the Borrower and any of its subsidiaries and any and all modifications thereto, substitutions therefor and replacements thereof so long as such modifications, substitutions and replacements are entered into not in violation of this Agreement.

Other Pari Passu Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness (other than the Loans) that is (i) secured by pari passu Liens on the Collateral permitted by Section 6.02 or (ii) originally incurred pursuant to Sections 6.01(h), 6.01(r), 6.01(ee), 6.01(ii)(ii) or 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof).

Other Revolving Facility Commitments” shall mean Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments to make Other Revolving Loans.

Other Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(a).

Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes or any other excise, transfer, sales, property, intangible, mortgage recording, or similar Taxes, charges or levies arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, registration, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, the Loan Documents, and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Excluded Taxes.

Other Term Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(a).

Outstanding Amount” shall mean (i) with respect to any Loans on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Loans occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding 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.

Overdraft Line” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(w).

Overnight Rate” shall mean, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurocurrency borrowings in Dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternate 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.

Owned Real Property” shall mean (A) as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, each parcel of Real Property and each Vessel, in each case, that is owned in fee by any Loan Party and that is set forth on Schedule 3.07(a) and (B) (i) each parcel of Real Property that is located in the United States and is owned in fee by any Loan Party or (ii) each Vessel that is located in the United States and is owned by any Loan Party, in each case of clauses (B)(i) and (B)(ii), that has an individual fair market value (on a per property basis and as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of at least $50.0 million as of the date of

 

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acquisition, for Real Property or Vessels acquired after the Third Amendment Effective Date (provided that such $50.0 million threshold shall not be applicable in the case of Real Property that is integrally related to the ownership or operation of a Mortgaged Property or otherwise necessary for such Mortgaged Property to be in compliance with all requirements of law applicable to such Mortgaged Property); provided that, with respect to any Real Property that is partially owned in fee and partially leased by any Loan Party, Owned Real Property will include both that portion of such material real property that is owned in fee and that portion that is so leased to the extent that (i) such leased portion is integrally related to the ownership or operation of the balance of such material real property or is otherwise necessary for such real property to be in compliance with all requirements of law applicable to such material real property owned in fee and only if (ii) such portion that is owned in fee has an individual fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of at least $50.0 million as of the date of acquisition, for Real Property acquired after the Third Amendment Effective Date so partially owned and partially leased (provided that such $50.0 million threshold shall not be applicable in the case of Real Property that is integrally related to the ownership or operation of a Mortgaged Property or otherwise necessary for such Mortgaged Property to be in compliance with all requirements of law applicable to such Mortgaged Property) and (iii) a mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) is permitted on such Real Property by applicable law and by the terms of any lease, or other applicable document governing any leased portion of such Real Property, or with the consent of the applicable lessor or grantor (to the extent obtained after the applicable Loan Party has utilized commercially reasonable efforts to obtain same).

Paid-Up Oil and Gas Leases” shall mean those certain Paid-Up Oil and Gas Leases entered into as of May 10, 2011 by and among Mountaineer Park, Inc. and Chesapeake Appalachian, L.L.C, as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified, extended, replaced, renewed or restated from time to time.

Participant” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c)(i).

Participant Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c)(ii).

Participating Member State” shall mean each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

Payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.06(b).

Payment Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.06(b).

PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.

Perfection Certificate” shall mean the Perfection Certificate with respect to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as the same may be supplemented from time to time to the extent required by Section 5.04(f).

Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Term SOFR”.

Permitted Business Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or more than 50% of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) in, or merger, consolidation or amalgamation with, a person or a division or line of business of a person (or any subsequent investment made in a person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto (or in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (vi), if an LCT Election is

 

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made, as of the applicable LCT Test Date): (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (ii) all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable laws; (iii) with respect to any such acquisition or investment with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) in excess of $75.0 million, after giving effect to such acquisition or investment and any related transactions, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance; (iv) any acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness except for Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01; (v) to the extent required by Section 5.10, any person acquired in such acquisition, if acquired by a Loan Party, shall be merged into a Loan Party or become, following the consummation of such acquisition in accordance with Section 5.10, a Loan Party; and (vi) if the date of the consummation of such acquisition shall occur during a Covenant Suspension Period, the sum of (1) the aggregate Available Unused Commitments under the Revolving Facilities plus (2) all Unrestricted Cash and Permitted Investments of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on such date shall not be less than $250.0 million; provided that this clause (vi) shall not apply to any acquisition consummated pursuant to binding commitments in existence at or prior to the date on which the relevant Covenant Suspension Period began. Permitted Business Acquisitions may be closed pursuant to an Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement.

Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness” shall mean any secured or unsecured notes or loans issued by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether under an indenture, a credit agreement or otherwise) and the Indebtedness represented thereby; provided, that (a) 100% of the Net Proceeds of such Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness are used to permanently reduce, refinance, redeem, discharge, defease or replace Indebtedness (or revolving commitments in respect of Indebtedness) originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof) substantially simultaneously with the issuance thereof (including the payment of accrued interest and premium (including tender premium) and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses); (b) except to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement (including utilization of any other available baskets and incurrence-based amounts), the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the aggregate portion of the Indebtedness (and revolving commitments in respect of Indebtedness) originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof) so reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses); (c) the final maturity date of such Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness (excluding (1) Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount available on the date of incurrence of such Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness, (2) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (3) bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the maturity date of the debt being refinanced, reduced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced as in effect on the date of incurrence) is on or after the maturity date of the Indebtedness being refinanced, reduced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced as in effect on the date of incurrence; (d) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness (excluding (1) Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount available on the date of incurrence of such Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness, (2) 364-Day Bridge Loans and(3) bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the maturity date of the debt being refinanced, reduced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced as in effect on the date of incurrence) is greater than or equal to the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness so reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced (in the case of term Indebtedness, without giving effect to any amortization or prepayments on the reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced Indebtedness); (e) except for interest rates, fees, floors, funding discounts, optional prepayments, redemption or prepayment premiums and other pricing terms and covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the maturity date of the Indebtedness (or revolving commitments in respect of Indebtedness) so reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced in effect at the time such Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness is

 

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issued or that are added for the benefit of the existing Facilities (which shall not require the consent of any existing Lenders or the Administrative Agent and it being understood that in no event shall any financial covenant be required to be added for the benefit of any Non-Covenant Facility) (which shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness in their sole discretion), the other terms of such Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness shall (w) be substantially similar to, or not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than, the terms and conditions, taken as a whole, applicable to the Indebtedness (or revolving commitments in respect of Indebtedness) so reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced, as applicable (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (x) be then-current market terms for the applicable type of Indebtedness (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (y) in the case of unsecured Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness, be terms that are customary for “high yield” securities (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (z) be such other terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that Indebtedness (and revolving commitments in respect of Indebtedness) originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof) may be reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced with Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness incurred (and/or guaranteed) by the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries and secured (on a pari passu or junior lien basis with the Obligations) by the Collateral and/or by the assets of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which, in each case, shall not be deemed to be a materially less favorable term or condition); and(f) Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness secured by Collateral shall be subject to the provisions of a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable.

Permitted Cure Securities” shall mean any equity securities of the Borrower issued pursuant to the Cure Right other than Disqualified Stock.

Permitted Holder” shall mean each of (i) the Management Group, (ii) the Carano Holders, (iii) any Person that has no material assets other than the capital stock of the Borrower or other Permitted Holders and that, directly or indirectly, holds or acquires beneficial ownership of 100% on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests in the Borrower, and of which no other Person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), other than any of the other Permitted Holders specified in clauses (i) through (iii), beneficially owns more than 50% on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests thereof, and (iv) any “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) the members of which include any of the other Permitted Holders specified in clauses (i) through (iii) above and that, directly or indirectly, hold or acquire beneficial ownership of the voting Equity Interests in the Borrower (a “Permitted Holder Group”), so long as (1) each member of the Permitted Holder Group has voting rights proportional to the percentage of ownership interests held or acquired by such member and (2) no Person or other “group” (other than the other Permitted Holders specified in clauses (i) through (iii) above) beneficially owns more than of 50% on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests held by the Permitted Holder Group.

Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans” shall mean term loans that either (a) have scheduled amortization in excess of 2.5% per annum or (b) are primarily syndicated to Regulated Banks or Affiliates thereof in the primary syndication thereof (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith).

Permitted Investments” shall mean:

(a) direct obligations of the United States of America, the United Kingdom or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America, the United Kingdom or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof, in each case with maturities not exceeding two years;

 

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(b) time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $250 million and whose long-term debt, or whose parent holding company’s long-term debt, is rated A (or such similar equivalent rating or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act));

(c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 180 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (b) above;

(d) commercial paper, maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Borrower) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made of P-1 (or higher) according to Moody’s, or A-1 (or higher) according to S&P (or such similar equivalent rating or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act));

(e) securities with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any State, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s (or such similar equivalent rating or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act));

(f) shares of mutual funds whose investment guidelines restrict 95% of such funds’ investments to those satisfying the provisions of clauses (a) through (e) above;

(g) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000.0 million;

(h) time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits in an aggregate face amount not in excess of 0.5% of the total assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of the end of the Borrower’s most recently completed fiscal year; and

(i) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above denominated in any foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above or commonly used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction.

Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Liens on Collateral that are intended to be junior to any Liens securing the Obligations (including, for the avoidance of doubt, junior Liens pursuant to Section 2.21(b)(ii)), either (as the Borrower shall elect), (x) any Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement if such Liens secure “Second Priority Claims” (as defined therein), (y) an intercreditor agreement not materially less favorable to the Lenders vis-à-vis such junior Liens than such Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) or (z) another intercreditor agreement the terms of which are consistent with market terms governing security arrangements for the granting of liens on a junior basis at the time such intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established, as determined by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in the exercise of reasonable judgment.

 

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Permitted Liens” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02.

Permitted Loan Purchase Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender as an Assignor and the Borrower as an Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit E or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

Permitted Loan Purchases” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(i).

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

Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Liens on Collateral that are intended to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations, either (as the Borrower shall elect) (x) the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (y) another intercreditor agreement not materially less favorable to the Lenders vis-à-vis such pari passu Liens than the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) or (z) another intercreditor agreement the terms of which are consistent with market terms governing security arrangements for the sharing of liens on a pari passu basis at the time such intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established, as determined by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in the exercise of reasonable judgment.

Permitted Receivables Documents” shall mean all documents and agreements evidencing, relating to or otherwise governing a Permitted Receivables Financing.

Permitted Receivables Financing” shall mean one or more transactions pursuant to which (i) Receivables Assets or interests therein are sold or transferred to or financed by one or more Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiaries, and (ii) such Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiaries finance (or refinance) their acquisition of such Receivables Assets or interests therein, or the financing thereof, by selling or borrowing against Receivables Assets (including conduit and warehouse financings) and any Swap Agreements entered into in connection with such Receivables Assets; provided, that recourse to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than the Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiaries) in connection with such transactions shall be limited to the extent customary (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) for similar transactions in the applicable jurisdictions (including, to the extent applicable, in a manner consistent with the delivery of a “true sale”/“absolute transfer” opinion with respect to any transfer by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary)).

 

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Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or as a modification of, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, redeem, discharge, defease or refund (collectively, to “Refinance”), the Indebtedness being Refinanced (or previous refinancings thereof constituting Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness) (and, in the case of revolving Indebtedness being Refinanced, to effect a corresponding reduction in the commitments with respect to such revolving Indebtedness being Refinanced); provided, that with respect to any Indebtedness being Refinanced, (a) except to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement (including utilization of any other available baskets and incurrence-based amounts), the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions, expenses, plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized thereunder and letters of credit undrawn thereunder), (b) except with respect to Section 6.01(i), 6.01(j) and 6.01(z), the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is greater than or equal to the shorter of (i) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced (without giving effect to any amortization or prepayments on the Refinanced Indebtedness) and (ii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness being Refinanced that were due on or after the date that is one year following the Latest Maturity Date in effect on the date of incurrence were instead due on the date that is one year following such Latest Maturity Date, (c) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Obligations under this Agreement, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Loan Obligations on terms in the aggregate not materially less favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (d) no Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall have greater guarantees or security than the Indebtedness being Refinanced (except that a Loan Party may be added as an additional obligor and may grant security to secure such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness) unless such security is otherwise permitted by Section 6.02 at such time of incurrence; provided, further, that with respect to a Refinancing of Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is subordinated, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall (i) be subordinated to the guarantee by Subsidiary Loan Parties of the Loan Obligations, and (ii) be otherwise on terms (excluding interest rate and redemption premiums), taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Lenders than those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced.

Permitted Vessel Liens” shall mean:

(a) Liens for seaman’s wages (including those of masters, maintenance, cure, and stevedore’s wages);

(b) Liens for damages arising from maritime torts (including personal injury and death) which are unclaimed or covered by insurance (subject to applicable deductibles);

(c) Liens for general average and salvage;

(d) Liens for necessaries or otherwise arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business in operating, maintaining or repairing a Vessel;

(e) statutory Liens for current taxes or other governmental charges; and

(f) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’, and similar statutory or common law Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business,

in each case in the preceding clauses (a) through (f), for amounts which are not overdue by more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Person” or “person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited liability company or government, individual or family trusts, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Plan” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is, (i) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and (ii) sponsored or maintained (at the time of determination or at any time within the five years prior thereto) by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, and (iii) in respect of which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate 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” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17(a).

Pledged Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Agreement.

Pompano Park Real Property” shall mean all of the real property interests owned by PPI, Inc. and Pompano Park Holdings, L.L.C. that are commonly known as “Pompano Park”, including, without limitation, all the real property interests which are particularly described on Schedule 1.01(F).

Pre-Opening Expenses” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal period, the amount of expenses (other than interest expense) incurred with respect to capital projects which are classified as “pre- opening expenses” or “project opening costs” (or any similar or equivalent caption) on the applicable financial statements of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period, prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Pricing Grid” shall mean, with respect to the Loans or Commitments of any Facility, the applicable table set forth on Annex A. For the purposes of the Pricing Grid, changes in the Applicable Margin for the applicable Facility and the Applicable Commitment Fee resulting from changes in the Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date (the “Adjustment Date”) of delivery of the relevant financial statements pursuant to Section 5.04 for each fiscal quarter beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending after (a) in the case of the Term B Facility, the Term B Facility Funding Date, and (b) in the case of the Term A Facility and the Initial Revolving Facility, the Third Amendment Effective Date, as applicable, and, in either case, shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph. If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within the time periods specified in Section 5.04, then, at the option of the Administrative Agent or the Majority Lenders for the applicable Facility, until the date that is three Business Days after the date on which such financial statements are delivered, the pricing level that is one pricing level higher than the pricing level theretofore in effect for such Facility shall apply to such Facility as of the first Business Day after the date on which such financial statements were to have been delivered but were not delivered. Each determination of the Total Leverage Ratio pursuant to the Pricing Grid shall be made in a manner consistent with the determination thereof pursuant to Section 6.11.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this definition or elsewhere in this Agreement, if it is subsequently determined that the Total Leverage Ratio set forth in any compliance certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.04(c) is inaccurate as a result of any fraud, intentional misrepresentation or willful misconduct of the Borrower or any officer thereof and the result is that the Lenders under any Facility received interest or fees for any period based on an Applicable Margin and/or the Applicable Commitment Fee for such Facility that is less than that which would have been applicable had the Total Leverage Ratio been accurately determined, then, for all purposes of this Agreement, the “Applicable Margin” and the “Applicable Commitment Fee” for any day occurring within

 

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the period covered by such compliance certificate shall retroactively be deemed to be the relevant percentage as based upon the accurately determined Total Leverage Ratio for such period, and any shortfall in the interest or fees theretofore paid by the Borrower for the relevant period pursuant to this Agreement as a result of the miscalculation of the Total Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be (and shall be) due and payable under the relevant provisions of this Agreement, as applicable, at the time the interest or fees for such period were required to be paid pursuant to said Section (and shall remain due and payable until paid in full, together with all amounts owing under Section 2.13, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) (provided that no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely in respect of the existence of such shortfall amount and such nonpayment thereof (and no such shortfall amount shall be deemed overdue or accrue interest at the Default Rate) unless such shortfall amount is not paid on or prior to the fifth Business Day following demand for such payment by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower).

primary obligor” shall have the meaning given such term in the definition of the term “Guarantee.”

Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.

Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, as to any person, for any events as described below that occur subsequent to the commencement of a period for which the financial effect of such events is being calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being made and all other relevant transactions, such calculation will give pro forma effect to such events and other relevant transactions as if such events and other relevant transactions occurred on the first day of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended on or before the occurrence of such event (the “Reference Period”): (i) in making any determination on a Pro Forma Basis, pro forma effect shall be given to any Asset Sale, any acquisition, Investment, execution of a Gaming Lease, amendment, modification, termination or waiver to any provision of a Master Lease or Gaming Lease, capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation (including the Transactions and the Third Amendment Transactions) (or any similar transaction or transactions not otherwise permitted under Section 6.04 or 6.05 that require a waiver or consent of the Required Lenders and such waiver or consent has been obtained), any dividend, distribution or other similar payment, any designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and any Subsidiary Redesignation, New Project, Expansion Capital Expenditure, Development Project, and any restructurings, operating improvements or cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has determined to make and/or made and in the good faith determination of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower are expected to have a continuing impact and are factually supportable, which would include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and operational improvements and other cost savings, which adjustments the Borrower determines are reasonable as set forth in a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (the foregoing, together with any transactions related thereto or in connection therewith, the “relevant transactions”), in each case that occurred during the Reference Period (or, other than in the case of actual compliance with Section 6.11, occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon which the respective Permitted Business Acquisition or relevant transaction is consummated), (ii) in making any determination on a Pro Forma Basis, (x) all Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transactions and for which the financial effect is being calculated, whether incurred under this Agreement or otherwise, but excluding normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred

 

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for working capital purposes and amounts outstanding under any Permitted Receivables Financing, in each case not to finance any acquisition) issued, incurred, assumed or permanently repaid, redeemed, discharged or defeased during the Reference Period (or, other than in the case of actual compliance with Section 6.11, occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon which the respective Permitted Business Acquisition or relevant transaction is consummated) shall be deemed to have been issued, incurred, assumed or permanently repaid, redeemed, discharged or defeased at the beginning of such period, (y) Interest Expense of such person attributable to interest on any Indebtedness, for which pro forma effect is being given as provided in preceding clause (x), bearing floating interest rates shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rates that would have been in effect during the period for which pro forma effect is being given had been actually in effect during such periods, and (z) with respect to each New Project which commences operations and records not less than one full fiscal quarter’s operations during the Reference Period, the operating results of such New Project shall be annualized on a straight line basis during such period and (iii) (A) any Subsidiary Redesignation then being designated, effect shall be given to such Subsidiary Redesignation and all other Subsidiary Redesignations after the first day of the relevant Reference Period and on or prior to the date of the respective Subsidiary Redesignation then being designated, collectively, and (B) any designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, effect shall be given to such designation and all other designations of Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries after the first day of the relevant Reference Period and on or prior to the date of the then applicable designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, collectively.

Pro forma calculations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis” shall be determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and may also include, (i) adjustments to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from such relevant pro forma event and any other relevant transaction that occurred prior to or during the applicable Reference Period (or, other than in the case of actual compliance with Section 6.11, occurring prior to or during the applicable Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon which the respective Permitted Business Acquisition or relevant transaction is consummated) (including, to the extent applicable, the Transactions and the Third Amendment Transactions) and (ii) any adjustments of the type used in connection with the calculation of “Combined Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth in the Senior Notes Offering Memorandum.

For purposes of this definition, any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars based on the average exchange rate for such currency for the most recent twelve month period immediately prior to the date of determination in a manner consistent with that used in calculating EBITDA for the applicable period.

Pro Forma Compliance” shall mean, at any date of determination, that the Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to all relevant transactions (including the assumption, the issuance, incurrence and permanent repayment, redemption, discharge or defeasance of Indebtedness), with the Financial Performance Covenants recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for which the financial statements and certificates required pursuant to Section 5.04 have been or were required to have been delivered (provided, that at all times during a Covenant Suspension Period, such covenant shall be deemed to have applied to the Borrower’s most recently completed fiscal quarter).

Project” shall mean (i) any and all buildings, structures, fixtures, construction, development and other improvements of any nature to be constructed, added to, or made on, under or about any Real Property (exclusive of any personal property) with respect to which the cost of such construction, additions or development is at least equal to $25.0 million and (ii) any planning processes or preparatory steps undertaken to implement or further any such construction, additions or developments contemplated by the foregoing clause (i) of this definition (including, without limitation, (a) the combination of two or more individual land parcels into one parcel, (b) the separation or division of one or more individual land parcels into two or more parcels, (c) the re-zoning of parcels, and (d) demolition work on parcels).

 

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Project Financing” shall mean (1) any Capital Lease Obligation, mortgage financing, purchase money Indebtedness or other similar Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement, or improvement of any Undeveloped Land or any refinancing of any such Indebtedness and (2) any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction of any Undeveloped Land.

Project Notice” shall mean a notice delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.11(a) identifying the applicable Mortgaged Property constituting Undeveloped Land, providing a reasonable description of the applicable Project that the Borrower anticipates in good faith will be undertaken with respect to such Undeveloped Land and identifying the Project Financing or Qualified Non-Recourse Debt to be entered into in connection with the financing of such Project.

Projections” shall mean any projections and any forward-looking statements (including statements with respect to booked business) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries furnished to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Third Amendment Transactions prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date.

Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(ii).

Pro Rata Extension Offers” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(e).

Pro Rata Share” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(f).

PTE” shall mean a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Public Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.

QFC” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

QFC Credit Support” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.27.

Qualified Equity Interests” shall mean any Equity Interests in the Borrower other than Disqualified Stock.

Qualified Non-Recourse Debt” shall mean Indebtedness that (i) is (x) incurred by a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary to finance (whether prior to or within 270 days after) the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of any new property (real or personal, whether through the direct purchase of property or the Equity Interests in any person owning such property and whether in a single acquisition or a series of related acquisitions) or any Undeveloped Land or, to the extent owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary on the Third Amendment Effective Date, any Real Property located outside the United States or (y) assumed by a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary, (ii) is non-recourse to the Borrower and any Subsidiary (other than a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary or its Subsidiaries) and (iii) is non-recourse to any Subsidiary that is not a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary.

 

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Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary” shall mean (i) a Subsidiary that is formed or created or designated as such by the Borrower after the Closing Date in order to finance the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of any new property or any Undeveloped Land or, to the extent owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary on the Third Amendment Effective Date, any Real Property located outside the United States (directly or through one of its Subsidiaries) that secures Qualified Non- Recourse Debt incurred in respect of such property and (ii) any Subsidiary of a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, revoke the designation of any Subsidiary as a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary at any time in its sole discretion.

Qualifying Act of Terrorism” shall mean (a) any Act of Terrorism which occurs on any property of the Borrower or its subsidiaries or in which the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries, or any property of any of them, is the target, or (b) any Act of Terrorism the result of which is that passenger deplanements into the McCarran Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada as reported by Clark County Department of Aviation (“Deplanements”) in a given fiscal quarter fall, or if the data is not yet available would reasonably be expected to fall, by 5% or more compared with Deplanements in the corresponding quarter during the prior year (a “Material Disruption”) or, as the case may be, the most recent corresponding quarter in which no Material Disruption occurred or existed.

Qualifying Lenders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(iv).

Qualifying Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(h)(iv).

Real Property” shall mean, collectively, all right, title and interest (including, without limitation, any leasehold estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned in fee or leased by any Loan Party, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, and all improvements situated, placed or constructed upon, or fixed to or incorporated into, or which becomes a component part of such real property, and appurtenant fixtures incidental to the ownership or lease thereof.

Receivables Assets” shall mean any of the following assets (or interests therein) from time to time originated, acquired or otherwise owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has any rights or interests, in each case, without regard to where such assets or interests are located: (a) accounts receivable (including any bills of exchange) and related assets and property, (b) franchise fees, management fees, license fees, royalties and other similar payments made related to the use of trade names and other Intellectual Property Rights, business support, training and other services, (c) revenues related to distribution and merchandising of the products of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (d) rents, real estate taxes and other non-royalty amounts due from franchisees, (e) Intellectual Property Rights relating to the generation of any of the types of assets listed in this definition, (f) any Equity Interests in any Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of a Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary and any rights under any limited liability company agreement, trust agreement, shareholders agreement, organization or formation documents or other agreement entered into in furtherance of the organization of such entity, (g) any equipment, contractual rights with unaffiliated third parties, website domains and associated property and rights necessary for a Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary to operate in accordance with its stated purposes; (h) any rights and obligations associated with gift card or similar programs, and (i) other assets and property (or proceeds of such assets or property) to the extent customarily included in securitization transactions of the relevant type in the applicable jurisdictions (as determined by the Borrower in good faith).

 

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Receivables Net Investment” shall mean the aggregate cash amount paid by the lenders or purchasers under any Permitted Receivables Financing in connection with their purchase of, or the making of loans secured by, Receivables Assets or interests therein, as the same may be reduced from time to time by collections with respect to such Receivables Assets or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Permitted Receivables Documents (but excluding any such collections used to make payments of items included in clause (c) of the definition of Interest Expense); provided, however, that if all or any part of such Receivables Net Investment shall have been reduced by application of any distribution and thereafter such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason, such Receivables Net Investment shall be increased by the amount of such distribution, all as though such distribution had not been made.

Reference Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis.”

Refinance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness,” “Refinancing” and “Refinanced” shall have a meaning correlative thereto.

Refinancing Effective Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(j).

Refinancing Notes” shall mean any secured or unsecured notes or loans issued by any Loan Party (whether under an indenture, a credit agreement or otherwise) and the Indebtedness represented thereby; provided, that (a) 100% of the Net Proceeds of such Refinancing Notes are used to permanently reduce, refinance, redeem, discharge, defease or replace Loans and/or reduce, refinance, redeem, discharge, defease or replace Commitments and/or reduce, refinance, redeem, discharge, defease or replace Indebtedness (or revolving commitments in respect of Indebtedness) originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof) substantially simultaneously with the issuance thereof (including the payment of accrued interest and premium (including tender premium) and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses); (b) except to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement (including utilization of any other available baskets and incurrence-based amounts), the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Notes does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the aggregate portion of the Loans so reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced and/or Commitments so reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced and/or the Indebtedness (or revolving commitments in respect of Indebtedness) originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof) so reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses); (c) the final maturity date of such Refinancing Notes (excluding (1) Refinancing Notes in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount available on the date of incurrence of such Refinancing Notes, (2) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (3) bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the maturity date of the debt being refinanced, reduced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced as in effect on the date of incurrence) is on or after the maturity date of the Indebtedness being refinanced, reduced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced as in effect on the date of incurrence; (d) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Notes (excluding (1) Refinancing Notes in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount available on the date of incurrence of such Refinancing Notes, (2) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (3) bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the maturity date of the debt being refinanced, reduced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced as in effect on the date of incurrence) is greater than or equal to the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness so reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced (in the case of term Indebtedness, without giving effect to any amortization or prepayments on the reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced Indebtedness); (e) in

 

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the case of Refinancing Notes in the form of notes issued under an indenture, the terms thereof do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligations prior to the maturity date of such Indebtedness that is so reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced, as applicable (other than customary offers to repurchase or mandatory prepayment provisions upon a change of control, asset sale (and similar events) or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default); (f) except for interest rates, fees, floors, funding discounts, optional prepayments, redemption or prepayment premiums and other pricing terms and covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date in effect at the time such Refinancing Notes are issued or that are added for the benefit of the existing Facilities (which shall not require the consent of any existing Lenders or the Administrative Agent and it being understood that in no event shall any financial covenant be required to be added for the benefit of any Non-Covenant Facility) (which shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Refinancing Notes in their sole discretion), the other terms of such Refinancing Notes shall (w) be substantially similar to, or not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than, the terms and conditions, taken as a whole, applicable to the Indebtedness (or revolving commitments in respect of Indebtedness) so reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced, as applicable (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (x) be then-current market terms for the applicable type of Indebtedness (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (y) in the case of unsecured Refinancing Notes, be terms that are customary for “high yield” securities (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (z) be such other terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that Indebtedness (and revolving commitments in respect of Indebtedness) originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof) may be reduced, refinanced, redeemed, discharged, defeased or replaced with Refinancing Notes incurred (and/or guaranteed) by the Loan Parties and secured (on a pari passu or junior lien basis with the Obligations) by the Collateral, which, in each case, shall not be deemed to be a materially less favorable term or condition); (g) there shall be no obligor in respect of such Refinancing Notes that is not a Loan Party (or a Person that becomes a Loan Party substantially simultaneously with the incurrence of such Refinancing Notes); and (h) Refinancing Notes that are secured by Collateral shall be subject to the provisions of a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable.

Refinancing Term Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(j).

Regional Master Lease” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Master Lease.”

Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).

Regulated Bank” shall mean (x) a commercial bank with a consolidated combined capital surplus of at least $5,000,000,000 that is (a) a U.S. depository institution the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (b) a corporation organized under Section 25A of the U.S. Federal Reserve Act of 1913; (c) a branch, agency or commercial lending company of a foreign bank operating pursuant to approval by and under the supervision of the Board under 12 CFR part 211; (d) a non- U.S. branch of a foreign bank managed and controlled by a U.S. branch referred to in clause (c); or (e) any other U.S. or non-U.S. depository institution or any branch, agency or similar office thereof supervised by a bank regulatory authority in any jurisdiction or (y) any Affiliate of a Person set forth in clause (x) to the extent that (1) all of the Equity Interests of such Affiliate are directly or indirectly owned by either (I) such Person set forth in clause (x) or (II) a parent entity that also owns, directly or indirectly, all of the Equity Interests of such Person set forth in clause (x) and (2) such Affiliate is a securities broker or dealer registered with the SEC under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

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Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Related Fund” shall mean, with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank or commercial loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank or commercial loans and similar extensions of credit and is advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity (or an Affiliate of such entity) that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified person, such person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, members and advisors of such person and such person’s Affiliates.

Related Sections” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.

Release” shall mean any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, emanating or migrating in, into, onto or through the environment.

Relevant Governmental Body” shall mean (i) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Dollars, the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto, (ii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Sterling, the Bank of England, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of England or, in each case, any successor thereto, (iii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Euros, the European Central Bank, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the European Central Bank or, in each case, any successor thereto, (iv) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Yen, the Bank of Japan, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of Japan or, in each case, any successor thereto, and (v) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in any other currency, (a) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (b) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (1) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated, (2) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (3) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (4) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.

Relevant Rate” shall mean (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, Adjusted Term SOFR, (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, (iii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, (iv) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, the Adjusted CDOR Rate, or (v) with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Sterling, the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, as applicable.

Relevant Screen Rate” shall mean (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Screen Rate, (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen, the TIBOR Screen Rate or (iii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, the CDOR Screen Rate, as applicable.

 

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Replacement L/C Issuer” shall mean, with respect to any Replacement Revolving Facility, any Replacement Revolving Lender thereunder from time to time designated by the Borrower as the Replacement L/C Issuer under such Replacement Revolving Facility with the consent of such Replacement Revolving Lender and the Administrative Agent.

Replacement L/C Obligations” shall mean, as at any date of determination with respect to any Replacement Revolving Facility, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Replacement Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings, under such Replacement Revolving Facility. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Replacement Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Replacement Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Replacement Letter of Credit” shall mean any letter of credit issued pursuant to a Replacement Revolving Facility.

Replacement Revolving Credit Percentage” shall mean, as to any Replacement Revolving Lender at any time under any Replacement Revolving Facility, the percentage which such Lender’s Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment under such Replacement Revolving Facility then constitutes of the aggregate Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments under such Replacement Revolving Facility (or, at any time after such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Replacement Revolving Facility Credit Exposure then outstanding pursuant to such Replacement Revolving Facility constitutes of the amount of the aggregate Replacement Revolving Facility Credit Exposure then outstanding pursuant to such Replacement Revolving Facility).

Replacement Revolving Facility” shall mean each Class of Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments and the extensions of credit made hereunder by the Replacement Revolving Lenders.

Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(l).

Replacement Revolving Facility Credit Exposure” shall mean, at any time, for any applicable Class, the sum of (a) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Replacement Revolving Loans of such Class at such time and (b) the Outstanding Amount of the Replacement L/C Obligations of such Class at such time. The Replacement Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of any Replacement Revolving Lender at any time shall be the product of (x) such Replacement Revolving Lender’s Replacement Revolving Credit Percentage of the applicable Class and (y) the aggregate Replacement Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of such Class of all Replacement Revolving Lenders, collectively, at such time.

Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(l).

Replacement Revolving Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(m).

Replacement Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(l).

 

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Reportable Event” shall mean any reportable event as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than those events as to which the 30-day notice period referred to in Section 4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, with respect to a Plan (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code).

Required Covenant Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Covenant Lenders that, taken together, represent more than 50% of the sum of all Term Loans and Commitments (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Facility Credit Exposures) under Covenant Facilities at such time. The Loans, Commitments and Revolving Facility Credit Exposures of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Covenant Lenders at any time. The portion of Term Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliate Lenders in the aggregate in excess of 49.9% of the Required Amount of Loans shall be disregarded in determining Required Covenant Lenders at any time. For purposes of the foregoing, “Required Amount of Loans” shall mean, at any time, the amount of Loans required to be held by any particular group of Lenders in order for such group of Lenders to constitute “Required Covenant Lenders” without giving effect to the immediately preceding sentence.

Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders having Term Loans and Commitments (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments under any Revolving Facility have been terminated, Revolving Facility Credit Exposures under such Revolving Facility) that, taken together, represent more than 50% of the sum of all Term Loans and Commitments (and, if the Revolving Facility Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Facility Credit Exposures) at such time. The Loans, Commitments and Revolving Facility Credit Exposures of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time. The portion of Term Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliate Lenders in the aggregate in excess of 49.9% of the Required Amount of Loans shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time. For purposes of the foregoing, “Required Amount of Loans” shall mean, at any time, the amount of Loans required to be held by any particular group of Lenders in order for such group of Lenders to constitute “Required Lenders” without giving effect to the immediately preceding sentence.

Required Percentage” shall mean, with respect to an Applicable Period, 50%; provided, that from and after the Term B Facility Funding Date (a) if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio at the time of the required prepayment (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis giving effect to such prepayment) is less than or equal to 2.90 to 1.00, such percentage shall be 25%, and (b) if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio at the time of the required prepayment (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis giving effect to such prepayment) is less than or equal to 2.40 to 1.00, such percentage shall be 0%, in each case of clauses (a) and (b), calculated without excluding Development Expenses and determined on the scheduled date of prepayment (after giving pro forma effect to such prepayment and to any other repayment or prepayment at or prior to such scheduled date of prepayment).

Required Prepayment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(f).

Required Revolving Facility Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Revolving Facility Lenders having (a) Revolving Facility Loans outstanding, (b) L/C Obligations and (c) Available Unused Commitments that, taken together, represent more than 50% of the sum of (x) all Revolving Facility Loans outstanding, (y) all L/C Obligations and (z) the total Available Unused Commitments at such time; provided, that the Revolving Facility Loans, L/C Obligations and Available Unused Commitment of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Revolving Facility Lenders at any time.

Requirement of Law” shall mean, as to any person, any law, treaty, rule, regulation, statute, order, ordinance, decree, judgment, consent decree, writ, injunction, settlement agreement or governmental requirement enacted, promulgated or imposed or entered into or agreed by any Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such person or any of its property or assets or to which such person or any of its property or assets is subject (including any Gaming Laws).

 

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Resolution Authority” shall mean an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

Responsible Officer” of any person shall mean any executive officer (including, without limitation, any Chief Executive Officer, President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, and Manager) or Financial Officer of such person or any managing member or general partner of such person and any other officer or similar official of such person or any managing member or general partner of such person responsible for the administration of the obligations of such person in respect of this Agreement.

Restricted Payments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.06. The amount of any Restricted Payment made other than in the form of cash or cash equivalents shall be the fair market value thereof (as determined by the Borrower in good faith).

Retained Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, (a) 100% minus (b) the Required Percentage with respect to such Excess Cash Flow Period.

Revaluation Date” shall mean (a) with respect to any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance, extension or renewal of an Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, (ii) each date of an amendment of any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof, (iii) each date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, (iv) the last Business Day of March, June, September and December and (v) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require and (b) with respect to any Alternate Currency Loans, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of such Loans, (ii) (A) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, each date of a continuation of such Loan pursuant to Section 2.07 and (B) with respect to any RFR Loan, each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the Borrowing of such Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month), (iii) the last Business Day of March, June, September and December and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Majority Lenders under the Revolving Facility shall require.

Revolving Facility” shall mean the Revolving Facility Commitments of any Class and the extensions of credit made hereunder by the Revolving Facility Lenders of such Class and, for purposes of Section 9.08(b) and the definition of “Required Revolving Facility Lenders”, shall refer to all such Revolving Facility Commitments as a single Class.

Revolving Facility Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Facility Loans of the same Class.

Revolving Facility Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Revolving Facility Lender, the commitment of such Revolving Facility Lender to make Revolving Facility Loans of a Class pursuant to Section 2.01(cd), as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08, (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender under Section 9.04, and (c) increased (or replaced) as provided under Section 2.21. The amount of each Lender’s Revolving Facility Commitment as of the Third Amendment Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Acceptance or Incremental Assumption Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Facility Commitment (or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment), as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Facility Commitments as of the Third Amendment Effective Date is $2,250.0 million. On the Third Amendment Effective Date, there is only one Class of Revolving Facility Commitments. After the Third Amendment Effective Date, additional Classes of Revolving Facility Commitments may be added or created pursuant to Incremental Assumption Agreements.

 

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Revolving Facility Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Class of Revolving Facility Commitments, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Facility Loans of such Class at such time (calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Loans, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) and (b) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations of such Class at such time (calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof). The Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of any Revolving Facility Lender under any Revolving Facility at any time shall be the product of (x) such Revolving Facility Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage under such Revolving Facility and (y) the aggregate Revolving Facility Credit Exposure under such Revolving Facility of all Revolving Facility Lenders, collectively, at such time.

Revolving Facility Lender” shall mean a Lender (including an Incremental Revolving Facility Lender) with a Revolving Facility Commitment or with outstanding Revolving Facility Loans.

Revolving Facility Loan” shall mean a Loan made by a Revolving Facility Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(cd) or Section 2.21.

Revolving Facility Maturity Date” shall mean, as the context may require, (a) the Initial Revolving Facility Maturity Date and (b) with respect to any other Classes of Revolving Facility Commitments, the maturity dates specified therefor in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement.

Revolving Facility Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Revolving Facility Lender of any Class, the percentage of the total Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class represented by such Lender’s Revolving Facility Commitment of such Class. If the Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class have terminated or expired, the Revolving Facility Percentages of such Class shall be determined based upon the Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments pursuant to Section 9.04.

RFR” shall mean SONIA.

RFR Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of RFR Loans.

RFR Business Day” shall mean any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for general business in London.

RFR Interest Day” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Daily Simple RFR”.

RFR Loan” shall mean a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR.

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03.

 

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Same Day Funds” shall mean with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds.

Sanctioned Country” shall mean, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself or its government is the subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions (at the Third Amendment Effective Date, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of the Ukraine).

Sanctioned Person” shall mean, at any time, (a) any person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any person organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any person controlled or 50% or more owned by any Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).

Sanctions” shall mean all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

Second Amendment” shall mean the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2022, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit O hereto, or such other customary form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case, as such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Section 6.07 Affiliate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.07.

Secured Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and any Cash Management Bank to the extent that such Cash Management Agreement is designated in writing by the Borrower and the applicable Cash Management Bank to the Administrative Agent to be included as a Secured Cash Management Agreement.

Secured Parties” shall mean, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Lender, each L/C Issuer, each Hedge Bank that is party to any Secured Swap Agreement, each Cash Management Bank that is party to any Secured Cash Management Agreement and each sub-agent appointed pursuant to Section 8.02 by the Administrative Agent with respect to matters relating to the Loan Documents or by the Collateral Agent with respect to matters relating to any Security Document.

Secured Swap Agreement” shall mean any Swap Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank to the extent that such Swap Agreement is designated in writing by the Borrower and the applicable Hedge Bank to the Administrative Agent to be included as a Secured Swap Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all purposes of the Loan Documents, any Guarantee of, or grant of any Lien to secure, any obligations in respect of a Secured Swap Agreement by a Loan Party shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations.

 

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Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security Documents” shall mean the Mortgages, the Collateral Agreement, the IP Security Agreements (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), and each of the security agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing or pursuant to Sections 4.02, 5.10 or 5.11.

Senior Notes Offering Memorandum” shall mean the Offering Memorandum, dated June 19, 2020, in respect of the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes and the 2025 Senior Secured Notes.

Senior Secured Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (a) Total First Lien Senior Secured Net Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date to (b) EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended as of such date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall be determined for the relevant Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis; provided, further, however, that for purposes of calculating the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio from and after any Covenant Resumption Date, (i) EBITDA for the fiscal quarter in which the relevant Qualifying Act of Terrorism shall have occurred, (ii) EBITDA for any fiscal quarter following such quarter referred to in clause (i) in which a Material Disruption existed and (iii) EBITDA for the next succeeding fiscal quarter after the latest quarter to occur of any quarter referred to in clause (i) or (ii) shall, in each case, be the greater of (1) Substituted EBITDA and (2) actual EBITDA for such quarter. For the purposes of the foregoing, “Substituted EBITDA” shall mean the EBITDA for the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the fiscal quarter referred to in clause (i) of the previous sentence, in each case subject to customary seasonal adjustments (as determined in good faith by the Borrower and set forth in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent); provided, further, however, that for purposes of determining the “Required Percentage” as used in Section 2.11(c), Total First Lien Senior Secured Net Debt as used in clause (a) above shall be calculated without excluding Development Expenses.

Similar Business” shall mean any business, the majority of whose revenues are derived from (i) business or activities conducted or contemplated to be conducted by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries on the Third Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the Transactions) or (ii) any business that is a natural outgrowth or reasonable extension, development or expansion of any such business or any business similar, reasonably related, incidental, complementary or ancillary to any of the foregoing.

SOFR” shall mean a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.

SOFR Administrator” shall mean the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

SOFR Loan” shall mean a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term SOFR, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “ABR”.

SONIA” shall mean, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.

SONIA Administrator” shall mean the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).

 

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SONIA Administrator’s Website” shall mean the Bank of England’s website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time.

Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary” shall mean (i) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower established in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing for the acquisition of Receivables Assets or interests therein, and which is organized in a manner (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) intended to reduce the likelihood that it would be substantively consolidated with the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiaries) in the event the Borrower or any such Subsidiary becomes subject to a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code (or other Debtor Relief Law) and (ii) any subsidiary of a Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary.

Specified Indebtedness” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(i).

Specified Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties in Section 3.01(a) (limited, in the case of good standing, to the Borrower only), Section 3.01(d), Section 3.02(a), Section 3.02(b)(i)(B) (limited to entry into the Loan Documents, borrowing thereunder and the granting of Liens on the Collateral to secure the Obligations solely to the extent required hereunder), Section 3.03, Section 3.10, Section 3.11, Section 3.17 (subject to Schedule 5.10), Section 3.19 and Section 3.22 (limited to the use of proceeds on the Third Amendment Effective Date not being in violation thereof).

Spot Rate” for a currency shall mean the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 8:00 a.m., Local Time on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made or if such rate cannot be computed as of such date such other date as the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall reasonably determine is appropriate under the circumstances; provided that the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer if the person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency.

Statutory Reserve Rate” shall mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate or the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, as applicable, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D). Such reserve percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D. Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Euros or Yen shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Sterling” shall mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

Subordinated Intercompany Debt” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(e).

 

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subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any person (herein referred to as the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any determination is being made, directly or indirectly, owned, Controlled or held, or (b) that is, at the time any determination is made, 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” shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, a subsidiary of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing (and except for purposes of the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary contained herein), an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed not to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of this Agreement.

Subsidiary Loan Party” shall mean (a) each Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower on the Third Amendment Effective Date that is set forth on Schedule 1.01(B), (b) each other Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes, or is required pursuant to Section 5.10 to become, a party to the Guarantee Agreement and the Collateral Agreement after the Third Amendment Effective Date and (c) each Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a party to the Guarantee Agreement and the Collateral Agreement after the Third Amendment Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to cause any Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary that would be an Excluded Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Loan Party by becoming a party to the Guarantee Agreement; provided, that in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such Subsidiary’s jurisdiction of formation or organization and the collateral and guaranty arrangements with respect thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Subsidiary Redesignation” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” contained in this Section 1.01.

Supported QFC” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.27.

Swap Agreement” shall mean any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reserve repurchase transaction, securities lending transaction, weather index transaction, spot contracts, fixed price physical delivery contracts, or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, in each case of the foregoing, whether or not exchange traded; 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 Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Subsidiary Loan Party, 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.

Syndication Agents” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Closing Date Syndication Agents, (b) the Third Amendment Syndication Agents and (c) with respect to any Incremental Revolving Facility or any Incremental Term Facility, each of the Persons appointed by Borrower as a syndication agent for such Incremental Revolving Facility or Incremental Term Facility.

TARGET2” shall mean the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007.

 

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TARGET Day” shall mean any day on which TARGET2 (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system, if any, determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

Taxes” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties (including stamp duties), deductions, withholdings or similar charges (including ad valorem charges) imposed by any Governmental Authority, and all interest, additions to tax and penalties related thereto.

Term A Borrowing” shall mean any Borrowing comprised of Term A Loans.

Term A Facility” shall mean the Term A Loan Commitment and the Term A Loans made hereunder and under the Third Amendment.

Term A Facility Maturity Date” shall mean the earlier of (a) January 31, 2028 and (b) the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to the earlier of (i) the maturity date of the 2025 Senior Secured Notes, (ii) the maturity date of the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes, (iii) the maturity date of the “Term B Facility” under and as defined in the CRC Credit Agreement, (iv) the maturity date of the CRC Closing Date Incremental Term Loan Facility and (v) the maturity date of the CRC Secured Notes, in each case of clauses (i) through (v), solely to the extent any such Indebtedness referred to in such clause remains outstanding on the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to its maturity date (and excluding, for purposes of this determination, any Indebtedness that constitutes a refinancing or replacement of the Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) through (v) that is outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date).

Term A Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Term A Loans hereunder and under the Third Amendment. The amount of each Lender’s Term A Loan Commitment as of the Third Amendment Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01. The aggregate amount of the Term A Loan Commitments as of the Third Amendment Effective Date is $750.0 million.

Term A Loan Installment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(a)(i).

Term A Loans” shall mean (a) the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and Section 2(a) of the Third Amendment, and (b) any Incremental Term Loans in the form of Term A Loans made by the Incremental Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(de).

Term B Borrowing” shall mean any Borrowing comprised of Term B Loans.

Term B Facility” shall mean the Term B Loan Commitment and the Term B Loans made hereunder and under the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2.

Term B Facility Closing Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(d).

Term B Facility Co-Managers” shall mean, collectively, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as co-managers for the Term B Facility.

 

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Term B Facility Engagement Letter” shall mean that certain Engagement Letter dated January 23, 2023, by and among the Borrower, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citizens Bank, National Association, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Truist Bank, Truist Securities, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Term B Facility Funding Date” shall mean February 6, 2023.

Term B Facility Joint Lead Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citizens Bank, National Association, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Truist Securities, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Term B Facility.

Term B Facility Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is the seventh anniversary of the Term B Facility Funding Date.

Term B Facility Transactions” shall mean, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance of the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2 and the other Loan Documents in connection therewith, the creation or reaffirmation of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents, and the borrowings and other extensions of credit hereunder in connection therewith; (b) the issuance of the 2030 Senior Secured Notes; (c) the prepayment of all of the “Term B Loans” under the CRC Credit Agreement and (d) the payment of all fees and expenses in connection therewith to be paid on, prior or subsequent to the Term B Facility Funding Date.

Term B Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Term B Loans hereunder and under the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2. The amount of each Lender’s Term B Loan Commitment as of the Term B Facility Funding Date is set forth in the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2. The aggregate amount of the Term B Loan Commitments as of the Term B Facility Funding Date is $2,500.0 million.

Term B Loan Installment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(a)(ii).

“Term B Loans” shall mean (a) the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and Section 2(a) of the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 2, and (b) any Incremental Term Loans in the form of Term B Loans made by the Incremental Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(e).

“Term B-1 Borrowing” shall mean any Borrowing comprised of Term B-1 Loans.

“Term B-1 Facility” shall mean the Term B-1 Loan Commitment and the Term B-1 Loans made hereunder and under the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3.

“Term B-1 Facility Closing Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e).

“Term B-1 Facility Co-Managers” shall mean, collectively, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as co-managers for the Term B-1 Facility.

 

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“Term B-1 Facility Engagement Letter” shall mean that certain Engagement Letter dated January 18, 2024, by and among the Borrower, JPMorgan, Barclays Bank PLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citizens Bank, National Association, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Truist Securities, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Term B-1 Facility Funding Date” shall mean February 6, 2024.

“Term B-1 Facility Joint Lead Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, JPMorgan, Barclays Bank PLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citizens Bank, National Association, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Truist Securities, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Term B-1 Facility.

“Term B-1 Facility Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is the seventh anniversary of the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date.

“Term B-1 Facility Transactions” shall mean, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance of the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3 and the other Loan Documents in connection therewith, the creation or reaffirmation of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents, and the borrowings and other extensions of credit hereunder in connection therewith; (b) the issuance of the 2032 Senior Secured Notes; (c) the repayment, redemption, repurchase, defesance or satisfaction and discharge of all of the 2025 Senior Secured Notes and all of the CRC Secured Notes and (d) the payment of all fees and expenses in connection therewith to be paid on, prior or subsequent to the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date.

“Term B-1 Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Term B-1 Loans hereunder and under the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3. The amount of each Lender’s Term B-1 Loan Commitment as of the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date is set forth in the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3. The aggregate amount of the Term B-1 Loan Commitments as of the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date is $2,900.0 million.

“Term B-1 Loan Installment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(a)(iii).

Term B-1 Loans” shall mean (a) the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(bc) and Section 2(a) of the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 23, and (b) any Incremental Term Loans in the form of Term B-1 Loans made by the Incremental Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(de).

Term Benchmark” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to Adjusted Term SOFR, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate or the Adjusted CDOR Rate.

Term Benchmark Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Term Benchmark Loans.

 

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Term Benchmark Loan” shall mean any Term Benchmark Revolving Loan or Term Benchmark Term Loan.

Term Benchmark Revolving Loan” shall mean any Revolving Facility Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to any Term Benchmark in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

Term Benchmark Term Loan” shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to any Term Benchmark in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

Term Borrowing” shall mean any Term A Borrowing, any Term B Borrowing, any Term B-1 Borrowing or any Incremental Term Borrowing.

Term Facility” shall mean the Term A Facility, the Term B Facility, the Term B-1 Facility and/or any or all of the Incremental Term Facilities.

Term Facility Maturity Date” shall mean, as the context may require, (a) with respect to the Term A Facility, the Term A Facility Maturity Date, (b) with respect to the Term B Facility, the Term B Facility Maturity Date and, (c) with respect to the Term B-1 Facility, the Term B-1 Facility Maturity Date and (d) with respect to any other Class of Term Loans, the maturity dates specified therefor in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement.

Term Loan Commitment” shall mean any Term A Loan Commitment, any Term B Loan Commitment, any Term B-1 Loan Commitment or any Incremental Term Loan Commitment.

Term Loan Installment Date” shall mean any Term A Loan Installment Date, any Term B Loan Installment Date, any Term B-1 Loan Installment Date or any Incremental Term Loan Installment Date.

“Term Loans” shall mean the Term A Loans, the Term B Loans, the Term B-1 Loans and/or any or all of the Incremental Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.21.

Term SOFR” shall mean, for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (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 Adjustment” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Term B Facility, the Term A Facility and the Initial Revolving Facility, a percentage equal to 0.10% per annum and (b) with respect to the Term B-1 Facility, a percentage equal to 0.00% per annum.

 

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Term SOFR Administrator” shall mean 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” shall mean the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR administered by the Term SOFR Administrator and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by Administrative Agent from time to time).

Term Yield Differential” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(b)(viii).

Termination Date” shall mean the date on which (a) all Commitments shall have been terminated, (b) the principal of and interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other Loan Obligations shall have been paid in full (other than in respect of contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement claims not then due) and (c) all Letters of Credit (other than those that have been Cash Collateralized) have been cancelled or have expired and all amounts drawn or paid thereunder have been reimbursed in full.

Test Period” shall mean, on any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then most recently ended (taken as one accounting period) for which financial statements have been (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b) and, initially, the four fiscal quarter period ending September 30, 2020.

Testing Condition” shall be satisfied at any time if as of such time (i) the sum of without duplication (x) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Facility Loans at such time (calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Loans, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) and (y) the aggregate stated amount (based, in the case of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) of Letters of Credit issued hereunder (other than (1) $170.0 million of undrawn Letters of Credit (based, in the case of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) and (2) any Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 2.05(j)) exceeds (ii) an amount equal to 25% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments at such time.

Third Amendment” shall mean the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

Third Amendment Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Third Amendment Joint Lead Arrangers and (b) the Third Amendment Syndication Agents.

Third Amendment Commitment Letter” shall mean that certain Commitment Letter dated September 23, 2022, by and among the Borrower, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, Bank of America, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Citizens Bank, National Association, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Truist Bank, Truist Securities, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, Citibank, N.A., Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., KeyBank National Association, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Third Amendment Effective Date” shall mean October 5, 2022.

 

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Third Amendment Joint Lead Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Citizens Bank, National Association, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Truist Securities, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citibank, N.A. and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Term A Facility and the Initial Revolving Facility.

Third Amendment Syndication Agents” shall mean, collectively, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as joint syndication agents for the Term A Facility and the Initial Revolving Facility.

Third Amendment Transactions” shall mean, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance of the Third Amendment and the other Loan Documents in connection therewith, the creation or reaffirmation of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents, and the borrowings and other extensions of credit hereunder in connection therewith; (b) the termination of the existing “Revolving Facility” under and as defined in the CRC Credit Agreement; (c) the repayment of a portion of the “Term Loans” under and as defined in the CRC Credit Agreement; and (d) the payment of all fees and expenses in connection therewith to be paid on, prior or subsequent to the Third Amendment Effective Date.

Third Party Funds” shall mean any cash and cash equivalents (and the related escrow accounts, segregated accounts or similar accounts, if any) held or received on behalf of third parties (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party), including, without limitation, the lessors (or lenders to such lessors) under any Master Lease or Gaming Lease or maintained in an escrow account or similar account pending application of such proceeds in accordance with the applicable Master Lease or Gaming Lease.

TIBOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen and for any Interest Period, the TIBOR Screen Rate two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

TIBOR Screen Rate” shall mean the Tokyo interbank offered rate administered by the Ippan Shadan Hojin JBA TIBOR Administration (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant currency and period displayed on page DTIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion) as published at approximately 1:00 p.m. Japan time two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Total First Lien Senior Secured Net Debt” at any date shall mean (i) the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries outstanding at such date that consists of, without duplication, Indebtedness (other than (A) Qualified Non-Recourse Debt, (B) Development Expenses (whether or not included in Consolidated Debt), (C) Discharged Indebtedness and (D) Escrowed Indebtedness) that in each case is then secured by first-priority Liens on (x) the Collateral, (y) the “Collateral” (as defined in the CRC Credit Agreement) or (z) the “Collateral” (as defined in the CRC Secured Indenture) (in each case other than property or assets held in defeasance, escrow or similar trust or arrangement for the benefit of Indebtedness secured thereby), less (ii) without duplication, the aggregate amount of all Unrestricted Cash and Permitted Investments of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on such date.

 

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Total Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (a) Total Net Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date to (b) EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended as of such date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that the Total Leverage Ratio shall be determined for the relevant Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis; provided, further, however, that for purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio from and after any Covenant Resumption Date, (i) EBITDA for the fiscal quarter in which the relevant Qualifying Act of Terrorism shall have occurred, (ii) EBITDA for any fiscal quarter following such quarter referred to in clause (i) in which a Material Disruption existed and (iii) EBITDA for the next succeeding fiscal quarter after the latest quarter to occur of any quarter referred to in clause (i) or (ii) shall, in each case, be the greater of (1) Substituted EBITDA and (2) actual EBITDA for such quarter. For the purposes of the foregoing, “Substituted EBITDA” shall mean the EBITDA for the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the fiscal quarter referred to in clause (i) of the previous sentence, in each case subject to customary seasonal adjustments (as determined in good faith by the Borrower and set forth in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent); provided, further, however, that for purposes of Section 2.11(a)(iiiiv), 6.04(dd), 6.06(e), 6.06(h), 6.09(b)(i)(E) and 6.09(b)(i)(F), Total Net Debt as used in clause (a) above shall be calculated without excluding Development Expenses.

Total Net Debt” at any date shall mean (i) the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Debt (other than (A) Qualified Non-Recourse Debt, (B) Development Expenses (whether or not included in Consolidated Debt), (C) Discharged Indebtedness and (D) Escrowed Indebtedness) of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries outstanding at such date, less (ii) without duplication, the aggregate amount of all Unrestricted Cash and Permitted Investments of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on such date.

Total Secured Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (a) Total Senior Secured Net Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date to (b) EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended as of such date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that the Total Secured Leverage Ratio shall be determined for the relevant Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis; provided, further, however, that for purposes of calculating the Total Secured Leverage Ratio from and after any Covenant Resumption Date, (i) EBITDA for the fiscal quarter in which the relevant Qualifying Act of Terrorism shall have occurred, (ii) EBITDA for any fiscal quarter following such quarter referred to in clause (i) in which a Material Disruption existed and (iii) EBITDA for the next succeeding fiscal quarter after the latest quarter to occur of any quarter referred to in clause (i) or (ii) shall, in each case, be the greater of (1) Substituted EBITDA and (2) actual EBITDA for such quarter. For the purposes of the foregoing, “Substituted EBITDA” shall mean the EBITDA for the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the fiscal quarter referred to in clause (i) of the previous sentence, in each case subject to customary seasonal adjustments (as determined in good faith by the Borrower and set forth in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent).

Total Senior Secured Net Debt” at any date shall mean (i) the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries outstanding at such date that consists of, without duplication, Indebtedness (other than (A) Qualified Non-Recourse Debt, (B) Development Expenses (whether or not included in Consolidated Debt), (C) Discharged Indebtedness and (D) Escrowed Indebtedness) that in each case is then secured by Liens on (x) the Collateral, (y) the “Collateral” (as defined in the CRC Credit Agreement) or (z) the “Collateral” (as defined in the CRC Secured Indenture) (in each case other than property or assets held in defeasance, escrow or similar trust or arrangement for the benefit of Indebtedness secured thereby), less (ii) without duplication, the aggregate amount of all Unrestricted Cash and Permitted Investments of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on such date.

Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the 2027 Senior Unsecured Note Documents, the 2025 Senior Secured Note Documents, the 2029 Senior Unsecured Note Documents, the agreements governing the CRC Closing Date Incremental Term Loan Facility, the CRC Secured Notes Documents, the Master Transaction Agreement (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date) and the agreements governing the VICI Transactions.

 

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“Transaction Expenses” shall mean any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates in connection with the Transactions, the Third Amendment Transactions, the Term B Facility Transactions, the Term B-1 Facility Transactions, the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Transactions” shall mean, collectively, (a) the consummation of the CEC Acquisition; (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the creation of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents, and the borrowings and other extensions of credit hereunder; (c) the execution, delivery and performance of the 2027 Senior Unsecured Note Documents and the sale and issuance of the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes (including the entering into of the Senior Unsecured Notes Escrow Agreement (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date) and the release of proceeds therefrom on the Closing Date), (d) the execution, delivery and performance of the 2025 Senior Secured Note Documents and the sale and issuance of the 2025 Senior Secured Notes (including the entering into of the First Priority Senior Secured Notes Escrow Agreement (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date) and the release of proceeds therefrom on the Closing Date), (e) the repayment in full of, and the termination of all obligations and commitments under, the Existing ERI Credit Agreement (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date); (f) the repayment (or redemption, repurchase, defeasance or satisfaction and discharge) in full of the Existing ERI Notes (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date), in each case, together with all accrued interest, fees and premiums thereon; (g) the repurchase of any CEC Convertible Senior Notes (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date) from holders, pursuant to a fundamental change purchase offer or otherwise, the payment of any cash portion of the conversion consideration due upon conversion or the tender of the CEC Convertible Senior Notes to holders thereof that elect to convert or tender such CEC Convertible Senior Notes, in each case, together with the payment of all accrued interest, fees and premiums thereof, if any, and the payment of any consent solicitation fees; (h) the consummation of the CEOC Event; (i) the incurrence by CRC of the CRC Closing Date Incremental Term Loan Facility; (j) the execution, delivery and performance of the CRC Secured Note Documents and the sale and issuance of the CRC Secured Notes (including the entering into of an escrow agreement with respect to the proceeds of the CRC Secured Notes and the release of proceeds therefrom on the Closing Date), (k) the repayment in full of, and the termination of all commitments and obligations under, the CEOC Credit Agreement (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date); (l) the consummation of the VICI Transactions and (m) the payment of all fees and expenses in connection therewith to be paid on, prior or subsequent to the Closing Date.

Tropicana Master Lease” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Master Lease.”

Type” shall mean, when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, the rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof, the term “Rate” shall include Adjusted Term SOFR, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, the Adjusted CDOR Rate, the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR and the ABR.

UK Financial Institution” shall mean any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

 

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UK Resolution Authority” shall mean the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor for the applicable Facility, the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for such Facility for the purposes of this Agreement.

Undeveloped Land” shall mean, (i) all Real Property set forth on Schedule 1.01(C), (ii) all undeveloped land acquired after the Closing Date, (iii) all Non-Core Land and (iv) any operating property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is subject to a casualty event that results in such property ceasing to be operational.

Unfunded Pension Liability” shall mean, as of the most recent valuation date for the applicable Plan, the excess of (1) the Plan’s actuarial present value (determined on the basis of reasonable assumptions employed by the independent actuary for such Plan for purposes of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) of its benefit liabilities (as defined in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA) over (2) the fair market value of the assets of such Plan.

Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.

Unreimbursed Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(c).

Unrestricted Cash” shall mean cash or cash equivalents of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries that would not appear as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, including without limitation all “cage cash,” (it being understood that cash or cash equivalents of CEC and its subsidiaries shall not be considered “restricted” for this purpose solely due to the restrictions set forth in any MLSA, the CRC Credit Agreement or the CRC Secured Indenture, or in each case any refinancing or replacement thereof).

Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean (1) any subsidiary of the Borrower identified on Schedule 1.01(D) as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, (2) any other subsidiary of the Borrower, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or created, that is designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder after the Third Amendment Effective Date by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided, that the Borrower shall only be permitted to so designate a new Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Third Amendment Effective Date under this clause (2) so long as (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (b) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance, (c) such Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be capitalized (to the extent capitalized by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) through Investments as permitted by, and in compliance with, Section 6.04, (d) without duplication of clause (c), any assets owned by such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of the initial designation thereof shall be treated as Investments pursuant to Section 6.04, and (e) such subsidiary shall have been or will promptly be designated an “unrestricted subsidiary” (or otherwise not be subject to the covenants) under the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture, the 2025 Senior Secured Notes Indenture, the 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture and all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the foregoing constituting Material Indebtedness and (3) any subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (including after any such subsidiary ceases to be a subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary). The Borrower may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement (each, a “Subsidiary Redesignation”); provided, that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying to the best of such officer’s knowledge, compliance with the requirements of preceding clause (i).

 

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USA PATRIOT Act” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107- 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” shall mean any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.27.

Venue Documents” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05(p).

Venue Easements” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05(p).

Vessel” shall mean a ship which is documented with the U.S. Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center together with the fixtures and equipment located thereon.

VICI Lease Financing” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

VICI Sale and Leaseback Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

VICI Transactions” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

Waivable Mandatory Prepayment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(f).

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” shall mean, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary” of any person shall mean a Domestic Subsidiary of such person that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any person shall mean a subsidiary of such person, all of the Equity Interests in which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or nominee or other similar shares required pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such person or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such person.

 

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Withdrawal Liability” shall mean 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” shall mean the Administrative Agent or the Borrower.

Working Capital” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, Current Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided, that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, increases or decreases in Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Current Assets or Current Liabilities as a result of (a) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent or (b) the effects of purchase accounting.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” shall mean (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

Yen” shall mean the lawful currency of Japan.

SECTION 1.02. Terms Generally. The definitions set forth or referred to in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both 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 “or” shall not be exclusive. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any reference in this Agreement to any Loan Document or any other agreement or contract shall mean such document, agreement or contract as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance herewith (to the extent applicable). Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided, that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any changes in GAAP after December 31, 2018, any lease of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries, or of a special purpose or other entity not consolidated with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the time of its incurrence of such lease, that would be characterized as an operating lease under GAAP in effect on December 31, 2018 (whether such lease is entered into before or after the Closing Date) shall not constitute Indebtedness or a Capital Lease Obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under this Agreement or any other Loan Document as a result of such changes in GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all purposes of this Agreement, (a)

 

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no Master Lease or Gaming Lease (or Guarantee of the foregoing) shall constitute Liens, Indebtedness or a Capital Lease Obligation regardless of how such Master Lease or Gaming Lease may be treated under GAAP or for financial reporting purposes, (b) any interest portion of payments in connection with such Master Lease or Gaming Lease shall not constitute Interest Expense (or terms of similar effect) and (c) EBITDA and Consolidated Net Income (and terms of similar effect) shall be calculated by deducting, without duplication of amounts otherwise deducted, rent, insurance, property taxes and other amounts and expenses actually paid in cash under any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease in the applicable Test Period and no deductions in calculating EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income (and terms of similar effect) shall occur as a result of imputed interest, amounts under any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease not paid in cash during the relevant Test Period or other non-cash amounts incurred in respect of any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease; provided that any “true-up” of rent paid in cash pursuant to any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease shall be accounted for in the fiscal quarter to which such payment relates as if such payment were originally made in such fiscal quarter.

SECTION 1.03. Effectuation of Third Amendment Transactions. Each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this Agreement and of the Loan Parties in each of the other Loan Documents (and all corresponding definitions) are made after giving effect to the Third Amendment Transactions as shall have taken place on or prior to the date of determination, unless the context otherwise requires.

SECTION 1.04. Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents.

(a) The Administrative Agent shall determine the Spot Rate as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit and Alternate Currency Loans. Such Spot Rate shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rate employed in converting any amounts between Dollars and each Alternate Currency until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, in accordance with this Agreement. No Default or Event of Default shall arise as a result of any limitation or threshold set forth in Dollars in Article VI or paragraph (f) or (j) of Section 7.01 being exceeded solely as a result of changes in currency exchange rates from those rates applicable on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which such determination occurs or in respect of which such determination is being made.

(b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Term Benchmark Loan or an RFR 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, Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternate Currency, such amount shall be the Alternate Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternate Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable.

SECTION 1.05. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Local Time.

SECTION 1.06. Timing of Payment or Performance. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, when the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

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SECTION 1.07. Limited Condition Transactions. For purposes of (i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that requires the calculation of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, the Total Secured Leverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio or the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, (ii) determining compliance with representations, warranties, Defaults or Events of Default (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with determining compliance with Section 4.01 for purposes of Borrowings under any Revolving Facility and L/C Credit Extensions) or (iii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of EBITDA or total assets), in each case, in connection with (a) a Permitted Business Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder (including Permitted Business Acquisitions and other Investments subject to a letter of intent or purchase agreement) by the Borrower and/or any Subsidiaries, or (b) any unconditional repayment or redemption of, or offer to purchase, any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any subsidiary (any such transaction referred to in clauses (a) and (b), and any action to be taken in connection therewith (including the incurrence, issuance or repayment of any Indebtedness (including any Borrowing under any Revolving Facility and any L/C Credit Extension), the granting of any Liens, the making of any Restricted Payment or Investment, the consummation of any acquisition or disposition, and any designation or revocation of a designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary), a “Limited Condition Transaction”), at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”) (and regardless of whether or not the applicable provision makes express reference to this Section 1.07, a Limited Condition Transaction, an LCT Election or an LCT Test Date), the date of determination of whether any such Limited Condition Transaction or action to be taken in connection therewith is permitted under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including for purposes of determining the Dollar equivalent amount of any Limited Condition Transaction denominated in currencies other than Dollars) shall be deemed to be, at the Borrower’s election, the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction or commitments with respect to Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith are entered into (or, solely in connection with an acquisition, consolidation or business combination to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 Announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer is made (or, solely in connection with an acquisition, consolidation or business combination to which a similar law of any jurisdiction applies, a similar announcement or notice under such similar law of any jurisdiction is made)) (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith on a Pro Forma Basis as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period ending prior to the LCT Test Date, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such representation, warranty, absence of Default or Event of Default, ratio or basket, such representation, warranty, absence of Default or Event of Default, ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios 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 or basket (including due to fluctuations of the target of any Limited Condition Transaction) at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or (ii) the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction (or, solely in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or any similar law of any jurisdiction) applies, the date on which the scheme or offer, as the case may be, lapses, terminates or is withdrawn (and is not substantially contemporaneously replaced with a new or renewed scheme or offer) without the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction), any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) had been consummated.

 

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SECTION 1.08. Additional Alternate Currencies for Loans and Letters of Credit.

(a) The Borrower may from time to time request that Revolving Facility Loans (other than ABR Revolving Loans) and/or Letters of Credit be made in a currency other than Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euros, Sterling or Yen; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euros, Sterling or Yen) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. Such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent.

(b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time 20 Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Event (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion).

(c) In the case of a request for a Revolving Facility Loan (other than ABR Revolving Loans) of a Class in such other currency, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Facility Lender of the applicable Class thereof. Each Revolving Facility Lender of the applicable Class shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time 10 Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Revolving Facility Loans (other than ABR Revolving Loans) in such requested currency.

(d) Any failure by a Revolving Facility Lender of the applicable Class to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Revolving Facility Lender to permit Revolving Facility Loans (other than ABR Revolving Loans) of the applicable Class to be made in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all Revolving Facility Lenders of the applicable Class consent to making Revolving Facility Loans (other than ABR Revolving Loans) in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternate Currency hereunder for purposes of any Borrowings of Revolving Facility Loans (other than ABR Revolving Loans) of the applicable Class. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.08, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Borrower.

(e) In the case of a request for a Letter of Credit in such other currency, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable L/C Issuer thereof. Such L/C Issuer shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time 10 Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Letters of Credit in such requested currency.

(f) Any failure by an L/C Issuer to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer consent to making Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternate Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.08, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Borrower.

SECTION 1.09. Change of Currency.

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of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London 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 and the Borrower 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.

(c) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower 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 1.10. Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases (including, without limitation, for purposes of calculating any fees related thereto), whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

SECTION 1.11. Basket and Ratio Calculations. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary (i) unless the Borrower elects otherwise, if the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions (A) incurs Indebtedness, creates Liens, makes asset sales or other dispositions, makes Investments, makes Restricted Payments, designates any subsidiary as restricted or unrestricted or repays any Indebtedness or takes any other action under or as permitted by a ratio-based basket and (B) incurs Indebtedness, creates Liens, makes asset sales or other dispositions, makes Investments, makes Restricted Payments, designates any subsidiary as restricted or unrestricted or repays any Indebtedness or takes any other action under a non-ratio-based basket (including the incurrence of Revolving Facility Loans under any Revolving Facility) (which shall occur on the same Business Day as the events in clause (A) above) under the same covenant, then the applicable ratio will be calculated with respect to any such action under the applicable ratio-based basket under the same covenant without regard to any such action under such non-ratio-based basket made in connection with such transaction or series of related transactions and (ii) if the Borrower or its Subsidiaries enters into any revolving, delayed draw or other committed debt facility, the Borrower may elect to determine compliance of such debt facility (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens from time to time in connection therewith) with this Agreement and each other Loan Document on the date definitive loan documents with respect thereto are executed by all parties thereto (or such other date as permitted by Section 1.07), assuming the full amount of such facility is incurred (and any applicable Liens are granted) on such date, in lieu of determining such compliance on any subsequent date (including any date on which Indebtedness is incurred pursuant to such facility).

SECTION 1.12. Divisions. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a merger, transfer, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, assignment, sale

 

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or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust shall constitute a separate Person under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and each division of any limited liability company, limited partnership or trust that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).

ARTICLE II

The Credits

SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein:

(a) each Lender with a Term A Loan Commitment agrees to make Term A Loans in Dollars to the Borrower on the Third Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed its Term A Loan Commitment;

(b) each Lender with a Term B Loan Commitment agrees to make Term B Loans in Dollars to the Borrower on the Term B Facility Funding Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed its Term B Loan Commitment;

(c) each Lender with a Term B-1 Loan Commitment agrees to make Term B-1 Loans in Dollars to the Borrower on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed its Term B-1 Loan Commitment;

(d) (c) each Lender with a Revolving Facility Commitment of a Class agrees to make Revolving Facility Loans of such Class to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period for such Class of Revolving Facility in Dollars and each Alternate Currency in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of such Class exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Facility Commitment of such Class and (ii) the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of such Class exceeding the total Revolving Facility Commitments under such Class of Revolving Facility. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Facility Loans;

(e) (d) each Lender having an Incremental Term Loan Commitment agrees, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement, to make Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed its Incremental Term Loan Commitment; and

(f) (e) amounts borrowed under Section 2.01(a), Section 2.01(b), Section 2.01(c) and (except as otherwise provided in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement) Section 2.01(de) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings.

(a) Each Revolving Facility Loan and Term Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans under the same Facility and of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments under the applicable Facility; provided, however, that Revolving Facility Loans of any Class shall be made by the Revolving Facility Lenders of such Class ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Facility Percentages of such Class on the date such Loans are made hereunder. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided, that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required by this Agreement.

 

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(b) Subject to Section 2.14, each Borrowing of Revolving Facility Loans or Term Loans shall be comprised (A) in the case of Borrowings in Dollars, entirely of ABR Loans or Term Benchmark Loans or (B) in the case of Borrowings in any other Agreed Currency, entirely of Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans, as applicable, in each case of the same Agreed Currency, as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. 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 Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such Lender shall not be entitled to any amounts payable under Section 2.15 or 2.17 solely in respect of increased costs resulting from such exercise and existing at the time of such exercise.

(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Term Benchmark Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum and, in the case of a Borrowing of Term Benchmark Revolving Loans, that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple. Subject to Section 2.05(c), at the time that each Term Borrowing or Revolving Facility Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is not less than the Borrowing Minimum and, in the case of a Borrowing of Term Benchmark Revolving Loans, that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple; provided, that an ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing under any Revolving Facility may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the Revolving Facility Commitments thereunder. Borrowings of more than one Type and under more than one Facility may be outstanding at the same time; provided, that there shall not at any time be more than a total of (i) eight Term Benchmark Borrowings outstanding under each of the Term Facilities and (ii) eight Term Benchmark Borrowings outstanding under each Revolving Facility.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Loans or Commitments in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Lender.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower shall not request Revolving Facility Loans or the issuance of any Letter of Credit to the extent that the funding of such Revolving Facility Loans or the issuance of such Letter of Credit would cause the unutilized portion of the Revolving Facility Commitments to be less than the New Jersey Reserve Amount in effect at such time unless the proceeds of such Revolving Facility Loans will be used for a New Jersey Reserve Permitted Use. This Section 2.02(e) is intended to protect patrons of the Borrower and its subsidiaries to the extent the Borrower or its subsidiaries hold money in wagering accounts for such patrons. This Section 2.02(e) and any defined term as used in this Section 2.02(e) (but not as used anywhere else in the Loan Documents) may be amended only with the prior written approval of the Chair of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (the “NJCCC Chair”) or the NJCCC Chair’s designee.

SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. To request a Revolving Facility Borrowing and/or a Term Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) (i) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, not later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, three U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of any proposed Borrowing, (ii) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, Canadian Dollars or Yen, 9:00 a.m., Local Time, three Business Days before the date of any proposed Borrowing and (iii) in the case of an RFR Borrowing, not later than 8:00 a.m., Local Time, five RFR Business Days before the date of any proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on the Business

 

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Day of the proposed Borrowing; provided, that, to request a Borrowing on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, one Business Day prior to the Closing Date. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or electronic means to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) whether such Borrowing is to be a Borrowing of Revolving Facility Loans (and, if so, specifying the Class of Commitments under which such Borrowing is being made), Term A Loans, Term B Loans, Term B-1 Loans, Other Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Other Revolving Loans or Replacement Revolving Loans, as applicable;

(ii) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

(iii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

(iv) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing (in the case of Borrowings denominated in Dollars), a Term Benchmark Borrowing or an RFR Borrowing;

(v) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;

(vi) in the case of a Revolving Facility Borrowing, the currency in which such Borrowing is to be denominated (which shall be an Agreed Currency); and

(vii) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed.

If no election as to the currency of any Revolving Facility Borrowing is made, then the requested Borrowing shall be made in Dollars. If no election as to the Type of Revolving Facility Borrowing or Term Borrowing is specified, then (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing and (b) in the case of an Alternate Currency Borrowing, the requested Borrowing shall be a Term Benchmark Borrowing or an RFR Borrowing, as applicable. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term Benchmark Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section 2.03, the Administrative Agent shall advise each applicable Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

SECTION 2.04. [Reserved].

SECTION 2.05. The Letter of Credit Commitment.

(a) General.

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Facility Lenders set forth in this Section 2.05, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit under any Revolving Facility denominated in Dollars or any Alternate Currency for the account of the Borrower (or its subsidiaries or other Persons requested by

 

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the Borrower), and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with clause (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Revolving Facility Lenders under each Revolving Facility severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued under such Revolving Facility for the account of the Borrower (or its subsidiaries or other Persons requested by the Borrower) and any drawings thereunder; provided, that no L/C Issuer shall be required to issue trade or commercial Letters of Credit without its prior written consent; provided further that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit under any Revolving Facility, (w) the total Revolving Facility Credit Exposure under such Revolving Facility shall not exceed the total Revolving Facility Commitments under such Revolving Facility, (x) no Lender’s Revolving Facility Credit Exposure under such Revolving Facility shall exceed such Lender’s Revolving Facility Commitment under such Revolving Facility and (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower or any Subsidiary may, during the foregoing period with respect to any Revolving Facility, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

(ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit under any Revolving Facility, if:

(A) subject to Section 2.05(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit and the Borrower have approved such expiry date (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); or

(B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date for such Revolving Facility, unless all the Revolving Facility Lenders under such Revolving Facility have approved such expiry date (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or the Borrower has agreed to Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit prior to the Letter of Credit Expiration Date for such Revolving Facility.

(iii) The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit under any Revolving Facility if:

(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Requirement of Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

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(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or $100,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit;

(D) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder;

(E) a default of any Revolving Facility Lender under such Revolving Facility to fund its obligations under Section 2.05(c) exists or any Revolving Facility Lender under such Revolving Facility is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Revolving Facility Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Revolving Facility Lender; or

(F) the stated amount of such Letter of Credit would cause the aggregate stated amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer to exceed the aggregate amount of such L/C Issuer’s Letter of Credit Commitment (unless such L/C Issuer has consented thereto).

(iv) The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

(v) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

(vi) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Facility Lenders under the applicable Revolving Facility with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article VIII with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article VIII included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.

(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than (x) with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars, 12:00 p.m. Local Time at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be, and (y) with respect to Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, 9:00 a.m. Local Time at least five Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof (which may be Dollars or any Alternate Currency); (C) the expiry date thereof; (D)

 

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the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and the Revolving Facility under which such Letter of Credit is being issued; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably request. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably request. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Facility Lender under the applicable Revolving Facility, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 4.01 shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or its subsidiaries or other Persons requested by the Borrower) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit under any Revolving Facility, each Revolving Facility Lender under such Revolving Facility shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage under such Revolving Facility times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit under any Revolving Facility that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C 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 at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit under any Revolving Facility has been issued, the Revolving Facility Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date under such Revolving Facility (or any later date if the Borrower has agreed to Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit prior to the Letter of Credit Expiration Date for such Revolving Facility); provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.05(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Facility Lender under the applicable Revolving Facility or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.01 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

 

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(iv) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit under any Revolving Facility 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 L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer to permit such reinstatement. Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued under any Revolving Facility, except as provided in the following sentence, the Revolving Facility Lenders under such Revolving Facility shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer 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 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”), the 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 five Business Days before the Non-Reinstatement Deadline from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Facility Lender under the applicable Revolving Facility or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.01 is not then satisfied (treating such reinstatement as an L/C Credit Extension for purposes of this clause) and, in each case, directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such reinstatement.

(v) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than (1) 1:00 p.m., Local Time, on the first Business Day after the date that the L/C Issuer provides notice to the Borrower of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit or (2) 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on the second succeeding Business Day (if such notice is provided after 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on the date such notice is given) (each such applicable date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer (and the L/C Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any failure by the Borrower to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time) in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and either in Dollars (in the case of an Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, in the Dollar Equivalent amount) or, if agreed by the Borrower and applicable L/C Issuer, in the applicable currency. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Facility Lender under the Revolving Facility pursuant to which such Letter of Credit was issued of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing in Dollars (calculated, in the case of any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of ABR Revolving Loans under the Revolving Facility under which such Letter of Credit was issued to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum Borrowing Minimums or Borrowing Multiples, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Facility Commitments under such Revolving Facility and the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 (other than the delivery of a Borrowing Request). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(i) 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.

 

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(ii) Each Revolving Facility Lender under the Revolving Facility under which such Letter of Credit was issued shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments in an amount equal to its Revolving Facility Percentage under such Revolving Facility of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(c)(iii), each Revolving Facility Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made an ABR Revolving Loan under the applicable Revolving Facility to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer in Dollars.

(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Borrowing of ABR Revolving Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Borrowing Request) cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing under the applicable Revolving Facility in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) in Dollars and shall bear interest at the rate specified in Section 2.13(d). In such event, each Revolving Facility Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance under the applicable Revolving Facility from such Revolving Facility Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.05.

(iv) Until each Revolving Facility Lender under the applicable Revolving Facility funds its ABR Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

(v) Each Revolving Facility Lender’s obligation to make ABR Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit under a Revolving Facility under which such Lender has a Revolving Facility Commitment, as contemplated by this Section 2.05(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Facility Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make ABR Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Borrowing Request). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi) If any Revolving Facility Lender under the applicable Revolving Facility fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05(c) by the time specified in Section 2.05(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s ABR Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Facility Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d) Repayment of Participations.

(i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Facility Lender such Revolving Facility Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.05(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Revolving Facility Lender its Revolving Facility Percentage thereof under the applicable Revolving Facility in Dollars and in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(i) in connection with the issuance of any Letter of Credit under any Revolving Facility is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 8.10 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Facility Lender under such Revolving Facility shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Revolving Facility Percentage under such Revolving Facility thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Revolving Facility Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Revolving Facility Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit that appears on its face to be valid proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or

 

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(v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will promptly notify the L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

(f) Role of L/C Issuer. Each Revolving Facility Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving Facility Lenders or the Majority Lenders under the Revolving Facility under which such Letter of Credit was issued, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(g) Cash Collateral.

(i) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower shall promptly Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.

 

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(ii) Sections 2.11(e), 2.22 and 7.01 set forth certain additional requirements to deliver Cash Collateral hereunder. For purposes of Sections 2.05, 2.11(e), 2.22 and 7.01, “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Revolving Facility Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances, in each case, pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders) or to otherwise backstop (with a letter of credit on customary terms or otherwise) such L/C Obligations to the applicable L/C Issuer’s and the Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction. Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Revolving Facility Lenders under any Revolving Facility under which a Letter of Credit is Cash Collateralized, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Except as otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at JPMorgan.

(h) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.

(i) 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.

(j) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries or other Persons at the Request of the Borrower. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a subsidiary or any other Person requested by the Borrower, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under any such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of subsidiaries and such other Persons inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such subsidiaries and other Persons.

(k) Additional L/C Issuers. From time to time, the Borrower may by notice to the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the applicable Revolving Facility Lender designate such Revolving Facility Lender to act as an L/C Issuer hereunder. In the event that there shall be more than one L/C Issuer hereunder, each reference to “the L/C Issuer” hereunder with respect to any Letter of Credit shall refer to the person that issued such Letter of Credit and each such additional L/C Issuer shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement as an L/C Issuer to the same extent as if it had been originally named as an L/C Issuer hereunder. Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit (including any Existing Letter of Credit) to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, each L/C Issuer (other than JPMorgan) will also deliver to the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment. On the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (and on such other dates as the Administrative Agent may request), each L/C Issuer shall provide the Administrative Agent a list of all Letters of Credit (including any Existing Letter of Credit) issued by it that are outstanding at such time together with such other information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(l) Resignation of an L/C Issuer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any L/C Issuer may, upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Borrower and the Revolving Facility Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer; provided that on or prior to the expiration of such 30-day period with respect to such resignation as L/C Issuer, the applicable L/C Issuer shall have identified a successor L/C Issuer reasonably acceptable to the Borrower willing to accept its appointment as successor L/C Issuer with a Letter of Credit Commitment equal to the Letter of Credit Commitment of the resigning L/C Issuer (unless

 

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otherwise agreed by the Borrower). If an L/C Issuer resigns, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of the L/C Issuer with respect to all Letters of Credit issued by it that are outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make ABR Revolving Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.05(c)).

SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings.

(a) Each Lender shall make each Term Loan or Revolving Facility Loan to be made by it hereunder available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the applicable currency not later than (i) 12:00 p.m., Local Time, in the case of any ABR Loan, (ii) 10:00 a.m., Local Time, in the case of any Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars or (iii) 5:00 a.m., Local Time, in the case of any Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Alternate Currency or any RFR Loan, in each case, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Borrowing Request. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower as specified in the Borrowing Request; provided, however, that if, on the date the Borrowing Request with respect to a Revolving Facility Borrowing denominated in Dollars is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding under the applicable Revolving Facility, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and, second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of ABR Loans, prior to 9:00 a.m., Local Time, 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 2.06(a) (or, in the case of a Borrowing of ABR Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.06(a)) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans under the applicable Facility. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections.

(a) Each Borrowing of Revolving Facility Loans or Term Loans initially shall be of the Type and Agreed Currency specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as

 

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provided in this Section 2.07; provided, that except as otherwise provided herein, a Term Benchmark Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term Benchmark Loan. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Revolving Facility Borrowing or Term Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section 2.07, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or electronic means to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in the form of Exhibit C and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

(c) Each written Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the Agreed Currency and principal amount of the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing (in the case of Borrowings denominated in Dollars), a Term Benchmark Borrowing or an RFR Borrowing; and

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period.”

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender to which such Interest Election Request relates of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Term Benchmark Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing and Alternate Currency Borrowings shall be continued as a Term Benchmark Borrowing in its original Agreed Currency with an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the written request (including a request through electronic means) of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Term Benchmark Borrowing, (ii) unless repaid, each Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be converted to an ABR

 

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Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (iii) each Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternate Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternate Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Alternate Currency shall, at the Borrower’s election, either be (A) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark Loan shall be deemed to be an ABR Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to ABR Loans denominated in Dollars at such time or (B) prepaid by the Borrower on such day; provided that if no election is made by the Borrower by the earlier of (x) the date that is three Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of such notice and (y) the last day of the current Interest Period for the applicable Term Benchmark Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected clause (A) above.

SECTION 2.08. Termination and Reduction of Commitments.

(a) Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Facility Commitments of any Class shall terminate on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to such Class. On the Third Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the funding of the Term A Loans to be made on such date), the Term A Loan Commitments of each Lender as of the Third Amendment Effective Date will terminate. On the Term B Facility Funding Date (after giving effect to the funding of the Term B Loans to be made on such date), the Term B Loan Commitments of each Lender as of the Term B Facility Funding Date will terminate. On the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date (after giving effect to the funding of the Term B-1 Loans to be made on such date), the Term B-1 Loan Commitments of each Lender as of the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date will terminate.

(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Revolving Facility Commitments of any Class; provided, that (i) each such reduction of the Revolving Facility Commitments of any Class shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1.0 million and not less than $5.0 million (or, if less, the remaining amount of such Class of Revolving Facility Commitments) and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Facility Commitments of any Class if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Facility Loans in accordance with Section 2.11 under such Revolving Facility, the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of such Class (excluding any Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit) would exceed the total Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class.

(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Revolving Facility Commitments of any Class under clause (b) of this Section 2.08 at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction (or such shorter period acceptable to the Administrative Agent), specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the applicable Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.08 shall be irrevocable; provided, that a notice of termination or reduction of the Revolving Facility Commitments of any Class delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, indentures or similar agreements or other transactions, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments of a Class shall be made ratably among the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments of such Class.

 

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SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.

(a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Facility Lender under each Revolving Facility the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Facility Loan under such Revolving Facility on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to such Revolving Facility and (ii) 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 2.10.

(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount and currency of each Loan made hereunder, the Facility and Type thereof and the Interest Period (if any) applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) any amount received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d) Subject to the amounts recorded in the Register, which shall be controlling, the entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section 2.09 shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e) Any Lender may request that Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a promissory note (a “Note”). In such event, the 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 and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Thereafter, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable Lender, 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 requested by such payee, to such payee and its registered assigns).

SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Term Loans and Revolving Facility Loans.

(a) Subject to the other paragraphs of this Section 2.10:

(i) the Borrower shall repay Term A Borrowings on the last day of each March, June, September and December of each year (commencing on the last day of the first full fiscal quarter of the Borrower after the Third Amendment Effective Date) and on the Term A Facility Maturity Date, or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day (each such date being referred to as a “Term A Loan Installment Date”), in an aggregate principal amount of the Term A Loans equal to (A) in the case of quarterly payments due prior to the Term A Facility Maturity Date, an amount equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of Term A Loans outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date, and (B) in the case of such payment due on the Term A Facility Maturity Date, an amount equal to the then unpaid principal amount of the Term A Loans outstanding;

 

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(ii) the Borrower shall repay Term B Borrowings on the last day of each March, June, September and December of each year (commencing on the last day of the first full fiscal quarter of the Borrower after the Term B Facility Funding Date) and on the Term B Facility Maturity Date, or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day (each such date being referred to as a “Term B Loan Installment Date”), in an aggregate principal amount of the Term B Loans equal to (A) in the case of quarterly payments due prior to the Term B Facility Maturity Date, an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of Term B Loans outstanding on the Term B Facility Funding Date, and (B) in the case of such payment due on the Term B Facility Maturity Date, an amount equal to the then unpaid principal amount of the Term B Loans outstanding;

(iii) the Borrower shall repay Term B-1 Borrowings on the last day of each March, June, September and December of each year (commencing on the last day of the first full fiscal quarter of the Borrower after the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date) and on the Term B-1 Facility Maturity Date, or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day (each such date being referred to as a “Term B-1 Loan Installment Date”), in an aggregate principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans equal to (A) in the case of quarterly payments due prior to the Term B-1 Facility Maturity Date, an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of Term B-1 Loans outstanding on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date, and (B) in the case of such payment due on the Term B-1 Facility Maturity Date, an amount equal to the then unpaid principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans outstanding;

(iv) (iii) in the event that any Incremental Term Loans are made on an Increased Amount Date (other than the Term B Loans and the Term B-1 Loans), the Borrower shall repay such Incremental Term Loans on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the related Incremental Assumption Agreement (each such date being referred to as an “Incremental Term Loan Installment Date”); and

(v) (iv) to the extent not previously paid, outstanding Term Loans shall be due and payable on the applicable Term Facility Maturity Date.

(b) To the extent not previously paid, outstanding Revolving Facility Loans of any Class shall be due and payable on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to such Class.

(c) Prepayment of the Term Loans from:

(i) all Net Proceeds pursuant to Section 2.11(b), Excess Cash Flow pursuant to Section 2.11(c) and prepayments of Term Loans required by Section 2.11(d) shall be applied to the Term Loans pro rata among each Term Facility (excluding, in the case of Excess Cash Flow pursuant to Section 2.11(c), the Term A Loans and the Term A Facility), with the application thereof being applied to the remaining installments thereof in direct order of maturity; provided that, subject to the pro rata application to Loans outstanding within any Class of Term Loans, the Borrower may allocate such prepayment in its sole discretion among the Class or Classes of Term Loans as the Borrower may specify (excluding, in the case of Excess Cash Flow pursuant to Section 2.11(c), the Term A Loans and the Term A Facility) (so long as such mandatory prepayments are not directed to any Class of Term Loans with a later Term Facility Maturity Date without at least a pro rata repayment of each Class of Term Loans with an earlier Term Facility Maturity Date (excluding, in the case of Excess Cash Flow pursuant to Section 2.11(c), the Term A Loans and the Term A Facility)); provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Incremental Assumption Agreement establishing any Class of Term Loans may provide that any applicable Class of Term Loans receive a lesser (but not greater) share of any mandatory prepayment;

 

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(ii) any optional prepayments of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(a) shall be applied to the remaining installments of the Term Loans as the Borrower may direct under the applicable Class or Classes as the Borrower may direct; and

(iii) any prepayment of Term Loans of a particular Class pursuant to Section 2.11(h) or 9.04(i) shall be applied to the remaining installments of such Class of Term Loans on a pro rata basis.

(d) Prior to any prepayment of any Loan under any Facility hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings under the applicable Facility to be prepaid and shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by electronic means) of such selection not later than 12:00 p.m., Local Time, (i) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, at least one Business Day before the scheduled date of such prepayment, (ii) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, at least three U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the scheduled date of such prepayment, (iii) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros or Yen, at least three Business Days before the scheduled date of such prepayment and (iv) in the case of an RFR Borrowing, at least five RFR Business Days before the scheduled date of such prepayment (or, in each case of clauses (i) through (iv) such shorter period acceptable to the Administrative Agent); provided, that a notice of prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, indentures or similar agreements or other transactions, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. All repayments of Loans shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount repaid to the extent required by Section 2.13(e).

SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans.

(a) (i) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Loan of any Class in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as provided by Section 2.11(a)(ii) and Section 2.11(a)(iii) (if applicable) and subject to Section 2.16), in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum or, if less, the amount outstanding, upon prior notice in accordance with Section 2.10(d). Each such notice shall be signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term Benchmark Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s pro rata share of such prepayment.

(ii) In the event that, on or prior to the date that is six months after the Term B Facility Funding Date, the Borrower shall (x) make a voluntary prepayment of the Term B Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(a) with the proceeds of, or any conversion of Term B Loans into, any substantially concurrent issuance solely by the Borrower of a new or replacement tranche of Dollar denominated long-term senior secured first lien term loans incurred solely by the Borrower that are broadly syndicated to banks and other institutional investors in financings similar to the Term B Loans the primary purpose of which is to (and which does) reduce the All-in Yield of such Term B Loans (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to securitizations) or (y) effect any amendment to this Agreement the primary purpose of which is to (and which does) reduce the All-in Yield of the Term B Loans (it being understood that any prepayment premium with respect to this Section 2.11(a)(ii) shall apply to any required assignment by a Non-Consenting Lender in connection with any such amendment pursuant to Section 2.19(c)) (other than, in the case of each of clauses (x) and (y), in connection with a Change in Control, a transformative acquisition, investment or disposition referred to in the last sentence of this paragraph, a refinancing of Indebtedness originally incurred in accordance with Section 6.01(jj) or any other transaction not permitted by the Loan

 

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Documents), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Lenders holding Term B Loans, (A) in the case of clause (x), a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term B Loans so prepaid and (B) in the case of clause (y), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Term B Loans for which the All-in Yield has been reduced pursuant to such amendment. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of such prepayment or the effective date of such amendment, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 2.11(a)(ii), a “transformative” acquisition, investment or disposition is any acquisition, investment or disposition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary that (i) is not permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition, investment or disposition or (ii) if permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition, investment or disposition, would not provide the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under the Loan Documents for the continuation and/or expansion of its operations following such consummation, as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

(iii) In the event that, on or prior to the date that is six months after the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date, the Borrower shall (x) make a voluntary prepayment of the Term B-1 Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(a) with the proceeds of, or any conversion of Term B-1 Loans into, any substantially concurrent issuance solely by the Borrower of a new or replacement tranche of Dollar denominated long-term senior secured first lien term loans incurred solely by the Borrower that are broadly syndicated to banks and other institutional investors in financings similar to the Term B-1 Loans the primary purpose of which is to (and which does) reduce the All-in Yield of such Term B-1 Loans (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to securitizations) or (y) effect any amendment to this Agreement the primary purpose of which is to (and which does) reduce the All-in Yield of the Term B-1 Loans (it being understood that any prepayment premium with respect to this Section 2.11(a)(iii) shall apply to any required assignment by a Non-Consenting Lender in connection with any such amendment pursuant to Section 2.19(c)) (other than, in the case of each of clauses (x) and (y), in connection with a Change in Control, a transformative acquisition, investment or disposition referred to in the last sentence of this paragraph, a refinancing of Indebtedness originally incurred in accordance with Section 6.01(jj) or any other transaction not permitted by the Loan Documents), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Lenders holding Term B-1 Loans, (A) in the case of clause (x), a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans so prepaid and (B) in the case of clause (y), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Term B-1 Loans for which the All-in Yield has been reduced pursuant to such amendment. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of such prepayment or the effective date of such amendment, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 2.11(a)(iii), a “transformative” acquisition, investment or disposition is any acquisition, investment or disposition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary that (i) is not permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition, investment or disposition or (ii) if permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition, investment or disposition, would not provide the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under the Loan Documents for the continuation and/or expansion of its operations following such consummation, as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

(iiiiv) In addition to the foregoing, and provided that immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and after giving effect thereto the Borrower is in Pro Forma Compliance (calculated without excluding Development Expenses), the Borrower shall have the right to elect to offer to prepay the Term Loans at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof on a pro rata basis and apply any amounts rejected for such prepayment to repurchase, prepay, redeem, retire, acquire, defease or cancel Indebtedness or make Restricted Payments notwithstanding any then applicable limitations set forth in Section 6.09(b)(i) or Section 6.06, respectively.

 

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If the Borrower makes such an election, it shall provide notice thereof to Administrative Agent, who shall promptly, and in any event within one Business Day of receipt, provide such notice to the holders of the Term Loans. Any such notice shall specify the aggregate amount offered to prepay the Term Loans. Each holder of a Term Loan may elect, in its sole discretion, to reject its pro rata share of such prepayment offer. Any rejection of such offer must be evidenced by written notice delivered to Administrative Agent within five Business Days of receipt of the offer for prepayment, specifying an amount of such prepayment offer rejected by such holder, if any. Failure to give such notice will constitute an election to accept such offer. Any portion of such prepayment offer so accepted will be used to prepay the Term Loans held by the applicable holders within ten Business Days of the date of receipt of the offer to prepay. Any portion of such prepayment rejected may be used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to repurchase, prepay, redeem, retire, acquire, defease or cancel Indebtedness or make Restricted Payments notwithstanding any then applicable limitations set forth in Section 6.09(b)(i) or Section 6.06, respectively.

(b) Subject to Section 2.11(f) and (g), the Borrower shall apply all Net Proceeds promptly upon receipt thereof to prepay Term Loans in accordance with clauses (c) and (d) of Section 2.10; provided that, at any time, the Borrower may use a portion of such Net Proceeds to prepay or repurchase any Other Pari Passu Indebtedness, in each case in an amount not to exceed the product of (x) the amount of such Net Proceeds multiplied by (y) a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of such Other Pari Passu Indebtedness and (B) the denominator of which is the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Other Pari Passu Indebtedness and the outstanding principal amount of all Classes of Term Loans. The Borrower shall cause (a) any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary that receives Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale Proceeds to promptly distribute the Net Proceeds thereof to the Borrower or a Subsidiary for application in accordance with this Section 2.11(b) and (b) any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary that receives Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale Proceeds to promptly distribute the Net Proceeds thereof to the Borrower or a Subsidiary for application in accordance with Section 2.11(b), in each case, except to the extent applied to repay Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or such a distribution is otherwise prohibited by applicable law or the terms of any agreement binding on an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

(c) Subject to Section 2.11(f) and (g), within five (5) Business Days after financial statements are delivered under Section 5.04(a) with respect to each Excess Cash Flow Period (commencing with the first full Excess Cash Flow Period ending after the Term B Facility Funding Date), the Borrower shall calculate Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period and shall apply an amount equal to (i) the amount by which the Required Percentage of such Excess Cash Flow exceeds $15.0 million, minus to the extent not financed using the proceeds of the incurrence of funded long term Indebtedness (other than revolving loans) (ii) the sum of (A) the amount of any voluntary prepayments, redemptions, repurchases, discharges or defeasances during such Excess Cash Flow Period (plus, at the Borrower’s option, without duplication of any amounts previously deducted under this clause (A), the amount of any voluntary prepayments, redemptions, repurchases, discharges or defeasances after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period but before the date of prepayment under this clause (c)) of (x) Term Loans (it being understood that the amount of any such payment constituting a below-par Permitted Loan Purchase shall be calculated to equal the amount of cash used and not the principal amount deemed prepaid therewith) and (y) Other Pari Passu Indebtedness (provided that in the case of the prepayment of any revolving Indebtedness, there was a corresponding reduction in commitments), (B) the amount of any mandatory prepayment of any Indebtedness originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof) pursuant to an “excess cash flow sweep” (including, without limitation, Section 2.11(c) of the CRC Credit Agreement) (or equivalent provision) under the documents governing such Indebtedness made during such Excess Cash Flow Period (or, at the Borrower’s option, without duplication, made or to be made after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period for the fiscal year corresponding to such Excess Cash Flow Period) and (C) the amount of any permanent voluntary reductions during such Excess Cash Flow Period (plus, at the Borrower’s option, without duplication of any amounts previously deducted under this clause (C), the

 

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amount of any permanent voluntary reductions after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period but before the date of prepayment under this clause (c)) of Revolving Facility Commitments to the extent that an equal amount of Revolving Facility Loans was simultaneously repaid, (I) to prepay Term Loans (excluding Term A Loans) in accordance with clauses (c) and (d) of Section 2.10 or (II) to prepay Term Loans (excluding Term A Loans) in accordance with clauses (c) and (d) of Section 2.10 and to prepay any Other Pari Passu Indebtedness in accordance with the agreement(s) governing such Other Pari Passu Indebtedness so long as the prepayments under this clause (II) are applied in a manner such that the Term Loans (excluding Term A Loans) are prepaid on at least a ratable basis with such Other Pari Passu Indebtedness (determined based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans (excluding Term A Loans) and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Other Pari Passu Indebtedness being prepaid under this clause (II) on the date of such prepayment). Not later than the date on which the payment is required to be made pursuant to the foregoing sentence for each applicable Excess Cash Flow Period, the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth the amount, if any, of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year, the amount of any required prepayment in respect thereof and the calculation thereof in reasonable detail.

(d) [Reserved].

(e) If the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure for any Revolving Facility at such time exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Revolving Facility Commitments then in effect under such Revolving Facility, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall (at its option) prepay Revolving Facility Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations, in each case, under such Revolving Facility in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure under such Revolving Facility as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed 100% of the Revolving Facility Commitments then in effect under such Revolving Facility. The Administrative Agent may, at any time and from time to time after any such initial deposit of such Cash Collateral, request that additional Cash Collateral be provided in order to protect against the results of further exchange rate fluctuations.

(f) Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event the Borrower is required to make any mandatory prepayment (a “Waivable Mandatory Prepayment”) of the Term Loans, not less than three Business Days prior to the date (the “Required Prepayment Date”) on which the Borrower elects (or is otherwise required) to make such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of the amount of such prepayment, and the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter notify each Lender holding an outstanding Term Loan of the amount of such Lender’s pro rata share of such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment and such Lender’s option to refuse such amount. Each such Lender may exercise such option by giving written notice to the Administrative Agent of its election to do so on or before the second Business Day prior to the Required Prepayment Date (it being understood that any Lender which does not notify the Administrative Agent of its election to exercise such option on or before the first Business Day prior to the Required Prepayment Date shall be deemed to have elected, as of such date, not to exercise such option). On the Required Prepayment Date, (i) the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent the amount of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment less the amount of Declined Proceeds, which amount shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to prepay the Term Loans of those Lenders that have elected to accept such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment (each, an “Accepting Lender”) (which prepayment shall be applied to the scheduled installments of principal of the Term Loans in the applicable Class(es) of Term Loans in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of Section 2.10), and (ii) the Borrower may retain a portion of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment in an amount equal to that portion of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment otherwise payable to those Lenders that have elected to exercise such option and decline such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”). Such Declined Proceeds shall be retained by the Borrower and may be used for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.

 

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(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.11 to the contrary, (i) to the extent that any Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale, Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, Interim Trust Asset Disposition or casualty insurance settlement or condemnation award of a Foreign Subsidiary or Excess Cash Flow attributable to a Foreign Subsidiary is prohibited, restricted or delayed by applicable local law or material documents (including constituent and organizational documents) from being repatriated to the United States, an amount equal to the portion of such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans or Other Pari Passu Indebtedness at the times provided in Section 2.11(b) or Section 2.11(c) so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law or material documents will not permit repatriation to the United States, and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the applicable local law or material documents, an amount equal to such repatriated Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow will be promptly applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans or Other Pari Passu Indebtedness pursuant to Section 2.11(b) or Section 2.11(c), to the extent provided herein, (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any or all of such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow could reasonably be expected to have an adverse tax cost consequence that is not de minimis with respect to such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, an amount equal to the Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans or Other Pari Passu Indebtedness at the times provided in Section 2.11(b) or 2.11(c) (the Borrower hereby agreeing to use commercially reasonable efforts (which shall not be required to extend beyond twelve (12) months after the applicable prepayment date) to eliminate such tax effects in its reasonable control in order to make such prepayments) and (iii) to the extent that any Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is required to be applied to prepay Indebtedness originally incurred under Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof) by the terms of the documents governing such Indebtedness, or to be reinvested by CRC or its subsidiaries by the terms of the documents governing any Indebtedness originally incurred under Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof), or cannot be distributed by CRC to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the documents governing any Indebtedness originally incurred under Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof), the portion of such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans or Other Pari Passu Indebtedness at the times provided in Section 2.11(b) or Section 2.11(c) but may be retained by CRC and its subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, the non-application of any amounts required to be applied pursuant to Section 2.11(b) or Section 2.11(c) as a consequence of the foregoing provisions does not constitute a Default or an Event of Default, and such amounts shall be available for working capital purposes of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries so long as not required to be prepaid in accordance with the foregoing provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any prepayments required after application of the above provision shall be net of any costs, expenses or taxes incurred by the Borrower or any of its affiliates and arising as a result of compliance with this Section 2.11.

(h) (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.11(a) or 2.18(c) (which provisions shall not be applicable to this Section 2.11(h)), the Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay Term Loans and/or repay Revolving Facility Loans of any Class (with, in the case of Revolving Facility Loans under any Revolving Facility, a corresponding permanent reduction in the Revolving Facility Commitment of each Lender who receives a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment), to the Lenders at a discount to the par value of such Loans and on a non pro rata basis (each, a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment”) pursuant to the procedures described in this Section 2.11(h); provided that (A) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to all Lenders with Term Loans of any Class and/or Revolving Facility Loans of any Class on a pro rata basis with all Lenders of such Class, and after giving effect to any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, there shall be sufficient aggregate Revolving Facility Commitments among the Revolving Facility Lenders to apply to the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, unless the Borrower shall concurrently with the payment of the purchase price by the Borrower for such Revolving Facility Loans, deposit cash collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.05(g) in the amount of any such excess Outstanding Amount

 

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of the L/C Obligations, (B) no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made from the proceeds of any extensions of credit under the Revolving Facility and (C) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Financial Officer of the Borrower stating (1) that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (after giving effect to any related waivers or amendments obtained in connection with such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment), (2) that each of the conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.11(h) has been satisfied and (3) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Loans so prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.

(i) To the extent the Borrower seeks to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, the Borrower will provide written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit F (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term Loans and/or repay Revolving Facility Loans of an applicable Class (with a corresponding permanent reduction in Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class) in each case in an aggregate principal amount specified therein by the Borrower (each, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of Term Loans or Revolving Facility Loans shall not be less than $5.0 million. The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment: (A) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Loans of the applicable Class, (B) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage of par of the principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Facility Loans of such Class (the “Discount Range”) and (C) the date by which Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment which shall be at least five Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”). Upon receipt of a Discounted Prepayment Option Notice with respect to Revolving Facility Loans, the Administrative Agent shall notify the L/C Issuer thereof and Discounted Voluntary Prepayments in respect thereof shall be subject to the consent of the L/C Issuer, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

(iii) Upon receipt of a Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and receipt by the Administrative Agent of any required consent from the L/C Issuer in accordance with Section 2.11(h)(ii), the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. On or prior to the Acceptance Date, each such Lender may specify by written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit G (each, a “Lender Participation Notice”) to the Administrative Agent (A) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Lender specifying a discount to par of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the Loans to be prepaid) and (B) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent) of Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Loans held by such Lender with respect to which such Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”). Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Loans of the applicable Class(es) specified by the Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, shall determine the applicable discount for Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Loans of the applicable Class(es) (the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.11(h)(ii) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided, however, that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Lenders who have offered to participate in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment

 

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and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Lender with outstanding Loans whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Loans at any discount to their par value within the Applicable Discount.

(iv) The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Loans (or the respective portions thereof) (with, in the case of Revolving Facility Loans, a corresponding permanent reduction in Revolving Facility Commitments) of the applicable Class(es) offered by the Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans.

(v) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made within five Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 2.16), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 P.M. Local time, three Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable to the applicable Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid.

(vi) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.11(h)(iii) above) established by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower.

(vii) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, (A) the Borrower may withdraw its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (B) any Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice.

SECTION 2.12. Fees.

(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), through the Administrative Agent, on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December in each year, and the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of the applicable Class of such Lender shall be terminated as provided herein, a commitment fee in Dollars (a “Commitment Fee”) on the

 

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daily amount of the Available Unused Commitment of such Lender during the preceding quarter (or other period commencing with the Closing Date or ending with the date on which the last of the Commitments of such Lender shall be terminated) at a rate equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee for the applicable Class with respect to such Lender. All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days. The Commitment Fee due to each Lender shall commence to accrue on the Closing Date and shall cease to accrue on the date on which the last of the Commitments of such Lender shall be terminated as provided herein.

(b) The Borrower from time to time agrees to pay (i) to each Revolving Facility Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender; provided that at any time that an L/C Issuer has Fronting Exposure to a Defaulting Lender, until such Fronting Exposure has been reduced to zero, the L/C Participation Fee attributable to such Fronting Exposure in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer shall be payable to such L/C Issuer) under any Revolving Facility, through the Administrative Agent, three Business Days after the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and three Business Days after the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of all the Lenders under such Revolving Facility shall be terminated as provided herein, a fee (an “L/C Participation Fee”) on such Lender’s Revolving Facility Percentage of the daily aggregate Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations (excluding the portion thereof attributable to Unreimbursed Amounts) of such Class, during the preceding quarter (or shorter period commencing with the Closing Date or ending with the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to such Revolving Facility or the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class shall be terminated) at the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Borrowings of Term Benchmark Revolving Loans of such Class made by such Lender effective for each day in such period and (ii) to each L/C Issuer, for its own account (x) three Business Days after the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of all the Lenders under such Class shall be terminated as provided herein, a fronting fee in Dollars in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to and including the termination of such Letter of Credit, computed at a rate equal to 0.125% per annum of the Dollar Equivalent of the daily stated amount of such Letter of Credit, plus (y) in connection with the issuance, amendment or transfer of any such Letter of Credit or any drawing thereunder, such L/C Issuer’s customary documentary and processing fees and charges (collectively, “L/C Issuer Fees”). All L/C Participation Fees and L/C Issuer Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days.

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Administrative Agent, the agency fees set forth in the Fee Letter, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, at the times specified therein (the “Administrative Agent Fees”).

(d) The Borrower agrees to pay, on the Term B Facility Funding Date, to each Lender holding Term B Loans on the Term B Facility Funding Date, as fee compensation for the funding of such Lender’s Term B Loans, a closing fee in an amount equal to 1.00% of the stated principal amount of such Lender’s Term B Loan, payable to such Lender from the proceeds of its Term B Loan as and when funded on the Term B Facility Funding Date (the “Term B Facility Closing Fee”). The Term B Facility Closing Fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Term B Facility Funding Date and nonrefundable and non-creditable thereafter.

(e) The Borrower agrees to pay, on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date, to each Lender holding Term B-1 Loans on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date, as fee compensation for the funding of such Lender’s Term B-1 Loans, a closing fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the stated principal amount of such Lender’s Term B-1 Loan, payable to such Lender from the proceeds of its Term B-1 Loan as and when funded on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date (the “Term B-1 Facility Closing Fee”). The Term B-1 Facility Closing Fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date and nonrefundable and non-creditable thereafter.

 

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(f) (e) All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders, except that L/C Issuer Fees shall be paid directly to the applicable L/C Issuers. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.

SECTION 2.13. Interest.

(a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the ABR plus the Applicable Margin.

(b) The Loans comprising each Term Benchmark Borrowing shall bear interest at Adjusted Term SOFR, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate or the Adjusted CDOR Rate, as applicable, for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.

(c) Each RFR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR plus the Applicable Margin.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any Fees or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2.00% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 2.13 or (ii) in the case of any other overdue amount, 2.00% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 2.13; provided, that this paragraph (c) shall not apply to any Event of Default that has been waived by the Lenders pursuant to Section 9.08.

(e) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears (i) on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan, (ii) in the case of Revolving Facility Loans under any Revolving Facility, upon termination of the Revolving Facility Commitments with respect to such Revolving Facility and (iii) in the case of the Term Loans, on the applicable Term Facility Maturity Date; provided, that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section 2.13 shall be payable on written demand, and (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment.

(f) Interest computed by reference to Adjusted Term SOFR or the EURIBOR Rate hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days. Interest computed by reference to the Daily Simple RFR, the TIBOR Rate, the CDOR Rate or the ABR shall be computed at all times on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year). In each case interest shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable ABR, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR, Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate, TIBOR Rate, Adjusted CDOR Rate, CDOR Rate, Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or Daily Simple RFR shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest.

(a) Subject to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 2.14, if:

(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, the TIBOR Rate, the Adjusted CDOR Rate or the CDOR Rate (or, in each case, to the extent a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to such benchmark rate or any successor thereto and such benchmark rate or successor thereto has been replaced by a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.14(b), the applicable Benchmark Replacement), as applicable (including because the Relevant Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period or (B) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, Daily Simple RFR or RFR (or, to the extent a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to such benchmark rate or any successor thereto and such benchmark rate or successor thereto has been replaced by a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.14(b), the applicable Benchmark Replacement); or

(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders or the Majority Lenders under the applicable Facility that they have reasonably determined in good faith (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, the TIBOR Rate, the Adjusted CDOR Rate or the CDOR Rate (or, in each case, to the extent a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to such benchmark rate or any successor thereto and such benchmark rate or successor thereto has been replaced by a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.14(b), the applicable Benchmark Replacement), as applicable, for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period or (B) at any time, the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR (or, to the extent a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to such benchmark rate or any successor thereto and such benchmark rate or successor thereto has been replaced by a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.14(b), the applicable Benchmark Replacement) will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or electronic means as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing or an RFR Borrowing denominated in the applicable currency shall be ineffective, (ii) (A) in the case of any Borrowing denominated in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be converted to or continued on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as an ABR Borrowing and (B) in the case of any Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternate Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternate Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Alternate Currency shall, at the Borrower’s election prior to such day: (A) be prepaid by the Borrower on such day or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark Loan denominated in any Alternate Currency shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars at such time and (2) any RFR Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for Sterling plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the

 

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Central Bank Rate for Sterling cannot be determined, any outstanding affected RFR Loans, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (A) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such RFR Loan, such RFR Loan shall be deemed to be an ABR Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to ABR Loans denominated in Dollars at such time or (B) be prepaid in full immediately and (iii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the applicable Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such proposed amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. No replacement of a then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.

(c) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower) will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

(d) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.14, 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, 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 hereto, except, in each case, with the consent of the Borrower and the Required Lenders as required pursuant to this Section 2.14.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then- current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR, the EURIBOR Rate, the CDOR Rate or TIBOR Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.

 

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(f) Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to the applicable Benchmark, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing or an RFR Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) (A) if any Borrowing Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and (B) in the case of any Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternate Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternate Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Alternate Currency shall, at the Borrower’s election prior to such day: (A) be prepaid by the Borrower on such day or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark Loan denominated in any Alternate Currency shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars at such time and (2) any RFR Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for Sterling plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for Sterling cannot be determined, any outstanding affected RFR Loans, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (A) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such RFR Loan, such RFR Loan shall be deemed to be an ABR Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to ABR Loans denominated in Dollars at such time or (B) be prepaid in full immediately.

SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs.

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate or Adjusted TIBOR Rate, as applicable) or L/C Issuer;

(ii) subject any Lender or L/C Issuer to any Tax with respect to any Loan Document or any Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan made by it or any Letter of Credit or participation therein (other than Indemnified Taxes or Excluded Taxes); or

(iii) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the applicable offshore interbank market for the applicable Agreed Currency any other condition (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Term Benchmark Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) If any Lender or L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has 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 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 such

 

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L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital or liquidity adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) A certificate of a Lender or an L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or L/C Issuer or its holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.15 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

(d) Promptly after any Lender or any L/C Issuer has determined that it will make a request for increased compensation pursuant to this Section 2.15, such Lender or L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower thereof. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.15 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs 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 reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments.

(a) With respect to Loans that are not RFR Loans, in the event of (i) the payment of any principal of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (ii) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Term Benchmark Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (iii) the assignment of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Euros or Yen, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to be the amount determined by such Lender (it being understood that the deemed amount shall not exceed the actual amount) to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Relevant Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, 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 a Term Benchmark Loan, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which 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 eurocurrency market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

 

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(b) With respect to RFR Loans, in the event of (i) the payment of any principal of any RFR Loan other than on the Interest Payment Date applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or an optional or mandatory prepayment of Loans), (ii) the failure to borrow or prepay any RFR Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.10(d) and is revoked in accordance therewith), (iii) the assignment of any RFR Loan other than on the Interest Payment Date applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 or (iv) the failure by the Borrower to make any payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereof) denominated in an Alternate Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

SECTION 2.17. Taxes.

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for any Taxes except as required by law; provided, that if any applicable Withholding Agent shall be required to withhold or deduct any Taxes in respect of any such payments, then (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all required withholding or deductions have been made (including withholding or deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.17) the applicable Lender (or, in the case of a payment to the Administrative Agent for its own account, the Administrative Agent), receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deductions been made, (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such withholding or deductions and (iii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(b) In addition, the Loan Parties shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c) Each Loan Party shall jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, paid or payable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.17), and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to such Loan Party by a Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf, on behalf of another Agent or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, 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.

(e) Each Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), two original copies of whichever of the following is applicable: (i) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto), claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party, (ii) duly

 

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completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto), (iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (a “Non-Bank Certificate”), and (y) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto), (iv) to the extent the Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner (e.g., where the Foreign Lender is a partnership or participating Lender), duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY, together with appropriate forms and certificates described in Sections 2.17(e)(i) through (iii) and any additional Form W-8IMYs, withholding statements and other information as may be required by law (provided that, where a Foreign Lender is a partnership (and not a participating Lender) and one or more of its direct or indirect partners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the Foreign Lender may provide the Non-Bank Certificate on behalf of such direct or indirect partners) or (v) any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

(f) Each U.S. Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto) certifying that such U.S. Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding on or before the date such U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement.

(g) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment.

(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.17, a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.17 that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.

(i) Each Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders any documentation previously provided pursuant to Sections 2.17(e), (f) or (g) obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so.

(j) If the Borrower determines that a reasonable basis exists for contesting an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax for which a Loan Party has paid additional amounts or indemnification payments, each affected Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower as the Borrower may reasonably request in contesting such Tax; provided that nothing in this Section 2.17(j) shall obligate any Lender or the Administrative Agent to take any action that such person, in its sole judgment, determines may result in a material detriment to such person. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold each Lender and the Administrative Agent harmless against any out-of- pocket expenses incurred by such person in connection with any request made by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.17(j). Any refund received from a successful contest shall be governed by Section 2.17(k).

 

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(k) If the Administrative Agent or a Lender has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Loan Party or with respect to which such Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17, it shall pay over such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender (including any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund) as is determined by the Administrative Agent or Lender in good faith, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that such Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, shall repay as soon as reasonably practicable the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. In such event, such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall, at the applicable Loan Party’s request, provide such Loan Party with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant Governmental Authority (provided that such Lender or the Administrative Agent may delete any information therein that it deems confidential). A Lender or the Administrative Agent shall claim any refund that it determines is available to it, unless it concludes in its sole discretion that it would be adversely affected by making such a claim. This Section 2.17(k) shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems in good faith to be confidential) to the Loan Parties or any other person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event will any Lender be required to pay any amount to a Loan Party the payment of which would place such Lender in a less favorable net after tax position than such Lender would have been in if the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes had never been paid.

(l) If any Administrative Agent is a “United States person” (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), it shall provide the Borrower, on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement, with two duly completed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Administrative Agent is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding. If any Administrative Agent is not a “United States person” (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement, it shall provide (1) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor form) with respect to payments to be received by it as a beneficial owner and (2) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor form), together with required accompanying documentation, with respect to payments to be received by it on behalf of the Lenders. Each Administrative Agent shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders any documentation previously provided pursuant to this Section 2.17(l) obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower) or promptly notify the Borrower in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, nothing in this Section 2.17(l) shall require any Administrative Agent to provide any documentation that it is not legally eligible to provide as a result of any Change in Law after the Third Amendment Effective Date.

(m) For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” shall, for purposes of this Section 2.17, include any L/C Issuer.

 

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SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of drawings under Letters of Credit, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16, or 2.17, or otherwise) without condition or deduction for any defense, recoupment, set-off or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars (or, in the case of Alternate Currency Loans or Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, in the applicable Alternate Currency) and in Same Day Funds not later than (x) in the case of Loans or Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or Canadian Dollars, 2:00 p.m. Local Time or (y) in the case of Loans or Letters of Credit denominated in Alternate Currencies other than Canadian Dollars, 8:00 a.m. Local Time, in each case, on the date specified herein. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent to the applicable account designated to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent, except payments to be made directly to the applicable L/C Issuer as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.05 shall be made directly to the persons entitled thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments payable in Dollars due under this Agreement be made in the United States. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. Any payment required to be made by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be deemed to have been made by the time required if the Administrative Agent shall, at or before such time, have taken the necessary steps to make such payment in accordance with the regulations or operating procedures of the clearing or settlement system used by the Administrative Agent to make such payment.

(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower to pay fully all amounts of principal, Unreimbursed Amounts, interest and fees then due from the Borrower hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties and (ii) second, towards payment of principal of Loans and Unreimbursed Amounts then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and Unreimbursed Amounts then due to such parties.

(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans or participations in Letters of Credit resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender entitled thereto, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase participations in the Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans and participations in Letters of Credit of other Lenders entitled thereto to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders entitled thereto ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans and participations in Letters of Credit; provided, that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph (c) shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower

 

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pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.11(h), Section 2.19(b), Section 2.19(c) and Section 9.04(i)) or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph (c) shall apply, except for any assignment to a Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof in accordance with the express provisions of Section 9.04(i)). The Borrower 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 the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or L/C Issuer 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 Overnight Rate.

(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), Section 2.05(d), Section 2.06(b) or Section 2.18(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as applicable, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any material respect. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, or if any Lender is the subject of a Disqualification, then the Borrower may, at its option and 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 to an assignee reasonably acceptable to (i) the Administrative Agent (unless, in the case of an assignment of Term Loans, such assignee is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund) and (ii) if in respect of any Revolving Facility Commitment or Revolving Facility Loan, the L/C Issuer, that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender

 

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accepts such assignment) or (2) terminate the Commitments of such Lender and prepay such Lender on a non-pro rata basis; provided, that (i) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in L/C Obligations, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee or the Borrower (as applicable) (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (ii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. Nothing in this Section 2.19 shall be deemed to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender. No action by or consent of the removed Lender shall be necessary in connection with such assignment, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price.

(c) If any Lender (such Lender, a “Non-Consenting Lender”) has (x) failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination which pursuant to the terms of Section 9.08 requires the consent of all of the Lenders affected or all Lenders (or all Lenders of a particular Class affected or all Lenders of a particular Class) and with respect to which the Required Lenders (or the Majority Lenders of the relevant Facility) shall have granted their consent or (y) failed to accept, or elected not to accept, an offer to participate in a Pro Rata Extension Offer pursuant to Section 2.21(e), then the Borrower may, at its option and its sole expense (including with respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 9.04(b)(ii)(B)) (1) require such Non-Consenting Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse, all interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the applicable Class(es) of Loans, and its Commitments hereunder to one or more assignees reasonably acceptable to (i) the Administrative Agent (unless, in the case of an assignment of Term Loans, such assignee is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund) and (ii) if in respect of any Revolving Facility Commitment or Revolving Facility Loan, the L/C Issuer or (2) terminate the Commitments of such Non-Consenting Lender and prepay such Lender on a non-pro rata basis; provided, that: (a) all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Non- Consenting Lender being replaced or terminated shall be paid in full to such Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such assignment or termination (including any amount payable pursuant to Section 2.11(a)) and (b) the replacement Lender, if any, shall purchase the foregoing by paying to such Non-Consenting Lender a price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. No action by or consent of the Non-Consenting Lender shall be necessary in connection with such assignment, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price.

SECTION 2.20. Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Third Amendment Effective Date that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make or maintain any Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans in any currency, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligations of such Lender to make or continue Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans in such currency or to convert ABR Borrowings to Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans in such currency shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) (a) in the case of Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars, at the Borrower’s election, (i) if the affected Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loans as Term Benchmark Loans until the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall convert all Term Benchmark Loans of such Lender to ABR Loans on the last day of such Interest Period (or, otherwise, immediately convert such Term Benchmark Loans to ABR Loans) or (ii) the Borrower shall prepay such Term Benchmark Loans, (b) in the case of any Term Benchmark Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency, at the Borrower’s election, (i) if the affected Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loans as Term Benchmark Loans until the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then on the last day of such Interest Period (or, if the affected Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Loans as Term Benchmark Loans until the last day of

 

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such Interest Period, immediately) such Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternate Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternate Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Alternate Currency shall, at the Borrower’s election: (A) be prepaid by the Borrower or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark Loan denominated in any Alternate Currency shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars at such time or (ii) the Borrower prepay such Term Benchmark Loans and (c) in the case of any RFR Loan, at the Borrower’s election, (i) such RFR Loan shall immediately bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for Sterling plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for Sterling cannot be determined, any outstanding affected RFR Loans, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (A) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such RFR Loan, such RFR Loan shall be deemed to be an ABR Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to ABR Loans denominated in Dollars at such time or (B) be prepaid in full immediately or (ii) the Borrower shall prepay such RFR Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

SECTION 2.21. Incremental Commitments.

(a) The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, request Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, as applicable, in an amount not to exceed the Incremental Amount at the time such Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments are established from one or more Incremental Term Lenders and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders (which may include any existing Lender, but no existing Lender will have an obligation to make any Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments) willing to provide such Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, as the case may be, in their own discretion; provided that in the case of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments either, at the election of the Borrower, (i) each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender providing Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent (provided that the Administrative Agent shall withhold approval if any of the L/C Issuers object to such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender) or (ii) the Letter of Credit Commitment may not be allocated under, and no Letters of Credit may be requested by the Borrower under, such Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments. Such notice shall set forth (i) the amount of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments being requested (which shall be in minimum increments of $5.0 million and a minimum amount of $20.0 million or equal to the remaining Incremental Amount or in each case such lesser amount approved by the Administrative Agent), (ii) the date on which such Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments are requested to become effective (the “Increased Amount Date”), (iii) in the case of Incremental Term Loan Commitments, whether such Incremental Term Loan Commitments are to be commitments to make term loans with terms identical to any Term Loans then in effect or commitments to make term loans with pricing terms and/or amortization and/or participation in mandatory prepayments or commitment reductions and/or maturity and/or other terms different from any Term Loans then in effect (“Other Term Loans”) and (iv) in the case of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, whether such Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments are to be commitments to make additional Revolving Facility Loans on the same terms as the Initial Revolving Loans or commitments to make revolving loans with pricing terms and/or participation in mandatory prepayments or commitment reductions and/or maturity and/or other terms different from the Initial Revolving Loans (“Other Revolving Loans”).

 

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(b) The Borrower and each Incremental Term Lender and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Assumption Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Incremental Term Lender and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment of such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender. Each Incremental Assumption Agreement shall specify the terms of the applicable Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, including whether such Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments are a Covenant Facility or a Non-Covenant Facility; provided, that:

(i) except as to pricing, amortization, final maturity date, participation in voluntary and mandatory prepayments, ranking as to security and covenants and other provisions applicable only to periods after the latest Term Facility Maturity Date existing at the time of incurrence of such additional Term Facility or that are added for the benefit of the existing Term Loans (it being understood that no financial covenants shall be required to be added for the benefit of any existing Non-Covenant Facility) (which shall not require the consent of any existing Lenders or the Administrative Agent) (which shall, subject to clause (ii) through (iv) of this proviso, be determined by the Borrower and the Incremental Term Lenders in their sole discretion), the Other Term Loans shall have (w) terms substantially similar to, or not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than, the terms and conditions, taken as a whole, applicable to any Term Loans then in effect (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (x) then-current market terms for the applicable type of Indebtedness (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (y) in the case of unsecured Other Term Loans, terms that are customary for “high yield” securities (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (z) such other terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(ii) the Other Term Loans shall rank pari passu or, at the option of the Borrower, junior in right of security with any Term Loans then in effect, or be unsecured (provided, that if such Other Term Loans rank junior in right of security with any Term Loans then in effect, such Other Term Loans shall be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, Other Term Loans that rank junior in right of security or are unsecured shall be established pursuant to separate facilities from the Facilities);

(iii) unless the Majority Lenders under each applicable Term Facility in effect on the date of incurrence of such Other Term Loans have consented to an earlier maturity date, the final maturity date of any Other Term Loans shall be no earlier than the latest Term Facility Maturity Date in effect on the date of incurrence of such Other Term Loans (provided that this clause (iii) shall not apply to (1) Other Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount available on the date of incurrence of such Other Term Loans, (2) 364-Day Bridge Loans, (3) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans (provided that Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans shall not have a maturity date earlier than the Term A Facility Maturity Date without the consent of the Majority Lenders under the Term A Facility) and (4) bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the latest Term Facility Maturity Date in effect on the date of incurrence of such Other Term Loans);

(iv) unless the Majority Lenders under each applicable Term Facility in effect on the date of incurrence of such Other Term Loans have consented to a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Other Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Term Facility in effect on the date of incurrence of such Other Term Loans (without giving effect to any amortization or prepayments on any such Term Facility or Other Term Loans) (provided that this clause (iv) shall not apply to (1) Other Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount

 

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available on the date of incurrence of such Other Term Loans, (2) 364-Day Bridge Loans, (3) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans (provided that Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans shall not have a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Term A Loans without the consent of the Majority Lenders under the Term A Facility) and (4) bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the latest Term Facility Maturity Date in effect on the date of incurrence);

(v) except as to pricing, final maturity date, participation in voluntary and mandatory prepayments and commitment reductions, ranking as to security and covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the latest Revolving Facility Maturity Date existing at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments or that are added for the benefit of the Initial Revolving Loans (which shall not require the consent of any existing Lenders or the Administrative Agent) (which shall, subject to clause (vi) and (vii) of this proviso, be determined by the Borrower and the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders in their sole discretion), the Other Revolving Loans shall have (w) terms substantially similar to, or not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than the terms and conditions, taken as a whole, applicable to the Initial Revolving Loans (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (x) then-current market terms for the applicable type of Indebtedness (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (y) in the case of unsecured Other Revolving Loans, terms that are customary for “high yield” securities (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (z) such other terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(vi) the Other Revolving Loans shall rank pari passu or, at the option of the Borrower, junior in right of security with the Initial Revolving Loans or be unsecured (provided, that if such Other Revolving Loans rank junior in right of security with the Initial Revolving Loans, such Other Revolving Loans shall be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, Other Revolving Loans that rank junior in right of security or are unsecured shall be established pursuant to separate facilities from the Initial Revolving Loans);

(vii) (A) the final maturity date of any Other Revolving Loans shall be no earlier than the Initial Revolving Facility Maturity Date and (B) any Other Revolving Loans shall not have any scheduled amortization or mandatory commitment reduction prior to the Initial Revolving Facility Maturity Date;

(viii) with respect to any Other Term Loan incurred pursuant to Section 2.21(a) that (a) is in an aggregate principal amount greater than the greater of $2,600.0 million and 1.00 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, (b) is a broadly syndicated U.S. dollar denominated term loan, (c) is incurred prior to the six-month anniversary of the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date, (d) ranks pari passu in right of security with the Term B-1 Loans and (e) does not have a maturity date that is more than one year after the Term B-1 Facility Maturity Date, the All-in Yield shall be the same as that applicable to the Term B-1 Loans on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date, except that the All-in Yield in respect of any such Other Term Loan may exceed the All-in Yield in respect of such Term B-1 Loans on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date by no more than 0.50%, or if it does so exceed such All-in Yield (such difference, the “Term Yield Differential”) then the Applicable Margin (or the “SOFR floor” as provided in the following proviso) applicable to such Term B-1 Loans shall be increased such that after giving effect to such increase, the Term Yield Differential shall not exceed 0.50%; provided that, to the extent any portion of the Term Yield Differential is attributable to a higher “SOFR floor” being applicable to such Other Term Loans, such floor shall only be included in the calculation of the Term Yield Differential to the extent such floor is greater than the higher of Adjusted Term SOFR in effect for an Interest Period of three months’ duration at such time and the

 

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“SOFR floor” applicable to the initial Term B-1 Loans, and, with respect to such excess, the “SOFR floor” applicable to the outstanding Term B-1 Loans shall be increased to an amount not to exceed the “SOFR floor” applicable to such Other Term Loans prior to any increase in the Applicable Margin applicable to such Term B-1 Loans then outstanding;

(ix) there shall be no obligor in respect of any Incremental Term Loan Commitments or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments that is not a Loan Party;

(x) there shall be no collateral security for any Incremental Term Loan Commitments or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments other than the Collateral; and

(xi) any Incremental Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) with other Term Loans in any mandatory repayments or mandatory prepayments or mandatory commitment reductions hereunder, and any Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) with other Revolving Facility Commitments in any mandatory commitment reductions hereunder.

Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Assumption Agreement, this Agreement shall be amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments evidenced thereby as provided for in Section 9.08(e) (including, without limitation, any amendment to Section 2.10(a) as may be necessary to reflect the amortization of any such Incremental Term Loans, including in the case of any Incremental Term Loan that is intended to be “fungible” with any existing series of Term Loans, any customary adjustments necessary to provide for such “fungibility”). Any amendment to this Agreement or any other Loan Document that is necessary to effect the provisions of this Section 2.21 and any such collateral and other documentation shall be deemed “Loan Documents” hereunder and such deemed amendment may be memorialized in writing by the Administrative Agent with the Borrower’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) and furnished to the other parties hereto.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incremental Term Loan Commitment or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment shall become effective under this Section 2.21 unless on the date of such effectiveness, (A) to the extent required by the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement, the conditions set forth in clause (c) of Section 4.01 shall be satisfied and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and (B) if such Incremental Term Loan Commitment or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment is established for a purpose other than financing any Permitted Business Acquisition or any other acquisition or Investment that is permitted by this Agreement, no Event of Default under Section 7.01(b), (c), (h) (with respect to the Borrower) or (i) (with respect to the Borrower) shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.

(d) On the date of the making of any Incremental Term Loans that will be added to any Class of then existing Term Loans, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 2.07 or Section 2.13, such Incremental Term Loans shall be added to (and constitute a part of, be of the same Type as and, at the election of the Borrower, have the same Interest Period as) each Borrowing of outstanding Term Loans of such Class on a pro rata basis (based on the relative sizes of such Borrowings), so that each Incremental Term Lender providing such Incremental Term Loans will participate proportionately in each then-outstanding Borrowing of Term Loans of such Class; it being acknowledged that the application of this clause may result in new Incremental Term Loans having Interest Periods (the duration of which may be less than one month) that begin during an Interest Period then applicable to outstanding Loans of the relevant Class and which end on the last day of such Interest Period. Each of the

 

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parties hereto hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent may take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that (i) all Incremental Term Loans (other than Other Term Loans), when originally made, are included in each Borrowing of the outstanding applicable Class of Term Loans on a pro rata basis, and (ii) all Revolving Facility Loans in respect of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments (other than Other Revolving Loans), when originally made, are included in each Borrowing of the applicable Class of outstanding Revolving Facility Loans on a pro rata basis. The Borrower agrees that Section 2.16 shall apply to any conversion of Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars to ABR Loans reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to effect the foregoing.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, including Section 2.11(a) or Section 2.18(c) (which provisions shall not be applicable to clauses (e) through (i) of this Section 2.21), pursuant to one or more offers made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders of any Class of Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Commitments, on a pro rata basis (based, in the case of an offer to the Lenders under any Class of Term Loans, on the aggregate outstanding Term Loans of such Class and, in the case of an offer to the Lenders under any Revolving Facility, on the aggregate outstanding Revolving Facility Commitments under such Revolving Facility, as applicable) and on the same terms (“Pro Rata Extension Offers”), the Borrower is hereby permitted to consummate transactions with individual Lenders from time to time to extend the maturity date of such Lender’s Loans and/or Commitments of such Class and/or to otherwise modify the terms of such Lender’s Loans and/or Commitments of such Class pursuant to the terms of the relevant Pro Rata Extension Offer (including without limitation increasing or reducing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Lender’s Loans and/or Commitments and/or modifying the amortization schedule in respect of such Lender’s Loans). For the avoidance of doubt, the reference to “on the same terms” in the preceding sentence shall mean, in the case of an offer to the Lenders under any Class of Term Loans, that all of the Term Loans of such Class and, in the case of an offer to the Lenders under any Revolving Facility, that all of the Revolving Facility Commitments in respect of such Revolving Facility are, in each case, offered to be extended for the same amount of time and that the interest rate changes and fees payable with respect to such extension are the same or are offered the same other modifications, as applicable. Any such extension or other modification (an “Extension”) agreed to between the Borrower and any such Lender (which may include any existing Lender, but no existing Lender will have an obligation to make any Extension) (an “Extending Lender”) will be established under this Agreement by implementing an Incremental Term Loan for such Lender (if such Lender is extending an existing Term Loan (such extended Term Loan, an “Extended Term Loan”)) or an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment for such Lender (if such Lender is extending an existing Revolving Facility Commitment (such extended Revolving Facility Commitment, an “Extended Revolving Facility Commitment”)).

(f) The Borrower and each Extending Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Assumption Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Facility Commitments of such Extending Lender. Each Incremental Assumption Agreement shall specify the terms of the applicable Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Facility Commitments, including whether such Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Facility Commitments are a Covenant Facility or a Non-Covenant Facility; provided that (i) except as to interest rates, fees, any other pricing terms, amortization, final maturity date, participation in prepayments and commitment reductions and covenants and other provisions applicable only to periods after the latest Term Facility Maturity Date existing at the time of incurrence of such Extended Term Loan or that are added for the benefit of the existing Term Loans (it being understood that no financial covenants shall be required to be added for the benefit of any existing Non-Covenant Facility) (which shall not require the consent of any existing Lenders or the Administrative Agent) (which shall, subject to clauses (ii) and (iii) of this proviso, be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the Pro Rata Extension Offer and shall not be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 2.21(b)(viii)), the Extended Term Loans shall have (w) terms substantially

 

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similar to, or not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than, the terms and conditions, taken as a whole, applicable to the existing Class of Term Loans (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (x) then-current market terms for the applicable type of Indebtedness (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (y) in the case of unsecured Extended Term Loans, terms that are customary for “high yield” securities (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (z) such other terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans shall be no earlier than the Term Facility Maturity Date of the Class of Term Loan to which such offer relates, (iii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Class of Term Loans to which such offer relates (without giving effect to any amortization or prepayments on such Class of Term Loans), (iv) except as to interest rates, fees, any other pricing terms, participation in prepayments and commitment reductions, final maturity and covenants and other provisions applicable only to periods after the latest Revolving Facility Maturity Date existing at the time of incurrence of such Extended Revolving Facility Commitments or that are added for the benefit of the existing Class of Revolving Facility Commitments (it being understood that no financial covenants shall be required to be added for the benefit of any existing Non-Covenant Facility) (which shall not require the consent of any existing Lenders or the Administrative Agent) (which shall be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the Pro Rata Extension Offer), any Extended Revolving Facility Commitment shall have (w) terms substantially similar to, or not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than, the terms and conditions, taken as a whole, applicable to the existing Class of Revolving Facility Commitments (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (x) then-current market terms for the applicable type of Indebtedness (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (y) in the case of unsecured Extended Revolving Facility Commitments, terms that are customary for “high yield” securities (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (z) such other terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (v) any Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Facility Commitments may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any mandatory repayments or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans or Revolving Facility Commitments, as applicable, hereunder. Upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Assumption Agreement, this Agreement shall be amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Facility Commitments evidenced thereby as provided for in Section 9.08(e). Any such deemed amendment may be memorialized in writing by the Administrative Agent with the Borrower’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) and furnished to the other parties hereto. If provided in any Incremental Assumption Agreement with respect to any Extended Revolving Facility Commitments, and with the consent of each L/C Issuer, participations in Letters of Credit shall be reallocated to lenders holding such Extended Revolving Facility Commitments in the manner specified in such Incremental Assumption Agreement, including upon effectiveness of such Extended Revolving Facility Commitment or upon or prior to the maturity date for any Class of Revolving Facility Commitments.

(g) Upon the effectiveness of any such Extension, the applicable Extending Lender’s Term Loan will be automatically designated an Extended Term Loan and/or such Extending Lender’s Revolving Facility Commitment will be automatically designated an Extended Revolving Facility Commitment. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (i) if such Extending Lender is extending a Term Loan, such Extending Lender will be deemed to have an Incremental Term Loan having the terms of such Extended Term Loan and (ii) if such Extending Lender is extending a Revolving Facility Commitment, such Extending Lender will be deemed to have an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment having the terms of such Extended Revolving Facility Commitment.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including without limitation this Section 2.21), (i) the aggregate amount of Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Facility Commitments will not be included in the calculation of the Incremental Amount, (ii) no Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Facility Commitment is required

 

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to be in any minimum amount or any minimum increment, (iii) any Extending Lender may extend or modify all or any portion of its Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Commitment pursuant to one or more Pro Rata Extension Offers (subject to applicable proration in the case of over participation) (including the extension of any Extended Term Loan and/or Extended Revolving Facility Commitment), (iv) there shall be no condition to any Extension of any Loan or Commitment at any time or from time to time other than notice to the Administrative Agent of such Extension and the terms of the Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Facility Commitment implemented thereby and (v) unless the Borrower and the applicable Lenders agree otherwise, all Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Facility Commitments and all obligations in respect thereof shall, be Loan Obligations of the relevant Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with all other Obligations of the relevant Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(i) Each Extension shall be consummated pursuant to procedures set forth in the associated Pro Rata Extension Offer; provided that the Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent prior to making any Pro Rata Extension Offer to establish reasonable procedures with respect to mechanical provisions relating to such Extension, including, without limitation, timing, rounding and other adjustments.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, including Section 2.11(a) or Section 2.18(c) (which provisions shall not be applicable to clause (j) through (o) of this Section 2.21), the Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent establish one or more additional tranches of term loans under this Agreement (such loans, “Refinancing Term Loans”), the net cash proceeds of which are used to Refinance in whole or in part any Class of Term Loans or any term or notes Indebtedness originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof). Each such notice shall specify the date (each, a “Refinancing Effective Date”) on which the Borrower proposes that the Refinancing Term Loans 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 (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion). The Borrower and the Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Assumption Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Refinancing Term Loans of such Lenders. Each Incremental Assumption Agreement shall specify the terms of the applicable Refinancing Term Loans, including whether such Refinancing Term Loans are a Covenant Facility or a Non-Covenant Facility; provided that:

(i) before and after giving effect to the borrowing of such Refinancing Term Loans on the Refinancing Effective Date each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01(c) shall be satisfied to the extent required by the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement governing such Refinancing Term Loans (except that no Default or Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.01(b), (c), (h) (with respect to the Borrower) or (i) (with respect to the Borrower) shall have occurred and be continuing);

(ii) the final maturity date of the Refinancing Term Loans shall be no earlier than the maturity date of the Refinanced Indebtedness (provided that this clause (ii) shall not apply to (1) Refinancing Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount available on the date of incurrence of such Refinancing Term Loans, (2) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (3) bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the applicable maturity date);

(iii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Term Loans shall be no shorter than the then-remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Refinanced Indebtedness (without giving effect to any amortization or prepayments on such Indebtedness) (provided that this clause (iii) shall not apply to (1) Refinancing Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount available on the date of incurrence of such Refinancing Term Loans, (2) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (3) bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the applicable maturity date);

 

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(iv) there shall be no obligor in respect of any Refinancing Term Loans that is not a Loan Party;

(v) the aggregate principal amount of the Refinancing Term Loans shall not exceed the outstanding principal amount of the Refinanced Indebtedness plus amounts used to pay fees, premiums, costs and expenses (including original issue discount) and accrued interest associated therewith; and

(vi) all other terms applicable to such Refinancing Term Loans (other than provisions relating to original issue discount, upfront fees, interest rates or any other pricing terms (which original issue discount, upfront fees, interest rates and other pricing terms shall not be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 2.21(b)(viii)), optional prepayment or mandatory prepayment or redemption terms and any covenants and other terms that apply solely to any period after the latest Term Facility Maturity Date existing at the time of incurrence of such Refinancing Term Loans or that are added for the benefit of the existing Term Loans (it being understood that no financial covenants shall be required to be added for the benefit of any existing Non-Covenant Facility) (which shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans)) shall be (w) on then current market terms for the applicable type of Indebtedness (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (x) in the case of unsecured Refinancing Term Loans, customary for “high yield” securities (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (y) substantially similar to, or not materially more favorable to the Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans, than, the terms, taken as a whole, applicable to any Term Loans then in effect (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) or (z) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may establish Refinancing Term Loans to Refinance and/or replace all or any portion of a Revolving Facility Commitment (regardless of whether Revolving Facility Loans are outstanding under such Revolving Facility Commitments at the time of incurrence of such Refinancing Term Loans) or any revolving credit facility originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof), so long as (1) the aggregate amount of such Refinancing Term Loans does not exceed the aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Commitments or revolving credit facility originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof), as applicable, Refinanced and/or replaced at the time of incurrence thereof plus amounts used to pay fees, premiums, costs and expenses (including original issue discount) and accrued interest associated therewith and (2) if the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure outstanding on the Refinancing Effective Date would exceed the aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Commitments outstanding in each case after giving effect to the termination of such Revolving Facility Commitments, the Borrower shall take one or more of the actions contemplated by Section 2.11(e) such that such Revolving Facility Credit Exposure does not exceed such aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Commitments in effect on the Refinancing Effective Date after giving effect to the termination of such Revolving Facility Commitments (it being understood that such Refinancing Term Loans may be provided by the Lenders holding the Revolving Facility Commitments being terminated and/or by any other Person that would be a permitted Assignee hereunder).

(k) The Borrower may approach any Lender or any other Person that would be a permitted Assignee pursuant to Section 9.04 to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans; provided that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a Refinancing Term Loan. Any Refinancing Term Loans made on any Refinancing Effective Date shall be designated an additional Class of Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Refinancing Term Loans may, to the extent provided in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement, be designated as an increase in any previously established Class of Term Loans made to the Borrower.

 

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(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, including Section 2.11(a) and Section 2.18(c) (which provisions shall not be applicable to clauses (l) through (o) of this Section 2.21), the Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent establish one or more additional Facilities providing for revolving commitments (“Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments” and the revolving loans thereunder, “Replacement Revolving Loans”), which Refinances and/or replaces in whole or in part any Class of Revolving Facility Commitments under this Agreement or any revolving credit facility originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof). Each such notice shall specify the date (each, a “Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date”) on which the Borrower proposes that the Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall become effective, which shall be a date not less than five Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion). The Borrower and the Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Assumption Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments of such Lenders. Each Incremental Assumption Agreement shall specify the terms of the applicable Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments, including whether such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments are a Covenant Facility or a Non-Covenant Facility; provided that: (i) before and after giving effect to the establishment of such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments on the Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01(c) shall be satisfied to the extent required by the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement governing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments (except that no Default or Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.01(b), (c), (h) (with respect to the Borrower) or (i) (with respect to the Borrower) shall have occurred and be continuing); (ii) after giving effect to the establishment of any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments and any concurrent reduction in the aggregate amount of any other Revolving Facility Commitments and any revolving credit facility originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof), the aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Commitments shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments and revolving credit facilities incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof) outstanding immediately prior to the applicable Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date plus amounts used to pay fees, premiums, costs and expenses (including original issue discount) and accrued interest associated therewith; (iii) no Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall have a final maturity date prior to the maturity date of the applicable revolving credit facility being replaced; (iv) there shall be no obligor in respect of any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments that is not a Loan Party; and (v) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Revolving Facility (other than provisions relating to (x) fees, interest rates and other pricing terms, prepayment and commitment reduction and optional redemption terms and any covenants and other terms that apply solely to any period after the latest final maturity of the Revolving Facility Commitments in effect on the date of incurrence of such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments or that are added for the benefit of the existing Revolving Facility Commitments (it being understood that no financial covenants shall be required to be added for the benefit of any existing Non-Covenant Facility) (which shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments) and (y) the amount of any letter of credit sublimit under such Replacement Revolving Facility (which shall be as agreed between the Borrower, the Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments, the Administrative Agent and the Replacement L/C Issuer, if any, under such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments)) taken as a whole shall be (w) on then current market terms for the applicable type of Indebtedness (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (x) in the case of unsecured Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments, customary for “high yield” securities (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (y) substantially similar to, or not materially more favorable to the Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments than, those, taken as a whole, applicable to the then outstanding Revolving Facility (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) or (z) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. 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a Term Loan hereunder (regardless of whether such Term Loan is repaid with the proceeds of Replacement Revolving Loans or otherwise) or any term or notes Indebtedness originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof), so long as the aggregate amount of such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments does not exceed the aggregate amount of Term Loans or term or notes Indebtedness originally incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof), as applicable, Refinanced at the time of establishment thereof plus amounts used to pay fees, premiums, costs and expenses (including original issue discount) and accrued interest associated therewith (it being understood that such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment may be provided by the Lenders holding the Term Loans being Refinanced and/or by any other Person that would be a permitted Assignee hereunder).

(m) The Borrower may approach any Lender or any other Person that would be a permitted Assignee of a Revolving Facility Commitment pursuant to Section 9.04 (such Person, a “Replacement Revolving Lender”) to provide all or a portion of the Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments; provided that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment. Any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment made on any Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date shall be designated an additional Class of Revolving Facility Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments may, to the extent provided in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement, be designated as an increase in any previously established Class of Revolving Facility Commitments.

(n) On any Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, each of the Lenders with Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class shall purchase from each of the other Lenders with Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class, at the principal amount thereof and in the applicable currencies, such interests in the Replacement Revolving Loans and participations in Letters of Credit under such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class then outstanding on such Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, the Replacement Revolving Loans and participations of such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class will be held by the Lenders thereunder ratably in accordance with their Replacement Revolving Credit Percentages.

(o) For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (i) if a Lender is providing a Refinancing Term Loan, such Lender will be deemed to have an Incremental Term Loan having the terms of such Refinancing Term Loan and (ii) if a Lender is providing a Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment, such Lender will be deemed to have an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment having the terms of such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including without limitation this Section 2.21), (i) the aggregate amount of Refinancing Term Loans and Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments will not be included in the calculation of the Incremental Amount, (ii) no Refinancing Term Loan or Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment is required to be in any minimum amount or any minimum increment, (iii) there shall be no condition to any incurrence of any Refinancing Term Loan or Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment at any time or from time to time other than those set forth in clauses (j) or (l) above, as applicable, and (iv) unless the Borrower and the applicable Lenders agree otherwise, all Refinancing Term Loans, Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments and all obligations in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with all other Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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(p) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, (i) for the purpose of determining the number of outstanding Term Benchmark Borrowings upon the incurrence of any Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments or Incremental Term Loan Commitments, (x) to the extent the last date of Interest Periods for multiple Term Benchmark Borrowings under the Term Facilities fall on the same day, such Term Benchmark Borrowings shall be considered a single Term Benchmark Borrowing and (y) to the extent the last date of Interest Periods for multiple Term Benchmark Borrowings under the Revolving Facilities fall on the same day, such Term Benchmark Borrowings shall be considered a single Term Benchmark Borrowing and, (ii) the initial Interest Period with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments or Incremental Term Loan Commitments may, at the Borrower’s option, be of a duration of a number of Business Days that is less than one month, and the Relevant Rate with respect to such initial Interest Period shall be the same as the Relevant Rate applicable to any then-outstanding Term Benchmark Borrowing as the Borrower may direct, so long as the last day of such initial Interest Period is the same as the last day of the Interest Period with respect to such outstanding Term Benchmark Borrowing. and (iii) the initial Interest Period with respect to Term B-1 Loans may, at the election of the Borrower, be of a duration other than the durations referred to in the definition of “Interest Period” (it being understood that the Adjusted Term SOFR applicable to any such Interest Period will be calculated based on the next longest Interest Period referred to in the definition of “Interest Period”).

SECTION 2.22. Defaulting Lenders.

(i) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender under any Revolving Facility becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, rules and regulations of any Governmental Authority, during any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender under any such Revolving Facility to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.05, the “Revolving Facility Percentage” of each Non-Defaulting Lender under such Revolving Facility shall be computed without giving effect to the Revolving Facility Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided, that, (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default exists; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each Non- Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit under such Revolving Facility in connection with such reallocation shall not exceed the Available Unused Commitment of such Lender.

(ii) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definitions of “Required Lenders,” “Required Covenant Lenders,” “Required Revolving Facility Lenders” or “Majority Lenders,” as applicable, and Section 9.08.

(iii) Cash Collateral. To the extent the reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above is insufficient for any reason to cover the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure to a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize such uncovered Fronting Exposure pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(iv) Limitation on Letters of Credit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, so long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no L/C Issuer shall have any obligation to issue, amend or renew any Letter of Credit at any time there is Fronting Exposure unless the L/C Issuer is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

 

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(v) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Defaulting Lender on account of its Loans or participations under the applicable Class of Revolving Facility Commitments (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, following an Event of Default or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.06, shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by the L/C Issuer, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the L/C Issuer against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.22(v) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(vi) Certain Fees. (A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender.

(B) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive L/C Participation Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its pro rata share of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral.

(C) With respect to any Commitment Fee or L/C Participation Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (vi)(A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit that has been reallocated to such Non- Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (vii) below, (y) pay to each L/C Issuer the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(vii) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders of the applicable Revolving Facility in accordance with their respective pro rata Commitments under such Revolving Facility (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender under such Revolving Facility to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Facility Commitment under such Revolving Facility. Subject to Section 9.24, 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.

 

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(viii) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Facility Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit under the applicable Revolving Facility to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Revolving Facility Percentages under such Revolving Facility (without giving effect to Section 2.22(i)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties

On the date of each Credit Event, the Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Lenders that:

SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01, the Borrower and each of the Material Subsidiaries (a) is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or, if applicable in a foreign jurisdiction, enjoys the equivalent status under the laws of any jurisdiction of organization outside the United States) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, (c) is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents and each other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby to which it is or will be a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow and otherwise obtain credit hereunder.

SECTION 3.02. Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Loan Parties of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the borrowings hereunder and the Transactions (a) have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder, partnership or limited liability company action required to be obtained by the Borrower and such Subsidiary Loan Parties and (b) will not (i) violate (A) any provision of law (including Gaming Laws), statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Borrower or any such Subsidiary Loan Party, (B) any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents (including any partnership, limited liability company or operating agreements or by-laws) of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary Loan Party, (C) any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Borrower or any such Subsidiary Loan Party or (D) any provision of any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound, (ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation

 

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(including any payment) or to a loss of a material benefit under any such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 3.02(b), would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary Loan Party, other than the Liens created by the Loan Documents and Permitted Liens.

SECTION 3.03. Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document when executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing and (iv) any foreign laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in, and Indebtedness issued by, Foreign Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties.

SECTION 3.04. Governmental Approvals. No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority is or will be required for the execution, delivery or performance of each Loan Document to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party is a party, except for (a) the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing and continuation statements, (b) filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office and any successor offices, (c) recordation of the Mortgages, (d) such actions, consents and approvals under Gaming Laws or from Gaming Authorities the failure of which to be obtained or made would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (e) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (f) such other actions, consents and approvals the failure of which to be obtained or made would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (g) filings or other actions listed on Schedule 3.04.

SECTION 3.05. Financial Statements.

(a) The financial statements delivered in accordance with Section 4.02(j)(i) and (ii) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, prior to giving effect to the CEC Acquisition) as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein and the results of operations and, if applicable, cash flows for the periods then ended, and except as set forth on Schedule 3.05, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, except, in the case of interim period financial statements, for the absence of notes and for normal year-end adjustments and except as otherwise noted therein.

(b) The financial statements delivered in accordance with Section 4.02(j)(iii) and (iv) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of CEC and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein and the results of operations and, if applicable, cash flows for the periods then ended, and except as set forth on Schedule 3.05, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, except, in the case of interim period financial statements, for the absence of notes and for normal year-end adjustments and except as otherwise noted therein.

SECTION 3.06. No Material Adverse Effect. Since the Third Amendment Effective Date, there has been no event or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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SECTION 3.07. Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases.

(a) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has valid title in fee simple or equivalent to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all its Real Properties and Vessels (including all Mortgaged Properties) and has valid title to its personal property and assets, in each case, except for Permitted Liens and except for defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties and assets for their intended purposes and except where the failure to have such title would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All such properties and assets are free and clear of Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Schedule 3.07(a) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all Mortgaged Properties as of the Third Amendment Effective Date.

(b) As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, (i) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have complied with all material obligations under all leases to which it is a party, except where the failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) all such leases are in full force and effect, except leases in respect of which the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, none of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any pending or contemplated condemnation proceeding affecting any material portion of the Mortgaged Properties or any sale or disposition thereof in lieu of condemnation that remains unresolved as of the Third Amendment Effective Date.

(d) As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, none of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries is obligated under any right of first refusal, option or other contractual right to sell, assign or otherwise dispose of any Mortgaged Property or any interest therein, except as permitted under Section 6.02 or 6.05 or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) Each Mortgage related to a Vessel, upon filing and recording in the National Vessel Documentation Center of the United States Coast Guard, creates in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a preferred mortgage upon the applicable Vessel under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code, free of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(f) Each Vessel that constitutes Owned Real Property will be duly documented in the applicable Loan Party’s name with a current and valid certificate of documentation issued by the National Vessel Documentation Center as a vessel of the United States flag.

SECTION 3.08. Subsidiaries.

(a) Schedule 3.08(a) sets forth as of the Third Amendment Effective Date the name and jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization of each Subsidiary of the Borrower and, as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or by any such Subsidiary.

(b) As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to the Third Amendment Transactions, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors (or entities controlled by directors) and shares held by directors (or entities controlled by directors)) relating to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, except as set forth on Schedule 3.08(b).

 

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SECTION 3.09. Litigation; Compliance with Laws.

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.09, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority or in arbitration now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any business, property or rights of any such person which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) None of the Borrower, the Subsidiaries and their respective properties or assets is in violation of (nor will the continued operation of their material properties and assets as currently conducted violate) any law (including the USA PATRIOT Act), rule or regulation (including any zoning, building, ordinance, code or approval or any building permit, but excluding any Environmental Laws, which are subject to Section 3.16) or any restriction of record or agreement affecting any Mortgaged Property, or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all Gaming Laws that are applicable to them and their businesses, except where a failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.10. Federal Reserve Regulations.

(a) None of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.

(b) Neither the making of any Loan (or the extension of any Letter of Credit) hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof will violate the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board. No part of the proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X.

SECTION 3.11. Investment Company Act. None of the Loan Parties is required to be registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

SECTION 3.12. Use of Proceeds. (a) The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Revolving Facility Loans, and may request the issuance of Letters of Credit, solely for working capital and general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, for Restricted Payments, Permitted Business Acquisitions and other permitted investments and project development and, in the case of Letters of Credit, for the back-up or replacement of existing letters of credit and for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of any subsidiary or any other Person designated by the Borrower, in each case for general corporate purposes of such subsidiary or other Person), (b) the Borrower will use the proceeds of the initial Term A Loans made on the Third Amendment Effective Date to finance a portion of the Third Amendment Transactions, for the payment of Transaction Expenses and for working capital and general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, for Restricted Payments, Permitted Business Acquisitions and other permitted investments and project development) and, (c) the Borrower will use the proceeds of the initial Term B Loans made on the Term B Facility Funding Date to finance a portion of the Term B Facility Transactions, for the payment of Transaction Expenses and for working capital and general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, for Restricted Payments, Permitted Business Acquisitions and other permitted investments and project development). and (d) the

 

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Borrower will use the proceeds of the initial Term B-1 Loans made on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date to finance a portion of the Term B-1 Facility Transactions, for the payment of Transaction Expenses and for working capital and general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, for Restricted Payments, Permitted Business Acquisitions and other permitted investments and project development).

SECTION 3.13. Tax Returns.

(a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all federal, state, local and non-U.S. Tax returns required to have been filed by them (including in their capacity as withholding agent) and each such Tax return is true and correct;

(b) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have timely paid or caused to be timely paid all Taxes shown to be due and payable by them on the returns referred to in clause (a) and all other Taxes or assessments due and payable by them (and made adequate provision (in accordance with GAAP) for the payment of all Taxes not yet due and payable) through the date of the applicable Credit Event, including in their capacity as a withholding agent (except Taxes or assessments that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings in accordance with Section 5.03 and for which the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (as the case may be) has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP); and

(c) Other than as would not be, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, there are no claims being asserted in writing with respect to any Taxes.

SECTION 3.14. No Material Misstatements.

(a) All written factual information (other than the Projections, estimates, forward- looking information and information of a general economic nature or general industry nature) (the “Information”) concerning the Borrower, the Subsidiaries, the Third Amendment Transactions and any other transactions contemplated hereby prepared by or on behalf of the foregoing or their representatives and made available to any Lenders or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Third Amendment Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole, was true and correct in all material respects, as of the date such Information was furnished to the Lenders and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date and did not, taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact as of any such date or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, taken as a whole, not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made (giving effect to all supplements and updates provided thereto prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date).

(b) The Projections, estimates and other forward-looking information and information of a general economic nature prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its representatives and that have been made available to any Lenders or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby (i) have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date thereof (it being understood that such Projections are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, such Projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such Projections may differ significantly from the projected results and that such differences may be material, and that no assurances can be given that the projected results will be realized), as of the date such Projections and estimates were furnished to the Lenders and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, and (ii) as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, have not been modified in any material respect by the Borrower.

 

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(c) As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects.

SECTION 3.15. Employee Benefit Plans. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15 or would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) each Plan that is, or has in the five years preceding the date of this Agreement been, sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any Subsidiary is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code; (ii) no Reportable Event has occurred during the past five years as to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate was required to file a report with the PBGC; (iii) as of the most recent valuation date preceding the date of this Agreement, no Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iv) no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (v) none of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or the ERISA Affiliates (A) 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 or (B) has incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any withdrawal liability to any Multiemployer Plan; and (vi) none of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries has engaged in a “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Code Section 4975) in connection with any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) that would subject the Borrower or any Subsidiary to tax.

SECTION 3.16. Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16 and except as to matters that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no written notice has been received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and there are no judicial, administrative or other actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened which allege a violation of any Environmental Laws, in each case relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have all environmental permits, licenses and other approvals necessary for their operations to comply with all Environmental Laws and are in compliance with the terms of such permits, licenses and other approvals and with all other Environmental Laws, (iii) no Hazardous Material is located at, on or under any property currently owned, operated or leased or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, formerly owned, operated or leased, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any cost, liability or obligation of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws, and no Hazardous Material has been generated, owned, treated, stored, handled or controlled by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or transported to or Released at any location in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any cost, liability or obligation of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws and (iv) there are no agreements in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has expressly assumed or undertaken responsibility for any known or reasonably likely liability or obligation of any other person arising under or relating to Environmental Laws, which in any such case has not been made available to the Administrative Agent prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date.

SECTION 3.17. Security Documents.

(a) The Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. As of the Closing Date, in the case of the Pledged Collateral described in the Collateral Agreement, when certificates or promissory notes, as applicable, representing such Pledged Collateral and required to be delivered under the applicable Security Document are delivered to the Collateral Agent, and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Collateral Agreement (other than the Intellectual Property (as defined in the Collateral Agreement)), when financing statements and

 

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other filings specified in the Perfection Certificate are filed in the offices specified in the Perfection Certificate, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and, subject to Section 9-315 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations to the extent perfection in such Collateral can be obtained by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other person (except for Permitted Liens).

(b) When the Collateral Agreement or IP Security Agreements (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) are properly filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, and, with respect to Collateral in which a security interest cannot be perfected by such filings, upon the proper filing of the financing statements referred to in paragraph (a) above, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties thereunder in the domestic registered or pending copyrights, patents and trademarks included in the Collateral, in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other person, except for Permitted Liens (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a Lien on registered trademarks and patents, trademark and patent applications and registered copyrights acquired by the Loan Parties after the Closing Date).

(c) The Mortgages, if any, executed and delivered on the Closing Date are, and the Mortgages executed and delivered after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.10 and Section 5.11 will be, effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on all of the applicable Loan Parties’ right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged Property thereunder and the proceeds thereof, and when such Mortgages are filed or recorded in the proper real estate filing or recording offices or other appropriate office in the case of a Mortgage on a Vessel, and all relevant mortgage taxes and recording charges are duly paid, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have valid Liens with record notice to third parties on, and security interest in, all right, title, and interest of the applicable Loan Parties in such Mortgaged Property and, to the extent applicable, subject to Section 9-315 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the proceeds thereof, in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other person, except for Permitted Liens.

(d) Notwithstanding anything herein (including this Section 3.17) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, (i) each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that licensing by the Gaming Authorities may be required to enforce and/or exercise or foreclose upon certain security interests and such enforcement and/or exercise or foreclosure may be otherwise limited by the Gaming Laws and (ii) no Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest in any Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness issued by, any Foreign Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign law.

SECTION 3.18. Location of Real Property and Leased Premises.

(a) The Perfection Certificate completely and correctly identifies, in all material respects, as of the Third Amendment Effective Date all Owned Real Property owned by the Loan Parties. As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Loan Parties own (in the case of Real Property, in fee) all the Owned Real Property set forth as being owned by them in the Perfection Certificate except to the extent set forth therein.

 

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(b) The Perfection Certificate lists correctly in all material respects, as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, all Material Leased Real Property that is leased by the Loan Parties as the lessee and the addresses thereof. As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Loan Parties have in all material respects valid leases in all the Material Leased Real Property set forth as being leased by them as the lessee in the Perfection Certificate except to the extent set forth therein.

SECTION 3.19. Solvency.

(a) On the Third Amendment Effective Date, immediately after giving effect to the Third Amendment Transactions, (i) the fair value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation, will exceed the debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their debts and other liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (iii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted following the Third Amendment Effective Date.

(b) On the Third Amendment Effective Date, immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the Third Amendment Transactions, the Borrower does not intend to, and the Borrower does not believe that it or any of its Subsidiaries will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by it or any such Subsidiary and the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary.

SECTION 3.20. Labor Matters. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes pending or threatened against the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries; (b) the hours worked and payments made to employees of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable law dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or for which any claim may be made against the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to the extent required by GAAP. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to a right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (or any predecessor) is a party or by which the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (or any predecessor) is bound.

SECTION 3.21. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth in Schedule 3.21, (a) the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or possesses the right to use, all of the patents, trademarks, service marks or trade names, copyrights or mask works, domain names, data, databases, trade secrets, applications and registrations for any of the foregoing (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, (b) to the best knowledge of the Borrower, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries are not interfering with, infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating Intellectual Property Rights of any person, and (c) no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened.

 

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SECTION 3.22. Anti-Money Laundering; Anti-Corruption and Sanctions Laws.

(a) No Loan Party, none of its subsidiaries and to the knowledge of each Loan Party, none of the respective officers, directors, brokers or agents of such Loan Party or such subsidiary (in their respective capacities as such) has violated in any material respect or is in violation in any material respect of any applicable Anti-Money Laundering Law.

(b) The Loan Parties have implemented and maintain in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance in all material respects by the Loan Parties, their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (in their respective capacities as such) with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as amended, and all other anti-corruption laws applicable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (“Anti-Corruption Laws”) and applicable Sanctions, and the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (in their respective capacities as such), are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.

(c) No Loan Party, none of its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of each of the Loan Parties, (i) none of the respective officers, directors or employees of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, and (ii) none of the respective brokers or agents of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary that is acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Loans, is a Sanctioned Person.

(d) Except to the extent permissible for a person required to comply with Sanctions, the Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, use any proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any person for the purpose of financing activities or business of or with any person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such financing, is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Country.

(e) No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, to make any payment to any person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws.

SECTION 3.23. Insurance. Schedule 3.23 sets forth a true, complete and correct description, in all material respects, of all material insurance (excluding any title insurance) maintained by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries as of the Third Amendment Effective Date. As of such date, such insurance is in full force and effect.

SECTION 3.24. Affected Financial Institution. No Loan Party is an Affected Financial Institution.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions of Lending

SECTION 4.01. Conditions to All Credit Events After the Third Amendment Effective Date. The obligations of (a) the Lenders to make Loans and (b) any L/C Issuer to permit any L/C Credit Extension hereunder, in each case, after the Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.08) of the following conditions:

On the date of each Borrowing and on the date of each L/C Credit Extension, in each case, after the Closing Date (in each case of clauses (b) and (c) below, other than in connection with Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Facility Commitments, Refinancing Term Loans and Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments to the extent not required by the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Facility Commitments, Refinancing Term Loans and Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments, as set forth in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement), and subject to Section 1.07:

 

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(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of a Borrowing, a Borrowing Request as required by Section 2.03 (or a Borrowing Request shall have been deemed given in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 2.03) or, in the case of an L/C Credit Extension, the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent shall have received a Letter of Credit Application as required by Section 2.05(b).

(b) Except in the case of an amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit without any increase in the stated amount of such Letter of Credit, the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date, in each case, with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

(c) At the time of and immediately after such Borrowing or L/C Credit Extension (other than an amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit without any increase in the stated amount of such Letter of Credit), as applicable, no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Each such Borrowing (subject to the immediately preceding paragraph) and each such L/C Credit Extension shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing or L/C Credit Extension as to the matters specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4.01 (to the extent applicable).

SECTION 4.02. Conditions to Initial Credit Events. The obligations of (a) the Lenders to make Loans and (b) any L/C Issuer to permit any L/C Credit Extension hereunder, in each case, on the Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.08) of the following conditions:

(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each of the Borrower, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include delivery of a signed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission (e.g., “pdf”)) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Lenders and each L/C Issuer, a written opinion of (i) Latham & Watkins LLP, special counsel for the Loan Parties and (ii) each local counsel specified on Schedule 4.02(b), in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each L/C Issuer and (C) in form and substance consistent with similar transactions for the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent covering such matters relating to the Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

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(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Responsible Officer or similar officer of each Loan Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:

(i) a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, certificate of formation or other equivalent constituent and governing documents, including all amendments thereto, of such Loan Party, (1) in the case of a corporation, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, or (2) otherwise certified by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party or other person duly authorized by the constituent documents of such Loan Party,

(ii) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of such Loan Party as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official),

(iii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the by-laws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other equivalent constituent and governing documents of such Loan Party as in effect on the Closing Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (iv) below,

(iv) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or equivalent governing body) of such Loan Party (or its managing general partner or managing member) authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents dated as of the Closing Date to which such person is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, the borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,

(v) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Loan Document or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Loan Party, and

(vi) as to the absence of any pending proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of such Loan Party or, to the knowledge of such person, threatening the existence of such Loan Party.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a completed Perfection Certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, together with all attachments contemplated thereby, and the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent), tax and judgment, United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office filings made with respect to the Loan Parties in the jurisdictions contemplated by the Perfection Certificate and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar documents) are Permitted Liens or have been, or will be simultaneously or substantially concurrently with the closing under this Agreement, released (or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for such release shall have been made).

(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower confirming the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date.

(f) All fees due to the Administrative Agent, the Closing Date Arrangers and the Lenders under the Fee Letter shall have been paid from the proceeds of the Revolving Facility Loans on the Closing Date or otherwise, and all expenses contemplated by the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter to be paid or reimbursed to the Administrative Agent, the Closing Date Arrangers and the Lenders that have been invoiced a reasonable period of time prior to the Closing Date (and in any event, invoiced at least three (3) business days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower)) shall have been paid from the proceeds of the Revolving Facility Loans on the Closing Date or otherwise.

 

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(g) Except as set forth in Schedule 5.10 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall override the applicable clauses of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” for the purposes of this Section 4.02) and subject to the grace periods and post-closing periods set forth in such definition, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be satisfied (or waived pursuant to the terms hereof) as of the Closing Date.

(h) The Administrative Agent and each requesting Lender shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by Section 9.20, to the extent such documentation and other information has been requested not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower if it qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and is not subject to any exemption thereunder, to the extent requested in writing not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(j) The Closing Date Arrangers shall have received: (i) audited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries (excluding CEC and its subsidiaries) as of the end of (in the case of such balance sheet) and for the three most recent fiscal years of the Borrower ended more than 90 days prior to the Closing Date; (ii) unaudited quarterly consolidated condensed balance sheets and related consolidated condensed statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries (excluding CEC and its subsidiaries) as of the end of (in the case of such balance sheet) and for the period (if any) commencing after the end of the fiscal year covered by the most recent audited financial statements of the Borrower and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date; (iii) audited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income/(loss), changes in stockholders’ equity/(deficit) and cash flows of CEC and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of (in the case of such balance sheet) and for the three most recent fiscal years of CEC ended more than 90 days prior to the Closing Date; (iv) unaudited quarterly consolidated condensed balance sheets and related consolidated condensed statements of operations and comprehensive income/(loss), changes in stockholders’ equity/(deficit) and cash flows of CEC and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of (in the case of such balance sheet) and for the period (if any) commencing after the end of the fiscal year covered by the most recent audited financial statements of CEC and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date; and (v) an unaudited consolidated pro forma balance sheet and statement of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries (including CEC and its consolidated subsidiaries) as of the last day and for the four fiscal quarter period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period for which historical financial statements of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries have been delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii), prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of the fiscal year beginning on or immediately prior to such period (in the case of such statement of operations). The filing with the SEC of the financial statements required by clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) by the Borrower or CEC will satisfy the foregoing requirements. In addition, in the event that the Borrower delivers to the Closing Date Arrangers (including if such information is filed with the SEC) financial information relating to any fiscal periods more recently ended than those required by this Section 4.02(j), such delivery shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(j).

 

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(k) [Reserved].

(l) On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (i) all Indebtedness under the Existing ERI Credit Agreement (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date)shall have been, or shall be substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing hereunder, repaid and all commitments thereunder terminated, (ii) all Indebtedness under the Existing ERI Notes (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date) shall have been, or shall be substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing hereunder, repaid, redeemed, repurchased, defeased or satisfied and discharged pursuant to the terms thereof and (iii) all Indebtedness under the CEOC Credit Agreement (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date) shall have been, or shall be substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing hereunder, repaid and all commitments thereunder terminated.

(m) Since the date of the CEC Acquisition Agreement, there shall not have been any Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the CEC Acquisition Agreement) under clause (a) of the definition thereof with respect to CEC that would result in the failure of a condition precedent to the Borrower’s (or the Borrower’s affiliate’s) obligations under the CEC Acquisition Agreement.

(n) The CEC Acquisition shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with the CEC Acquisition Agreement, substantially concurrently with the initial funding of the Revolving Facility on the Closing Date, and no provision thereof shall have been amended or waived by the Borrower, and no consent with respect to any term or condition thereof shall have been given thereunder by the Borrower, in a manner materially adverse to the interests of the Commitment Parties (for purposes of this paragraph, as defined in the Commitment Letter) or the Lenders in their capacities as such without the prior written consent of the Initial Commitment Parties (for purposes of this paragraph, as defined in the Commitment Letter) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (it being agreed that (A) (i) any decrease in the cash portion of the purchase price of not more than 10% shall not be materially adverse to the interests of the Commitment Parties or the Lenders in their respective capacities as such so long as such decrease is allocated to reduce the Unsecured Bridge Facility (as defined in the Commitment Letter) on a dollar for dollar basis and (ii) any decrease in the number of shares constituting the equity portion of the purchase price of not more than 10% shall not be materially adverse to the interest of the Commitment Parties or the Lenders in their respective capacities as such; (B) the granting of any consent under the CEC Acquisition Agreement that is not materially adverse to the interests of the Commitment Parties or the Lenders in their respective capacities as such shall not otherwise constitute an amendment or waiver; (C) any amendment to or modification of the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” with respect to CEC in the CEC Acquisition Agreement to which the Borrower agrees shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Commitment Parties and the Lenders in their capacities as such; (D) any waiver of (or material modification having the effect of a waiver of) the condition set forth in Section 6.1(e)(ii) of the CEC Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the date of the CEC Acquisition Agreement) as to gaming approvals to which the Borrower agrees shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Commitment Parties and the Lenders in their capacities as such; and (E) any waiver of (or material modification having the effect of a waiver of) the condition set forth in Section 6.3(e) of the CEC Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the date of the CEC Acquisition Agreement) as to the CEC Convertible Senior Notes to which the Borrower agrees shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Commitment Parties and the Lenders in their capacities as such).

 

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(o) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Section 4.02(m) hereof, which shall not be required to include any representation or statement as to the absence (or existence) of any default or event of default or any bring-down of representations and warranties.

(p) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request, which shall not be required to include any representation or statement as to the absence (or existence) of any default or event of default or any bring-down of representations and warranties.

(q) The (i) Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Closing Date and (ii) the Specified CEC Acquisition Agreement Representations (as defined in this Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date) shall be true and correct, but only to the extent that the Borrower (or the Borrower’s affiliate) has the right to terminate the Borrower’s (or the Borrower’s affiliate’s) obligations under the CEC Acquisition Agreement or otherwise decline to consummate the CEC Acquisition as a result of a breach of such representations in the CEC Acquisition Agreement.

For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.02, each Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lenders unless an officer of the Administrative Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto and, in the case of a Borrowing, such Lender shall not have made available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of the initial Borrowing.

ARTICLE V

Affirmative Covenants

The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that until the Termination Date, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

SECTION 5.01. Existence; Businesses and Properties.

(a) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except, in the case of a Subsidiary of the Borrower, where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.05; provided that the Borrower may liquidate or dissolve one or more Subsidiaries if the assets of such Subsidiaries (to the extent they exceed estimated liabilities) are acquired by the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower in such liquidation or dissolution, except that the Borrower and Subsidiary Loan Parties may not be liquidated into Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and Domestic Subsidiaries may not be liquidated into Foreign Subsidiaries (except in each case as otherwise permitted under Section 6.05).

(b) Except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) lawfully obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights with respect thereto necessary to the normal conduct of its business, and (ii) at all times maintain and preserve all tangible property necessary to the normal conduct of its business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear, casualty and condemnation excepted), from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith, if any, may be properly conducted at all times (in each case except as permitted by this Agreement).

 

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SECTION 5.02. Insurance.

(a) Maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies (as determined in good faith by Borrower), insurance (subject to customary deductibles and retentions) in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily and reasonably maintained by similarly situated companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations (as determined in good faith by the Borrower and it being understood that any such insurance may be carried pursuant to one or more group or combined insurance policies of the Borrower and its subsidiaries and any such policy may provide for a pro rata or preferential allocation of proceeds in favor of any one or more properties of the Borrower and its subsidiaries) and cause the Loan Parties to be listed as insured and the Collateral Agent to be listed as a co-loss payee on property and property casualty policies and as an additional insured on liability policies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may self-insure with respect to such risks with respect to which companies of established reputation engaged in the same general line of business in the same general area usually self-insure (as determined in good faith by the Borrower).

(b) With respect to any Mortgaged Properties (excluding any Vessel), if at any time the area in which the Premises (as defined in the Mortgages) are located is designated a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall obtain flood insurance to the extent required to comply with the Flood Insurance Laws.

(c) In connection with the covenants set forth in this Section 5.02, it is understood and agreed that:

(i) none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and their respective agents or employees shall be liable for any loss or damage insured by the insurance policies required to be maintained under this Section 5.02, it being understood that (A) the Loan Parties shall look solely to their insurance companies or any other parties other than the aforesaid parties for the recovery of such loss or damage and (B) such insurance companies shall have no rights of subrogation against the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any L/C Issuer or their agents or employees. If, however, the insurance policies, as a matter of the internal policy of such insurer, do not provide waiver of subrogation rights against such parties, as required above, then the Borrower, on behalf of itself and behalf of its Subsidiaries, hereby agrees, to the extent permitted by law, to waive, and further agrees to cause each of its Subsidiaries to waive, its right of recovery, if any, against the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any L/C Issuer and their agents and employees;

(ii) the designation of any form, type or amount of insurance coverage by the Administrative Agent under this Section 5.02 shall in no event be deemed a representation, warranty or advice by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders that such insurance is adequate for the purposes of the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or the protection of their properties; and

 

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(iii) except with respect to the flood insurance required under Section 5.02(b), the amount and type of insurance that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have in effect as of the Third Amendment Effective Date satisfies for all purposes the requirements of this Section 5.02.

SECTION 5.03. Taxes. Pay and discharge promptly when due all Taxes, imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, as well as all material lawful claims which, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however, that such payment and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such Tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Borrower or the affected Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP with respect thereto or (b) the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.04. Financial Statements, Reports, etc. Furnish to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly furnish such information to the Lenders):

(a) Within 105 days (or such longer time period as specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations with respect to non-accelerated filers for the filing of annual reports on Form 10-K), following the end of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020), a consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, cash flows and owners’ equity showing the financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal year and the consolidated results of their operations during such year and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the prior fiscal year, which consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, cash flows and owners’ equity shall be accompanied by customary management’s discussion and analysis and shall be audited by independent public accountants of recognized national standing and accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (which opinion shall not be qualified as to scope of audit or as to the status of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary as a going concern, other than solely with respect to, or resulting solely from, (i) an upcoming maturity date under any series of Indebtedness occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered, (ii) potential inability to satisfy a financial maintenance covenant under any series of Indebtedness on a future date or in a future period or (iii) the results of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiaries)) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (it being understood that the delivery by the Borrower of annual reports on Form 10-K of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.04(a) to the extent such annual reports include the information specified herein);

(b) Within 60 days (or such longer time period as specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations with respect to non-accelerated filers for the filing of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q), following the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2020), a consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations and cash flows showing the financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the consolidated results of their operations during such fiscal quarter and the then-elapsed portion of the fiscal year and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be in reasonable detail and which consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations and cash flows shall be accompanied by customary management’s discussion and analysis and shall be certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower on behalf of

 

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the Borrower as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes) (it being understood that the delivery by the Borrower of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.04(b) to the extent such quarterly reports include the information specified herein);

(c) (x) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraphs (a) or (b) above, a customary certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (i) certifying that no Event of Default or Default has occurred since the date the last certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 5.04(c) or, if such an Event of Default or Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) commencing with the fiscal quarter ending on the last day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, but not including any fiscal quarter that ends during a Covenant Suspension Period, setting forth computations in reasonable detail calculating the Financial Performance Covenants, and (y) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) above, if the accounting firm is not restricted from providing such a certificate by its policies, a certificate of the accounting firm opining on or certifying such statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such statements of any Default or Event of Default (which certificate may be limited to accounting matters and disclaim responsibility for legal interpretations);

(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other publicly available reports, proxy statements and, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, other materials filed by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries with the SEC, or after an initial public offering, distributed to its stockholders generally, as applicable; provided, however, that such reports, proxy statements, filings and other materials required to be delivered pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be deemed delivered for purposes of this Agreement when posted to the website of the Borrower or the website of the SEC;

(e) within 105 days after the beginning of each fiscal year (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree), a reasonably detailed consolidated annual budget for such fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income), including a description of underlying assumptions with respect thereto (collectively, the “Budget”), which Budget shall in each case be accompanied by the statement of a Financial Officer of the Borrower to the effect that, the Budget is based on assumptions believed by such Financial Officer to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof;

(f) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent not more frequently than once a year unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, an updated Perfection Certificate (or, to the extent such request relates to specified information contained in the Perfection Certificate, such information) reflecting all changes since the date of the information most recently received pursuant to this Section 5.04(f) or Section 5.10(f);

(g) promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (including without limitation with regard to compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act), or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as in each case the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (for itself or on behalf of the Lenders);

 

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(h) promptly after Borrower’s knowledge thereof, notice of any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in such certification; provided that this clause (h) shall not apply at any time unless the Borrower then qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and is not subject to any exemption thereunder; and

(i) no later than ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of the financial statements required pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 5.04 (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree), commencing with the financial statements for the first full fiscal period ending after the Closing Date, upon request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall hold a customary conference call for Lenders; provided, that if the Borrower hosts a quarterly investor or financial results call to which the Lenders have access, such conference call will satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.04(i).

SECTION 5.05. Litigation and Other Notices. Furnish to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly thereafter furnish to the Lenders) written notice of the following promptly after any Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof:

(a) any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken with respect thereto;

(b) the filing or commencement of, or any written threat or notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit or proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority (including any action, suit or proceeding by or subject to decision by any Gaming Authority) or in arbitration, against the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries as to which an adverse determination is reasonably probable and which, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) any other development specific to the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that is not a matter of general public knowledge and that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) the development or occurrence of any ERISA Event that, together with all other ERISA Events that have developed or occurred, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) promptly after the same are available, copies of any written communication to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from any Gaming Authority advising it of a material violation of, or material non-compliance with, any Gaming Law by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; and

(f) the Borrower’s determination of the commencement or termination of a Covenant Suspension Period.

SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Laws. Comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, including ERISA and all Gaming Laws, except that the Borrower and the Subsidiaries need not comply with any laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority then being contested by any of them in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that this Section 5.06 shall not apply to Environmental Laws, which are the subject of Section 5.09, or to laws related to Taxes, which are the

 

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subject of Section 5.03, or to Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws, which are the subject of Section 3.22. The Loan Parties will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance in all material respects by the Loan Parties, their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (in their respective capacities as such) with Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions applicable to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries.

SECTION 5.07. Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections. Maintain all financial records in accordance in all material respects with GAAP and permit any persons designated by the Administrative Agent or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Lender to visit and inspect the financial records and the properties of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries at reasonable times, upon reasonable prior notice to the Borrower, and as often as reasonably requested (provided, however, that except during the continuance of an Event of Default, only one visit per calendar year shall be reimbursed by any Loan Party or Subsidiary) and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and permit any persons designated by the Administrative Agent or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Lender upon reasonable prior notice to the Borrower to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with the officers thereof and independent accountants therefor (so long as the Borrower has the opportunity to participate in any such discussions with such accountants), in each case, subject to reasonable requirements of confidentiality, including requirements imposed by law or by contract.

SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 3.12 and not in violation of Section 3.22.

SECTION 5.09. Compliance with Environmental Laws. Comply, and make reasonable efforts to cause all lessees and other persons occupying its properties to comply, with all Environmental Laws applicable to its operations and properties; and obtain and renew all authorizations and permits required pursuant to Environmental Law for its operations and properties, in each case in accordance with Environmental Laws, except, in each case with respect to this Section 5.09, to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.10. Further Assurances; Additional Security.

(a) 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, fixture filings, Mortgages and other documents and recordings of Liens in stock registries), that the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of the Loan Parties and provide to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon reasonable request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents, subject in each case to paragraph (g) below.

(b) If any asset (other than Real Property and Vessels, which is covered by paragraph (c) below) that has an individual fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) in an amount greater than $35.0 million is acquired by any Loan Party after the Closing Date (in each case other than (x) assets constituting Collateral under a Security Document that become subject to the Lien of such Security Document upon acquisition thereof and (y) assets constituting Excluded Property), such Loan Party will (i) promptly as practicable notify the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent thereof and (ii) take or cause the Subsidiary Loan Parties to take such actions as shall be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect such Liens (subject to any Permitted Liens), including actions described in paragraph (a) of this Section 5.10, all at the expense of the Loan Parties, subject to paragraph (g) below.

 

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(c) Promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the acquisition or lease (which for this clause (c) shall include the improvement of any Real Property or any Vessel that was not Owned Real Property or Material Leased Real Property that results in it qualifying as Owned Real Property or Material Leased Real Property) of and, unless waived by the Administrative Agent, will grant and cause each of the Subsidiary Loan Parties to grant to the Collateral Agent security interests in, and mortgages on, such Owned Real Property (including Vessels that constitute Owned Real Property) or Material Leased Real Property of any Loan Parties that are not Mortgaged Property as of the Closing Date, to the extent acquired or leased after the Closing Date, within 90 days after such acquisition (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), pursuant to documentation substantially in the form of Exhibit D- 1, Exhibit D-2, Exhibit D-3, Exhibit D-4 or Exhibit D-5 or in such other form as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (each, an “Additional Mortgage”) and constituting valid and enforceable Liens subject to no other Liens except Permitted Liens at the time of recordation thereof, record or file, and cause each such Subsidiary Loan Party to record or file, the Additional Mortgage or instruments related thereto in such manner and in such places as is required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Additional Mortgages and pay, and cause each such Subsidiary Loan Party to pay, in full, all Taxes, fees and other charges required to be paid in connection therewith, in each case subject to paragraph (g) below. Unless otherwise waived by the Administrative Agent, with respect to each such Additional Mortgage, the Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) contemporaneously therewith leasehold documentation, including an estoppel and consent agreement and a recorded lease or memorandum thereof, as necessary, opinions of local counsel, a title insurance policy and a survey (other than in the case of a Vessel) and otherwise comply with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirements applicable to Mortgages and Mortgaged Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this paragraph (c), to the extent that the Borrower anticipates in good faith (1) delivering a Project Notice to the Administrative Agent with respect to any such Owned Real Property or Material Leased Real Property acquired or leased after the Closing Date within ninety (90) days (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) following such acquisition or lease and (2) that such Project Notice would result in the release of a Mortgage securing the Obligations pursuant to Section 5.11(a) (if there were a Mortgage on such Owned Real Property or Material Leased Real Property), then the Borrower shall not be required to deliver an Additional Mortgage with respect to such Owned Real Property or Material Leased Real Property pursuant to this paragraph (c) (and such Owned Real Property or Material Leased Real Property will instead be subject to Section 5.11 below). If the Borrower has not delivered a Project Notice with respect to such Owned Real Property or Material Leased Real Property within such ninety (90) day period (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent), then the Borrower shall promptly take the actions required to be taken pursuant to this paragraph (c).

(d) If any additional direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower is formed or acquired after the Closing Date (with any Subsidiary Redesignation resulting in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary being deemed to constitute the acquisition of a Subsidiary) and if such Subsidiary is a Wholly- Owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date such Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree), notify the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent thereof and, within twenty (20) Business Days after the date such Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary is formed or acquired or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall agree (or, with respect to clauses (g) and (h) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” within 90 days after such formation or acquisition or such longer period as set forth therein or as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion, as applicable), cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary and with respect to any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party, subject in each case to paragraph (g) below.

 

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(e) If any additional Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO of the Borrower is formed or acquired after the Closing Date (with any Subsidiary Redesignation resulting in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary being deemed to constitute the acquisition of a Subsidiary) and if such Subsidiary is directly owned by a Loan Party, within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date such Foreign Subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree), notify the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent thereof and, within twenty (20) Business Days after the date such Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO is formed or acquired or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall agree, cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to any Equity Interest in such Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party, subject in each case to paragraph (g) below.

(f) Furnish to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 30 days after such change) written notice of any change (A) in any Loan Party’s corporate or organization name, (B) in any Loan Party’s identity or organizational structure, (C) in any Loan Party’s organizational identification number or (D) in any Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization; provided, that no Loan Party shall effect or permit any such change unless all filings have been made, or will have been made within any statutory period, under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Collateral Agent to continue (to the extent required hereunder) at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties with the same priority as prior to such change.

(g) The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the other provisions of this Section 5.10 and the other provisions of the Loan Documents with respect to Collateral need not be satisfied with respect to any Excluded Property nor by any Excluded Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Security Document, or any other Loan Document, (A) the Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time or waivers of requirements for the grant or perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of insurance (including title insurance) and surveys with respect to particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date or the Third Amendment Effective Date, as applicable, for the grant or perfection of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date), or agree to reductions in the amount of any insurance (or title insurance) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection or obtaining of such items cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (B) no foreign law governed security documents or grant or perfection actions under foreign law shall be required except with respect to the assets of an Equity Interest in any Subsidiary Loan Party that is a Foreign Subsidiary (in which case such documents and grant or perfection actions shall be limited to the jurisdiction of formation of such Subsidiary Loan Party), (C) no landlord, mortgagee or bailee waivers shall be required, (D) no notice shall be required to be sent to account debtors or other contractual third parties prior to an Event of Default, (E) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to, or any other requirements of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the Security Documents shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents and, to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction, as otherwise agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, (F) to the extent any Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction with mortgage recording or similar tax, the amount secured by the Security Document with respect to such Mortgaged Property shall be limited to the fair market value of such Mortgaged Property as determined in good faith by the Borrower (subject to any applicable laws in the relevant jurisdiction or such lesser amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent), (G) no title insurance, flood insurance or surveys shall be required with respect to any Vessel, (H) no Mortgage shall be required to be delivered with respect to any Vessel that is leased by a Loan Party, (I) there shall be no control, lockbox or similar arrangements nor any control agreements

 

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relating to the Borrower’s and its subsidiaries’ bank accounts (including deposit, securities or commodities accounts), (J) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may make such modifications to the Security Documents, and execute and/or consent to such easements, covenants, rights of way or similar instruments (and Administrative Agent may agree to subordinate the lien of any mortgage to any such easement, covenant, right of way or similar instrument or record or may agree to recognize any tenant pursuant to an agreement in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), as are reasonable or necessary in connection with any project or transactions otherwise permitted hereunder and (K) other than with respect to clauses (h)(i) and (h)(ii) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, clauses (g)(y) and (h) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall not be required to be satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property that has a fair market value of less than $10.0 million (as determined by the Borrower in good faith).

(h) The Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Loan Parties to, satisfy the requirements listed on Schedule 5.10 within the timeframes indicated thereon.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.10 or elsewhere in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as an Interim Purchaser, may under certain applicable Gaming Laws enter into an Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement to acquire certain Equity Interests and other property to the extent permitted hereunder, and (x) such Interim Purchaser shall be required, concurrently with the later of (A) the execution of the Interim Trust agreement for such Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement or (B) the closing of the related acquisition, comply with this Section 5.10 with respect to all of the Equity Interests and other property held by such Interim Trust and Interim Purchaser (except Excluded Property), and (y) promptly following the issuance of such required gaming licenses by the applicable Gaming Authorities, the Borrower and any Interim Purchaser shall take all steps necessary to comply with this Section 5.10 (within the time periods specified in this Section 5.10) with respect to all Equity Interests and other property acquired pursuant to such an acquisition otherwise held by such Interim Trust or Interim Purchaser (other than Excluded Property); provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent prohibited by applicable law, any Interim Trust shall not be required to become a Loan Party or grant Liens on such Equity Interests or other property being held in any such Interim Authorization Trust Arrangement.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in the event that the Borrower elects in its sole discretion to cause a Foreign Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Loan Party, such Foreign Subsidiary shall grant a perfected lien in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to arrangements reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower on substantially all of its assets other than Excluded Property (except for assets that would be Excluded Property solely due to being owned by a Foreign Subsidiary or located outside the U.S.), subject to customary limitations and exclusions in such jurisdiction as may be reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

SECTION 5.11. Real Property Development Matters.

(a) Releases of Mortgaged Property. In the event that the Borrower delivers a Project Notice to the Administrative Agent with respect to all or any portion of a Mortgaged Property or other properties constituting Undeveloped Land identifying the applicable Mortgaged Property or other properties, providing a reasonable description of the Project that the Borrower anticipates in good faith to be undertaken with respect to such Mortgaged Property or other properties constituting Undeveloped Land and identifying the Project Financing or Qualified Non-Recourse Debt to be entered into in connection with the financing of such Project not in violation of this Agreement, then, if (x) the terms of such Project Financing or Qualified Non-Recourse Debt require the release of the Mortgage securing the Obligations (if any) and (y) in the case of Undeveloped Land acquired after the Third Amendment Effective Date, the

 

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Borrower is in Pro Forma Compliance after giving effect to such Project Financing or Qualified Non-Recourse Debt, on the later of the date that is ten (10) Business Days following the date of the delivery of the Project Notice to the Administrative Agent and the date a mortgage or other security document securing the Project Financing or Qualified Non-Recourse Debt is executed and delivered for recording pending, or is executed and delivered substantially concurrently with, the release of the Mortgage securing the Obligations (if any), the security interest and Mortgage on the applicable Mortgaged Property or other properties (if any) shall be automatically released, and if the Subsidiary Loan Party that owns or leases such Mortgaged Property or other properties is being designated as a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary, the Obligations of such Subsidiary Loan Party under the Guarantee Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be automatically released and terminated, in each case all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party (and any Loan Party shall be permitted to take any action in connection therewith consistent with such release including, without limitation, the filing of UCC termination statements). In connection with any such termination or release, the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver (or cause to be executed or delivered) 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 (including, without limitation, mortgage releases (including partial mortgage releases in the case where the Mortgaged Property covered by any Mortgage includes Mortgaged Property not subject to such release) and UCC termination statements), and will duly assign and transfer to such Loan Party any such applicable Mortgaged Property. If such Mortgaged Property or other properties are to become subject to Qualified Non-Recourse Debt, such Mortgaged Property or other properties, upon release of such Mortgage (if any), may be transferred or disposed of to a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary in a transaction not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 5.11 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.

(b) New Mortgages on Developed Properties.

(i) Promptly (but in no event later than 20 Business Days (or such longer time as the Administrative Agent shall permit in its reasonable discretion)) following the final completion of construction (as defined in the applicable engineering, procurement and construction contract) of any Project for which a Project Notice for a Project Financing (but for the avoidance of doubt, not Qualified Non-Recourse Debt) was previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of the completion of such Project and, to the extent permitted by the terms of the applicable Project Financing (provided that to the extent the terms of the applicable Project Financing restrict the taking of such actions, the Borrower shall take such actions promptly (but in no event later than 20 Business Days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall permit in its reasonable discretion)) following the cessation of such restrictions), shall take the actions specified in clause (iii) below;

(ii) Promptly (but in no event later than 20 Business Days (or such longer time as the Administrative Agent shall permit in its reasonable discretion)) following the abandonment or termination by the Borrower of any Project for which a Project Notice for a Project Financing (but for the avoidance of doubt, not Qualified Non-Recourse Debt) was previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of the abandonment or termination of such Project and, unless the Borrower delivers a new Project Notice with respect to the Real Property subject to such Project within such 20 Business Days (or such longer time permitted by the Administrative Agent), shall take the actions specified in clause (iii) below;

(iii) To the extent required by the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the Borrower shall (w) release or cause any applicable Subsidiary Loan Party to release all security interests or mortgages on the Real Property subject to such Project securing such Project Financing, (x) grant or cause any applicable Subsidiary Loan Party to grant to the Collateral Agent Additional Mortgages in any such Owned Real

 

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Property or Material Leased Real Property of such Loan Party subject to such Project as are not covered by the original Mortgages, constituting valid and enforceable Liens subject to no other Liens except Permitted Liens at the time of recordation thereof, (y) record or file, and cause such Subsidiary Loan Party to record or file, the Additional Mortgage or instruments related thereto in such manner and in such places as is required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Additional Mortgages and (z) pay, and cause such Subsidiary Loan Party to pay, in full, all Taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith, in each case subject to Section 5.10(g). Unless otherwise waived by the Administrative Agent, with respect to each such Additional Mortgage, the Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) contemporaneously therewith a title insurance policy and a survey and otherwise comply with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirements applicable to Mortgages and Mortgaged Property.

(c) Release of Liens. Promptly (but in no event later than 20 Business Days (or such longer time as the Administrative Agent shall permit in its reasonable discretion)) following the final completion of construction (as defined in the applicable engineering, procurement and construction contract) of any Project relating to a Mortgaged Property (other than with respect to which a Project Notice has been delivered), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of the completion of such Project and, to the extent permitted by the terms of any such third party mortgage financing Indebtedness (provided that to the extent the terms of the applicable mortgage financing Indebtedness restrict the taking of such actions, the Borrower shall take such actions promptly (but in no event later than 20 Business Days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall permit in its reasonable discretion)) following the cessation of such restrictions), shall and shall cause any applicable Subsidiary Loan Party to release all third party mortgage financing Indebtedness for such Project (if any) and file and record any and all necessary documents to restore the first priority security interest and Lien of the original Mortgage relating to the Mortgaged Property that was the subject of the Project and pay, and cause such Subsidiary Loan Party to pay, in full, all Taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith, in each case subject to Section 5.10(g). Unless otherwise waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) contemporaneously therewith an endorsement to title insurance policy in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and a survey and otherwise comply with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirements applicable to Mortgages and Mortgaged Property.

SECTION 5.12. Rating. Commencing on the Term B Facility Funding Date, and only for so long as Term B Loans are outstanding, exercise commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (a) public ratings (but not to obtain a specific rating) from Moody’s and S&P for the Term B Loans and (b) public corporate credit ratings and corporate family ratings (but, in each case, not to obtain a specific rating) from Moody’s and S&P in respect of the Borrower. Commencing on the Term B-1 Facility Funding Date, and only for so long as Term B-1 Loans are outstanding, exercise commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (a) public ratings (but not to obtain a specific rating) from Moody’s and S&P for the Term B-1 Loans and (b) public corporate credit ratings and corporate family ratings (but, in each case, not to obtain a specific rating) from Moody’s and S&P in respect of the Borrower.

 

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ARTICLE VI

Negative Covenants

The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that, until the Termination Date, unless the Required Lenders (or, in the case of Section 6.11, the Required Covenant Lenders voting as a single Class) shall otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:

SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. Incur, create, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) (i) Indebtedness existing or committed on the Third Amendment Effective Date (provided, that any Indebtedness that is in excess of $20.0 million individually is set forth on Schedule 6.01) and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness (or in the case of a letter of credit, any replacement, renewal or extension of such letter of credit) (other than intercompany indebtedness Refinanced with Indebtedness owed to a person not affiliated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary) and (ii) intercompany Indebtedness existing or committed on the Third Amendment Effective Date and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness; provided that, other than in the case of intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of the Borrower and the subsidiaries, (x) all such Indebtedness, if owed to a Loan Party, shall be evidenced by the Global Intercompany Note or other promissory note and shall be subject to a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) pursuant to the applicable Security Document (to the extent required by such Security Documents) and (y) any Indebtedness of a Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Loan Obligations under this Agreement on subordination terms as described in the Global Intercompany Note or on other subordination terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;

(b) Indebtedness created hereunder (including pursuant to Section 2.21) and under the other Loan Documents and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness;

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to Swap Agreements not entered into for speculative purposes;

(d) Indebtedness owed to (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) any person providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such person, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practices;

(e) Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided, that, other than in the case of intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of the Borrower and the subsidiaries, (i) all such Indebtedness, if owed to a Loan Party, shall be evidenced by the Global Intercompany Note or other promissory note and shall be subject to a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) pursuant to the applicable Security Document (to the extent required by such Security Documents) and (ii) (x) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party owing to any Loan Parties shall be subject to Section 6.04 and (y) Indebtedness of any Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (the “Subordinated Intercompany Debt”) shall be subordinated to the Loan Obligations under this Agreement on subordination terms as described in the Global Intercompany Note or on other subordination terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;

(f) Indebtedness in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and similar obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practices, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practices;

 

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

(h) (i) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or an entity merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date and Indebtedness otherwise incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition of assets or Equity Interests or any other permitted Investment (in each case, including a Permitted Business Acquisition), where such Investment, acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, as applicable, is not prohibited by this Agreement; provided, (A) to the extent required by the lenders providing such Indebtedness, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (B) in the case of any such Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu in right of security with the Liens securing the Obligations, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such Investment, acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof and any related transactions is not greater than, at the Borrower’s election, (I) 4.50 to 1.00 or (II) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, (C) in the case of any such Indebtedness secured by Liens on Collateral that are junior in right of security to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Total Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such Investment, acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof and any related transactions is not greater than, at the Borrower’s election, (I) 4.75 to 1.00 or (II) the Total Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, (D) in the case of unsecured Indebtedness (or, subject to the cap set forth in the ensuing subclause (E) (in the case of Indebtedness incurred but not assumed) and solely with respect to Indebtedness incurred or assumed pursuant to this Section 6.01(h) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, Indebtedness that is secured by assets that do not constitute Collateral), the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such Investment, acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof and any related transactions is no less than, at the Borrower’s election, (I) 2.00 to 1.00 or (II) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation and (E) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred (but not assumed) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties under this clause (h), together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred (but not assumed) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties pursuant to Section 6.01(r) and Section 6.01(ee), shall not exceed the greater of $400.0 million and 0.175 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period (disregarding, in the case of any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(h)(ii), 6.01(r)(ii) or 6.01(ee)(ii), any increase in outstanding principal amount incurred to pay fees, premiums, costs and expenses (including original issue discount) and accrued interest associated therewith); provided, further, that the incurrence (but not assumption) of any Indebtedness for borrowed money pursuant to this clause (h)(i) incurred in contemplation of such Investment, acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation shall be subject to the last paragraph of this Section 6.01; and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness;

 

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(i) (i) Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings, slot financing arrangements and other purchase money Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary prior to or within 270 days after the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of the respective property (real or personal, and whether through the direct purchase of property or the Equity Interests in any person owning such property) permitted under this Agreement in order to finance such acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the greater of $900.0 million and 0.40 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(j) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction that is permitted under Section 6.03, and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(k) other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and immediately after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof, would not exceed the greater of $750.0 million and 0.325 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(l) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not greater than 100% of the amount of net cash proceeds received by the Borrower from Excluded Debt Contributions;

(m) Guarantees (i) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of the Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, (ii) by any Loan Party of Indebtedness or other obligations otherwise permitted hereunder of any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party to the extent such Guarantees are permitted by Section 6.04 (other than Section 6.04(w)), (iii) by any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party of Indebtedness or other obligations of another Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party and (iv) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties incurred for working capital purposes in the ordinary course of business on ordinary business terms so long as such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01(s); provided, that (x) Guarantees by any Loan Party under this Section 6.01(m) of any other Indebtedness of a person that is subordinated to other Indebtedness of such person shall be subordinated to the Loan Obligations to at least the same extent such underlying Indebtedness is so subordinated;

(n) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or any Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase or acquisition price, deferred purchase price or similar obligations (including earn outs), in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the Transactions, the Third Amendment Transactions and any Permitted Business Acquisition, other Investments or the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary not prohibited by this Agreement;

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

 

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(p) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit;

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

(r) (i) other Indebtedness so long as (A) to the extent required by the lenders providing such Indebtedness, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom (provided that if such Indebtedness is established for a purpose other than financing any Permitted Business Acquisition or any other acquisition or Investment that is permitted by this Agreement, no Event of Default under Section 7.01(b), (c), (h) (with respect to the Borrower) or (i) (with respect to the Borrower) shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom) and (B) after giving effect to the issuance, incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness (x) in the case of Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu in right of security with the Liens securing the Obligations, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis shall not be greater than, at the Borrower’s election, (1) 4.50 to 1.00 or (2) if such Indebtedness is incurred to finance a Permitted Business Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Business Acquisition or permitted Investment, (y) in the case of Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior in right of security to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Total Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis shall not be greater than, at the Borrower’s election, (1) 4.75 to 1.00 or (2) if such Indebtedness is incurred to finance a Permitted Business Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Total Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Business Acquisition or permitted Investment and (z) in the case of unsecured Indebtedness (or, subject to the cap set forth in clause (I) of the further proviso to this Section 6.01(r) (in the case of Indebtedness incurred but not assumed) and solely with respect to Indebtedness incurred or assumed pursuant to this Section 6.01(r) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, Indebtedness that is secured by assets that do not constitute Collateral), the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is at least, at the Borrower’s election, (1) 2.00 to 1.00 or (2) if such Indebtedness is incurred to finance a Permitted Business Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Business Acquisition or permitted Investment; provided, however, that (I) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred (but not assumed) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties under this clause (r), together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred (but not assumed) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties pursuant to Section 6.01(h) and Section 6.01(ee), shall not exceed the greater of $400.0 million and 0.175 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period (disregarding, in the case of any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(h)(ii), 6.01(r)(ii) or 6.01(ee)(ii), any increase in outstanding principal amount incurred to pay fees, premiums, costs and expenses (including original issue discount) and accrued interest associated therewith), (II) the Net Proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section 6.01(r) at such time shall not be netted for purposes of the calculation of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and the Total Secured Leverage Ratio in respect of such incurrence, as applicable, (III) any Indebtedness for borrowed money issued or incurred (but not assumed) pursuant to Section 6.01(r)(i) shall be subject to the last paragraph of Section 6.01 and (IV) any Indebtedness for borrowed money issued or incurred (but not assumed) pursuant to Section 6.01(r)(i)(x) in the form of broadly syndicated U.S. dollar denominated term “B” loans that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu in right of security with the Liens securing the Term B-1 Loans shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2.21(b)(viii) to the same extent as if such Indebtedness was incurred in the form of Other Term Loans; and (ii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

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(s) Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the greater of $350.0 million and 0.15 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(t) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services; provided, that such obligations are incurred in connection with open accounts extended by suppliers on customary trade terms in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money or any Swap Agreements;

(u) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees, consultants or independent contractors of the Borrower (or, to the extent such work is done for the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(v) Indebtedness in connection with Permitted Receivables Financings in an aggregate principal amount outstanding that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, would not exceed the greater of $115.0 million and 0.05 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period;

(w) Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries incurred under lines of credit or overdraft facilities (including, but not limited to, intraday, ACH and purchasing card/T&E services) extended by one or more financial institutions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or by one or more of the Lenders or their Affiliates and (in each case) established for the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ ordinary course of operations (such Indebtedness, the “Overdraft Line”), which Indebtedness may be secured under the Security Documents or the security documents governing any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(jj) (or any Refinancing thereof);

(x) Indebtedness of, or incurred on behalf of, or representing Guarantees of Indebtedness of, joint ventures not in excess, at any one time outstanding, of the greater of $340.0 million and 0.15 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(y) (i) Indebtedness used to finance, or incurred, assumed or issued for the purpose of financing, or constituting Guarantees of Indebtedness of joint ventures, Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries incurred, assumed or issued for the purpose of financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures or Development Projects in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed, together with the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(z), $1,500.0 million at any time outstanding so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(z) (i) any Qualified Non-Recourse Debt and any Indebtedness in connection with any Project Financing in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed, together with the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(y), $1,500.0 million and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

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(aa) Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness issued by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to current or former officers, directors and employees thereof, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests in the Borrower permitted by Section 6.06;

(bb) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such person in connection with the Transactions and Permitted Business Acquisitions or any other Investment permitted hereunder;

(cc) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to or on behalf of any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) or other subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations (including with respect to intercompany self-insurance arrangements) of the Borrower and the subsidiaries and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(dd) Refinancing Notes and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in respect thereof;

(ee) (i) Indebtedness that is either unsecured, secured by Liens ranking junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, secured by first priority Liens on the Collateral that are pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations, or, subject to the cap set forth in clause (6) of the proviso to this Section 6.01(ee) (in the case of Indebtedness incurred but not assumed) and solely with respect to Indebtedness incurred or assumed pursuant to this Section 6.01(ee) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, secured by assets that do not constitute Collateral, and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of which does not, at the time of issuance, incurrence or assumption, exceed the Incremental Amount available at such time; provided (1) if such Indebtedness is secured by Liens on the Collateral that are junior in right of security to the Liens securing the Obligations or is unsecured, the terms of such Indebtedness do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligations prior to the date that is ninety one (91) days following the Latest Maturity Date in effect on the date of issuance, incurrence or assumption (other than the customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default, or if term loans, excess cash flow prepayments), (2) subject to clause (4) below, the Indebtedness incurred shall be subject to the requirements of (x), in the case of term Indebtedness, Section 2.21(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (ix) (other than in the case of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties permitted to be incurred or assumed by this Section 6.01(ee)) and (x) (other than in the case of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties permitted to be incurred or assumed by this Section 6.01(ee)) or (y) in the case of revolving Indebtedness, Section 2.21(b)(v), (vi), (vii), (ix) (other than in the case of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties permitted to be incurred or assumed by this Section 6.01(ee)) and (x) (other than in the case of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties permitted to be incurred or assumed by this Section 6.01(ee)), in each case, as if such Indebtedness incurred or assumed under this Section 6.01(ee) were Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, as applicable, (3) any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section 6.01(ee) incurred (but not assumed) in the form of broadly syndicated U.S. dollar denominated term “B” loans that is secured by Liens on the Collateral that is pari passu in right of security with the Liens securing the Term B-1 Loans shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2.21(b)(viii) to the same extent as if such Indebtedness was incurred in the form of Other Term Loans, (4) the provisions of clause (1) above and Section 2.21(b)(i), (iii) or (iv), shall not apply to (w) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed pursuant to this Section 6.01(ee) in the form of a bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the latest Term Facility Maturity Date in effect on the date of issuance, incurrence

 

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or assumption, (x) Indebtedness incurred or assumed pursuant to this Section 6.01(ee) in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount available on the date of issuance, incurrence or assumption thereof, (y) Indebtedness incurred or assumed pursuant to this Section 6.01(ee) in the form of 364-Day Bridge Loans and (z) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans (provided that Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans shall not have a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity or earlier maturity date than the Term A Loans without the consent of the Majority Lenders under the Term A Facility), (5) to the extent required by the lenders providing such Indebtedness, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom (provided that if such Indebtedness is established for a purpose other than financing any Permitted Business Acquisition or any other acquisition or Investment that is permitted by this Agreement, no Event of Default under Section 7.01(b), (c), (h) (with respect to the Borrower) or (i) (with respect to the Borrower) shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom) and (6) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred (but not assumed) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties under this clause (ee), together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred (but not assumed) by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties pursuant to Section 6.01(h) and Section 6.01(r), shall not exceed the greater of $400.0 million and 0.175 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period (disregarding, in the case of any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(h)(ii), 6.01(r)(ii) or 6.01(ee)(ii), any increase in outstanding principal amount incurred to pay fees, premiums, costs and expenses (including original issue discount) and accrued interest associated therewith); provided that a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower delivered to Administrative Agent in good faith at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the issuance, incurrence or assumption of such indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement and in the case of any such Indebtedness, no Subsidiary of the Borrower is a borrower or guarantor other than any Subsidiary Loan Party which shall have previously or substantially concurrently Guaranteed the Obligations and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness;

(ff) (i) Discharged Indebtedness and (ii) Escrowed Indebtedness; provided that, in the case of this clause (ii) from and after the release of such Indebtedness from escrow, it shall no longer be deemed Escrowed Indebtedness under this Agreement;

(gg) Obligations in respect of Cash Management Agreements;

(hh) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, agreements to pay service fees to professionals (including architects, engineers and designers) in furtherance of and/or in connection with any project, in each case to the extent such agreements and related payment provisions are reasonably consistent with commonly accepted industry practices (provided that no such agreements shall give rise to Indebtedness for borrowed money);

(ii) (i) (x) Indebtedness in respect of the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes in an aggregate principal amount outstanding pursuant to this Section 6.01(ii)(i)(x) not to exceed $1,800 million and (y) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, (ii) (x) Indebtedness in respect of the 2025 Senior Secured Notes in an aggregate principal amount outstanding pursuant to this Section 6.01(ii)(ii)(x) not to exceed $3,400 million and (y) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof and (iii) (x) Indebtedness in respect of the 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes in an aggregate principal amount outstanding pursuant to this Section 6.01(ii)(iii)(x) not to exceed $1,200 million and (y) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

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(jj) (i) at any time that the CRC Credit Agreement or the CRC Secured Indenture are in effect, Indebtedness (including Guarantees) of CRC and its subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the sum of (x) $989.0 million plus (y) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that would be permitted to be incurred on the date of incurrence thereof by CRC and its subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 2.21, 6.01(h), 6.01(r), 6.01(dd) and 6.01(ee) of the CRC Credit Agreement (as in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date and whether incurred under the CRC Credit Agreement or pursuant to a separate instrument) (it being agreed that any Indebtedness (including Guarantees) of CRC and its subsidiaries incurred (or committed) pursuant to this clause (i) while the CRC Credit Agreement or the CRC Secured Indenture is in effect shall be permitted by this clause (i) after the CRC Credit Agreement and the CRC Secured Indenture are terminated), (ii) any Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof and (iii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the foregoing;

(kk) unsecured Indebtedness owed to Capri Insurance Company in respect of premiums and reserves in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25.0 million at any one time outstanding;

(ll) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees; and

(mm) all premium (if any, including tender premiums), expenses, defeasance costs, interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in paragraphs (a) through (ll) above.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.01, the amount of any Indebtedness denominated in any currency other than Dollars shall be calculated based on customary currency exchange rates in effect, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) on or prior to the Closing Date, on the Closing Date and, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred or assumed (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) after the Closing Date, on the date that such Indebtedness was incurred or assumed (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness); provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred, assumed or committed to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than Dollars (or in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced), and such refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed (i) the outstanding or committed principal amount, as applicable, of such Indebtedness being refinanced plus (ii) the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.01 and the calculation of the Incremental Amount, if the use of proceeds from any incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness is to fund the Refinancing of any Indebtedness, then such Refinancing shall be deemed to have occurred substantially simultaneously with such incurrence, issuance or assumption so long as (1) such Refinancing occurs on the same Business Day as such incurrence, issuance or assumption, (2) if such proceeds will be offered (through a tender offer or otherwise) to the holders of such Indebtedness to be Refinanced, the proceeds thereof are deposited with a trustee, agent or other representative for such holders pending the completion of such offer on the same Business Day as such incurrence, issuance or assumption (and such

 

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proceeds are ultimately used in the consummation of such offer or otherwise used to Refinance Indebtedness), (3) if such proceeds will be used to fund the redemption, discharge or defeasance of such Indebtedness to be Refinanced, the proceeds thereof are deposited with a trustee, agent or other representative for such Indebtedness pending such redemption, discharge or defeasance on the same Business Day as such incurrence, issuance or assumption or (4) the proceeds thereof are otherwise set aside to fund such Refinancing pursuant to procedures reasonably agreed with the Administrative Agent.

Further, for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.01, (A) Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) described in Sections 6.01(a) through (mm) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the clauses set forth in the definition of “Incremental Amount”) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof, (B) in the event that an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) described in Sections 6.01(a) through (mm) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the clauses set forth in the definition of “Incremental Amount”), the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred at such later time), such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 6.01 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the clauses set forth in the definition of “Incremental Amount”) and at the time of incurrence, assumption, classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any of the above clauses (or any portion thereof) and such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) shall be treated as having been incurred, assumed or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof) without giving pro forma effect to such item (or portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred, assumed, classified or reclassified pursuant to any other clause (or portion thereof) at such time; provided, that (v) all Indebtedness outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date under this Agreement shall at all times be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 6.01, (w) all Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date under the 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes shall at all times be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clause (ii)(i) of this Section 6.01, (x) all Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date under the 2025 Senior Secured Notes shall at all times be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clause (ii)(ii) of this Section 6.01, (y) all Indebtedness outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date under the CRC Credit Agreement and the CRC Secured Indenture shall at all times be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clause (jj) of this Section 6.01 and (z) all Indebtedness outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date under the 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes shall at all times be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clause (ii)(iii) of this Section 6.01. In addition, with respect to any Indebtedness that was permitted to be incurred hereunder on the date of such incurrence, any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness shall also be permitted hereunder after the date of such incurrence.

With respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money issued or incurred (other than assumed Indebtedness) under Section 6.01(h)(i) (solely to the extent set forth therein) and 6.01(r)(i), (A) in the form of term Indebtedness, (1) the stated maturity date of any such Indebtedness shall be no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date in effect at the time such Indebtedness is incurred (provided that this clause (1) shall not apply to (w) any such Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount available on the date of incurrence thereof, (x) bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the latest Term Facility Maturity Date in effect on the date of incurrence, (y) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (z) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans (provided that Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans shall not have an earlier maturity date than the Term A Loans without the consent of the Majority Lenders under the Term A Facility)) and (2) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Term Loans in effect at the time such Indebtedness is incurred (provided that this clause (2) shall not apply to (w) any such Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount available on the date of incurrence thereof,

 

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(x) bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the latest Term Facility Maturity Date in effect on the date of incurrence, (y) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (z) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans (provided that Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans shall not have a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Term A Loans without the consent of the Majority Lenders under the Term A Facility)), (B) in the form of revolving Indebtedness, (1) the stated maturity date of any such Indebtedness shall be no earlier than the Initial Revolving Facility Maturity Date as in effect at the time such Indebtedness is incurred and (2) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Initial Revolving Loans in effect at the time such Indebtedness is incurred and (C) such Indebtedness does not have mandatory redemption features (other than customary asset sale, insurance, condemnation and insurance proceeds events, issuance of indebtedness proceeds events, change of control offers or events of default or, if term loans, excess cash flow prepayments applicable to periods before the latest Term Facility Maturity Date in effect at the time such Indebtedness is incurred) that could result in redemptions of such Indebtedness prior to the latest Term Facility Maturity Date in effect at the time such Indebtedness in incurred (provided that this clause (C) shall not apply to (w) any such Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Inside Maturity Amount available on the date of incurrence thereof, (x) bridge facilities allowing extensions, conversions or exchanges on customary terms to a date that is no earlier than the latest Term Facility Maturity Date in effect on the date of incurrence, (y) 364-Day Bridge Loans and (z) Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans (provided that Permitted Inside Maturity Term Loans shall not have an earlier maturity date than the Term A Loans without the consent of the Majority Lenders under the Term A Facility)).

SECTION 6.02. Liens. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or assets (including stock or other securities of any person, including any Subsidiary) at the time owned by it or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except the following (collectively, “Permitted Liens”):

(a) Liens on property or assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date (or created following the Third Amendment Effective Date pursuant to agreements in existence on the Third Amendment Effective Date requiring the creation of such Liens) and, to the extent securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $20.0 million individually shall only be permitted under this paragraph (a) to the extent such Lien is set forth on Schedule 6.02, and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided, that such Liens shall secure only those obligations that they secure on the Third Amendment Effective Date (and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such obligations permitted by Section 6.01(a) (or in the case of a letter of credit, any replacement, renewal or extension of such letter of credit permitted by Section 6.01(a))) and shall not subsequently apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than (A) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, and (B) proceeds and products thereof;

(b) any Lien created under the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Liens created under the Security Documents securing obligations in respect of Secured Swap Agreements, Secured Cash Management Agreements, Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(ii)(ii) and the Overdraft Line secured pursuant to the Security Documents) or permitted in respect of any Mortgaged Property by the terms of the applicable Mortgage; provided that in the case of any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(ii)(ii) that is intended to be secured by the Loan Documents, (A) the holders of such Indebtedness (or a representative thereof on behalf of such holders) shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent an Other First Lien Secured Party Consent (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) and (B) the Borrower shall have complied with the other requirements of Section 7.22 of the Collateral Agreement with respect to such Indebtedness;

 

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(c) (i) Liens on assets of a Person (or its subsidiaries) existing at the time such Person is acquired or merged with or into or consolidated or amalgamated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary (and not created in connection with or in anticipation or contemplation thereof) (and extensions of such Liens); provided, however, that such Liens do not extend to assets not subject to such Liens at the time of acquisition (other than improvements and attachments thereon, accessions thereto and proceeds thereof) and are no more favorable to the lienholders than the existing Lien and (ii) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(h); provided, that (A) in the case of Liens that do not extend to the Collateral, such Lien does not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries not securing such Indebtedness at the date of the acquisition of such property or asset and accessions and additions thereto and proceeds and products thereof (other than after-acquired property required to be subjected to such Lien pursuant to the terms of such Indebtedness (and refinancings thereof)), (B) in the case of Liens on the Collateral that are (or are intended to be) junior in priority to the Liens securing the Obligations, such Liens shall be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and (C) in the case of Liens on the Collateral that are (or are intended to be) pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations, such Liens shall be subject to a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement;

(d) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent by more than 30 days or that are being contested in compliance with Section 5.03;

(e) Liens imposed by law, including landlord’s, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, supplier’s, construction or other like Liens, securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP, or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review;

(f) (i) pledges and deposits and other Liens made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with the Federal Employers Liability Act or any other workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations and deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements in respect of such obligations and (ii) pledges and deposits and other Liens securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(g) deposits and other Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, licenses, trade contracts, agreements with utilities, and other obligations of a like nature (including letters of credit in lieu of any such bonds or to support the issuance thereof) incurred in the ordinary course of business, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(h) zoning restrictions, survey exceptions and such matters as an accurate survey would disclose, easements, trackage rights, leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), licenses, special assessments, rights-of-way, rights of first offer or first refusal, covenants, conditions, restrictions and declarations on or with respect to the use of Real Property, servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and title defects or irregularities that are of a minor nature and that, in the aggregate, do not interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(i) Liens securing Indebtedness and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.01(i) and 6.01(z) (in each case limited to the assets financed with such Indebtedness (or the Indebtedness Refinanced thereby) and any accessions and additions thereto and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits and related property; provided that (i) individual financings provided by one lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings provided by such lender and incurred under Section 6.01(i) or (z)) and (ii) Liens securing any Qualified Non-Recourse Debt may attach to any or all assets of the applicable Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries and the Equity Interests in the applicable Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries;

(j) Liens arising out of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted under Section 6.03, so long as such Liens attach only to the property sold and being leased in such transaction and any accessions and additions thereto or proceeds and products thereof and related property: provided that individual Sale and Lease-Back Transactions provided by one counterparty may be cross-collateralized to other Sale and Lease-Back Transactions provided by such counterparty;

(k) Liens securing judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.01(j) and notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been made;

(l) Liens disclosed by the title insurance policies delivered on or subsequent to the Closing Date and pursuant to Section 5.10 or Section 5.11 and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien; provided, that such replacement, extension or renewal Lien shall not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Lien prior to such replacement, extension or renewal; provided, further, that the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Lien are permitted by this Agreement;

(m) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any leases or subleases entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(n) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks and other financial institutions not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposits, sweep accounts, reserve accounts or similar accounts of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including with respect to credit card chargebacks and similar obligations or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers, suppliers or service providers of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(o) Liens (i) arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business or (iii) encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

 

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(p) Liens securing obligations in respect of trade-related letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations permitted under Section 6.01(f) or (o) and covering the property (or the documents of title in respect of such property) financed by such letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations and the proceeds and products thereof;

(q) (i) leases, subleases, easements or licenses permitted under Section 6.05(x) and (ii) leases or subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including with respect to intellectual property and software) granted to others in the ordinary course of business not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(r) 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;

(s) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits or escrow deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent, offer to purchase or purchase agreement in respect of any Investment permitted hereunder;

(t) Liens with respect to property or assets of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party securing Indebtedness and obligations of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted under Section 6.01;

(u) other Liens with respect to property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) after giving effect to any such Lien and the incurrence of Indebtedness, if any, secured by such Lien is created, incurred, acquired or assumed (or any prior Indebtedness becomes so secured) (x) in the case of a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu in right of security with the Liens securing the Obligations, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis shall not be greater than, at the Borrower’s election, (A) 4.50 to 1.00 or (B) if such Liens are created, incurred, assumed or permitted to exist in connection with a Permitted Business Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Business Acquisition or permitted Investment and (y) in the case of a Lien on the Collateral that is junior in right of security to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Total Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis shall not be greater than, at the Borrower’s election, (A) 4.75 to 1.00 or (B) if such Liens are created, incurred, assumed or permitted to exist in connection with a Permitted Business Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, the Total Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Business Acquisition or permitted Investment, (ii) at the time of the incurrence of such Lien and after giving effect thereto, to the extent required by the lenders providing the related Indebtedness, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom (provided that if such related Indebtedness is established for a purpose other than financing any Permitted Business Acquisition or any other acquisition or Investment that is permitted by this Agreement, no Event of Default under Section 7.01(b), (c), (h) (with respect to the Borrower) or (i) (with respect to the Borrower) shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom), (iii) the Indebtedness or other obligations secured by such Lien are otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (iv) if such Liens are (or are intended to be) secured by Liens on the Collateral that are pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations, (x) such Liens shall be subject to a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (y) any Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred (but not assumed) in the form of broadly syndicated U.S. dollar denominated term “B” loans secured by such Liens shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2.21(b)(viii) to the same extent as if such Indebtedness was incurred in the form of Other Term Loans and (v) if such Liens are (or are intended to be) secured by Liens on the Collateral that are junior in priority to the Liens securing the Obligations, such Liens shall be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement;

 

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(v) Liens on any amounts held by a trustee or agent under any indenture or other debt agreement issued in escrow pursuant to customary escrow arrangements pending the release thereof, or under any indenture or other debt agreement pursuant to customary discharge, redemption or defeasance provisions (including Liens securing any Discharged Indebtedness or Escrowed Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement);

(w) the prior rights of consignees and their lenders under consignment arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(x) agreements to subordinate any interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any accounts receivable or other proceeds arising from inventory consigned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(y) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or consignments entered into in connection with any transaction otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

(z) Liens on Equity Interests in joint ventures (i) securing obligations of such joint ventures or (ii) pursuant to the relevant joint venture agreement or arrangement or similar agreement;

(aa) Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Permitted Investments under clause (c) of the definition thereof;

(bb) Liens in respect of Permitted Receivables Financings that extend only to the assets subject thereto and Equity Interests in Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiaries;

(cc) Liens on goods or inventory the purchase, shipment or storage price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit, bank guarantee or bankers’ acceptance issued or created for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit, bank guarantee or banker’s acceptance to the extent permitted under Section 6.01;

(dd) in the case of Real Property that constitutes a leasehold interest, any Lien to which the fee simple interest (or any superior leasehold interest) is subject;

(ee) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations (i) of the Borrower or a Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, (ii) of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or (iii) permitted under Section 6.01(x);

(ff) Liens securing insurance premiums financing arrangements, provided, that such Liens are limited to the applicable unearned insurance premiums and proceeds thereof;

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(hh) other Liens with respect to property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary securing obligations in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of $750.0 million and 0.325 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period;

(ii) any amounts held by a trustee in the funds and accounts under an indenture securing any revenue bonds issued for the benefit of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(jj) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(y), 6.01(dd), 6.01(ee), 6.01(ii)(ii) and 6.01(jj) (including any “Overdraft Line” (as defined in the CRC Credit Agreement (or the equivalent provision in the documents governing any Refinancing of the CRC Credit Agreement (excluding this Agreement)))); provided that, (i) if such Indebtedness is (or is intended to be) secured by Liens on the Collateral that are pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations, such Liens shall be subject to a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) if such Indebtedness is (or is intended to be) secured by Liens on the Collateral that are junior in priority to the Liens securing the Obligations, such Liens shall be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and (iii) for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(ee) (subject to the cap set forth therein (if applicable)) or Section 6.01(jj) may be incurred or assumed by Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties and may be secured by property that does not constitute Collateral (in which event such Liens shall not be required to be subject to any intercreditor arrangement) (but if such Indebtedness is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu or junior lien basis, such Liens shall be subject to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) of this proviso);

(kk) Liens on cash and Permitted Investments on deposit with Lenders and Affiliates of Lenders securing obligations owing to such Persons under any treasury, depository, overdraft or other cash management services agreements or arrangements with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(ll) (i) Liens pursuant to the Master Leases and any Gaming Lease, which Liens are limited to the leased property under the applicable Master Lease or Gaming Lease and the Master Lease Collateral related to such Master Lease or Additional Master Lease and which Lien is granted to the applicable Master Lease Landlord or landlord under such Gaming Lease for the purpose of securing the obligations of the applicable Master Lease Tenant or tenant under such Gaming Lease to the applicable Master Lease Landlord or landlord under such Gaming Lease and (ii) Liens on cash and cash equivalents (and on the related escrow accounts or similar accounts, if any) required to be paid to the lessors (or lenders to such lessors) under such leases or maintained in an escrow account or similar account pending application of such proceeds in accordance with the applicable Master Lease or Gaming Lease;

(mm) the Venue Easements and any other easements, covenants, rights of way or similar instruments which do not materially impact a project in an adverse manner granted in connection with arrangements contemplated under Section 6.05(i), (o), (p), (q), (r) or (x);

(nn) the filing of a reversion, subdivision or final map(s), record(s) of survey and/or amendments to any of the foregoing over Real Property held by the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries designed (A) to merge one or more of the separate parcels thereof together so long as (i) the entirety of each such parcel shall be owned by Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries, (ii) no portion of the Mortgaged Property is merged with any Real Property that is not part of the Mortgaged Property and (iii) the gross acreage and footprint of the Mortgaged Property remains unaffected in any material respect or (B) to separate one or more of the parcels thereof so long as (i) the entirety of each resulting parcel shall be owned by Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries, (ii) no portion of the Mortgaged Property ceases to be subject to a Mortgage and (iii) the gross acreage and footprint of the Mortgaged Property remains unaffected in any material respect;

 

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(oo) from and after the lease or sublease of any interest pursuant to Section 6.05(i), (o), (p), (q), (r) or (x), any reciprocal easement agreement entered into between a Loan Party or a Subsidiary and the holder of such interest;

(pp) Liens arising pursuant to definitive documentation and applicable Gaming Laws in respect of any Interim Trust pursuant to an Interim Authorization Arrangement, in each case, prior to the earlier of (x) the issuance of the gaming licenses by the applicable Gaming Authority, or (y) any Interim Trust Asset Disposition by the Interim Trust, in each case, as required by the applicable Gaming Authorities having jurisdiction over such Interim Purchaser;

(qq) other Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or the ownership of their properties which were not created in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness and do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such properties or materially impair the use thereof, including without limitation leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses and Liens imposed pursuant to the Paid-Up Oil and Gas Leases;

(rr) Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided that such Liens do not encumber any property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than the Equity Interests of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(ss) Permitted Vessel Liens; and

(tt) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness or other obligations secured by any Lien permitted by this Section 6.02; provided, however, that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same type of property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on and accessions to such property, proceeds and products thereof, customary security deposits and any other assets pursuant to after-acquired property clauses to the extent such assets secured (or would have secured) the Indebtedness or other obligations being Refinanced (provided that individual financings or Sale and Lease-Back Transactions provided by one lender or counterparty may be cross-collateralized to other financings or Sale and Lease-Back Transactions provided by such lender or counterparty)), (y) the Indebtedness or other obligations secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Indebtedness or other obligations or, if greater, committed amount of the applicable Indebtedness or other obligations at the time the original Lien became a Lien permitted hereunder and (B) any unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and an amount necessary to pay associated underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement, and (z) Indebtedness secured by Liens ranking junior to the Liens securing the Obligations may not be refinanced pursuant to this clause (tt) with Liens ranking pari passu to the Liens securing the Obligations.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.02, (A) a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) described in Sections 6.02(a) through (tt) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness (or any portion

 

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thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) described in Sections 6.02(a) through (tt), the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred at such later time), such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 6.02 and at the time of incurrence, classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Lien or such item of Indebtedness secured by such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any of the above clauses (or any portion thereof) and such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) will be treated as being incurred or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof) without giving pro forma effect to such item (or any portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Liens or Indebtedness that may be incurred, classified or reclassified pursuant to any other clause (or any portion thereof) at such time. In addition, with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness.

SECTION 6.03. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. Enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any person whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (or, in each case, the Equity Interests in a subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which are such property and which subsidiary is formed for the purpose of effecting a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction), and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred (a “Sale and Lease-Back Transaction”); provided that a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction shall be permitted:

(a) with respect to (i) Excluded Property, (ii) property owned by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary that is acquired after the Third Amendment Effective Date so long as such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction is consummated within 365 days of the acquisition of such property; provided, that the Borrower or the applicable Domestic Subsidiary shall receive at least fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) for any property disposed of in any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction pursuant to this Section 6.03(a)(ii) (as approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower in any case of any property with a fair market value in excess of $30.0 million); or (iii) property owned by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party regardless of when such property was acquired;

(b) with respect to any other property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (i) if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom (determined at the date the definitive agreements for such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction are entered into) and (ii) if such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction is of property owned by a Loan Party as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Net Proceeds therefrom are used to prepay the Term Loans to the extent required by Section 2.11(b); provided, that the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary shall receive at least fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) for any property disposed of in any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction pursuant to this Section 6.03(b) (as approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower in any case of any property with a fair market value in excess of $30.0 million);

(c) with respect to the Real Property listed on Schedule 1.01(C) (and, in each case, the Equity Interests in a subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which are such property and which subsidiary is formed for the purpose of effecting such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction), in each case under this clause (c), so long as the Net Proceeds therefrom are used to prepay the Term Loans to the extent required by Section 2.11(b); and

 

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(d) any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction in connection with the Transactions and any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction of any property or asset listed on Schedule 6.05.

SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans and Advances. Purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger, consolidation or amalgamation with a person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation) any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to or Guarantees of Indebtedness of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in (each, an “Investment”), any other person, except:

(a) Investments in connection with the Transactions;

(b) (i) Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) intercompany loans from the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and (iii) Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(c) Permitted Investments and Investments that were Permitted Investments when made;

(d) Investments arising out of the receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of noncash consideration for the sale of assets permitted under Section 6.05;

(e) loans and advances to officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $35.0 million in the aggregate at any time outstanding (calculated without regard to write downs or write offs thereof), (ii) in respect of payroll payments and expenses in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in connection with such person’s purchase of Equity Interests in the Borrower solely to the extent that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity;

(f) accounts receivable, security deposits and prepayments arising and trade credit granted in the ordinary course of business and any assets or securities received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss and any prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business;

(g) Swap Agreements that are not entered into for speculative purposes;

(h) Investments existing on, or contractually committed as of or contemplated as of, the Third Amendment Effective Date (provided, that any such Investment that is (x) not intercompany Indebtedness and (y) in excess of $20.0 million individually shall be set forth on Schedule 6.04) and any extensions, renewals or reinvestments thereof, so long as the aggregate amount of all Investments pursuant to this clause (h) is not increased at any time above the amount of such Investment existing or committed or contemplated on the Third Amendment Effective Date (other than pursuant to an increase as required by the terms of any such Investment as in existence on the Third Amendment Effective Date);

(i) Investments resulting from pledges and deposits under Sections 6.02(f), (g), (k), (o), (p), (r), (s), (v), (ff), (gg), (ii), (ll)(ii), (pp) and (tt) (to the extent in respect of the foregoing clauses);

 

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(j) other Investments after the Third Amendment Effective Date by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate amount outstanding (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write-downs or write-offs thereof) not to exceed (i) the greater of $975.0 million and 0.425 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period (plus any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, proceeds of sale, repayments, redemptions, income and similar amounts) actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this clause (j)) plus (ii) the portion, if any, of the Cumulative Credit on the date of such election that the Borrower elects to apply to this Section 6.04(j)(ii), such election to be specified in a written notice of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower calculating in reasonable detail the amount of Cumulative Credit immediately prior to such election and the amount thereof elected to be so applied; provided that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (j) is made in any person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the date of the making of such Investment and such person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after such date, such Investment shall, upon the election of the Borrower, thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (b) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (j) for so long as such person continues to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower;

(k) Investments constituting Permitted Business Acquisitions;

(l) Investments after the Third Amendment Effective Date in a Similar Business in an aggregate amount outstanding (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write downs or write offs thereof) not to exceed the greater of $415.0 million and 0.175 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period (plus any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, proceeds of sale, repayments, redemptions, income and similar amounts) actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this clause (l)); provided that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (l) is made in any person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the date of the making of such Investment and such person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after such date, such Investment shall, upon the election of the Borrower, thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (b) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (l) for so long as such person continues to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower;

(m) Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business or Investments acquired by the Borrower as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investments or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

(n) Investments of a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of an entity merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with the Borrower or merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with a Subsidiary after the Closing Date, in each case, (i) to the extent such acquisition, merger or consolidation or amalgamation was or is permitted under this Section 6.04 or Section 6.05 and (ii) to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation;

(o) acquisitions by the Borrower of obligations of one or more officers or other employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such officer’s or employee’s acquisition of Equity Interests in the Borrower, so long as no cash is actually advanced by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to such officers or employees in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;

 

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(p) Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of operating leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(q) (i) Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made with Qualified Equity Interests or proceeds of Qualified Equity Interests (in each case, to the extent not otherwise applied under this Agreement and not constituting a Cure Amount) in the Borrower and (ii) Investments in an amount, when taken together with the amount of Restricted Payments made in reliance on Section 6.06(m) and payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings made in reliance on Section 6.09(b)(i)(C), equal to Excluded RP Contributions;

(r) any Investment deemed to be made in connection with the issuance of a Letter of Credit for the account or benefit of any subsidiary or other Person designated by the Borrower to the extent permitted hereunder not to exceed $450.0 million in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(s) Investments after the Third Amendment Effective Date in Unrestricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed the greater of $210.0 million and 0.10 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period (plus any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, proceeds of sale, repayments, redemptions, income and similar amounts) actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this clause (s)), as valued at the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of such Investment at the time such Investment is made; provided that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (s) is made in any Unrestricted Subsidiary and such Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated a Subsidiary of the Borrower after such date, such redesignation shall increase the amount available pursuant to this clause (s) by an amount equal to the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of the Borrower’s Investments in such Subsidiary previously made in reliance on this clause (s) at the time of such redesignation;

(t) Investments consisting of Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.06;

(u) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Uniform Commercial Code Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;

(v) Investments after the Third Amendment Effective Date in sales of Non-Core Land in an amount not to exceed the sum of (x) $10.0 million and (y) Designated Non-Cash Consideration received under Section 6.05(g);

(w) Guarantees permitted under Section 6.01 (except to the extent such Guarantee is expressly subject to Section 6.04);

(x) advances in the form of a prepayment of expenses, so long as such expenses are being paid in accordance with customary trade terms of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(y) Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, if the Borrower or such Subsidiary would otherwise be permitted to make a Restricted Payment in such amount (provided that the amount of any such Investment shall also be deemed to be a Restricted Payment under the appropriate paragraph of Section 6.06 for all purposes of this Agreement);

 

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(z) Investments consisting of Receivables Assets or arising as a result of Permitted Receivables Financings;

(aa) Investments consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing or other arrangements with other persons;

(bb) Investments consisting of or to finance purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, services or equipment or purchases of contract rights or purchases, sales, licenses or sublicenses (including in respect of gaming licenses) or leases of intellectual property;

(cc) Investments received substantially contemporaneously in exchange for Qualified Equity Interests or proceeds of Qualified Equity Interests (in each case, to the extent not otherwise applied under this Agreement and not constituting a Cure Amount) in the Borrower;

(dd) other Investments so long as, immediately after giving effect to such Investment, the Total Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed 4.75 to 1.00;

(ee) any Investment made pursuant to any Master Lease, any MLSA or any Operations Management Agreement;

(ff) Investments after the Third Amendment Effective Date in joint ventures in an aggregate amount outstanding not in excess of (x) the greater of $600.0 million and 0.27 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period plus (y) an aggregate amount equal to any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, proceeds of sale, repayments, redemptions, income and similar amounts) actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this clause (ff); provided that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (ff) is made in any person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the date of the making of such Investment and such person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after such date, such Investment shall, upon the election of the Borrower, thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to paragraph (b) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (ff) for so long as such person continues to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower;

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

(hh) any investments in and other customary transactions with (a) Capri Insurance Company to the extent the same pertain to the provision of insurance coverage, historical practice, are required by applicable law or prudent insurance underwriting principles or (b) IOC-PA, L.L.C. consistent with historical practice;

(ii) Investments after the Third Amendment Effective Date in joint ventures established to develop or operate nightclubs, bars, restaurants, recreation, exercise or gym facilities, or entertainment or retail venues or similar or related establishments or facilities within, in close proximity to or otherwise for the benefit of any project (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) not to exceed at any one time outstanding in the aggregate the greater of $225.0 million and 0.10 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period (plus any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, proceeds of sale,

 

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repayments, redemptions, income and similar amounts) actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments theretofore made by it pursuant to this clause (ii)), which Investments may (but are not required to) be made pursuant to (or in lieu of) dispositions in the manner contemplated under Sections 6.05(p) or (q) or received in consideration for dispositions under Sections 6.05(p) or (q); provided that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (ii) is made in any person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the date of the making of such Investment and such person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after such date, such Investment shall, upon the election of the Borrower, thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to paragraph (b) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (ii) for so long as such person continues to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower;

(jj) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees and the granting of Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries to secure Indebtedness of Unrestricted Subsidiaries and such Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees;

(kk) Guarantees permitted under Section 6.01(y) of Indebtedness of joint ventures, Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries incurred, assumed or issued for the purpose of financing Expansion Capital Expenditures or Development Projects;

(ll) the Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Designation; and

(mm) any Interactive Entertainment Investment.

Any Investment in any person other than a Loan Party that is otherwise permitted by this Section 6.04 may be made through intermediate Investments in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and such intermediate Investments shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the outstanding amount of Investments pursuant to any clause set forth above. The amount of any Investment made other than in the form of cash or cash equivalents shall be the fair market value thereof (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any subsequent write- downs or write-offs thereof.

The amount of Investments that may be made at any time pursuant to Section 6.04(j) or 6.04(l) (such Sections, the “Related Sections”) may, at the election of the Borrower, be increased by the amount of Investments that could be made at such time under the other Related Sections; provided, that any amount reallocated from one Related Section and used under a different Related Section shall be deemed to have been used under the Related Section from which such amount was reallocated.

For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (A) an Investment need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Investments (or portion thereof) described in the above clauses but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that an Investment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Investments (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred at such later date), such permitted Investment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and at the time of classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Investment (or any portion thereof) in any of the categories of permitted Investments (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses.

 

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SECTION 6.05. Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions. Merge into, or consolidate or amalgamate with any other person, or permit any other person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or any part of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or issue, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of any other person, except that this Section 6.05 shall not prohibit:

(a) (i) the purchase and sale of inventory, or the sale of receivables pursuant to non-recourse factoring arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ii) the acquisition or lease (pursuant to an operating lease) of any other asset in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or, with respect to operating leases, otherwise for fair market value on market terms (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (iii) the sale of surplus, obsolete, damaged or worn out equipment or other property in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (iv) the sale or disposition of cash and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business;

(b) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (i) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary into or with the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the survivor, (ii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Subsidiary into or with any Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving or resulting entity is a Loan Party and, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), no person other than a Loan Party receives any consideration, (iii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party into or with any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, (iv) the liquidation or dissolution or change in form of entity of any Subsidiary if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation, dissolution or change in form is in the best interests of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders or (v) any Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate into or with any other person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 6.04 so long as the continuing or surviving person shall be a Subsidiary, which shall be a Loan Party if the merging, consolidating or amalgamating Subsidiary was a Loan Party and which together with each of its Subsidiaries shall have complied with the requirements of Section 5.10;

(c) sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions to the Borrower or a Subsidiary (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise);

(d) Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted by Section 6.03;

(e) Investments permitted by Section 6.04 (including any merger, consolidation or amalgamation in order to effect an Investment), Permitted Liens, and Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.06;

(f) the sale of defaulted receivables in the ordinary course of business and not as part of an accounts receivables financing transaction;

(g) sales, transfers, leases, licenses or other dispositions of assets not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.05; provided, that (i) no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom (if determined by the Borrower, calculated at the date the definitive agreements for such sale, transfer, lease, license or other disposition of assets are entered into), (ii) the Net Proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.11(b), (iii) such sale, transfer or other disposition of assets shall be for fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or if not for fair market value, the shortfall is permitted as an Investment under Section 6.04 and (iv) no such sale, transfer or other disposition of assets in excess of the greater of $115.0 million and 0.05 times

 

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the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period shall be permitted unless such disposition is for at least 75% cash consideration; provided, that for purposes of this subclause (g)(iv), each of the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) (1) the amount of any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or are otherwise cancelled in connection with such transaction and (2) in the case of any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale, the amount of any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s or any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary’s or any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary’s, as applicable, most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) of the Borrower or any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or that are otherwise cancelled in connection with such transaction, (B) (1) any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of the receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received) and (2) in the case of any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale, any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Borrower or any Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary or such Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, into cash within 180 days of the receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received), (C) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale (or Unrestricted Subsidiary in the case of a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale) having an aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this subclause (g)(iv)(C) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $500.0 million and 0.225 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period (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) and (D) with respect to any lease of assets by the Borrower or a Subsidiary that constitutes a disposition, receipt of lease payments over time on market terms (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) where the payment consideration is at least 75% cash consideration;

(h) Permitted Business Acquisitions (including any merger, consolidation or amalgamation in order to effect a Permitted Business Acquisition); provided, that following any such merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving entity;

(i) leases, licenses, or subleases or sublicenses of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(j) sales, leases or other dispositions of inventory or sales, licenses, sublicenses, or other dispositions or abandonment of intellectual property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries

(x) in the ordinary course of business or (y) if determined by the management of the Borrower to be no longer useful or necessary in the operation of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

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(l) the purchase and sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (including by capital contribution) of Receivables Assets pursuant to Permitted Receivables Financings with an aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of not more than the greater of $100.0 million and 0.05 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period;

(m) any exchange of assets for other assets used or useful in a Similar Business that are of comparable or greater value (other than any such exchanges by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with a Person that is an Affiliate of the Borrower or any Subsidiary); provided, that (i) at least 90% of the consideration received by the transferor consists of assets that will be used in a business or business activity permitted hereunder, and (ii) in the event of a swap with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) in excess of $30.0 million, such exchange shall have been approved by at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower; provided, further, that (A) no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom (determined at the date the definitive agreements for such exchange of assets are entered into) and (B) with respect to any such exchange with aggregate gross consideration that has a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) in excess of $30.0 million, immediately after giving effect thereto, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance (calculated at the date the definitive agreements for such exchange of assets are entered into);

(n) any disposition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or dissolution in connection with the Transactions and the Third Amendment Transactions;

(o) any sale, transfer, lease, license or disposition made pursuant to any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease, any MLSA or any Operations Management Agreement;

(p) (i) the lease, sublease or license of any portion of any project to persons who, either directly or through Affiliates of such persons, intend to operate or manage nightclubs, bars, restaurants, recreation areas, spas, pools, exercise or gym facilities, or entertainment or retail venues or similar or related establishments or facilities within such project or other establishments or facilities ancillary to or supportive of the operations of a project and (ii) the grant of declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions and/or easements with respect to common area spaces and similar instruments benefiting such tenants of such leases, subleases and licenses generally and/or entered into connection with any project (collectively, the “Venue Easements,” and together with any such leases, subleases or licenses, collectively the “Venue Documents”); provided that (A) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing at the time any such Venue Document is entered into or would occur as a result of entering into such Venue Document, (B) the Loan Parties and the Subsidiaries shall be required to maintain control (which may be through required contractual standards) over the primary aesthetics and standards of service and quality of the business being operated or conducted in connection with any such leased, subleased or licensed space and (C) no Venue Document or operations conducted pursuant thereto would reasonably be expected to materially interfere with, or materially impair or detract from, the operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries; provided further that upon request by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties shall provide the tenant, subtenant or licensee under any Venue Document with a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K or in such other form as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Loan Party;

(q) the dedication of space or other dispositions of property in connection with and in furtherance of constructing structures or improvements reasonably related to the development, construction and operation of any project; provided that in each case such dedication or other dispositions are in furtherance of, and do not materially impair or interfere with the operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries;

 

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(r) dedications of, or the granting of easements, rights of way, rights of access and/or similar rights, or other dispositions of property to any Governmental Authority, utility providers, cable or other communication providers and/or other parties providing services or benefits to any project, any Real Property held by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or the public at large that would not reasonably be expected to interfere in any material respect with the operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries; provided that upon request by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall direct the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties to subordinate its Mortgage on such Real Property to such easement, right of way, right of access or similar agreement in such form as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or Subsidiary;

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

(t) dispositions of assets that do not constitute Collateral with an aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of not more than the greater of $55.0 million and 0.025 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period;

(u) dispositions of (i) non-core assets acquired, or (ii) property or assets or Equity Interests of any subsidiary required to be disposed of by antitrust or other regulatory agencies, in each case, in connection with a Permitted Business Acquisition or other Permitted Investment;

(v) other dispositions of assets with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of not more than the greater of $115.0 million and 0.05 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period;

(w) dispositions set forth on Schedule 6.05;

(x) subject to the third to last paragraph of this Section 6.05, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may enter into any leases, subleases, easements or licenses with respect to any of its Real Property;

(y) sales, conveyances, transfers or other dispositions of Non-Core Land;

(z) any Interim Trust Asset Disposition; provided that the requirements of Section 2.11(c)(i) are complied with in connection therewith;

(aa) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort, or other claims of any kind;

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

 

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(cc) the transaction contemplated by the Paid-Up Oil and Gas Leases and other sales or leases of oil, gas or mineral rights; and

(dd) any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than a Convention Center Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale or an Interactive Entertainment Unrestricted Subsidiary Sale).

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.05, subsection (x) above shall be subject to the additional provisos that: (a) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing at the time such transaction, lease, sublease, easement or license is entered into, (b) such transaction, lease, sublease, easement or license would not reasonably be expected to materially interfere with, or materially impair or detract from, the operation of the applicable project, and (c) no lease or sublease may provide that a Loan Party subordinate its fee, condominium or leasehold interest to any lessee or any party financing any lessee; provided that, upon request by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall direct the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties to provide the tenant under any such lease or sublease with a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement in such form as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood and agreed that no such agreement shall be required to be provided unless (A) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing at such time or would occur as a result thereof and (B) no Material Adverse Effect would result therefrom).

To the extent any Collateral is sold, contributed, distributed, transferred or disposed of in a transaction expressly permitted by this Section 6.05 to any person other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, such Collateral shall be sold, contributed, distributed, transferred or disposed of free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any disposal consisting of an operating lease or license, the underlying property retained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary Loan Party will not be so released), and the Administrative Agent shall take, and is hereby authorized by each Lender to take, any actions reasonably requested by the Borrower in order to evidence the foregoing.

For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (A) a sale, transfer, lease or other disposition need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions (or portion thereof) described in the above clauses but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a sale, transfer, lease or other disposition (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred at such later date), such permitted sale, transfer, lease or other disposition (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and at the time of classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition (or any portion thereof) in any of the categories of permitted sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses.

SECTION 6.06. Restricted Payments. Declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, with respect to any of its Equity Interests (other than dividends and distributions on Equity Interests payable solely by the issuance of additional Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the person paying such dividends or distributions) or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value (or permit any Subsidiary to purchase or acquire) any Equity Interests in the Borrower or set aside any amount for any such purpose (other than through the issuance of additional Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) in the Borrower) (the foregoing, “Restricted Payments”); provided, however, that:

 

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(a) Restricted Payments may be made to the Borrower or to any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (or, in the case of non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests in such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis (or more favorable basis from the perspective of the Borrower or such Subsidiary) based on their relative ownership interests);

(b) Restricted Payments may be made in respect of payments permitted by Section 6.07(b) (other than clauses (vii), (xxii) and (xxiii) thereof);

(c) Restricted Payments the proceeds of which are used to purchase or redeem the Equity Interests in the Borrower (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) held by then present or former directors, consultants, officers or employees of the Borrower or any of the subsidiaries or by any Plan or any shareholders’ agreement then in effect upon such person’s death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or under the terms of any such Plan or any other agreement under which such shares of stock or related rights were issued; provided, that the aggregate amount of such purchases or redemptions under this paragraph (c) shall not exceed in any fiscal year (1) $45.0 million, plus (2) (x) the amount of net proceeds that were received by the Borrower during such calendar year from sales of Equity Interests in the Borrower to directors, consultants, officers or employees of the Borrower or any subsidiary in connection with permitted employee compensation and incentive arrangements and (y) the amount of net proceeds of any key- man life insurance policies received during such calendar year, which, if not used in any year, may be carried forward to any subsequent calendar year, subject, with respect to unused amounts from clause (1) of this proviso that are carried forward, to an overall limit in any fiscal year of $90.0 million; and provided, further, that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower from members of management of the Borrower or its subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests in the Borrower will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section 6.06;

(d) noncash repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;

(e) Restricted Payments may be made in an aggregate amount equal to the portion, if any, of the Cumulative Credit on such date that the Borrower elects to apply to this Section 6.06(e), such election to be specified in a written notice of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower calculating in reasonable detail the amount of Cumulative Credit immediately prior to such election and the amount thereof elected to be so applied; provided, that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto, the Borrower is in Pro Forma Compliance and (iii) the date of such Restricted Payment shall not occur during a Covenant Suspension Period; (f) Restricted Payments may be made in connection with the consummation of the Transactions;

(g) Restricted Payments may be made to allow the Borrower to make payments in cash, in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, upon the exercise of warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of Equity Interests in any such person;

(h) other Restricted Payments may be made; provided that, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Total Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed 4.75 to 1.00;

 

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(i) any Restricted Payment made under any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease (solely to the extent that such Restricted Payment is (i) otherwise permitted or required under the applicable Gaming Lease or (ii) upon terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a person that is not an Affiliate), any MLSA or any Operations Management Agreement;

(j) Restricted Payments out of Declined Proceeds not applied to the prepayment of Term Loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $170.0 million;

(k) [Reserved];

(l) Restricted Payments may be made in an aggregate amount, together with any payments and distributions made in respect of Junior Financings pursuant to Section 6.09(b)(i)(G), equal to the greater of $300.0 million and 0.10 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period; provided, that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(m) Restricted Payments may be made in an amount, when taken together with the amount of Investments made in reliance on Section 6.04(q)(ii) and payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings made in reliance on Section 6.09(b)(i)(C), equal to Excluded RP Contributions;

(n) Restricted Payments described on Schedule 6.06 may be made;

(o) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 2.11(a)(iiiiv) may be made;

(p) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Equity Interests of, or Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

(q) the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption, as applicable, such payment would have complied with this Section 6.06.

For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (A) a Restricted Payment need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Restricted Payments (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Restricted Payments (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred at such later time), such permitted Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and at the time of classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) in any of the categories of permitted Restricted Payments (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses.

SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) Sell or transfer any property or assets to, or purchase or acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transaction with, any of its Affiliates or any known direct or indirect holder of 10% or more of any class of Equity Interests in the Borrower (collectively, “Section 6.07 Affiliates”) in a transaction involving aggregate consideration in excess of $50.0 million, unless such transaction is (i) otherwise permitted or required under this Agreement or (ii) upon terms no less favorable

 

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to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a person that is not an Affiliate. For purposes of this Section 6.07, any transaction with any Affiliate or any such 10% holder shall be deemed to have satisfied the standard set forth in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence if such transaction is approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Borrower.

(b) The foregoing paragraph (a) shall not prohibit, to the extent otherwise permitted under this Agreement:

(i) the entry into and any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, equity purchase agreements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower;

(ii) loans (or cancellation of loans) or advances or payments to employees, directors, officers or consultants of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 6.04(e);

(iii) transactions among the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any entity that becomes the Borrower or a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction (including via a merger, consolidation or amalgamation in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is the surviving entity);

(iv) the payment of fees, reasonable out-of-pocket costs and indemnities to directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(v) the Transactions, any transactions pursuant to the Transaction Documents and permitted transactions, agreements and arrangements in existence (or to be entered into) on the Third Amendment Effective Date or any transaction contemplated thereby and, to the extent involving aggregate consideration in excess of $50.0 million, set forth on Schedule 6.07 or any amendment or supplement thereto or modification, renewal or replacement thereof or similar arrangement to the extent such amendment, supplement, modification, replacement, renewal or arrangement is not materially adverse to the Lenders when taken as a whole (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) and other transactions, agreements and arrangements described on Schedule 6.07, and any amendment or supplement thereto or modification, renewal or replacement thereof or similar transactions, agreements or arrangements entered into by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to the extent such amendment, supplement, modification, replacement, renewal or arrangement is not materially adverse to the Lenders when taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower);

(vi) (A) any employment agreements entered into by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (B) any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with employees, officers or directors, and (C) any employee compensation, benefit plan or arrangement, any health, disability or similar insurance plan which covers employees, and any reasonable employment contract and transactions pursuant thereto;

(vii) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.06;

 

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(viii) payments by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower to any Section 6.07 Affiliate made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by the majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, or a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Borrower, in good faith;

(ix) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the payment of any management, consulting or other fees for similar services for the management of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries due under any management agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 per Fiscal Year;

(x) any transaction in respect of which the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter addressed to the Board of Directors of the Borrower from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm, in each case of nationally recognized standing that is in the good faith determination of the Borrower qualified to render such letter which letter states that (i) such transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a person that is not an Affiliate or (ii) such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, from a financial point of view;

(xi) transactions in connection with the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account or benefit of any subsidiary or any other Person designated by the Borrower to the extent permitted hereunder (including with respect to the issuance of or payments in connection with drawings under Letters of Credit);

(xii) transactions with subsidiaries or joint ventures for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment, products, parts and services entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xiii) the payment of all fees, expenses, bonuses and awards related to the “Transactions” contemplated by the Senior Notes Offering Memorandum;

(xiv) any transactions made pursuant to any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease, any MLSA or any Operations Management Agreement;

(xv) the issuance, sale or transfer of Equity Interests in the Borrower;

(xvi) the issuance of Equity Interests to the management of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions;

(xvii) entering into, and any transactions pursuant to, tax sharing agreements between or among the Borrower, its subsidiaries and joint ventures, under which tax obligations are fairly allocated amongst the parties thereto;

(xviii) transactions pursuant to any Permitted Receivables Financing;

(xix) payments, loans (or cancellation of loans) or advances to employees or consultants that are (i) approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Borrower in good faith, (ii) made in compliance with applicable law and (iii) otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

(xx) (i) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, licensors, licensees or purchasers or sellers of goods or services or transactions otherwise relating to the purchase or sale of goods and services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower or the Subsidiaries, or (ii) transactions with joint ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice or industry norm;

 

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(xxi) transactions between the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries and any person, a director of which is also a director of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower, provided, however, that (A) such director abstains from voting as a director of the Borrower or such direct or indirect parent company, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other person and (B) such person is not an Affiliate of the Borrower for any reason other than such director’s acting in such capacity;

(xxii) transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of Sections 6.04, 6.05 or 6.06;

(xxiii) transactions undertaken in good faith for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Borrower and its subsidiaries and joint ventures (provided that such transactions, taken as a whole, are not materially adverse to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries);

(xxiv) the Convention Center Lease;

(xxv) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees, completion guarantees and Guarantees of other obligations not constituting Indebtedness and the granting of Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (including to secure indebtedness and obligations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees); or

(xxvi) any transactions pursuant to or in connection with the CES Agreements.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, CES and its subsidiaries shall not be considered Affiliates of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries with respect to any transaction, so long as the transaction is in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to agreements existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date or pursuant to any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease, any MLSA, any Operations Management Agreement, any intellectual property license or related agreement, any management agreement or any shared services agreement entered into with any of the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries or, in each case, amendments, modifications or supplements thereto, or replacements thereof.

SECTION 6.08. Business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, engage at any time in any material respect in any business or business activity substantially different from any business or business activity conducted or anticipated to be conducted by any of them on or following the Third Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the Third Amendment Transactions or any Similar Business, and in the case of a Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary, Permitted Receivables Financings.

SECTION 6.09. Limitation on Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Governing Documents and Lease Arrangements; etc.

(a) Amend or modify in any manner materially adverse to the Lenders taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), or grant any waiver or release under or terminate in any manner (if such granting or termination shall be materially adverse to the Lenders when taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower)), the articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party (provided that, the foregoing shall not prohibit any such transaction in connection with the Transactions).

 

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(b) (i) 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 the loans under any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is expressly subordinate to the Obligations and the original aggregate principal amount of which is in excess of the greater of $115.0 million and 0.05 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period (“Junior Financing”), 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, cancellation or termination in respect of any Junior Financing, except for (A) Refinancings with Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01, (B) payments of regularly scheduled interest, principal and fees due thereunder, other non- accelerated payments thereunder, any mandatory prepayments of principal, interest and fees thereunder, scheduled payments thereon necessary to avoid the Junior Financing constituting “applicable high yield discount obligations” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code, and payment of principal on the scheduled maturity date of any Junior Financing (or within one year thereof), (C) payments or distributions in respect of all or any portion of the Junior Financing in the amount, when taken together with the amount of Investments made in reliance on Section 6.04(q)(ii) and Restricted Payments made in reliance on Section 6.06(m), of Excluded RP Contributions, (D) the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests in the Borrower, (E) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and after giving effect to such payment or distribution the Borrower would be in Pro Forma Compliance, payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity made, in an aggregate amount, not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Cumulative Credit on the date of such election that the Borrower elects to apply to this Section 6.09(b)(i)(E), such election to be specified in a written notice of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower calculating in reasonable detail the amount of Cumulative Credit immediately prior to such election and the amount thereof elected to be applied, (F) other payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity date; provided that, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Total Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed 4.75 to 1.00, (G) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, payments and distributions in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity date may be made in an aggregate amount, together with any Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.06(l), equal to the greater of $300.0 million and 0.10 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period, (H) payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings permitted by Section 2.11(a)(iiiiv) may be made and (I) payments in respect of intercompany Indebtedness not in violation of any subordination terms applicable thereto; provided, that, for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.09(b)(i), (A) a payment or other distribution need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted payments or other distributions (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a payment or other distribution (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted payments or other distributions (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred on such later date), such permitted payment or other distribution (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 6.09(b)(i) and at the time of classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such payment or other distribution (or any portion thereof) in any of the categories of permitted payments or other distributions (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses; or

(ii) Amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision of Junior Financing that constitutes Material Indebtedness or any agreement, document or instrument evidencing or relating thereto, other than amendments or modifications that (A) would not have a Material Adverse Effect (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and that do not affect the subordination or

 

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payment provisions thereof (if any) in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders when taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (B) otherwise comply with the definition of “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” or, after giving effect to such amendment or modification, result in Indebtedness that would have been permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01 if originally incurred on such terms.

(c) Permit any Material Subsidiary to enter into any agreement or instrument that by its terms restricts (i) the payment of dividends or distributions or the making of cash advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary or (ii) except in the case of Excluded Subsidiaries, the granting of Liens by the Borrower or such Material Subsidiary pursuant to the Security Documents, in each case other than those arising under any Loan Document, except, in each case, restrictions existing by reason of:

(A) restrictions imposed by applicable law or regulation or in connection with any legal proceeding or regulatory review by a governmental authority having regulatory authority;

(B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions (u) in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date under Indebtedness existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.01, (v) under the 2027 Senior Unsecured Note Documents, (w) under the 2025 Senior Secured Note Documents, (x) under the 2029 Senior Unsecured Note Documents, (y) in any Refinancing Notes or Permitted CRC Refinancing Indebtedness or (z) in any agreements related to any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Indebtedness contemplated by this clause (B) that, in each case under this clause (B)(z), do not materially expand the scope of any such encumbrance or restriction (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or would not materially adversely affect the Loan Parties’ obligation or ability to make payments required hereunder (as determined in good faith by the Borrower);

(C) any restriction on a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Equity Interests or assets of a Subsidiary;

(D) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements;

(E) any restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the specific property or assets securing such Indebtedness and not all or substantially all assets;

(F) any restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Sections 6.01(h), 6.01(k), 6.01(r), 6.01(y) or 6.01(ee) or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, to the extent such restrictions are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the restrictions contained in this Agreement (as determined in good faith by the Borrower);

(G) customary provisions contained in leases or licenses of intellectual property and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

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

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(J) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any asset permitted under Section 6.05 pending the consummation of such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition;

(K) customary restrictions and conditions contained in the document relating to any Lien, so long as (1) such Lien is a Permitted Lien and such restrictions or conditions relate only to the specific asset subject to such Lien and (2) such restrictions and conditions are not created for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this Section 6.09;

(L) customary net worth provisions contained in Real Property leases entered into by Subsidiaries of the Borrower, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations;

(M) any agreement in effect at the time such subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary, so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such person becoming a Subsidiary;

(N) restrictions in agreements representing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party;

(O) customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or Equity Interests or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby as long as such restrictions relate to the Equity Interests and assets subject thereto;

(P) restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(Q) restrictions contained in any Permitted Receivables Document with respect to any Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary;

(R) restrictions contained in any agreements related to a Project Financing or Qualified Non-Recourse Debt;

(S) restrictions contained in any Master Lease, any Gaming Lease, any MLSA or any Operations Management Agreement;

(T) contractual encumbrances or restrictions (x) under the CRC Credit Agreement or the CRC Secured Indenture, (y) in any agreements related to any other Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(jj) or (z) any agreements related to any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any such Indebtedness contemplated by this clause (T) that, in each case under clauses (T)(y) and (T)(z), either (1) do not materially expand the scope of any such encumbrance or restriction in relation to any such restrictions contemplated under clause (T)(x) (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (2) would not materially adversely affect the Loan Parties’ obligation or ability to make payments required hereunder (as determined in good faith by the Borrower);

(U) restrictions imposed by any agreement governing Indebtedness entered into on or after the Closing Date and otherwise permitted hereunder that are, taken as a whole, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary than customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type, so long as the Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such restrictions will not materially adversely affect its obligation or ability to make payments required hereunder;

 

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(V) restrictions on pledges or the granting of Liens on the direct or indirect Equity Interests in CEOC; or

(W) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Sections 6.09(c)(i) and 6.09(c)(ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of or similar arrangements or the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (A) through (V) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings or similar arrangements are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not more restrictive in any material respect with respect to such dividend, other payment and Lien restrictions than those contained in the dividend, other payment and Lien restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing or similar arrangements or are otherwise in accordance with the terms of the applicable intercreditor agreement.

SECTION 6.10. Fiscal Year. In the case of the Borrower, permit any change to its fiscal year without prior notice to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.

SECTION 6.11. Financial Performance Covenants.

(a) With respect to the Covenant Facilities only, permit the Total Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter (beginning with the first fiscal quarter ending after the Third Amendment Effective Date, but excluding any fiscal quarter the last day of which occurs during a Covenant Suspension Period) to exceed (i) from the Third Amendment Effective Date to but excluding December 31, 2024, 7.25 to 1.00 and (ii) from and after December 31, 2024, 6.50 to 1.00; provided that, from and after the repayment in full of the Term A Loans, the covenant in this Section 6.11(a) shall be tested on such date solely to the extent that on such date the Testing Condition is satisfied.

(b) With respect to the Covenant Facilities only, permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter (beginning with the first fiscal quarter ending after the Third Amendment Effective Date, but excluding any fiscal quarter the last day of which occurs during a Covenant Suspension Period) to be less than (i) from the Third Amendment Effective Date to but excluding December 31, 2024, 1.75 to 1.00 and (ii) from and after December 31, 2024, 2.00 to 1.00; provided that, from and after the repayment in full of the Term A Loans, the covenant in this Section 6.11(b) shall be tested on such date solely to the extent that on such date the Testing Condition is satisfied.

 

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ARTICLE VII

Events of Default

SECTION 7.01. Events of Default. In case of the happening of any of the following events (each, an “Event of Default”):

(a) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document or any certificate or document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect when so made or deemed made;

(b) default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan 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 by acceleration thereof or otherwise;

(c) default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or the reimbursement with respect to any L/C Obligation or in the payment of any Fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (b) above) due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;

(d) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.01(a) (with respect to the Borrower), 5.05(a) or 5.08 or in Article VI (subject to, in the case of the Financial Performance Covenants in Section 6.11, the Cure Right); provided, that any breach of any Financial Performance Covenant shall not, by itself, constitute a Default or an Event of Default under any Non-Covenant Facility and the Loans under any Non-Covenant Facility may not be accelerated as a result thereof unless a Covenant Facility Acceleration has occurred; provided, further, that any event of any default under Section 6.11 (a “Financial Performance Covenant Event of Default”), upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a written notice from the Borrower that the Borrower intends to exercise the Cure Right until the Cure Expiration Date, neither the Lenders nor the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall exercise any rights or remedies under this Section 7.01 available during the continuance of a Financial Performance Covenant Event of Default; provided, further, that such standstill shall apply solely in respect of the breach (or prospective breach) of the Financial Performance Covenant Event of Default giving rise thereto and, to the extent the applicable cure has not been made on or prior to the applicable Cure Expiration Date, such standstill shall end when such Cure Right may no longer be timely made in respect of such fiscal quarter;

(e) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of any covenant, condition or agreement of such Loan Party contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) above) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days (or 60 days if such default results solely from a failure of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to duly observe or perform any such covenant, condition or agreement) after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower;

(f) (i) any event or condition occurs that (A) results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or (B) enables or permits (with all applicable grace periods having expired) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; or (ii) the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries shall fail to pay the principal of any Material Indebtedness at the stated final maturity thereof; provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to

 

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secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale, disposition or transfer (including as a result of a casualty or condemnation event) of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness if such sale, disposition or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness;

(g) there shall have occurred a Change in Control;

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, or of a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, under the Bankruptcy Code or other Debtor Relief Law, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than as permitted hereunder); and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 consecutive days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(i) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under the Bankruptcy Code or other Debtor Relief Law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in paragraph (h) above, (iii) apply for or consent in writing to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) become unable or admit in writing its general inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(j) the failure by the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary to pay one or more final judgments aggregating in excess of $400.0 million (to the extent not covered by insurance or indemnities), which judgments are not discharged or effectively waived or stayed for a period of 45 consecutive days;

(k) (i) an ERISA Event or ERISA Events shall have occurred with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (ii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan that would subject the Borrower or any Subsidiary to tax; and in each case in clauses (i) and (ii) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(l) (i) any material provision of any Loan Document shall for any reason be asserted in writing by the Borrower or any Loan Party not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of any party thereto, (ii) any security interest purported to be created by any Security Document with respect to assets that constitute a material portion of the Collateral shall cease to be (other than in accordance with the terms thereof), or shall be asserted in writing by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected security interest (perfected as or having the priority required by this Agreement or the relevant Security Document (other than in accordance with the terms thereof) and subject to such limitations and restrictions as are set forth herein and therein), except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the limitations of foreign laws, rules and regulations as they apply to pledges of Equity Interests in or pledged Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries or

 

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the application thereof (except, in each case, with respect to the assets of or Equity Interest in any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Loan Party), or except from the action or inaction of the Collateral Agent within its (or its appointed agents) sole control (including the failure of the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Agreement or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements) and except to the extent that such loss is covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the credit of such insurer, or (iii) a material portion of the Guarantees by the Subsidiary Loan Parties guaranteeing the Obligations shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms thereof), or shall be asserted in writing by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party not to be in effect or not to be legal, valid and binding obligations (other than in accordance with the terms thereof); provided, that no Event of Default shall occur under this Section 7.01(l) if the Loan Parties cooperate with the Collateral Agent to replace or perfect such security interest and Lien, such security interest and Lien is replaced and the rights, powers and privileges of the Secured Parties are not materially adversely affected by such replacement;

(m) the occurrence of a License Revocation with respect to a license issued to the Borrower or any Subsidiary by any Gaming Authority with respect to gaming operations at any gaming facility of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that results in the cessation of gaming operations at any casino or gaming facility that continues for 30 calendar days to the extent that such License Revocation, together with all prior License Revocations that are still in effect, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(n) the occurrence of (i) any Tenant Event of Default (as defined in the Las Vegas Master Lease) under Section 16.1(a) or (b) of the Las Vegas Master Lease or (ii) any Tenant Event of Default (as defined in the Regional Master Lease) under Section 16.1(a) or (b) of the Regional Master Lease.

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (h) or (i) above and an event described in paragraph (d) above unless the first proviso thereto is applicable), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding and (iii) if the Loans have been declared due and payable pursuant to clause (ii) above, demand Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.05(g); and in any event with respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (h) or (i) above, the Commitments shall automatically terminate, the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall automatically become due and payable and the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have made a demand for Cash Collateral to the full extent permitted under Section 2.05(g), without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding. In the case of an Event of Default under paragraph (d) above arising with respect to a failure to comply with any Financial Performance Covenant, and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, unless the conditions of the first proviso contained in paragraph (d) above have been satisfied, subject to Section 7.02, the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Covenant Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or

 

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both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments under the Covenant Facilities and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding under the Covenant Facilities to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of such Loans under the Covenant Facilities so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder with respect to such Loans, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by the terms of any Master Lease or Gaming Lease, (i) the Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the landlord under such Master Lease or Gaming Lease with copies of notices issued by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders of any event or occurrence under the Loan Documents that enables or permits the Lenders (or the Administrative Agent) to accelerate the maturity of the Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents and (ii) in the event of a default by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the performance of any of their respective obligations under any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any default in the payment of any sums payable under any such agreement, then, in each and every such case, subject to applicable Gaming Regulations (or equivalent term) (as defined in the applicable Gaming Lease or Master Lease) and the terms of the applicable Master Lease, or Gaming Lease, such landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cure or remedy the default or defaults or cause the default or defaults to be cured or remedied (to the extent susceptible to cure or remedy) prior to the end of any applicable notice and cure periods set forth in such Loan Documents, and any such tender of payment or performance by such landlord shall be accepted by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and shall constitute payment and/or performance by the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary for purposes of the Loan Documents.

SECTION 7.02. Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01, in the event that the Borrower fails (or, but for the operation of this Section 7.02, would fail) to comply with the requirements of any Financial Performance Covenant, from the first day of the applicable fiscal quarter and until the expiration of the 15th Business Day subsequent to the date the certificate calculating such Financial Performance Covenant is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(c) (the “Cure Expiration Date”), the Borrower shall have the right to issue Permitted Cure Securities for cash or otherwise receive cash contributions to the capital of the Borrower (collectively, the “Cure Right”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of such cash (the “Cure Amount”) pursuant to the exercise by the Borrower of such Cure Right such Financial Performance Covenant shall be recalculated giving effect to a pro forma adjustment by which EBITDA shall be increased with respect to such applicable quarter and any four-quarter period that contains such quarter, solely for the purpose of measuring the Financial Performance Covenants and not for any other purpose under this Agreement, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; provided, that, (i) in each four consecutive fiscal quarter period there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which a Cure Right is not exercised, (ii) a Cure Right shall not be exercised more than five times during the term of the Revolving Facility, (iii) for purposes of this Section 7.02, the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required for purposes of complying with the Financial Performance Covenants, (iv) the Cure Amount shall be disregarded for purposes of determining any financial ratio-based conditions, pricing or any baskets with respect to the covenants contained in this Agreement and shall not be included in the calculation of the Cumulative Credit, (v) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness with the proceeds of the exercise of the Cure Right for determining compliance with the Financial Performance Covenants for the fiscal quarter in respect of which such Cure Right is exercised (either directly through prepayment or indirectly as a result of the netting of unrestricted cash) and (vi) no Revolving Facility Lender or L/C Issuer shall be required to fund any Revolving Facility Loan or issue, extend the expiry date of or increase the amount of any Letter of Credit, as applicable, during the period from delivery of written notice of the Borrower’s intention to exercise its Cure Right for the applicable fiscal quarter until the date the Borrower exercises such Cure Right for such fiscal quarter. If, after giving

 

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effect to the adjustments in this Section 7.02, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenants, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenants as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default of the Financial Performance Covenants that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement.

SECTION 7.03. Treatment of Certain Payments. Subject to the terms of any applicable Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, any amount received by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from any Loan Party (or from proceeds of any Collateral) following any acceleration of the Obligations under this Agreement or any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower under Section 7.01(h) or Section 7.01(i), in each case that is continuing, shall be applied: (i) first, ratably, to pay any fees, indemnities or expense reimbursements then due to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from the Borrower (other than in connection with any Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Swap Agreement), (ii) second, towards payment of interest and fees then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, (iii) third, towards payment of unreimbursed L/C Borrowings then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of unreimbursed L/C Borrowings then due to such parties, (iv) fourth, towards payment of other Obligations (including Obligations of the Loan Parties owing under or in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Swap Agreement) then due from the Loan Parties, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of such Obligations then due to such parties and (v) last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Requirements of Law.

ARTICLE VIII

The Agents

SECTION 8.01. Appointment.

(a) Each Lender (in its capacity as a Lender and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential counterparties to Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Swap Agreements) and each L/C Issuer (in such capacity and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential counterparties to Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Swap Agreements) hereby (i) irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto and (iii) irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to provide, give or deliver any direction, consent, waiver, instruction, agreement, advice or other response as may be requested or required by the Collateral Agent from the Administrative Agent (or for which the Collateral Agent may have discretion to determine) under the Collateral Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements and the other Security Documents and agrees that the Administrative Agent may exercise and deliver any such direction, consent, waiver, instruction, agreement, advice or other response as if the applicable matter was to be determined by the Administrative Agent rather than the Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.

 

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(b) The Administrative Agent, each Lender (in its capacity as a Lender and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential counterparties to Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Swap Agreements) and each L/C Issuer (in such capacity and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential counterparties to Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Swap Agreements) hereby irrevocably designate and appoint the Collateral Agent as the agent with respect to the Collateral, including to hold and enforce the same, and the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each L/C Issuer irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any L/C Issuers, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent.

SECTION 8.02. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may each execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.

SECTION 8.03. Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger nor the Collateral Agent, nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be (a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except for its or such person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (b) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by such Agent or Joint Lead Arranger, as applicable, under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral or the existence of the Collateral or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger nor the Collateral Agent shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party. No Agent or Joint Lead Arranger shall have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, to any Lender, 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, an Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger 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. The Agents may seek and conclusively rely upon, and shall be fully protected in conclusively relying upon, any judicial order or judgment, upon any advice, opinion or statement of legal counsel, independent consultants and other experts selected by it in good faith and upon any certification, instruction, notice or other writing delivered to it by any Loan Party in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 8.04. Reliance by Agents. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or instruction believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper person or persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the Lender specified in the Register with respect to any amount owing hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.

SECTION 8.05. Notice of Default. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent has received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, it shall give notice thereof to the Lenders and the Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders, provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders except to the extent that this Agreement requires that such action be taken only with the approval of the Required Lenders or each of the Lenders, as applicable.

SECTION 8.06. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers, Collateral Agent and Other Lenders.

(a) Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger nor the Collateral Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers or Collateral Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers or Collateral Agent to any Lender or any L/C Issuer. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer represents to the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Collateral Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers, Collateral Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers, Collateral Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, neither the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger nor the Collateral Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other

 

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information concerning the business, assets, operations, properties, financial condition, prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent, such Joint Lead Arranger or Collateral Agent, any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates. Each Lender 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 for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender 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, 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.

(b) (i) Each Lender hereby agrees that (x) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) were erroneously transmitted to such Lender (whether or not known to such Lender), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (y) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to the Administrative Agent, 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 Payments received, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender under this Section 8.06(b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(ii) Each Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment 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 sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment. Each Lender agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.

 

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(iii) The Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby agrees that (x) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) are not recovered from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, except, in each case, to the extent such erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower for the purpose of satisfying such erroneous Payment.

(iv) Each party’s obligations under this Section 8.06(b) shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document.

(v) For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” shall, for purposes of this Section 8.06(b), include any L/C Issuer.

SECTION 8.07. Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, each in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective portions of the total Term Loans and Revolving Facility Commitments (or, if the Revolving Facility Commitments shall have terminated, in accordance the Revolving Facility Commitments in effect immediately prior to such termination) held on the date on which indemnification is sought, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (including at any time following the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing, provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s or the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The agreements in this Section 8.07 shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

SECTION 8.08. Agents in their Individual Capacity. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though such persons were not the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. With respect to the Loans made by it, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall each have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their individual capacities.

SECTION 8.09. Successor Agents. Each of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Borrower shall have the right, subject to the reasonable consent of the Required Lenders (so long as no Event of Default under Section 7.01(b), (c), (h) (with respect to the Borrower) or (i) (with respect to the Borrower) shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case the Required Lenders shall have the right), 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 Borrower (or the Required Lenders, as applicable) and shall have

 

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accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above or appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Agent; provided that if the retiring Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except in the case of the Collateral Agent holding collateral security on behalf of any Secured Parties, the retiring Collateral Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security as nominee until such time as a successor Collateral Agent is appointed) and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through such Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time as the Borrower (or the Required Lenders, as applicable) appoints a successor Agent as provided for above in this Section 8.09. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as the case may be, hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Agent, and the retiring 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 8.09). The fees payable by the Borrower (following the effectiveness of such appointment) to such Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article VIII and Section 9.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Agent was acting as an Agent.

Any resignation by JPMorgan as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 8.09 shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (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 their respective 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 the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

Any corporation or other entity into which the Collateral Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent shall be a party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Collateral Agent, shall be the successor to Collateral Agent, as the case may be, hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided that such successor 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.

SECTION 8.10. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date

 

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of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.11. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Article II or Section 9.05) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Article II and Section 9.05.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer or in any such proceeding.

Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Secured Party hereby agree that no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Guarantee, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights and remedies under the Security Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent.

SECTION 8.12. Collateral and Guaranty Matters. The Lenders and the L/C Issuer (in each case, in its capacity as a Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential counterparties to Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Swap Agreements) irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, to release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 9.08, or pursuant to Section 5.11 or Section 9.18. Upon request by the Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property in accordance with this Section 8.12.

 

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In the event that the Collateral Agent is required to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to carry out any obligation for the benefit of another, which in the Collateral Agent’s sole discretion may cause the Collateral Agent to be considered an “owner or operator” under any environmental laws or otherwise cause the Collateral Agent to incur, or be exposed to, any environmental liability or any liability under any other federal, state or local law, the Collateral Agent reserves the right, instead of taking such action, either to resign as Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 8.09 or to arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court appointed receiver.

SECTION 8.13. Agents and Arrangers. None of the Arrangers shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.

SECTION 8.14. Intercreditor Agreements and Collateral Matters. The Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be authorized from time to time, without the consent of any Lender, to execute or to enter into amendments of, and amendments and restatements of, the Intercreditor Agreements permitted or required hereunder, in each case in order to effect the pari passu treatment or the subordination of and to provide for certain additional rights, obligations and limitations in respect of, any Liens required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be Liens pari passu with or junior to the Obligations, that are, in each case, incurred in accordance with Article VI of this Agreement, and to establish certain relative rights as between the holders of the Obligations and the holders of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens.

SECTION 8.15. Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable laws, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 2.17, each Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the IRS or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective), whether or not such Tax is correctly or legally asserted, or as a result of such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 9.04(c)(ii) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 8.15. The agreements in this Section 8.15 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” shall, for purposes of this Section 8.15, include any L/C Issuer.

SECTION 8.16. Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in Dollars or an Alternate Currency may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, Section 2.14(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have

 

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any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the existing interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

SECTION 9.01. Notices; Communications.

(a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in Section 9.01(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 email 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 any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or the 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.

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. Any of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

(c) Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received. Notices sent by electronic means 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 or communications (i) sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received when

 

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delivered and (ii) 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 therefore.

(d) Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.

(e) Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.04 (including any such documents that are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically (including as set forth in Section 9.17) and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Internet at the website(s) address listed on Schedule 9.01, or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided, that (A) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, and (B) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Except for certificates required by Section 5.04(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

SECTION 9.02. Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties herein, in the other Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and each L/C Issuer and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans, the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the issuance of the Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by such persons or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreements contained herein, indemnification and reimbursement obligations contained herein (including pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 8.07 and 9.05) shall survive the Termination Date.

SECTION 9.03. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received copies hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

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 the L/C Issuer that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any

 

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attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) except in connection with the addition of one or more Domestic Subsidiaries as a joint and several co-borrower hereunder and the transactions permitted by Section 6.05(b), and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 9.04. 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 the L/C Issuer that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in clause (c) of this Section 9.04), and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agents, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:

(A) the Borrower, which consent, with respect to the assignment of a Term Loan, will be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded within ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of any request for such consent; provided, that no consent of the Borrower shall be required (i) for an assignment of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (ii) for an assignment of a Revolving Facility Commitment to a Revolving Facility Lender, (iii) in the case of assignments during the primary syndication of the Commitments and Loans, for an assignment to persons identified to and agreed by the Borrower in writing prior to the Closing Date or (iv) if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(b), (c), (h) (with respect to the Borrower) or (i) (with respect to the Borrower) has occurred and is continuing, for an assignment to any other person;

(B) the Administrative Agent; provided, that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

(C) the L/C Issuer; provided, that no consent of the L/C Issuer shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan.

(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 Commitments or Loans under any Facility, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than (x) $1.0 million or an integral multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof in the case of Term Loans and (y) $5.0 million or an integral multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof in the case of Revolving Facility Loans or Revolving Facility Commitments, unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided, that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(b), (c), (h) (with respect to the Borrower) or (i) (with respect to the Borrower) has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds (with simultaneous assignments to or by two or more Related Funds shall be treated as one assignment), if any;

 

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(B) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or, if required by the Administrative Agent, manually), and shall pay to the Administrative Agent a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent);

(C) the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and any tax forms required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.17; and

(D) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned.

For the purposes of this Section 9.04, “Approved Fund” means any person (other than a natural person or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank 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.

(iii) Each assigning Lender shall, in connection with any potential assignment, provide to the Borrower a copy of its request (including the name of the prospective assignee(s)) concurrently with its delivery of the same request to the Administrative Agent irrespective of whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, 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 Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 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 clause (c) of this Section 9.04.

(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount (and interest amount) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the L/C Issuer and any Lender (with respect to such L/C Issuer’s or Lender’s interest only), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), all applicable tax forms, the processing and recordation fee referred to in clause (b) of this Section 9.04 and any written consent to such assignment required by

 

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clause (b) of this Section 9.04, the Administrative Agent promptly shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment, whether or not evidenced by a promissory note, shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this clause (b)(v).

(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations in Loans or Commitments to one or more banks or other entities other than any Ineligible Institution (to the extent that the list of Ineligible Institutions is made available to any Lender upon request; provided, that regardless of whether the list of Ineligible Institutions is made available to any Lender upon request, no Lender may sell participations in Loans or Commitments to an Ineligible Institution without the consent of the Borrower if the list of Ineligible Institutions has been made available to such Lender) (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); 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 Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer 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 pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, that (x) such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (vi) of the first proviso to Section 9.08(b) and (2) directly and adversely affects such Participant (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any waiver of any Default or Event of Default) and (y) no other agreement with respect to amendment, modification or waiver may exist between such Lender and such Participant. Subject to Section 9.04(c)(iii), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the limitations and requirements of those Sections and to the extent such Participant complies with Section 2.17(e) and (f) as though it were a Lender) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(e) and (f) shall be delivered solely to the participating Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 9.04. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.06 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant shall be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Loan Party and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility or obligation to determine whether any Participant or potential Participant is an Ineligible Institution and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability with respect to any participation made to an Ineligible Institution.

(ii) Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non- fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal and interest amounts of each Participant’s interest in the Loans held by it (the “Participant Register”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of the participation in question for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary; provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of a Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or other Obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other Obligation is in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes or such disclosure is otherwise required by applicable law.

 

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(iii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), which consent shall state that it is being given pursuant to this Section 9.04(c)(iii); provided that each potential Participant shall provide such information as is reasonably requested by the Borrower in order for the Borrower to determine whether to provide its consent.

(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank and in the case of any Lender that is an Approved Fund, any pledge or assignment to any holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Lender, including to any trustee for, or any other representative of, such holders, 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.

(e) The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (d) above.

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of the Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. The Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided, however, that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto and each Loan Party for any loss, cost, damage or expense arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.

(g) If the Borrower wishes to replace the Loans or Commitments under any Facility with ones having different terms, it shall have the option, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to at least three Business Days’ advance notice to the Lenders under such Facility, instead of prepaying the Loans or reducing or terminating the Commitments to be replaced, to (i) require the Lenders under such Facility to assign such Loans or Commitments to the Administrative Agent or its designees and (ii) amend the terms thereof in accordance with Section 9.08 (with such replacement, if applicable, being deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 9.08(d)). Pursuant to any such assignment, all Loans and Commitments to be replaced shall be purchased at par (allocated among the Lenders under such Facility in the same manner as would be required if such Loans were being optionally prepaid or such Commitments were being optionally reduced or terminated by the Borrower), accompanied by payment of any accrued interest and fees thereon and any amounts owing pursuant to Section 9.05(b). By receiving such purchase price, the Lenders under such Facility shall automatically be deemed to have assigned the Loans or Commitments under such Facility pursuant to the terms of the form of Assignment and Acceptance attached hereto as Exhibit A, and accordingly no other action by such Lenders shall be required in connection therewith. The provisions of this paragraph (g) are intended to facilitate the maintenance of the perfection and priority of existing security interests in the Collateral during any such replacement.

 

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(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, no Lender shall be permitted to assign or transfer any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to (A) any Ineligible Institution, (B) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing persons described in this clause (B), or (C) a natural person or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Loan Party and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility or obligation to determine whether any Lender or potential Lender is an Ineligible Institution and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability with respect to any assignment made to an Ineligible Institution. Any assigning Lender shall, in connection with any potential assignment, provide to the Borrower a copy of its request (including the name of the prospective assignee) concurrently with its delivery of the same request to the Administrative Agent irrespective of whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights of the Lenders to make assignments and grant participations shall be subject to the approval of any Gaming Authority, to the extent required by applicable Gaming Laws.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.08, Section 2.11(a) or Section 2.18(c) (which provisions shall not be applicable to clauses (i) or (j) of this Section 9.04), the Borrower or its Subsidiaries may purchase by way of assignment and become an Assignee with respect to Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Loans (other than any such Loans held by an Affiliate Lender) at any time and from time to time from Lenders in accordance with Section 9.04(b) hereof or reduce the aggregate amount of any Revolving Facility Commitment of a Lender that has agreed to such reduction (“Permitted Loan Purchases”); provided that (A) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Permitted Loan Purchase, (B) no Permitted Loan Purchase shall be made from the proceeds of any extensions of credit under the Revolving Facility, (C) upon consummation of any such Permitted Loan Purchase, the Loans and/or Revolving Facility Commitments purchased or terminated pursuant thereto shall be deemed to be automatically and immediately cancelled and extinguished in accordance with Section 9.04(j), (D) to the extent the Borrower is making a Permitted Loan Purchase of Revolving Facility Loans or Revolving Facility Commitments, upon giving effect to such Permitted Loan Purchase, (x) there shall be sufficient aggregate Revolving Facility Commitments among the Revolving Facility Lenders to apply to the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations thereunder as of such date, unless the Borrower shall concurrently with the payment of the purchase price by the Borrower for such Revolving Facility Loans or the termination of such Revolving Facility Commitments, deposit cash collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.05(g) in the amount of any such excess Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations thereunder and (y) there shall be at least five Revolving Facility Lenders remaining holding Revolving Facility Commitments and (E) in connection with any such Permitted Loan Purchase (other than a termination of Revolving Facility Commitments), the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and such Lender that is the assignor shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Permitted Loan Purchase Assignment and Acceptance (and for the avoidance of doubt, (x) shall make the representations and warranties set forth in the Permitted Loan Purchase Assignment and Acceptance and (y) shall not be required to execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Section 9.04(b)(ii)(B)).

(j) Each Permitted Loan Purchase shall, for purposes of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2.08(b)) be deemed to be an automatic and immediate cancellation and extinguishment of such Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Loans (with a corresponding permanent reduction in Revolving Facility Commitments) or termination of the Revolving Facility Commitments, if applicable, and the Borrower shall, upon consummation of any Permitted Loan Purchase, notify the Administrative Agent that the Register be updated to record such event as if it were a prepayment of such Loans (and in the case of Revolving Facility Loans or Revolving Facility Commitment, a permanent reduction in Revolving Facility Commitments).

 

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SECTION 9.05. Expenses; Indemnity.

(a) The Borrower agrees to pay, within 30 days of written demand therefor (including documentation reasonably supporting such request), (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including Other Taxes) incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Arrangers in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of a single primary counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers and a single primary counsel for the Collateral Agent, and, if necessary, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction and/or a single firm of gaming counsel, in each case, for all such persons, taken as a whole), and (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including Other Taxes) incurred by the Agents, the L/C Issuers or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of their rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in connection with the Loans made or the Letters of Credit issued hereunder (excluding allocated costs of in-house counsel and limited, (i) in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of a single primary counsel for all such persons, taken as a whole (except that the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to its own single independent counsel), and, if necessary, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction and/or gaming counsel for all such persons, taken as a whole (and, in the event of any actual or perceived conflict of interest where such person affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel with the Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), of another single firm of counsel for each group of similarly situated persons) and (ii) in the case of fees or expenses of any other advisor or consultant, solely to the extent the Borrower has consented to the retention of such person).

(b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, each L/C Issuer, each Lender, each of their respective Affiliates, and each of their respective directors, partners, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors (each such person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, charges and disbursements (limited in the case of legal fees to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any of the items in clauses (i) through (v) below, and excluding the allocated costs of in house counsel and limited to not more than one counsel for all such Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, a single local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction and/or a single firm of gaming counsel, in each case, for all such Indemnitees, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel with the Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), of another firm of counsel (and local counsel and/or gaming counsel, in each case, as applicable) for each group of similarly situated Indemnitees)), and, in the case of fees or expenses with respect to any other advisor or consultant, limited solely to the extent the Borrower has consented to the retention of such person, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto and thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of or otherwise relating to the Transactions, the Third Amendment Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the Loans or the use of any Letter of Credit, (iii) any violation of or liability under Environmental Laws by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iv) any actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened Release of or exposure to Hazardous Materials at, under, on, from or to any property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (v) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto and regardless

 

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of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates; provided, that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (1) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties or (2) any material breach of any Loan Document, the Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter, the Third Amendment Commitment Letter, any Fee Letter (as defined in the Third Amendment Commitment Letter), the Term B Facility Engagement Letter or the Term B-1 Facility Engagement Letter by such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties or (y) arose from any claim, actions, suits, inquiries, litigation, investigation or proceeding that does not involve an act or omission of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and is brought by an Indemnitee against another Indemnitee (other than any claim, actions, suits, inquiries, litigation, investigation or proceeding against any Agent, Arranger or L/C Issuer in its capacity as such); provided further, that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available with respect to any settlement entered into by such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties without the Borrower’s written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided further, that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available with respect to any expenses of the type referred to in Section 9.05(a) except to the extent such expenses would otherwise be of the type referred to in this Section 9.05(b). None of the Indemnitees (or any of their respective Affiliates) shall be responsible or liable to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries, Affiliates or stockholders or any other person or entity for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, which may be alleged as a result of the Facilities, the Transactions or the Third Amendment Transactions. The provisions of this Section 9.05 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any L/C Issuer or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section 9.05 shall be payable within fifteen (15) days after written demand therefor accompanied by reasonable documentation with respect to any reimbursement, indemnification or other amount requested.

(c) Except as expressly provided in Section 9.05(a) with respect to Other Taxes, which shall not be duplicative of any amounts paid pursuant to Section 2.17, this Section 9.05 shall not apply to Taxes, except Taxes that represent damages or losses resulting from a non-Tax claim or non-Tax expense.

(d) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each of the parties hereto shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto or any of their respective Related Parties, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided, that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the Borrower’s indemnification obligations to the extent set forth hereinabove to the extent such special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages are included in any third party claim in connection with which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

(e) The agreements in this Section 9.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any L/C Issuer, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 9.06. Right of Set-off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each L/C Issuer and any Affiliate of the foregoing is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) (other than Third Party Funds and other accounts and funds restricted by applicable Requirements of Law) at any time held and other Indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender or such L/C Issuer to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document held by such Lender or such L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and although the obligations may be unmatured; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.22 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and each L/C Issuer under this Section 9.06 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) that such Lender or such L/C Issuer may have.

SECTION 9.07. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.

SECTION 9.08. Waivers; Amendments.

(a) No failure or delay of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any 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 Collateral Agent, each L/C Issuer 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 this Agreement or any other 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 clause (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on any Loan Party in any case shall entitle such person to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except (x) as provided in Section 2.21 or Section 2.14(b), (y) in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (and consented to by the Required Lenders), and (z) in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each party thereto and consented to by the Required Lenders; provided, however, that no such agreement shall:

 

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(i) decrease or forgive the principal amount of, or extend the final maturity of, or decrease the rate of interest on, any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or extend the stated expiration of any Letter of Credit beyond the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date (except as provided in Section 2.05(a)(ii)(B) or Section 2.05(b)), without the prior written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of such Lender directly adversely affected thereby shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification); provided, that (x) any amendment to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest for purposes of this clause (i) and (y) any waiver or modification of conditions precedent, Defaults or Events of Default, in each case for the purpose of obtaining an extension of credit hereunder, or of any mandatory prepayment required hereunder or of any interest required to be paid under Section 2.13(d), shall not constitute a decrease or forgiveness of principal or interest or a decrease in the rate of interest or an extension of maturity for purposes of this clause (i);

(ii) increase or extend the Commitment of any Lender or decrease the Commitment Fees or L/C Participation Fees or other fees of any Lender without the prior written consent of such Lender (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of such Lender shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification); provided, that (x) any amendment to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the Commitment Fees, the L/C Participation Fees or any other fees for purposes of this clause (ii) and (y) waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default, mandatory prepayments or of a mandatory reduction in the aggregate Commitments shall not constitute an increase or extension of the Commitments of any Lender for purposes of this clause (ii);

(iii) extend or waive any Term Loan Installment Date or reduce the amount due on any Term Loan Installment Date or extend any date on which payment of interest on any Loan or any L/C Obligation or any Fees is due, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of such Lender directly adversely affected thereby shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification);

(iv) amend the provisions of Section 5.02 of the Collateral Agreement, or any analogous provision of any other Security Document or Section 7.03 of this Agreement, in a manner that would by its terms alter the pro rata sharing or the order of payments required thereby, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of such Lender directly adversely affected thereby shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification);

(v) amend or modify the provisions of this Section 9.08 or the definition of the terms “Required Lenders,” “Required Covenant Lenders,” “Majority Lenders”, “Required Revolving Facility Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of such Lender directly adversely affected thereby shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification) (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders, Required Covenant Lenders, Majority Lenders and Required Revolving Facility Lenders, as applicable, on substantially the same basis as the Loans and Commitments are included on the Closing Date);

 

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(vi) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Loan Parties from their respective Guarantees under the Guarantee Agreement, unless, in the case of a Subsidiary Loan Party, all or substantially all of the Equity Interests in such Loan Party is sold or otherwise disposed of in a transaction permitted by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or in the case of any Loan Party such release is otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Agreement or the Guarantee Agreement, as applicable, without the prior written consent of each Lender;

(vii) effect any waiver, amendment or modification that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments or collateral of Lenders participating in any Facility differently from those of Lenders participating in another Facility, without the consent of the Majority Lenders participating in the adversely affected Facility (it being understood that such consent of the Majority Lenders participating in the adversely affected Facility shall be the only consent required hereunder for such waiver, amendment or modification) (it being agreed that the Required Lenders may waive, in whole or in part, any prepayment or Commitment reduction required by Section 2.11 so long as the application of any prepayment or Commitment reduction still required to be made is not changed);

(viii) amend, waive or otherwise modify the provisions of Section 4.01, solely as they relate to the Revolving Facility Loans and Letters of Credit, without the written consent of the Required Revolving Facility Lenders (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of the Required Revolving Facility Lenders shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such amendment, waiver or modification);

(ix) (i) amend, waive or otherwise modify the provisions of Section 6.11 and any defined term as used therein (but not as used anywhere else in the Loan Documents) or any other provision of the Loan Documents incorporating Section 6.11 with respect to the effects thereof, (ii) waive or consent to any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 6.11 or (iii) alter the rights or remedies of the Required Covenant Lenders arising pursuant to Article VII as a result of a breach of Section 6.11, in each case, without the written consent of the Required Covenant Lenders (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of the Required Covenant Lenders shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such amendment, waiver or modification);

provided, further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or an L/C Issuer hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or such L/C Issuer acting as such at the effective date of such agreement, as applicable. Each Lender shall be bound by any waiver, amendment or modification authorized by this Section 9.08 and any consent by any Lender pursuant to this Section 9.08 shall bind any successor or assignee of such Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have the right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be affected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 

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(c) Without the consent of any Lender or L/C Issuer, the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may (in their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Loan Document) enter into any amendment, modification or waiver of any Loan Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable law or this Agreement or in each case to otherwise enhance, protect or preserve the rights or benefits of any Lender under any Loan Document.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans and the Revolving Facility Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders, Required Covenant Lenders, Majority Lenders and/or Required Revolving Facility Lenders, as applicable.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, technical and conforming modifications to the Loan Documents may be made with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (but without the consent of any Lender) (1) if such modifications are not materially adverse to the Lenders and are requested by Gaming Authorities and/or (2) to the extent necessary (A) to integrate any Incremental Term Loan Commitments, Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Facility Commitments, Refinancing Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments in a manner consistent with Section 2.21, including, with respect to Other Revolving Loans or Other Term Loans, as may be necessary to establish such Commitments or Loans, as a separate Class or tranche from the existing Loans or Commitments, as applicable, (B) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or (C) to establish separate Classes, tranches, sub-Classes or sub-tranches if the terms of a portion (but not all) of an existing Class or tranche is amended in accordance with Section 9.08(b).

(f) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent may take any and all action as may be necessary to ensure that all Term Loans established pursuant to Section 2.21 after the Closing Date that will be included in an existing Class of Term Loans outstanding on such date (an “Applicable Date”), when originally made, are included in each Borrowing of outstanding Term Loans of such Class (the “Existing Class Loans”), on a pro rata basis, and/or to ensure that, immediately after giving effect to such new Term Loans (the “New Class Loans” and, together with the Existing Class Loans, the “Class Loans”), each Lender holding Class Loans will be deemed to hold its Pro Rata Share of each Class Loan on the Applicable Date (but without changing the amount of any such Lender’s Term Loans), and each such Lender shall be deemed to have effectuated such assignments as shall be required to ensure the foregoing. The “Pro Rata Share” of any Lender on the Applicable Date is the ratio of (1) the sum of such Lender’s Existing Class Loans immediately prior to the Applicable Date plus the amount of New Class Loans made by such Lender on the Applicable Date over (2) the aggregate principal amount of all Class Loans on the Applicable Date.

(g) With respect to the incurrence of any secured or unsecured Indebtedness (including any intercreditor agreement relating thereto), the Borrower may elect (in its discretion, but shall not be obligated) to deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer at least three Business Days prior to the incurrence thereof (or such shorter time as the Administrative Agent may agree), together with either drafts of the material documentation relating to such Indebtedness or a description of such Indebtedness (including a description of the Liens intended to secure the same or the subordination provisions thereof, as applicable) in reasonably sufficient detail to be able to make the determinations referred to in this paragraph, which certificate shall either, at the Borrower’s election, (x) state that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such Indebtedness satisfies the requirements of the applicable

 

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provisions of Section 6.01 and 6.02 (taking into account any other applicable provisions of this Section 9.08), in which case such certificate shall be conclusive evidence thereof, or (y) request the Administrative Agent to confirm, based on the information set forth in such certificate and any other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, that such Indebtedness satisfies such requirements, in which case the Administrative Agent may determine whether, in its reasonable judgment, such requirements have been satisfied (in which case it shall deliver to the Borrower a written confirmation of the same), with any such determination of the Administrative Agent to be conclusive evidence thereof, and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to make such determinations.

(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended, with the written consent of each Revolving Facility Lender under the applicable Revolving Facility, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to the extent necessary to integrate any Alternate Currency (which, notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 9.08, such consent of each Revolving Facility Lender under the applicable Revolving Facility shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such amendment).

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, in connection with any determination as to whether the requisite Lenders have (A) consented (or not consented) to any waiver, amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (B) otherwise acted on any matter related to this Agreement or any Loan Document or (C) directed or required Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to, or under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Lender (other than (x) any Lender that is a Regulated Bank and any Affiliate thereof and (y) any Revolving Facility Lender as of the Third Amendment Effective Date and any Affiliate thereof) that, as a result of its (or its Affiliates’) interest in any total return swap, total rate of return swap, credit default swap or other derivative contract (other than any such total return swap, total rate of return swap, credit default swap or other derivative contract entered into pursuant to bona fide market making activities), has a net short position with respect to any of the Loans or Commitments or with respect to any other tranche, class or series of Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred or issued by Borrower or any of its subsidiaries at such time of determination (including commitments with respect to any revolving credit facility) (each such item of Indebtedness, including the Loan and Commitments, “Specified Indebtedness”) (each such Lender, a “Net Short Lender”) shall have no right to vote with respect to any waiver, amendment, consent, direction, requirement or modification of or with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents and shall be deemed to have voted its interest as a Lender without discretion in the same proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not Net Short Lenders (including in any plan of reorganization). For purposes of determining whether a Lender (alone or together with its Affiliates) has a “net short position” on any date of determination: (i) derivative contracts with respect to any Specified Indebtedness and such contracts that are the functional equivalent thereof shall be counted at the notional amount of such contract in Dollars, (ii) notional amounts in other currencies shall be converted to the dollar equivalent thereof by such Lender in a commercially reasonable manner consistent with generally accepted financial practices and based on the prevailing conversion rate (determined on a mid-market basis) on the date of determination, (iii) derivative contracts in respect of an index that includes Borrower or any subsidiary or any instrument issued or guaranteed by Borrower or any subsidiary shall not be deemed to create a short position with respect to such Specified Indebtedness, so long as (x) such index is not created, designed, administered or requested by such Lender or its Affiliates and (y) Borrower and the subsidiaries and any instrument issued or guaranteed by Borrower or the subsidiaries, collectively, shall represent less than 5% of the components of such index, (iv) derivative transactions that are documented using either the 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions or the 2003 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions (collectively, the “ISDA CDS Definitions”) shall be deemed to create (1) a short position with respect to the relevant Specified Indebtedness if such Lender or its Affiliates is a protection buyer or the equivalent thereof for such derivative transaction or (2) a long position with respect to the relevant Specified Indebtedness if such Lender or its Affiliates is a protection seller or the equivalent

 

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thereof for such derivative transaction and, in the case of clauses (1) and (2), (x) the relevant Specified Indebtedness is a “Reference Obligation” under the terms of such derivative transaction (whether specified by name in the related documentation, included as a “Standard Reference Obligation” on the most recent list published by Markit, if “Standard Reference Obligation” is specified as applicable in the relevant documentation or in any other manner), (y) the relevant Specified Indebtedness would be a “Deliverable Obligation” under the terms of such derivative transaction or (z) Borrower or any subsidiary is designated as a “Reference Entity” under the terms of such derivative transaction, (v) credit derivative transactions or other derivatives transactions not documented using the ISDA CDS Definitions shall be deemed to create (1) a short position with respect to any Specified Indebtedness if such transactions offer the Lender or its Affiliates protection against a decline in the value of such Specified Indebtedness, or in the credit quality of Borrower or any subsidiary and (2) a long position with respect to any Specified Indebtedness if such transactions are functionally equivalent to a transaction pursuant to which the Lender provides protection against a decline in the value of such Specified Indebtedness, or in the credit quality of Borrower or any subsidiary, in each case, other than as part of an index so long as (x) such index is not created, designed, administered or requested by such Lender or its Affiliates and (y) Borrower and the subsidiaries, and any instrument issued or guaranteed by Borrower or the subsidiaries, collectively, shall represent less than 5% of the components of such index, (vi) any bond, loan or other credit instrument issued or guaranteed by the Borrower or any subsidiaries and held by the relevant Lender shall be deemed to create a long position equal to the outstanding principal balance in respect of such instrument, and (vii) any ownership interest in the equity of the Borrower or any subsidiaries held by the relevant Lender shall be deemed to create a long position equal to the higher of (x) the current market value and (y) the price at which the Lender purchased such equity position. In connection with any waiver, amendment, consent, direction, requirement or modification of or with respect to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, each Lender (other than any Lender that (x) is a Regulated Bank or is an Affiliate thereof or (y) was a Revolving Facility Lender on the Third Amendment Effective Date or is an Affiliate thereof) will be deemed to have represented to Borrower and Administrative Agent that it does not constitute a Net Short Lender, in each case, unless such Lender shall have notified Borrower and Administrative Agent prior to the requested response date with respect to such waiver, amendment, consent, direction, requirement or modification that it constitutes a Net Short Lender (it being understood and agreed that Borrower and Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on each such representation and deemed representation). In no event shall Administrative Agent be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender is a Net Short Lender and Administrative Agent shall have no liability with respect to or arising out of any provisions in this paragraph.

SECTION 9.09. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate, together with all fees and charges that are treated as interest under applicable law (collectively, the “Charges”), as provided for herein or in any other document executed in connection herewith, or otherwise contracted for, charged, received, taken or reserved by any Lender or any L/C Issuer, shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by such Lender in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable hereunder, together with all Charges payable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate; provided, that such excess amount shall be paid to such Lender or such L/C Issuer on subsequent payment dates to the extent not exceeding the legal limitation.

SECTION 9.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the agreements regarding certain Fees referred to herein constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among or representations from the parties or their Affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto and thereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

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SECTION 9.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY 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, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.11.

SECTION 9.12. Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

SECTION 9.13. Counterparts; Electronic Execution of Documents.

(a) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 9.03. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile transmission (or other electronic transmission pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.

(b) The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Acceptances, amendments, Borrowing Requests, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that (x) notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it and (y) each party hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly provide manually executed counterparts of its electronic signatures if reasonably requested by any other party hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower hereby (i) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the Loan Parties, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto. The Loan Parties assume all risks arising out of the use of digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications, including without limitation the risk of a Person acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

 

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SECTION 9.14. 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 are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 9.15. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

(a) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof (collectively, “New York Courts”), in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees 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. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in the courts of any jurisdiction, except that each of the Loan Parties agrees that (a) it will not bring any such action or proceeding in any court other than New York Courts (it being acknowledged and agreed by the parties hereto that any other forum would be inconvenient and inappropriate in view of the fact that more of the Lenders who would be affected by any such action or proceeding have contacts with the State of New York than any other jurisdiction), and (b) in any such action or proceeding brought against any Loan Party in any other court, it will not assert any cross-claim, counterclaim or setoff, or seek any other affirmative relief, except to the extent that the failure to assert the same will preclude such Loan Party from asserting or seeking the same in the New York Courts.

(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any New York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(c) Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

SECTION 9.16. Confidentiality. Each of the Lenders, each L/C Issuer and each of the Agents agrees that it shall maintain in confidence any information relating to the Borrower and any Subsidiary furnished to it by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than information that (a) has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party in breach of this Section 9.16, (b) has been independently developed by such Lender, such L/C Issuer or such Agent without violating this Section 9.16 or (c) was or becomes available to such Lender, such L/C Issuer or such Agent from a third party which, to such person’s knowledge, had not breached an obligation of confidentiality to the Borrower or any Loan Party) and shall not reveal the same other than to its Affiliates, and to its and its Affiliates’ directors, trustees, officers, employees and advisors with a need to know or to any person that approves or administers the Loans on behalf of such Lender (so long as each such person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential and it being understood and agreed that such Agent, such L/C

 

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Issuer or such Lender, as applicable, shall be responsible for any breach of confidentiality by any such person to which such Agent, L/C Issuer or Lender discloses such information to), except: (A) to the extent necessary to comply with law or any legal process or the requirements of any Governmental Authority, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or of any securities exchange on which securities of the disclosing party or any Affiliate of the disclosing party are listed or traded (provided that notice of such requirement or order shall be promptly furnished to the Borrower prior to such disclosure to the extent practicable and legally permitted), (B) as part of normal reporting or review procedures to, or examinations by, Governmental Authorities or self-regulatory authorities, including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (C) in order to enforce its rights under any Loan Document in a legal proceeding, (D) to any pledgee under Section 9.04(d) or any other prospective assignee of, or prospective Participant in, any of its rights under this Agreement (so long as such person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 9.16 or terms substantially similar to this Section 9.16), (E) to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty in Swap Agreements or such contractual counterparty’s professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 9.16 or terms substantially similar to this Section 9.16), (F) to rating agencies, market data collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and (G) disclosures to any other Person with the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; provided that, in the case of clauses (D) and (E), no information may be provided to a person known to be an Ineligible Institution or person who is known to be acting for an Ineligible Institution.

SECTION 9.17. Platform; Borrower Materials. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”), and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information (or, if the Borrower is not at the time a public reporting company, material information that is not publicly available and that is of a type that would not reasonably be expected to be publicly available if the Borrower was a public reporting company) with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (i) all the Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof, (ii) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat the Borrower Materials as either publicly available information or not material information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that the Borrower Materials shall be treated as set forth in Section 9.16, to the extent the Borrower Materials constitute information subject to the terms thereof), (iii) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor”; and (iv) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat the Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”

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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 the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of the Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

SECTION 9.18. Release of Liens, Guarantees and Pledges.

(a) The Lenders, the L/C Issuer and other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably agree that the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral shall be automatically released: (i) in full upon the occurrence of the Termination Date as set forth in Section 9.18(d) below; (ii) upon the sale, transfer, distribution, contribution or other disposition of such Collateral by any Loan Party to a person that is not (and is not required to become) a Loan Party in a transaction not prohibited by this Agreement (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), (iii) to the extent that such Collateral comprises property leased to a Loan Party by a person that is not a Loan Party, upon termination or expiration of such lease (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), (iv) if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other percentage of the Lenders whose consent may be required in accordance with Section 9.08), (v) to the extent that the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Subsidiary Loan Party, upon the release of such Subsidiary Loan Party from its obligations under the Guarantee in accordance with the Guarantee Agreement or clause (b) below (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), (vi) to the extent that the property constituting such Collateral constitutes Excluded Property, (vii) as provided in Section 5.11 (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), and (viii) as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents or as otherwise required by any Intercreditor Agreement. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those being released) upon (or obligations (other than those being released) of the Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any disposition, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral except to the extent otherwise released in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents.

(b) In addition, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably agree that the Subsidiary Loan Parties shall be released from the Guarantees upon consummation of any transaction not prohibited hereunder resulting in such Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Subsidiary Loan Party or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary (including the designation of a Subsidiary Loan Party as a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary at the election of the Borrower, so long as such Subsidiary holds no material assets other than any Undeveloped Land or new property acquired after the Closing Date or any Real Property located outside of the United States (and in each case contract rights, entitlements and assets related thereto)) (provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Subsidiary Loan Party shall not be released from its Guarantee solely due to becoming an Excluded Subsidiary of the type described in clause (b) of the definition thereof due to a disposition of less than all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary Loan Party to an Affiliate of any Loan Party) (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry).

 

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(c) The Lenders, the L/C Issuer and other Secured Parties hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to execute and deliver any instruments, documents, and agreements necessary or desirable to evidence and confirm the release of any Subsidiary Loan Party or release or subordination of Collateral pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.18, all without the further consent or joinder of any Lender. Upon release pursuant to this Section 9.18, any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Loan Document relating to any such Collateral or Subsidiary Loan Party shall no longer be deemed to be made. In connection with any release hereunder, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall promptly (and the Secured Parties hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to) take such action and execute any such documents as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower and at the Borrower’s expense in connection with the release of any Liens created by any Loan Document in respect of such Subsidiary, property or asset; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower containing such certifications as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, on the Termination Date, all Liens granted to the Collateral Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral and all obligations of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties under any Loan Documents (other than such obligations that expressly survive the Termination Date pursuant to the terms hereof) shall, in each case, be automatically released and, upon request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Secured Party) take such actions as shall be required to evidence the release of its security interest in all Collateral (including returning to the Borrower all possessory collateral (including all share certificates (if any)) held by it in respect of any Collateral), and to evidence the release of all obligations under any Loan Document (other than such obligations that expressly survive the Termination Date pursuant to the terms hereof), whether or not on the date of such release there may be any (i) obligations in respect of any Secured Swap Agreements or any Secured Cash Management Agreements and (ii) any contingent indemnification obligations or expense reimbursement claims not then due; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower containing such certifications as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. Any such release of obligations shall be deemed subject to the provision that such obligations shall be reinstated if after such release any portion of any payment in respect of the obligations guaranteed thereby shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (and their respective representatives) in connection with taking such actions to release the security interest in all Collateral and all obligations under the Loan Documents as contemplated by this Section 9.18(d).

(e) Obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Swap Agreement (after giving effect to all netting arrangements relating to such Secured Swap Agreements) shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Security Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed. No person shall have any voting rights under any Loan Document solely as a result of the existence of obligations owed to it under any such Secured Swap Agreement or Secured Cash Management Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no release or subordination of Collateral or release of Subsidiary Loan Parties effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall require the consent of any holder of obligations under Secured Swap Agreements or any Secured Cash Management Agreements.

 

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(f) In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall, upon the request of the Borrower, and are hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to:

(i) release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document if such property becomes subject to a Lien that is permitted by Sections 6.02(c), (i) or (j), to the extent required by the terms of the obligations secured by such Liens;

(ii) subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Sections 6.02(dd), (i), (j), (ll), (q), (mm), (nn), (oo) or (pp), to the extent required by the terms of the obligations secured by such Liens or by the licensees under such licenses or sublicenses, or to the holder of any right to purchase such property (it being understood that such subordination will not in and of itself permit the sale or disposition of such property except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement);

(iii) consent to and enter into (and execute documents permitting the filing and recording of, where appropriate) (x) the grant of easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, declarations, sub-divisions and/or rights to use common areas and (y) subordination, non- disturbance and attornment agreements, in each case under this clause (y), in favor of the ultimate purchasers, or tenants under leases or subleases or licensees under licenses or easement holders under easements of any portion of any project in connection with the transactions contemplated by Sections 6.05(i), (j), (o), (p), (q), (r) and (x), provided that in the case of this clause (y), the material terms thereof are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(iv) subordinate any Mortgage to any easements, rights of way, covenants, conditions, declarations, sub-divisions and restrictions and other similar rights reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent which are requested by the Loan Parties pursuant to the transactions contemplated by Sections 6.05(p), (q) and (r); provided that such actions shall be taken only to the extent that the material terms thereof are either substantially similar to forms of similar documents attached to the Loan Documents or are otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; and

(v) consent to and enter into (and execute documents permitting the filing and recording, where appropriate) the grant of easements, covenants, declarations, sub-divisions and subordination rights with respect to real property, conditions, restrictions and declarations on customary terms, and subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements (x) on customary terms reasonably requested by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or (y) with respect to any Master Lease or any Gaming Lease, to the extent requested by landlord under such Master Lease or Gaming Lease.

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SECTION 9.19. Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the

 

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Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures 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 Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).

SECTION 9.20. USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the USA PATRIOT Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) and the Collateral Agent each hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.

SECTION 9.21. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the credit facilities provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, and the Loan Parties are capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof); (ii) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, each Agent, each Arranger and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for any Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other person; (iii) none of the Agents, any Arranger or any Lender has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Loan Party with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether any Agent, any Arranger or any Lender has advised or is currently advising any Loan Party or their respective Affiliates on other matters) and none of the Agents, any Arranger or any Lender has any obligation to any of the Loan Parties or their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; (iv) the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Agents, any Arranger or any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and the Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed appropriate. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will not claim that any of the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders or their respective affiliates has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect or owes a fiduciary duty or similar duty to it in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

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SECTION 9.22. Application of Gaming Laws.

(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are subject to Gaming Laws and Liquor Laws. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, the Lenders, Agents and Secured Parties acknowledge that (i) they are subject to the jurisdiction of the Gaming Authorities and Liquor Authorities, in their discretion, for licensing, qualification or findings of suitability or to file or provide other information, and (ii)(x) the consummation of the Transactions and (y) all rights, remedies and powers in or under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including with respect to the Collateral (including the pledge and delivery of the Pledged Collateral), the Mortgaged Properties and the ownership and operation of facilities are, in each case, subject to the jurisdiction of the Gaming Authorities and Liquor Authorities, and may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provisions of the Gaming Laws and Liquor Laws and only to the extent that required approvals (including prior approvals) are obtained from the relevant Gaming Authorities and Liquor Authorities.

(b) Lenders, Agents and Secured Parties agree to cooperate with all Gaming Authorities and Liquor Authorities in connection with the provision in a timely manner of such documents or other information as may be requested by such Gaming Authorities and Liquor Authorities relating to the Commitments, Loans or Loan Documents.

(c) Lenders acknowledge and agree that if the Borrower receives a notice from any applicable Gaming Authority that any Lender is a disqualified holder (and such Lender is notified by the Borrower in writing of such disqualification), the Borrower shall, following any available appeal of such determination by such Gaming Authority (unless the rules of the applicable Gaming Authority do not permit such Lender to retain its Loans or Commitments pending appeal of such determination), have the right to (i) cause such disqualified holder to transfer and assign, without recourse all of its interests, rights and obligations in its Loans and Commitments or (ii) in the event that (A) the Borrower is unable to assign such Loan or Commitment after using its reasonable efforts to cause such an assignment and (B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, prepay such disqualified holder’s Loan or terminate such holder’s Commitment, as applicable. Notice to such disqualified holder shall be given ten days prior to the required date of assignment, prepayment or termination, as the case may be, and shall be accompanied by evidence demonstrating that such transfer or prepayment is required pursuant to Gaming Laws. If reasonably requested by any disqualified holder, the Borrower will use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with any such holder that is seeking to appeal such determination and to afford such holder an opportunity to participate in any proceedings relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any prepayment of a Loan shall be at a price that, unless otherwise directed by a Gaming Authority, shall be equal to the sum of the principal amount of such Loan and interest to the date such Lender or holder became a disqualified holder (plus any fees and other amounts accrued for the account of such disqualified holder to the date such Lender or holder became a disqualified holder).

(d) If during the existence of an Event of Default hereunder or any of the other Loan Documents it shall become necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, advisable for an agent, supervisor, receiver or other representative of the Lenders to become licensed or found qualified under any Gaming Law as a condition to receiving the benefit of any Collateral encumbered by the Loan Documents or to otherwise enforce the rights of the Agents, Secured Parties and the Lenders under the Loan Documents, the Borrower hereby agrees to consent to the application for such license or qualification and to execute such further documents as may be required in connection with the evidencing of such consent.

 

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SECTION 9.23. Affiliate Lenders.

(a) Each Lender who is an Affiliate of the Borrower, excluding (x) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (y) any Debt Fund Affiliate Lender (each such Lender, an “Affiliate Lender”; it being understood that (x) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries may be Affiliate Lenders and (y) Debt Fund Affiliate Lenders and Affiliate Lenders may be Lenders hereunder in accordance with Section 9.04, subject in the case of Affiliate Lenders only (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, Debt Fund Affiliate Lenders), to this Section 9.23), in connection with any (i) consent (or decision not to consent) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document, (ii) other action on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) direction to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, agrees that, except with respect to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action (1) described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the first proviso of Section 9.08(b) or (2) that adversely affects such Affiliate Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) in a disproportionately adverse manner as compared to other Lenders, such Affiliate Lender shall be deemed to have voted its interest as a Lender without discretion in such proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not Affiliate Lenders. Each Affiliate Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as such Affiliate Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Affiliate Lender and in the name of such Affiliate Lender, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this clause (a).

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Affiliate Lender shall have any right to (i) attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) among the Administrative Agent or any Lender to which representatives of the Borrower is not then present, (ii) receive any information or material prepared by Administrative Agent or any Lender or any communication by or among Administrative Agent and/or one or more Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available to the Borrower or its representatives, (iii) make or bring (or participate in, other than as a passive participant in or recipient of its pro rata benefits of) any claim, in its capacity as a Lender, against Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender with respect to any duties or obligations or alleged duties or obligations of such Agent or any other such Lender under the Loan Documents, (iv) purchase any Term Loan if, immediately after giving effect to such purchase, Affiliate Lenders in the aggregate would own Term Loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of 25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans then outstanding or (v) purchase any Revolving Facility Loans or Revolving Facility Commitments. It shall be a condition precedent to each assignment to an Affiliate Lender that such Affiliate Lender shall have represented to the assigning Lender in the applicable Assignment and Acceptance, and notified the Administrative Agent, that it is (or will be, following the consummation of such assignment) an Affiliate Lender and that the aggregate amount of Term Loans held by it giving effect to such assignments shall not exceed the amount permitted by clause (iv) of the preceding sentence. No Affiliate Lender shall be required to represent that it is not in possession of material non-public information (within the meaning of United States federal and state securities laws) with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their respective securities (or, if the Borrower is not at the time a public reporting company, material information that is not publicly available and that is of a type that would not reasonably be expected to be publicly available if the Borrower was a public reporting company), and the applicable seller shall deliver a customary “big boy” disclaimer letter or such disclaimer shall be incorporated into the terms of the Assignment and Acceptance.

 

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SECTION 9.24. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or L/C Issuer party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

SECTION 9.25. MIRE Events. In connection with any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to which any increase, extension or renewal of Loans is contemplated, the Borrower agrees that (a) the effectiveness of any such amendment shall be subject to the accuracy in all material respects of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.02 of this Agreement and (b) the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent for any Mortgaged Property (excluding any Vessel) the deliverables described in clauses (h)(i) and (h)(ii) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” not later than a date to be agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with respect to each such amendment (and for the avoidance of doubt, this clause (b) shall not be a condition to the effectiveness of any such amendment).

SECTION 9.26. 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, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement;

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain

 

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transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement;

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub- sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Documents or any documents related hereto or thereto).

SECTION 9.27. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap 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):

(a) 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

 

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Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

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Annex A Pricing Grid

 

Pricing Grid for Term A Loans, Revolving Facility Loans
and Revolving Facility Commitments

 

Total Leverage Ratio

   Applicable
Margin for
ABR Loans
    Applicable Margin
for Term
Benchmark Loans
    Applicable
Margin for
RFR Loans
    Applicable
Commitment
Fee
 

Greater than 5.00 to 1.00

     1.25     2.25     2.25     0.35

Less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00 but greater than 4.50 to 1.00

     1.00     2.00     2.00     0.30

Less than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00 but greater than 4.00 to 1.00

     0.75     1.75     1.75     0.25

Less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00

     0.50     1.50     1.50     0.20

 

Pricing Grid for Term B Loans

 

Total Leverage Ratio

   Applicable Margin for ABR
Loans
    Applicable Margin for Term
Benchmark Loans
 

Greater than 3.75 to 1.00

     2.25     3.25

Less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00

     2.00     3.00


Exhibit B

FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

February 6, 2024

This Solvency Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 4(d) of that certain Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3, dated as of the date hereof (the “Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3”), among Caesars Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Subsidiary Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3 or the Credit Agreement referred to therein, as applicable.

The undersigned hereby certifies, solely in his capacity as an officer, as follows:

1. I am the [FINANCIAL OFFICER] of the Borrower. I am familiar with Term B-1 Facility Transactions, have reviewed the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3 and the financial statements delivered on or prior to the Effective Date pursuant to Section 4(h) of the Incremental Assumption Agreement No. 3 and have reviewed such other documents and made such investigation as I have deemed appropriate for the purposes of this Solvency Certificate.

2. As of the date hereof, immediately after giving effect to the Term B-1 Facility Transactions, (a) the fair value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation, will exceed the debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their debts and other liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, taking into account refinancing alternatives; (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, taking into account refinancing alternatives; and (d) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted following the Effective Date.

3. As of the date hereof, immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the Term B-1 Facility Transactions, the Borrower does not intend to, and the Borrower does not believe that it or any of its Subsidiaries will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account refinancing alternatives and the timing and amounts of cash to be received by it or any such Subsidiary and the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its indebtedness or the indebtedness of any such Subsidiary.

This Solvency Certificate is being delivered by the undersigned officer only in his capacity as [FINANCIAL OFFICER] of the Borrower and not individually and the undersigned shall have no personal liability to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect thereto.

[Signature page follows]

 

Exhibit B - 1


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solvency Certificate on the date first above written.

 

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title: [FINANCIAL OFFICER]

 

Exhibit B - 2

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Announces Full Redemption

of 5.750% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025

LAS VEGAS and RENO, Nev. (February 6, 2024) – Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CZR) today announced the settlement of the cash tender offer commenced by its indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, Caesars Resort Collection, LLC (“CRC”) and CRC Finco, Inc. (“CRC Finco” and, together with CRC, the “Issuers”), for any and all of the Issuers’ outstanding $989,102,000 aggregate principal amount of the 5.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). Additionally, the Issuers have given notice of their intention to redeem all of the Issuers’ Notes outstanding on February 16, 2024 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption is being made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notes and the indenture governing the Notes (the “Indenture”). The redemption price per Note will be 100.183% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

The Company has instructed U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, the trustee under the Indenture, to distribute a Notice of Redemption to all currently registered holders of the Notes on February 6, 2024. Copies of such Notice of Redemption and additional information relating to the procedure for redemption of the Notes may be obtained from the Company’s investor relations contacts provided below.

This press release shall not constitute a notice of redemption under the optional redemption provisions of the Indenture, nor does it constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities, nor shall there be any sale of any Notes or other securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

About Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) is the largest casino-entertainment company in the US and one of the world’s most diversified casino-entertainment providers. Since its beginning in Reno, NV, in 1937, Caesars Entertainment, Inc. has grown through development of new resorts, expansions and acquisitions. Caesars Entertainment, Inc.’s resorts operate primarily under the Caesars®, Harrah’s®, Horseshoe®, and Eldorado® brand names. Caesars Entertainment, Inc. offers diversified gaming, entertainment and hospitality amenities, one-of-a-kind destinations, and a full suite of mobile and online gaming and sports betting experiences. All tied to its industry-leading Caesars Rewards loyalty program, the company focuses on building value with its guests through a unique combination of impeccable service, operational excellence and technology leadership. Caesars is committed to its employees, suppliers, communities and the environment through its PEOPLE PLANET PLAY framework. To review our latest CSR report, please visit www.caesars.com/corporate-social-responsibility/csr-reports. Know When To Stop Before You Start®. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-522-4700.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may include information that could constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risk and uncertainties. Neither the Company nor the Issuers undertake an obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.


Contacts:

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Investor Relations:

Brian Agnew, bagnew@caesars.com

Charise Crumbley, ccrumbley@caesars.com

Media Relations:

Kate Whiteley, kwhiteley@caesars.com

Source: Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Exhibit 99.2

 

LOGO

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Announces Satisfaction and Discharge

and Related Redemption of 6.250% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025

LAS VEGAS and RENO, Nev. (February 7, 2024) – Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CZR) today announced the settlement of the cash tender offer for any and all of the Company’s outstanding 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). Additionally, the Company announced it has satisfied and discharged its outstanding Notes in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notes and the indenture governing the Notes (the “Indenture”).

The satisfaction and discharge involves the redemption of the Notes on July 1, 2024 (the Redemption Date), at a redemption price per Note of 100.000% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. The Company today announced that it has deposited sufficient U.S. Government Obligations (as defined in the Indenture) in trust with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, the trustee under the Indenture, to satisfy and discharge the Notes and the Indenture, and the trustee has acknowledged such satisfaction and discharge.

The Company has instructed the trustee to distribute a Notice of Redemption to all currently registered holders of the Notes on February 7, 2024. Copies of such Notice of Redemption and additional information relating to the procedure for redemption of the Notes may be obtained from the Company’s investor relations contacts provided below.

This press release shall not constitute a notice of redemption under the optional redemption provisions of the Indenture, nor does it constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities, nor shall there be any sale of any Notes or other securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

About Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) is the largest casino-entertainment company in the US and one of the world’s most diversified casino-entertainment providers. Since its beginning in Reno, NV, in 1937, Caesars Entertainment, Inc. has grown through development of new resorts, expansions and acquisitions. Caesars Entertainment, Inc.’s resorts operate primarily under the Caesars®, Harrah’s®, Horseshoe®, and Eldorado® brand names. Caesars Entertainment, Inc. offers diversified gaming, entertainment and hospitality amenities, one-of-a-kind destinations, and a full suite of mobile and online gaming and sports betting experiences. All tied to its industry-leading Caesars Rewards loyalty program, the company focuses on building value with its guests through a unique combination of impeccable service, operational excellence and technology leadership. Caesars is committed to its employees, suppliers, communities and the environment through its PEOPLE PLANET PLAY framework. To review our latest CSR report, please visit www.caesars.com/corporate-social-responsibility/csr-reports. Know When To Stop Before You Start®. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-522-4700.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may include information that could constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risk and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.


Contacts:

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Investor Relations:

Brian Agnew, bagnew@caesars.com

Charise Crumbley, ccrumbley@caesars.com

Media Relations:

Kate Whiteley, kwhiteley@caesars.com

Source: Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

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